Chapter 337 The true face of the thief
“Accident?”
Zuo Si leaned forward slightly with a curious look in his eyes.
Since the Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic adopts the "Silent Man" system, all the most cutting-edge magical research does not have any paper records and is entirely recorded in the brains of the relevant project leaders.
When he is about to retire, he will extract all this memory through the pensieve and hand it over to his successor, while he will completely forget it.
In other words, everything that happened in the Time Hall, as well as the past records of the use of time reversal spells, were entirely in Professor Crocker's mind.
Other people within the Ministry of Magic, including the Minister himself, are unknown.
As for the information released to the outside world, 80% of it has been heavily deleted and reprocessed, and no core secrets will be revealed at all.
Professor Crocker nodded solemnly: "Yes, a very, very terrible accident.
Although I cannot reveal the specific process and details to you, but I can tell you that the witch did not simply travel through time once, but at least fifty times
And almost every time span exceeds thirty years.
The final reason for this result was not who she killed during time travel, but what she revealed to herself, her parents, her grandfather, and her ancestors about the future at different points throughout time. A major event occurs.
This idiot, who has no logical thinking ability at all, is eager to change the decline and decline of his family in this way.
Did you know that if someone goes back in time and desires to change an established fact that has already happened, they usually will not succeed.
Because no matter what you do, there will be various accidents and coincidences, causing the thing you want to change to eventually evolve into its original result.
In the Hall of Time, we call this phenomenon Divine Asylum.
That is, everything that has happened on the timeline has a great power unknown to us protecting them from being easily changed.
But the problem is that if someone continues to cause destruction on a timeline related to himself, then a terrible chain reaction will occur.
Just like if you throw a stone into a lake, it will only create a ripple that quickly disappears, but if you drop multiple stones at the same time, the ripples will collide with each other.
No one knows what the principle is, and no one knows the operating mechanism behind it.
But one thing is certain, and that is that the past, present, and future will all change as a result.
In order to deal with the disaster caused by the witch, fifteen people from the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic died, and three people disappeared inexplicably.
If you include Muggles, the affected population exceeds 100,000, and a town with a history of hundreds of years has been completely wiped off the map.
Fortunately, something like this has only happened once so far, otherwise I don’t know what the world would be like. ”
Nervous!
anxiety!
Fear!
From the expression on Professor Crocker's face, it is not difficult to see how incredible the threat posed by this incident, which was treated lightly by the wizarding world in a few words, was.
What's more, this incident is also the dividing line for the Ministry of Magic's attitude towards the time reversal spell to turn 180 degrees.
Before this, any capable wizard could study the spell and travel through time at will.
But after that, the Ministry of Magic issued a series of laws prohibiting all this.
Not only that!
Even the time reversal spell has completely disappeared from various books and notes.
Even the top magic schools in Europe like Hogwarts do not have any records in this regard.
The strictness of its control far exceeds the three unforgivable curses and advanced black magic such as fire and Horcrux.
"That's it! No wonder after this incident, the Ministry of Magic used an almost unreasonable and tough attitude to erase the existence of this spell." Zuo Si touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.
As someone who has mastered the time reversal spell, of course he is very aware of the amazing destructive power contained in this spell.
With just a little in-depth development, a terrifying magic like [Reversal of a Thousand Years] can be produced, so its huge potential is self-evident.
The only problem is that the spell is too complex and the structure is not stable at all.
Neither Zuo Si nor Professor Crocker, who has studied this spell for almost his whole life, is 100% sure that it can be controlled.
The time turner is a spell that removes the core part that can freely control time, and only pursues a castrated version that can briefly return to the past.
“There is no way around this. Except for the Hall of Time, there is no other place in the world where you can safely study time reversal spells. But now, the enchantment in the Hall of Time has been blocked due to an unknown reason. The cause collapsed, so all related research had to be stopped. If nothing else happens, the Ministry of Magic will not restart this project."
When saying this, Professor Crocker said with a tone of voice. With a trace of regret and loneliness.
After all, he had studied time magic all his life, but in the end he didn't even have a place to work, so it was inevitable that he would feel a little desolate.
However, as the culprit, Zuo Si obviously did not feel guilty at all. Instead, he continued to ask with great interest: "Since you have been studying time magic all your life, you should be very familiar with the various precautions of time travel? ”
Crocker responded with a wry smile: "I can't say I understand it, but after so many years of research in the Time Hall of the Department of Mysteries, I have come up with some rules."
"Oh? If someone from the future The thief uses time magic to come to the present and steals something, and the owner uses time magic to return to the moment when the thing was stolen. What will happen if two travelers who are not supposed to be at a different time meet each other? "
Zuo Si went around in circles for a long time and finally asked the question that had been bothering him.
In fact, he had long thought of using time magic to return to the moment the scroll was lost and intercept the thief directly.
Considering that the time coherence of this world is stronger than that of other time and space, and there are many "pitfalls", I have never chosen to take action.
Such a "weird" question instantly stunned Professor Crocker. He lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally said in an uncertain tone: "Two time travellers meet? I have never encountered such a situation. Been there.
But based on previous experience, there are just a few outcomes in this situation.
First, the two sides went to war, and one side killed the other without alerting anyone. , and then had a certain impact on the entire timeline, but it was not dramatic;
Second, the same war started, and one of them killed the other, but it alarmed many people, especially the owner and the past This will have a very drastic impact and even lead to changes in some future results.
Third, the two sides did not go to war, and the thief took the initiative to hand over the stolen goods in exchange for not being punished. There will be no impact on the timeline.”
"What if the thief is also the owner from the future?" Zuo Si touched his chin and continued to ask.
After all, if you want to travel through time, you must fully understand the various possible situations and consequences.
“If this is the case, the most likely possibility is that the owner returns to the past and discovers that the thief is actually him, thus forming a new time closed loop, and there will be no two time travellers.”
< br>This time, Professor Crocker gave the answer without even thinking.
He is indeed an expert who has studied time magic all his life, and is well aware of the possible situations that may arise during time travel.
"Time... is really an interesting power. Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions."
After getting what he wanted, Zuo Si stood up and ended the conversation. .
Crocker responded with a smile: "You're welcome. Anyway, I can't do research now. If you can enter the Ministry of Magic and pick up the baton, I will be very happy to store it in my mind. Hand over those secrets and live out your old age."
"Haha, let's forget it. I have no interest in working in the Ministry of Magic. It's just a waste of time and life," Zuo Si said with no concealment in his tone. of contempt.
How to say...
Looking at the world from a modern perspective, the British Ministry of Magic still exists because the number of wizards is relatively small and they basically do not need much care.
Otherwise, ruling the country with such an inefficient organizational form will inevitably cause a series of serious economic and social problems, and it will probably only be as bad as those black uncles in Africa.
Professor Crocker has worked in the Department of Mysteries all his life. Of course, it is impossible for him to not know what the senior bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic are, so he just smiled and shook his head, then turned and left.
In his eyes, this is just a sign of youthfulness and vigour. Almost half an hour later, Zuo Si ended his trip to the Ministry of Magic and went straight to the house where he first settled.
He didn't even pay attention to the thick layer of dust that had accumulated on the ground because no one had cleaned it for a long time. Without saying a word, he waved his wand and used the time reversal spell.
In an instant!
The scene in front of me began to twist and regress at a speed that could not be described in words. In the blink of an eye, everything suddenly stopped.
"Father, where are we?" Phoenix asked, tilting his head.
It is estimated that the relationship was just born. He is full of curiosity about everything around him.
"We took a short time travel, going back to the past almost half a year ago. Remember, no matter what you see or happen for a while, never act rashly. Because you are not yet born at this time point, so no matter what you do, Everything will have a certain impact," Zuo Si explained patiently.
“I understand.” Phoenix agreed without hesitation.
Just like that, one person and one bird instantly apparated and disappeared in place.
The next second...
They appeared directly at the gate of the castle in the mountains.
Zuo Si lowered his head and glanced at the watch to confirm that it was the correct time. He quickly raised the corners of his mouth and murmured to himself: "Come on, let me see who you are and what your purpose is."
The words have not yet been spoken!
He then saw a guy who looked exactly like himself running out of it in a hurry.
This man looked very nervous, and was holding a wand tightly in his hand. He was obviously planning to use apparation to escape immediately after escaping from the castle's influence.
But unfortunately, before he could run far, he saw Zuo Si standing not far ahead.
"You...why are you here?!"
The thief's face suddenly changed, his whole body was trembling slightly, and he was obviously very scared.
Zuo Si smiled and asked: "You can go back to the past, why can't I?
Don't forget, from the moment you stole the scroll, you were actually exposed to me
As long as this time point exists, I can travel back and capture you at any time.
But to be honest, I really didn't expect that the thief would be you, dear Master Draco Malfoy.
If you don't mind, could you tell me where you got the hair, nails, or scraps of my skin that you mixed into the Polyjuice Potion?
Where did you learn how to enter the doomsday bunker?
Most importantly, how did you gain the ability to time travel? Who is telling you to do this? ”
With the power of true seeing, Zuo Si effortlessly saw through the thief’s true face hidden under the polyjuice potion.
I have to say that this result is really surprising.
Although he had made many guesses about the identity of the thief before, such as Voldemort, Professor Crocker, and even himself from the future.
But I never thought it would be Master Malfoy who did it.
Malfoy, who maintained the appearance of Zuo Si, was obviously nervous about being recognized at a glance. While tightly holding the seal scroll he had just stolen in his hand, he shouted in a trembling voice: "Don't Come here! If you come here, I will release the monsters sealed here!"
"Hahahaha! Dear Malfoy, do you know what is sealed in the scroll?" Zuo Si couldn't help but yell. Laugh.
Obviously, he didn't think the other party had the ability to open the seal.
What's more, now that the Phoenix God is suppressing the formation, it won't matter even if the evil god Atropal is released.
"No matter what it is, it will certainly pose a threat to you." Malfoy said fiercely.
Zuo Si raised his arm and made a please gesture: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's start! Believe me, if that thing is released, the first person it will deal with will definitely not be me, but me. I want to kill you, the one holding the scroll, first. What's more, since I can seal it once, I can seal it a second time and a third time."
Master Malfoy obviously hesitated.
Because he has no idea what is sealed in the scroll and what the consequences will be if it is released.
The tense nerves and huge psychological pressure made the young man begin to sweat profusely, and his eyes showed struggle.
But at this moment, the effect of the polyjuice potion disappeared.
In a short time, Draco changed from a boy who looked exactly like Zuo Si to a middle-aged uncle who looked to be in his early forties.
"Wow! It's unbelievable. Dear Malfoy, what makes you take such risks at this age?" Zuo Si's eyes widened in surprise.
He originally thought that the Draco Malfoy in front of him should be around sixteen or seventeen years old, and he had to accept this dangerous task due to the threat of the resurrected Voldemort.
But now it seems that the situation is much more complicated than expected.
It is not surprising to know that teenagers in their teens and twenties dare to take risks, but when a middle-aged uncle with a family and children on his shoulders chooses to take risks, there must be a reason why he has to do so.
"Sorry, I can't say anything."
Malfoy pursed his lips and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Are you being coerced? Your family was kidnapped? Or is something happening in the future that makes you want to use the monster sealed in this scroll to save the situation?" Zuo Si narrowed his eyes and probed.
But Malfoy just shook his head: "Don't ask, I really can't say anything. I know that I can't be your opponent at all, so if you want to kill me, then do it Right."
"Kill you? No, no, no, I won't kill you." Zuo Si walked forward, grabbed the scroll that sealed the evil, and waved his hand bluntly. "You can leave now. Go home and don't think about this thing again. Believe me, no matter what happens in the future, releasing it is not a wise choice."
"Just let me go. ? Are you sure!" Malfoy seemed completely unable to believe what he heard.
"What else? If I ask you something and you won't tell me, and I don't want to kill you, I have no choice but to let you go." Zuo Si deliberately shrugged as if you were embarrassing me. shrugged his shoulders.
Through several concealed detection spells just now, he discovered that a mark had been branded on Malfoy's soul.
Maybe it is some kind of mark, or it may be a magical contract...
In short, if you push too hard, it will probably cause damage to the soul or even collapse.
In addition, this incident happened at least twenty or thirty years later, so there is no need to be too anxious.
A very complicated expression appeared on Malfoy's face, and it took a full minute before he said: "Thank you! Counting this time, I owe you four lives."
"It sounds like we will get along well in the future?" Zuo Si raised his head and stared at each other with interest.
"Pretty good. You are even my son's godfather." Malfoy said with a hint of emotion in his tone.
In the next ten minutes, the two of them chatted about family matters.
At least that's how it looks on the surface.
When the effect of time magic ended, Malfoy disappeared from this point in time.
From the moment he was pulled away, Zuo Si judged that he was using a time turner for time travel, not a time reversal spell.
"Father, why don't you let me directly read his memory?" Phoenix asked in a very puzzled tone.
"Because there is no need. In fact, during the chat just now, Draco Malfoy has revealed some information to me in a subtle way. Next, what I have to do is sort it out and then do Know what happened."
After that, Zuo Si also waved his wand and cast a time reversal spell to return to his normal time node.
(End of this chapter)