Chapter 134: Hyper-Ascension

"Let's go this Thursday, three days later," Harry looked at the calendar. "It seems it also happens to be the day Zhang Qiu used the Full Moon Charm for the first time."

"This time it should be on time," Doctor Doudou operated for a while, then quietly walked to the door.

"Riddikulus!" A spell hit him directly.

"Relax, Harry," Doctor Doudou said calmly. "I'm just here to check if Black is hiding in the wardrobe."

Harry hid in the TARDIS, watching his past self being brushed off by Doctor Doudou, a strange feeling surged in his heart. Why didn't he think of pushing the panel behind the wardrobe at that time? That way, he would have discovered the TARDIS at once.

Taking advantage of the Harry of the day handing the Invisibility Cloak of the day to Neville, the future Harry, wearing the future Invisibility Cloak, quietly followed Doctor Doudou.

They slipped out of the castle and came to the side of Hagrid's hut. Most of the time, children who met to sneak into the Forbidden Forest would choose to gather here, because Hagrid's little lamp and snoring were very iconic and especially easy to recognize in the dark night.

Sure enough, not long after, Neville and Hermione met here.

"You have to guarantee not to meet your past self, guarantee not to do anything that changes history, guarantee not to tell anyone about tonight," Hermione said in a rapid-fire manner. "Only then can we start."

Neville promised: "Of course, we'll just stay in the Forbidden Forest for four hours, I have to savor the feeling of reversal."

"We'll go back four hours, I think that's enough for you to experience that feeling," Hermione said, putting the necklace on Neville's neck.

"Do we go back four hours too?" Doctor Doudou asked in a low voice.

"Alright," Harry agreed. They quickly drilled into the TARDIS and then came to four hours ago.

Hermione and Neville, who had just completed the reversal, were resting in the Forbidden Forest at this time.

"I think I have a feeling, if this is reversal," Neville looked at his hands intently. "Actually, this feeling is very similar to the Ascension Charm..."

"Wait, look at the moon!" Hermione suddenly pointed to the sky and said.

"What's wrong?" Neville said indifferently. "Just an ordinary waning moon."

"But I clearly remember it was a full moon when we came out," Hermione said anxiously. "I'm sure it only went back four hours, it couldn't have gone back more than twenty days!"

Harry originally wanted to explain for them, but then he thought, Hermione and Neville rarely had such a chance to be alone together. They were always in a hurry, and it was not bad to have a good chat all night—even if the topic they chatted about was the change in moon phases.

"If it really only went back four hours, then it means the moon will become a full moon in four hours. This is the most likely," Neville analyzed calmly. "Let's wait first, maybe we can see the moment it changes."

"That's all we can do," Hermione sighed. "We can't ask anyone the time now."

The two sat on the ground and looked at the moon for a long time. Hermione said something just to talk, "Actually, the moonlight of the waning moon is also very beautiful."

"Yeah, but I'm thinking, who is guarding this sky?" Neville stared fixedly at the castle under the moonlight. "How much longer can we enjoy such moonlight?"

"That... Neville," Hermione bit her lip and said slowly, "Have you thought about what to do after graduation?"

"Defeat Voldemort," Neville said without thinking. "Then, I might consider applying for Herbology professor."

"I want to go to university. Tang Nade told me the United States opened a magical university, called Miskatonic University." Hermione said this, actually thinking about this life path again after experiencing two months of study and life. But in Harry's ears, it seemed like she repeated this sentence twice in just a few hours.

"That's a very good option for you," Neville was stunned for a moment, then continued. "You can stay away from the danger brought by Voldemort."

"But don't you feel..."

"Shh!" Neville made a gesture to be quiet. "Listen carefully."

A faint, ethereal female voice whispered in people's ears.

"I declare in the name of the witch Ranni, do not disturb the mother's slumber in the mud, sinner, pass it on to future generations, the last queen of Caria, Full Moon Rennala is like the incarnation of the high-elegant night."

Then, the original starry sky was shrouded in black mist. In the direction of the Black Lake, a full moon began to rise slowly from the lake, and silver-white light sprinkled on the ground of Hogwarts, illuminating every spire of the tower.

After this full moon hung high, the stars also began to reveal themselves slowly, the sound and mist dissipated, leaving only a clear night.

"Alright, now we can be sure that the moon phase changed within these four hours, but why?" Neville was full of exploration for all abnormalities.

"But I was just trying to say," Hermione paused. "Forget it, I might really go to the United States."

"That's still a long way off. The top priority is that I want to figure out what the change in moon phase means, whether it has anything to do with the fugitive Black," Neville walked back and forth in place. "The person chanting the spell might be hiding in the Forbidden Forest, or maybe this spell itself will make everyone who sees the moon hear it at the same time."

"What changes will the change of the moon cause..." Neville said slowly while touching his chin.

"Whatever," Hermione said disappointedly.

"Maybe the answer will appear soon, as long as we see what's different tomorrow," Neville seemed to have discovered Hermione's low mood. "What were you going to say just now?"

"I said, Tang Nade promised to fund my university, because magical universities need Galleons for tuition," Hermione pulled the grass on the ground dissatisfiedly. "I'm just not sure if I'm worth it. He is actually a very gentle person."

"Whatever," Neville stood up. "I can't force you to pay how much to defeat Voldemort. Many people chose to flee when he ravaged for the first time. After all, there are few people who are willing to defeat him at all costs."

"Now I want to try a new spell. The feeling of the Ascension Charm is really similar to time reversal. As long as I accelerate to the extreme," Neville looked at his hands with a firm tone. "I can return to the past with my own strength."

"Don't always be a lone hero!" Hermione roared at him. "Always talking about your own strength and your own fate, do you want to fight Voldemort alone? Don't you care about the people around you at all?"

"I am different from you after all," Neville shook his head. "You don't have a life-and-death hatred with him. The only person I can entrust my back to is Harry, not even Ron."

"Harry told me I could organize some Muggle-borns, and we could unite to fight Voldemort together," Hermione said. "Isn't this also a good idea?"

"There may be many people who oppose him, but we are the only two who will really fight to the end," Neville hummed lightly.

"So, I am really grateful that you brought me to experience reversal today, and also grateful that you treat me as an important partner," Neville stared fixedly at the full moon on the horizon. "So I will never persuade you to embark on the road of resisting Voldemort, and I even hope you can arrive in the United States safely."

Harry could read regret in his tone. Perhaps Neville's thoughts were a bit stubborn. When he wanted to show up to persuade Neville, Doctor Doudou gently pressed Harry's shoulder.

"Young people need to grow up," the Doctor said.

Hermione sighed long, then stood aside.

"You study the new spell, I'll watch for anyone else coming," she said helplessly.

"Ascension!" Neville whispered, then moved at high speed in place. Harry felt the wind he made almost blew the Invisibility Cloak away.

After the Ascension Charm ended, Neville squatted on the ground panting.

"Still a bit off, I didn't catch that feeling," his tone was full of regret.

"You didn't expect to succeed the first time, did you?" Hermione helped him up. "Try again tomorrow, I'll help you back to the dormitory."

Watching Neville leave, Harry and the Doctor returned to the TARDIS.

"A very smart idea," the Doctor commented. "Using high-speed movement to slow down one's own time, so as to explore the magic of reversing time, this child is very talented."

"This is unlikely, right?" Harry asked in surprise. "Can magic really exceed the speed of light?"

"You misunderstood, Harry," the Doctor said. "I mean, by perceiving the difference in the flow of time, one can have a certain fuzzy feeling about time itself, so as to develop time magic."

In Harry's confused eyes, the Doctor continued to explain: "Take the Patronus Charm you are familiar with. Suppose someone wants to learn the Patronus Charm, but he has a hard time finding a suitable happy memory."

Harry nodded. He did have unclear goals when he chose memories at first.

"Then he asks someone else to hypnotize him, adding a false memory, the content of which is that releasing the Patronus drove away the Dementors," the Doctor said. "So when he tries to release the Patronus again, this memory will help a lot."

"That is indeed a very good way," Harry nodded blankly.

"What Neville is doing now is similar. He uses high-speed movement to perceive the changes in time, so that when he wants to try to travel through time, he can use this 'time sense' to assist his spell."

"Alright, I can only say that magic things can't be figured out so clearly," Harry felt Einstein's coffin board was moving. "Then Neville should have succeeded, right?"

"Of course, we can go and see the day he succeeded," the Doctor said. "As long as we track Neville's timeline and find the part where the first change occurred... oh, November 26th."

Harry saw from the cabinet that Neville was in an empty classroom, his left hand on his waist, his right hand slowly raising his wand, and he said at a very fast speed: "Hyper-Ascension!"

Then, his figure disappeared at once. However, in the blink of an eye, he appeared again.

"He's back, let's go, let's see where he just went," the Doctor said with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 135 =====