HP Cronos

Seventy years later, old Tom still runs the dingy, cramped pub and looks nowhere near retirement, only with a stooped back.

Tom Riddle seemed to show an attitude of not being surprised at all, and the people who passed by ignored this weird bar, which was nothing strange in his encounter today.

After all, not everyone finds out one day that they're a wizard with magic and travel through time 70 years later.

"The boss here is also called Tom." Nora whispered to Tom.

Tom glanced at Old Tom with disdain.

"Hold my hand," said Nora, "and don't get lost later."

"No need." He replied coldly.

Nora took his hand: "If we get separated, just tell them your name is Tom Gray, okay?"

"Why does it have to be 'Tom'?"

"Well, let's change. How about Jack? You will be Jack Gray from now on. Dear Mr. Jack Gray, take my hand and let's go." Norah gave Tom no chance to refuse.

Nora knocked the bricks to open the way to Diagon Alley familiarly.Tom Riddle still couldn't help being surprised and excited when the most bustling and bustling part of the British wizarding world unfolded before his eyes.

Muggle children almost always have this expression when they first see the wizarding world.

Tom and Norah, dressed in Muggle attire, were unremarkable in the crowd.Today was the day before school started, and the Hogwarts notice came later than usual.Diagon Alley flooded into a group of young wizards born in Muggle families together with their parents.Tom was tall for his age, but he was still too young for school.

Nora fumbled in her pocket, there were only a few silver coins left in it, and she couldn't even afford a magic wand—a magic wand cost seven Galleons, why didn't she realize that it was so expensive before?So Nora firmly pulled Tom away from the door of Leo Vander's wand shop.

They ended up sitting down at an ice cream shop, and Tom didn't like sweets, so Nora had every reason to save money on an ice cream, except that the boss kept looking at her like a child abuser.

Now that Nora is dragging her family along, she deeply feels the importance of money, and her top priority is to find a job.

Then what to do?Contact Dumbledore as always, looking for Horcruxes?What will Tom Riddle Jr. do after destroying the Horcruxes?

Anyway, let's talk about it then.

Nora pondered seriously whether she should take a job as a Muggle or a wizard.

The magic wind chime at the door rattled, and another pair of guests came in.Nora caught sight of the blond-haired little Mr. Malfoy and his equally blond-haired mother through the reflection of the ice-cream glass.

Among the three daughters of the Black family, only this one has blond hair, which makes people wonder if Mrs. Black has done something wrong to Mr. Black.

What is Yuanjia Road Narrow?

Even though the real Dark Lord was sitting across from her, Nora thought it was necessary for her to draw a line with these evil forces.She ate the ice cream in two or three strokes, and whispered to Riddle, "Let's go."

She pulled Tom and wanted to slip away without a sound. Draco Malfoy's good eyesight from practicing Quidditch for many years came in handy at this time. He pointed at Nora who had already walked to the door and shouted: "It's you!"

Everyone in the store was startled by the sound.Draco continued to his mother, "That's her! The woman my father and I saw the other day!"

Him and his father, Diagon Alley... The alarm in Nora's head was beeping, and she took Tom and ran away.Draco followed suit.

Diagon Alley was crowded with people, Draco chased them all the way to the door of Lihen Bookstore, and lost sight of them.He searched in and out, and finally had to give up.

Nora, who was stuck against the wall and dared not move, let out a sigh of relief.She looked around cautiously for a couple of times before lifting her and Tom's disillusionment spell.

"A bad news, we can't stay in the wizarding world anymore." Standing on the busy streets of London, Nora said to Tom, "There is also a good news, you have ample opportunity to see the Muggle world in 70 years. "

"You know the man who was chasing you just now?" Tom asked.This is his third question of the day.

"It's not acquaintance," Nora said. "I have a little trouble with them. Anyway, if they catch us, we're done."

"them?"

"You can roughly think of them as the Ku Klux Klan of the wizarding world," Nora explained. "You know what the Ku Klux Klan is, don't you?"

"I read about it in a book."

Nora probably knows which world she's in now—she's back where the journey started.She also remembered that she destroyed one of the Dark Lord's Horcruxes in front of his face, and then escaped under the protection of Cronus, who would have thought that she would come back.

One can imagine how much Voldemort wanted to crush her head.Judging by Draco Malfoy's appearance, she is probably one place lower than Harry Potter on the Death Eaters' death list now.

There is no way for the wizarding world to stay. Before she finds Dumbledore and takes refuge, the Death Eaters will probably find her first, not to mention that she has a minor Voldemort with her. Maybe Professor Dumbledore will do it for the safety of the wizarding world. It's not impossible to kill someone - it's not impossible.

So, where else could she go now?

"A month ago, you said you were going to 'clear' with your boyfriend, and then left without even saying hello, leaving only a torn note."

"... Maybe that's the case."

"Who is he? The illegitimate child of you and your boyfriend?"

"No, no, he's my brother."

"You two look nothing alike."

"Quite a distant cousin."

The proprietress crossed her chest with one hand, held a cigarette in the other, and looked back and forth between Nora and Tom.Nora had the cheek to play dumb.Although a considerable amount of time had passed for Nora, it was only a month in this world.The proprietress is still full of styles, and the business of the tavern is still deserted.

The proprietress exhaled a smoke ring and said slowly: "I don't support idlers here."

Nora hastened to rest Tom's head and assured her that the boy worked a lot and ate little and was extraordinarily bright.

The proprietress gave her a white look: "I don't employ child labor."

In the end, she took in the pair of "siblings".Nora and Tom sat at the bar, and each had a special pasta made by the proprietress. The taste was indescribable.

Tom held the fork and ate gracefully.The proprietress sat on the edge and smoked.When they had finished, she led them upstairs to the same little room where Nora had lived, with a box-spring bed, and it was now the two of them.

As a qualified guardian, Nora consciously left the bed to Tom and slept on the spring bed on the floor.

After a whole day of tossing, I finally stopped to take a good rest.Nora took a shower, dried her hair with a dry towel, walked out of the bathroom in the pajamas she had left here, and saw Tom Riddle sitting quietly on the bed reading a book.

It is the "Theoretical Research and Practice of Time Magic".During the days when she lived in Black's old house, Nora sometimes flipped through it, but she couldn't find more useful things in the dry technical terms.When Tom asked if there was any book, she gave him the book.Nora picked up the book again after sending him off to the bath.

Nora, the open page is debating the difference between matter and soul in long-distance time travel.

"Short time travel through time and space can make the same object at different time points appear in the same time and space. However, there are ancient documents that point out that in long time travel through time and space, in order to balance the gravitational force of time and space, the original object will be replaced by the object that travels through. cover."

"But the literature also pointed out that this theory does not apply to the soul. But as we all know, the soul often needs to be attached to the material to exist. The soul that is separated from the material existence cannot be seen, touched, or touched. , cannot have an impact on the existing world. Whether it is the "ghost" we are familiar with, or the "undead" summoned by the legendary resurrection stone ring, they are not real souls, but a projection of the dead in the present world. It's no different than a portrait."

"Of course, these are just conjectures. The author of the ancient document has long been unknown. Some say it was Merlin, and some say it was written by the founder of Hogwarts. With the disappearance of time and space magic for a long time, it seems more and more difficult for us to verify these theory."

A cold thing wrapped around Nora's foot.Nora bent down calmly, stretched out her hand to grab it, and saw the little white snake greet her with a snake letter.

"Nagini!" Nora was pleasantly surprised, "Long time no see, how are you?"

The little white snake made a "hissing" sound.

Nagini is a snake that understands human nature. Nora has always suspected that she can understand human language, but unfortunately not everyone can understand snake language.Nora asked Tom, coming out of the bathroom with wet hair, "What did she say?"

"She said you didn't look any different, just as silly," said Tom.

"I don't believe it, you must have added the second half of the sentence," said Nora, and she put the snake on the windowsill—her favorite place, "When did you bring her here? "

"She's always there, you just didn't notice."

"Tom," Nora said solemnly, "promise me that you will not tell anyone that you will talk to snakes. And don't let anyone find out about Nagini."

Tom didn't ask why, he just nodded: "Okay."

The first night was uneventful.

The next day Nora put on her uniform and started working.Tom was placed in the room by her, and she gave him a few books to pass the time.

In broad daylight, there are quite few customers.So as soon as the first guest came in, Nora greeted her enthusiastically.

The man looked a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said, "I'm not a guest here."

The proprietress Shi Shiran who was sitting behind the bar came over and put her hand on the man's shoulder.

"Let me introduce you," she said. "Nora Gray, the silly girl who works in my shop. Benji Fenwick, my boyfriend."

Fenwick was a tall, kind-faced man.He was wearing a suit and carrying a big briefcase, looking quite awkward, and kept pulling his tie with his hands.

"Nice to meet you," said Fenwick stiffly.

"Um... me too," said Nora.

"It's been a long time since you came here." The proprietress said unhappily, "A week ago? Or two weeks ago?"

Fenwick explained, stumbling, "I'm sorry, you know... these days... very busy at work..."

"Your job on the dairy farm? You have a really mean boss, let me tell you. There doesn't seem to be a day when you don't have to work overtime."

"He's a good man," said Fenwick gravely. "I never saw a better man."

"Well, we won't talk about that," said the landlady, pulling Fenwick's tie and kissing it.

Nora, who was still stuck in the wizarding world in the 40s, hurriedly turned her head away.

The two of them were loving each other in the room, and Nora was bored looking at the store outside.

Tom came down and sat down beside Nora—he was probably bored of being alone.

Nora brought him a cup of hot milk and told him to sit on the bar and drink slowly. Although Mrs. Colin was a dedicated dean and would not treat the children badly, the food in the orphanage was still difficult to meet the nutritional needs of the children's growth. It is also impossible.The stools at the bar were high, and Tom sat on them with his legs dangling in the air.He looked around the deserted tavern: "Are you alone?"

Nora indicated the direction with her chin: "The lady boss's boyfriend is here."

Tom blinked at her: "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Many memories came to mind, making Nora blush.She picked up the glass and took a sip of water to cover up: "You are still young, these things are still very early."

"I'm your boyfriend?" Tom said.He used questions, but without a questioning tone.

Nora nearly choked on the water.

Tom persisted: "You haven't told me your long story yet."

Even at his young age, Tom Riddle was tough.Nora looked around: "I'm still working. How about we start again after get off work?"

Tom still looked at her.

"Well," said Nora, "as you can see, you are a wizard. When you were eleven years old, a professor from Hogwarts came to the orphanage himself to hand you the letter of acceptance. Hogg Watts is the school of magic in England, where wizards learn how to use magic. And I just happened to find out that I am a witch. The two of us met again at Hogwarts. You did quite well at Hogwarts, The classmates adore you, the professor likes you. You are very popular with girls... well, quite a few suitors..."

When Nora was talking about this, a white phoenix suddenly rushed through the glass door into the proprietress' room.

Norah looked from Phoenix to Tom, and he looked back at Norah.They both saw the same thing - it was not a hallucination.

It was a guardian spirit.