A certain Hogwarts professor of runes.

Felix, who had been calm all along, suddenly showed an excited expression. These were hourglasses used in the time converter, and—his gaze swept over the folders on the bookshelf and the drawers under the long table, finally landing on a towering bell-shaped crystal glass dome at the far end of the room.

Unlike the other rooms, the crystal glass dome is the only light source in this room. The diamond-like, leaping light that Felix saw earlier came from it. The glass dome is filled with a churning, sparkling airflow.

That is time energy.

“Time…time…” Felix murmured, beginning to understand why the orb of prophecy held such a strong attraction for him. “Because I am also part of the prophecy.” He closed his eyes. “Then who am I? The lion and the firebird are impossible. The rest—the clown? Or the warrior? Or—they all exist because of me?” He suddenly opened his eyes, his light blue pupils transforming into deep silver flames, burning fiercely and filling his eye sockets.

The pitch-black floor was covered in a silvery sheen, as if the scene from earlier had been recreated. Felix pulled the Mind Chamber out of his mind, but this time he exerted all his strength. One after another, phantom figures emerged from Felix's body. They were parts of Felix's mind, creations of the pinnacle of memory magic. These "people" dispersed, taking out documents from bookshelves and drawers, some sitting, some standing, carefully studying them.

Felix stared at the bell-shaped crystal glass dome. Soon, the first illusory figure placed the folder back on the bookshelf, walked over, and merged with him. Felix's body suddenly froze. After two minutes, he finally digested the knowledge.

But then, the second and third afterimages returned. This time, Felix froze for a full five minutes, during which time he was like a statue. Felix sighed, resignedly taking out the Ravenclaw tiara he hadn't used in a long time from his ring, and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "Should I say, thank goodness Valen left me this?" He put on the tiara, a cool sensation spreading throughout his body.

More illusory figures approached...

At dawn, Felix held a floating hourglass in his hands, and the crystal glass dome in front of him was also opened, with wisps of air flowing into the hourglass—this was the result of his all-out effort throughout the night, merely venturing into the superficial realm of time, but even this insignificant step was enough for him to crack the secret of how to replenish the hourglass's energy.

He also scoured the Ministry of Magic's records of time travel experiments—more detailed than what Nick Flamel had gathered, including many firsthand accounts from the time travelers themselves. For example, the experience of Eloise Minttab, who traveled back five centuries, was particularly relevant; her account filled twelve parchments, and the analyses and speculations surrounding those twelve parchments filled thirty drawers.

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When Felix stopped, the hourglass that had been floating in mid-air fell into his hand, and the white sand inside was coated with a layer of gold.

“One hourglass might not have enough energy, and two hourglasses would also be problematic. I should make more preparations.” He turned around, stared at the hourglasses of various shapes hanging in the closet, and muttered to himself, “It’s just a temporary loan.”

He waved his hand, and the glass front door of the closet opened, with hourglasses flying towards Felix... After an unknown amount of time, hundreds of hourglasses floated crookedly around Felix, at the cost of the closet being empty and the crystal glass cover becoming dull and lifeless.

His magic was almost gone.

At that moment, Felix suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on a certain direction. The Echo Bird he had left behind had been triggered!

He gathered all the hourglasses together, touched his face—the effects of the compound decoction had long since worn off—and draped a cloak over himself, putting on the hood, before stepping out of the Time Hall.

Inside the circular room, a silent man was peering over the wreckage on the ground. Everything had happened so suddenly; he had just pushed open the door when a fireball rained down from the sky. Startled, he thought he was under attack, but when he came to his senses, he discovered an intricate structure within the flames.

Was it an alchemical item? Who brought it? He was wondering when he suddenly felt dizzy. The last image in his mind was the burning wreckage suddenly disappearing and a pair of feet passing by without stopping.

Felix used shapeshifting to make himself appear much shorter and his face turned ginger yellow. He took the elevator to the Ministry of Magic's main hall and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

You can now Apparate!

However, his condition was extremely poor at the moment, and if he were to split into two, the joke would be far too serious. He walked step by step toward the fireplace area, glancing at the time along the way; it wasn't too late yet.

"Sir! Sir!"

A guard's voice came from behind, trying to stop Felix. His strange attire had already aroused suspicion, but there was no way around it; he had to wear the hood, especially since he was wearing the Ravenclaw crown on his head. If he took it off, he would definitely faint immediately.

Felix quickened his pace without making a sound.

"Sir! Sir—" the guard called out twice more, watching as Felix drew closer to the fireplace—a fire had been lit in the fireplace to meet the needs of the Ministry of Magic staff going to work.

The guards immediately blew their whistles.

The footsteps drew closer, and a dozen guards rushed toward Felix, pulling out their wands and pointing them at him.

"This guest who has been hiding his face, whoever you are, surrender immediately!" someone shouted. Felix's response was a dazzling red light, and the person who shouted was sent flying far away.

"Attack!" The other guards no longer held back, and various dazzling lights attacked him.

Felix donned the Humanoid Armor Charm, bracing himself to deflect the spells one by one. Slightly out of breath, he suppressed the dual discomfort of his body and mind. With a flick of his wand, three guards instantly fell to the ground, and two seconds later, two more guards collapsed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the road in front of Felix cleared up, and he left quickly without stopping.

Another sound of footsteps—

"Mr. Scrimgeour! Great! We've found a thug who has trespassed into the Ministry of Magic!" The guard was overjoyed. Behind Scrimgeour were seven or eight Aurors, his face ashen, like an angry lion.

"Combat level, highest! Two people per group, free attack!" Scrimgeour shook his head and shouted. He tossed his cane aside and nimbly launched a spell.

Felix deflected the troublesome spell and stepped back to avoid two Stunning Curses. His magical energy was nearly depleted, so he had to be careful with his resources. Just then, a blazing fireball flew towards him at incredible speed. Felix's eyes widened, and he instantly cast an Armor Charm. The fireball exploded on the Armor Charm with a deafening roar.

Felix staggered a few steps to the side, nearly falling. An uncontrollable surge of anger welled up inside him. "Using the magic I taught you to attack me?"

"He's injured!" Scrimgeour said, pointing to the shattered armor and the large patch of blood-red staining the magical barrier. "Use runic magic! On my command, unleash it all at once!"

The Aurors were scattered around in twos and threes. Upon hearing the command, they drew fire runes with one hand and released fire spells with the other, and seven or eight orange-red fireballs the size of human heads were quickly taking shape.

"preparation--"

Felix was furious.

"roll!"

He swung his wand violently, and his body underwent a strange transformation. Runes crawled onto his face and vanished in the blink of an eye. The fireballs in the Aurors' hands exploded uncontrollably, creating massive shockwaves that hurled them far away.

At the same time, the hundreds-of-feet-high, golden magic hall emitted a buzzing sound, as if it were resonating, and to everyone's astonishment, large sections of the glass curtain wall shattered into pieces.

The Aurors, guards, and Ministry of Magic staff on their way to work were completely silent.

The Aurors exchanged bewildered glances, then looked at Scrimgeour, waiting for his decision. Scrimgeour's face twitched violently. He raised a hand, but hesitated, unable to make up his mind. This man hadn't killed him yet, but if they pushed him too far…

finally--

Felix stood in the fireplace, the emerald flames licking his body. He met Scrimgeour's gaze with a strange, ginger-colored face, gave a slight bow in apology, and then vanished in the next second.

Single Chapter: Outlining the Timeline and Foreshadowing of Recent Plot Points

To help readers better understand the recent plot, here's a timeline and foreshadowing.

When Felix was in fourth grade, he received an encouraging letter from Jane (Hermione).

After that, at an indeterminate time, he received several more letters. Felix had a strong "liking" for Ms. Jane, but of course, this liking did not involve romantic feelings.

In the second-year storyline, Felix obtains Fudge's hair; (end of chapter 87)

The story moves to fourth grade:

This year, Ms. Jane (Hermione) appears three times. The first time is when she writes a Christmas greeting, which is also the first time Ms. Jane appears in the formal narrative of the book. Some astute readers may guess Hermione's middle name.

The second time was when they were giving a birthday present (April 4.15th), Hermione and Harry both misunderstood Felix's birthday;

The third instance was the transmission of the memory of death (late night of June 21st, which could also be interpreted as early morning of June 22nd). It was at this point that Felix suspected someone had time-traveled, though he wasn't certain; it could be a prank or a threat. That night, he verified the five-hour safe time travel limit and concluded that if the person who transmitted the memory genuinely wanted to help him, they might have used long-distance time travel. Note that this was June 22nd, two days before the start of the third project on June 24th.

(Chapters 473 to 477 all took place on the 22nd and 23rd.)

On the morning of June 22nd, Felix, having stayed up all night, tested the people he believed were most likely to help him (because long-distance travel is extremely dangerous, and only close friends would do such a thing). These were: Snape, Dumbledore, and Hermione/Harry (Chapter 474).

There are two details to note in Chapter 474—

First, his conversation with Dumbledore revealed to him that wizards, after becoming "magical creatures," can perform miracles that ordinary wizards cannot. For example, Dumbledore could use Transfiguration to simulate magical creatures (something that neither Transfiguration nor Animagus could normally do).

This led Felix to a conjecture that this memory occurred at least after he had completed his transformation.

The book also clearly states that Felix himself judged it to be two or three months later.

Since it will be two or three months from now, there's no need to rush for a day or two. The best solution is to find this person and confirm exactly what happened.

Secondly, Felix deliberately inquired about Hermione's progress in repairing the Time-Turner.

Previously, Felix didn't really believe that Hermione/Harry/Ron could repair the Time-Turner, because according to the authoritative research of Nick Flamel, the Time-Turner lacked time energy. In addition, he already knew that the three's plan was to replace the hourglass with the one from the "Despicable Helbo" altar. Felix thought the chances of success were very low (he had personally checked it before).

Just to be on the safe side, Felix still asked Hermione and was told that "they decided to start the repairs after the match." Note that Felix still couldn't be sure if it was one of them who did it, but it was a possibility. His strategy was to keep a close eye on it—once they successfully repaired it, he would have basically locked onto the target.

Therefore, he decided not to cause trouble for the Death Eaters in Azkaban until this matter was resolved, but Felix was determined to make a trip to Azkaban.

So from Felix's perspective: he received the memory of death last night and discovered a suspected target this morning, while the "death incident" occurred two or three months later, so was he in a hurry? Actually, not really. He could calmly make his plans.

On the same evening (June 6.22), Hermione repaired the Time-Turner without Felix's knowledge.

The date is June 23 (the day before the match):

In the morning, after proctoring the last year's exams, Felix returned to his office and, with Warren's help, for the first time equated Jane with Hermione. What did this mean? Hermione had undergone a long-distance time travel, and one that far exceeded his expectations.

From receiving the death warning late on June 21st to identifying the target on the morning of June 23rd, the speed was impressive. Moreover, once the target was identified, Felix immediately took action, without wasting a single second. He produced three items: his homemade Marauder's Map (just in case the second Hermione was near the school), the half-finished spyglass that Valen had previously carried (finding it couldn't be found on the map, he immediately decided to use Hermione's hair to make a search lens, searching all over England, but still failing; Hermione was wary of this, believing she was doomed, and calmly accepted it), and a small glass bottle containing a lock of gray hair (Fudge's hair; at that time, Felix already had the idea of ​​obtaining time energy from the Ministry of Magic).

At this point, he remained determined to find Hermione first. As he always said, he wanted to know what had happened so that he could make the right plan; otherwise, he couldn't do anything.

After the first two search methods failed, Felix finally guessed Hermione's thoughts and thought she might be hiding at home, so he finally found her.

As evening approached on June 23, Felix saw Hermione's notes (she was preparing to write down her case) and learned a shocking piece of news—the death omen would occur the following night, not two or three months later as he had previously thought.

There's another foreshadowing here: after Felix sees Hermione's notebook, he realizes it wasn't the Time-Turner that malfunctioned, or Hermione who messed up, but rather Crouch Jr.'s fault. The original text reads: "The third project, the trophy, the Portkey, and the root of it all... it was you, Crouch Jr.."

Continuing to follow the timeline, Felix now has less than 24 hours to turn things around.

So he broke into the Ministry of Magic at night. Although he didn't have time to plan everything out, he accomplished his initial plan: to impersonate Fudge and sneak into the Ministry of Magic unnoticed. As for confirming whether Fudge was in the Ministry beforehand? He didn't have time for that; he could only gamble. It was 10:30 p.m., and most people would have already left work. If he was exposed, he would launch a surprise attack. Anyway, there were fewer people around at night, which is why he asked the guards who was in the Ministry of Magic.

Felix entered the Department of Mysteries, knocked out two Silencers, saw the prophecy, and found the Hall of Time. Things were on track; he had to accomplish three things in one night—

He quickly learned to find feasible solutions from the Department of Mysteries' materials (he previously knew nothing about the Time Realm).

Master the technique of extracting time energy (it definitely requires practice, specifically with that crystal glass dome).

Obtain the carrier that carries the energy of time and fill it with energy (that is, the hourglass in the closet).

Because of the urgency (if he couldn't come during the day, everyone would die by nightfall), Felix had to exert all his strength and stay within the Department of Mystics; he couldn't go anywhere else. Fortunately, he didn't need to learn time magic, just a rudimentary understanding was enough. With his powerful memory magic, he ultimately succeeded.

What state was Felix in at this time? He was depleted of magic, on the verge of mental collapse, and without Ravenclaw's crown, he was finished.

Then, when he went out, he was discovered by the guards. Felix just wanted to leave, but he was in too bad a condition. If he were at full health, he could easily get rid of the guards by going back and forth between the Mind Huts and reviving the others (similar to how he dealt with the dragon). But he couldn't do that now. He was clearly at a disadvantage, and if he got caught, Hermione would be dead.

Furthermore, when the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic attacked him with magic he had personally taught them, anyone would be angry. Expecting Felix to remain calm was too much to ask, and he wasn't exactly known for his good temper. Thus, an outburst ensued, resulting in the near completion of his physical transformation. The two Ironclad Charms began to fuse, naturally enhancing his combat power.

Afterwards, Scrimgeour, wary of Felix's demonstrated strength, chose to let him go (don't assume Scrimgeour would remain defiant; in the original story, he hid in his office for weeks under pressure from Voldemort). Of course, whether Scrimgeour could guess Felix's identity based on his displayed abilities is another matter entirely.

At this point, Felix obtained the hourglass containing time energy and escaped from the Ministry of Magic.

The above explains the logic of this plot. Readers who still have questions can raise them in this separate chapter.

Finally, let me share one of my thoughts on reading:

A truly excellent book often has its own internal logic. Take the original Harry Potter books as an example; they certainly have many flaws, and it's widely acknowledged that Rowling lacks expertise in certain areas. However, some of the points that people criticize can actually be explained by the book's internal logic.

For example, the conflict between James and Snape would have happened even without Lily; (the difference in attitudes towards the Dark Arts between die-hard Gryffindors and Slytherin; and the fact that other houses were influenced by the war at the time, thus becoming hostile towards Slytherin).

Take Hogwarts' teaching system, for example. Many people criticize it, and I do too. But if you think about it carefully, the Statute of Secrecy was implemented in 1692. Since then, most wizards have been cut off from the normal world, while the last two or three hundred years have been a period of rapid development for ordinary people. Although there are Muggle-born wizards, if they choose to remain in the wizarding world after adulthood, it means that from the age of 11 until old age, they have received a wizarding mindset education. They are unlikely to research how to improve educational philosophies, and it would be difficult to promote reforms unless they become the headmaster of Hogwarts or the Minister for Magic.

Furthermore, wizards are a small group, and their internal isolation and conservatism are inevitable, which leads to the backwardness of Hogwarts' educational system.

We are all used to judging story characters and backgrounds from a modern perspective, which inevitably leads to a biased understanding of the characters. Take Dumbledore as an example. As the greatest white wizard of his time, he also had his limitations. Any high school student could easily outperform him in mathematics, but this does not diminish Dumbledore's greatness in the story.

To truly enjoy a good story, you need to immerse yourself in its context.

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