"Accident?"
Zuo Si leaned forward slightly with a curious look in his eyes.
Since the Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic adopts a "silent man" system, all cutting-edge magical research does not have any paper records and is entirely recorded in the brains of the relevant project leaders.
When he is about to retire, he will extract all this memory through the pensieve and hand it over to his successor, while he will completely forget it.
In other words, everything that happened in the Time Hall, as well as the past records of the use of time reversal spells, were entirely in Professor Crocker's mind.
No one else in the Ministry of Magic, including the Minister himself, is known.
As for the information released to the outside world, 80% of it has been heavily deleted and reprocessed, and no core secrets will be revealed at all.
Professor Crocker nodded solemnly: "Yes, a very, very terrible accident.
Although I can't reveal the specific process and details to you, I can tell you that the witch did not simply perform time travel once, but at least fifty times.
And almost every time span exceeds thirty years.
The final reason for this result was not who she killed during time travel, but the fact that she revealed to herself, her parents, her grandfather, and her ancestors about major events that would happen in the future at different points throughout time.p>
This idiot, who has no logical thinking ability at all, is eager to change the decline and decline of the family in this way.
Did you know that if someone goes back in time and desires to change the established facts that have already happened, they usually will not succeed.
Because no matter what you do, there will be all kinds of accidents and coincidences, causing the thing you want to change to eventually evolve into its original result.
In the Hall of Time, we call this phenomenon divine asylum.
That is, everything that has happened on the timeline has a great power that we don't know to protect them from being easily changed.
But the problem is that if someone continues to cause destruction on a timeline related to themselves, then a terrible chain reaction will occur.
Just like if you throw a stone into a lake, it will only create a ripple that quickly disappears, but if you drop multiple stones at the same time, the ripples will collide with each other.
No one knows what the principle is, and no one knows the operating mechanism behind it.
But one thing is certain, that is, the past, present, and future will all change as a result.
In order to deal with the disaster caused by the witch, fifteen people from the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic died, and three people disappeared inexplicably.
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If Muggles are included, the affected population exceeds 100,000, and a town with a history of hundreds of years has been completely wiped off the map.
Fortunately, something like this has only happened once so far, otherwise I don’t know what the world would be like.”
Nervous!
Anxiety!
Fear!
From the expression on Professor Crocker's face, it is easy to see how unbelievable the threat posed by this incident, which has been mentioned in a few words by the wizarding world, is.
What's more, this incident is also the dividing line for the Ministry of Magic's attitude towards the time reversal spell to turn 180 degrees.
Before that, any capable wizard could study the spell and travel through time at will.
But after that, the Ministry of Magic promulgated a series of laws prohibiting all this in all aspects.
Not only that!
Even the time reversal spell has completely disappeared from various books and notebooks.
Even Europe's top magic schools like Hogwarts have no records of this.
The strictness of its control far exceeds that of the three unforgivable curses and advanced black magic such as fire and horcrux.
"That's it! No wonder after this incident, the Ministry of Magic used an almost unreasonable and tough attitude to erase the existence of this spell." Zuo Si touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.
As someone who has mastered the time reversal spell, he is certainly very aware of the amazing destructive power contained in this spell.
With just a little in-depth development, a terrifying magic like [Reversal of a Thousand Years] can be created, so its huge potential is self-evident.
The only problem is that this spell is too complex and the structure is not stable at all.
Neither Zuo Si nor Professor Crocker, who has studied this spell for almost a lifetime, is not 100% sure that it can be controlled.
The time turner is this spell that removes the core part that can freely control time, and only pursues the castrated version that can briefly return to the past.
"There is no way around this. Apart from the Hall of Time, there is no other place in the world where you can safely study time reversal spells. But now, the barrier in the Hall of Time has collapsed due to unknown reasons, so it is related
All research had to be stopped. If nothing else happens, the Ministry of Magic will probably not restart this project again."
When he said these words, Professor Crocker had a hint of regret and loneliness in his tone.
After all, he had studied time magic all his life, but in the end he didn't even have a place to work, so it was inevitable that he would feel a little desolate.
However, as the culprit, Zuo Si obviously did not feel guilty at all. Instead, he continued to ask with great interest: "Since you have been studying time magic all your life, you should be very familiar with various precautions for time travel?"
Crocker responded with a wry smile: "I can't say I understand it, but after so many years of research in the Department of Mysteries and Time, I have still concluded some rules."
"Oh? If a thief from the future uses time magic to come to the present and steals something, and the owner uses time magic to return to the moment when the thing was stolen, neither of the two travelers should appear in the same place at the different time point.
What will happen if we meet?"
Zuo Si went around in circles for a long time and finally raised the question that had been bothering him.
In fact, he had long thought about using time magic to return to the moment when the scroll was lost and intercept the thief directly.
However, considering that the time coherence of this world is stronger than that of other time and space, and there are many "pitfalls", I have never chosen to take action.
Such a "weird" question instantly stunned Professor Crocker. He lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally said in an uncertain tone: "Two time travellers meet? I have never encountered such a situation."
Been there.
However, based on previous experience, situations like this have nothing more than several consequences.
First, the two sides went to war, and one side killed the other without alarming anyone. It then had a certain impact on the entire timeline, but it was not dramatic;
Second, in the same war, one of them killed the other, but it alarmed many people, especially the owner who met his past self. This will have a very drastic impact and even lead to changes in some future results.p>
Third, the two sides did not go to war, and the thief took the initiative to hand over the stolen goods in exchange for not being punished. This situation will not have any impact on the timeline."
"What if the thief is also the owner from the future?" Zuo Si touched his chin and continued to ask.
After all, if you want to travel through time, you must fully understand the various possible situations and consequences.
"If this is the case, the most likely possibility is that the owner returns to the past and discovers that the thief is actually him, thus forming a new time closed loop and there will not be two time travellers."
This time, Professor Crocker gave the answer without even thinking.
He is indeed an expert who has studied time magic all his life, and is well aware of the possible situations that may arise during time travel.
"Time... is really an interesting power. Thank you very much for taking the time to help me answer my questions."
After getting what he wanted, Zuo Si stood up and ended the conversation.
Crocker responded with a smile: "You're welcome. Anyway, I can't do research now. If you can enter the Ministry of Magic and pick up the baton, I will be very happy to hand over the secrets stored in my mind to you."
Old age."
"Haha, let's forget it. I have no interest in working in the Ministry of Magic. It's just a waste of time and life." Zuo Si's tone was filled with undisguised contempt.
How should I put it...
Looking at the world from a modern perspective, the British Ministry of Magic still exists because the number of wizards is relatively small and they basically do not need much care.
Otherwise, ruling the country with such an inefficient organizational form will inevitably cause a series of serious economic and social problems, and it is estimated that it will only be as bad as those black uncles in Africa.
Professor Crocker has worked in the Department of Mysteries all his life. Of course, it is impossible for him to not know what the senior bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic are, so he just smiled and shook his head, then turned and left.
In his eyes, this is just a sign of youthfulness and vigour.
Almost half an hour later, Zuo Si ended his trip to the Ministry of Magic and went straight to the house where he first settled.
He didn't even pay attention to the thick layer of dust that had accumulated on the ground because no one had cleaned it for a long time. Without saying a word, he waved his wand and used the time reversal spell.
Instantly!
The scene in front of me began to distort and regress at a speed that could not be described in words. In the blink of an eye, everything suddenly stopped.
"Father, where are we?" Phoenix asked, tilting his head.
To be continued...