Not long ago, not many people in the British wizarding world knew about the catastrophe that occurred in the Hogwarts Castle area, let alone the Muggle world, which was almost isolated from the wizarding world.
Maka was walking on the streets of London, and the traffic and people were as hurried as ever. For Muggles, although they are not faced with any life or death decisions, they still have to work hard to fill their stomachs.
Maka, who was originally a Muggle, was feeling deeply while walking among the crowd.
For him, the catastrophic disaster at Hogwarts and the ordinary daily life of this London street scene formed a sharp contrast in his mind.
Occasionally, he couldn't help but think that if there hadn't been that notice, his life would probably have been drifting and drifting closer to the ordinary people around him. I still remember that he had also calculated that if he saved enough pounds, living a lazy life would be the best choice.
But then again, in fact, the wealth he has accumulated so far is enough for him to live for several lifetimes. Moreover, Grindelwald is already dead, and Voldemort does not know when he will be resurrected again. If he just lets go of his worries, what can he do with his current strength
Maka thought aimlessly as he moved forward slowly. When he saw the men's public toilet on the street, he finally stopped.
Yes, no matter how many choices he has in his heart, there is only one he can choose right now.
After shaking his head and smiling bitterly at his own nonsense, he put aside those messy thoughts, raised his legs and walked towards the toilet.
This place was enchanted and Muggles couldn't find it, even though this toilet stood so strangely on the median in the middle of the four-lane road.
Maka did not change his appearance this time, he just put on a slightly more formal black coat. This kind of clothing is required in the Muggle world and the Ministry of Magic, and it doesn't look so conspicuous.
To be honest, it is really not that easy to get into the Ministry of Magic now, because the current situation is tense, and there are also undercurrents of overt and covert fighting in the Ministry, so the ways to get into the Ministry of Magic have become quite limited.
Most of the Floo Network lines leading to the Ministry of Magic are locked, and normal Apparition can no longer enter the main hall. Apart from the guest entrance where Mr. Weasley took Harry through, there were only major official entrances.
This men's toilet is one of several located in London.
Had Harry not been asked to bring an Acromantula in in advance last time, it would not have been easy for even Maka to reach the Department of Mysteries at the bottom so smoothly.
After all, although the Ministry of Magic does not reinforce the space like Hogwarts, anti-Apparition spells are still everywhere. Apart from portkeys, the only ways to get in were through these fixed-point Apparition entrances and the even rarer licensed Floo Network lines.
In normal times in previous years, few people would use this almost-canceled official entrance. But there are many wizards who go to the Ministry of Magic to handle official business every day, but there are only a few entrances left, so there are really a lot of wizards in this toilet at the moment.
But Maka didn't care. He knew that as long as he didn't do anything weird, it wouldn't be too difficult to sneak into the Ministry of Magic.
Hmm, maybe add a confusion spell or two
He randomly picked a toilet cubicle and stood at the back of the queue in front of the cubicle, waiting for the number of wizards in front of the queue to gradually decrease.
In fact, it can be seen here that once you grow up, whether you are a Muggle or a wizard, you will gradually become numb in the day-to-day work. Most of the wizards and witches in the queue didn't say much, they just moved forward step by step, waiting for the moment when it was their turn.
This actually helped Maka a small favor invisibly. After all, he was not even in the mood to deal with it now, but this time he sneaked into the Ministry of Magic, but it was not convenient to make it public. The clue was the only one, and the hope was the only one. He didn't want to see the final goal come to nothing because of his impatience.
It would be best if he could not speak.
The fixed-point apparation method is very convenient, and soon it was Maka's turn. He casually stretched out the collar of his coat, then pushed open the door of the toilet cubicle and walked in slowly.
If anything, he really wanted to find a less disgusting way to infiltrate.
Maka shook her head slightly, then raised her legs and stepped on the toilet in the stall, then put her feet together and stuffed them into the toilet. Although the water in the toilet had even reached his ankles, his shoes and socks were not even half wet.
After reaching out and tugging on the flushing rope, his whole body was pulled into the "sewer pipe" by a suction force, accompanied by a sudden spin.
For Maka, who has never been able to use Apparition, this is one of the few ways he can experience this spell safely, even if he doesn't like it at all.
Soon, a figure suddenly stepped out from one of the two gilded fireplaces in the main hall of the Ministry of Magic. Maka had successfully entered this not-so-strange place.
There are too many wizards coming and going here, and his appearance cannot attract anyone's attention at all.
After walking a few steps among the crowd, he took out a bottle of Immortal Yin potion and poured it into his mouth. Hiding one's figure in public, using the Disguise Charm is obviously not a very good idea.
The medicine took effect for a very short time. Many people just blinked their eyes, and a living person disappeared beside them without any sense of disobedience.
After turning invisible, Maka no longer had any scruples. As his body twisted and shrank, he quickly jumped into the air after turning into animagus form, and rushed straight towards the elevator.
If you follow the safest infiltration process, you just need to follow the elevator and wait patiently. No matter whether the elevator goes up or down, he will always reach the floor he wants to go to.
However, he doesn't have that spare time now!
When the elevator arrived, Maka, who was hovering in mid-air, did not follow the flow of people into the elevator, but waited for a moment outside the isolation net at the door. When the isolation net closed automatically with a roar and the elevator suddenly moved deeper, he suddenly passed through the mesh of the isolation net and flew directly into the passage where the elevator was operating.
The Department of Mysteries was located underground in the main hall, and he chose to fly there by himself along the elevator shaft.
The speed of the magic elevator was very fast. After moving forward for a certain distance, Maka saw the elevator click and rise rapidly. He knew that he had to speed up, otherwise the next elevator would definitely hit him.
Without waiting for him to think about it, in just a few seconds, he heard a faint sliding sound coming from the passage on the right. He did not hesitate to activate the agility ability obtained from the assassin, and suddenly rushed forward like a sharp blade. Just as he was about to rush into the downward passage, an elevator slid past with a "whoosh" above his head.
Without hesitation, he continued to accelerate down the vertical elevator shaft, and soon reached the cross-shaped passage at the bottom.
The Department of Mysteries is located on the ninth floor underground of the Ministry of Magic. There is also the dungeon courtroom below, but that is not a floor that can be reached by elevator.
After flying out of the elevator passage, he finally came to this pure black rotunda again.
There is a strange and obscure magic wave hidden behind every door. Maka did not go in and check each one at first, but the Time Hall is the only way to the Prophecy Hall, and it was also the last time he came here. It's the first room you enter.
After circling around the rotunda and taking a closer look, Macafu turned into a human again and stopped next to one of the black doors.
As he reached out and pushed open the door, a bright light immediately filled his entire field of vision.
It was still the same as the last time he came here, there wasn't much difference. All kinds of clocks are scattered in an orderly manner, some are placed on the long table in the middle, some are hung on the walls, and some are placed directly on the ground.
These clocks with different specifications don't have much in common. Even the hands on the dials are crooked and point to completely different points in time. But the ticking sounds of their operation seemed to be integrated, all stuck at the same point.
When you are surrounded by this distinct ticking sound, it seems that every second becomes so clear, definite, and unshakable. Even if the stars change and the sea changes, the length of each second will not change at all.
Maka, who was determined to use the time turner to save Hogwarts, became a little confused in this environment.
After calming down, he turned his head and looked to one side of the room.
Right there, against the wall, sat a glass cabinet. You can see through the glass cabinet door that there are several rows of hourglass timepieces with gold chains neatly placed inside.
Those small hourglass timepieces like necklaces are his target this time - time converters. He only needs to turn over the hourglass stuck on the golden ring, and he can immediately change the time he is in. Each time it is turned, time goes back one hour.
And on the corner of the glass cabinet door, there was a note like this:
"We mark every inch of time, but never surpass the sun. Our value to you is measured by your own purpose."
Maka's eyes glanced at the note, but she couldn't help but smile.
Although this line of words is a bit mysterious, it is actually just a reminder and a warning. What it reminds is that the time turner cannot go beyond the point in time when you use it; what it warns of is that interfering with time will cause unpredictable harm.
Maka was not polite and directly unlocked the protective spell on it, then opened the glass cabinet door and took out five of them. In the end, he even used the transformation technique to get five fake ones and put them back.