Devereux was stunned by the sound.
Could this be the golden cheat code prepared just for him?
And it was arriving way too late!
[Ding!]
[Newbie gift pack has been issued!]
[Congratulations to the host for acquiring the trait: Magic Prodigy (Unique)]
[Magic Prodigy (Unique): You are the person with the strongest learning ability in the magical world. There is no magic you cannot learn, and you master any spell instantly at a single glance.]
Devereux stared blankly at the floating message.
This was utterly ridiculous!
Could it be that he accidentally opened a bottle of Felix Felicis last night?
With this kind of setup, wouldn't that mean he could instantly cast Apparition just by watching someone else do it?
Could he transform into an animal simply by watching Professor McGonagall's Animagus form?
This was beyond awesome!
Moreover, this Unique trait didn't have any color classification.
Did that mean...
He was the only person in the entire world who possessed this trait?!
[Ding!]
[Panel loading complete. The host may check it at will!]
[Host: Devereux Alexander]
[Age: 11]
[Identity: Unenrolled Hogwarts student, Potion Apprentice]
[Spell Library: None]
[Equipped Traits: Time-Traveler (Unique), Magic Prodigy (Unique), Potion Perception (Blue)]
[Trait Library: Unique (2), Red (0), Gold (0), Purple (0), Blue (1), Green (0), White (0)]
[Pets: None]
[Items: None]
[Magical Realm Exploration Count: 0]
...
[Time-Traveler (Unique): You are the only time-traveler in this world, protected by a great presence. No one can pry into your past or future, and no one can view any of your memories! Causality cannot lock onto you!]
[Potion Perception (Blue): Possesses a natural, sharp intuition for potions, capable of basically distinguishing the properties and effects of various potions. This ability makes you much more adept at handling and identifying all kinds of potions.]
...
Unable to view memories?
A natural Occlumency master!
This time-traveler trait was simply terrifying!
And unable to be locked by causality either.
Doesn't that mean his future cannot be prophesied?
Come to think of it.
So it was because he possessed a trait like Potion Perception.
No wonder he could quickly tell different types of potions apart.
Looking at his traits, Devereux was beside himself with excitement.
He didn't even pay much attention to the contents of the envelope.
Professor Snape frowned slightly.
He snatched the envelope right out of his hand.
"Alright, stop dawdling. We'll leave as soon as we finish breakfast."
Devereux was still in shock from obtaining the system.
He looked up at Professor Snape.
Instantly, Professor Snape's traits appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Snape]
[Age: 32]
[Spell Library: Occlumency (Matchless), Sectumsempra (Mastered), ...]
[Traits: Potion Genius (Gold), Magical Aptitude (Purple), Atoner (Purple)]
...
[Potion Genius (Gold): Born for potions, progressing with astonishing speed in potion research, destined to become a generation's Potion Master.]
[Magical Aptitude (Purple): Possesses magical talent surpassing ordinary wizards, learning spells faster than normal people while retaining a certain degree of creativity.]
[Atoner (Purple): Burdened by sin, living every moment to repay his own transgressions, possessing extraordinary willpower and enhancing certain spell effects to a certain extent.]
...
Oh my god!!
Professor Snape truly lived up to his reputation as the youngest professor at Hogwarts!
Every single trait he owned was Purple tier or higher.
Not to mention his countless spell reserves.
If Professor Snape were to cast all these spells right in front of him...
Heh heh heh.
He simply couldn't dare to imagine it.
That Potion Genius trait should be the complete upper-tier version of his own Potion Perception.
And this Magical Aptitude (Purple) should be the lower-tier counterpart to his Magic Prodigy.
As for the Atoner trait...
Well,
it goes without saying; if it weren't for atoning for his sins, Snape probably wouldn't have made the great sacrifice seen in the original story.
However, the most, most important thing is!
He could actually load and copy all three of these traits!
"I'll leave the Atoner trait aside for now; I don't want to carry such a heavy burden. But speaking of which, can a Unique trait be copied? If I copy it, won't it become one of two?"
Of course, Devereux didn't care about that right now.
He immediately loaded the other two traits!
[Ding!]
[Loading copied trait: Potion Genius (Gold)...]
[Loading copied trait: Magical Aptitude (Purple)...]
[Copy complete!]
In a split second!
Devereux felt his body change slightly compared to just a moment ago.
Yet he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
It felt like a sudden surge of perception.
The potion knowledge he had learned previously suddenly seemed much more vivid.
Right.
It was just like when he acquired the Magic Prodigy trait earlier!
He now had the same sensation of his entire being undergoing sublimation!
Moreover, Devereux discovered that copying traits actually had a cooldown?
[Trait Copy Cooldown: Gold (6 days 23 hours), Purple (23 hours)]
Devereux looked closely.
It turned out that loading other people's traits had different cooldown times depending on the tier.
Gold traits had a seven-day cooldown.
Purple traits took one day.
Blue traits took 1 hour.
Green traits took 1 minute.
White traits had no time restrictions.
Devereux pondered thoughtfully as he looked at these time limits.
Thump!
A wave of dizziness washed over him.
Devereux clutched his head in pain.
"Stop daydreaming and eat your breakfast."
Professor Snape lowered the hand he had just used to rap Devereux on the head.
He resumed his own breakfast.
Devereux rubbed his head,
wanting to cry without tears.
Sigh.
Even with such a powerful cheat code,
did he still have to submit to Snape's authority?
Amidst a flurry of excitement and frustration, Devereux finished his breakfast alongside a clueless Professor Snape.
"Hey, did you know? This year is the year that-the-boy-who-lived goes to Hogwarts!"
"How could I not know? He'll definitely come to Diagon Alley. I really want to see him; if I could just shake his hand, I'd probably faint from excitement!"
"Exactly! If he hadn't defeated You-Know-Who, how could we have such peaceful days?"
The pub already had a few patrons.
They were discussing the hottest topic of the moment.
The Chosen One was going to school!
Devereux had been hearing about it so much over the last two days that he was getting sick of it.
He turned to thank Tom.
The friendly pub landlord smiled gently.
Then Devereux hoisted up his leather trunk, which was almost as tall as him, and walked outside.
At that moment, Professor Snape suddenly drew his wand.
It was made of birch wood.
He gave Devereux's trunk a light tap.
In an instant,
the trunk became exceptionally light.
Even Devereux could easily lift it right above his head!
Naturally, he didn't dare actually do that.
Right at that moment,
[Ding!]
[New spell successfully added to library!]
[The host may check it on the attribute panel!]
Devereux was startled.
His mind seemed to be flooded with the details of a certain spell!
Instantly, his heart leaped with joy.
This must be the effect of his Magic Prodigy trait!
He immediately summoned the attribute panel in his mind.
Sure enough, a new spell had been added!
[Spell Library: Levitation Charm (Beginner/Non-Verbal Spell version)]
It was actually a Non-Verbal Spell!
That's right.
Just now, when Professor Snape cast the magic,
he had used a Non-Verbal Spell!
So this meant he could instantly learn any spell cast right in front of his eyes.
Devereux couldn't wait to try it out.
Only to discover with disappointment
that he didn't have a wand...
Professor Snape had only used the non-verbal version,
not the wandless magic version.
Devereux had no choice but to hurriedly catch up with Snape, who had already passed through the bar.
Anyway, today was about buying the supplies he needed for Hogwarts,
so a wand was naturally indispensable.
Arriving at the enclosed courtyard surrounded by walls on all sides,
Devereux felt a flutter of excitement.
After all, Snape hadn't brought him to Diagon Alley before.
He was thrilled to finally witness the British magical world's most famous commercial street!
Professor Snape expressionlessly pointed his wand at the brick three blocks up and two blocks across from the wall.
He tapped it three times.
The brick he struck began to tremble and shift.
A small hole appeared in the middle.
The opening grew larger and larger,
until it formed a passageway wide enough for a grown man to walk through.
Looking through,
it was a winding, cobblestone-paved street.
[Ding!]
[Wizarding Realm discovered, trigger exploration feature!]
[Current Wizarding Realm: Diagon Alley]
[Exploration Progress: 0.1%]