Chapter 143 Time and Flashpoint
The best attitude towards the Time Turner is to use it for learning, just like Hermione did, and do nothing else with it.
Then at the most critical moment, take it out and turn the situation around.
The rest of the time, just pretend it doesn't exist.
Bruce was a little skeptical about what Katum said.
"It's not as serious as you say, right?"
He said, "Look, it's written in the instructions for the Time-Turner—
"Anything a time traveler does in the past has no effect on the present except to create the conditions they noticed before their journey.
"In other words, everything you do in the past is part of history."
Hearing this, Katum immediately shook his head.
"It's not that simple."
He said, "The magic world has studied time for one or two thousand years but still hasn't figured it out. A time converter is a time converter, and time magic is time magic.
"Let me give you an example. There was once a witch named Eloise Mintab. She was a silent person in the Department of Mysteries. She used a time-turner to go back to the past during an experiment, but she died because the time exceeded a few hours.
"During an experiment to travel back in time, Heloise was trapped in the year 1402 for five days.
"When she finally returned to the present, her body had been aged five centuries and was irreparably damaged, and she eventually died at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
"Her travels changed the life trajectories of all the people she met in the past, and at least 25 of their descendants disappeared from the modern era and became 'never born'.
“Besides that, the Tuesday after she returned to the present day lasted two and a half days, while Thursday lasted only four hours.
"The magic world still hasn't figured out the principle behind this kind of time paradox. I advise you not to worry about it."
Katum's words were quite sincere, but Bruce became interested.
"Just because others haven't figured it out doesn't mean I can't figure it out."
He said, "If I understand the principle behind this and have the power of time magic, wouldn't I be able to save many past tragedies?"
"You saved a ghost!"
Katum finally realized how annoying teenage brats were.
He really wanted to ask Bruce, can you be more mature?
When the Flash Barry Allen wants to travel through time and space to save his mother, Batman can stand up and say in a serious tone: "It is because of what we experienced in the past that we have become who we are now."
What a mature and steady statement that was, how come Bruce doesn't realize it now?
"Bruce, let me imagine a scenario for you!"
Katum thought about it and decided to use gentle persuasion instead of forcing Bruce to accept his point of view.
"What if, I mean what if, there was a little boy who lost his parents in childhood..."
"Are you making fun of my orphan background again?"
Bruce was very alert and immediately thought that Katum had bad intentions.
"Don't slander me!" Katum retorted loudly, "I was obviously talking about Harry Potter!"
"You'd better say Harry Potter!" Bruce looked at him unkindly.
"That's it Harry, come on, stop interrupting me and let me continue!"
Katum had a dissatisfied look on his face. He had finally created an atmosphere for telling a story, but was interrupted by Bruce.
"Now let's assume that Harry lost his parents when he was young. Oh no, it seems that there is no need to assume.
"It's Harry, for example, if he gets a Time-Turner, uses it a few times, and then suddenly has a bad idea.
"He realized that although the time-turner stipulated a maximum of five hours, as long as he didn't care about the damage to his body, it was actually possible to go back to the past for a long time.
"And he only needs to go back to Godric's Hollow thirteen years ago and warn his parents or Dumbledore in advance to prevent the tragedy from happening. He can then grow up with the company of his parents.
"Once this idea came to him, it spread like a virus in his mind, and then in extreme desire, Harry took action.
"He succeeded, traveling back to Godric's Hollow in 1981, and was able to stop Voldemort from killing the Potters.
"Okay, now the question is, Bruce, answer me, after Harry did this, what will become of us now?"
This……
Bruce had been listening with fascination, not because of how well Katum told the story, but because he felt very involved in the story.
Then Katum suddenly asked a question, which made Bruce not know how to answer for a moment.
What will it be like now?
He murmured, “Since the Potters are alive, then Voldemort must have missed his target. There is no such thing as a boy-who-lived, and Voldemort cannot be rebounded by the Killing Curse.
"Under these circumstances, Voldemort's reign will continue..."
Bruce keeps on deducing.
He was still thinking that the Dark Lord's reign of terror would not last long, and that there would surely be wizards who would stand up against him.
But Katoom interrupted him.
"Let me tell you the most likely scenario. Our lives won't change at all!"
"How is this possible?" Bruce opened his eyes wide, "There are so many variables..."
"Parallel world, kid!"
Katum said, “Although the reasons for the emergence of parallel worlds in different universes may not be the same, destroying the structure of the timeline will always cause such ominous changes.
“When you change the past, the reality of the past will not necessarily change, but will split into another parallel world starting from that point in time.”
That’s about it.
Katoom wasn't sure whether the Harry Potter world followed this rule.
But he was sure that this was the DC world.
Otherwise the flashpoint event would not have happened.
This is why Katum is so cautious about the time converter.
In fact, there is an unrecognized spin-off of "Harry Potter" called Harry Potter and the Unfortunate Child.
In the film, Harry and Malfoy's children constantly use the time converter to go back to the past, trying to return to the final of the Triwizard Tournament to save Cedric from death. Then they keep failing, creating many strange futures.
For example, the future in which Cedric becomes a Death Eater, the future in which Hermione becomes a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, the future in which Harry Potter is killed by Voldemort, and so on.
This situation is very flashy.
So Katum's suspicion is not unreasonable. If his guess is true, then the story of little Harry saving his mother that he just mentioned should become -
The first time, Harry saved his mother.
The second time, Harry stopped Harry from saving his mother.
The third time, Harry from the parallel world went back to the past in order to prevent himself from disappearing and stop Harry from saving his mother.
the fourth time,……
Anyway, in the end, it always leads to a classic problem.
How many Harry Potters were there in Godric's Hollow on the night of October 1981, 10?
It’s scary to think about it.
After hearing Katum's story, Bruce finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
Those who want to play with time will eventually be played by time.
"Put that thing down."
"Think of it as a learning tool, and don't think of anything else about it," Katum said.
Bruce thought about it for a long time this time, and finally he nodded.
"Okay, I promise you."
Then he changed the subject, "But is there really no way to go back more than five hours without creating a parallel universe?"
Of course there are.
Katum thought, but he certainly wouldn't tell that dead Batboy.
Otherwise, if Bruce knew about it, he would definitely be eager to try it, and in the end, he might even be tricked.
Can't we just live peacefully like this?
……
After getting the time-turner, Hermione was in particularly high spirits.
She may have studied it several times in private. Anyway, Bruce had a similar experience. Hermione suddenly appeared beside him, but he didn't notice it at all.
But she did abide by the Ministry's request and there were never two Hermiones together.
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.
Bruce and Hermione are going to Diagon Alley again to buy this year's school supplies.
Unlike last year, this time Hermione's emotions seemed unusually high.
"I can finally have my own pet!" she said happily, "In the past two years, I have always wanted to bring a pet to school, but my mother would not agree!"
Her three best friends, Harry has an owl, Ron has a mouse, and Neville has a toad.
Although Hermione didn't really want the latter two creatures, it was okay to keep an owl.
Just get one like Katum.
"Tell your cousin to find a female owl."
In the Granger family's car, Katum leaned close to Bruce's ear and told him -
"Your godfather is old and wants to find a companion to live a quiet life!"
"Fuck off!"
Bruce looked at Katum with an unfriendly look. This guy was so lively all day long, how could he look old at all?
He will talk nonsense.
If you bully Hermione's owl, it will be Bruce who will apologize.
Batboy doesn't want to do this kind of thing.
At this time, in the back seat of the car, Hermione was imagining what kind of pet she would choose.
This scene was like going back to two and a half years ago when she had just received the admission letter from Hogwarts.
The excitement remains unabated.
"Owls are actually pretty good!"
Hermione said, "But we can also consider other animals, such as raising a big cat!"
"Absolutely not cats!"
Katum was chirping again, "Then you'd look like me!"
Bruce glanced at Katum and said, "Well, if you say so, there are many owls in Hogwarts Castle who look like you."
You are still the king!
He withdrew his attention, turned to look at Hermione, and pointed at the rag doll Muen on her shoulder: "I thought you had already regarded this rag doll as a pet."
Hermione immediately shook her head: "How can Muen be a pet? She is my friend!"
And they were not just ordinary friends, but friends who had made contributions, friends who had helped her teach Ron a lesson and with whom she could discuss Lockhart.
"And it's obvious that Muen has her own thoughts. I suspect she is not a rag doll, but a cursed witch."
Hermione smiled and looked at the doll on her shoulder, "Isn't that right, Muin?"
She thought the joke was very funny and laughed to herself.
But apart from her, no one present could laugh.
"Come to think of it, Muen might know magic."
Hermione suddenly said, "I saw her hiding in the corner several times, and she seemed to be talking to someone!"
Um! ?
Bruce's eyes suddenly became sharp.
(End of this chapter)
