Chapter 295 [Hourglass of Time] (10,000 words long chapter, please subscribe)


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It is not difficult to see from her reaction and expression that this ambitious old woman does not understand the importance of the Time Hall and the significance of conducting various experiments here.

To be precise, most wizards have a similar attitude towards time magic. Even Dumbledore, Voldemort and Grindelwald did not realize the great potential of the time reversal spell. Instead, they were more interested in the room next door filled with prophecies.

Of course, since Grindelwald is a prophet and has very powerful predictive abilities, it is not surprising that he is more interested in prophecies.

As the person who knows him best, Dumbledore would inevitably attach great importance to the prophecy.

As for Voldemort, it was purely out of fear of Dumbledore that he also had an almost morbid obsession with the prophecy.

Otherwise, after hearing the prophecy, he would not have been so eager to find two newborn babies, just to eliminate the so-called "destined enemy" in the bud.

However, his own killing curse rebounded upon him, resulting in the almost ridiculous achievement of "I killed myself".

The reign of terror that was established with great difficulty also collapsed.

If Zuo Si was a Death Eater, he would have abandoned this stupid and neurotic idiot long ago and chosen a smart and capable new leader from within, such as Lucius Malfoy who was very good at judging the situation.

After all, no matter how powerful Voldemort is, he is far from being unable to be defeated or even killed.

He himself would be injured if he was cursed, and would die if he was stabbed by a poisoned dagger.

Thinking of this, Zuo Si casually grabbed a hummingbird that was transforming under the magic of time and asked meaningfully, "You sent Fudge away, aren't you just going to say this meaningless nonsense?"

Umbridge shook her head hastily. "No, of course not. Have you seen the list I sent by owl?"

"I've seen it. I have to say, there are so many good things hidden in the Ministry of Magic. There are many things on the list that interest me."

Zuo Si did not hide anything. He took the list out of his pocket and handed it to the other party.

I saw some words circled in red ink on the parchment.

You don't need to ask to know that these are what he wants.

"The time converter, the research data and related progress of time magic, the celestial movement magic in the planetary room, the magic data related to love in the locked room, and the thinking research conducted in the brain hall, the records on the soul and death..."

Every time she uttered a word, beads of sweat appeared on Umbridge's forehead.

The reason is very simple! Everything that Zuo Siquan came up with was regarded as the core secret by the Ministry of Magic without exception, so much so that even Minister of Magic Fudge was not very clear about it.

Some of them were even shelved decades ago. It is estimated that the records and materials have been thrown away somewhere for safekeeping. It is extremely difficult to find them from the mountain of databases.

In particular, information that is sealed must be authorized by Minister of Magic Fudge and approved by Parliament.

"What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?" Zuo Si asked directly.

"No, of course not. It's just that many of the things you want are very sensitive, and I need some time to process them." Umbridge explained carefully.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she suddenly found that the young man in front of her exuded a terrifying aura, which made people inadvertently have an urge to kneel down and obey.

Zuo Si smiled noncommittally at this statement and continued to ask: "So what can I get today?"

"Time-Turner! I have already filled out a declaration form for you and completed all the approval procedures."

As she spoke, Umbridge took out the gift she had prepared from her pocket.

This is a golden pendant with a round hollow ornament hanging at the end and a small hourglass in the middle.

Each time you turn this circular timer, you can go back one hour.

Without a doubt!

If we were to choose the most valuable magical item, this time-turner would definitely be at the top of the list.

Although its origin is far inferior to the three famous "Deathly Hallows", its development potential and function are many times higher than the former.

Especially in the hands of Zuo Si, who has a certain understanding of the time reversal spell, it can be transformed into a powerful magic item or even an artifact that controls the flow of time.

"Great! This is exactly what I wanted."

Zuo Si picked up the time converter without hesitation, feeling the power of magic flowing through both ends of the hourglass, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Since we are currently in the time hall, the flow of time can be observed more intuitively and clearly here.

"Then our cooperation..." Umbridge probed cautiously.

Zuo Si chuckled and replied, "As long as you can continue to provide me with such interesting magic props and research materials, I guarantee that you will be able to take the position of Minister of Magic in the next few years."

moment!

Umbridge's eyes began to shine, and the corners of her mouth rose wildly with ecstasy. At the same time, she promised solemnly: "I am grateful for your words. I swear that if I become Minister of Magic one day, all the secrets including the Department of Mysteries will be opened to you. No matter what kind of materials you want, no matter how dangerous the experiment is, you can carry it out under the premise of law."

"Don't be impatient, ma'am. With your current identity, status and prestige, it is not easy to become the Minister of Magic. Because when you were trying to climb up by any means necessary, you inadvertently offended too many people." Zuo Si reminded with a smile.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Umbridge asked humbly.

She is not a fool. She understands that because of her low starting point and narrow vision, she has done many things to steal the credit of others.

At that time, she relied on her youth and beauty to seduce and seduce her male superiors, and not only successfully escaped possible punishment, but also received a rapid promotion.

But as his status continued to rise and he reached a truly high position in the Ministry of Magic, he discovered that because he only thought about climbing up the ladder without building his own team, the power he had was like a castle in the air and came entirely from his immediate boss, Fudge.

Once Fudge steps down, he may be dismissed by the next Minister of Magic at any moment.

This is why, even though Umbridge was clearly eyeing the position of Minister of Magic, she always acted loyal to Fudge.

Later, when Voldemort was resurrected and took control of the Ministry of Magic, she sided with him even though she was not a Death Eater.

With no foundational connections, this woman could only gain power by winning the trust of her superiors.

"It's simple! From now on, change the image of yourself in people's minds.

Make good use of Fudge's indecisive character and take the decision on resurrection into your own hands.

In this way, more deals can be made with wealthy pure-blood families, and the money obtained can be used to increase the salaries and benefits of those working in the Ministry of Magic, or to provide minimum living allowances for poor wizard families.

In addition, set up some awards to encourage inventions and come up with some easy-to-understand and loud political slogans.

For example, using magic to put people first, using spells to change lives, or making the British wizarding world great again.

As a politician, you have to learn how to be close to the people.

Even if it's just a show, you have to make ordinary wizards think that you are a good official who is willing to care about the suffering of the people.

With a good reputation, many people will naturally come forward to nominate you to run for the position of the next Minister of Magic.

By then, if you use some means to create momentum, you will naturally have the capital to compete for this position.

In fact, due to the sparse population of the wizarding world, the political model is relatively simple and far less complicated than that of the Muggle world."

Zuo Si gave a lot of specific suggestions that could be implemented in one breath.

After all, the higher Umbridge climbs and the more power he gains, the more benefits he can gain from it.

As for whether the British wizarding world will change drastically in the future, Zuo Si is actually not worried at all.

Because Voldemort's resurrection itself is a reshuffle.

After this war, those stubborn families who insist on pure-blood theory will completely lose power, and instead, an era will be completely ruled by half-blood and Muggle-born wizards.

Regardless of whether Umbridge can survive this dark period, given her personality, she is very likely to cooperate with Voldemort in order to keep her power, and will inevitably be held accountable afterwards.

Therefore, it doesn't matter what the other party does in the next two or three years. Anyway, the great Dumbledore will always stand up at the critical moment to clean up the mess.

In addition, finding more things for the principal to do can also prevent him from always focusing on himself.

Without a doubt!

Zuo Si's suggestion instantly opened the door to a new world for Umbridge, who was suffering from having no roots.

The latter stood there and thought about it for a long time before he couldn't help but sighed, "Soth, it is my greatest luck to be able to work with you. I never thought that in addition to your extraordinary talent in the field of magic research, you are also very smart in politics. If all these ideas can succeed, I don't have to worry about losing power after Fudge steps down."

"Remember, in the wizarding world, power usually comes from two aspects. One is strength, powerful and awe-inspiring magical power, and the other is the support of the majority of the lower classes. Make good use of Fudge's time in office to gain political capital for yourself, and when he steps down, you can make a sprint for the position of Minister of Magic."

After that, Zuo Si no longer paid attention to Umbridge, but stood at the intersection of countless time flows in the center of the room, and began to transform the time converter he had just obtained.

Although strictly speaking, this thing still belongs to the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, he was only borrowing it temporarily through some legal procedures.

But he obviously had no intention of returning it.

Umbridge's knowledge was obviously not enough to realize how dangerous Zuo Si was doing, so after observing for a while without any results, she turned around and left the Time Hall alone.

Because the large number of clocks and hourglasses here always made her feel very uncomfortable.

After this ambitious woman disappeared, the originally relatively stable time barrier in the room suddenly began to become agitated.

The hummingbirds that had previously degenerated into eggs and hatched again and again according to a certain pattern suddenly switched between the forms of eggs and birds hundreds of times in just less than a few seconds.

Eventually, the chaotic flow of time affected it, and it suddenly spanned millions of years and turned directly into a piece of stone, or more precisely, a fossil.

The time converter in Zuo Si's hand also changed from an hourglass to an hourglass group composed of hundreds of tiny hourglasses.

Now, its function has changed from simply turning a circle and going back one hour to a powerful treasure that stores the amazing power of the intersection of time.

The holder can pay magic power and specify a target to perform a short period of speed-up or slow-down once a day, which lasts for ten seconds.

The effect depends on the amount of magic power paid.

Time acceleration is equivalent to speeding up the attack and casting actions several times or even dozens of times, so as to achieve the effect of stabbing countless swords in an instant, or releasing a large amount of powerful magic in one breath.

Different from the Nine-Ring Magic Time Standstill, it does not make the time flow of both parties in a state of relative stillness, but in a state of synchronous acceleration.

Therefore, you can still attack and defend without any hindrance.

As for time slowing down, it has the exact opposite effect.

In addition to the above two abilities, this treasure can also instantly spy on everything that may happen within the next five seconds according to the wearer's wishes.

However, please note that "maybe" means it may happen or it may not happen.

Using this ability requires concentration and keen judgment, and may have negative effects on people with decision-making difficulties, so you must be extra careful in battle, otherwise the enemy will take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The last and most important point.

This treasure that stores time nodes is essentially a prop for strengthening time magic.

Ninth-level spells like Time Stop now require only an eighth-level spell slot to memorize, and their duration is doubled.

This means that when dealing with enemies who are not immune to time stop, Zuo Si can completely use a large amount of "time stop" to play with them at his fingertips.

Of course, the price is that the time barrier of the Department of Mysteries, which had taken the efforts of several or even dozens of generations to build, has become completely worthless.

Because after losing the most important time intersection, it will begin to decay over time until it finally collapses completely and returns to its previous normal area.

Although it is not obvious now, in a few months most of the clocks and hourglasses that are everywhere on the walls, ceilings and floors as symbols of time will disappear.

Professor Crocker, who has been engaged in research for many years, may find something wrong, but Umbridge will definitely do her best to suppress his voice, and finally cover it up by making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.

After all, covering up one's own mistakes is the instinctive reaction of almost all bureaucrats.

In addition, the current Minister of Magic Fudge and others were not very interested in the research progress of the time reversal spell. Instead, they collectively shifted their attention to using the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect the dead. Naturally, this failed to cause any waves.

Just like that, after renaming the time converter in his hand as [Hourglass of Time] and removing the chain, Zuo Si spared no effort in using his mana to make it into a very high-level treasure card, and then restored it to its item form and fixed it on the back of the collar of his clothes.

This way, he could use this powerful magic item at will without interfering with the other magic items.

Feeling the power given by the [Hourglass of Time], Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and muttered to himself, "This trip to the Ministry of Magic is really fruitful. It seems that I really prefer to deal with people in the evil camp, because they are always naked when talking about interests, unlike people in the good camp who always carry ideological and moral baggage."

"You like dealing with people from the evil camp, probably because these guys can satisfy your appetite." The diary suddenly complained.

Zuo Si shrugged nonchalantly: "They are all the same, there is no essential difference.

Take this transaction for example. Fudge still has some morals and conscience, so he may give me some convenience in many places, but he will never hand over the secrets hidden in the Department of Mysteries.

But Umbridge is different. In order to climb to the pinnacle of power, she doesn't care what price she has to pay.

Especially when the costs were paid by the British Ministry of Magic, this woman didn't care at all.

Just like when people spend money that doesn't belong to them, they tend to be extra generous."

"So this is like-minded people?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the diary's tone.

Zuo Si shook his head and explained, "No, I am taking advantage of the other party's psychological weakness and his urgent desire for power.

I don't consider someone like Umbridge as my own kind or friend, but simply as a consumable that can bring benefits.

Because her thoughts, thought patterns and intentions have been completely exposed, there is no privacy or secrets left.

In interpersonal interactions, the party who first reveals his or her true intentions is often at an absolute disadvantage.

Only those who can hide their true intentions well can be invincible.

Unfortunately, most people don't quite understand this and always like to show off themselves.

Trying to prove that I am better in this way.

Little do they know that everything they do will be recorded by eyes hidden in the dark, and then carefully analyzed to find their weaknesses."

"Your personality has really become darker and darker. You weren't like this before, you know?"

The diary faithfully fulfills the function it was created to perform, constantly comparing past and present ways of thinking.

Zuo Si sneered and responded, "Darkness? I prefer to call it the growth of wisdom. If I hadn't forced myself to change during the days when I was living under someone else's roof in the floating city, I would probably have been chopped into pieces and soaked in a jar full of preservative fluid. Remember the girl named Miral?"

"Mirael? Ah! Of course I remember. You dug out her eyeballs, heart, liver and kidneys with your own hands and embalmed her body, but you wrote more than 16,000 words about it." The diary had a teasing tone.

"Do you remember what she said before she died?"

The smile on Zuo Si's face disappeared, replaced by an extremely complicated expression.

"You're right. The biggest impact this incident has on me is that no matter what time it is, you must always put your own survival and safety first.

And before I killed Miral, I forgave her and told her that I didn't do that out of hatred, but simply because I didn't want to die either.

Only by killing her and turning her into an embalmed corpse will Asta think that I am an apprentice worthy of training, rather than a tool or experiment that can be discarded after use.

Every change in an adult's personality often means experiencing one or a series of major events.

For me, this incident was the opportunity that prompted me to change.

Because when you don't have enough power to change your surroundings, the only thing you can do is to adapt to it as best you can and then integrate into it completely.

I bet that if I return to my hometown now, I will not be able to adapt to my ordinary life, but will become an unstable element that causes great harm to society..."

After saying this, Zuo Si stopped talking to the diary, turned around and left the Department of Mysteries, and used the remaining time to visit the British Ministry of Magic.

Especially those various dark magic items and daily necessities that were illegally cast with spells that were confiscated in surprise inspections some time ago, which finally made him realize why there was such a strange department as "Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items".

It’s not that wizards have bigger imaginations, but there are quite a few people who like to play pranks on Muggles.

Although most of the effects can only be considered as a joke, for ordinary people who know nothing about magic, if they accidentally encounter one, they will most likely be scared to death.

But unfortunately, Arthur Weasley was currently under suspension for investigation, so there was not a single staff member in the entire office except for these things.

Otherwise, Zuo Si would be very happy to chat with the other party about what modifications have been made to the flying car.

When passing by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures on the fourth floor underground, he also saw many very interesting magical creatures.

Most of them were confiscated from illegal smugglers, but a small number of them were caught and put in cages because they frequently moved around in places where Muggles gathered or even launched attacks.

When it comes to magical creatures that injure, kill, or eat people, wizards' approach is not much different from that of the Muggle world, and both follow the principle of human supremacy.

Anyone who tasted human blood and flesh would be quickly executed after a brief discussion and trial.

Zuo Si saw a curled-winged bat that had eaten a human brain being killed instantly by having its head chopped off by a sharp axe.

Although there are not many people in the British magical community, there are quite a few departments under the Ministry of Magic, totaling more than a dozen.

What’s even more interesting is that due to the shortage of staff, each department has an average of only two to three persons in charge, and some even have only one person in charge.

This structure inevitably leads to the concentration of power in the hands of a very small number of people.

Many times, there is no need for discussion, as the attitude of the top person in charge of a department determines how the whole thing will end.

That’s why there are a lot of cases of differential treatment.

For example, the savior Harry Potter was not in trouble after breaking a series of laws, but some unlucky guys would be severely dealt with as long as they violated one law.

After thoroughly understanding the internal operating mode of the Ministry of Magic, Zuo Si finally returned to Hogwarts on Sunday night and promised Fudge that he would attend the semi-public resurrection ceremony held by the Ministry of Magic in a month.

The moment he pushed open the door and walked into the auditorium on the first floor with steady steps, Gilderoy Lockhart, who was sitting at the faculty and staff seat eating a second ago, immediately seemed to have Parkinson's syndrome. Not only was his hand holding the spoon shaking, his whole body was shaking violently, and his eyes revealed boundless fear.

"Professor Lockhart, what's wrong with you? Is there a history of epilepsy in your family? I happen to know a few potions that can relieve this symptom. Would you like me to prepare a few doses for you?" Snape asked kindly.

"No... no need, thank... thank you. I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable and want to go back and lie down for a while."

Lockhart dropped the spoon, stood up hastily, turned around and ran towards his office.

His face was so pale that no blood could be seen at all. He looked like a living vampire.

And no matter where he went, he always held Voldemort's diary in his arms and refused to let go.

Not long after Lockhart escaped, Zuo Si came to the faculty table and asked in a slightly playful tone: "What happened to our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? Is he in a hurry or has he something else to hide?"

"I think his reaction just now was a bit like an epileptic seizure." Snape said mockingly with a slight smile on his face.

Zuo Si pretended to be regretful and sighed: "Alas - that's such a pity. When I walked in, I wanted to invite him to continue to the next class. You know, his performance in class has won unanimous praise from all the students."

Seeing the two of them making fun of Lockhart, Dumbledore immediately interrupted with a strong cough, "Okay, let's put aside the matter about him for now. If you don't mind, can you tell me what Fudge discussed when he invited you to the Ministry of Magic this time?"

"Nothing special. They just showed me some research results and set a time to hold a semi-public resurrection ceremony in a month." Zuo Si selectively told some truths.

"Who is it?" Dumbledore's expression suddenly became serious.

Zuo Si answered directly: "Gideon Prewett. Mrs. Weasley's brother, Ron, Ginny, George and Fred's uncle, and also a hero who made outstanding contributions in fighting against the Death Eaters in the last wizard war."

"Gideon Prewett?!"

When Professor McGonagall heard the name, her long-forgotten memories were instantly activated. She tried hard not to let her emotions get out of control and said in a very cold voice, "I remember him! He and Fabian Prewett are both great! Even when faced with the siege of five Death Eaters, they still fought to the last moment. And they are both Robert's best friends."

"You agree?"

Dumbledore obviously noticed Professor McGonagall's drastic change in mood and the sudden outburst of suppressed emotions.

"That's right. Because I have no reason to object. It is human nature to want relatives who died unnatural deaths to return to us. What's more, the person being resurrected is a hero with a tragic color." Zuo Si expressed his attitude very straightforwardly.

This answer undoubtedly made Dumbledore frown even more tightly, and he raised his head and asked: "You understand what this means, right?"

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "Of course. This means that in order to compete for a resurrection quota, many families and individuals will not hesitate to give up everything they have. However, Minister Fudge has promised that he will work with the Parliament to formulate laws and rules to ensure that the power of the Philosopher's Stone will not be abused, let alone used to resurrect those Death Eaters."

"What else? Have you thought about how that person will react when he learns the news?" Dumbledore's tone was filled with strong concern.

Zuo Si responded nonchalantly: “If you mean Voldemort, you don’t have to worry.

Because the magic stone I created contains amazing life energy.

Unless he is fully resurrected, any contact with him in any form will result in severe damage in an instant.

As for the Death Eaters under his command, except for a few mentally ill lunatics, no one would be willing to risk offending the entire wizarding world to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

Most importantly, this way, we can give those heroes the happy ending they deserve, don’t you think? "

"But this breaks the boundary between life and death and disrupts the laws governing the entire world. You may have to pay a heavy price one day in the future. You should be more cautious and not let Fudge and his people do whatever they want."

Dumbledore finally stated the reasons for his objection.

In his opinion, whether it was time magic, prophecy, or resurrection from the dead, they should all be locked in a room in the Department of Mysteries and never see the light of day.

Because these things are not forces that wizards can currently control.

Just when Snape was about to retort, Professor McGonagall suddenly stepped forward and said, "No! Albus! I think you are wrong this time, and South is right."

"Minerva! You…"

Dumbledore obviously did not expect that the deputy headmaster, who had been standing behind him and silently supporting him all these years, would change his position in such a direct way.

"I'm sorry, not everyone can be as rational as you. I want to revive my brother Robert and my former lover Dougal. Because this strong feeling of longing to meet and reunite is like a flame that never goes out, burning my heart and even my soul."

After saying that, Professor McGonagall raised her head and revealed her eyes that were filled with tears.

This scene instantly made Dumbledore fall silent.

Because he had noticed that several professors present all supported the use of the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect the innocent people who died in the First Wizarding War, and even he himself began to waver in his heart.

Powerless!

confused!

I don’t know the future direction!

There was a moment when Dumbledore even felt that even the complete destruction of Voldemort had become unimportant.

After all, even if he was resurrected, he would never be a match for the young man in front of him. No matter how many times he was resurrected, he would only become a small text record in the opponent's series of resounding titles and achievements.

But soon, the old man drove these thoughts from his mind.

Unlike Zuo Si who is keen on creation and change, Voldemort is a complete destroyer. His existence is a huge threat to the entire wizarding world and must be eliminated.

In the end, Dumbledore said nothing, but stood up and returned to the headmaster's office silently.

He understood that in this clash of ideas, he had completely lost to Zuo Si, and it was impossible for him to stop the Ministry of Magic's plan to resurrect the dead.

Watching the headmaster leave silently, Snape's originally nervous mood instantly relaxed, and he forced a smile and said to Professor McGonagall: "Welcome to join us."

"You have secretly resurrected Lily, right?" Professor McGonagall asked hopefully.

"Yes, I resurrected Lily."

Snape did not try to hide or lie, but chose to reveal the truth openly.

He understood that this matter could not be kept secret for long, so he wanted to win over another ally to join his side.

"Successful? I mean...is Lily in good condition now?"

Upon hearing that the resurrection was successful, Professor McGonagall's tone suddenly became nervous and excited.

"How should I put it... She lost a lot of her memories, but she is still the same Lily, and her personality has not changed much. And after forgetting those unpleasant experiences, she has become very cheerful and happy. For me, this is enough." Snape said affectionately.

"Lose memory? How much will be lost? And why?" Professor McGonagall was undoubtedly very sensitive to this issue.

Snape patiently explained: "According to Soth's speculation, the soul of a dead human being should gradually forget everything in his life as time goes by.

Therefore, the longer a person has been dead, the more memory they will lose when they are resurrected.

If it is hundreds of years, then it is very likely to return to the state of a newborn baby.

But don't worry, your brother and beloved should have died at about the same time as Lily, and after they are resurrected, as long as they share their memories, they should be able to recover quickly."

"I see! I feel relieved to hear you say that. But how are you going to deal with the fact that Lily is already married? And when are you going to tell Harry the truth?"

As she said this, Professor McGonagall glanced at the Savior who was sitting at the Gryffindor table and eating.

"As I said just now, the resurrected person will lose a lot of memories. So even if someone spends a lot of effort to resurrect James Potter, he can't easily accept a woman who is completely unfamiliar to him as his wife. What's more, do you think it's so easy to get a resurrection quota from the Ministry of Magic? As for Harry, he will slowly accept the reality, and I will also fulfill my responsibilities as a stepfather."

Snape also turned his head and stared at the Savior, his attitude exactly like an "old father" looking at his disappointing child.

Harry seemed to sense something out of nowhere, and suddenly raised his head to meet the former's gaze.

The next second...

The hairs all over his body stood up instantly, and he sneezed uncontrollably, recalling the extremely real dream he had not long ago.

Could it be that his nightmare of Snape becoming his stepfather would come true?

Harry started to get goosebumps all over his body at the thought of calling this most annoying professor "father" and watching him show his affection with his mother all day long.

Just when he wanted to find his good friend Ron to vent his complaints, he suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Ron for several days.

The youngest son of the Weasley family has been getting up at dawn lately, not being seen during the entire day, and only returning to the dormitory at night when everyone is asleep.

"Hey! Do you know where Ron is?" The Savior asked other students not far away.

A senior Gryffindor student thought for a moment and quickly answered: "Well - I think he is probably working in the garden in the backyard of the castle. But I suggest you better not go to find him."

"Why?" Harry asked in confusion.

"Because the presence of anyone would hurt Ron's self-esteem, and his personality would become extremely bad and irritable. He likes to mock visitors in a sarcastic way, even his brothers and sisters are no exception."

"real?"

Harry looked at the twin brothers in disbelief.

"Yes, it's true. He even turned down our offer to help him buy a new wand."

"The cute little Ron is starting to become a little annoying now."

George and Fred showed disgusted expressions on their faces.

Finally, after everyone's persuasion, Harry gave up the plan to visit his good friend, and returned to the Gryffindor common room with everyone else after dinner.

In his opinion, Ron was just simply throwing a tantrum.

After receiving the punishment, it will naturally return to its previous state.

A few hours passed in a flash, and when the curfew was about to begin at midnight, Ron, covered in dirt, dragged his exhausted body and slowly walked in from outside.

Just when he was about to go to the kitchen to see if he could get some leftovers to fill his stomach, he suddenly smelled the aroma of food in the air.

Without any hesitation!

He immediately ran in the direction of the smell, and a few seconds later he saw a familiar figure sitting in front of one of the tables filled with various delicious meals.

"Sos?! Why...why are you here?" Ron asked in shock.

"Of course I'm waiting for you. Please sit down. I believe you must be starving now, so you should eat first." Zuo Si took the initiative to make a gesture of invitation.

Although Ron didn't quite understand where the other party got these delicious foods from and why he had to sit here and wait for him.

But the strong feeling of hunger made him give up thinking and reach out to take the plate closest to him.

When the black hand was about to touch the white porcelain plate, a cleaning spell suddenly fell from the sky, cleaning away all the dirt and sweat on its body.

Ron was stunned for a moment, then he whispered thank you and quickly switched to crazy eating mode.

Since teenagers are in the period of growth and they have been doing heavy physical labor these days, they finished several kilograms of food in a short time.

He didn't stop until there was no more room in his stomach. He wiped his mouth and looked Zuo Si up and down with a slightly curious look.

"I think you must be wondering why I am waiting for you here, right?" Zuo Si asked with a smile.

"It's a bit strange. After all, our relationship isn't good enough for you to stay up late at night and prepare a table full of delicious food waiting for me here." Ron said with a hint of self-mockery in his tone.

"So... you feel that you are innocent, that you have been treated unfairly and targeted, and that you are full of dissatisfaction and resentment?" Zuo Si continued to ask with interest.

To be honest, he kind of liked Ron's current cynical look. At least it was much better than his original inferiority and cowardice.

(End of this chapter)

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