Hogwarts: Leveling Up Magic to Become a Scientific Wizard

Andy transmigrates into the eldest son of an ordinary wizarding family. He has never read the original books and only remembers that watching the first movie gave him a headache. But he has a System: it took him five years to save up a single Potential Point, and he still can't bring himself to spend it. He has pored over every page of research on the development of ancient magic, digging a crucial clue out of the chapter on the Obscurus: the power of the mind can merge with magic. So while everyone else grinds through homework, he grinds through spells. He casts Lumos over and over, and the red liquid in the System's orb visibly rises. His wand chooses him: pine with a Phoenix Feather core, favoring longevity. Ollivander says he is independent to the point of being a loner. Andy grips the wand box, with just one thought in mind: make it through seventh year, stay on as a teacher, and live comfortably. Helen brews Polyjuice Potion and Veritaserum for side jobs, while Kyle pulls strings at the Ministry of Magic. The whole family are outlaws. The Ministry's Trace only keeps tabs on Muggle-born young wizards. At home, Andy practices Lumos until he can cast it with his eyes shut, while Isabelle is still fretting that he might be “the first student expelled before even starting school.” Hogwarts hasn't even opened for the year, and he has already worked himself to the bone in the underground practice room. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.