Chapter 202: Judgment Day
Aisen was unaware that Harry had visited Professor Lupin and that Dumbledore had used Astral Projection to remove the fragment of Voldemort's soul.
However, this had no impact on Aisen.
Early the next morning, when Aisen arrived at the Great Hall for breakfast, he discovered that the topic of conversation among the Little Wizards had shifted to Professor Lupin leaving Hogwarts.
"It's such a shame, Professor Lupin was the best Professor of Dark Arts we've ever had!" Hermione said, a look of regret on her face as she spoke.
Harry strongly agreed, and likewise, other Little Wizardsfrom Gryffindor, like Seamus, also thought what Lupintaught in class was great.
"That guy was a monster, I wouldn't want a Werewolfteaching me!"
"Exactly, werewolves don't deserve to teach us!"
These were some rather unpleasant conversations from the Slytherin side, causing Harry and Ron to glare angrily at the Slytherin students.
"However, Harry, you seem particularly energetic today." Aisen noticed a difference in Harry. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but his demeanor and spirit had changed considerably.
"That's right, he does seem much more energetic!" Ronstared at Harry for a long time, then nodded in agreement.
"Maybe I slept well last night, I've never felt so comfortable—" Harry said after thinking for a moment.
"Since Professor Lupin left the school, who taught your Defense Against the Dark Arts Class yesterday afternoon?" Aisen picked up a glass of orange juice and took a sip.
"Professor Snape, I don't know what Dumbledore was thinking, letting him teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts—" Ron's mouth twitched, his face looking a little dark.
"He kept saying things in class about identifying and killing werewolves. I think he was definitely involved in the plot to drive Professor Lupin away," Harry said angrily.
The school owls flew into the Great Hall, delivering mail or newspapers to the Little Wizards as usual. Harry's owl, Hedwig, delivered a letter that caught the attention of a few people.
"Thanks, Hedwig!" Harry stroked the owl and took the envelope from her beak.
Harry opened the envelope, and Aisen casually picked up some cornflakes from the dining table and put them into Hedwig's beak. After Hedwig ate the cornflakes, she flapped her wings and flew away.
"Dear Harry and Ron, would you like to have tea with me around six o'clock this evening? I will come to the Castleto pick you up, wait for me in the Great Hall—Hagrid!"
Harry read the contents of the note from the envelope, then looked at Ron, and the two exchanged glances.
"Why would Hagrid invite us for tea?" Ron took a bite of bacon, then looked at Harry.
"I don't know—maybe he wants to hear about Professor Lupin leaving the school!" Harry guessed, then shook his head.
After breakfast, Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to their classes as usual, while Aisen, as always, went to the Library to continue his grand endeavor of reading books.
Moving books from the Library into his mind was both interesting and tedious for Aisen. But thankfully, in the Dream World, Aisen's efficiency in learning knowledge was very high, so he could endure the solitude.
That evening, Aisen summoned the Trio to the Dream World for another round of practical training.
Although the practical training time in the real world was short, adding up to less than a full day, in the Dream World, this training time had already lasted for several years.
The results of the training were obvious; each member of the Trio could skillfully use some common offensive and defensive Charms. Of course, more importantly, each of them had reached a very high level in controlling the rhythm of combat.
"Expelliarmus—"
"Armor—"
"Stupefy—"
The three moved and jumped in the fenced-in area, casting spell after spell, which were blocked, reflected, or deflected. Then they went back and forth, constantly engaging in offense and defense.
Watching the three move their feet, seizing the perfect timing, Aisen, who was standing on the roof of a nearby house, couldn't help but sigh.
In his opinion, the Trio's strength had basically surpassed the level of Seven Grade students at Hogwarts. In fact, the level of many adult Witch might not even be as good as theirs.
Should I apply the method of solidifying magic effects on their bodies? Watching the three constantly moving their feet in battle, although they all had relatively mature combat styles, in Aisen's eyes, their speed and reactions were like slow motion, full of flaws everywhere.
Of course, ultimately, Aisen himself had cheats; even if the Trio's on-the-spot reactions improved rapidly, they were still not enough in Aisen's eyes. Not to mention, he could also transform into light, directly pushing his thinking speed to the limit.
However, directly solidifying magic effects on their bodies, while feasible, was a question of necessity in Aisen's view.
At the very least, in Aisen's opinion, they would not encounter any danger for now.
After thinking for a long time, Aisen temporarily gave up this idea. On the one hand, he felt that the Trio's strength increase was already sufficient, so there was no need to turn them into "super man." On the other hand, Aisen felt it was very necessary to keep the method of directly solidifying magic effects on the body a secret for now.
After the training ended, Aisen and the Trio went on an exciting skiing trip on the snow-covered mountain on the other side of the field.
"Did anything interesting happen at Hagrid's?" Before leaving the Dream World, Aisen asked Harry and Ronabout Hagrid inviting them over.
The excitement and joy brought by skiing had not yet faded when Harry and Ron heard Aisen's words. The joy on their faces quickly disappeared, and they became awkward.
"Is something wrong?" Looking at their expressions, Aisenwas a little puzzled. Did they cause some trouble at Hagrid's?
"Uh, no, Ron and I talked to Hagrid, he just wanted to know about Professor Lupin leaving Hogwarts." Harryshivered and quickly explained the situation.
"That's right, we told Hagrid that it might be a conspiracy by Snape and Malfoy!" Ron nodded in agreement, but his face was a little strange.
"Then your expressions—" Aisen looked at Harry and Ronmeaningfully.
"Hmph—, that's because Hagrid and Buckbeak are going to London for the hearing of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. But Harry and Roncompletely forgot about it—" Hermione, who was standing by, rolled her eyes at the two of them.
Seeing Professor Aisen looking at them, Harry and Ronexplained the whole story, one sentence at a time.
It turned out that there wasn't much time left until Buckbeak's Judgment Day. But ever since a series of events happened at school, Harry had completely forgotten about it.
There was nothing he could do; after all, Sirius Black's escape from prison, the Dementors' attacks, the capture of the real culprit Peter Pettigrew, living with Sirius Blackduring the holidays, using the Firebolt in the Quidditchmatch, and other events had occupied all his energy.
Therefore, it was only natural that he forgot to provide a defense for Buckbeak. As for Ron, he had also completely forgotten about it.
Only Hermione, the academic, despite taking a few extra classes and doing a lot of extra homework, still found some useful information for Hagrid in her spare time.
Aisen couldn't say much about this. He just felt that Hermione's efforts would be in vain. After all, what was called Judgment Day, in Aisen's opinion, was probably just a formality.
All of this was actually the result of the game between Lucius Malfoy and Dumbledore. However, Aisen had also promised at the time that he would find a way to rescue Buckbeak.
This time, the Trio had reminded him.
However, for Aisen, rescuing Buckbeak was easy. With his magic level, there would be no problem taking Buckbeak away without a sound. But the problem was, he couldn't just find a place to raise Buckbeak himself.
Therefore, he had to find a place to hide Buckbeak.
Then, it should be okay to leave him with Sirius Black, right? You know, in the original plot, Buckbeak lived with Sirius Black, who was wandering outside.
Although Sirius Black has been cleared of his charges and no longer has to wander outside, raising a Hippogriff should still be fine.
Thinking this, Aisen planned to find some time to talk to Sirius Black.
Chapter 203: Time Travel Again (Part 1)
After the practical training ended, the Trio left the Dream World and returned to the Gryffindor Common Room.
Whether it was Harry or Ron, although their training in the Dream World could increase their own strength, the homework assigned by the Professors still had to be done.
Although Hermione had a lot more time, she was also no exception.
The Easter holiday arrived, and for the Little Wizards, it was far less interesting and fun than the Christmasholiday. A very important reason for this was that the Professors assigned a large amount of homework, making them complain endlessly.
In the corridors, inside the Great Hall, or in the Library, Aisen found many Little Wizards either practicing wand movements or copying various pieces of knowledge.
Some Little Wizards were even sighing and yawning constantly.
Especially Witches above the third year could absolutely not relax during the Easter holiday.
"This is called a holiday!" This was Seamus Finnigan of Gryffindor's wail, "The exams are still far away, what are they doing?"
Not only him, Neville Longbottom was also close to a mental breakdown.
But the Trio were alright, because Aisen often gave them an advantage by sending them into the Dream World, their time was ridiculously abundant.
Seeing the Trio's pitiful state—well, actually seeing Hermione's pitiful state, Aisen had to take some time to research the Dream World and developed a small trick.
It was to directly project and display the homework Hermione wrote in the Dream World into the real world using magical means. This way, the Trio had plenty of time to do their homework in the Dream World.
Previously, doing homework in the Dream World was not feasible. This was because only the experiences and memories from everything experienced in the Dream World were real. But the small trick Aisen developed allowed the homework they wrote in the Dream World to be copied to the real world.
This way, the Trio were much more relaxed.
With plenty of time, Harry and Ron proactively took over Buckbeak's case. Aisen didn't say anything about this.
Several times, Aisen saw them researching materials in the Library, such as "Hippogriff Psychological Handbook," "Study of Hippogriff Wildness," etc., they seemed immersed in it.
Although Aisen knew that everything they were doing was futile, he couldn't just stop them directly. After all, this was their good intention.
...
On this day, Aisen left Hogwarts and instantly arrived at the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo, Egypt.
As for suddenly arriving here, it was certainly not to look at the surrounding scenery or anything. Instead, it was to perform Time Travel again and conduct an experiment.
Previously, Aisen buried a card with a magical mark near the wall by the Hogwarts gate. But after returning to the present, the card mysteriously disappeared.
At the time, fearing that history had changed, he specifically waited for a long time, the purpose being to see if there were any changes in the Wizarding World.
However, after a period of silence, he found that the sun rose as usual every morning, and there were no related reports in the Wizarding World, so he knew that his previous experiment of returning to the past had not changed history.
Aisen had many guesses about this, but he could never figure out exactly what was going on. The purpose of this Time Travel was to rule out some possibilities and determine what was happening.
Moreover, to avoid human interference or magical interference, Aisen simply set his destination at the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
With a thought, Aisen stirred the dormant Time characteristic power within his body, and then instantly disappeared from the spot.
As if entering another dimension, the surroundings were pitch black. Before he could feel it carefully, the surroundings lit up brightly, and the scene around him was already imprinted in Aisen's mind.
Time had returned to January 1st, 1900. The location was still the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo, and at a glance, it seemed no different from a hundred years later.
Because Witches existed in the world, to prevent being discovered by the Witches of Egypt, Aisen had already cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself the moment he returned to 1900.
Since this experiment was mainly to verify his own conjecture, after arriving in this era, Aisen did not plan to go to various places but instead directly took action on top of the pyramid.
With a thought, a card was taken out from the storage ring, and Aisen was about to embed it in the soil and stones beneath his feet. But halfway through the action, Aisen suddenly stopped.
"Adding something can indeed verify certain things, but wouldn't it be more straightforward to just remove something!" Aisen muttered.
Just as Aisen was about to put away the card, he couldn't help but pat his head, "Since both methods work, why choose? Can't I just verify both methods together!"
He immediately laid out the card with the magical mark and embedded it in a corner of the pyramid's summit edge, making this change look not so obvious.
After that, Aisen's actions did not stop. Instead, he directly cleared a spot nearby with his hand and smoothed it out. The pyramid's summit was originally uneven, but after Aisen smoothed this spot, it became like a flat stone slab, clearly showing signs of human intervention.
A few minutes later, Aisen stood up, looked at the place he had altered, and sighed slightly. Regarding the matter of slightly damaging the pyramid, a cultural relic, Aisencould only express his apologies.
He glanced around, the landscape was desolate as if unchanged for thousands of years, making one feel a myriad of emotions.
Then, after calming his mind, Aisen's thoughts moved again, and his entire figure instantly disappeared.
Aisen's vision went black, followed by a bright light. At this moment, he had returned to the present once again.
Aisen did not open his eyes but waited quietly for something. After a few minutes passed, Aisen did not detect the slightest abnormality. Then, Aisen understood that his Time Travel this time had indeed not suffered a backlash.
It was likely that Aisen had followed the rule that Time Travel should not exceed five hours.
After opening his eyes, Aisen found that he was still standing on the top of the pyramid.
With a step, Aisen looked at the place where he had made a small alteration after returning to the past, and his expression changed.
He saw that the place where the card should have been embedded showed no trace of the card. On the other side, the place that should have been smoothed flat like a stone slab had returned to its original state.
At first glance, it seemed as if Aisen hadn't returned from 1900 to the present, but rather from 1900 to a more distant past.
The places that Aisen had manually changed seemed as if time had flowed backward, becoming exactly the same as before they were changed. What the hell was this?
God's Perspective was fully open, and all the sights within a five-mile radius were reflected in Aisen's mind; he did not find the slightest abnormality.
Squatting down and reaching out to touch it, Aisencouldn't help but shiver.
"This is impossible—" Aisen couldn't help but mutter.
According to Aisen's deduction, he had directly damaged a part of the pyramid's summit structure, which counted as actively changing history. However, this level of historical change had little impact on the entire world, so Aisen didn't take it to heart.
But the problem was, after returning to the present, Aisenfound that his historical actions of changing things seemed to have been completely erased. It was as if, after Aisen damaged the pyramid and turned to leave, someone had subsequently restored it.
Could this be the truth? The thought ran through his mind, and Aisen hesitated. If he were to slowly investigate, Aisen was confident that he could find out what was going on with some things.
After all, Egypt wasn't entirely a Wizarding desert. From relevant magical history books, it could be seen that ancient Egyptian Witches would cast spells on tombs.
Currently, Gringotts curse-breakers are still doing some work to break curses. They hope to regain the treasures in the tombs through such means.
To say that Gringotts' actions like this happened without the consent of Egyptian magical institutions, Aisen didn't quite believe it.
It was just that if he were to really investigate, it would still be too troublesome for Aisen.
So, why not be more straightforward and use a simple and crude method instead?
Thinking this, Aisen looked at the surrounding scene and let out a long sigh.
Chapter 204: Time Travel Again (Part 2)
The plain was covered in yellow sand, and the stone-built tombs were exceptionally grand.
Standing on top of the pyramid, Aisen could vaguely sense a faint aura of magic emanating from deep within, in the even deeper parts. However, standing at the apex of the pyramid, that magic aura seemed to be isolated, no longer flowing outwards.
Looking up at the sky, it was cloudless, and the sunlight shone directly down, causing the temperature here to rise rapidly. However, none of this could affect Aisen's actions.
With a thought, Aisen transformed into light and shot towards the sky.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere. Almost instantly, Aisen broke through the atmosphere and entered outer space.
Aisen, who had transformed into light, did not stop, but flew directly towards the Moon.
Space was silent, but Aisen felt nothing. Because when he transformed into light, he himself entered an extremely quiet state.
From the moment Aisen transformed into light and flew up to the moment he arrived at the Moon and landed on the far side of the Moon, it took less than two seconds in total.
Landing in a meteorite impact crater, Aisen regained his human form and stood on the ground.
Looking at the barren and desolate lunar surface, although the Moon is the closest satellite to Earth, Aisenstill felt an uncontrollable sense of loneliness.
There is no air on the Moon, making breathing impossible, which was a big problem for Aisen. But perhaps because he had solidified the magic effect on his body beforehand, Aisen felt he could hold his breath for a long time.
With a thought, after casting a Bubblehead Charm on himself, Aisen found it had no effect whatsoever. But then again, it wasn't surprising. The effect of the Bubblehead Charm is to isolate unpleasant temperatures in certain environments and provide sufficient oxygen underwater.
The reason it can provide oxygen, whether underwater or in other environments, is because oxygen is present. But there isn't a trace of oxygen on the Moon, so the Bubblehead Charm was completely useless.
Although he could stay on the Moon for quite some time, Aisen had his own purpose, so he didn't waste time.
Activating the power of time within his body, Aiseninstantly vanished from where he stood.
On January 1, 1900, in a meteorite crater on the far side of the Moon, Aisen's figure appeared out of thin air.
Looking at the surroundings which remained completely unchanged, Aisen knew that his Time Travel experiment on the Moon was successful.
However—
If the time is different, the Moon's position should be different, right? Thinking of this, Aisen was somewhat puzzled. After all, the Moon is constantly revolving around the Earth.
He traveled from the Moon at a certain moment in April 1994 back to the Moon on January 1, 1900, yet the location hadn't changed at all. This was very confusing.
Or does the frame of reference only refer to the place where he himself is located?
After collecting his thoughts, Aisen squatted down and carved a very obvious mark on the ground, and applied a Locking Charm to it to ensure the mark would remain for a long time.
After performing this action, Aisen didn't linger and immediately flashed back to the present.
On the Moon at a certain moment in April 1994, Aisen's figure suddenly appeared, as if he had never moved.
After appearing, Aisen squatted down and looked at the place where he had previously carved the mark. But he found that there wasn't a single trace there.
He glanced at the area around where he had carved the mark. The pitted lunar surface hadn't changed significantly compared to before. This indicated that this surrounding area hadn't been altered by external forces over the past hundred years.
But precisely the mark Aisen had carved was gone, and it was a mark he had protected with a spell.
What did this mean?
This meant that the changes Aisen made to the past would automatically revert to their original state after he returned to the present! Or to put it simply, it was as if Aisen had never made those changes in the past.
But how could such a thing happen? Aisen was completely baffled by this.
Time passed second by second. When Aisen started to feel a bit stifled, he temporarily stopped thinking too much and transformed into light, shooting towards Earth.
After a little over a second, Aisen returned to Earth, and then with an Apparition Without A Trace, returned to his office at Hogwarts.
After conjuring a lounge chair, Aisen lay down and gradually pondered what this experiment represented.
If some changes in the past would revert upon returning to the present, didn't that mean that even if he arbitrarily changed history, there would be no problems upon returning to the present?
No—
The previous experiments could only prove that some objects, after being changed, could revert to their original state upon returning to the present. But Aisen couldn't guarantee what the consequences would be for changes made to people or actual historical events.
It was possible that history would automatically correct itself, causing no changes, but it was also possible that it could be changed beyond recognition.
Therefore, even knowing that changing an object in the past wouldn't affect the future, Aisen still felt that he should be more cautious and prudent when performing Time Travel in the future.
However, if he were to actually experiment, how to grasp the extent of the change was a problem.
Time passed bit by bit, and Aisen was immersed in his own thoughts.
Suddenly, Aisen seemed to think of something. He got up from the lounge chair, restored it to its original state, and then flashed away from Hogwarts.
On Charing Cross Road, outside the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron, the invisible Aisen appeared out of thin air.
Appearing here, Aisen intended to perform Time Travelagain.
Looking at the bustling street where no one could see him, Aisen couldn't help but sigh. He thought about how he used to be just one of the crowd. Fortunately, he had awakened his 'cheat' ability, allowing him to see the true side of the world.
With a movement of his mind, Aisen's figure instantly vanished.
On July 4, 1990, Aisen's figure appeared out of thin air at the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron. After appearing, Aisen made no unnecessary movements. Instead, he concealed his figure and retreated to the corner of the Leaky Cauldron near the adjacent bookstore, quietly waiting.
People walked from one side of the street to the other, passing by bookstores, record stores, burger joints, and cinemas, but completely ignoring the Leaky Cauldronnext door.
Time slowly flowed by. When the time passed twelve o'clock, a figure looking left and right appeared before Aisen.
If nothing unexpected happened, that would be himself, who had just recently resigned. That is, the him who had just activated his 'cheat' ability and left the Emerald Forest Film Company.
From a temporal perspective, the past him had just entered a coffee shop and was still inside trying to create his own Eight Nine Arcane Art and magic Body Refinement Technique.
Thinking of this, Aisen couldn't help but pull a smile at the corner of his mouth. Looking at his past self, Aisencouldn't help but feel a sense of having lived through ages.
Although less than five years had passed, Aisen felt as if a very, very long time had gone by.
His past self slowly ambled over, was attracted by the Leaky Cauldron, stopped directly, and after glancing around, fixed his gaze on the sign of the Leaky Cauldron.
Then, as if he had thought of something, a look of shock appeared on his face.
A moment later, his past self walked directly into the adjacent bookstore. Aisen, hidden nearby, made no move, but instead activated God's Perspective and saw his past self inside the bookstore chatting with the owner.
A few minutes later, his past self came out holding a volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Arriving before the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron, he looked down at his attire, then showed a slight smile, pushed the door open, and walked in.
Aisen, hidden nearby, nodded slightly. Just as he was about to go in and attempt to make some changes to his own actions, he suddenly stopped.
Did he really want to make changes targeting his past self? Aisen was still a bit hesitant.
His previous Time Travel experiments had shown that when he actively changed the state of an object in the past, upon returning to the present, those objects would revert to their state before being changed. It was as if Aisen hadn't made any changes.
Therefore, this time Time Traveling, Aisen originally intended to directly intervene with his past self. However, the problem facing Aisen was that if his past self were truly interfered with, it was possible to cause consequences he himself could not bear.
Changing objects in the past had no effect on the future, but he couldn't gamble that interfering with his past self's actions would also have no effect on his future self.
"Careful, cautious!" Remembering the 'code of conduct' he had set for himself earlier, Aisen took a deep breath.
Suddenly, Aisen understood. Since he wanted to experiment with interfering with people or historical events, he didn't necessarily have to target himself. In fact, interfering with other people's lives could also achieve the goal.
Furthermore, even if he were to interfere, he only needed to choose a target and perform an extremely minor interference. If the target's life trajectory in the future changed even slightly, it would prove that interfering with people and historical events could change history.
If the target's life trajectory in the future showed no change at all, then he would perform a slightly more noticeable interference. If there was still no change at all...
Then it could basically be confirmed that no matter whether Aisen changed the state of objects in the past or changed the development process of someone or something, he would not change history.
Chapter 205: Aisen's Confusion (Part 1)
After figuring these things out, Aisen breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, interfering with his past actions would be fine if it didn't change history; the current Aisen wouldn't have any problems then.
But once history was truly changed, leaving aside whether the current Aisen's memories would change, it would be hard to say if he would even exist.
Thinking of his Time Travel this time, Aisen suddenly felt he was still a bit reckless. He was only focused on experimenting, forgetting that Time was still a very mysterious and powerful force to him.
With God's Perspective fully open, Aisen's gaze had shifted from deep within the Leaky Cauldron to Diagon Alley.
It was obvious that his past self had officially entered the Wizarding World. Next, he would enter Gringotts to exchange money, and then go into Ollivander's Wand Shop to buy a wand.
After retracting his gaze and switching back to a normal perspective, Aisen planned to return.
However, before returning, Aisen paused, a thought crossing his mind. Then, he cast Charms like the Confundus Charm and Disillusionment Charm on his past self.
For a full five minutes, Aisen mobilized all the magicwithin him to cast these Charms.
When Aisen stopped his actions, a slight inexplicable look appeared on his face, and a rather complex light flickered in his eyes.
For Aisen, he remembered very clearly that after first entering the Wizarding World, the persona he had always created for himself was that of a Witch from Muggle origins, who had lived in the Muggle World for a long time, constantly studying Muggle life and habits, etc.
But if anyone were to truly investigate closely, they would definitely be able to find out all of his origins clearly.
At that time, after Aisen entered Hogwarts, he didn't pay much attention to his origins. Firstly, he didn't think there was anything to worry about, and secondly, he was confident in the growth rate of his strength.
Therefore, he didn't care at all.
The purpose of casting Charms on himself just now was to confuse and hide his "background." This way, when others investigated his details, they would only find the information Aisen had publicized – that is, a wild Witch from Muggle origins.
If they continued to investigate further, they would be confused and misled by the magic on him.
At this moment, Aisen even suspected that the reason he had been able to stay safely at Hogwarts all this time was perhaps because he had cast magic on himself.
Otherwise, why would no one investigate his background? Especially the Ministry of Magic and the Hogwarts Board of Governors. Would these institutions not investigate a Witch of unknown origin and still let him serve as the school's Astronomy Professor?
Clearly, this should be quite unlikely.
The high probability is that his "background" had been blurred by the magic he cast on himself, causing those investigating him to conclude that he was a Witch of Muggle origins with a very clean background.
If the investigation stopped there, then naturally no problems with Aisen would be discovered.
Although he didn't know if this was the truth, Aisen felt it was probably close to it. After all, with Aisen's current strength to cast Charms, he was quite confident that almost no one would be able to find out more information about him.
After figuring these things out, Aisen didn't know what to say for a moment. Carefully feeling his own condition, he hadn't thought in this direction before and hadn't discovered anything.
But now, under full concentration, he could also feel some faint traces of magic on his name. However, the effect seemed to have evolved quite a bit after being tempered by Time.
He only vaguely felt that there were indeed effects similar to expulsion, confusion, and anti-tracking.
Hey—wait—
Aisen's face suddenly stiffened, feeling that things were not that simple.
Because he suddenly thought of a question: after casting a few Charms on his past self, had history changed or not?
If one were to say history changed, it seems it indeed changed. Because the current him suddenly found that he could feel some traces of magic on his name.
But if one were to say history didn't change, it also seems plausible, because from the past to the future, history developed this way. Aisen's action of casting Charms on himself might have simply evolved this way in history.
After thinking for a long time, Aisen only felt a bit of a headache, and finally had to sigh at the wonder of Time.
With a slight sigh, Aisen paced to the entrance of the bookstore next to the Leaky Cauldron. Then, on the paving stone near the Leaky Cauldron side of the steps at the entrance, he carved the mark "∞".
Subsequently, Aisen activated the power within him and instantly vanished from the spot.
In April 1994, Aisen's figure instantly appeared at the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron. Clearly, Aisen had returned to the present from 1990.
After hiding his figure and crouching in a corner, Aisenwaited quietly. A minute later, Aisen let out a long breath; he didn't feel any backlash from Time.
Looking around, the scene of people coming and going still gave Aisen a sense of familiarity for no reason.
With a thought, Aisen paced to the entrance of the bookstore next to the Leaky Cauldron, and on the steps near the Leaky Cauldron side, he saw the clearly visible "∞" mark.
Clearly, such a mark had not disappeared—Hmm? It hadn't disappeared?
Aisen widened his eyes, staring intently at the spot, then reached out and ran his hand over the mark.
The mark was indeed still there, but—this wasn't logical!
For a moment, Aisen felt a bit confused.
Previously, Aisen had tried several times; he had clearly made changes to some objects in the past, but upon returning to the present, he would find that the state of those objects he had changed would revert to their state before being changed.
The pyramids in Egypt were like this, and even the Moon was like this. Why was it that this time, the changed state persisted?
Was there a problem somewhere? For a moment, Aisen's mind felt as if it were filled with paste, and he was almost unable to think.
Looking up at the sky, the London sky was very clear, and a gentle breeze blew, suggesting it should be a beautiful day. But perhaps due to psychological influence, Aisenalways felt a bit strange.
Could it be that some evil god, outer god, or Cthulhu-like entity had invaded this world, bringing about strange changes?
Hiss—
Aisen nearly gasped.
"Thinking too much—thinking too much—Calm down—Calm down—" Aisen muttered, trying to calm himself.
A few minutes later, after Aisen calmed his emotions, he began to think about what was different between this Time Travel and the previous times.
Different location?
This is certain, but it shouldn't have much connection to the problem Aisen encountered.
If it's not this, then is it the difference in Time?
Aisen understood that the times he traveled back to the past on these few occasions were slightly different.
For example, the previous two times, whether it was the marks left on the pyramids in Egypt or the marks left on the Moon, the Time was in 1900.
Only this time, the mark left near the Leaky Cauldron was in 1990.
But—this doesn't seem logically sound either.
There's no reason for marks left in 1900 to disappear upon returning to the present, while marks left in 1990 are retained upon returning to the present.
This—is this even logical anymore! This is neither scientific nor magical! Aisen scratched his head, feeling like the paste in his brain was about to churn again.
Time slowly flowed, and suddenly, Aisen's expression changed as if he had suddenly remembered something.
"Good thing, good thing—" Aisen said, looking relieved, his mouth constantly muttering something.
He suddenly thought that the mark left in 1990, which was still retained upon returning to the present, meant that history had indeed changed.
But in that case, Aisen felt deeply fortunate that he had been cautious enough. Otherwise, wouldn't he have almost truly changed his own past?
With his mind settled, Aisen then directly apparated back to Hogwarts.
Sitting on the chair behind his desk, Aisen began to recall the conclusions he had drawn from his Time Travel.
The conclusion was obvious: the changes Aisen made by going back to 1990 and going back to 1900 had completely different effects on the present Time.
However, there was a question that Aisen currently needed to confirm. That is, was it only when returning to the Time nodes of these two years that the resulting changes were different, or was it the same for other years as well!
Clearly, this was indeed the key that Aisen needed to determine at the moment. If this problem wasn't resolved, then the subsequent actions would be difficult to carry out.
Thinking this way, Aisen apparated, disappearing from the office once again, and began his experiment.
Chapter 206: Aisen's Confusion (Part 2)
In Cairo, Egypt, Aisen appeared on top of the Sphinx.
He activated the Time Travel characteristic power within him, and then Aisen's figure vanished from the spot.
On January 1, 1901, Aisen's figure appeared out of thin air on top of the Sphinx. Sensing everything about this era, Aisen didn't have the mind to do anything else. Instead, he cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself and then drew an "∞" mark on top of the Sphinx.
Afterward, Aisen's thoughts shifted, and he returned to the top of the Sphinx in 1994.
Upon closer inspection, Aisen did not find the "∞" mark.
Clearly, changing the form of an object in 1901 did not affect the present. In other words, it was as if Aisen had never done anything in the past.
Immediately after, Aisen did not stop his Time Travel and vanished in a flash.
On January 1, 1902, Aisen's figure appeared on top of the Sphinx.
Just as Aisen was about to continue making some small changes, he found that there was no "∞" mark on top of the Sphinx.
For a moment, Aisen was completely stunned.
The "∞" mark he carved in 1901 was not found when he returned to 1994, and Aisen had already accepted this. But this time, upon arriving in 1902, he still didn't find the "∞" mark carved in 1901. What was going on?
Could it be that the moment Aisen left the Space-Time of 1901, the "∞" mark he carved also vanished instantly?
This seemed to be the only way to explain why he didn't see the "∞" mark in 1902 either.
Thoughts raced through his mind, but Aisen didn't stop his actions. After carving the "∞" mark in the same spot on top of the Sphinx, Aisen returned to the top of the Sphinxin 1994 again.
As Aisen expected, there was still no "∞" mark present.
Immediately after, Aisen continued his experiment of Time Travel back to the past.
On top of the Sphinx in 1903—
On top of the Sphinx in 1904—
...
On top of the Sphinx in 1945—
On top of the Sphinx in 1946—
...
After dozens of experiments, every time Aisen left an "∞" mark in the past, he found nothing upon returning to 1994.
Aisen was gradually becoming numb to this.
Until this time!
On January 1, 1972, after leaving an "∞" mark in the same spot on top of the Sphinx, Aisen returned to 1994 without any hesitation.
Aisen, who originally thought there would be no change, suddenly discovered the "∞" mark in the same spot on top of the Sphinx.
Aisen, who was already somewhat numb, suddenly shivered and instantly stopped his actions.
Wait—wait—
"What's with the change?" Aisen muttered. "Is it a change in time? Is there anything different about 1972?"
1972—1972—
Aisen paced back and forth on top of the Sphinx. After a moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "1972, the year I was born?"
Was there anything special about the year Aisen was born? Or was it that in this world, his birth was special?
"Before I was born, history cannot be changed? After I was born, history can be changed?" Aisen murmured, feeling somewhat uncertain.
Is that the case?
Aisen suppressed the thoughts in his mind, continued to Time Travel, and arrived at the top of the Sphinx in 1973.
As a result, Aisen also found an "∞" shaped mark on it. Clearly, if Aisen was not mistaken, it was the mark he left in 1972.
This—seemed to confirm Aisen's idea.
After carving another "∞" mark next to the existing "∞" mark, Aisen returned to 1994 in a flash.
As expected, there were now two "∞" marks on top of the Sphinx.
Traveling through time, Aisen arrived in 1974. He saw two "∞" marks on the Sphinx, carved another "∞" mark, and then returned to 1994.
The number of "∞" marks on the Sphinx, as expected, became three.
After confirming his idea, Aisen stopped and did not continue to Time Travel for experiments.
With the experiment reaching this point, the conclusion seemed obvious.
Clearly, the time Aisen returned to the past would be divided by 1972—the year he was born. Before 1972, some changes he made would be completely erased after he left.
After 1972, the changes Aisen made would cause history to change accordingly.
At this moment, Aisen had a vague intuition that the truth of the matter was likely this.
He didn't need to go back to the past to change the life trajectories of certain people, nor did he need to change certain historical events, to confirm that the reason he could or could not change history was due to the 1972 time node.
However, even after reaching this conclusion, Aisen still felt very confused.
Because such a thing clearly made no sense. For example, what happened in the year he was born that caused such a result.
What kind of method could allow Aisen to return before 1972 and change history as he pleased without worrying about disrupting the future? What kind of method could cause all the changes Aisen made before 1972 to be erased?
This seemed a bit outrageous—
It's just the world of Harry Potter, why is it so complicated?
For a moment, Aisen's thoughts were in turmoil, and he didn't know what to say.
After a long while, Aisen finally calmed down and regained his usual composure.
Now that he understood some things, he could explore them slowly through Time Travel in the future and was not in a hurry. Having figured this out, Aisen breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the three "∞" marks on top of the Sphinx, Aisen's thoughts moved, and he erased the "∞" marks, restoring it to its original state.
Afterward, Aisen returned to Hogwarts in a flash.
...
The Easter holiday was about to end, so next, Aisenwould go to Grimmauld Place, number 12, the Blackfamily's old house, to talk to Sirius Black.
After all, Aisen had told the Trio and Hagrid that he would guarantee Buckbeak's safety.
On Sunday, the last day of the Easter holiday, Aisenarrived at the Black family's old house.
"Hello, Professor Aisen, is there something you need from me?" Black asked as he welcomed Aisen into the house. The atmosphere seemed to relax immediately.
The Easter holiday was nearing its end, and Black was still somewhat regretful that Harry couldn't spend the holiday with him. He had learned from a letter that Harrywas mainly busy with homework and Hagrid's Buckbeak.
Black was very understanding of this. Anyway, the summer holiday was only a few months away. At that time, he could go to King's Cross Station to pick Harry up and bring him home.
"Yes, Sirius, there are some things I need to talk to you about!" Aisen looked around the room and then sat down opposite Black.
"Regarding Regulus, I have to thank you again for your help recently!" Black smiled and nodded, seemingly quite friendly towards Aisen.
"It was nothing, I just did a little bit!" Aisen's lips curved slightly, and then he gently shook his head.
"Right, is there anything you want to talk about?" Blackasked calmly.
"Well—, a Hippogriff by Hagrid's side, named Buckbeak!" Aisen nodded, preparing to introduce him to Black.
"I know about that! Buckbeak injured a Slytherin student and is being judged by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, right?" Black frowned slightly.
"Harry told you?" Aisen felt a little relieved.
"He mentioned it during the Christmas holiday!" Blacknodded. "That student is Draco Malfoy, right? Just like his father, he's a scheming fellow—"
"Uh—Harry and Ron are at school, and they've been working on a suitable defense for Buckbeak during these Easter holidays. That's what I wanted to talk about!" Aisen didn't take up Black's topic but directly stated his purpose.
"You want me to find a way to clear Buckbeak's name?" Black frowned and shook his head. "With all due respect, with Lucius working behind the scenes, I can't influence the decision of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures."
Chapter 207: Buckbeak's Trial Result
"Of course not!" Aisen waved his hand.
After a slight pause, Aisen continued, "Hagrid and Buckbeak have to go to London on April 20th for a hearing. It seems like they need to prepare some defense statements, but with Lucius causing trouble behind the scenes, the final result will definitely be Buckbeak being sentenced to death."
"So, what do you plan to do?" Black nodded, evidently agreeing with Aisen's view.
"I told Harry and the Trio that I would rescue Buckbeakafter the trial. However—" Aisen looked at Black without batting an eye.
"What?" Black pressed.
"Could Buckbeak live at your place, or do you have a place where Buckbeak could live?" Aisen's tone was exceptionally calm.
"Have Buckbeak live at my place—" Black murmured, suddenly smiling, "That's a great idea! Harry should really enjoy living with him!"
"Alright, it seems you're quite willing to help me with this," Aisen smiled, then stood up.
"Leaving already? Planning to head back to Hogwarts?" Black stood up, looking somewhat surprised at Aisen's actions.
"That's right. The main reason I came to see you today was about the issue of settling Buckbeak," Aisen smiled. As he turned to leave, he seemed to think of something and suddenly turned back, pointing at Black.
"Is something wrong?" Seeing Aisen's gesture, Blacklooked at his clothes, finding nothing amiss.
"Sirius, what are your plans for the future?" Aisen looked at Black thoughtfully and asked.
"What do you mean?" Black looked at Aisen with confusion.
"Look, you are a free man now. You are no longer a criminal," Aisen said slowly, "Since that's the case, have you thought about what you want to do in the future? Or rather, what kind of job do you want to find?"
Hearing Aisen's words, Sirius Black fell silent for a moment.
"Right now, I just want to live with Harry—" After a long pause, Black smiled slightly, not revealing too much.
"Have you ever thought about just becoming a teacher at Hogwarts?" Aisen nodded, understanding his thoughts, but still offered a very constructive suggestion.
"Me? A teacher at Hogwarts?" Black was startled.
"That's right. See, Harry is studying at Hogwarts. If you were to teach at Hogwarts, wouldn't you be able to grow up with Harry?"
"This—" Black's eyes suddenly lit up.
He suddenly realized that Aisen's suggestion seemed to be very good.
Although he was living with Harry now, they could only be together during the holidays. But if he truly became a teacher at Hogwarts, he could be with Harry for a long time and witness Harry's growth.
Just thinking about this kind of life experience, Black felt it was wonderful.
"Professor Aisen, I must say, your suggestion is great. I think I need to give it some serious thought," Black slowly nodded.
"Ha—, if you really have that plan, I think you need to talk to Dumbledore!" Waving at Black, Aisen left directly.
...
After the Easter holiday ended, Hogwarts Castle returned to its usual hustle and bustle.
For the Little Wizards, the Easter holiday was truly miserable. There was nothing they could do. Unlike the Trio, they didn't have Aisen to help them, so they were all complaining bitterly in the deep sea of homework.
After Harry, Ron, and Hermione provided Hagrid with some defense statements for Buckbeak, their attention gradually shifted to the upcoming Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin.
Especially Harry, after reliving the Buckbeak incident, he vowed to defeat Slytherin in the Quidditch match. However, before they could discuss what tactics to use to defeat Slytherin, they found news of a weekend trip to Hogsmeade in the common room.
For all of them, this was another joyful trip to Hogsmeade. After all, they had been driven almost mad by homework during the Easter holiday.
Therefore, when the news of going to Hogsmeadespread, all the Little Wizards were overjoyed.
On the third day after the holiday, Hagrid and Buckbeaktook the Knight Bus to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures office in London.
Although the Trio weren't very confident in the defense statements they provided to Hagrid, they still comforted Hagrid, telling him not to worry about any terrible consequences for Buckbeak.
"How about it, Harry?" Ron said to Harry, his tone particularly enthusiastic, "Let's go together. There were some good things you didn't see last time we went. Haven't you been to Zonko's Joke Shop yet?"
"The shop where Fred and George often buy prank products?" Harry became interested.
On Saturday morning, Harry, Ron, and Hermione ate breakfast in the Great Hall and then went to Hogsmeadetogether. On this day, only the first and second-year Little Wizards were having classes at Hogwarts Castle.
As for Aisen himself, during his leisure time, besides practicing and experimenting with Charms in the Dream World, he filled the Memory Palace in the Dream Worldwith books from the Library.
That evening, the Trio came to Aisen's office as usual for practical training in the Dream World.
However, what surprised Aisen was that the Trio all looked unwell. Especially Hermione, her eyes were red, as if she had been crying not long ago.
"Did something happen?" Aisen extended his hand, and points of light appeared from his hand, falling on the heads of the Trio, calming their emotions.
"Hagrid lost the case, and Buckbeak is going to be executed!" Hermione pulled out a letter and handed it to Aisen.
Taking the letter, Aisen opened it and found traces of tears on the parchment. Some parts were difficult to read, but some words were clearer:
"Dear Hermione:
We lost! They allowed me to bring him back to Hogwarts. The date of the execution is yet to be decided. Buckbeakliked London. I won't forget all the help you gave us.
Hagrid."
"Isn't this what was expected?" After folding the parchment, Aisen shrugged.
"Yes, Malfoy's father threatened the committee and told them they had to do it," Hermione said, wiping her eyes, "Those old, trembling fools were scared by him. Although we can still appeal, there's no hope left!"
"Yes, Harry and I ran into Malfoy in Hogsmeade," Ron's face showed anger, "That guy said he was waiting for his father's owl to send him a letter. He must have known this would be the outcome!"
"That's right, that's how it is!" Harry nodded, but seemed to think of something, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he said, "Don't worry, didn't Professor Aisen say he would find a way to make sure Buckbeak is alright?"
"That's right, don't worry. Buckbeak will definitely be alright!" Aisen nodded at Hermione.
"Professor, will you help Hagrid appeal?" Hermionelooked at Aisen with anticipation.
"No—" Aisen shook his head, looking at the Triomeaningfully, "I will save Buckbeak in another way."
Hearing Aisen's words, although the Trio were still a little confused, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterward, Aisen cast the Dream God Spell, brought the Trio into the Dream World, adjusted the flow of time, and let the Trio begin their practical training.
Time flowed slowly. When this practical training session ended and the Trio had all left, Aisen couldn't help but ponder their strength.
From their performance, Aisen believed that their strength had completely reached the level of adult Wizards. In fact, to a certain extent, they had already surpassed many adult Wizards.
After such a long period of practical training, Aisen felt that their strength had basically reached a bottleneck. In other words, if they didn't delve deeper into magic, their magic level would likely remain at the current level for a long time.
Of course, the magic in their bodies would still grow as they aged.
As for delving deeper, in Aisen's opinion, it meant delving deeper into Charms, or Transfiguration, or even Alchemyand Ancient Runes, and so on.
Aisen felt that if they continued to delve deeper, their strength would further increase.
Of course, at present, the Trio's strength is already commendable among all the students at Hogwarts School. Furthermore, Voldemort's threat is becoming smaller, so Aisen felt that the Trio didn't need to continue delving deeper for the time being.
Chapter 208: The Fierce Hermione
Early the next morning, while many Hogwarts students were still talking about their happy trip to Hogsmeade, the Trio had to comfort Hagrid after Care of Magical Creatures.
"It's all my fault, I was tongue-tied at the hearing," Hagridsaid sadly. "They were all sitting there in black robes, and I kept dropping my notes and forgot all the dates you helped me find.
Hermione, Harry, and Ron, I messed it all up. Then Lucius Malfoy stood up and said something, and the committee decided to do as he requested..."
"Don't worry, Hagrid, have you forgotten?" Ron came over to Hagrid and whispered, "Professor Aisen will help you, trust us, Buckbeak will be fine!"
"But what can he do?" Hagrid sobbed, "Buckbeak has already been sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, all I can do now is make sure he has the happiest days of his life before he dies."
After Hagrid finished speaking, regardless of the Trio's reaction, he took out a large handkerchief to wipe his face and hurried back to his own hut.
Walking through the corridor, down the stairs, and into the Great Hall, seeing Hagrid's state outside, Aisen shook his head and didn't go over to comfort him. Anyway, he could just save Buckbeak himself when the time came.
However—
Glancing at Malfoy and the others who had met the Trioat the Castle gate, Aisen couldn't help but gasp.
It had been three, almost four years now. The Savior Trioand the Malfoy Trio were completely at odds.
"Look at him crying like that!" Malfoy glanced at his subordinates, Crabbe and Goyle. "Have you ever seen anything so pathetic?"
"He's still our Professor!" Harry and Ron glared at Malfoy, even raising their wands to cast a Charm.
Tsk tsk! Who would have the upper hand in this conflict? Aisen stood far away, watching with interest.
Previously, Ron had cast a Charm on Malfoy, wanting him to eat slugs. But because his wand was damaged, the spell would always backfire and hit him, making him suffer the miserable consequences he shouldn't have.
But now, Ron's wand was perfectly fine. Not only that, after such a long time of practical training, although his strength was still a bit less than Harry's and Hermione's, teaching Malfoy a lesson was absolutely not a problem.
The question was, who would make the first move, Ron or Harry, and what kind of Charm would they cast. Would it be a minor hex like the slug-eating spell, or a spell like Petrificus Totalus or a Stunning Spell.
However, just as Aisen was about to watch the show, the scene that followed left him dumbfounded.
He saw Harry and Ron take out their wands, but before they could do anything else, Hermione rushed forward first.
Slap—
She didn't take out her wand to cast a spell, but directly swung her arm and landed a loud slap directly on Malfoy's face.
Suddenly attacked, Malfoy didn't fully react to what was happening before he was directly knocked back two steps, staggering. Not only were Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle stunned, even Harry and Ron beside them were shocked.
Looking at Hermione's fierce action, Aisen was immediately surprised. He hadn't expected that Hermione, who usually seemed unremarkable, had such strong physical abilities.
"If you dare say Hagrid is pathetic again—you vile, evil—" Hermione raised her hand again, making a gesture to hit Malfoy.
"Uh—Hermione!" Harry and Ron exchanged glances and subtly blocked Hermione's path.
"Move, Harry, Ron!" Hermione took out her wand.
Malfoy probably never expected to encounter such a situation and retreated backward, looking completely confused. Seeing Crabbe and Goyle waiting for his command, he couldn't help but wave his hand.
"Retreat—"
The Malfoy Trio quickly left and entered the main corridor of the Castle.
The scene became quiet for a moment, Harry and Ronlooked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Hermione—" After a moment of silence, Harry spoke, his tone full of surprise.
"Harry, you'd better beat him in the Quidditch final!" Hermione shrieked. "You'd better, because if Slytherinwins, I won't be able to stand it!"
Clap clap—
Aisen walked over from the side, clapping as he walked.
The Trio suddenly turned their heads and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was Professor Aisen.
Then, as if thinking of something, Hermione's face immediately turned bright red.
"Professor Aisen, did you see that just now?" Hermionelowered her head, clutching her robes with both hands, seeming a little embarrassed and annoyed.
"Well done, Hermione!" Aisen raised an eyebrow and praised her directly.
"Ah?" Hermione looked at Aisen in surprise, her flushed face looking particularly cute.
"Facing the mistakes Malfoy committed, if you bravely take action, I don't think you can be blamed!" Aisennodded and said.
Harry and Ron looked at each other, their eyes wide upon hearing Professor Aisen's words, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Alright, hurry up and go to class, you're almost late. I'm sure you don't want to miss Professor Flitwick's Charmclass!" Seeing the Trio's silent posture, Aisen clapped his hands to remind them.
"Uh—Goodbye, Professor Aisen!" The Trio were startled, quickly said goodbye to Aisen, and ran towards Professor Flitwick's classroom.
Leaning against the inside of the Castle gate, Aisenquietly watched the figures of the Trio walking away up the marble staircase, lost in thought for a moment.
Hermione's actions today truly exceeded Aisen's expectations.
As a third-year Witch, if she were to physically punish someone, she would likely take out her wand and cast a minor hex. But he hadn't expected Hermione to just use her hands.
However, Aisen suspected that Hermione might have deliberately humiliated Malfoy this way.
After all, if it were a minor hex, like the slug-eating spell Ron had cast before, it could at least make the other person feel sick for half a day.
After such a long time of practical training, Aisen had no doubt that Hermione had this ability. He even thought that, influenced by Aisen's combat philosophy, Hermionecould definitely take down Malfoy very quickly.
But Hermione chose to swing her hand and slap Malfoyin the face.
Even if Hermione used all her strength in that slap, it didn't cause any real physical harm to Malfoy.
Uh—, that's not entirely true. As for the damage to Malfoy, Aisen felt it could be described in one sentence: "Not very damaging, but extremely insulting."
Suddenly, Aisen even felt that Hermione's act of slapping Malfoy was a premeditated action.
Think about it, if Hermione had cast a spell on Malfoy, he might have used his "injury" to slander Hermione, or even Harry and Ron.
But having only been slapped, Malfoy wasn't physically injured, so there was no other evidence to cause trouble.
So, as expected of Hermione, although her actions were quite fierce, they were still full of wisdom!
Thinking this, a smile unconsciously appeared on Aisen's face.
So, should he apply the method of solidifying magical effects onto the body to Hermione, turning her into a body of steel as well? Then, could Hermione explode Malfoy's head with a single slap?
Thinking of such a scene, Aisen couldn't help but shake his head. Student conflicts shouldn't be so cruel.
Aisen didn't stay outside for too long before returning directly to the Library inside the Castle to continue his great task of reading books.
While eating in the Great Hall in the afternoon, Aisennoticed many Little Wizards discussing ProfessorTrelawney's Divination Class.
"Professor Trelawney's predictions are so accurate! It's unbelievable!" Lavender Brown, a Gryffindor girl, was full of amazement.
"We knew that already, didn't we?" Parvati Patil of Ravenclaw had a look of course. "She said the thing you feared would happen on October sixth, and it really happened. She said someone would leave us forever around Easter, and it happened!"
"Is that so?" Something must have happened, Aisenlooked at the silent Hermione.
"Hermione dropped Professor Trelawney's Divination Class!" Hermione didn't speak, but Harry interjected.
"If that counts, I understand now. So ProfessorTrelawney's 'someone will leave us forever' meant this, I thought—" Ron nodded, a strange expression on his face.
"You thought someone would lose their life? Professor McGonagall said that Trelawney predicts a student's death every year, but it has never happened!" Hermionecouldn't help but tap the plate on the table.
"So, Hermione, you dropped the Divination course?" Aisen's face was full of smiles.
"Yes, compared to Arithmancy, Divination is completely useless!" Hermione looked at the smile on Aisen's face, her face turned red, but she still stated her reason.
This statement clearly intended to attribute her reason for dropping the course to the Divination course itself being problematic.
"Hmm—, dropping it is fine. Although you have plenty of time to study various courses, didn't Professor Trelawneysay that if a person doesn't possess a certain 'sight,' they can't deeply study Divination?" Aisen comforted her casually.
Hermione seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She nodded and didn't say anything else.
Chapter 209: Tempers Flare at the Quidditch Final
Seeing that the Trio had stopped talking, Professor Aisenalso quietly sat at the dining table and ate heartily.
Originally, Professor Aisen thought that after giving Hermione the time-buff cheat, she would have plenty of time to deal with her homework.
Coupled with the bracelet he gave Hermione for her birthday, which could keep her energetic during the day and help her sleep more soundly at night.
But he didn't expect her to still drop Divination.
However, thinking about it the other way, he could understand Hermione's reasoning.
After all, Professor Trelawney's Divination Class was indeed not very friendly to Hermione, the academic overachiever.
Just think about it, whether it was Charm class, Transfiguration, or any other subject, as an academic overachiever, Hermione could perfectly master the knowledge within with a little time and effort.
But Divination, a subject that relies purely on talent, was definitely a class Hermione had no way of starting.
Seen this way, it was only natural for Hermione to decide to drop Divination.
Time passed quickly. For the Little Wizards, the upcoming Quidditch match was a major event happening at the school.
For Harry, the match between Gryffindor and Slytherinwas a very important one. Because Slytherin was leading by a full two hundred points, Gryffindor had to win by a score exceeding two hundred points on the field to win the House Cup.
In other words, even if Harry caught the golden snitchfirst and won the match, if the score difference didn't exceed two hundred points, Gryffindor would still be considered to have lost.
Perhaps because of this reason, or perhaps also because Hermione had slapped Malfoy, the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin became increasingly obvious in the period leading up to the Quidditch match.
Every day, Professor Aisen could hear minor scuffles happening between Gryffindor students and Slytherinstudents on his way to and from the Library and his office, or when going to the Great Hall to eat.
Later, there were even serious conflicts. A fourth-year Gryffindor student and a sixth-year Slytherin student both ended up in the school hospital due to a conflict.
As for the Gryffindor Seeker Harry, he also became a major target for Slytherin. On his way to class, Slytherinstudents would occasionally stick out a leg to trip him and make him fall.
To prevent Harry from ending up in the hospital before the match, Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team, had to arrange for several people to accompany Harry to class.
Regarding such incidents happening at the school, since Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall didn't really intervene, Professor Aisen naturally wouldn't get involved either.
Early the next morning, when the Gryffindor Quidditchteam members entered the Great Hall, they received a warm welcome. Not only the other Little Wizards from Gryffindor, but even those from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw were applauding and cheering for them.
Seeing this scene, Professor Aisen was quite moved.
Although as a Professor, one should not treat students differently. But from this scene, it was clear that Gryffindor was indeed more popular than Slytherin.
"Good luck, Harry!" Cho Chang, the Ravenclaw Seeker, a Witch of Chinese descent, encouraged Harry.
As a result, Harry became completely shy, his face flushed red, and he hurried out of the Great Hall with his teammates, head down.
"Alright—little wind, nothing to worry about! The sun's a bit bright, but that helps your eyesight, just be careful if the sun's too strong. And the ground's quite hard, good, we can start the game quickly—" Wood went out first, looked around, and then chattered instructions to his teammates.
After eating with the Little Wizards, Professor Aisen also walked through the Great Hall to the Quidditch pitch.
"Hi—Harry, go for it!" A voice came from the edge of the stands, attracting many people's attention.
It was a wizard with Black hair, looking thin and tall. With his deep grey glasses, he stared at Harry, who was walking out of the Castle, and gave him his greatest blessing.
"Sirius? Why are you here?" Harry's eyes lit up, and he quickly rushed towards Sirius Black, hugging him.
"That's right, today is the showdown between Gryffindorand Slytherin, I came to watch your match!" Black said with a smile.
The two talked for a bit, and then Harry followed Woodand the others to the locker room to change into the Gryffindor Quidditch team uniform. Within a few minutes, the Gryffindors changed into their scarlet robes with the lion emblem.
The match was about to begin. Around the stands, Gryffindor, as well as Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, had unfurled banners with slogans like "Gryffindor Wins!" and "Lions Get the Cup!".
On the other side of the stands, the students from Slytherin House had also unfurled Slytherin flags and decorations with the silver snake emblem. In the front row, Professor Snape watched the people on the field with an expressionless face.
"The Gryffindor team is entering the field—" Lee Jordan, the commentator, introduced the players entering.
"Potter, Bell, Johnson, Spinnet, the Weasley twins, Wood... This is widely considered the best team Hogwarts has had in years—" Amidst a chorus of boos from the Slytherin side, Lee Jordan finished introducing the Gryffindor players.
"Captains, shake hands!" Madam Hooch served as the referee, and at her signal, Wood of Gryffindor and Flint of Slytherin shook hands with each other.
"Mount your broomsticks!" Madam Hooch waved her hand, and then blew the starting whistle.
Fourteen broomsticks took off almost simultaneously, and cheers erupted from the crowd around the stands at the same time. Clearly, the Quidditch final had officially begun.
After the match began, Gryffindor's Alicia Spinnet got the quaffle and rushed towards the Slytherin goal. Subsequently, the quaffle was intercepted by Slytherin's Warrington, and then hit by a bludger from George Weasley, and the quaffle fell into Angelina Johnson's hands.
Immediately after, Angelina threw the quaffle into the Slytherin goal, successfully earning ten points for Gryffindor.
Perhaps it was because of the continuous conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin during this period. On the field, the tempers between the two sides seemed to have been ignited.
Before Angelina could even cheer, she was bumped by Slytherin's Marcus Flint, nearly falling off her broom.
There was a huge boo from the Gryffindor side.
Glancing at the front row of the Slytherin stands, Professor Aisen saw Snape looking at the Gryffindorplayers with a sneer, seemingly oblivious to it.
"Professor Aisen, they are too shameless!" Hermione, sitting next to Professor Aisen, was trembling with anger at the Slytherin players' actions.
"Uh, their tempers are running too high. I heard that a fourth-year Gryffindor student and a sixth-year Slytherinstudent were beaten into the hospital a while ago?" A strange smile appeared on Professor Aisen's face.
"But—it's the Quidditch final!" Hermione's face showed anxiety.
"Don't worry, look—" Professor Aisen pointed at the field.
He saw Fred Weasley directly swinging his bat and hitting Flint on the back of the head. Flint's nose hit his broomstick, and he started bleeding profusely.
Clearly, Fred was holding a grudge about Flint bumping Angelina. Speaking of which, Angelina later became Fred's girlfriend, right?
Looking at this scene, Professor Aisen had a realization.
"Alright!" Madam Hooch flew up on her broomstick, "Points deducted for the Gryffindor player for attacking the Chaser without cause! Points deducted for the Slytherin team for intentionally injuring the Chaser!"
The tempers between Gryffindor and Slytherin were temporarily suppressed by Madam Hooch, the referee.
The match began to intensify again. Since Harry had to ensure that Gryffindor was leading by over fifty points before catching the golden snitch to win, Harry didn't look for the golden snitch but stayed close behind Malfoy, deliberately interfering with him to prevent him from getting near the golden snitch.
But clearly, Slytherin was already hot-headed at this point. They didn't care what penalties Madam Hooch, the referee, might give.
So when Harry interfered with Malfoy's actions, Slytherin's Derrick and Bole directly aimed at Harry and hit the bludger.
Fortunately, Harry reacted quickly, and the bludgerwhizzed past his ear.
Angelina got the quaffle, but within a few seconds, Flintgot the ball using foul play. Subsequently, Slytherin hit Alicia with a bat. Immediately after, George Weasleyelbowed Bole in the face as retaliation.
Madam Hooch angrily deducted points from both teams. But this did nothing to extinguish the anger in the hearts of the two teams.
The match continued!
Slytherin's Bole and Derrick hit Gryffindor's Wood with bats again, almost knocking him off his broomstick.
Madam Hooch was furious and immediately gave Gryffindor a penalty shot. Subsequently, Angelinasuccessfully scored.
The score was now sixty to ten, with Gryffindor leading by fifty points. This meant that if Harry caught the golden snitch at this moment, he would not only win the match but also exceed Slytherin by two hundred points.
Every time Gryffindor scored, the Little Wizards in the stands screamed.
Chapter 210: Taking on the Whole Field
Swish swish swish—
Gryffindor's Alicia caught the quaffle and sent it into Slytherin's goal. The score was seventy to ten.
"Seventy to ten! Bear with it, you filthy, cheating—" Lee Jordan roared at Slytherin.
"Jordan, if you can't comment fairly—" Professor McGonagall interrupted the unrestrained Lee Jordan.
"I am commenting fairly and justly, Professor!"
After leading by fifty points, Harry began to exert himself. A few minutes later, Harry seemed to see something, then quickly accelerated, flying towards the golden snitch.
The wind whistled past Harry's ears, and everyone watched this scene intently.
But the scene that followed shocked everyone.
Malfoy directly grabbed Harry's Firebolt, preventing Harry from flying forward. As a result, the golden snitchflickered and disappeared in front of Harry.
"You evil, vile thing!" Lee Jordan roared into the microphone. At this moment, Professor McGonagall did not stop him, but likewise yelled furiously at Malfoy, even losing her hat.
"Foul! Penalty for Gryffindor! I've never seen such a shameless tactic!" Madam Hooch was fuming.
The tension on the field grew higher and higher, as if it could erupt at any moment. Especially in the stands, Professor McGonagall's angry appearance made Professor Aisen feel like clicking his tongue.
The conflict became more and more serious, and the tactics of both teams became more and more reckless.
Under Professor Aisen's surprised gaze, Harry, riding his Firebolt, made another dive, directly knocking away Malfoy, who was about to grab the golden snitch.
Then, Harry rushed towards the golden snitch at high speed, finally catching the golden snitch in his hand.
Wood sped towards Harry, tears streaming from his eyes. He immediately collapsed on Harry and sobbed. Fred and George also cheered and rushed over, piling on top of Harry.
"We won the trophy! We won the trophy!" Angelina and Alicia's cheering voices rang out.
"Fantastic!" The nearby Hermione cheered, directly throwing herself into Professor Aisen's arms for a happy hug.
Waves of cheers erupted in the stands, and everyone stood up, then prepared to rush onto the field.
"Oh—my—" The Little Wizards around the stands seemed to discover something and let out cries of surprise.
Malfoy, who had been knocked to the side, had somehow snuck near Harry and directly cast a Bat-Bogey Hex, hitting Wood who was blocking Harry.
"You filthy half-breed—you dare to ambush—" Lee Jordanstarted roaring again.
Then, Fred and George began to fight back, spells hitting Malfoy one after another, causing Malfoy to bend over and vomit on the field.
Seeing this, the other players from Slytherin landed one after another, pulled out their wands, and attacked.
A massive free-for-all started without warning. Fred fell, George continued casting spells, Bole fell, Derrick continued casting spells.
"Oh my!" Professor McGonagall, who had just been crying, was completely stunned.
Not only the Professors in the stands, but all the Little Wizards were in an uproar.
"Oh—no—Professor Aisen, why are they like this?" Looking at the chaotic scene on the field, Hermione was almost in tears.
"Uh, don't worry, there are so many Professors here!" Professor Aisen said dryly.
When Professor Dumbledore appeared on the field with a large Quidditch trophy, looking grim, Professor Aisenwas completely speechless.
"Armor—"
"Riddikulus—"
"Stupefy—"
"Petrificus Totalus—"
Just when Professor Aisen thought Professor Dumbledore would intervene, Harry swept the entire field with sharp tactics in just five seconds.
"This is impossible—"
"It's amazing! Harry alone actually defeated everyone from Slytherin!"
"The Savior's strength is too powerful, no wonder he could defeat He Who Must Not Be Named!"
The clamor rose again, but this time, everyone was marveling at Harry's strength. Not only the Little Wizardsaround the stands, but even the Professors were looking at Harry in shock.
Especially Snape from Slytherin, his already gloomy face almost had his eyeballs pop out.
However, seeing this scene, Professor Aisen nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that after such a long period of practical training, Harry's magic level had reached a very good point.
As the antagonists, Slytherin was directly deflated after being swept by Harry. Looking at Harry standing tall and proud in the center of the field, many people felt a sense of Trance .
Looking at the mighty Harry, Professor Aisen couldn't help but nod. As expected of the Savior, his action of taking on the antagonists and sweeping the entire field alone was commendable.
Hermione, Ron, Neville, Seamus, and others from Gryffindor breathed a sigh of relief.
"Harry is really too amazing!" Seamus exclaimed.
"I can't believe he won against so many people alone! You know, there were Seven Grade students on the other side!" Dean's face was flushed, as if everything Harry did was done by himself.
"Are we that powerful?" Ron and Hermione, who usually trained with Harry in practical combat, were filled with surprise.
You know, in practical training, they often sparred with Harry. Since Harry, who had wins and losses against them, could achieve such a level, didn't that mean they could too?
For a moment, Hermione and Ron's expressions kept changing, not knowing what they were thinking.
The entire field was quiet for a few seconds, and then the cheers became even louder. The Little Wizards crossed the barriers and came onto the field, everyone congratulating Harry.
"Harry, you're great!"
"Harry, you defeated them!"
...
The surrounding cheers and shouts were endless, everyone was amazed, everyone was cheering.
They cheered, not knowing if they were celebrating Harrycatching the golden snitch, or cheering for Harrysweeping Slytherin by taking on multiple opponents.
A huge Gryffindor banner was pulled up by the Little Wizards and draped over Harry. Ron and Hermione also excitedly rushed over.
Professor Aisen noticed that Professor McGonagall's tears hadn't dried yet, but her expression was very strange, not knowing if it was due to happiness or anger. Or perhaps, both?
After cheering for a long time, Harry and Wood walked towards the stands and received the Quidditch trophy from the grim-faced Dumbledore.
Finally, many Professors, including Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, cast spells to lift the curses and restore the fallen Fred, Flint, and others.
However, interestingly, the grim-faced Dumbledoreultimately penalized both Gryffindor and Slytherin by deducting one hundred points each.
Before Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff could cheer, Dumbledore turned around and added one hundred points to Harry Potter. He praised his fearless courage in standing alone against more than a dozen Slytherins.
This made Snape, the head of Slytherin House, even more gloomy.
"Harry, you are truly amazing! Even better than your father, not only was your Quidditch brilliant, but even your spellcasting movements were so good!" Siriusappeared next to Harry after he received the Quidditchtrophy, "Harry, you've grown up, I think James can rest assured—"
Sirius hugged Harry, and seemed to shed tears as he spoke. He had not intervened in Harry's fight before, clearly believing that Harry could handle everything!
...
Winning the Quidditch trophy made everyone in Gryffindor exceptionally happy, especially for Harry, this happiness was even more lasting.
After the match ended, the discussion among the Little Wizards at the school about this Quidditch match remained high. Especially the events that happened during the match.
Although everyone was happy that Gryffindor could defeat Slytherin and win the Quidditch trophy, people were more focused on the strength Harry displayed at that time.
"I'm sure Harry's strength has surpassed many adult Wizards!" Fred confidently assured the Little Wizards of Gryffindor.
"That's right, many employees of the Ministry of Magiccouldn't directly defeat a dozen Wizards working together!" It was rare, but Percy Weasley expressed his support for Fred's statement.
"Harry is too amazing!"
"That's right, worthy of being the Savior!"