Dumbledore raised his head and said in a solemn tone: "I miss you... No, we are in trouble. "
"What's wrong?"
"You said I found the Time-Turner in Cornelius' office and gave it to you, but...Scrimgeour searched the Minister's office just now and didn't find the Time-Turner."
Chapter 256 Ariana
Edward was stunned: This is... what a big surprise.
"Either something unexpected happened and the Time Turner that was supposed to be there was taken away; or, the Time Turner was not found there in the first place, and my future self lied and made it up."
Grindelwald then said, "Actually, these two mean the same thing, because as long as you find another time turner before you meet Albus on the 25th, there will be no problem."
Edward immediately understood what he meant, and said the same thing:
As long as you don't know about the past, it's the same as if it didn't happen. Even if you know it, it's not necessarily true. You just need to make the result of it the same as what you know in the future.
"I think I understand."
Edward took out the time converter and sat down on the sofa. He took out a pen and parchment and wrote down the divination statement: "The origin of this time converter."
"The origin of this time-turner."
"The origin of this time-turner."
"The origin of this time-turner."
After repeating it silently seven times, Edward leaned back and entered a dream.
It was still dark in front of my eyes. As a little light came on, a blurry picture gradually appeared in the dream, and then the camera slowly zoomed in. It was a luxurious manor - the Malfoy family's manor.
The scene was broken and Edward entered the Malfoy villa and said something to Lucius. He looked very surprised.
The picture broke and changed, and a woman in a white dress appeared. She walked slowly towards them, said something with a smile on her face, and took out a golden timer.
Bang!
The picture is completely shattered here.
Edward opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes full of shock and disbelief: the woman in the dream was clearly the woman he met in Godric's Hollow who claimed to be Cecilia... like the adult version of Dumbledore's sister!
How could it be her?!
Is she the one behind Lucius?
Is her current appearance really her true appearance?
If so, what does that mean?
If not, what does she want to do?
Questions flooded into Edward's mind one after another, making him unable to control his expression at all.
"What do you see?"
Although Grindelwald had heard of Edward's divination ability from Dumbledore a long time ago, this was the first time he saw it with his own eyes. Compared to his own mysterious prophetic ability, this kind of divination that could be used anytime and anywhere made him very curious.
"I…know where to get the Time Turner."
"where?"
Edward looked at Dumbledore, hesitating whether to tell the truth, but he soon thought, since on the 25th Dumbledore lied that he got the time-turner in the Minister's office instead of telling the Malfoys directly, does it mean that he chose to conceal it from Dumbledore at that time and made up an excuse?
"Professor, why do you think you told me that you found the time-twister in the minister's office on December 25th?"
Dumbledore understood immediately: "That should be the result we discussed today. The reason is... you can't tell me where to find the time converter."
"I suppose so."
Edward nodded. "But I won't know the details until I get there. Please update as soon as possible."
"Didn't you tell Audrey about what happened in the past?" Dumbledore asked suddenly.
"not yet."
Grindelwald curled his lips and said, "Humph, you can even choose to deceive the person closest to you. You are also a cold-hearted person by nature!"
Dumbledore: I feel like you are making a veiled appeal.
Edward was helpless. One of you old couple always emphasized to me that "those who play with time will always be played with by time", which made me have to be careful, while the other one started to make sarcastic remarks and criticized me.
"Well, I'm going to go get the time turner first."
He decisively chose to retreat first, and wait until the Malfoys met that "Cecilia" before deciding what to do next.
...
Malfoy Manor, Wiltshire.
Not long after Edward walked in, the house-elf Dobby appeared. He still looked the same as last time, with big eyes showing some surprise and surprise: "Mr. Edward, you are here."
"Well, did Lucius ask you to pick me up?"
"Yes, the master is ready to rest and is changing clothes."
"Okay, take me in."
Edward handed Dobby a few more Knuts. He hesitated for a few seconds but couldn't help but take them. To him, the amount of money was not important. What was important was the act of giving money, which made him feel that his value was recognized.
The elf's steps were obviously much happier. When he arrived at the gate of the villa, he raised his hands and pushed open the huge wooden door with great effort. "Come in, sir."
"Thanks."
As soon as I walked into the house, I saw Lucius walking down from upstairs in his black suit with a smile on his face: "Welcome, Mr. Edward."
"Good evening, Mr. Malfoy."
Edward nodded slightly, "Where are Mrs. Malfoy and Draco?"
"They've rested."
Lucius walked forward and motioned for Edward to sit down. "What would you like to drink?"
"Give me a glass of milk."
Lucius snapped his fingers at Dobby. "Excuse me, what brings you here so late at night?"
His attitude was gentle and elegant, as if he had forgotten the humiliation of being interrogated by Edward under the Imperius Curse.
"First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Malfoy for the information. This enabled Hogwarts to make preparations in advance and repel the attacks of the Death Eaters and goblins."
Lucius's expression changed slightly when he heard this. "But I heard that the mysterious man... escaped, right?"
"Why, do you regret it?"
His expression was uncertain, and after a moment he said calmly, "It's too late to regret. Since I chose to betray the You-Know-Who, I can only go down this path until the end." He paused, "At least it won't be worse than those guys who were killed or captured in Hogwarts yesterday."
According to Dumbledore, six or seven pure-blood families might be expelled from the list - these families have more than one or two Death Eaters; they can be regarded as Voldemort's "families full of loyal martyrs."
What made him particularly sad was that there were even a few Hogwarts students among them.
Lucius continued, "Now that Fudge has fallen, it is a foregone conclusion that Dumbledore will become the Minister of Magic. The Malfoy family will definitely do their best to support his work. The only hope is... that he can show mercy to the Malfoy family."
"I will convey this request to the professor for you."
At this time, Dobby brought Edward a cup of hot milk, skillfully poured half a glass of red wine for Lucius, and then quietly retreated.
Lucius picked up the red wine and said, "Secondly, Mr. Edward."
"Secondly, I would like to borrow something from Mr. Malfoy."
"What?"
"Time-Turner."
Lucius was stunned. "Time Turner? Hasn't this thing always been in the hands of the Ministry of Magic? How come I have it?"
His reaction was not a disguise. Edward thought for a moment and stared at him and said, "You can have it."
"???"
What are you talking about? If you don't have it, then you don't have it. How can you say I can have it?
Are you here to cause trouble on purpose?
But reason told Lucius that this was unnecessary, so he frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
Edward held the milk cup with both hands and took a sip: "How about... you go ask your new backer?"
Lucius was shocked, but his expression was still blank: "What new backer? I have already joined Dumbledore. If there is a new backer, isn't it him?"
"No, it's a woman in a white dress."
"…"
Lucius' pupils shrank slightly, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He became obviously nervous: "I... don't know what you are talking about."
"Da da da."
Along with the sound of crisp footsteps, a light figure appeared.
This was a woman in her twenties, wearing a white robe, with long, slightly curly golden hair draped behind her. Her face was not very beautiful, but her skin was as pale as paper.
It's really her!
The woman who appeared in Godric's Hollow and looked exactly like Ariana!
The moment she appeared, Lucius stood up as if he was scalded, then bent slightly and walked aside with his head lowered.
As the woman approached, Lucius lowered his head even lower, "Master."
"Hello again, Mr. Edward."
She quietly sat in Lucius's original seat, "Didn't your friend come?"
"No."
Edward stared at him, secretly alert, "Should I call you Cecilia, or what?"
"The name is just a code name."
She smiled slightly. "Of course, if you insist on asking one, let me think... you can call me by my original name -"
"Ariana Dumbledore."