Using a time-turner would not save Luna, but would even kill herself—a warning from Delphi that might be more credible than any prophet's prophecy today.

It's just a pity that, as Delphi says, Maca is actually a stubborn person. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know how to make trade-offs, he is confident and firm, and when it comes to critical moments, he often only follows his own principles.

For example, Luna's life, he would never allow himself to give up.

"Dad, I know...... Even if I have told you all this, even if I keep pleading with you from now on, you will not be able to change your mind. But I won't give you the timeturner - even if I die, I won't give it back to you. ”

"You see, I'm your daughter, and my temper is just as stubborn as yours!"

With that, Delphi pursed her lips and met Maca's gaze straight. It can be seen that her eyes are already full of determination.

Seeing this, Maca opened her mouth several times, but in the end she closed her mouth.

To be honest, he rarely met someone like this who left him speechless, but this time, he really had something to do with Delphi.

If nothing else, the intense concern that Delphi showed for him alone had touched him deeply. As an orphan who has not been able to taste the taste of family affection for many years, this is enough to move him.

What's more, fundamentally, Delphi is also an orphan. And the life she has experienced is probably even more difficult than Maca's own life.

In this case, he really couldn't bear to force this extremely strong "daughter".

So after a moment of silence, Maca finally nodded wordlessly, and then stood up again from the other party.

“…… It's been a great time since you worked hard, and you've done a good job! I...... Well, I'm really proud of you. Don't worry about the things out there, I'll take care of it, everything you say will help me a lot. ”

As he spoke, he pulled out several potion bottles from his waist and placed them gently on the bed.

Delphi has already exposed the fact that he concealed his injury before, so it is obvious that Delphi himself, who has spanned more than ten years in one fell swoop, will definitely have a lot of damage.

It's just that she's been careful enough not to let anything decisive change happen to the past, and theoretically she's probably not hurt as much as Maca.

After all, Maca saved the entire school at once.

"I'll have to talk to Harry and Neville now, you can actually sleep a little longer, and remember to come down and eat something later."

Seeing that Delphi was still staring at her, Maca had no choice but to smile at her, and then then walked out of the room with a light step.

Delphi watched the door slowly close, and when she sensed that Maca had descended the stairs, she lay on her back on the bed as if she had lost all her strength.

"Sure enough, it was impossible to get Dad to give up - especially with Helbo's demon-summoning ritual still going on, and he had even more reason to stick to his resolve."

“…… Damn, what the hell have I spent so much time and so much effort on! ”

Before the words fell, Delphi clenched his fist and hammered the quilt hard, his delicate face full of helplessness.

……

"Didn't I come down with you?"

When Lupin noticed that Maca was coming from the side of the stairs alone, he couldn't help but ask—as you can see, he had already brought out a few desserts from the back, apparently intended for Delphi.

"I'll tell her to rest a little more."

Maca didn't show anything unusual in front of Lupin - there were enough things for him to do right now, like the ones he didn't have a clue about, there was no need to talk about them and make a mess for him.

Lupin couldn't do anything about Luna, and even if he just told him about Helbo's true plan, it would only bother him.

Maca paced to the bar, picked up a small plate of scones and turned to the door, picking up a piece and stuffing it into her mouth as she went.

"Where did you find that?"

He said vaguely, and quickly walked out of the bar, apparently not intending to know the answer to this question at all.

When Lupin saw it, he could only smile wryly and shake his head.

On the other side, Maca, who had just walked out the front door, handed Harry the dessert plate.

"Come, have some sweets, you can relax a little. Even if the job of gatekeeping is very important, you should know how to relax moderately, and if you are tense all the time, your resilience will decrease. ”

"Oh! Belch...... Maca? ”

Probably because Maca didn't make a sound either opening the door or coming out, so much so that Harry almost waved his wand at the dish when he saw it appear.

Seeing that he was startled, Maca turned her head to look at her again, and raised the plate in her hand again. It was only after Harry had taken a piece from it that he shoved the entire plate into Neville's hand.

"Finish this plate of dim sum and get ready! Lupin told me that Kingsley was going to Buckingham Palace to meet the Muggle Queen - he should come over in a little while, and you two would come with him!" ”

"Oh! Queen? ”

Harry's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He had grown up in a Muggle family. Although he also showed a very strong ability to adapt after coming into contact with the wizarding world, the affairs of the Muggle world still occupied a large part of his heart.

So when I knew that I was about to meet the queen, I couldn't help but get excited.

"Yes, Queen," Maka said, "and most Muggle Prime Ministers will be there at the same time—Neville, and you will stay with them and protect them with some of the Aurors." ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Neville couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Marka, actually, I would rather go with Sirius to fight the Dark Wizard. ”

"No," Maka shook her head, "don't you think protecting the Muggle Queen is important?" I can tell you, this task is a hundred times more important than you think! ”

After a brief pause, he explained:

"Listen, this catastrophe was caused by the wizarding world, but now it has already involved most of the Muggles in London. And you have to understand that the world is still dominated by Muggles...... Especially in recent years, Muggle society has developed rapidly, and if nothing else, the best outcome for wizards in the future can only be to fully integrate into the Muggle world. ”

Of course, the premise is to survive the biggest accident of Helbo! Otherwise, with Helpo's ancient magic, which originated at the peak of wizards, the whole world would be a mess.

And in that case, whether it is a Muggle or a wizard, or even Helmo himself, I am afraid that sooner or later he will suffer a great sin.

Truth be told, Maca never underestimated the power of modern Muggles.

"Well, it's really too early to say these things now." He opened his arms and patted Harry and Neville on the shoulders, then said, "Anyway, you two should be careful next, don't be careless just because your strength has grown a little - if you can solve the trouble without using your hands, don't bite the bullet, do you hear?" ”

"Okay."

Neville nodded honestly, while Harry on the other side couldn't help but say:

"Neville's mission is here, but what about me?"

"You?" When Maca heard this, she shrugged her shoulders, "You're not in my hands!" Once Kingsley has talked to the Queen, let him arrange things for you! Well...... Grab your sword, and don't let Gryffindor's prestige be dishonored! ”

"Of course!"

Hearing Maca say this, Harry was immediately relieved.

But it's also true that with the sharpness of the Gryffindor sword, he is bound to become the first sword of the Order of the Phoenix. Even those near-invulnerable hunters who are on defense have to rely on Harry to pry open their "tortoise shells"!

After taking another piece of scone from Neville's plate, Maca waved her hand and said:

"When it's said and done, it's time for me to go...... See you later! ”

Leaving the door of the Leaky Cauldron Bar, Maca with her back to Harry and Neville, the ease on her face dissipated.

Obviously, the lightness he showed was simply to keep Harry from being so anxious and nervous. But in fact, he himself was equally heavy.

Needless to say, since she couldn't get a time-turner from Delphi, she had to look elsewhere for Maca. And after knowing the terrible consequences of using the converter this time, how to avoid getting himself too hurt and successfully saving Luna at the same time became two things he had to think about.

Coupled with Helbo's demonic summoning spell and the meteorite that was about to fall on Hogwarts, Maca's shoulders were already heavy beyond anyone else's imagination.

But if he doesn't do something, who can replace him?

After all, Maca still likes this world very much, including those cute and amiable classmates, friends, and elders around him...... And, of course, the girls he likes, and the girls he likes.

Therefore, he is willing to carry this burden until there is a real capable and responsible person to replace him.

"Stop dreaming!"

As he walked, Maca suddenly remembered Dumbledore's old face, which made him immediately shake his head vigorously, putting aside the expectations in his heart.

"Speaking of which, Delphi seems to be hiding something from me...... Alas......"

He could actually feel that it must not be a trivial matter, but it probably didn't have much impact on what he was going to do now.

。 m.