Writing the Thesis

After a trip to Hogwarts, Fudge returned to the Ministry of Magic in high spirits.

Although the visit to Hogwarts had been quite costly—even involving the gift of a premium Undetectable Extension Bag from the Ministry—he could not help but feel elated.

Fudge was genuinely happy.

Once he returned to the Ministry of Magic, the Daily Prophet would begin to "build momentum" for him.

Coupled with the support of Isaac, the young wizard who had subdued the Death Eaters before even starting school, Fudge could not even estimate how much prestige he would gain this time.

Compared to his political standing, neither 1,000 Galleon nor a premium Undetectable Extension Bag from the Ministry amounted to much.

These were merely resources that he, as the Minister for Magic, could utilize.

To reach out and grab these resources blindly would be the most foolish of behaviors. Anyone capable of such a thing would never reach the high office of Minister for Magic.

Throughout the generations of Ministers for Magic, one might be mediocre in magical prowess, but one would never be a fool.

Even if a Minister for Magic appeared to be a fool, he certainly had his own agenda.

Take Fudge from the original timeline: when there was ironclad proof that Voldemort had returned, why did he refuse to admit it?

Because once he admitted it, the efforts he had spent over the years to strip away Dumbledore's influence at the Ministry of Magic would all go to waste.

He would be reduced to nothing more than Dumbledore's echo.

Having already tasted the sweetness of power, how could Fudge be willing to surrender the authority he had grasped?

During that period, Fudge truly became the "gutsy-est" man in the British magical world—as long as Voldemort wasn't standing right in front of him, spitting in his face.

Even if he had to grind his back teeth to dust, he would insist that Voldemort had long been dead.

After Fudge departed, Dumbledore introduced Isaac to the four Heads of House at Hogwarts in the Great Hall.

Professor Flitwick and Sprout were very enthusiastic toward Isaac, and Isaac responded to both professors with equal warmth.

Setting aside their status as Hogwarts Heads of House, one need only look at their primary professional roles.

Professor Flitwick was the Charms professor and a master duelist; if Isaac wanted guidance in practical combat, visiting Professor Flitwick was the right move.

Then there was Sprout.

While this Hufflepuff professor did not have as much screen time in the books as Professor McGonagall or Professor Snape, Isaac would never show her anything but respect.

She taught Herbology.

As a Hogwarts Head of House and Herbology professor, heaven knows how many rare herbs Sprout had at her fingertips.

It was true that Snape was a Potions master, but without the raw materials from Sprout, what could he possibly use to brew his potions?

Unlike the two enthusiastic professors mentioned above, Snape remained as gloomy and lifeless as ever.

He did not seem interested in Isaac, and Isaac himself was not like Harry, who could so easily attract Snape's hatred.

The grievances and entanglements between Snape and James Potter were truly a tangled mess, a debt that could never be settled.

Harry's misfortune was that while his eyes resembled Lily's, those eyes were the only thing he had inherited from his mother.

People always say a son looks like his mother, but that did not hold true for Harry.

Every time he attended class, and occasionally when he encountered that face on campus, he was forced to face his enemy—a face that happened to bear Lily's eyes.

It would be a miracle if Snape were in a good mood.

Fortunately, Harry was not in the school at this moment.

Professor Snape would not trigger a "berserk" state without cause, and besides, didn't Isaac have some connection to Dumbledore?

Snape had to give Dumbledore at least some face.

If the attitudes of Professor Flitwick, Sprout, and Snape toward him did not feel strange to Isaac, then Professor McGonagall's attitude felt quite peculiar.

That inquisitive, curious gaze and her hesitant expression left Isaac feeling somewhat unsettled.

Isaac had actually seen this expression before.

When he was "busking" in London, he had seen his next-door neighbor on the street encountering a friend of the neighbor's, accompanied by a child.

The neighbor wasn't anything special, and the friend was quite ordinary.

The focus was on the child the neighbor brought; although the child was calling the neighbor "Dad," Isaac was certain he had never seen this child at the neighbor's house.

At that time, the neighbor's friend had looked at the neighbor exactly like that.

This... how should he put it? Had he become a mistake made by Dumbledore in the eyes of Professor McGonagall?

Although Professor McGonagall's expression was subtle, she still indicated that if he had any questions regarding Transfiguration, he could come to her office to find her.

Just like that, Isaac began his pre-enrollment thesis writing.

He first went to the Hogwarts library and borrowed Transfiguration Today and Spell Innovation, the core journals in the fields of Transfiguration and Charms.

After figuring out the formatting required by the journals, Isaac began writing his papers on Transfiguration and Charms respectively.

Thanks to the exhaustive instruction from Grindelwald, Isaac had a profound understanding of his version of Protego Fiendfyre.

He was also quite handy when it came to writing papers.

Compared to the papers in Transfiguration Today, Isaac's Transfiguration paper seemed slightly shallow, though his approach to shaping natural elements could be considered a unique path.

Based on his own explorations in Transfiguration Today and the guidance from Professor McGonagall, Isaac realized that when a wizard's mastery of Transfiguration is sufficiently profound, they can shape natural elements with ease.

However, when a wizard's Transfiguration skills are lacking, shaping natural elements becomes relatively difficult.

The Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre that Grindelwald taught him happened to carve out a shortcut between these two states.

Using this method, wizards who lack mastery in Transfiguration can also attempt to shape natural elements.

It just isn't as effortless or smooth as it is for a Transfiguration master.

Isaac's paper in the field of Transfiguration could be considered a minor ripple, but the spell Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre was a genuine, brand-new spell.

Back in the day, Grindelwald certainly hadn't submitted his authentic Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre to Spell Innovation.

Filled with a sense of mischievous malice, Isaac wrote down the incantation for the knock-off version of Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre without holding anything back.

He wrote in great detail, including the prerequisites needed to learn the spell and the precautions for practicing it.

He truly looked forward to the moment when the spell Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre became popular in Britain and slowly spread throughout all of Europe.

When those wizards still alive in Europe, who had seen Grindelwald's authentic "gas stove," saw this pirated version.

What a wonderful expression they would have.

Unfortunately, most of those wizards were not in Britain.

As for whether submitting Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre to the magical journal Spell Innovation would have any impact on Isaac.

It could only be said that there would be no impact at all; Isaac's Protego Fiendfyre and Grindelwald's Version were simply not the same thing.

The latter was the magical foundation of a legendary wizard, while the former was little more than a parlor trick.

The essence of this thing was just a Fire-Making Spell, merely with flashy special effects.