The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 646 The Mystery

So—of those two people who came here, the shorter one is Loila?!

Looking at the hair in the footprints, Shiloh felt a sense of unease—

is this real?

Although it's hard to believe, once you make that judgment, you'll find that all the clues match up.

Her height of 1.5 meters matches Roy's—her unsteady gait is also consistent with hers—she always looks like she's about to fall when she walks—and then there are her boots—upon closer inspection, they seem to resemble Roy's footprints quite a bit.

Moreover, if this person is Luo Yili, then the identity of the other person becomes obvious.

It should be Remus Lupin—he's over 1.8 meters tall, which fits the character's description—and he did spend some time searching for the magic circle ruins with Loila.

But isn't that related to—some Mr. PH?

And Mr. PH was ultimately Loila's father, Philip Hamilton.

Even Shiloh felt that it was a bit convoluted—after thinking for a few seconds, she gradually came to an answer.

In other words, this place was originally Philip's laboratory, and then after 1945, Loila found it and interrogated Karkaroff while conducting experiments here. Then, she came here again two years ago.

The purpose was to find clues about the magic circle and Mr. PH—so—did she not remember being here before?

This is a bit too...bizarre...

Even in certain stories, such coincidences are quite rare.

But in any case—I made a huge discovery here, which not only means that Loila was indeed active long after 1945, that is, after Lord Grindelwald's failure—but also means that she did something with the time-tamper.

Did they travel to the past using a time converter? Or did they travel to the future using a time converter?

But a time converter couldn't possibly travel that far—she must have created something using the time converter—

For example—a magic circle?

So, is the magic array here?

After having this idea, Hilo's attention immediately turned to the ground and the walls.

The floor and walls here are covered in some kind of black, sticky substance that's nauseating to even touch—this substance doesn't seem to have formed over time.

Looking at the black substance covering the ground, Hilo pursed his lips and flicked his wand.

As the incantation was recited, most of the black substance was immediately cleared away.

As they were cleaned up, the floor gradually dried, revealing what had been hidden beneath the black substance.

In the center of the stone-paved floor, there was an unusual-looking wooden plank—clearly, even those unaware of the magic circle could tell that this was some kind of secret entrance.

Didn't Royla and Lupin discover this place at the time?

Come to think of it—after all, their main objective was the notebook—and it's normal that they didn't explore it thoroughly after getting it—especially since the place was indeed filthy.

Shaking his head, Hilo flicked his wand at the wooden board and pulled it away.

As the wooden planks were pulled apart, a rather rudimentary downward staircase was revealed.

Clearly, this is a basement that Loila built a long time ago but has forgotten about.

Hilo raised her wand and shone it down below. After confirming it wasn't high enough, she nodded slightly and stepped down the stairs. It seemed that because it hadn't been used for so long, the stairs were so dirty that just touching them felt sticky and disgusting.

Fortunately, the stairs weren't very long, and after climbing down a few steps, Hilo's shoes were on the floor.

The small room looked somewhat eerie under the light of the wand. Through the light, Hilo could see the complex, almost incomprehensible magic circle on the ground.

This magic circle was more complex than any she had ever seen before, so much so that even after looking at it several times, she still couldn't memorize its entirety.

Not only that, she also discovered that the walls of the entire room were covered with magic arrays, densely packed like a spider web throughout the room.

This must be an energy storage magic array? Having attended a few classes, Hilo recognized the magic array on the wall; it was an energy storage magic array that covered the entire wall.

Clearly, the amount of magic power required to activate the magic array beneath their feet is considerable.

However, according to Loila, there should be a lot of magic power accumulated here at this time, since the energy storage magic array will always draw magic power, right?

If nothing unexpected happens, the magic array here has absorbed magic power for at least several decades.

Then I should be careful—lest I accidentally activate this place with my wand—

Hilo nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the only table in the room.

The table was covered with various hastily arranged items, such as parchment or all sorts of odds and ends.

Several of the papers were covered with dense writing.

"No, that won't work—it won't do."

"If it's borrowing magic—"

"Time is difficult to define in terms of direction —"

"—If we could go back to the past, that would be fine—but what about the future?"

"Maybe I'll lose some of my memories? My memories aren't exactly—"

"What did Dad do back then—"

Loila's handwriting is absolutely terrible—even with all her might, Shiloh could only make out a few words—perhaps only she herself could fully understand it.

However, even these few words provide a lot of clues. It is clear that Loila was conducting an experiment with a magic circle at that time—she wanted to go back to the past—in order to change Lord Grindelwald's temporary defeat?

Is it about her father? Or Muller?

Loila's early life seems to have been filled with too many regrets—for which magic circle did she create it?

Hilo pursed her lips and gently picked up a few pieces of parchment to look at them.

However you look at it—it must be because of the magic circle in front of her that Royla was sent to 1992, decades later.

Years later—and then, for some reason, I lost some of my memories—

This part of my memory happens to be related to time travel —

It seems to be making more and more sense — so let's hurry up and tell her about it?

Although the turmoil at Hogwarts didn't seem to be over, Heero remembered hearing that the Ministry of Magic had been sending Aurors around continuously lately—

If I go now, I should be able to help her, right?

Thinking this, Shiloh started walking towards the stairs, but just then—she suddenly heard a soft sound.

Then, she saw the magic circle beneath her feet suddenly activate.

Wait a minute—this isn't—

"Buzz!"

A silver light instantly enveloped Hiro, and then, accompanied by a dizzying sensation, Hiro fainted.

In a daze, she heard a slightly surprised voice.

"Wait a minute—why is someone here?! Has the experiment gone wrong again?"

"Oh no?! It really seems like it—this is terrible!"

It was a man's voice, which made Hilo's head throb even more.