Chapter 218: Time Magic and the Time-Turner

Chapter 218: Time Magic and the Time-Turner

"This lady, you can eat carelessly, but you can't speak carelessly.

I don't even know this Sirius Black, nor do I have any familial relationship with him, so why would I help him?

If you had just asked Mr. Scrimgeour about my background, you wouldn't have made such a foolish assumption."

George looked up and down at the chubby middle-aged witch dressed all in pink, more or less guessing her identity, and said rudely:

"And what's so difficult about inventing new magic? I already invented flying magic when I was in first year, and now I've invented magic that can kill Dementors — what's so strange about that?

Don't compare your useless pig brain to a magical genius like me."

White wings spread behind his back, and golden light emitted from the Domain of Light surrounding him, making George look like a holy deity.

Not only the young wizards who gathered around, but even the Aurors looked somewhat dazed.

At this moment, George was no longer the same first-year student. His strength no longer needed much disguise.

When it's time to be arrogant, be arrogant. There's no need to endure others' tempers.

Let alone a mere Umbridge — even Dumbledore, he no longer needed to tread carefully around.

The key was that he claimed these spells were self-created, and no one could refute him, because these spells did not belong to this world; no one else could perform them.

"You… you…"

Hearing a second-year student dare to speak to her — the Deputy Minister of Magic — like this, Umbridge was so angry it looked like steam would come out of her hair.

Scrimgeour, on the other hand, was greatly pleased to see Umbridge getting humiliated.

In his heart, he deeply looked down on Umbridge, who had no real skill, only rose through currying favor, bootlicking, networking, and sending Galleons.

"Since it was an accident, then let it go. Rest well, everyone — the train is about to depart. In less than an hour, we'll be arriving at Hogsmeade Station."

"No, this boy killed a Dementor—"

Umbridge wasn't willing to let it go so easily, but was interrupted before she could finish.

"Deputy Minister, you must understand, we haven't found Sirius Black.

Stopping the Hogwarts Express without authorization and letting Dementors search the carriages — the Minister has to personally apologize to Dumbledore for that.

If you continue to trouble this student, I'm afraid it'll be even harder for the Minister to handle things."

Without Dumbledore's permission, sending Dementors to search the Hogwarts Express — if they had actually found Sirius Black, there would be no argument. But the fact was, nothing had been found. How awkward.

Not only Dumbledore — when the parents of the students found out, they would definitely cause a stir.

Continuing to test Dumbledore's limits now would be something the Minister absolutely wouldn't want to see.

Dumbledore's influence in the wizarding world was no joke.

And since Sirius Black hadn't been found on the Hogwarts Express, the next step in the plan was to station Dementors at every entrance to the school, to prevent him from entering.

If they angered Dumbledore and he refused to cooperate, then the next step of the plan would be hard to implement.

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Umbridge said no more, gave a cold snort, and Apparated away.

They were not yet within the anti-Apparition boundaries of Hogwarts Castle, so Apparition was still possible.

"George, well done. Study hard at Hogwarts — you'll surely become a great wizard like Dumbledore."

Seeing Umbridge leave, Scrimgeour reached out and patted George on the shoulder.

He hadn't expected that the child who had once been adopted and abused by a Dark wizard would possess such terrifying magical talent, and to have grown this much in just one year.

"I'll do my best!"

George retracted his wings and the light magic and nodded.

Scrimgeour and the Aurors withdrew. The train restarted, and George instantly became the center of attention among all the young wizards.

For the next hour, young wizards kept passing by his compartment, pretending to glance casually inside.

Even students from other compartments who had heard the news came over.

At the same time, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and other friends came to his compartment to ask what had happened. Only then did he learn that Harry had not been attacked by the Dementors.

Apparently, the Dementors hadn't yet reached the compartment where Harry was hiding, and had instead been drawn to George's side and then scared off.

Of course, this minor change made no real difference to him.

The Hogwarts Express soon arrived at its destination. First-year students, following tradition, took boats to the castle, while the others rode in carriages drawn by Thestrals.

Upon arrival at the castle, they went directly to the Great Hall, where the sorting ceremony took place just like the previous year. However, before the feast, Dumbledore addressed several matters.

The most important was that Dementors would be stationed at all the entrances to the school until Sirius Black was captured. He advised all students not to provoke them.

Secondly, he introduced the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Remus John Lupin, and the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Rubeus Hagrid.

After the feast, George was preparing to return to the Slytherin common room when he saw Professor McGonagall calling Hermione over alone — and then he himself was stopped by Snape.

"Head of House, is there something you need?"

George followed Snape toward the hall's staircase, already having some guesses in his mind.

Snape didn't hide anything and said directly:

"Dumbledore wants to see you. He'd like to understand in detail what happened on the train."

"Oh? What about Hermione?"

George looked over at Hermione being led away by Professor McGonagall, a puzzled expression on his face.

If this was about the train, it didn't make sense to bring Hermione — bringing Ginny, Colin, or Luna would be more appropriate. Hermione hadn't been in the same compartment as him.

Snape glanced toward Hermione and replied:

"She's not going to the Headmaster's office. Professor McGonagall has something to discuss with her privately. It's a good thing — no need to worry."

Hearing this, George immediately realized: Professor McGonagall was probably giving Hermione the Time-Turner.

The Time-Turner — the most overpowered magical item in this world — could reset time and go back up to five hours. It was created based on the Time Reversal Charm.

In the original story, Hermione and Harry used the Time-Turner to go back five hours and save Sirius Black and Buckbeak.

As for time magic, he had read many books on the subject.

Without exception, all the magical books emphasized that time magic was extremely dangerous and unstable.

A single misstep could kill both your past and future selves, erasing you completely from existence — and possibly even affecting your descendants and other wizards.

(End of Chapter)