The voices Elwyn had heard were the voices of the wizards on the screen, echoing in the hall.
Surprisingly, the one being interviewed was Elwyn's acquaintance, Mr. Weasley.
To be more precise, it was Mr. Weasley from eighteen years in the future.
He looked much older, a little plump, and not as skinny as before. His head was completely bald, but he still had the smile that Elwyn was familiar with on his face.
In the screen, he was the director of the Muggle Management and Control Department, which was a very important department. He was expressing his opinion on the proposal to abolish the pureblood system and the rights of pureblood sorcerer families. "I fully support the minister's proposal. It's time for reform in the world of magic. Many ancient traditions and laws are no longer suitable for the development of the times. In the past..."
"The current director of the Ministry of Magic likes Muggle!" Delphi said disdainfully.
"That's terrible!" Riddle said without hesitation. He looked at Mr. Weasley on the screen. "It disgusts me."
"I think so too, but don't say such things here, Tom. Someone will hear you. Right now, the Reformist Party has the upper hand in the Ministry of Magic. They want to cooperate with the Muggles, limit the power of pureblood sorcerer families, and open up the world of magic."
"Cooperate with Muggle? These people are crazy!"
"Trust me, it won't be that easy."
Elwyn did not participate in their conversation. Apart from Mr. Weasley, he also wanted to know the future of other people.
Moreover, the hall of the Ministry of Magic in front of him gave him a sense of novelty that he had never experienced before.
Here, he could clearly feel the progress of the times. The rapid development of magic and technology made him look like an old antique.
Calculating the time, it should be around 2015 now, eighteen years after the war in the Ministry of Magic...
The technology of Muggle was developing rapidly, and it had begun to affect the world of magic.
The impact of civilization and the combination of technology and magic had become the current trend.
Along the way, the wizards that Elwyn saw were dressed more fashionably. They were holding strange devices in their hands. Complicated operating patterns and human figures were projected from the screens in front of them. The wizards were pointing and talking to each other.
This was not the world of magic that Elwyn was familiar with. It looked like something out of science fiction.
In addition, there were many pieces of equipment that Elwyn could not name. They were placed in the corners of the hall and in the corridors for wizards to use.
However, the core did not change. Wands were needed to operate these machines.
The magical aura in the air was complex, and the equipment that looked like machines all exuded traces of magic.
"This way, Elwyn. The fireplace is one floor below. We have to use this escalator to get there," Delphi said.
"Where are we going later?"
"Yes, Knockout Alley. You two know that place, right?" Delphi asked.
"Obviously, the gathering place of Dark Wizards. It's very dangerous."
"At the same time, it's very safe. The Ministry of Magic's power has not completely infiltrated that place. We can find a good hiding place and buy the things we need to hide our identities for the next step of the operation."
Although Delphi was only fifteen years old, she was a Dark Wizard.
Considering her identity, this was not surprising. Elwyn even wanted to see if she had the Mark of Dark Magic on her hand.
The escalator slowly went down to the floor below the main hall. This was the entrance to the Ministry of Magic.
This time, it was similar to the Ministry of Magic that Elwyn was familiar with. The floor was polished dark wood, and the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with shining golden symbols that were constantly moving and changing.
The four walls were lined with glossy dark wood, and many gilded fireplaces were embedded in the wood.
Every few seconds, with a soft poof, a wizard would suddenly appear from one of the fireplaces on the left.
On the right, a few people were queuing in front of each fireplace, waiting to leave.
The Ministry of Magic did not make too many changes to this part of the entrance. They only hung a huge, glittering, magnificent chandelier in the center. Then, there was the escalator that Elwyn and the others came down from. It was a space extended by space magic.
They passed by the desk. The staff of the Ministry of Magic was reading the newspaper and did not see the three of them.
Elwyn was happy to see that the staff was reading the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper.
There was a row of headlines on the front page. The most eye-catching was the commentary on the abolition of the privileges of Pure Blood Wizards. There was also a row of sub-headlines below, such as the integration of technology and magic, the social problems caused by the influx of North African witches into Europe, the upcoming Quidditch World Cup, and so on.
There was a picture below. Elwyn could not see it clearly, but the person who was talking looked a bit like Hermione …
In front of each fireplace stood a house-elf, dressed like a fairy.
They tried to smile, kept bowing, and were guiding the guests or throwing Floo Powder into the flames.
"We'll meet at Burkin Burke Magic Shop in Tumble Alley!" Delphie said in a low voice. "I'll wait for you there."
A house-elf sprinkled a handful of Floo Powder for her. The flames turned green, and she walked in and disappeared.
"Sir!" The house-elf bowed respectfully, looking at Elwyn and Riddle with bulb-like eyes.
Riddle ignored her. He was not in a hurry to follow.
"We should talk," he said briskly. "I need to confirm when we can go back."
"That's a good question!" Elwyn took out the time converter and looked at it. The dial looked like a timer, and the only needle on it did not move. "I don't understand this thing …"
"This needle, can't it be manually adjusted?" Riddle came over.
"No!" Elwyn touched it with his wand, but there was no reaction. "This time converter is not under my control. Based on my previous experience, after a period of time, the magic will go back, but this magic … "
"That means we might not be able to go back!" Riddle said. "If that's the case, it's necessary to get a new time converter. Also, do you know why we came to this time? Is there a special meaning behind it? "
"I'm not sure!" Elwyn looked down and studied the time converter in his hand. There was no magic reaction.
He had seen time converter at Hermione's, and it was completely different from this one.
Since the needle could not be adjusted to determine the time, Elwyn used to think it was because of the amount of energy input, but now it seemed that it was not the case.
He did not know much about time magic, and this time converter was completely unknown. Everything was a mystery.
Riddle had no clue either. He did not know as much as Elwyn.
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