A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 448 Only Time Can Defeat Time

The Book of Abraham, a legendary alchemical book, is Nico's most important magical artifact.

none of them!

He used this Deathly Hallow to create the Philosopher's Stone, thus living for six hundred years.

Even among the nine Deathly Hallows, which are diverse in type and style, this alchemy book ranks among the most practical.

According to the story of the three brothers, the eldest brother's requirement was: a book containing all the alchemy techniques in the world.

This book truly contains everything.

It is divided into three volumes in total.

The first volume contains the crafting methods for all alchemical items in the magical world.

It's like an invisible cloud; whenever you invent alchemical items, it will automatically save and back them up here.

The so-called secrecy of core technologies is a joke in the face of this book.

The second volume contains the method for crafting the Deathly Hallows.

Once unlocked, you can create Deathly Hallows like the Grim Reaper.

The third volume will feature alchemical items that have never existed before.

It will provide the refining method as long as you make a request.

But the key point is that the seventh page of the first set and the seventh page of the second set respectively depict a giant python devouring a magic wand and a goblet.

Without the wand and goblet, the contents of the next two sets cannot be seen.

Nico must collect all three Deathly Hallows before he can fully study this book.

Tom is looking for Slytherin's wand; Nico also has a clue about the goblet, which is the Holy Grail.

But he did not force his way to it, because before Merlin disappeared, he left behind a prophetic maxim:

You don't need to go looking for the Holy Grail; the Holy Grail will come to you.

Nico is rather superstitious about this kind of thing.

Just like the dream that guided him to find the alchemy book back then.

When most people dream of strange things, they might reminisce about it briefly the next day, but then completely forget about it.

However, after eating breakfast, he made a life-changing decision without spending much time.

As for the hooded wizard in the dream, who exactly was he? Nico had no way of knowing.

He could only guess that it was either the previous holder of the book, Abraham, or Death himself.

William was more inclined to believe in Death, because if it were Abraham, there was no reason for him to find Nicol, a Frenchman.

If it's Death, then another question arises. Why would he guide Nico to the alchemy book?

Why does Death keep sending out the Deathly Hallows in batches?

It can be said that, with the spread of the story of the three brothers, the shadow of death has always been present for thousands of years.

What exactly does he want to do?

This matter is probably as difficult to ascertain as why Ravenclaw destroyed the tiara.

Unless one day William is able to stand before Death and Ravenclaw, he can ask them himself:

What exactly is your reason?

After leaving the laboratory, William walked alone along the path back to his room.

After pushing open the door, he found Hermione inside.

She was sitting at the table, already asleep with her head resting on it. Her slender shoulders were slumped, and she was snoring softly. She must have been exhausted.

Hermione was indeed very tired during this time, as she had to use the Time-Turner to study a large number of subjects.

Occasionally, she helps William deal with potions, and amidst her busy schedule, she also helps Hagrid prepare his defense.

Almost every day is a high-intensity job.

Crookshan stood guard nearby, secretly playing with Poposha's cat toy.

Upon seeing William arrive, it quickly stopped this unseemly activity and continued to maintain its aloof and sullen expression.

As for Bobo Tea and Bobo Sa, they've gone off for a night out somewhere.

William quietly moved a chair and sat down next to Hermione, watching her neatly put away her homework after she finished writing it.

Under her arms was an unfinished parchment, and in front of her was an open book.

William looked down and saw "A Study of the Savage Nature of the Hippogriff"—an introduction to the unique characteristics of winged beasts.

William looked away and carefully examined the girl who had patiently waited for him to return.

Hermione had probably fallen asleep by accident; she was only wearing a sweater she had knitted herself, with her thick coat hanging on the back of the chair.

Although the room was warm, it was a deep winter night with a huge temperature difference between day and night, so she subconsciously hugged her arms tightly when she slept, probably because she was a little cold.

William sighed, waved his wand, and his wool coat floated down from the rack. He carefully draped it over her shoulders.

"William," Hermione murmured softly.

William thought he had woken the girl up, so he hummed in response, but received no reply.

He was talking in his sleep.

William carefully pulled the parchment from under her arm.

In the stillness of the night, only Hermione's breathing and the soft rustling of a quill pen across parchment could be heard.

William flipped through the unfinished book, continuing to write her defense.

After he started writing, his handwriting was very different from Hermione's.

Hermione's imitation of William's handwriting was remarkably similar, about 70-80% accurate. Therefore, she often replied to his letters casually.

When William finished reading the book, he looked up and realized it was almost eleven o'clock.

He packed everything up, ready to carry Hermione back to her own room.

Crookshan remained quietly crouched to the side, his eyes revealing an unfathomable depth.

That look is just like Hermione.

It stared at William, as if reminding him not to take the opportunity to do anything strange.

"Silly cat!" William scoffed and whispered, "Hagrid has a three-headed dog named Louie. I'll introduce you to him next time; he'll definitely like you."

Crookshank rolled up its ears like an airplane, making its persimmon-shaped face even uglier. It licked its paws again and yawned listlessly.

Damn it, I was actually looked down upon by a cat!

William scooped Hermione up in his arms, her slender waist bent, her head pressed against William's chest.

Hermione, who hadn't slept soundly, suddenly felt herself being picked up. She groggily opened her eyes and exclaimed happily, "William...you're back!"

"Hmm." William didn't put the girl down, but said softly, "It's late, shall I take you back to your room to sleep?"

Hermione shook her head, rubbed her eyes, and, forcing herself to stay awake, asked with concern, "How is it? Is the tiara fixed?"

Since Hermione didn't want to sleep, William carried her to his bed and placed her on it.

Hermione rolled lazily on the soft bed, hugged the headboard pillow, and curled up like a kitten.

William sat by the bed and told her about the crown.

After listening, Hermione rested her head on the cushion, her messy hair hanging down, and frowned slightly.

"But we have no idea where Slytherin's wand is, do we?"

"So, we can only watch Tom's show." William shrugged helplessly.

That's right, Tom is now the hope of the whole village!

He also disliked this passive situation, but that was reality.

"Hmm... this isn't safe at all, and we can't be sure if we can get the wand back from him." Hermione squinted, and drowsiness washed over her again.

"We need a Plan B."

As she racked her brains for a solution, feeling the time converter digging into her neck, a sudden inspiration struck her.

"William, I've got a great idea!" she exclaimed happily.

"What method?"

"Perhaps we can use the Time-Turner!" Hermione said slowly.

William was taken aback; he suddenly realized that the feasibility seemed very high.

The essence of the time converter is that it contains a stable hour reversal spell.

At that time, Tywin used the stolen power of the Time-Turner to access the Ravenclaw lounge door knocker, thus obtaining the ring.

William also copied the contents of Tywin's "Three Volumes of Esoteric Philosophy".

With his current abilities, he could easily use this power to forcibly restore the crown to its original state.

Only time can defeat time!

“But we don’t have a time-tamper,” William said. “Yours has to be returned to the Ministry of Magic.”

The Time-Turners are kept in the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic, and ordinary people simply cannot obtain them.

"Then let's go steal... alright." Hermione was getting sleepier, yawned, and mumbled sleepily, "It's not like we haven't attacked the Ministry of Magic before..."

"..."

William was about to say something when Hermione, leaning against the pillows, was already sound asleep, snoring softly.

William stood up and carefully removed the time converter from her neck, placing it on the bedside table.

He covered Hermione with a thick blanket and carefully tucked the corners in to prevent her from moving around in her sleep.

After finishing all that, William prepared to take off his clothes and go to sleep.

and many more……

Hermione is sleeping in his bed, so where will he sleep tonight?

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