The next day at breakfast, Ren was informed by McGonagall that Neville was excused from classes.
After being informed Ren walked toward Neville who was sitting at the Gryffindore table and with the other first year students and Ren stopped behind Neville and said "Excuse me, Mr. Longbottom."
Neville turned and looked at Ren nervously and said "Yes Professor Ren."
Ren smiled and said "Don't worry Mr. Longbottom, your not in any trouble. I've spoken with the others Professors and they have excused you from classes today. A copy of your class notes will be given to you this evening that you can study later. While you are excused from other classes you will be assisting me in preparing my classroom for my class after dinner tonight."
Neville looked confused as did the other first year Gryffindore students and Neville asked "Why me sir."
Ren said "You won the student lotto. Every students name was placed into a hat and your name was chosen. Once you finish eating breakfast, please stand by the doors to the great hall over there and I'll join you and show you where my class is."
Neville still looked confused but nods his head and Ren walked up to the staff table and informed the other staff about the lie he told Neville about a student lotto.
After breakfast, Ren met Neville at the door and began to lead him toward his class. Once they got to the class Ren closed the door and said "Sorry about that back there in the great hall Neville but there was no student lotto. I just said that so none of the other students would know the real reason I needed to talk to you."
Neville gulped and asked "What do you mean real reason."
Ren sat down at his desk and looked at Neville and said "Neville, I don't know an easy way to say this but somebody has sealed your magic. 90 percent of your magic has been sealed away for some reason and I don't know who the idiot who did it is but they should be either sent to prison or killed because with your magic bound you are a walking disaster waiting to happen. If your not careful your magical core will explode killing you and everyone around you."
Neville's face paled as he heard this and Ren smile and clapped his hand and said "That is why I brought you here. I'm going to unseal your core safely so you are no longer a danger to yourself and others but you will have an easier time to control your magic which will be many times more powerful then it already is."
Neville asked in a scared voice "What are you going to do exactly."
Ren smiled and said "I'm going to knock you out and while your asleep fix you." before he waved his hand and Neville slumped to the ground. Ren then got up and sat down on the ground beside Neville before he placed his hand on Neville's head.
Several hours later Neville began to stir and he hissed in pain before he sat up and began to look around and asked "What happened. Where am I."
A male voice from behind him said "That depends on how much you remember."
Neville turned quickly and looked where the voice came from and Neville said in a shocked tone "Noctis."
Ren smiled and said "Hello Gladio."
Neville frowned and looked down at his hands and then at Ren and said "What...what is going on here. How can you possibly be here."
Ren said "Do you remember what happened to me."
Neville nods and Ren said "Well there was a lot more that happened to me that I never told you or the others...If you would let me, I would like to show you my memories of my life. It's to difficult to explain any other way. Will you let me."
Neville said "Of course. I trust you with my life Noctis."
Ren nods and he walked over and placed his hand on Neville's head and suddenly Neville began to see everything.
Several hours later Ren removed his hand from Neville's head and Neville sat there for several moments and then he looked up at Ren and said "I don't care. To me you will always be my prince, Noctis."
Ren smiled and said "I'm glad to hear that but because you now know everything you realize what you must do."
Neville grinned and said "This time it looks like it's you who is going to train me Noctis."
Ren laughed and looked at Neville and said "Yeah, it looks like you really need it."
Neville looked at his body a moment before he said "Just you wait, I'll be back in top form before you know it."
Ren said "I hope so. Now I need you to show me you can control your magic. Look at your right arm."
Neville looked at his wand before he put it in his pocket and then looked at his right arm. Neville's eyes got wide and said "Noctis, is this..."
Moments later a great sword appeared in his hands before he dropped the tip of the sword on the ground causing Ren to laugh.
Neville glared at Ren a moment before he pulled the sword up and tried to set it over his shoulder and said "Damn, I can't believe how weak I am...wait, is this Thunderbolt."
Ren said "Yeah, when you can show me you are back to your fighting strength I'll retrieve some of your other swords as well."
Neville frowned a moment and asked "Do...do you still have access to the Royal Arms."
Ren said "I have access to the magic of the Royal Arms, but the Royal Arms themselves were destroyed in my final battle. Is that a problem."
Neville said "I don't like the thought of you being unarmed."
Ren smirked and said "Who said I was unarmed. I have enemies here so I must keep my true strength a secret for now...it's good to have you back again Gladio."
Neville asked "How did this happen."
Ren frowned a moment and said "I believe Death reincarnated you as my god brother Neville Longbottom. I don't know who sealed your memories away along with your magic but I suspect Death did it when he reincarnated you. He's the only one I can see who knows how to bypass the reincarnation cycle in order for you to keep your memories without becoming a guardian first."
Neville said "You can bet I will be training to become a guardian. I will not fail you again Noc."
Ren stepped forward and said "You didn't fail me. It was my destiny to do what I did."
Neville said "Well I still feel like I failed you, so to make up for it, let's see how much you remember, let's train."
As dinner approached, Professor McGonagall approached Ren's classroom and frowned as she heard the sound of metal clashing against metal.
Moving quickly she opened the door and gasped as she saw Neville with a great short in his hand and Ren with a blade sword in his.
She said in a demanding tone "What is going on in here."
Ren looked at her and said "Training. I told you all that I had to help Neville learn to control his magic. Right now Neville is having to use magic to help him support the weight if his sword up as well as moving around. This is teaching him how to control his magic without it blasting everywhere and hurting others."
Neville turned to her and said "He's right. I've never felt so much magic in my body before and when I try to push my magic it feels like I got a river trying to escape out of me but thanks to this training it feels like it's now a water hose instead of a river. It's still gushing out but I feel I can control it a little better now."
Professor McGonagall looked at Ren and then Neville and said "I will have your teachers evaluate you tomorrow in your classes Mr. Longbottom. If they agree with your assessment then I will agree for you to continue this training with Professor Ren."
Ren looked at Neville and said "Why don't you go wash up and we can talk some more tomorrow. I have classes to teach after dinner and I need to speak with Professor McGonagall as well about some teaching duties."
Neville glanced at Ren a moment before he said "Very well. I will see you at dinner." before he turned and left.
After he was gone Ren slumped to the floor and McGonagall gasped and said "Are you alright."
Ren said "Yes. That blade is magical. It sends out electric attacks with every swing. I was using the attacks to judge Neville's magical control. When we first started Neville was using around 500 MP each attack swing. He's down to around 200 MP each attack swing now but truthfully he should only be using 30 MP per attack swing. All the rest is overloaded magic."
McGonagall asked "Why did you use such a dangerous weapon."
Ren said "Look there on the floor. That's his father's wand that his grandmother has been forcing him to use. It's nothing but a useless piece of wood now. Neville's magic destroyed the wands core. With time, I am sure I could have found a better focus for him to use but since I knew you would want him to get back to a regular schedule as soon as possible I chose to use something I knew he couldn't destroy with his magic...besides, Neville is way more confident now then he was before. He knows he powerful and not a squib like people have been telling him. He can feel how strong he is magically. Now he needs to work on controlling it. With some time I'm sure he will show the world he's worthy of being in the presence of a king." saying the last with a smile on his face.
McGonagall picked up the burnt out wand and frowned a moment before she said "I see your point. I don't like it but I can't argue with what I am seeing. He's almost a different person from the boy I handed his class schedule to."
Ren smirked and said "Confidence can do that to a person. Now I think it's almost time for dinner. I missed lunch today and I have my first class after dinner. Third years I believe."
McGonagall said "That is correct but I was wanting to ask you something. Do you think it's possible to have your first lesson in the great hall for everyone tonight."
Ren blinked a moment before he said "Sure, that would be no problem. I'll even be able to have all the staff if they wish to join but I ask that the staff remain silent for the first lessons unless I ask them directly first. That way I can judge how well the students understand the lesson."
McGonagall said "Then I will inform the rest of the staff." as she left.
Ren watched her leave and thought "THIS is going to be fun."
At Dinner, McGonagall stood up and informed all the student and staff about the first lesson being in the great hall.
After Dumbledore had the house elves clean off the tables Ren stood up and moved to the middle of the great hall and waved his hands and a pair of glasses appeared in front of everyone.
Ren said "Now I have a question for all students and staff. If you know what Occlumency is please stand up...Come on, it's not a difficult question. If you know what it is, please stand up."
Several students and most of the staff stood up and Harry looked around and waved his hand and the glasses in front of those standing up changed color to yellow and Ren said "Ok, you can sit back down. The reason I asked you all that is some of my lessons will focus on a form of mind magic similiar to Occlumency but also VERY different. Those who know Occlumency would actually have trouble at first because of Occulemency. That is why I changed thier glasses to help make it easier for them to perform in my class without having to deal with the troubles Occlumency usually cause. Those being headaches. The stronger you are at Occlumency the stronger the headache would have been."
Clapping his hand Ren then explained how to use the Status spell on themselves and explained about what would happen by using the spell on someone of a higher rank then you.
After that Ren showed everyone the Oep's floating around the room.
Once he made them disappear again Ren said "Now, can anyone tell me what the easiest way to form connections with an Oep is. I'll give you a hint, children have an easier time doing this then adults because children use this skill more often then adults do."
Everyone around the room looked confused and Neville raised his hand and Ren said "Your forbidden from answering Neville. Your about to reach Sorcerer rank. The fact your already that powerful tells me you are either doing something very right or very wrong depending on a certain point of view. Anyone else."
A shout from Draco Malfoy was heard saying "How can you say a squib like Longbottom is powerful."
Ren looked at Draco and said "Your power level is 245. Neville's is over 9000. First you should know that Neville had 90 percent of his magic sealed away before he had an expert release the seals on it. Next think of his own history. People like you Mr. Malfoy have been taunting and teasing him for years about his lack of magical power. Then remember what happened to his parents. Neville I am sure has spent YEARS imagining all the ways he would like to torture those who made fun of him or who attacked his family. I'm sure he has thought of 1000's of ways to get his revenge on them. Perhaps your one of the peoples he's imagined getting revenge on...The answer to the question I asked earlier is imagination. Oep's like to create things and by helping a person visualize thier imagination they form a bond with the person making that person stronger magically. The more you use your imagination the more Oep's will be attracted to you. Now everyone please put on the glasses I have provided."
Once everyone did the words Link start appeared in thier vision and Ren said "You can all see the words Link start in your vision. Imagine clicking the box the words are in."
As everyone did they seem to fly down a glowing tunnel before they appeared standing on a stone floor that seemed to go on forever and Ren began to float in the air and said "Now if everyone can see me, please be patient, a few have not arrived yet."
A few moments later Ren said "Now that everyone has joined us. Welcome to the nexus. It's a realm I created that allows easier access to form bonds with Oep's in order to become stronger. Time moves differently here. If you look in the top left corner of your vision, you will see the correct time with the rest of the world. I'm sure as students you all complain not having enough time to study, have fun, spend time with your friends or friends with benifits, enough time to read a book in privacy or millions of other things that you wished you had more time for. Well with this you can. I'll explain how later because it's time to continue with today's lesson."
On the floor below Ren, a 20 ft. long, 3 ft. wide conveyer appeared with at one end a silver handle appeared beside the belt.
Ren said "As I am sure some of you recognize, this is a conveyer. It moves items on top of it from one end to the other. This has many uses with both magical's and non magical's. I want each of you to look on the ground and you will find yellow lines on the ground with the name of a person on it. Find your name and then imagine this conveyer in the middle of your section. If you need to come over and look at the details of the one to better imagine it, go ahead."
Dumbledore asked "Why are we doing this Mr. P...Ren."
Ren turned to Dumbledore and said "Dumbledore, that is actually a valid question so I will allow it. Tell me, how fast does someone recover thier magic after casting a spell."
Dumbledore blinked and said "I varies from person to person."
Ren said "And how fast does a person recover from an injury. The answer is the same as the last question. The reason I asked those two questions is that it is possible using the method I am trying to teach here to increase a persons natural recovery rate for both magic and healing. I auto heal from an injury over 1,000 Health Points or HP every seconds and I generate over 1,000 Magic Points or MP every second. Let's use Mr. Longbottom as an example. I told everyone his magic level over 9000. If his recovery rate was the same as mine, he could go from magical exhaustion to fully recovered in 9 seconds. You have fought in two wars, what would happen if you could recover your magic and heal that fast. You know WHY I am using these examples."
Dumbledore frowned and said "So this can help recover our magic and health."
Ren said "Among other things. This is only the first lesson. Now if you don't mind, I would like to continue because I'm manipulating time to make sure every student will be able to finish this lesson before we return to the great hall. Don't believe me, look at the timer in the corner and notice we have only been here one second so far."
At this many eyes widen as they saw he was telling the truth.
Ren smirked and turned back to the students and said "Now if everyone would please create thier conveyer. I will come by and help those who have trouble."
After everyone had created a conveyer Ren said "Now what good is a conveyer if it doesn't move. Imagine the handle turning causing the belt to start moving."
After everyone followed his orders and Ren smiled and said "Now we have a working conveyer so what should we move with it...the object that just appeared is a dropper. If you watch, every time the handle on the conveyer makes a complete circle a white square drop falls out of this dropper and the drop has moved down the conveyer and then fell to the floor. Now I know that some of you are thinking this is boring ore useless but with every item you create with your imagination but everything you create forms a connection to a new Oep. Each drop is one connection to an Oep, the conveyer is one connection, the handle that causes the conveyer to move is one, the dropper is one...but look at the drops that are on the floor. Since they are laying there useless the Oep's are breaking the connection to them and waiting to do something important."
Suddenly a bucket appeared at the end of Ren's conveyer and a scoreboard appeared that was slowly counting up.
Ren said "Now the bucket is another Oep which has bonded to me and while to us it may seem like something boring, to an Oep, it's an important job. It catches the drops. Another Oep bonded with me to create the scoreboard and another Oep is counting every white, square Oep. Now you have to remember that Oeps have to feel important or they will eventually break the bond with you so we need some way to make the Oeps that are drops feel important. To do that we must make a mental rule for ourselves. Watch my count total."
Everyone watched and suddenly 50 disappeared from Ren's total and another dropper appeared and blue square drops began to appear and when they hit the bucket a new counter appeared on the scoreboard
Ren said "I made a rule that every multiple of a set will create a new dropper. At 100, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, etc...a new dropper will appear and begin dropping different color square drops. I've chosen a total of 10 different colors. I've also set a new rule that when the white dots reach 10,000 a new conveyer will appear with a new white dropper but instead of squares it will be circles. When the blue reach 10,000 a new blue dropper will appear on the next line. I've also got a counter up there counting ALL drops of ALL shape and color, a counter that count all of one shape, all of one color, all of one shape and color, one to count all drops from a single conveyer line...And everything I am doing including the rules are forming bonds with a new Oep making me more powerful. I want you all to finish the square line. Once you finish that you can start new lines but once everyone has finished the square line todays lesson will be over."
Ren looked around and saw several students already had droppers working and he smiled and said "I will be walking around helping those who need help."
After the lesson ended everyone appeared back in the great hall and Ren said "If you will check the time, you will find only 30 minutes have passed since the lesson started. I want you all to use the status spell on yourself and see with your own eyes how much your magic has improved. I expect all of you to have a 20 point increase at least in your magic."
Everyone in the room was shocked by what they saw and Ren said "Now I will give you all back your glasses in your next class. While we wait for that class, your magic will increase some but it will top off around 50 points when all your counters reach 999,999,999. Drops will start disappearing when they get that high because they begin to feel useless while others will bond to keep your count that high to replace the ones lost. When we have our next lesson I will teach you how to spend those points in other activities that will fix that problem and help raise your MP even higher. Think about what you have learned and right down your current stats so you can keep progress of your improvement. That is all, dismissed."
The students started to excitedly talk to each other as they began to leave the great hall and Ren turned to look at the staff and asked "So what do you think of the first lesson."
Professor Sprout said "It was very exciting."
The other staff agreed and Ren said "I'm glad to hear that as I have a request for you Professor Sprout to join my next class. I plan to teach students a new way to grow magical plants while also increasing thier MP. I know some of them will ask you later about what they learned so I thought it would be a good idea if you attend my first class on that so you can answer any question they have."
Professor Sprout said "What do you mean a new way to grow plants."
Ren said "I'm sure you all saw how time was manipulated in our first lesson. Well in my next lesson, the plants are going to have thier own time magic to make them grow faster. In fact a plant that would take a week will only take a minute, those that take a month will take 4 minutes, a plant that takes a year will take less then an hour."
At this all the teachers were shocked by what they heard and Snape asked "What effect does the time magic have on the plants."
Ren said "Once the plants reach full maturity the time magic stops. After the next lessons, students will be keeping thier glasses and I will tell them to keep growing as many plants as they can because I will set up an auto vender that they will sell the grown plants to in exchange for credits they can use to purchase plant seeds to grow even more plants. The finished plants will be held in status for my third lesson, potions."
Snape sneered and said "And what mysterious new potion lesson will you be having."
Ren said "What if I told you I could produce ten thousand bottles of polyjuice potion in less then 1 hour, perfectly brewed and just need a hair of who you wanted to change into for each bottle."
At this everyone's eyes widen and Snape said in a shocked tone "That's not possible."
Ren said "One of the reasons we had to go into hiding in the first place because we were unable to have enough magical supplies to help non magical's. With the magic I am going to teach that will no longer be a problem...well I have to teach how to use magic to raise magical animals first but that will only take a single lesson."
Dumbledore said "This is very dangerous magic. It could destroy the magical economy of the world."
Ren snorts and said "The Goblins are all for this lesson as are the Gnome and Dwarves. I spent one month teaching one of each of thier species and after the month was over my students saw the potential and demanded a magical contract with me to support my actions. Every 1000 credits is worth 1 galleon. No questions asked. You can also sell your galleons for credits because they are already getting setup for the next step."
Dumbledore asked "And what is the next step."
Ren said "Dumbledore...I know you were one of the last to leave the great hall to join us in the nexus...you saw that we actually disappeared from the great hall. We were in another dimension. I'm using my magic to create worlds in other dimensions that I am creating. After I finish the world I place them under time magic that speeds up time on the planet where millions of years will pass in less then a year and countless natural resources will be formed on those planets. The banks are buying those worlds from me while they are under the effects of time magic and are going to sell them to anyone who wishes to buy them for thier resources stopping the time magic."
Crossing his arms Ren said "Think about that Dumbledore. If Voldemort and his Death Eaters want to, why fight for a tiny little country like this when they can gather thier resources and buy an entire planet and live there before buying other worlds to gather resources from to make themselves even richer. Worlds where they don't have to hide from muggles. Where they can make thier own rules and laws. They can even build a huge Empire covering thousands of worlds in time...All without having to kill anyone."
Ren uncrossed his arms and said "The only problem I see Dumbledore...is that those worlds won't be under YOUR control." before he turned and walked walked out of the great hall.
Flitwick said "I don't know about the rest of you but I'm going to contact Gringott's and find out if he's telling the truth about those worlds for sale. If it's true then I think that this could be a great thing for All magical's." before he got up and left while the other staff began to talk among themselves as they left the great hall leaving a pale looking Dumbledore.
