The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Professor McGonagall watched Hermione put the time turner around her neck, and then told her a few restrictions and taboos on its use. Hermione listened carefully and muttered the words.

"Yordle, I'm sorry, there is only one time turner, and I plan to let Miss Granger keep it." After the instruction, Professor McGonagall looked at Tom, with a trace of apology in his eyes, "The Ministry of Magic is only open for one day. They feel that the more they send out, the higher the risk of getting out of control, and the two of them can supervise each other when they use it together - they found out that you are from the same college."

Tom nodded, with no emotion in his heart. Whether it was kept by him or Hermione, there was essentially no difference.

Professor McGonagall sent the two of them out of the office. After leaving the office, the two walked together on the way to Ravenclaw Tower.

"Tom, if you want to hold it, I can give you this time turner." Hermione stopped Tom and took out the hourglass pendant from her chest.

"But Professor McGonagall asked you to keep it." Tom didn't care, but he was still very happy to see Hermione react like this. It is a happy thing that the two of them can maintain the same front.

Hermione's face turned slightly red, "Rules are dead, but people are alive. If I leave them to you, I won't have to worry."

Tom held the hourglass that was warm to his hands, looked at it for a moment, and then gently put it down, "What's the difference between you holding it and me holding it?"

[Time turner (four stars): A magical creation refined by an alchemist, which can travel through time and space. Every time the hourglass is turned once, time will go back one hour. But looking back more than five hours will cause unpredictable harm. It is an imperfect alchemical creation.

It's a pity that even the refining method of this imperfect time turner has been lost.

Note: Those who try to use a time turner to change history are like those who fish for the moon in the water. Those who use it are not so much changers of history as they are observers of history]

The two walked slowly down the corridors of Hogwarts.

"What happened to that newspaper on the train?" Hermione asked about what happened on the train. She was also curious why there was a non-magical newspaper in Tom's bag, and it seemed to be relevant. The adventures during the summer vacation are related.

Tom took the newspaper out of his arms and handed it to Hermione. The above is a brief message, probably talking about the discovery of an emerald slab among the treasures that Dr. Hunter brought back with several lines of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on it. Many Muggle journalists immediately hyped this slate as Jade Record.

"But Jade Record and Menis are not from the same era at all," Hermione said with a frown.

Tom nodded, agreeing with Hermione's statement. He felt extremely ridiculous when he saw the news for the first time, and even thought that these newspapers were clickbait.

What is Cuiyulu? It is a jade tablet that records all the secrets of alchemy. In 1900 BC. The Egyptian pharaoh Hermes, his legendary father, the god Thoth, and Hermes' eldest son, the high priest Tate, merged into one, becoming the "god Hermes". This god condensed the knowledge of alchemy into 13 sentences, which were carved on an emerald slab and passed down to the world. People call this text "Cuiyulu". In the Middle Ages, alchemists would have a copy of the Jade Book hanging above their workshops, which was their final guide in alchemy.

But the problem is that the Cuiyulu was produced in 1900 BC. Menes was active in 3100 BC. The First Dynasty he founded ended in 2850 BC. Even if the Second Dynasty, which also belongs to the Early Dynasty era, is included, , it only extends to 2686 BC, which is still 700 years apart from the birth of Cuiyulu!

Well, the time of the birth of Cuiyulu was divided into the 12th Dynasty of Egypt. How could jade be discovered in the tomb of Menes? This is as outrageous as digging out the imperial seal of the First Emperor from the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor.

But when Tom thought about it again, he felt that there seemed to be a possibility. Because his idea just now has a premise, that is, the Jade Record was completed independently by Pharaoh Hermes - but what if it wasn't? What if Pharaoh Hermes had consulted the works of his predecessors? Tom felt that the legendary Cuiyulu, like the "Book of Changes" and "Shangshu", was a summary of the wisdom of the predecessors by later generations.

The stone slab that Sara brought out from the Pyramid of Menes is most likely the prototype of the Jade Record, which is consistent with his previous mission prompts.

He was also surprised before. The mission prompts said that it was possible to obtain the secret of alchemy by going to the ruins of the ancient city. However, he did not encounter the so-called "opportunity" in the pyramid. Regarding alchemy, he also asked Menes himself, but Menes told him that it was his talent - there was really no way around it, this thing was innate. Just like facing a math problem, a top student can tell you the answer, but he can't teach you the ability to know how to do it at a glance.

But now it seems like things are turning around? Regarding the jade tablet, Tom decided to take it and ask Menes himself. This is also the simplest and most direct way. Although it sounds a bit strange, if you want to know the origin of the burial objects, asking the tomb owner directly is definitely a good choice.

"Never mind it, just ask Menis later and prepare a gift before visiting him next time." Tom ended the topic.

"I don't really want to go back yet," Hermione put her hands behind her back, stretched out one foot, drew a semicircle on the ground like a compass, and turned her head to look at Tom.

"Where did you hide the real Hermione?" Tom jokingly grabbed Hermione's arm and let her snuggle into his arms, "The real Hermione wouldn't hang out outside the lounge after curfew. .”

"Oops!" Hermione squirmed, then let Tom do as he pleased, "There must be a lot of people in the bathroom now. I don't want to squeeze in with them, so I might as well go back later."

The two walked to Ravenclaw Tower, but only went up the stairs, not to the door to the common room. They sat down by a small window and looked at the stars in the night sky.

"Cold?"

"It's not cold."

But Hermione still squeezed into Tom's arms.

"Can you find the Big Dipper?" Hermione glanced sideways at Tom, and without waiting for his reply, she pointed out the seven stars in the night sky and made two gestures.

"Look, Tom, there are seven of them in a row, like—"

"Like a spoon."

"That's right!" Hermione laughed happily.

"You asked me a question, and I want to test you," Tom's eyes were fixed on a star. "It ranks fifth in brightness in the night sky and is the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere. Which star is it?"

Let’s talk about what I want to say. It’s just a bit of gossip and has nothing to do with the main text.

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I understand very well that the novel I wrote is not gold, and I cannot expect everyone to like it—even gold is not liked by everyone, so it is very normal for some readers not to like this book. But is it too much for you to criticize my book for every chapter I post and belittle me as useless?

I took a look at your past comments. Good guy, you got a lot of comments... You are a rhythm master.

Negative reviews are one-sided opinions put forward by one person, but they will give other readers a bad impression - commonly known as being out of tune. What's even more tragic is that it's hard for the scolded author to talk back, because he's really sophistical and always has his own set of weird logic. In fact, if you read the book carefully about the problems it pointed out, you will find that I have solved them in the book. However, it just doesn't want to read the book seriously. It just wants to export its own emotions and set the pace in other books.

A guy who doesn't want to pay to read, but also wants to criticize the author when he writes, and even wants to ruin my popularity with the outside world, is the most annoying thing. So I sincerely request this troll, please stop reading my books and just pretend that the author Ha Dadi does not exist, okay?

Please do not click in to view my current and future works. Thanks. And I promise, as long as you show up, I will definitely "see you off". If you don't like me, OK, I don't want to see you either. I will keep your ID in mind.

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I was disgusted by the trolls and made random comments.

by Ha Dadi