After returning to the small building in the backyard of Malfoy Manor, Voldemort did not immediately study the Time Conch.
First, he picked up the thick booklet and began reading it quickly.
Just before sunrise, he finally skimmed to the end of the book and got a general idea of its contents.
The process of making a Time-Turner was complicated—so complicated that even if he wanted to make a copy, he would have to work hard at it, spending years learning and crafting it.
Moreover, the Time Tide emitted by the Time Conch was not very powerful, so the Time-Turner could not travel too far into the past or future, nor could it carry anything too large or too powerful in magic.
Taking all these factors into account, Voldemort gave up completely on making a Time-Turner.
But it wasn't as if he had gained nothing. There was a great deal of advanced alchemy in the book that he could learn from.
And that advanced alchemy still wasn't Voldemort's greatest gain.
What truly excited him was the Time Transformation Magic Script that appeared in the section of the manual about handling and converting the Time Tide.
The script was not powerful. In fact, all it could do was convert the Time Tide. But it showed Voldemort a possibility—the possibility of grasping time.
He eagerly began to break down the script, immersing himself completely in this new research.
In the afternoon, Luna and the others came for their lesson, only to find Voldemort entirely absorbed in his own world. They had no choice but to take their leave.
That evening, Abou came to see Voldemort, wanting to discuss something, but Voldemort kept him outside.
No, that wasn't quite right. He hadn't actually refused, because no matter how much Abou knocked, Voldemort simply