Under Hermione's persistent questioning, Vincent mysteriously gestured for her to come closer.
"Do you remember the tall guy who just walked out?"
"I remember, back in first grade, the guy he was in charge of escorting was Quirrell, I think his name was King Kingsley?"
"He is actually Dumbledore's men."
"What!?" Hermione's exclamation drew a lot of attention.
The boys didn't seem to care much, but the girls had a lot of complaints.
If you're going to sit next to someone, then sit next to them. Why sit so close?
Hermione felt a chill run down her spine, and when she turned around, she almost jumped in fright.
He reluctantly sat back down, only to be annoyed by Vincent.
"Mr. Heartthrob, please be mindful of your behavior."
"Hmm—I think I'm fine right now."
"Whatever." Hermione rolled her eyes and tapped her plate lightly with her fork.
Today's lunch is Italy food.
Amidst envious and jealous glances, she nonchalantly and blissfully enjoyed herself.
As expected of the second-in-command at Hogwarts, it seems he's finally adapted.
There are fewer classes in the afternoon, only the classes on protecting Fantastic Beasts and Charms class.
Tonks came over again during dinner.
I don't know how she managed to get rid of Kingsley; he didn't come to arrest her until curfew was approaching.
Just after midnight, several restless students slipped out of their dormitory as usual.
According to the twins, the Auror in the Ministry of Magic were very incompetent, and most of them couldn't even cast a complete Shield Charm.
As for those elite Auror sent here, are they even half as cunning as Snape?
Successfully gathering at the Room of Requirement's secret base wasn't without difficulty, but it didn't take much time either.
Fred and George were sprawled on a sofa, yawning, seemingly planning to spend the night there.
What's wrong with you?
The twins lazily took out a piece of parchment.
There are more than a dozen lines of different colors drawn on it, and each color seems to represent a person.
"A tall leader?" Hermione's eye twitched slightly. "Could this be the Auror's patrol schedule?"
George raised his hand and waved it weakly, replying, "Yeah..."
Fred yawned again. "We've been working ourselves to death trying to get this thing out as quickly as possible."
Cedric nodded in sudden realization, "No wonder you two disappeared halfway through the History of Magic class; you sneaked out."
"This isn't called sneaking out..." the twins waved their hands.
According to them, they walked out openly and honestly, but no one noticed.
Hermione was about to ask how they did it when she suddenly remembered that they had already learned the Disillusionment Charm a long time ago.
If you can get out, you can definitely get in.
Studying on your own is still studying on your own; it's never as efficient as attending a class directly.
Her Winky, sparkling eyes made Vincent feel uneasy.
This little witch seems to be up to no good again.
After chatting for a while longer, everyone started to get sleepy.
Fred and George covered themselves with the blankets, figuring they could sleep until noon.
Rolf promised to wake them both up when he left.
"No, no, no—" Cedric smiled mysteriously, "Leave this difficult task to me."
"Great!" Rolf smiled in unison.
Alas, the honest Little Badger has gone astray.
Astoria blinked her innocent big eyes. "Sister, why do I suddenly feel that these two brothers are even scarier than the Weasley family twins?"
Daphne gently stroked her little head. "Remember, bad people never wear their badness on their faces."
So they're bad guys?
"That's for you to decide."
Astoria nodded her little head, looking a bit confused. "Sister, I think I understand."
Once they had all gone back, Vincent and Hermione opened the door and walked out of the Room of Requirement.
The school is protected by Anti-Apparition Jinx; to leave, you must first pass through a secret passage.
With the help of the Disillusionment Charm, the two quietly passed by an Auror on the fourth floor.
They hadn't gone far into the secret passage when a Side-Along Apparition and led them to the Scottish Highlands.
A light drizzle was falling outside, Vincent, who was prepared, took off his Alchemy Bracelet and turned it into an umbrella.
Hermione squeezed in. "Where are we going?"
"Let's check the surroundings first." Vincent moved the umbrella toward her. "This place is much bigger than the Forbidden Forest. We'll probably have to go back seven or eight times."
To truly understand a place, you must pay attention to every little thing that happens.
Although the time loop is fixed, it's always good to be cautious.
However Vincent underestimated the Scottish Highlands.
It took a full 72 hours, including two naps in between, before the exploration was finally complete.
With proper zoning, they can stay for nearly 500 hours.
Hermione, unusually, didn't look at her textbooks or study on her own; instead, she repeatedly cast the Patronus Charm.
The silvery light cluster grew increasingly full and bright, but showed no sign of turning into a solid form.
She knew she was missing a catalyst.
My gaze fell upon the figure in front of me, Vincent was engraving Magical Runes onto a half-meter-tall metal cube.
He moves his wand very slowly; it's best not to disturb him for now.
Hermione sat up with her legs bent, resting her chin on her arm.
After watching for quite a while, Vincent finally stopped engraving.
The dense array of Magical Runes emitted various colored lights, and the surrounding air seemed slightly different.
"It worked!" Vincent shouted excitedly, bringing Hermione back to reality from her daze.
"What's done?"
"An alchemical magic device that can spread minute amounts of magic power over a wide area."
Hermione paused for a moment, then opened her mouth in surprise.
"Is it that base station device you envisioned, capable of simulating electronic signals into minute amounts of magical power and then transmitting them to the outside world?"
"That's right." Vincent's face was filled with barely suppressed joy. "With this, Muggle high-tech products can appear in the Wizarding World in another form."
For example, mobile phones, and televisions.
It's no exaggeration to say that even the newly born internet could achieve a magical version.
It's yet another groundbreaking invention that has revolutionized the Wizarding World.
However, these revolutionary Alchemical Item are still collectively resisted by Alchemists, and the emergence of Magical Base Station might...
Hermione's concern quickly calmed Vincent down.
With the wizards' inherently noble and outdated mindset, they would never allow a large number of Muggle creations to appear around them.
Even if the principles and implementation methods are completely different, mere similarities are not allowed.
"I've got it!" Vincent confidently shut down the Magical Base Station.
He is a time traveler, a time traveler from 2024.
For him, cutting-edge technology in 1993 was synonymous with being outdated.
If wizards can't even accept a radical, generational upgrade, they might as well continue to live a beautiful life on their own in the Wizarding World.
When Muggle technology develops to the point where it can defeat magic, that will be the time when they face self-destruction.