A Gift to This World

"Wizard is God..." Dumbledore glanced at the title of the textbook, froze for a moment, adjusted his glasses, and turned to the next page.

"Thanks to my first teacher, Alex Fiennes, for gifting me the phrase 'Wizard is God' and setting me upon my path in magic."

"Volume One: Theory"

"Chapter One: The Six Elements of Soul and Magic."

"Chapter Two: The Three Elements of the Id: Emotion, Memory, and Will."

"Chapter Three: The Fourth Element Born When the Id Resides in the Body: Patterns of Thought."

"Chapter Four: The Other Two Elements of the Soul: Time and Traces."

"Chapter Five: The Way to Rapid Growth: Constantly Unearthing the Power Within."

"Volume Two: Practical Applications"

"Chapter One: Everyone Has an Innate Magical Talent."

"Chapter Two: The Mutual Influence of Magic and the Mind."

"Chapter Three: Changes Arising from the Collective Consciousness (1): Impulses Rooted in Humanity's Primitive Instincts."

"Chapter Four: Changes Arising from the Collective Consciousness (2): Our Desires."

"Chapter Five: Changes Arising from the Collective Consciousness (3): Interpreting Spells from the Perspective of Ritual Magic."

"..."

Dumbledore read very slowly. The Wizarding World rarely had such a systematic framework for explaining the world of magic, much less one that interpreted magic in such an exquisite manner.

It was refined to the utmost and vast to the utmost, as though it had lifted one corner of the mysterious veil shrouding the magical world. The scenery revealed beneath it was dazzling and extraordinary.

"I can hardly imagine it!" Dumbledore looked at Anton with burning eyes. "From what I understand of you, you ought to be someone rather concerned with himself, someone who would not share his understanding of magic without reservation."

Anton scooped up a spoonful of matcha ice cream with a small silver spoon. Just as he was about to