"Luna, I'm sorry...... You can be wronged here first! Well...... It's a little colder here, but it's better than losing your life for a while. ”

In the cubicle, Maca gently touched Luna's forehead, who had been stunned by the potions—those warm temperatures were the greatest encouragement to his journey through time.

Truth be told, Maca never wanted to touch her still fair skin, but only cold.

After a moment of silence, Maca sighed slightly, then reached out and pulled one of Luna's supple blonde hair and stuffed it into the potion bottle in her other hand.

In order to avoid being detected by his past self, he was unable to use any magic, so he had to rely almost exclusively on the effects of various potions.

Therefore, accurately controlling the duration of the drug's effect is one of the several important basic conditions for his success.

This bottle of compound decoction is a special version of maca that has been concentrated with a large amount of liquid medicine according to actual needs. Under the premise of prolonging the duration, it also has a certain degree of damage to the body, so there are very strict control standards for the dosage.

However, in order to save the people who must be saved, he can even take the risk that he may be erased by the rules of time at any time. It's just that the possibility of potion poisoning doesn't seem to be a big deal anymore.

After tucking Luna's hair into the bottle and shaking it slightly, Maca brought it to her lips and tilted her head. The liquid that had become unusually viscous due to the concentration slowly slid through his mouth, and the thick bitter taste mixed with the spicy and burning sensation made even his endurance frown.

I felt the liquid gradually fall down my throat and esophagus into my abdomen, from my mouth to my stomach, and it hurt hotly.

"Ahem."

After an extremely suppressed light cough, Maca took a deep breath, and her face finally returned to calm. Then, with a violent wriggling of the skin in various parts of his body, he first shrank in height, and then began to deform.

The original black hair gradually lengthened and turned into a pale blonde; The contours of the cheeks have become softer than before, and the skin has slowly become fairer; Even the eyelashes seem to have grown a little longer.

In just ten seconds, Maca completely turned into Luna's appearance.

"It's good that Luna's clothes were prepared in advance, otherwise-"

As soon as he thought of this, he quickly shook his head, and his golden hair was thrown from side to side. Leaving all the things he shouldn't have thought about, he took out an invisibility cloak from his waist and covered Luna's body as she slumped on the toilet.

"Wait here for a day - a day at most, and I'll be back!"

With that, Maca didn't hesitate any longer, and climbed the door of the compartment and climbed through the gap above...... As long as the lock of the compartment is not opened, there should be no danger that someone will whimsically flip in and check.

Not to mention, the next day will be the busiest day for St. Mungo in recent days.

……

"Maka, I'm back from the bathroom!"

In the corridor, Maca tried her best to adjust the magic activity in her body, mimicking Luna's unique magic fluctuations as much as possible, and at the same time did not forget to say hello to her other self who was wandering in the corridor at the moment.

To be honest, it's never an easy task.

Now he finally knew why Luna barely spoke that day, because it had already taken a lot of effort just to distract himself from adjusting the magic.

But at least for now, he still has to learn from Luna's demeanor and say a word or two more.

"Oh...... It's a little cold in there! I think there should be a fireplace or something in the bathroom...... How comfortable it is! ”

"Fireplace? Well, it's okay to install a fireplace, but the Floo network definitely can't be connected. How scary would it be to suddenly barge in one or two people at a convenient time? ”

Hearing that she was still in the mood to make such a joke at that time, Maca couldn't help but secretly roll her eyes in her heart - it turns out that she sometimes says such a cold joke that she thinks is funny?

"Hmm...... It's scary, so don't pretend. ”

He said this, and after shaking his hand at the self in the hallway, he gently pushed the door open and successfully entered the hospital room.

Very good!

It seems that as long as he keeps an eye on his own magic fluctuations, he can still deceive himself - after all, it is also him, and Maca is still very clear about how capable he is.

But seriously, this is the first time he has been in contact with his old self at such a close distance. Even if it's just a few seconds, that strange sense of strangeness is not comparable to other situations.

When the door closed again, Maca made a rough sense of the direction in the darkness of the room, by the starlight between the curtains, and then walked to the bunk where Luna slept.

"Whew!"

It was really inconvenient not to be able to use his perception at will, and he stepped on Ron's hand in the way without paying attention. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately whispered:

"Huh? Ron, I'm sorry. ”

"Hmm......" Ron on the ground squinted in confusion, and then said helplessly, "Yes...... Luna? Oh, it's okay...... Just be careful when you go, and don't step on others anymore. ”

"Oh."

In the dark, Maca, who had turned into Luna, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows - Ron, this guy is actually quite gentle on weekdays, why is it that almost no girls like him?

Think about the people who once confessed to him, one is Lavender, who is not very likable, and the other is actually a boy. Well, he's really...... There's no woman's popularity, huh?

Without saying anything more, Maca quickly returned to Luna's bunk, leaned down and diveted in.

"What's the smell?" He smelled the inexplicable smell on the quilt, and after thinking about it again, he suddenly shook his head, "Actually dragon manure...... What is she doing under her covers? ”

Although she has been in contact with Luna for a long time, it is not a problem to learn her usual behavior, but for some of this girl's strange thinking, Maca may not be able to understand it sometimes.

"The next morning...... There should be half the night! Anyway, let's take a break. ”

……

"Is it almost dawn?"

Maca couldn't fall asleep because he had to keep an eye on his magic at all times, so there was no way to fall asleep. Therefore, the "rest" that came to mind before only meant lying quietly under the covers for a while.

And after he waited silently for about four hours in this quiet night, a voice suddenly sounded from a certain bed, breaking the silence of the night again.

The reason why I say "again" is because this voice is not the first time in these four hours.

"......I don't know," another voice that had answered before, and then sounded again, "maybe another hour or two, right?" ”

"Oh! That's what you just said...... But I really can't sleep. ”

"Bear with me! I want Ginny to rest more! You know, they all fell asleep with a hard time, didn't they? ”

In fact, the first person to speak was Ron, who had been awakened by Maca's footsteps; The other one who showed his concern for Ginny was Harry.

"Well, too, let them sleep a little longer...... I'll go to the bathroom. ”

Ron whispered in such a low voice, and then got up from the bed, moving his body a little stiff from lying awake for too long.

But at this moment, Hermione on the other side suddenly spoke:

"Alright...... Do you really think we're all asleep? Don't be silly...... Ginny, I know you're trying to reassure these two fools, too, but there's no point in doing so. ”

"Hmmm......"

Ginny, who had to occupy one of the two beds in the ward because of the care of others, sat up at this point, and pretended to rub her face, which was not sleepy.

And then, the friends in the whole room also opened their eyes one after another, and a pair of eyes could barely make people see a little reflection under the starlight at the window.

"Fluorescent flickering."

Hermione shook her wand, and suddenly, a soft glow dispelled the darkness around her, finally brightening the dark room.

At this moment, Ron happened to catch a glimpse of the quilt that belonged to Luna and it didn't seem to be moving, and he couldn't help whispering:

Hermione...... Uh, maybe you should have been quieter? ”

"No, I don't think that's necessary," Hermione pursed her lips before adding, "Luna, I think I need to warn you that if you do fall asleep, your breathing will get heavier!" ”

"Oh...... Are you sure? ”

When Maca, who was huddled under the covers, heard this, she pulled down the quilt, revealing blonde hair that had slept quite messily and a pair of bright eyes.

"Hermione, you're amazing...... You know what you look like when you fall asleep! He teased to himself, "Like me...... I can't. ”

However, Hermione apparently didn't want to talk to him much, and quickly continued:

"Anyway, since we can't sleep, why don't we sleep......"

"Then shall we talk to Maca again," Ron asked as soon as he heard her say this, "you know - there has to be a plan for what to do next, right?" ”

"Well, you're roughly right, we do need to talk to him again."

Maca, who had been transformed into Luna, lay under the covers, tilting her head to watch the friends discuss with each other about the foggy lock outside. He didn't just say anything about it, after all, Luna usually doesn't take the initiative to express a lot of opinions at such times.

As a bystander, the blonde girl had always been like this, silently watching everything around her in her eyes and in her heart.

It's hard to guess what she's thinking.