Hermione had this idea not out of sheer whim. Like all boarding schools, Hogwarts also allowed students to go home once a week. Only unloved children like Harry Potter would choose to stay in school. Hermione also took this opportunity to go back and explain her thoughts to her parents.
It has to be said that Hermione's parents were much more open-minded. They appreciated Hermione's idea and also reminded Hermione that if she planned to give up becoming a wizard, she should do it as soon as possible.
There is some truth in what Hermione's parents said, because the things learned in Hogwarts are of no use at all in modern society. This is also the main reason why when wizards come to civilized society, they behave no differently from illiterate people coming out of the mountains.
After all, Potions, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration cannot help you get into Oxford, and Hogwarts will not teach you advanced mathematics, calculus, the three laws of heredity, and the theory of relativity.
Of course, this was just a suggestion. In the end, Hermione's parents said that they were willing to support her no matter which path she chose.
This also made Hermione start to feel conflicted.
On the one hand, she agreed with Ellie that wizards would not have any beneficial impact on the human world, but on the other hand... Hermione didn't know what she wanted to do.
If Hermione had a goal, it would be fine, for example, if she wanted to study biology and become a scientist, then she could just forget about wizards and focus on the subject she wanted. But Hermione is still a child after all, and she doesn't have a fixed plan for the future.
The worst outcome was that she gave up becoming a wizard and subsequently failed to find the job she wanted in modern society, and ended up becoming a waitress working in a convenience store or a waitress being ordered around by customers in a restaurant... The thought of this made Hermione feel uneasy.
Although being a wizard doesn't seem to have any meaning, it's at least much better than that kind of job.
So Hermione was really hesitant. After all, this was a very difficult choice for her to control.
But what Ellie said is...
"Only fools make choices, while smart people want them all."
In response to Hermione's question, Ellie said, what kind of question is this?
Which magical girl doesn’t learn magic while going to school?
"If you decide to do that, then I can give you something good."
As she spoke, Ellie reached out and took out a golden timer. Looking at the timer, Hermione was stunned.
"What's this?"
"The Time Turner, a very interesting little toy."
Of course, Ellie would not tell Hermione that she took it from the Ministry of Magic. As a time dragon, everything related to time belongs to her. So if she takes her own things, does she need to tell others? Is there a problem?
Of course not, no problem at all.
Can what happened with the Time Dragon be called stealing?
"I can lend this to you. With it, you will be able to cross the boundaries of time... Let's say you can go back to your home and learn what a normal student should learn, and then a week later, you can reverse time and go back to a week ago, and then come to Hogwarts to study magic... Do you understand what I mean?"
"I, of course I understand!"
Hearing this, Hermione opened her eyes wide in shock and nodded vigorously. In this way, she could not only learn the knowledge of ordinary students, but also learn the witchcraft she wanted to learn! In other words, in the same week, she could take classes in both Hogwarts and the modern civilized world at the same time!
“It’s difficult, it’s a little dangerous, and it’s all-consuming.”
Ellie stared at Hermione and did not give her the Time-Turner immediately.
"Do you need to think about it again?"
Hermione is only an eleven-year-old girl after all. If she goes to school like this, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of mental pressure on her, and she will inevitably have to make a choice - Hermione used to be an all-round student in Gryffindor, and she had good grades in almost every subject, but now she may need to focus only on a few major courses such as Transfiguration, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, and give up useless and time-wasting courses like History of Magic.
However, Hermione quickly made her decision.
"I want to give it a try, Miss Ai Li."
"All right."
Ellie handed the Time-Turner to Hermione.
"You should know how to use it, and don't let anyone find out that you and yourself are in the same place at the same time - and you must return to your original place at the time you turn around. But I think this shouldn't be a problem in most cases. Also, don't tell anyone... Of course, you can tell your parents, otherwise they will be scared."
After all, Hermione has to attend classes in both Hogwarts and the civilized world at the same time, and the probability of her running into me is almost zero.
"I will follow the rules."
Ellie was still very confident about Hermione. If it were Harry or Ron, she would definitely not give them any trust.
"No……!!!"
However, at this moment, suddenly, a scream was heard in the corridor, which scared Hermione, and Ellie raised her eyebrows, then she stood up.
"Let's go out and take a look."
When Ellie and Hermione left the library, they saw many students walking towards the third floor. They hurried over. At this moment, the third floor was noisy. The students of Hogwarts gathered there as if they had seen something strange. They could also hear an old man's angry screams from inside.
"You! You! You killed my cat! I'm going to kill you!! You bastards...!"
"It's Mr. Filch."
Hearing this voice, Hermione immediately thought of the man who always wandered around the corridor with a cat and disliked every student he saw. However, the other party's next sentence made her hold her head.
"Harry, you bastard, you killed my cat! I'm going to tell Dumbledore! I'm going to deduct points from Gryffindor! Deduct 500 points! 500 points!!"
"Oh my god, what stupid thing did they do?"
Hearing this, Hermione was speechless, while Ellie just narrowed her eyes and looked forward. At this moment, another gloating voice sounded.
"Those who are enemies of the heir, beware! You will be next, Mudblood!"
Hearing the voice, Ellie frowned, then raised her wand.
The next moment, the wind howled, and the invisible magic power burst out instantly, blowing the students standing in front of them all over the place. At the same time, Malfoy, who had just shouted loudly, screamed and was directly pressed against the wall, hanging high in the air. Then, Ellie walked in slowly and looked around.
"What's going on here?"
"Ms. Ellie!!"
When Filch saw Ellie appear, he screamed.
"It was them, Potter and Weasley! They killed my cat!"
“We don’t!!”
At this moment, Ron's face was pale as he hurriedly explained. He would not be so scared even if Snape appeared here, but it was a different matter when the other party was Ellie... Especially when Malfoy, who was hanging on the wall and struggling desperately and seemed to be about to die, proved who was the most cruel person in the entire Hogwarts.
If he doesn't explain it now, he might never have to explain it to anyone again.
"We only saw it on the third floor. We didn't kill it..."
"Then what are you doing here?!"
"We... this..."
Facing Filch's questioning, Ron looked at Harry hesitantly, and Harry didn't seem to know what to say.
Fortunately, Ellie quickly stopped the situation from escalating.
"Your cat is not dead."
As she spoke, Ellie snapped her fingers. The next moment, the cat that was hanging on the torch and looked like it was in a state of stiff death suddenly trembled and meowed. Seeing that his beloved cat came back to life, Filch rushed over and hugged his cat carefully, while also thanking Ellie.
"Thank you so much, Teacher Ai Li! Thank you..."
"You're welcome."
Ellie waved her hand, then looked at the wall above the torch, where a line of words was written...
"The secret room has been opened. Those who are enemies of the heir, be alert."
Oh...so after a certain Indian guy died, it became Orochi's turn to be the boss?
What a hassle...
Thinking of this, Ellie sighed in her heart, and then she looked away. The next moment, Malfoy, who was hanging in the air, screamed and fell to the ground. He gasped heavily, and his pale face turned red. At this moment, he grabbed his clothes tightly with both hands and stared at Ellie.
"What are you doing! Are you trying to kill me?! If my dad finds out, you're doomed!"
"I really want to kill you."
However, in the face of Malfoy's threat, Ellie simply walked up to him, with no light in her bright red eyes.
"In fact, if you dare to utter any uncivilized words with that ugly mouth of yours again, I can make sure you never have to speak again."
"You...you can't do this..."
Feeling the murderous intent emanating from Ellie, Malfoy was so scared that his teeth began to chatter, but he still gritted his teeth and continued speaking.
"My father won't let you go. He's on the board of directors..."
"Ah... Malfoy family, the board of directors..."
Ellie narrowed her eyes. This time, not only Malfoy, but all the students in the corridor felt a chill that penetrated deep into their souls.
"So what? I can assure you that if your father dares to do anything to me, the Malfoy family will no longer exist the next day... the same goes for the board of directors. Of course, I think you may not believe it, so I think you can give it a try... when your entire family goes to the cemetery as guests, it may be a good warning to others."
“…”
Looking at those cold, bright red eyes, Malfoy didn't dare to say a word. Then he felt hot down there, and then his eyes rolled back and he passed out.