After a brief silence, she and Edward spoke at the same time:
"I forgot." "You forgot?"
She gazed at Edward quietly. A dozen seconds later, she stepped back, tore open the air, and vanished.
That... wasn't Apparition!
Was that Spirit World Traversal?!
Even without another divination, Edward could be fairly certain that Ariana was a Beyonder.
There really were other Beyonders in the Harry Potter World?!
This discovery was undoubtedly a tremendous blow to Edward. Although he was working to make potions widely available in this world, the premise was that everything remained under his control.
But now, a suspected High Sequence Beyonder had suddenly appeared, throwing him completely off balance.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down:
Could it be...
Could I have used a Time-Turner to travel further back in time, saved Ariana, and given her a potion?
But she'd just said that a Time-Turner could currently go back no more than two months. That was far too great a gap from over a hundred years!
Perhaps... Ariana would discover a way to travel further back in time in the future?
Lucius, who had stood to the side like an invisible man throughout, spoke up. "Mr. Edward, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"How long have you known Ariana... your master, I mean?"
"Three years."
"Have you ever seen her in action?"
"Of course."
Excitement glittered in Lucius's eyes. "Compared to my master's great power, both Voldemort and Dumbledore are nothing but a joke."
"..."
What an absolute turncoat!
Whoever he followed, he wasted no time licking their boots.
Edward snorted. "But what does her being powerful have to do with you?"
The expression on Lucius's face stiffened.
With a crack, Edward Disapparated.
It was already too late when he