The farther one crossed through the river of time, the greater the errors became.
Matthew was not sure what point in time this was. After arriving in Hogsmeade Village, he disguised himself and went into a shop to buy some newspapers.
Matthew wanted to find out what the current situation was first. Before he left, Hogwarts had been in a dire state. The Goblin Army could have stormed the castle at any moment, and he did not know whether Dumbledore had returned in time.
He checked the date on the latest newspaper. It was September 1, 1993.
Matthew raised an eyebrow. He had arrived right at the start of the Hogwarts term.
Matthew had left in the spring. He had missed an entire summer.
"Did my summer holiday just disappear like that?" Matthew felt a pang of heartache. Summer holidays were limited during his student years, and he did not have many left.
He opened the newspapers from the past week. Most of their pages covered two matters.
Today's headline was that Dumbledore had stepped down as president of the International Confederation of Wizards.
The reason was that during the Goblin Rebellion, Dumbledore had chosen to leave the International Conference hall. The Goblins guarding the entrance had detonated poison, causing most of the poisoned delegates at the International Wizarding Conference to die when the poison took effect.
This had drawn dissatisfaction from the Ministries of Magic and other forces of many countries across the Wizarding World.
They believed that Dumbledore, as president of the International Confederation of Wizards, had been grossly negligent. He was unable to fulfill his duties and should no longer hold the position.
Dumbledore admitted his negligence and voluntarily stepped down as president of the International Confederation of Wizards.
Dumbledore's failure to save those people had earned