[ distributing the rewards ]
[ Brace for the excruciating pain ]
Adrian fall down and gasped for breaths and hissing occasionally as he felt pain unlike anything he experienced. It's like ants are crawling and biting in the viens and everywhere in the body. Not even the bones are spared. Adrian woke up after like 15 minutes.
There is no black goo or anything. It's just his sweat and some of his blood maybe. He cleaned up everything and looked at himself in the mirror. His brown already started showing signs of turning white. His left pupil turned deep blue already.
Adrian dragged his body as this isn't still over. Knowledge of everything he learned is sent to his brain. Adrian fell on his bed and slept, when he woke up it's already quite dark. He looked at the clock. ' dinner time, I'm late ', Adrian quickly ran to the kitchen and the matron gave him a ster gaze for being late. Almost everyone finished eating by then.
But looking at changes in adrian's body she frowned. The next few days passed by like a breeze. Adrian's hair fully turned silvery white. His skin also has an unsual glow unlike the imagination it's quite pleasant to see and near him. A comforting aura start to emit from him.
Concerned the matron wanted to take him to the doctor but Adrian refused strongely. His blood isn't even red anymore. It's Red gold in colour, if he really visited a doctor then this will be a huge headache. Soon he received a letter from Hogwarts. Under the suspicious gazes of his fellow orphans and matron, Adrian met Dumbledore. Yeah, it's dumbledore who appeared to pick him up. Because, an orphan with magical powers, growing in an orphanage and don't associate wiht fellow children, act mature for his age. some of the similar qualities are very familiar to dumbledore. yeah, he is cautious and has ptsd that another dark lord will rise.
Looking at Adrian he felt astonished, because he can sense the power swimming in Adrian's body. That glow, that hair, the reserves of mana that is rare for some his age, adding to the background Dumbledore felt he is resembling a particular kid in his memory who went astray. Adrian can sense Dumbledore's thoughts, Adrian felt nothing about it though, the simulated life is all fuzzy in his memory. Only few fragments of memories and nothing more than that except the knowledge he acquired.
Dumbledore sat in front of Adrian and said," Hello, Mr Wells. I'm Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts. You don't seem that much surprised or suspicious like others ", Adrian rolled his eyes, who are you fooling old man? You want to test me? fine I'll play along with your game. Adrian said," I'm nor surprised. A few weeks ago, my appearance changed significantly. I originally has brown hair and brown eyes but now they turned out be like this. I also feel some kind of power within me. I can move objects without touching them, and create some kind of transparent avatar that takes many shapes when I'm in a panic ".
Dumbledore looked at him skeptically and asked," what kind of avatar? can you show it to me? ", Adrian said," you go first headmaster. I want to some magic tricks before i can display mine ", the old man raised his hand while a fireball appeared in his hand which started spinning and took shapes, then it disintegrated into small fireballs the size of a thumb and exploded like fireworks ", Adrian thought,' you got some tricks to impress children old man '.
Adrian smiled and opened his palm, a silver coloured flame appeared before it took the shape of a Griffin. It danced around before dissipating. For a few seconds, silence descended. Dumbledore's mouth opened and closed not knowing what to say for a moment. He quickly maintained his composure,' he is able to achieve the patronus even before coming to hogwarts. At least this proves he isn't a child like Tom '.
Dumbledore believed the principle that anyone who can do a patronus charm, isn't evil. On other hand, dark wizards can't do patronus, at least that's what it is in this era. But Adrian knew in his time, Patronus charm can be used by them too. Just like Snape some dark wizards achieved it. But most are consumed by the wraiths generated when they used this charm. In current world, only snape among the dark wizards can do it and it's only because he still has strong will, love and emotion to protect Lily Potter, who isn't in this world. That is the only feeling that gave him the possibility of not being consumed by the corruption of dark arts.
A wizard or witch needs strong will to fight off this corruption. Just Salazar in simulation is able to use dark arts without getting his mind and soul corrupted, but even he isn't able to evade the effects, especially since he became bald and his looks degenerated early. Also he only partially succeeded in the ritual to fuse with magical creature bloodlines. The other founders are afraid of the ritual just from the name alone. Adrian is also considering doing this ritual again but with phoenix blood this time.
Pity, if Dumbeldore knew his thoughts, he will deem Adrian as a dark wizard. Because Ritual magics involving blood may be banned by this era. Adrian can feel Dumbledore's magic, it's huge no doubt. Almost catching upto his student Godric in his youth. As for Salazar that's difficult level since he and salazar did the blood ritual and their magic reserves are immense. Adrian estimated he can catch upto those reserves in a year or maybe in few months if he concentrated in acquiring magic reserves alone. Not to mention his passive growth from sun and moon energies.
Dumbledore asked," is there any other abnormality you noticed? ", Adrian thought and said," no, except I feel when I'm injured I'm healed a little faster than before ", Dumbledore just nodded and said," we'll need to visit diagon alley to buy your school supplies. Don't worry about the money. Hogwarts will provide it for you from the vaults that founders donated to the school. I'll be here tomorrow by 9 in the morning. Is that okay? ".