Hogwarts Homecoming

Hogshead Pub, Hogsmeade.

The flickering flames left flickering light and shadow on every face, and people looked at Harry who raised his hand with confusion in their eyes.

Harry's wrist is glowing

Oh, no, to be precise, it was the gold watch Harry was wearing.

"Throw that watch out, Harry!"

Sirius' expression changed, and he yelled, stepping forward to peel off Harry's watch.

In the bar, many people were shouting this.

From last night to tonight, people have experienced so many changes in this day that everyone's nerves are tense to the extreme and they are unable to think rationally.

"Wait, Sirius!"

Dumbledore shouted sharply, stepped forward quickly, pushed Sirius away, and took Harry's hand with the watch in his hands.

His sharp gaze broke through the cloudy blue eyes, and Dumbledore stared at the watch on Harry's wrist.

This gold watch is undergoing some changes. It seems that certain conditions have been met, so the magic inside is triggered.

"If I remember correctly, Harry—"

Dumbledore asked seriously,

"Amosta gave you this watch, right?"

Harry didn't say anything yet, but Sirius was stunned, including Severus.

Yes, this watch was given to Harry by Amosta, and they all knew about it.

So, in other words, there is no danger?

Harry blinked, then nodded.

This is indeed the case. At the end of his third year, Professor Brain gave him this gold watch.

Many people knew it, but he never told Professor Dumbledore. Of course, Professor Dumbledore always knew everything, so it was not a particularly strange thing for him to know.

People gathered around and stared curiously at Harry's wrist.

The gold watch continues to shine and undergo complex magical changes.

It peeled off from Harry's wrist automatically, and with a crisp 'click' sound, its shape slowly changed.

About a minute later, a brand new golden object appeared in Harry's palm.

hiss.

Many people gasped. They stared at the thing in Harry's hand, and the doubts in their eyes were not resolved, but in fact became more intense.

"Time Converter"

Professor McGonagall looked at the golden gadget in Harry's hand in confusion, and then looked at Harry's equally confused face.

Suddenly, Professor McGonagall, who thought of something, looked at Hermione and saw a shocked face.

"Hermione?"

Hermione's shoulders trembled suddenly, and her brown eyes regained consciousness.

She picked up the golden chain of the time turner and looked at the dial with the hourglass embedded in it under the firelight.

"That's right--"

Hermione nodded to Professor McGonagall, then looked at Professor Dumbledore and said softly, but her expression was still confused,

"This is the one I applied for, but it's broken?"

Hermione stared into Professor Dumbledore's eyes, having no time to feel sad that those blue eyes were not as clear as before.

"Professor, my converter broke. It broke when we arrived in the Forbidden Forest with Greyback and those werewolves that night."

"What happened next?"

Dumbledore nodded slightly and looked at Hermione intently.

"later."

Hermione and Harry looked at each other, their eyes wandering,

"I'm afraid that I will be punished by the Ministry of Magic. The time turner is very valuable. Professor Brain took it away. He said he would help me negotiate with the Ministry of Magic -"

"It does happen!"

Hagrid screamed, attracting everyone's attention.

"Professor Brain went with me to find Minister Bones. She was still the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at that time and I went with him."

Hagrid glanced sideways at Draco.

"He helped me find Minister Bones to solve Buckbeak's problem. He mentioned Hermione's time-turner. He, uh, said it was Greyback who broke it."

Hagrid was happy that he could still remember this. He took a breath and looked into Professor Dumbledore's eyes and said,

"Secretary Bones then decided not to pursue it."

"That's right--"

Professor McGonagall looked at Hermione and nodded.

"Miss Granger handed me a statement. Amosta and I both signed it. To be honest, I didn't expect the Ministry of Magic to be so generous in this matter."

"So--"

Dumbledore stared into Harry's eyes,

"Why did Amosta repair Hermione's Time-Turner and give it to you disguised as a watch, Harry?"

Harry felt like his thoughts were turning into mush.

He never imagined that he had been wearing Hermione's converter as a watch for two years, and he could still remember Hermione's fear when she broke the converter!

"I don't know, Professor—"

Harry gasped, with a hint of panic in his voice.

"Professor Brain gave it to me as a thank you gift, I don't know."

"Thank you?"

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and stared at Harry with stern eyes.

"What kind of thank you gift?"

Harry looked at Hermione and then at Ron. Ron's face also changed slightly, and he put his hands into his pockets.

Harry knew that Ron was fingering his coin in his pocket.

"When I was in second grade, it was the time when the secret room was opened."

Harry felt his heart beating fast. With his wisdom, he also realized that Professor Blaine giving them gifts was not that simple!

"Professor Blaine said that I, Hermione and Ron helped him solve the Chamber of Secrets. Therefore, he wanted to express his gratitude to us and gave us a gift——"

Dumbledore's lips suddenly tightened, and his eyes became sharp.

"That was the year Amosta was just invited back to Hogwarts."

He turned to look at Ron and Hermione, and Ron, who had already expected this, tremblingly took out his beloved Merlin coin issued to commemorate the "Wizard's Secrecy Act."

"That's right. That's right."

Dumbledore took the coin from Ron and looked at it carefully.

Check out the 16-9 book bar to see the correct version!

"I can feel Amosta's magic in it. So, what will it do?"

"Mine is a book."

When Professor Dumbledore's eyes came over, Hermione immediately said,

"But I left it in the dormitory."

"Oh, that's not a problem, Hermione -"

Dumbledore said gently, raising his wand and waving it.

People waited anxiously in oppressive silence. About a minute later, the sound of breaking through the air came from the darkness.

Snap!

A gilded magic book with a worn cover fell on Dumbledore's open palm.

"This is it."

Hermione immediately affirmed. It was a book that had accompanied her through many evenings over two years, and she was unmistakable.

"Oh, it looks like"

Dumbledore squinted at the "Simplified Theory of Ancient Curses" by Euric Gamp, and Grindelwald also walked over.

"What's your opinion, Gail?"

Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald.

"No trace of magic."

Grindelwald lowered his silver eyes and said calmly.

"I agree with you. Then, Amosta keep it!"

Dumbledore frowned slightly and opened the cover of the book. His eyes were fixed on the first page, a line of dates written in blue ink!

"Hermione, the date is."

Dumbledore asked softly.

"I don't know, Professor—"

Hermione knew what Professor Dumbledore was asking without reading the book. She was too familiar with the book.

Her eyes flickered suddenly and Hermione said,

"The date was on it when Professor Brain gave it to me--"

"Yeah."

Dumbledore lowered his head and looked at the date. His face was obscured by shadows and his expression could not be seen.

"Ron, Hermione, did you also receive your gifts when you were in third grade?"

"Before the end of the second year, Professor Dumbledore——"

Ron said,

"In the campus hospital. We were injured in the Chamber of Secrets, so we were admitted to the campus hospital before the end of the semester. Professor Blaine brought a gift for Hermione and I. Well, he told Harry at the time that he would give it to him too. Gift. But it will take some time--"

Ron looked at Harry, who nodded.

Yes, Professor Brain did say that.

"Oh, really."

Dumbledore suddenly smiled without meaning.

You already knew some of what was going to happen at that time, right Amosta?

Dumbledore felt a faint emotion in his heart. He raised his head, and his old face was exposed to the firelight again.

"Now it's clear what Amosta wants us to do—"

Dumbledore looked at the uneasy Harry, Ron, and Hermione in front of him.

"Amosta wants you to go back in time."

"There's something. Maybe you want to know."

In the deathly silence, the pale Draco's gray eyes flashed with panic, and he said to Dumbledore.