Only after Matthew returned to his room in the cabin did he have time to sort through everything that had happened today.
Before returning to the past, Matthew had put Merlin's Portrait, his wand, and the Philosopher's Stone back into his pocket. He took out the portrait, only to find that it looked as though it had been burned. Charred marks remained on the painting, while Merlin and the scenery had vanished, replaced by blackened scorch marks.
Matthew frowned slightly. "What happened? How did Merlin's Portrait get burned?"
Matthew checked the other items in his Undetectable Extension Charm pocket again and found nothing wrong. Everything else was normal. "Could magic portraits be something special? Too bad I didn't bring any other magic portraits to compare it with."
"Where did Herpo go?" This was what concerned Matthew most right now. He had to prevent Herpo from changing history and causing himself to be unable to return to the correct timeline.
The aura Herpo had emitted after turning into a monster felt quite familiar to Matthew. It was the aura of something affected by Void Force. Herpo's transformation had reached the point where he could be considered a Void Creature. Void Creatures found it difficult to suppress their instinct to devour. If Matthew left him alone, he would definitely go out and cause trouble.
Matthew thought about it. During the day, he had found the place where he had crossed over from Kadir and Irina's memories. It was not far from here, but it was definitely not where Hogwarts would be in the future. The future Hogwarts Castle stood in the Scottish Highlands. A carriage ride from here to the Scottish Highlands could not be completed in a single day.
There had been a deviation in this landing point. He had not