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Chapter 152 The Sins of the Time Explorers
Chapter 152 The Sins of the Time Explorers
Several young wizards flew into the sky, looking down at the seemingly endless and terrifying sea of fire above the clouds. They all swallowed hard and nervously flew to Lockhart's side.
Their arrival clearly disturbed the professor's magical experiments. After driving away the lightning and wildfire for them, Lockhart did not continue speaking to them, but focused on waving his wand.
The magical fairy tale book floated before him, and a golden light extended from its pages to him, opening a passage between Lockhart and the fairy tale book.
Bolts of lightning, drawn by the wand, struck into the passage, and monsters transformed from Fiendfyre rushed into it, none of them knowing what Professor Lockhart was doing.
The little wizards stood quietly and obediently by the side.
Finally, during another pause in the magical experiment, Lockhart waved his wand to free Crabbe, who had been ignored by the young wizards, from the magical restraints. He then summoned some dry wood from the Forbidden Forest below and piled it up to float in the air in front of him.
"Vincent, light the soul fire for me. I need additional magical power besides mine."
As he spoke, he looked at the other young wizards, his gaze sweeping over Hermione, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Goyle before finally finding that no one else was saying anything.
In fact, the young wizards all realized what this meant—aside from Crabbe, none of them could offer Lockhart any help.
This hurt the pride of the young wizards.
Lockhart had no interest in their thoughts and turned his attention back to the fairy tale book in front of him.
His magical experiments had entered their most crucial phase.
In fact, his magical experiment this time was not complicated—he simply had Tom Riddle do the same things he had done to Ginny to Coban Yaxley.
But it's not easy.
Ginny is a first-year witch. No matter how talented she is, she has only just begun her studies at magic school, let alone embarking on the path of magic.
Coban Yaxley, on the other hand, belongs to the top tier of Death Eaters, and his strength is comparable to that of Aurors like Kingsley, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Snape.
Not to mention, as members of the Axley family, known as "Time Explorers," they possess a mental ability that they have been deliberately trained to develop since childhood, which raises the difficulty to an extremely high level.
How exactly should it be done?
The answer is to find solutions based on the characteristics.
Thus, this magical experiment became so interesting, with Lockhart appearing in the fairy tale book from time to time, sometimes playing the role of Cobb or Tom, intervening in the process of the experiment and guiding them.
Then, those with formal training embarked on a path of self-redemption.
Guided by this mysterious diary, he enters time to find a way to undo his transformation into a werewolf.
Tom was also attracted by the value shown by Coban, and while secretly influencing Coban's soul, he began to help Coban change his life in a magical adventure.
This was originally an effective practice.
Corban is a powerful wizard, carrying all the experience of his family's "Time Explorer" lineage, while Tom Riddle, though still a young Dark Lord, has already shown the wisdom of a top wizard and his expertise in magic and the realm of life.
With both factors combined, classically trained students will ultimately find redemption from their time-traveling adventure.
The only problem is that the evil Lockhart has joined them.
Lockhart added a touch of fairy tale to their adventure, such as incorporating the dozen or so wizard adventure memories from his own head to make it more fun.
Then something very strange happened.
Time has truly been changed.
Or rather, reality is shrouded in a fog, the truth is concealed, mystery shrouds everything, making everything unpredictable.
The Mystery of History—A fascinating term within the realm of time.
Many wizards believe that the past cannot be changed, but this is not the case in the eyes of the Yaxley family of time explorers.
The past cannot be changed, but it can be covered up, thus changing the reality. This effect is known as the "fog of history."
To make the "historical fog" have the most authentic effect, it needs to have a certain influence in reality, so that the magic of time can erode reality and bring to a definitive conclusion.
"Professor, what are you doing?"
Harry, who could never sit still, finally couldn't stand the endless wait any longer and curiously asked Professor Lockhart, who seemed to have stopped and started thinking.
"Harry!" Hermione glared at Harry, clearly annoyed. "You shouldn't be bothering the professor at a time like this!"
The others also glared at Harry, including Ron.
"It's alright." Professor Lockhart was always so gentle and kind, smiling as he soothed the young wizards. "I'm trying to find evidence of the Dark Lord's crimes from the Cobblers using magic."
"Professional! The Dark Lord!" Harry seemed to be activated by the keywords, becoming excited and pointing at the fairy tale book, "Is that evil wizard in there?"
Lohat nodded. "It's difficult for me to explain the specifics of the interrogation process clearly to you; it's very complicated. But I can give you some conclusions."
His gaze fell upon the unfolding pages of the fairy tale book, which shimmered with golden light, as if trying to transcend the limitations of time and space to reach the deepest depths. His eyes were unfocused as he said, "He did many terrible things in the past."
"The Yaxley family possesses a unique bloodline power that allows them to travel through time. In this generation, Coban Yaxley keeps returning to the past and plundering the lives of some powerful wizards."
The young wizards all gasped. Even though they still didn't quite understand what "stealing one's life" meant, it sounded really evil.
"Yes." Lockhart's expression was very serious. "He took away the lives of many people, leaving large blank spaces in the lives of those wizards. However, time and the mind are so strange that many of these wizards do not realize that a part of their lives has been lost."
"The river of time is filled with treasures, which the Yaxley family can easily pluck at will." — This is what these so-called "time explorers," filled with evil, always say.
"They never realized the heinous acts of robbery and theft they committed, always believing that they had obtained it through their own abilities."
It should rightfully be one's own wealth.
"Imagine that your happiest time was your childhood with your parents, but suddenly one day, you completely lost that part of your life. You forgot the beautiful memories with your parents, and the relationship between you and your parents became indifferent, as indifferent as if you were strangers."
"Because life is full of the emotions, experiences, and everything else that a wizard needs."
Lockhart looked at the young wizards with a sense of wonder. "The wizarding world is sometimes so bizarre and terrifying. Kind-hearted people see its beautiful side, while malicious people see its vicious side."
"This is terrible!" Draco and Hermione, who cared most about their relationship with their parents, exclaimed.
"Neville!" Ron exclaimed, and seeing everyone looking over, he quickly shouted to Harry and Hermione, as if seeking their approval, "He says he's forgotten everything from the past!"
The young wizards discussed it and finally all looked at Lockhart.
Lockhart simply shook his head. "I don't know. The Time Explorer is far more terrifying than I can imagine. He has done too many evil deeds, too many of which are buried in the mists of history."
Please help me spread this message.
Little wizards.
Lockhart looked at them with a smile; these people were clearly the best mediums to turn the fog of history into a definite reality, even if it was a false reality.
Harry's influence as the savior goes without saying, and Ron and Draco, who maintained good relationships with many classmates, also played a significant role.
And with Goyle and Crabbe, who love to mimic others' silly words, and Hermione, who gets nervous at the slightest hint of news, they will quickly spread the news among the school's students, and then rapidly through various interpersonal relationships to the whole world.
"I will submit a request to the Minister of Magic as the Mysteries Smurf to have any wizards who may have been harmed by Corban Yaxley, this time explorer, come to the Ministry of Magic to identify him."
Lockhart stared blankly at the ever-changing scenes in the fairy tale book, and sighed inwardly.
Tom, I'm sorry, you're a graduate student.
Uncle Ji, I'm a bad person.
"I, Gilderoy Lockhart, as an internationally renowned author, a master of magic, a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Third Class, an honorary member of the League Against the Dark Arts, and a five-time winner of Wizarding Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award, assure you that I will make the Coccidental compensate these wizards!"
Hermione looked nervously at the floating fairy tale book in front of her. "Professor, is there a way to help wizards who have lost their lives regain them?"
Compared to punishing bad people, she actually cares more about the victims getting help.
“I’m not sure,” Lockhart sighed. “There’s a spell called the Oblivion Spell that might help. Nobody knows this spell better than me. If all else fails, I’ll try to write down his memories. You know, nobody knows writing better than me. I always have a way to write for people who have lost their lives.”
"But this is dangerous. The magic of time is terrifying; it can change reality."
Lockhart looked bewildered. "I don't know what will happen after I do this."
"Perhaps I myself will also be caught in the terrible vortex of time."
"But—"
"Since I have the ability to solve certain problems, then this is the mission that fate has given me, isn't it?"
For the first time, Draco didn't find Hermione's adoring and obsessive gaze so disgusting, because he realized that it wasn't just him; everyone was looking at this great professor in the same way.