However, there was no doubt about his talent.
It was exceptionally strong.
Even so, it took a life-threatening accident when he was eight years old to awaken his wizarding talent.
That alone showed how much later other people awakened theirs.
There were even many children from wizarding families who did not awaken their wizarding talents until after they turned ten.
By that age, a child’s body had already developed considerably, and they had also gained a certain understanding of the world around them.
When faced with sudden situations, they were more likely to experience greater emotional fluctuations, which could trigger the awakening of their wizarding talent.
This gave Ternas a lead of at least three years over everyone else.
Now that Ternas had stabilized his magical power, learning some magic was entirely within his ability.
Moreover, his mental strength and understanding, both far beyond those of ordinary children, would work to his advantage.
When studying, he could also achieve twice the results with half the effort.
Children also had the strongest learning efficiency.
This was not only because they would turn what they learned into habitual ways of thinking, but also because their brains were still relatively undeveloped during this period.
Their minds had not yet become rigid, making it easier to develop their brains.
The more the brain was developed, the easier it became to absorb knowledge.
Amid this tense and busy period of study, Ternas spent three long years.
And today, three years later, it was finally time for Ternas and Neville to go to school.
More than a month ago, they had already received their invitation letters from Hogwarts.
Their school supplies and books had long since been prepared by the house-elves, Nibo and Kali.
And now, it was time for them to head to Hogwarts.
Under the guidance of the house-elves, they arrived at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King’s Cross Station with just a single Apparition.
Quite a few people had already arrived.
Most of them were parents seeing their children off to school.
Here, Ternas saw many familiar faces.
There was Draco’s father, Lucius, as well as Draco’s two followers, the two burly boys Crabbe and Goyle.
He also saw Hermione and her parents.
There were even more people he did not know, but that was not important.
They would soon get to know each other.
“All right, boys.
You’re about to head to Hogwarts.
Once you get there, you have to study hard.
Don’t let yourselves be outdone by anyone else.
And take good care of yourselves, all right?” Aini was still somewhat unaccustomed to suddenly being separated from her son and nephew, and she was a little sad as she rambled on with her reminders.
“I know, Mom.
I’ll take good care of Neville and myself.
I won’t let anyone bully us.
Once we’re there, I’ll write to you often, too.
So don’t worry, okay?” Ternas sounded somewhat helpless, but he still reassured her.
Algie, standing nearby, was quite pleased.
His son really had his father’s style from back in the day.
Very cool.
Naturally, Ternas had no idea about his father’s shameless self-satisfaction.
Otherwise, he would definitely have thrown him an eye roll.
To be honest, Neville was also somewhat nervous.
This was the first time he would be away from home for such a long time, so it was only natural for a child to feel worried.
Fortunately, Ternas was by his side, so he did not seem quite as uneasy.
Still, the hand holding the dragon-hide bag in his right hand was clenched tightly, revealing the unrest in his heart.
The bag in his hand was a spatial bag.
It contained a large amount of space, enough to hold many things, and essentially served as his luggage.
Ternas had given it to him for his eleventh birthday.
Ternas had one of these bags himself as well, though his was much smaller, with considerably less space inside.
Since he possessed a spatial ring, he only used that bag as a disguise, mainly to conceal the existence of the ring.
A spatial ring such as his appearing in this world would be far too shocking.
“All right, Mom.
The train is about to leave, and you still have work, so you should go.
We’ll be fine.
Don’t worry, okay?” Ternas comforted his mother like a little adult before preparing to lead Neville onto the train.
After all, just as he had said, the train was about to depart, and they still needed to find seats.
Although Aini was extremely reluctant to leave, she understood that her son was right.
In the end, she kissed Ternas and Neville on their foreheads, then Apparated away with her husband.
After seeing his parents leave, Ternas took Neville and boarded the Hogwarts Express.
However, the unusual way his parents had left caught the attention of someone nearby.
The girl had a head of fluffy hair.
Although it had been carefully arranged into a braid, it still looked somewhat messy.
Two slightly oversized front teeth made her look a little like a rabbit, while the freckles on her face only made her look even more adorable.
After seeing Ternas and Neville board the train, she said goodbye to her parents and hurried after them.
Soon, after Ternas and Neville found an empty compartment and sat down, the girl followed them inside as though they were already old friends.
After dragging her suitcase inside, she greeted them somewhat awkwardly.
“Hello.
I’m a first-year student this year.
My name is Hermione, Hermione Granger.
It’s nice to meet you.” Hearing the girl’s introduction, Ternas was somewhat surprised, but he quickly composed himself and introduced himself in return.
“Hello.
I’m Ternas, Ternas Longbottom.
It’s nice to meet you.” Neville, seeing his cousin introduce himself, quickly followed suit.
“I’m Neville, Neville Longbottom.
It’s nice to meet you.” Ternas watched as Hermione struggled to drag her large suitcase into the compartment.
When she realized it was too big to fit onto the luggage rack and became somewhat flustered, he stepped forward to help.
“I’ll do it.” As he spoke, he drew his pine wand and gave it a light wave.
Hermione’s heavy suitcase immediately floated up onto the luggage rack.
It was a very simple application of magical power, though not nearly as easy as using the Levitation Charm.
Instead, Ternas relied on his powerful magical power to create a bridge and simply hauled the suitcase up by force.
Seeing this, Hermione, who had never been exposed to magic before and had only begun learning some basic magical knowledge after receiving her Hogwarts letter, immediately became interested.