Time

"Clearly, the Ministry of Magic has done nothing, as if... they are deliberately allowing these Time-Turner to be lent out and then damaged, or rather... disappeared."

Hermione swallowed nervously; Bell's tone made it sound like he was telling a ghost story.

Although Hermione encounters ghosts in Hogwarts Castle almost every day, those friendly ghosts do not lessen her fear of ghost stories.

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Professor McGonagall was growing impatient. Anxiety was nagging at her; all she wanted now was to find the list of students who had used the Time-Turner.

Professor McGonagall was confident that she would find the list!

She must be found too!!!

Bell didn't pay attention to Professor McGonagall's urging; he could see the old professor's anxiety.

The following content is merely my personal speculation and may not necessarily be factual.

Time only exists in the present. The so-called past and future are merely subjective perceptions of humankind and do not exist in objective reality.

Therefore, when a person uses Time-Turner to try to go back to the past, that person will be stripped out of this world on a temporal level and become lost in time.

Because it's a stripping away of time, all traces of this person's existence in this world will be stripped away along with it. As a result, no one will remember him anymore, and no one will even be aware of his disappearance.

This person will get lost in a timeline of his own making. Everything that happens on this timeline is what he believes should happen.

As for those things that even he himself didn't believe would happen, they naturally wouldn't happen.

The timeline was created by the use of the Time-Turner, and ultimately disappeared with the death of the user.

I don't know if the people and things in those timelines actually existed, or are just projections of time? Although it doesn't really matter to those who are lost.

Bell pulled out a bottle of Coke and took a sip. After talking so much, he was feeling a bit thirsty.

The reason for this speculation is that Bell read Harry Potter in his previous life.

He didn't know who the timeline originated from, or why it had been captured. But based on the content, the timeline was likely created after Harry Potter's birth.

Perhaps the master of the timeline was a Death Eater who feared Dumbledore and Voldemort?

After all, most Death Eater are Pure-blood, so it's quite normal for them to have one or two Time-Turner at home.

"However, although few, there are some records that clearly state who used the Time-Turner and when."

Professor McGonagall retorted, her face pale. She didn't believe it, or rather, she refused to believe Bell's speculation.

"Yes, you are right. According to my investigation, there are three people with names recorded, and all three of them are dead."

However, in my opinion, the cause of death for two of them was not the use of the Time-Turner; rather, it seems like homicide.

After all, while the number of Time-Turner wasn't small, it was far from enough for every wizard to have one. Therefore, Time-Turner were still quite precious.

Therefore, it's perfectly normal for someone to plot a murder or two out of greed for Time-Turner.

As for those bizarre situations that occurred at the scene?

Just kidding, don't forget this is Britain, the birthplace of Sherlock Holmes.

I wonder how many people grew up reading the Sherlock Holmes. Isn't it normal for a couple of bizarre Chamber of Secrets murders to happen?

Not to mention, wizards also possess amazing magic that allows them to do many things that Muggle cannot even imagine.

What? You're asking why no one else has suspected anything all these years, yet Bell was able to spot the anomaly so quickly?

Whether others have doubts, Bell cannot be certain.

As for why Bell was able to spot the anomaly so quickly...

Are you kidding me? Do you really think he watched hundreds of episodes of "the Grim Reaper Elementary Schoolboy" in his previous life for nothing?

He's seen some of the most outrageous murder cases ever!

I wonder if that "the Grim Reaper Elementary Schoolboy" has been caught yet? Just thinking about that smug face of his makes Bell feel uncomfortable.

Those police officers are truly incompetent. Dozens, even hundreds, of people have died, and every time someone dies, that elementary school student is always present. Do they even need to figure out who the culprit is? There are no coincidences!

Ahem, let's get back to the main topic...

"As for the death of Mr. Nizhal Petrov, it further confirms my speculation."

The account of Mr. Petrov's death is as follows:

He suddenly appeared in Hogsmeade, rapidly aged, and died, as if hundreds of years had passed in an instant. Beside him lay a damaged Time-Turner.

First, according to my investigation, no one knows when Mr. Petrov disappeared. Even before his sudden reappearance, no one was aware he was missing.

Secondly, regarding his manner of death and the damaged Time-Turner beside him, I speculate that Mr. Petrov must have already spent hundreds of years in his own created timeline.

Ultimately, because the Time-Turner reached its limit and broke down, causing that timeline to disappear, Mr. Petrov was able to return to the real world.

Looking at the Time-Turner on her desk, Hermione felt a shiver run down her spine. She silently moved her chair back a little.

If Bell's speculation is true, then doesn't that mean that anyone who uses the Time-Turner is destined to die?

Hermione had absolutely no interest in spending her life in a fictional world.

"Thank goodness Bell is here."

Hermione thought with relief.

"No! This is impossible!"

Professor McGonagall lost control and shouted.

If Bell's speculation is true, wouldn't that mean that all the Hogwarts students who used the Time-Turner no longer exist in this world?

You see, she became the Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts many years ago. She was the one who guaranteed most of those Time-Turner and personally handed them over to the students!

Doesn't this mean she personally killed those outstanding students?

"If everything you're saying is true, then why don't you publish your findings?!"

Professor McGonagall sternly questioned Bell.

Shrugging, Bell said:

"These are all just my speculations, Professor. I have no evidence to prove that my speculations are correct."

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Bell say that there was no evidence to support his hypothesis.

She said, "How could something so outrageous happen?"

Besides, Menethil is just a 13-year-old brat. How could she believe the wild fantasies of a minor? That's incredibly stupid!

Professor McGonagall found her earlier nervousness amusing.

"And!"

However, before Professor McGonagall could fully relax, Bell continued:

"Is the Ministry of Magic truly unaware of this at all? Or is Professor Dumbledore completely oblivious?"

A slightly sinister smile appeared on Bell's face.