Hour-Reversal Charm
During Care of Magical Creatures Class.
In a corner of the library, sunlight filters through the lush foliage and glass, casting Scabbers patterns on the tabletop, the size of Galleons.
Kate sat in Ryan's lap, a faintly visible clock, outlined with gold threads, ticking away in her small palm.
A crackling sound of electricity filled the air, and the clock vanished into thin air.
The sun rose again in the east, the flower buds closed again, the Rainbowfish in the Black Lake fell backward against the current, and the marks left by the sunlight passing through the obstruction on the table slowly disappeared, like a movie rewinding, and everything returned to two or three hours ago.
"This Hour-Reversal Charm is so troublesome."
"Ugh, and my tummy feels really uncomfortable." Kate pouted and rubbed her head against Ryan's chest.
"It is not a mature spell in itself."
It's less of a curse and more of a way to bring the Sands of Time to life.
"To be precise, time has never been controlled by modern wizards," Ryan comforted her.
"But," Kate said, turning the parchment in her hand, "the Hour-Reversal Charm is a dangerous and unstable spell."
It can be used to rewind time up to five hours.
According to Professor Saul Krock, this spell was used in Time-Turner because storing such unstable spells in magical containers enhanced their effectiveness.
Hey, why does it say that here?
This comes from the Hall of Time of the Department of Mysteries.
Why do they think that way?
Also, how come I don't need a wand? And Ryan, you said the Sands of Time can be used to Hour-Reversal Charm.
Ryan gave a strange smile. "That's because you contain something superior to the Sands of Time —my bodily fluids."
Don't you feel your stomach getting hot when you use it?
That's why I often recommend that you take it orally.
Your lower abdomen doesn't have any digestive organs, unlike your stomach.
Without my help in digestion, before losing its activity, it, having inherited some of my properties, continuously regenerates like Eternal Potion.
"What is the Sands of Time?" Kate quickly changed the subject.
Ryan stretched out his right hand, which seemed to connect to something, and golden sand rose from the air, "Something similar to dandruff that keeps multiplying after Kronos died."
The initial Hour-Reversal Charm consisted of two steps. The first step was to connect with Kronos and excavate the Sands of Time.
The second step is to use one's own magic to activate it, thereby indirectly wielding its power.
However, the current Ministry of Magic...
There are no more wizards who can extract the Sands of Time.
So, if the Ministry of Magic's Time-Turner are destroyed, how can they be restored?
It'll probably have to wait until the next wizard who can use the initial version of the Hour-Reversal Charm.
"Is this the Sands of Time?" Kate wanted to touch it, but then she thought about its origins and withdrew her hand.
"But if the Ministry of Magic didn't have a wizard who could extract the Sands of Time, then why is the Time-Turner not valued at all?"
Before you took over Kronos's name, any minor wizard could apply to use it, provided the professor approved.
What if the Sands of Time in the Time-Turner run out?
It is not a consumable.
It is merely a medium.
"The Time-Turner consumes magic, not these sands," Ryan shook his head.
A flame ignited from his palm, burning the fine sand to ashes before disappearing into the air.
On the other hand, at the right time.
Another Ryan was riding with Hermione on Hippogriff, soaring through the Forbidden Forest.
Unlike the original timeline, Hagrid, who was fully capable of controlling Hippogriff, released them from their restraints.
All students can ride them and fly.
Just before riding them.
Students need to learn the proper way to gain the approval of Hippogriff —look directly at it without blinking, bow, and get its approval.
After that, almost all the students rode on these eagle-horse beasts.
Meanwhile, Ryan and Hermione took over Buckbeak, the Hippogriff who originally had the most screen time in the timeline.
Ryan and his friends didn't get off the hippogriffs until the bell rang to signal the end of class.
Hermione was still a little reluctant to part with him.
The other students were the same.
They all thought it was the best lesson ever.
Apart from some Ravenclaw students.
They thought today's Charms Class was pretty good.
On the way back to the castle, the group inevitably passed through the lawn and the Black Lake again.
Ron stopped again not far away, gazing at the large ship moored on the lake. This time, however, his eyes were different; they were no longer filled with hatred.
It was a complex emotion, somewhat like guilt.
"Krum! It's Ron!" he roared again.
Inside the large ship, Krum leaned against the door, his limbs limp.
It was as if a ferocious beast was about to rush through the gate.
For the first time, fear appeared on his usually stiff, expressionless face, which could only show a frown.
It's worth noting that even when facing Grindelwald, his face remained completely expressionless.
Krum gasped for breath, "Ron, when are you going to let me go?!"
In this state, entangled with a male wizard, he had no face to pursue Lavender.
Therefore, he has not yet taken the initiative to write a letter to Lavender.
Meanwhile, Lavender, because of Ron's "I'll handle everything" statement, did not write to Krum to explain.
It seems this misunderstanding is destined to remain unresolved.
Ryan smiled at this.
He pulled Hermione along and headed towards the castle.
He never imagined that this was not the prank he had drafted.
The misunderstanding, which arose by mere chance, has yet to be cleared up.
It's really amazing right now.
Inside Beauxbatons' carriage, he was teaching and instructing Phoebe.
In Ravenclaw's lounge, he was working on student council documents with Penelope.
In the shadows of the thousands of bookshelves and hundreds of narrow passageways in the library on the second floor, he and Kate were moving through.
And opposite him, who was holding Hermione's hand, walked another version of himself, arm in arm with Luna.
It was as if he had traveled through several parallel worlds at the same time.
And they met at this moment.
Unfortunately, his mind clearly denied this emotional outpouring.
These are all humanoid figures he travels in the outside world.
They are merely his hands and feet, extensions of his power.
The real him is deep within the real Smith Castle, in Smith's Alchemy Cabin.
On the display stand engraved with his name, besides the phantom of the Black Knight, there was also a bronze coffin engraved with flowing runes.
He was sleeping inside.
This is a kind of magical ritual in itself.
His physical body, soul, and even his ethereal will were all strengthened by the runes flowing across the surface of the bronze coffin.
This bronze coffin is a cultivation method born from the call of the times → Body Modification lv6 (77%) combined with Alchemy.
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