Finding the Person Behind It

Things were growing stranger by the minute.

As Hermione spoke softly, Sean broke out in a cold sweat.

Hermione... was gradually remembering everything about Luna!

Though the memories were not all that clear, one thing was certain: if they had not lived together for some time, there was no way she could have recalled certain details.

Hermione had even asked Sean a puzzled question. "The Quibbler is still being published, right?"

Because in Hermione's hazy memories, she had once had an unpleasant encounter with Luna over The Quibbler—Hermione, who respected authority, had considered the eccentric Quibbler an extremely unserious and boring magazine whose editor-in-chief suffered from delusions. Since the editor-in-chief was Luna's father, it was only natural that Luna and Hermione would clash.

But The Quibbler did not exist in the present world. Since the Lovegood family had been "screened out," that wildly imaginative and thoroughly nonsensical magazine had never even made it to publication.

Even Hermione, who loved collecting and reading all kinds of books and magazines, could not possibly have read a magazine that had never existed.

Of course, the fact that she could remember Luna at all was strange enough in itself.

"Hermione—" After having everyone else leave the hospital wing for the time being, Sean grabbed the girl by the shoulders, his expression grave. "Are you sure those memories didn't just appear out of nowhere?"

Hermione had never been a helpless little lamb who panicked at the first sign of trouble. Though Sean's grip made her a little uncomfortable, she could see the seriousness of the situation. After frowning and thinking for a moment, she said, "I don't know how you define memories 'appearing out of nowhere,' but my memories... don't feel like they suddenly emerged. I didn't feel anything abrupt. It just feels like I