The enormous clock on the wall ticked away second by second.
The Ouroboros pattern that had appeared out of nowhere on the back of Ian's hand after he emerged from the Hogwarts Underground Palace was flashing as well. Its breathing-like rhythm seemed to silently align perfectly with the passage of time.
November 30.
It was the last day before the year entered December, and also a date Ian should have already experienced several weeks ago. Yet now, as if time had reversed, it had appeared before him once more.
"What kind of terrifying Run Lola Run, Before I Fall, Groundhog Day, Happy Death Day, Triangle, Edge of Tomorrow, Source Code, 50 First Dates development is this?!"
After Ian's heart seemed to stop for a moment, it began pounding wildly in his chest. His thoughts were a mess, and his face wore the same terrified expression he only ever had after staying up late to watch horror films.
It was as though he had truly seen a ghost.
Once upon a time.
Ian had watched many films about time travel. To be honest, he really loved movies, and he had imagined how cool it would be if something similar ever happened to him.
However.
Like Lord Ye who loved dragons, or college students who loved talking big, those were only things people said for fun. When it happened without warning, Ian truly could not feel happy about it at all.
"Am I going to be stuck in this loop for centuries?" Ian was genuinely beginning to panic. Anyone who woke up to something this bizarre would find it hard to remain calm.
His knowledge reserves were not actually lacking, but as he had said before, because of the Department of Mysteries' restrictions on the Wizarding World, Hogwarts did not have many