Memory

The Hall couple were both well-known local lawyers in London. Their outstanding defense skills had earned them a fine reputation throughout the legal world.

They were an exceptional pair of lawyers.

They complemented each other at work and understood each other perfectly in life.

Their comfortable family circumstances had also laid a foundation for their child that ordinary people could never hope to match.

But they had no child.

Yes, when heaven opened a window for you, it might quietly shut the door as well—and perhaps even catch someone's head in it.

The Hall couple had been married for many years without ever having a child. It was perhaps their only regret, and certainly their greatest.

However, heaven seemed to favor them after all. On the first day of November 1981, they found their child.

Though it did not sound very nice, that was indeed what had happened. They had found him.

It had been on the outskirts of a forest in western London.

That day, while the couple had been taking a stroll, they found the child beside a thicket.

With emerald-green eyes and fair, delicate skin, he looked like a porcelain doll. His clothes were somewhat stained, but it was clear that he had not come from a poor family.

The Hall couple were very fond of the child. After searching everywhere without finding his family, they—

—sent him to the police station. As lawyers, that had been their first instinct.

After several days of investigation, the police still failed to find the child's family, so the Hall couple adopted him.

They named him Eli Hall.

"Eli! Have you changed your clothes? You should come downstairs quickly. We need to leave."

This was Mrs. Hall, a woman who looked shrewd and capable, calling up toward the second floor of her home.

"I know, Mom. You shouldn't rush me. I really can't stand wearing clothes like this."

A boy of about ten came down the stairs, dressed in a finely tailored little suit. The outfit made him look just like a young aristocrat from some classical age.

Hearing her child's somewhat willful complaint, Mrs. Hall smiled helplessly and patted Eli on the shoulder.

"Your father's old classmate invited our family over today. When visiting someone else's home, we can't be discourteous, can we? I taught you that before."

Eli shrugged. "I was only saying."

The two headed outside, where Mr. Hall had already been waiting in the car.

Mrs. Hall looked Eli over approvingly, pleased to see him so neatly dressed. "Seeing you like this, I can already picture you studying at Eton College. You really haven't let us down."

The Hall couple adored their child, and Eli had never disappointed them.

Ever since he was young, he had been called a little prodigy because his intelligence surpassed that of ordinary children.

While he was still in primary school, he had already received an invitation from Eton College.

Countless people wanted to attend Eton but could not get in, yet Eli had received an invitation directly from the school.

This had brought the Hall couple immense pride, and they were full of hope for their son's future.

Eli merely pursed his lips indifferently at her words.

Under normal circumstances, he might have been happy to attend such an excellent school, but now, he might have no chance to go to Eton!

I'm a man who's going to Hogwarts!

Yes, Hogwarts—a great school of magic with a history of over a thousand years, known alongside France's Beauxbatons and Germany's Durmstrang as one of Europe's three great magical academies.

Eli was a Wizard!

He had known that ever since he was still a baby.

Back then, he had devoured two souls. One had belonged to the original owner of this body, while the other had belonged to that monster.

After devouring the souls, he inherited all the memories contained within them.

The baby's memories were few and hazy due to his young age.

But the monster's memories were anything but simple. Eli had been shocked for a long time after absorbing them.

The world he had transmigrated into was the world of Harry Potter!

In his previous life, the Harry Potter novels had swept the globe and were even adapted into films.

He had learned about them through the movies, though he had not watched them all back then. With so much time having passed, he could not remember everything clearly.

Still, he remembered the general direction of the plot. That was his advantage as a transmigrator!

Through those memories, he also learned that their owner had been the great villain of the Harry Potter world—Voldemort!

The man known as the most dangerous Dark Wizard in history had cast a lifelong shadow over Britain's Wizards with his overwhelming strength and terrifying ideology!

It had to be said that he had influenced an entire era!

And the monster Eli had devoured was one of Voldemort's soul fragments.

Why had Voldemort's soul fragment appeared inside Eli?

That involved Eli's origins! Or rather, the origins of this body.

At the height of Voldemort's power, a prophecy had spread throughout the Wizarding world.

The Dark Lord would be killed by someone born at the end of July!

How could Voldemort allow anyone to ruin his great undertaking? Even if it was only a prophecy!

After investigating, he discovered that the Potter Family's son, Harry Potter, had been born at the end of July.

In truth, there had been two young Wizards born at the end of July. But because the Potters had both fiercely resisted Voldemort, he became convinced that Harry Potter was the child of prophecy!

Thus, at the end of October 1981, Voldemort prepared to personally kill the Potter Family.

Perhaps Eli's arrival as a transmigrator had stirred the butterfly's wings, because the story had changed.

Harry Potter had originally been the Potter Family's only son, but in this world, he had a younger brother.

That little Potter was Eli!

He had actually transmigrated into Harry Potter's biological younger brother!

After absorbing Voldemort's memories, he came to understand what had happened that night.

When Voldemort had prepared to kill Harry and Eli, an ancient magic rebounded his curse. His physical body was destroyed, and many people believed he had died.

That spell had been the Blood Protection Charm cast at the cost of her life by Harry and Eli's mother—Lily Potter.

Voldemort's soul was forced to split. In the original world, he had only split off one fragment of his soul and given it to Harry.

But now, Voldemort's soul had split twice, and one of those fragments was the one Eli had devoured.

It was a treasure trove!

It contained all of Voldemort's memories from before that night, including an enormous amount of magical knowledge!

After absorbing those memories, Eli had been overjoyed.

In a magical world like this, what could be more valuable than the memories of a Wizard who stood shoulder to shoulder with legends?

From then on, Eli began studying the magic within those memories from a young age.

Wizard blood ran through his veins, and in Britain, every young Wizard attended Hogwarts.

So he could only regretfully turn down Eton College.

"Eton College isn't all that impressive anyway."

Eli casually showed off.

Mrs. Hall could not help rolling her eyes.

"Eli, you must be humble. I taught you that."

Mrs. Hall did not argue with Eli. She took his hand and led him out the door.

"Come on, it's time to go!"