After the afternoon classes ended, Andy hurried toward the Headmaster's Office on the Eighth Floor.
Andy had waited a very, very long time for this day.
From the very first day he had transmigrated, from the moment he learned this was the world of Harry Potter, Andy had dreamed of becoming the most powerful wizard in the world.
Power! Immortality! Those had always been Andy's dreams!
And Andy had always worked toward them.
Challenging Dumbledore was merely one step toward fulfilling that dream, because Andy would only continue growing stronger in the future.
On the path of magic, the finish line was still unimaginably far away for Andy.
Albus Dumbledore... He was the greatest wizard of the twentieth century and the universally acknowledged strongest wizard.
Grindelwald had lost to him in a one-on-one duel, and Voldemort had likewise lost to him in their battle not long ago.
Andy had witnessed that battle with his own eyes.
Even now, Andy still felt that Dumbledore had held back in his fight against Voldemort—he had yet to use his full strength.
It could be said that this was the battle Andy had anticipated most.
The secret behind Dumbledore's power was also the secret Andy most wanted to unravel.
"Iced Lemon Juice!"
As Andy spoke the entrance password, the enormous stone beast guarding the Headmaster's Office leaped aside. The wall behind it slowly slid away, revealing a spiraling staircase leading upward.
"Andy, have you really made up your mind?" Hermione asked hesitantly.
Although she had long known that Andy wanted to challenge Dumbledore, now that the moment had truly arrived, Hermione was even more nervous than Andy himself.
It was really a matter of immersion.
In Hermione's eyes, she and Andy were one. Andy challenging Dumbledore was the same as her challenging Dumbledore.
And