The Bard at Hogwarts

The hall, inside the pumpkin carriage.

The floating candlelight emits a warm glow, and the candlelight jumps on the walls of the pumpkin carriage, casting mottled shadows.

When the two are alone, the pumpkin carriage seems to have really played its role. The quiet and warm little room always has a charming atmosphere.

Hermione sat on the other side of the pumpkin carriage, supporting her chin with both hands, staring at the opposite side in a trance. Even if there is no chat, just sitting together quietly makes her feel happy and joyful for a long time.

Compared with Hermione, Ino is much more rational at this moment.

Under the illumination of the old oil lamp, he saw a masterpiece, a complex and precise pattern carved entirely by alchemical magic patterns.

Under the oil lamp, the internal alchemical circuit of the time converter is a perfect circle as a whole, and the outer circle is divided into 12 equal scales. At first glance, it looks like a clock face hanging on the wall.

In the center of the circle, there is a smaller and more complex hexagonal magic pattern circuit.

When Ino saw this hexagonal loop for the first time, he had a feeling that this seemed to be the core of the entire time converter.

And the 12 equally divided loops were somewhat similar to coordinates.

At the same time, a picture emerged in his mind. It was the forest tower he saw in midair during his adventure with the Grimm brothers, and the twelve black coffins under the tower.

The magical thing is that it is also a tower related to time, and the magic of time reversal is also found in the tower.

"It would have been nice to have this oil lamp earlier..."

Ino felt a little regretful.

The oil lamp came too late. This kind of prop similar to the rules is really easy to use.

There is only one rule for the oil lamp: illuminate the illusion and discover the truth. No matter how complicated the object is, as long as it hides a secret, it can discover its hidden side.

Although he felt regretful, Ino also knew that these things were not something that could be forced by human power.

Although the fantasy world has changed in recent years, there are fewer fairy tales and folk tales. But no matter how the story changes, the essence of the miracle itself remains unchanged -

Simple and selfless kindness will eventually be rewarded.

The purer the intention, the richer the reward.

The oil lamp is the best example, otherwise, how could Aunt Julia, an ordinary peasant woman, have such a precious thing.

However, when thinking about the change of story types, Ino also had some speculations.

It is nothing more than the increase of age, and it is no longer suitable to enter the fairy tale.

The most classic example is the story of Narnia.

In the second part of the sequel, Peter and Susan are missing from the four protagonists. The reason is very simple, just because the two of them have grown up, they have lost the qualification to enter Narnia.

Of course, this is just speculation.

…

In the pumpkin carriage.

Although thinking, Ino did not forget the present.

In order to record the precious information as soon as possible, he turned his head and said to the void beside him:

"Fed! Send me my camera."

"Fed? Faded and withered?" Hermione's eyes flashed with curiosity.

"Well, I named the phoenix." Ino nodded, then looked at Hermione apologetically.

"Sorry, I can't let you see it. The phoenix born in despair is not suitable to appear in public places. Professor Dumbledore also instructed on this point."

"It's nothing. Not every Gryffindor is full of curiosity." As she said that, Hermione sat up slightly and leaned back inadvertently.

However, with this inadvertent action, a bumpy curve appeared in Ino's sight, but he soon shifted his gaze somewhat unnaturally.

The last time I saw Hermione in casual clothes was during the summer vacation. I really didn't expect that everything had changed significantly in just half a year.

Seeing Ino's subconsciously dodging eyes, Hermione's eyes flashed with a hint of joy. Isn't this the purpose of her choosing to wear this knitted sweater? Just like answering questions in class, advantages should be actively displayed.

In three years, although she never joined the chat in the dormitory, what she heard every day was enough to understand some things, especially in terms of understanding boys' minds.

After all, more than 80% of the topics in the girls' dormitory are about boys.

Compared with Hermione's inner drama, Ino's thoughts are much simpler.

While admiring the nutritional combination of the Hogwarts kitchen, he also lamented the genes of European girls.

At the same time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to fall into a dilemma, Fide came to the rescue in time.

A blue light suddenly flashed in the air.

A five-inch Polaroid camera appeared out of thin air in the pumpkin carriage.

As if he had found a step, Ino picked up the camera and took a lot of photos of the time converter.

At the same time, Hermione looked at the photos on the table and asked her doubts: "Why do you take so many photos from the same angle?"

"Can't you see it?" Ino suddenly raised his head.

"What do you see?" Hermione was a little confused. Aren't these photos close-ups of the time converter, almost every one is the same.

"It's really unreasonable!" Hearing Hermione's answer, Ino sighed and looked at the old oil lamp beside him.

He now understood that some things seemed to be exclusive to one person, just like the harassment fly that Luna mentioned, which could probably only be seen by Luna.

"Is it unreasonable?" Hermione raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, it's too unreasonable, there is no logic at all." Ino continued the topic.

However, he soon realized that Hermione's tone sounded strange, and he couldn't help but look up.

The bright brown eyes seemed to be covered by a sudden haze.

Hermione bit her lips gently, and the whole person looked a little aggrieved and stubborn.

In fact, Hermione was a little sad now. If someone else said that she was unreasonable, she would just ignore it arrogantly, but being called unreasonable by Ino always made her feel sour.

"Oh, sorry! I didn't mean you!" Seeing this scene, he knew that Hermione had misunderstood.

"Remember Flourish and Blotts? At that time, you and Harry couldn't see the "Invisible Book of Invisibility" either."

Hearing this explanation, Hermione's expression turned from cloudy to sunny, and she thought of the meaning of unreasonable.

"You mean that only you can see it? Even if it is taken as a photo, what I see is still completely different from what you see? So... so unreasonable?"

After thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of a suitable adjective, so she could only continue to use unreasonable.

"I'm afraid that's it!" Ino shrugged, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Human nature is like this. Although the slogan is that everyone is equal, everyone wants to be the most special one.

"Then you are really unreasonable!" Hermione raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of playfulness in her eyes.

"It's not that I am unreasonable, it's... Well, forget it! Just treat me as unreasonable."

Ino leaned against the pumpkin wall carelessly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

This expression seemed to be a silent statement: Whatever you do, I don't care.

"Hahaha, now I believe you are really unreasonable!" Hermione covered her mouth and chuckled.

The fatigue caused by the time converter in recent days seemed to be swept away.