Chapter 325
Obtaining the Time Converter
Chapter 325 Obtaining the Time Converter
The carriage swayed towards Hogwarts. As usual, Wade cast a Transfiguration spell on the simple carriage. The lanterns hanging on both sides turned into blue flames, and the carriage suddenly became warm.
Theo let out a long breath, rubbed his cold fingers and said, "Thank Merlin, thank Vader! I think my hands are almost frozen."
"The weather seems to be particularly cold this year and it's only September!" Michael said as he shook the water off the leaf umbrella and placed it at his feet, and blew air onto his hands.
Seeing Ryan looking at him hesitantly for several times, Weed took the initiative to ask, "Ryan, what do you want to say?"
Ryan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ved, did you change your wand?"
Although the light was dim and he couldn't see clearly, Ryan was sure that the wand in Wade's hand was a little shorter than before.
Wade took out his wand and shook it, then put it back and said with a smile, "This is my spare wand. I've been using it recently."
In fact, when Wade captured Beard, he also took back the wands that were taken away by those people, but he had not yet found a suitable opportunity to return the wands.
Naturally, his own poplar wand was also hidden away.
No one asked why Wade no longer used his original wand. Theo looked at it and said with a smile, "Is it the walnut one? In fact, I always thought it suits you very well."
"Walnut..."
Neville was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly a little dazed.
"What's wrong?" Theo was keenly aware of his friend's emotions.
"Nothing." Neville curled his fingers and lowered his head and said, "Bellatrix Lestrange...she uses a walnut wand."
"I remember it was said in "Basic Wand Theory" that walnut symbolizes wisdom and inspiration, and its owners are often innovators and inventors of magic. But it also has extraordinary adaptability and can execute all the instructions of its owner." Ryan said.
"So it is an ideal partner for wizards and a deadly weapon." Michael held his chin and said, "It's not very moral...but I like it."
"I heard that only very talented wizards can be chosen by walnut wands..." Neville said, wiping his face, and finally got rid of the sudden emotion: "Weid, did you buy this at Ollivander's Wand Shop too?"
"No, it's a second-hand grocery store." Wade said, "Theo introduced it to me."
"Take me with you sometime!" Michael put his arm around Theo's shoulders and said, "I want to buy a spare wand, too. It's very useful."
"Okay, but there aren't many wands to choose from there," said Theo.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a spare." Michael said thoughtfully: "Hmm... I want to buy a yew wood... or ebony will also be fine..."
"Ebony is okay, but yew doesn't really suit you, does it?" Ryan complained.
"It doesn't matter if it matches or not, it sounds cool..."
As they were talking, the carriage had already arrived at Hogwarts.
Wade got out of the car and patted the snorting Thestral. The black Pegasus tilted its head slightly, its empty eyes both scary and cute.
Michael picked up the leaf umbrella, looked back at the empty front of the carriage, and then caught up with the team.
Everyone walked up the stone steps into the castle. The muddy ground made the portraits on both sides complain, but the students walked past them without noticing and quickly ran towards the warm auditorium.
Professor McGonagall, wearing a black wizard robe, was standing next to the marble staircase with her hands clasped. Under her gaze, the students' noise suddenly became smaller or even disappeared, and everyone walked into the hall quietly.
"Gray, Granger!" Professor McGonagall suddenly said, "You two, come with me."
Wade and Hermione looked at each other, and they squeezed through the crowd and followed Professor McGonagall to her office.
This office is much smaller than the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, and may be the smallest among the many professors' offices, but it is warm and the fireplace is burning brightly.
In the past two years, Wade often came here to ask Professor McGonagall questions, so he knew that there was a small door hidden next to the bookshelf in this office, and behind the door was the bedroom where Professor McGonagall usually rested and lived.
Professor McGonagall waved her wand and two chairs slid out from under the table.
"Please sit down." Professor McGonagall sat behind the desk, looking at the two of them with a satisfied smile on her face.
"Gray, Granger, you are both the best students I have ever taught. When you chose your courses before, you also chose all the elective courses - so this semester, you will study twelve courses."
"Yes, Professor," Hermione said nervously.
Wade looked at Professor McGonagall, nodded, and said nothing.
He was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, the desire would bubble up from his throat.
"Even if I don't say it, I think you all understand that studying twelve courses at the same time is a heavy burden. Few people can handle so much coursework."
Professor McGonagall warned seriously: "Many outstanding wizards are not good at every subject. If you change your mind now and want to apply to give up one or two courses, I can fully understand, and I think it will be very wise."
"I'm sorry, Professor," Hermione said, "but giving up before I even try is not my style."
"I made my choice after careful consideration, Professor," Wade also said.
"Well... I think you noticed when you were choosing your courses that some courses have conflicting schedules."
Professor McGonagall said: "In order to ensure that every student can successfully complete their studies, the school has specially applied to the Ministry of Magic for something that can help you adjust your time -"
"when."
Professor McGonagall placed two golden timers on the table, with thin gold chains behind them.
On the dial of the timer is a small hourglass filled with golden sand, which looks delicate and mysterious.
Wade couldn't help swallowing, his heart suddenly rose, and he could hardly take his eyes off it.
"This is a time-turner."
Professor McGonagall said, "Every time it turns, time goes back one hour..."
"What?" Hermione exclaimed, "This is impossible! Time... time is irreversible!"
"It's incredible, but magic can indeed reverse time, Miss Granger."
Professor McGonagall said seriously: "But reversing time is a very dangerous magic. Many wizards have tried to use time converters to change the past, but they all have disastrous consequences without exception."
"For example, killing your past or future self, or causing someone who should have existed to never be born, or causing someone who should have lived a happy life to encounter strange misfortunes."
"The Ministry of Magic will impose the most severe punishment for the misuse of the Time Turner, which is more serious than murder and breaking the Statute of Secrecy!"
"In order for you to use it legally, I wrote a dozen letters to the Ministry of Magic to prove that you were all model students and would never use it for anything other than studying -"
"You must swear to me that you will indeed keep this promise! And don't tell anyone about this!"
Naturally, both Vader and Hermione raised their hands and swore.
The power of magic comes from the wizard's heart. When a wizard makes a serious oath, even without signing a contract, magic will produce invisible constraints.
Professor McGonagall pushed the Time-Turner forward gently, saying, "You may take it away, then."
"Remember, the maximum period for time travel is five hours. If you exceed this time, the probability of danger will increase greatly."
"I suggest that you only go back one hour at a time. This way you can catch up with the course without violating the time restriction."
"Also, after reversing time, you can't change anything that has already happened, and your past self can never see your future self."
"The Ministry of Magic has hundreds of laws regarding the use of the Time-Turner. Please read them carefully! Do not violate any of them, or I will take back the Time-Turner!"
(End of this chapter)