The Proper Path of Magic in This World: Falling in Love!

Ryan considered himself a good student.

Even though he could skip class openly, he still insisted on attending.

Well, it wasn't to keep Hermione company!

However, this also allowed him to overhear Harry and Ron's conversation.

Although Ryan's thoughts had already spread throughout the entire campus.

However, being a mortal, he would only look at what he should look at based on his intuition.

What you get from reading through the records of the castle's past in your spare time is never as good as hearing it with your own ears.

In the 1st century AD, Plutarch posed a question: If the wood on Theseus' ship were gradually replaced until none of the wood was the original wood, would the ship still be the same ship?

This is the famous philosophical problem— the Theseus's Ship.

The same applies to humans.

Human cells complete an overall metabolism every 7 years on average.

However, the human body is divided into various organs. Metabolism is a continuous process.

The same applies to human thinking.

So if Ryan were to review the records and hear this conversation again some time later, his thoughts might not be the same as they are now.

Ryan just felt very strange.

The riddle Harry posed to Ron —who Neville liked.

He thought of the one he had set up.

But Kate and Penelope seem to have forgotten the mystery he set out for them—who the new heir to the Hog's Head Pub is.

You know, he said he would give a big gift to the person who guessed correctly.

They were very interested at the time.

However, to this day, neither of them has given any answer.

There wasn't even a guess.

All Penelope knew was that this person was in the same grade as Ryan.

But Kate knew that the person in question was a witch.

All we need to do is compile a list of the little witches who frequently visit Hogsmeade this school year, Ryan those who pass by or enter the Hog's Head Pub.

That's very close to the answer.

But neither of them took any action.

What's even more interesting is that the answer to Harry's riddle and Ryan's riddle is actually the same.

Indeed, Hannah Abbott is the new heir that Aberforth, the owner of the Hog's Head Pub, has his eye on.

Interestingly, in the original timeline, after Hannah's best friend, Susan, lost her aunt Amelia Bones —formerly the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and now the Minister for Magic —she was targeted by the eccentric old man Aberforth.

But now, because of a happy life, I've lost this opportunity.

It's like handing her over to her best friend.

But that's not the most interesting part.

One of the reasons Hannah was targeted was her unwavering determination to become a bar owner, which had not yet been shaken.

In the original timeline, the departure of her best friend and the onset of war led to this situation.

This made her realize one thing—the bar owner couldn't save the Wizarding World.

This sparked her idea of becoming a therapist.

In the original timeline, after Voldemort's death, that is, after the Second Wizarding War, she married Neville and chose to succeed her relative Tom as the new owner of the Leaky Cauldron. She lived with Neville upstairs from the pub. To Neville's students, this kind of pub life was "cool."

However, the idea of becoming a therapist led Hannah to give up her career as a bar owner.

She undergoes further education to become a therapist and also applies for the position of head nurse at Hogwarts.

But the current world line.

Despite not losing Susan, she did not give up her dream—to become a bar owner.

In this timeline, Neville was aware of his feelings for Hannah very early on. Hannah also noticed this.

And so, naturally, Hannah came into Aberforth's sights.

But in Ryan's view, this is not sufficient.

Because although Hannah inherited the excellent bloodline of the Bones family.

But his personality is similar to that of Ron from Gryffindor.

She's practically a female version of Ron.

He's so idle all day that he just sits there doing nothing in class.

He achieved a fairly good result thanks to his own talent.

He even became the Prefect later on because of his good interpersonal relationships and decent grades.

Yes, that's the same as Ron's.

That's why he became the Prefect.

And it's all because people who are more deserving of the position aren't being considered.

Hannah's Hufflepuff was not considered because of Cedric's death.

Ron gave the position to Ron because Dumbledore thought Harry was in a bad mood due to Cedric's death and also because he needed to teach Harry.

However, Ron's female version, who is determined to become the bar manager, will not be Aberforth.

The dangerous artifact that is the Hog's Head Pub needs a powerful wizard as its master.

Rather than a wizard with great talent who just studies casually, maintains above-average grades, and gets by.

Therefore, Ryan, without exception, 'thought' about it.

A result that left Ryan speechless appeared before him.

The main reason why Hannah was able to stand out from the vast number of Hogwarts students was actually because of her precocious maturity, which was different from the original timeline.

In this timeline, she understood Neville's feelings much earlier.

I learned what it meant for boys to like girls from the first grade.

Is falling in love the right way to improve magic?

Even unrequited love is like this?

Does Dumbledore mean this when he says love is the most powerful magic?

Thinking about it this way, Snape, who fell in love with Lily before even entering Hogwarts, was indeed very strong.

They could go toe-to-toe with Harry's father and the four Marauders.

James Potter also worked hard because he fell in love with Lily in his first year.

Sirius should be like that with James, well, I mean with him.

Therefore, he can even maintain his sanity when surrounded by a group of Dementors.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald parted ways that summer and then embarked on their own brilliant lives.

That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous.

It's outrageous that her mother opened the door for her; it's outrageous that she went all the way home.

Although Ryan had long known that a wizard's magic relied more on the strength of their mind and will.

Being precocious and falling in love are signs of emotional maturity.

But he didn't expect it to have such a big impact.

No wonder Dumbledore, upon seeing Lavender from the original timeline being dumped by Ron, merely remarked lightly, "It's good to be young, to still be able to feel the sting of love."

Looking back now, this was an exclamation for truly motivated students.

No wonder Snape and the four Marauders were almost bullying each other, yet Dumbledore remained unmoved.

He saw it as two ambitious students challenging and encouraging each other.

In matters of love, whether you gain or lose, it's all a step forward.

Why stop it?

"So this is what I'm doing—practicing magic?" Ryan belatedly realized that he was connecting himself with Penelope.

He had long ago embarked on the righteous path of magic in this world—falling in love.

And that's not all.

Ambitious, he began working with Kate, Phoebe, Hermione, Luna, and Nagini in succession.

No wonder his magic has improved so quickly.

Even without the system, Ryan would probably still be able to secure a place in this world.

Because— Ryan is just too ambitious!