Eight in the morning.
In the past, this time was the peak time for the young wizards and staff in the school to go down to the auditorium to have meals. However, yesterday's fierce and exciting Quidditch match made most of the young wizards in the four houses sleepless, especially Grizzly. Llanffindor, who celebrated almost all night long as their academy retained their place in the title race.
The faculty and staff were also distressed by what happened in the middle of the night last night. On this rainy morning, even the usually diligent professors were catching up on their sleep in their dormitories.
Madam Pomfrey, who had been busy for most of the night, was also resting in her room. Harry, who had no intention of sleeping, slipped into Ron's ward early in the morning. After seeing a face that looked pretty good, the two of them The little guy knocked on Hermione's room again.
But Hermione's energy didn't look so good. She was leaning on the pillow, her fluffy hair was a little messier than usual, and her eyes were densely bloodshot, as if she hadn't slept a wink all night.
"You are simply unreasonable!"
When he saw the tome spread out on Hermione's lap, Ron's head was wrapped in circles of gauze, and his cheeks bulged in surprise.
"After all that has happened, you still have the heart to read?"
In the middle of the night last night, everyone involved in the duel with the werewolves was notified. Peter had been captured and brought to justice, and Sirius had also been taken into custody by the Ministry of Magic. Before the Wizengamot case was concluded, everyone This matter must be kept secret.
But Ron, who had not participated in time travel, did not know the details of Peter's arrest. When Harry explained the matter clearly at a fast speed, Ron's bulging cheeks deflated, but his mouth remained open. big.
"I was wrong about such an interesting thing. Oh, damn, you should have woken me up. Time travel. God, how many wizards can experience this in their lifetime?"
"interesting?"
Harry smiled reluctantly,
"If you met Hagrid's spider friends in the Forbidden Forest, Ron, I bet you wouldn't say that. I will never let a spider come near me in my life."
Now, they all knew why, after experiencing so many things last night, Hermione did not lie down in bed and rest obediently, but instead used Harry's invisibility cloak to make a special trip to the library.
"I can't imagine it!"
Hermione finally reacted. She held her face in her hands,
"How would my parents feel if they knew that I would face prosecution from the Ministry of Magic, or even be imprisoned in a wizard's prison!"
The voice of collapse contained a heavy cry,
"I checked a lot of laws. The time turner is a magic item strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. If I can't give a reasonable reason for its damage, the Ministry of Magic will definitely not let me go!"
"But--"
Hearing that Hermione might be thrown into prison for messing with the magical little hourglass, Ron no longer regretted that he did not experience the second half of the wonderful adventure. He said in shock,
"You did this just following Dumbledore's orders, didn't you? He - I mean, he definitely wouldn't watch!"
"But the problem is-"
Harry had obviously thought about this issue. He sighed and said,
"Although we got a reminder from him. But we can't talk about it, can we? I mean, we broke a serious law, but how do you tell the Ministry of Magic about this? All the uses of the time turner It certainly doesn’t include arresting criminals, right?”
Ron frowned and thought hard,
"Maybe. I can write a letter to Dad. As you know, he has many acquaintances in the ministry. Maybe he can give us a good suggestion. Of course, the premise is that this thing called a converter is not particularly expensive."
Just when the three little guys were worried about the damage of the time turner, the sudden conversation coming from the lobby of the school hospital outside stopped the three of them.
"Just a few minutes, I came to check on everyone, Madam Pomfrey—"
"They are doing very well, Professor Blaine,"
Immediately, Madam Pomfrey's voice sounded angrily,
"The only thing they need now is not to be disturbed and have a good rest, just like me!"
"It's Professor Blaine!"
Harry suddenly turned around from the edge of Hermione's bed and said excitedly,
"Like I said last night, Hermione, Professor Blaine is good at fixing things, if he can help you!"
Professor Brain was able to support Ron's broken wand for a while. He also restored Harry's Nimbus 2000, which had been shattered into pieces by the Whomping Willow. Although it could no longer fly, it was still intact. There is nothing wrong with Quidditch beginners trying out the feeling of flying.
"That's a good idea." Ron nodded heavily, "It seems like there's nothing he can't do."
Hermione didn't care about her anxiety at this moment. She lifted up the quilt and jumped out of the bed. She rushed to the door and opened the door in a few steps.
In the hall, Professor Blaine, who was arguing with Madam Pomfrey, anticipated the movement before the door opened. He turned his head and showed a warm smile to the panting Hermione.
"You don't look good. Did you have a nightmare?"
To be honest, Harry was a little resentful towards Professor Blaine, because he had already known the truth about his parents' murder before Christmas, but he didn't reveal a word to him, but then he forgot about it. Dumbledore told him everything that happened in the Forbidden Forest.
Amosta kept listening to those thrilling experiences quietly. It wasn't until he finished speaking that he gave Harry a positive smile,
"Well done, you three. Especially you, Harry. Your parents will be proud of you. You and Hermione caught the traitor Peter together. There is no doubt that this is equivalent to personally paying tribute to you." Mom and dad took revenge.”
Harry grinned, but then his face turned scorched again,
"Professor, Professor Lupin finally got lost in the Forbidden Forest. Professor Dumbledore told us that he will be fine, but he has no whereabouts!"
"Oh, about that--"
Seeing that the three little guys were in a relatively stable mental state, he straightened his robe and stood up from the stool.
"Don't worry, Professor Lupine is currently receiving treatment at St. Mungo's and his condition is quite stable. The only problem is that he may no longer be able to teach your Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
However, this is a good thing for him. If I really let him finish the second half of the year, I can't guarantee that I can save him. I mean, what more serious accident happens to him. "
Seeing that Professor Blaine wanted to leave, Harry said nothing and left his precious time to Hermione.
"That's right, Professor--"
Hermione listened carefully to the movement at the door, and after confirming that no one suddenly broke in, she turned her head and rubbed the tarnished time turner under the pillow, bit her lip and handed it to Professor Blaine.
"Professor, this time turner. I don't know why, but it suddenly cracked after last night. It lost its function-"
Hermione's shoulders twitched and she said,
"I'm afraid I've gotten myself into big trouble. The Ministry of Magic has very strict control over the Time Turner. They will definitely pursue it and find out what I did with it."
"Can you fix it, Professor Blaine!"
Seeing Professor Blaine taking the converter from Hermione's hand and playing with it in front of his eyes, Harry couldn't help but interrupt.
"I will find a way to solve this problem--"
Professor Brain gave a very strange answer. He did not tell them whether he had the ability to repair the time turner. He only said that he could solve the problem, and he took away the broken time turner.
However, with Professor Blaine's guarantee, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were not worried at all that Blaine would not be able to fulfill his promise.
"Speaking of which, Professor Lupine is actually a werewolf--"
Ron gasped and shivered.
"This is terrible. Dumbledore always likes to do such unexpected things."
"He's safe, Ron—"
Harry retorted,
"Since all the professors know the identity of Professor Lupin, then this is enough to prove that he is harmless. Like Sirius, he is a friend of my parents. He has never wanted to harm us-"
"I know--"
Ron muttered,
"But you have all seen what it looks like when a werewolf goes crazy. To be honest, I think Professor Brain is right. Leaving is a good thing for everyone."
(End of chapter)
