Josh had no idea that casually exchanging a few words with Dumbledore had brought him benefits he had never anticipated. It had never even crossed his mind, so it could only be considered an unexpected gain.
Josh returned to his previous routine of attending classes, training, and sparring with Garen. Though monotonous, he did not find it too boring. At the very least, he could tease Natasha and Garen when he had nothing to do, and sometimes bully Harry and Malfoy when they came to clean his office.
For some reason, Josh noticed that Malfoy seemed to have become a completely different person after listening in on his conversation with Dumbledore—not that he had not changed before, but this time, the change seemed far more thorough.
For example, while maintaining the bearing of an aristocrat, he had also formed friendships with Muggle-born young wizards from every House. If Josh had not known him, he would have thought this was simply Malfoy's personality. After all, this guy had once openly called Hermione a Mudblood.
In this world, that word was an extremely vicious insult, used specifically by aristocratic wizards to mock wizards born to Muggle families. It was easy to imagine just how arrogant and vile he had been before. Josh had been young back then, but seeing it had made him furious enough to want to go over and beat Malfoy senseless. But now...
"Looks like my influence is a little too great."
Josh stroked his chin. Although he found it somewhat strange, he found it even more interesting. Besides, he thought there was nothing wrong with changing this world. Whether they feared him or genuinely respected him, Josh was perfectly satisfied.
"Anyway, this is exactly the effect I wanted. Having one's own ideas is a good thing. But the