Encountering Hermione Again

In truth, Isaac's choice to delve into the field of Transfiguration was driven by another factor, beyond the influence of Dumbledore.

That factor was that his talent in Transfiguration was vastly different from his aptitude in other areas.

Whether it was Potions, Herbology, or even Alchemy—which Hogwarts does not teach in the lower years—his talent in these fields could only be described as excellent.

Excellent talent means that Isaac could become a master in those fields, provided he invested enough time and energy.

If Isaac had never discovered his talent for Transfiguration, he might have truly believed that his aptitude in other areas was quite impressive.

However, when combined with the master-level lessons seen in his prophetic visions and his own practice at home, Isaac discovered that his talent in Transfiguration seemed even more exaggerated.

For instance, simple object transformation, which requires other young wizards an entire lesson to even begin to grasp, was incredibly easy for Isaac.

He could even draw inferences and apply his knowledge to new situations after mastering simple object transformation.

At first, Isaac only thought the gap between him and the young wizards was due to his transmigration and the difference in their willpower.

After all, he had been an adult in his past life; wasn't it normal for his willpower to be stronger than that of a young wizard?

The magic in the world of Harry Potter is different from the conventional magic Isaac knew in his previous life.

The mages he knew of in his past life were more like standard spellcasters who required meditation, the enhancement of mental power, and the condensation of mana.

But in the world of Harry Potter, they are not mages; they are wizards.

At the same time, Isaac never felt what it was like to suffer from mana depletion while practicing magic.

After casting a large number of spells, he only felt exhausted, much like running a marathon.

In Isaac's view, the local wizards consume more of their stamina when casting spells.

The best proof of Isaac's point is the Obscurus.

How is an Obscurus formed? It is created when a young wizard forcibly suppresses their own magical power under extreme trauma.

You see, to form an Obscurus, one must first suppress it—suppress it to the point of death—without letting a single bit of the magic within their body "vent" out.

When a young wizard's magic is bottled up inside until the very end, it easily manifests as an Obscurus.

This proves that wizards in the magical world are not lacking in magic at all.

Just based on this point alone, how many mana-starved mages from other worlds would envy them?

Wizarding magic emphasizes the power of the heart, and Isaac had always believed his strength of heart was superior to that of the young wizards.

Perhaps during the adaptation phase, he could adjust to the education and magic at Hogwarts faster than the others.

However, it was only after Isaac spent three days finishing the entire first-year Transfiguration curriculum that he concluded his talent in Transfiguration was truly formidable.

To verify his talent, Isaac followed Professor McGonagall to learn some second-year lessons, and the result was that his progress did not slow down in the slightest.

At that moment, Isaac realized that his talent in Transfiguration was likely truly astonishing.

Based on his observations of other young wizards in his visions, Isaac divided magical talent into six levels.

From lowest to highest, they are: Poor, Average, Normal, Excellent, Top-tier, and Limit.

Most ordinary young wizards fall between Average and Normal, while a very small number of young wizards who clearly have something wrong with their brains fall into the Poor category.

Young wizards with Excellent talent can basically digest the content taught by professors immediately and reflect it in their homework.

As for young wizards with Top-tier talent, they absorb knowledge faster than others and can even draw inferences to a certain degree.

As for the Limit level of talent, that means they don't need a professor to teach them; they can "devour" the knowledge just by reading the textbook.

If they have a professor to guide them, they digest it even faster.

Isaac being able to learn a full year's worth of knowledge in three days was truly a testament to the greatness of Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall's lessons are absolutely worthy of the title "master-level class."

Next, Isaac planned to buy the remaining Intermediate Transfiguration and Advanced Guide to Transfiguration textbooks required for the Hogwarts Transfiguration course.

While he was at it, he would go to Flourish and Blotts to see if there were any other works in the field of Transfiguration.

This time, without the "free ride" of Dumbledore's Apparition, Isaac could not take the Knight Bus either.

He didn't have any wizarding currency on him at the moment.

Forget about a Galleon or a Sickle; he didn't even have a single Knut.

He had no choice but to have his old butler take him to the Leaky Cauldron on Charing Cross Road, and then proceed to Diagon Alley through the Leaky Cauldron.

This time, he entered Diagon Alley through the "proper channels" in a serious manner.

Approaching the start of the school term, Diagon Alley was as bustling as ever, filled with wizarding families bringing their young wizards for a "big shopping trip."

There were also Muggle families, whom Isaac could recognize at a glance.

In Diagon Alley, those who looked like they were in a shopping mall in Muggle society, unfazed by their surroundings and simply taking their children out for a stroll, were the wizarding families.

Conversely, those who found everything novel, constantly looking left and right with wandering eyes, were the Muggle families.

If someone acted like that and wasn't part of a family unit... then calling them a thief would seem quite fitting.

Isaac headed straight to Gringotts and, amidst the stony-faced goblins, exchanged the 100 Galleons provided for Muggle-born young wizards for the current year.

To this day, Isaac still couldn't understand why wizards would dare let these goblins control the economic lifeline of the wizarding community, given that they were the defeated party in the wars of the past.

After leaving Gringotts, Isaac headed straight for Flourish and Blotts.

The moment he stepped into the bookstore, the manager of Flourish and Blotts appeared before Isaac.

"Welcome, Mr. Waldore, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I need Intermediate Transfiguration and Advanced Guide to Transfiguration. By the way, what other works on Transfiguration do you have here?"

The manager didn't raise a single question regarding Isaac's book list.

Come on, this young master was brought here personally by Dumbledore, who had even paid his bill.

Although his surname wasn't Dumbledore, all of Diagon Alley was currently speculating that Waldore might have a secret relationship with Dumbledore.

Professor Dumbledore was a master in the field of Transfiguration, so wasn't it perfectly normal for Mr. Waldore to want to purchase some works on the subject?

This was what they called a scholarly heritage!

The manager immediately had a clerk bring over Intermediate Transfiguration and Advanced Guide to Transfiguration.

He then asked Isaac curiously, "If I may be so bold, Mr. Waldore, have you already mastered the contents of Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration?"

"Yes, Mr. Manager." Isaac nodded, and the very next second, he heard a gasp from behind him.

"What??!"