An hour later, Mr. Eric Hart was driving his car on his way to London.
Jon was sitting in the back of the limousine.
Southampton is a two-hour drive from London, which gives him some time to sort out his thoughts.
Jon's current thoughts can be fully described by a famous quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet:
"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
We'll, it seems, I, Jon, am the Horatio here.
But to be honest, I didn't have much choice...
Although the wizarding world of Harry Potter is not a high magic world, many of the props and magic in it are extremely powerful.
For example, the Philosopher's Stone can turn stones into gold and extend your life indefinitely; the Time Converter that can be used by third graders and has almost no side effects; the Lucky Potion that increases your luck value, makes you invulnerable, and makes your wishes come true...
Most adults can easily use powerful spells such as space teleportation, memory modification, and mind control.
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It can be said that an excellent adult wizard in the Harry Potter world, apart from his direct combat ability, has very comprehensive and terrifying abilities in other aspects.
The current level of science on Earth will probably take another 2000+ years of development before we can accomplish these goals with ease.
And although wizards are criticized for their weak combat power and their wands being worse than a gun.
But this is largely due to the Ministry's deliberate control of offensive and destructive spells.
For Jon now, it would undoubtedly be foolish to pretend that magic does not exist.
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All the previous plans and efforts over the past decade should now be thrown behind us.
Jon needs to re-plan his future.
Studying magic is definitely the first priority. The general level of students at Hogwarts is not very high. Even poor students like Harry and Ron can be considered top students, one is the Quidditch captain and the other is the prefect. You can see what kind of people the other students are.
Jon is very confident that with his mature mind and excellent memory, his control over magic far exceeds that of his future "classmates".
The second thing is to stay away from the three main characters.
From the moment they entered school, they fought a three-headed dog in the first year, a basilisk in the second year, a werewolf with a hundred dementors in the third year, and a dragon, a mermaid, a sphinx, and Voldemort in the fourth year...
With this kind of fearless spirit of seeking death, if you don't have the halo of the protagonist, it wouldn't be too much to spend a dozen resurrection coins to get all the way here, right?
I don't have the aura of the protagonist, and St. Mungo's Hospital probably hasn't developed the magic of resurrection... So it's better to stay away from them, stay alive, and only by staying alive can you provide DPS.
By the way, according to the year, I should have entered school when the Harry Potter trio was in their second year, so it was also important to keep a distance from Ginny Weasley. Miss Weasley should have been controlled by Voldemort when she first entered school, and then opened the Chamber of Secrets and released the Basilisk on Halloween Eve.
It was impossible to stop her, never in this lifetime. Jon did not have the confidence of a first-year student who faced Voldemort's Horcrux head-on. Of course, if given the chance, it would still be possible for him to be an enthusiastic resident of Gryffindor.
In addition to the three protagonists and Ginny Weasley, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore should also kept at a distance from him.
Of course it was not because of Dumbledore's sexual orientation, the key issue was that Dumbledore was a master of Legilimency. As a freshman, I was afraid that if I looked at him, Dumbledore's Legilimency would reveal all my secrets; if Dumbledore discovered my identity as a space-time traveler, who knows if he would include me in his "Potter Development Plan".
Of course, if there were no unexpected circumstances, I, an ordinary little wizard of Muggle origin, would naturally not attract Dumbledore's attention. If I kept a low profile for a few years and secretly learned the art of brain occlumency, I wouldn't have to be afraid of anything.
In the second year, i must avoid going outside on full-moon nights. After all, Snape's "Wolfsbane Potion" had not undergone a double-blind trial, so what if it became ineffective? Lupin also had the experience of not taking medicine on time and according to the dosage, so there were certain safety risks.
There is no need to worry about Dementors, as Dumbledore does not allow Dementors to enter the campus for personal reasons; Dementors at this stage are also restricted by the Ministry of Magic and will not hurt people at will. Of course, i still need to learn the Patronus Charm, and enough to be able to send a silver light to drive away Dementors.
The Triwizard Tournament was about to begin in the third year, which was a good opportunity. I had to find a way to establish a good relationship with Madame Maxime, the headmaster of Beauxbatons School of Magic, and then find a chance to transfer to Beauxbatons and settle down in Paris with my parents, so that I could avoid the terrorist attacks in Britain after Voldemort's resurrection.
Ilvermorny is fine, but forget about Durmstrang. What if Voldemort brings his Death Eaters to kill their headmaster and wipes out the school as well?
After transferring to another school and staying there until the end of the sixth year, i can form a volunteer army in Beauxbatons or Ilvermorny, return to London to participate in the final battle, and gain some experience... Of course, before the battle, it is best to drink some Felicity Potion.
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"117 Charing Cross Road, Westminster, London... I think we're here!" Eric stopped his car while looking at his notebook.
The limousine pulled up in front of a dingy little bar, between a large bookstore on one side and a record store on the other.
"Is this the place?" Eric looked up doubtfully and took a closer look at the sign of "The Leaky Cauldron".
"Probably..." Jon nodded.
"Hello, gentlemen!" A bar owner with almost no hair and a shrunken walnut-like appearance appeared in front of them quietly: "I am Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron."
"Muggle?" He looked at Eric, then at Jon. "New student at Hogwarts?"
"Yes, sir!" Jon nodded. "I'm Jon Hart, a freshman at Hogwarts. This is my father. He doesn't know magic."
"I think you wish to go to Diagon Alley, right?" Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, showed an ugly smile: "Please follow me."
They walked past the bar and into a small walled patio, empty except for a trash can and some weeds.
"Count three on top of the trash can, and two across it... knock three times!" Tom pointed at the wall and turned back: "I still have to look after my bar. Good luck, Mr. Hart, and Mr. Muggle!"