This item has a spell called the Hour Reversal Spell engraved on it. In theory, as long as you learn the Hour Reversal Spell, you can go back to the past even without a time converter. But in reality, it is not that simple.
In addition to the spell, the sand in the hourglass is also magical, and the flowing sand seems to be a manifestation of time. In the future battle of the Department of Mysteries, the glass cover in front of Cyrus was broken, and the time converter completely disappeared from this world.
Any power related to time must be powerful and mysterious, and Cyrus naturally hopes to become the controller of time.
Of course, the limitations of the time converter are huge, and it can even be said to be useless. But Cyrus was still unwilling to give up this opportunity. Sometimes just a few hours can change a lot of things.
The third door Cyrus opened was one he had never known about before.
He knew seven of the twelve doors. The Hall of Prophecy represented the future, the Hall of Time represented the past, the Hall of Brains and the Hall of Planets represented the mind and the universe, the Hall of Death represented death itself, and the locked door, according to Dumbledore, should represent "love".
And now behind the door he opened was a series of colorful pictures.
"This is……?"
He walked in slowly and saw the strange models in the room, various magical plants and animals - even wizards were among them - everything was presented before Cyrus' eyes like a history book.
From ancient times to the present day, those magical species have continued to evolve and become extinct, but if we trace back to their origins to find the beginning of the magical mystery, there is no trace.
Now he knew what was in this hall.
It is magic itself! This is destined to be a question without an answer, and no one knows where magic comes from.
Cyrus saw some manuscripts in the room, and he guessed that they were probably left by the silent man who guarded the room.
The Unspoken Man is the most mysterious profession in the Ministry of Magic. In addition to keeping the secrets of the Department of Mysteries, the Unspoken Man also needs to study the secrets that occasionally remain in the Department of Mysteries.
Of course, over the years, many things have been assumed to be unexplainable. Nowadays, most of the Silents are responsible for the work of the Prophecy Hall, or just observe the changes of the strange head in the Brain Hall.
The manuscript that Cyrus found was also very old. The parchment was dry and it seemed to be about to break into pieces when he held it in his hand. The handwriting on it was no longer clear, but it was still barely discernible.
[Magic - some people also call it ether, which is a power that can change reality. But the existence of magic itself is actually irrational. The existence of nature has its fundamental laws, but magic seems to come from outside the rules. It breaks the original rules and forms new rules -]
【Regarding the research on □□□——】
Cyrus saw this, and the following words were completely indecipherable. He tried to cast a repair spell, but it didn't work.
So he put down the parchment.
It is unwise to spend too much time on this manuscript. If it really contained some useful information, the people from the Ministry of Magic would have put it away long ago. How could it be left here like this?
After leaving the Magic Hall, he checked the other rooms one by one. Several rooms were completely locked. If he really forced them open, it might cause a lot of noise. Besides, Cyrus didn't know what was locked inside the door, so he didn't dare to open it rashly.
"The key to Vault 12 is not in the Department of Mysteries, so where could it be?" Cyrus walked out of the black corridor and lowered his head to play with the time-turner.
Although the key to vault 12 was related to the secrets of ancient magic, it was just a key to Gringotts after all, so it was normal that it had nothing to do with mysterious things. As a result, Cyrus temporarily lost the scope of his search.
It was obviously unrealistic to search the entire Ministry of Magic. It was much larger than Cyrus had imagined, and there were traces of the Traceless Extension Charm in various places inside. Finding a key here was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Besides, he doesn't have time to search bit by bit now.
"It's better to leave first." - "Now I know why Mr. Sellers asked you to learn the Patronus Charm. He must have anticipated this situation."
On the Hogwarts Express, Hermione and Ron helped Harry up with concern. Lupin, who was standing beside them, took out the chocolate he had just bought and shared some with Harry.
Lupin, who had just driven away the Soul Eater, had not yet recovered from the joy of seeing Harry when he heard Hermione's words and immediately asked, "Did anyone know that all this would happen?"
Ron and Hermione then remembered that there was a fourth person in the carriage besides them.
"It's... one of our friends. Yes, a friend!" Ron explained quickly, "He thinks that since the Ministry of Magic sent the Soul Eater to search for Sirius Black and Tom Riddle, Harry might be in danger. Those things are not trustworthy."
Ron spoke more and more fluently: "So he suggested that Harry learn the Patronus Charm in advance, which is the spell you just cast, because only this spell can drive away the Soul Eater."
"It seems that your friend is very far-sighted." Lupin said kindly and gently, "Dumbledore doesn't like them either. By the way, Harry, if you want to learn the Patronus Charm, you can come to my office - I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Remus Lupin, and if nothing unexpected happens, I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this semester."
"Thank you, Professor Lupin." Harry was still very weak, and he was ashamed of his performance at the moment. The Soul Eater would amplify a person's fear, but no one was frightened to faint like him.
The stalled train started again, and when it was really night, they finally arrived at Hogwarts.
Harry was sent to the school hospital for examination, while Hermione was called into Professor McGonagall's office alone.
"Ms. Granger, I have something to tell you about your course schedule this semester." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips - this was almost her signature expression - and pulled out a class schedule.
Hermione took it and took a look at it. "Nine o'clock in the morning, Divination, Muggle Studies, and Arithmancy...three classes at the same time?"
"Yes, I think you have noticed that last semester, you were the only student who took all the courses. And considering your grades and performance, all the professors agree that you are capable of completing all the courses." McGonagall said.
Although her expression couldn't show it, Hermione could tell that she was very happy.
"But how can I take three classes at the same time, Professor? Percy said you would have a way to help me solve this problem, but he didn't say how."
"Yes, of course he won't tell you,"
Hermione saw that the corner of McGonagall's mouth raised a rare little arc, which made her wonder if she had seen it wrong.
"In fact, there are confidentiality regulations regarding the time-turner, and it is only available to a small number of outstanding students. After you submitted your course selection list last year, I wrote many letters to the Ministry of Magic before they approved it." McGonagall happily took out a small golden hourglass.
"You can reverse time by just turning the button on it, but only for five hours at most." McGonagall said seriously, "The time-turner is a very scary magical prop. Albus was able to catch Tom Riddle last semester with it. I hope you understand the seriousness of this."
"Principal Dumbledore used this to catch Mr. Riddle?" Hermione looked at the small thing in Professor McGonagall's hand in surprise.
McGonagall nodded heavily. "Next, I want you to remember the rules for using the Time Turner: First, you must never use it for anything other than studying..."
Hermione picked up the Time-Turner.
(End of this chapter)