, wonderful and free of pop-ups! "Although this sentence is not very useful," Dumbledore sighed as he sat on the chair in front of Charles, "but I still have to apologize - something like this happened to Harry, as the one who originally persuaded you to send him to Hogarts Man, I'm really, really sorry."
"Should I be happy about this?" Charles said calmly to the respected old wizard. He tried to calm himself down, but when he thought that since this old man came to their house, his son could not stay at home peacefully. At this point, he couldn't help but get angry, "I really hope that next time something like this happens, you won't say this apology to me again, Mr. Dumbledore."
"If an apology is useful, what should the police do?"
Sean murmured quietly next to him, and Alex elbowed him to signal him to be quiet.
"So," sitting aside, she said in her mocking voice, "have you wizards solved those problems? Has the person who hurt Harry been caught? Or has he been thrown into prison?"
"This is..." This was the first time Dumbledore saw it.
"This is my sister." Charles introduced quickly, "She has loved Harry very much since she was a child."
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Xavier," Dumbledore said warmly. He looked tired, but still solemn. He said, "I'm sorry, because I had something important to do at the time and I couldn't go in person. Looking for the person who hurt Harry, and there was no one on the top floor at that time. I think almost no one saw his appearance. As I told you in the letter, the necklace was the only thing left at the scene. , and that’s obviously not what two first-grade kids on the ground can have.”
"What's that?" Logan asked looking slightly interested.
"A time turner." Dumbledore said slowly. "Due to the peculiarity of this thing, I hid it before the Aurors - the police - arrived. I think this is a very important clue. , and once it is handed over, I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to find traces of that person again.”
Charles raised a hand, signaling him to stop.
"Mr. Xavier." Dumbledore nodded and stopped, indicating that he would listen to him.
"These are things that come second, Mr. Dumbledore," Charles spread his hands towards him, with a magnanimous expression and full of fire. "I am also a principal. As you can see, I have a dozen students. I I love them, even though being a principal is not an easy task, and I can’t grasp everything with one hand...but I am trying to take care of, protect and guide each of them, and this is my responsibility.”
dumbledore nodded: "I can understand your mood, Mr. Xavier, and thank you very much for understanding me."
"I am the principal, and I have my own accusations, so I can understand the difficulties of the other principal." When Charles spoke, every word was pronounced clearly and the words were loud. "But at the same time, I am also a parent! I While you have the obligation as a principal, you also have the right to question the school’s ability!”
He straightened up from the chair and approached Dumbledore across a table. His blue eyes were incredibly bright under the light: "If this accident is not an accident, it is because someone hates his identity. Hate his biological parents, or simply hate him for being alive, then, if you cannot guarantee the complete safety of my son, I will not allow him to go back to study there again," his eyes shifted to Dumbledore's On the pocket, "Even if you bring a bunch of people, point a magic wand at my throat, and force me to agree, I won't agree. What's more," he said this after careful consideration, "He is against you." It is not important to him, it is just a meritorious service and a proof. Don’t think that I don’t know. My students bought me many modern history books and I have read them all.”
"What makes you think so?" Dumbledore was neither angry nor hurried after hearing this.
"Harry said that almost all his classmates call him 'r'." Charles said softly, "I'm not - I'm not saying that I don't like them calling his biological parents' surnames. I respect them and thank them, but... this It proves that Harry's classmates, before they got to know Harry thoroughly, they knew him as 'harry·r'. There was a wall inadvertently standing in front of Harry, and most people were unwilling to cross this wall to get to know Harry. Harry himself has not yet reached the point where he can cross this wall by himself. This wall was erected by you. It was you who exaggerated his story and forced him to stand behind the wall. This problem may still be there now. It's a small problem, but if it develops in a bad direction, it will become a big problem. Also! Harry shouldn't be in danger after receiving such treatment and too much attention because of this problem! To you , maybe this is the helpless experience of this child, but he is Harry Xavier, not Harry R. The danger should not continue to find him. He should be treated the same as all the children in school. Mr. Dumbledore, you understand me. What do you mean?"
Charles had to hint at this implicitly here - because Dumbledore's letter mentioned that the Ministry of Magic had concealed this matter, because if you think about it with your nose, you know that the great golden boy was attacked in Hogarts, which would affect the public. What kind of panic it brings, especially in this special period when Death Eaters are escaping.
"Some things are inevitable, Mr. Xavier," Dumbledore sighed. "Believe me, if I hadn't insisted, Mr. Xavier, the Auror sent by the Ministry of Magic might even have followed here. I wouldn't I hope they will disrupt your life, and I don’t want you to be disturbed by countless reporters - so it is necessary to keep the address here secret. It was precisely so that Harry could grow up in a normal environment that I sent him to to his aunt's house. In fact, Harry is a good boy, all the professors think so, and sooner or later, his classmates will know the difference between Harry Xavier and the legendary Harry R. They are actually good kids, they just need some time."
"I understand that children are always easy to believe in rumors and their own imagination. This is not surprising... As for your government..." Charles thought, tapping his fingers on the table.
"I have tried my best to negotiate on this point - but the Minister of Magic hopes that the people's minds will remain calm. We cannot investigate this matter clearly, not to mention that they are not free now." Dumbledore said. Said pointedly.
Charles understands this. He has read the modern history books of wizards and understands how much impact his son's survival had on the British wizarding world, and what his return represents. But what Charles understands better than this is the thoughts of officials. Once something happens that officials hope not to happen, generally speaking, they will go to hell to prevent others from knowing that it happened. In short, the people's It’s best to have ears that don’t hear what officials don’t want them to hear.
Damn the British Ministry of Magic officials - why didn't they learn other things, but they learned everything about the political and management systems of ordinary people's governments? Charles couldn't help but think.
"Then let me ask you another question," Charles felt that his patience was running out. "The fugitive you mentioned before - Sirius Bck, have you found him?"
"Although I don't want to say it... but it's difficult." Dumbledore said slowly and solemnly, "He was exploring hogarts with Harry's father in the past, and he is very familiar with hogarts -"
"Harry's father?" Charles interrupted with a frown, "I'm sorry, but - why Harry's father?"
After dumbledore was silent for a few seconds, he sighed again and said warmly:
"I hope Harry won't know about this - but that's the fact. Sirius Bck is James' best friend. When Harry was born, he was Harry's godfather, Mr. Xavier."
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Only when rogue came back from his dazed trance did he realize how much information he had revealed.
Of course, no one here knows what breaking news they have gotten. If they can go to the newspaper with this news, probably each of them can make a lot of money.
To be honest, when they first made this plan, rogue was just an unexpected level in it. Not to mention whether mutant abilities can be effective on wizards, for a person who has lived for more than a hundred years, who knows what she can do Can't you deceive the other party?
"Are you sure that's true? Are you sure?" Kurt squatted in front of her after shouting God, swaying his little tail, and his golden eyes were very pure. He asked Rogue repeatedly, "He is gay and -"
"And he put his boyfriend in prison, a wizard prison in Germany." Rogue said quickly, "He..." the girl hesitated, "He is a person who has lived for a long time. Maybe it's because he is too powerful, so I just Being able to see his memories but not absorb his abilities may be because wizards' abilities are different from ours... But, in any case, I probably didn't get all his memories. I know this because, This thing is special! So stop asking me if it’s true!”
The black-haired girl said angrily.
"Take your time, don't be so fast...you said this is special?" Jean asked, stroking the girl's hair comfortingly.
"...I don't know the specifics," Rogue felt that his memory was going wrong. "I only know that he went to a prison in Germany a few days ago, and he loved the man in there... He sent him there in person. The man who went in, oh, of course, that man is also old..." With an indescribable expression on her face, she spread her hands to everyone, expressing her helplessness, "Besides this, I can't see anything more. A person who lives to a certain age The memory of a person over 100 years old is too huge. If I look deeper, I won’t be able to do it.”
"...Found it!" Kitty, who had been flipping through the history books she bought earlier, immediately jumped up and was stunned by the result, "Oh my God!!"
Harry was at a loss when he was startled awake by her shouting. Before he could ask, "Why are you interested in this question?", he was picked up by Peter, who seemed to be hugging a pillow to warm his hands. , immediately took him to squeeze in next to Kitty, and poked his head over to take a look.
"Gellert Grindeld (Gellert Grindelwald), one of the most dangerous dark wizards from ancient times to the present... What does dark wizard mean? A bad person?" Peter read quickly and lowered his head to ask the question in his arms. Harry, "Or are you talking about a bad guy who uses forbidden magic like in fairy tales?"
"...Aren't your two statements pretty much the same?" Harry replied depressingly, "Well...well, let's not discuss the matter any further, right?"
"The difference in level." Peter winked at him and smiled, "You must have never played the game."
"..." Harry, who was not very good at games and simply gave up, turned his head and continued reading because of his words.
"German, aristocratic... the man who was defeated by Dumbledore in 1945 and is known as the first Dark Lord is now imprisoned alone in Nurmengard." Jean pointed at a certain line of words with a finger. There is a photo next to the line, a gloomy black and white photo, of a man who is obviously a loser and wearing a simple wizard robe, sitting in a prison with his hair disheveled. The monotonous black and white cannot hide his handsomeness and that almost deathly look. The same silent despair.
"...They are a love-hate relationship?"
I don’t know who asked the question first. When everyone looked over, that person, Bobby, could only raise his hand innocently: “Don’t look at me—my mother is looking at everything.” That’s what he said!”
"What happened to the lovers who loved and hated each other in your mother's life?" Jean asked.
"They all died," Bobby said. "They died during the decisive battle. In another book, after the decisive battle, the evil side was imprisoned. No, I think I described it correctly."
"It's so pitiful. They were originally lovers. Love..."
The girls all let out a sigh of regret and started asking for names, while the boys had the same expression, 'Is this the point? '.
Harry looked up and was surprised to find Peter sighing with a toothache expression on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked with concern.
"Oh, it's nothing," Peter said vaguely, covering his face, "I just feel that this story has a sense of familiarity..."
Harry blinked in confusion, and then heard Charles's voice in his head.
"Honey, come here, please? Take Peter with you."
"With Peter?" Harry repeated.
"Yes, take Peter." Charles said warmly, "Peter - if you can hear me, bring Harry upstairs, okay? We have something we need to talk to you about now."
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"Time turner?"
When there were only four people left in the room who were expelled (the one who was expelled vowed to prevent Charles from eating bacon tomorrow), Harry stared at the necklace in his hand with wide eyes.
It was a perfect circle, circles that overlapped and gradually decreased in size. There was a small hourglass in the center circle. It was tied by a long gold chain, and some inscriptions that Harry didn't recognize were engraved on the golden outer ring of the same color. If you didn't know it, you would never have thought that this thing that looked like a timer was a magical instrument.
Harry looked at the necklace carefully, while Peter looked at the extra piece of paper the size of a fingernail attached to the chain very strangely.
"Transfer?" Harry read what was on the note.
"This is torn off a sticky note." Peter still frowned at it, then looked up at Dumbledore, "Wizards also use sticky notes? I have a dozen of the same style at home."
"No, wizards use parchment, young sir," Dumbledore said with a smile, "This is exactly one of the doubts - why does a wizard who hurt Harry need to leave a note on it? And, what you need to know is, This is a time-turner that has not been registered with the Ministry of Magic because it does not have a Ministry of Magic number stamped on it. Which means that if used correctly, it will take you back in time without anyone knowing... "
Harry's head seemed to have been hit hard. He stopped studying the time turner in surprise, looked up at Dumbledore, and asked cautiously: "You mean...this is a time turner that requires the use of a time turner to appear in the observatory." people?"
He asked this, but his heart was beating wildly - if he had this, he could go back to the morning and find the person who secretly assassinated him!
"Yes," Charles said softly, "After discussing it with your principal, this is the result I got."
But then, when his eyes touched Charles, he calmed down. Calm down, Harry·Xavier, pay more attention to your personal safety when things happen, and don’t forget that there are always people worried about you.
He took a deep breath and began to think and search the collection of books he had read - could the magic of time really be used so wantonly? Will his return to the past cause worse consequences?
"...If I use it to go back in time..."
he asked tentatively.
r stood beside him, putting his hands on his chin, silent like a silver lamb, lowering his head and thinking about something, while Charles took a deep breath: "This is why I asked you to come up, my dear——"
The greatest mind reader in the world looked at the necklace and said in a hoarse voice:
"Whether you take the risk to find the truth, or let it be put aside for now, it's up to you, Harry."
"...Does it have a time limit?"
Harry took a deep breath and asked.
"As long as it's within twenty-four hours, Harry," Dumbledore said gently, "That is to say, you can only turn it up to 24 times - of course, this is an ordinary time turner, and I can't determine where the limit of this one is. , because it is very likely to be an experimental product, and if you go back in time too much, it is very likely to bring danger to your time travel."
"That's enough." Peter said suddenly and simply. He exhaled a breath and fell easily on the back of the chair, turning the legendary time-returning thing at will. "Let me go, Charles, you know I'm good at this, Even if Harry can't do anything now, I can lead him to find out the guy who attempted murder - by the way, what do you think is the best way to kick the bastard?"
"Peter!" Harry pulled his sleeve, unbelievable that Peter had this idea, "This is my own business! You don't understand magic at all, you shouldn't go with me... You can't make such a decision so simply !”
"I can, Harry," Peter jumped up and snapped his fingers. The young man who still looked like a fifteen-year-old boy said happily, "No one can catch me - I stole someone from the Pentagon. Remember ? Pentagon, come on, read it again with me - Pentagon."
Charles had to cough - although he was involved in it and gave the person who was stolen a good punch, this was an illegal thing after all.
"I'm bored, Charles," Peter shrugged, "I need to find something to do - like taking Harry back in time to beat the enemies into dogs or something?"
"You are already an adult," Charles said, "Although I am not your parent -"
Harry noticed the corner of Peter's mouth twitching again.
"——But I still know you well," Charles chuckled. "If I say no, you will definitely follow me secretly, and I can't lock you in the room and make you do extra homework for this matter. , like I said, you're an adult. That's why I called you up, this is what's best for you, and I trust you."
"Just like when you trusted me and asked me to rescue that person?" Peter smiled and replied quickly.
"Yes, just like that." Charles couldn't help coughing again, "So, Harry, what is your choice?"
"You know what I would choose, Dad." Harry said, his head lowered, and although his voice was very low, he did not mean to waver, "I don't know if he will have a second time. Only when I know more Clues, I can take precautions in advance, and... I don't know how things will turn out after I do this, but I really want to know, if I was not in heaven at the time, could I have stopped that person? Point your wand towards the and.”
"After you stated your ideals, I knew you would definitely make this choice." Charles walked up to his son and hugged him, "Because my Harry is a brave person and hopes that things can get better. You are a son that makes me proud, Harry, you don’t have to lower your head, you don’t have to think that you have done something wrong, baby, don’t think like that, okay - I will support all your decisions.”
He looked at Harry with a smile until the latter's face turned blood red from the compliment.
"Ah, then I think it is very appropriate for me to bring your father's relics at this time," Dumbledore said with a smile at this moment, "The reason why your father is so invincible when playing pranks in school is because of it."
"What do you mean?" Harry raised the fabric he had been holding in his arms, "What is this, Principal Dumbledore?"
"You can put it on and try it." The old wizard said happily, "Oh, let me tell you, I haven't seen this scene for a long time - this really makes me feel nostalgic! At this time, I really have to say something, maybe you will I'm tired of hearing this, and I don't know if anyone else has said this, but you really look a lot like your father, especially when you're wearing this, Harry."
Harry hadn't come back to his senses when Peter quickly put the fabric on his hands. When he found that the fabric had disappeared from his hands, he looked down at his body covered by the fabric, and then his eyes widened in surprise.
——In his field of vision, the place that should have been his body is now like air, so transparent that people can only see the sofa sitting underneath him.
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hogarts 0 o'clock sharp in the morning.
There was a soft bang, and a complaint of pain suddenly appeared in the dark corridor, followed by a burst of eager whispers.
"——Peter, don't run so fast, you stepped on my foot!"
"You are too slow Harry, you should let me continue to hold you!"
"You didn't have to hold me just now. The time turner can take away two people at once... And why did you have to dial it a few more times?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to twist it a few times... As for the posture, Harry, you have to know that I don't bully children, but if I don't hold you, how can you put the magic tool chain on both of us at the same time? On his neck?”
"...I will grow taller in the future, absolutely."
"Hmm, that will happen in the future, cute and petite little Harry~"
"——peter!!!"
