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"Oh, you already found out?" Hermione asked in surprise. "How did you know I applied for the Time-Turner?"

“Not only do I know, I also understand that you’ve already used that stuff.”

He saw Hermione looking at him with the curious expression of a little fangirl.

Levin pushed up his glasses, which weren't even on his nose, and said calmly, "Details can reveal your behavior. For example, you know in advance that you need to prepare breakfast, or you're doing divination homework even though you don't have class... All I need to do is deduce."

"I see!" Hermione exclaimed in realization.

If you don't prepare in advance, it's like attending classes all day without eating lunch, which is really unpleasant.

Hermione, upon hearing this, suddenly understood. She hurriedly left, following Harry and Ron's example, and went to the kitchen to find food.

Levin's suggestion was indeed very important to her; without this reminder, she probably would have gone hungry all morning.

Watching the girl's departing figure, Levin smiled strangely.

Just now, Hermione made the same mistake that Harry and Ron made on the train.

Hermione revealed her use of the Time-Turner to Levin not because of any details or reasoning.

It was because she was carrying the amulet that Levin had made for her last semester.

It's important to know that the amulet had a teleportation rune drawn by Levin himself.

Levin could sense that thing from a great distance.

Now, Levin can sense three identical runes.

One seems to be in the direction of the kitchen, another in the direction of the Gryffindor common room, and the third is... at the entrance to the Great Hall.

It's rare to see the all-knowing Miss make a mistake; on her first try using the time converter, she pulled off such a difficult triple-transformation maneuver.

And sure enough, something went wrong.

Levin hurried toward the kitchen, where he ran into the three people waiting for the elves to cook.

"Hey Levin, what brings you here? Didn't you eat enough earlier?"

Hermione looked at her brother in surprise.

“I’m already full,” Levin replied while ordering food from the elf. “I’m full, but some silly girl isn’t. I’m here to make up for her mistake.”

“Silly girl? Her?” Hermione frowned immediately upon hearing this. “Is it that girl you tricked before? You actually came to prepare food for her yourself.”

Hearing the strong jealousy in the girl's tone, Levin was both annoyed and amused:

"Heh, if you're so capable, come back at noon today and say that to me again."

"What? You can do something like that, and you won't let me say it!" Hermione immediately became angry. "Just you wait, even at noon, I'll still be talking to you like this!"

"It's a deal, I'm a dog if I lie!"

Not far away, Harry and Ron, listening to the couple arguing, suddenly became excited.

Looks like there's going to be some good stuff to watch at noon.

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"Alright, Hermione, eat slowly, don't choke... no one will take it from you."

Watching Hermione wolf down her food, Levin whispered a word of advice.

Before Levin could finish speaking, Hermione swallowed a mouthful of cake and then clutched her chest, making a "uh-uh" sound.

Levin quickly patted her back, and it took her a while to catch her breath.

This was also his first time experiencing and interacting with someone who used a time converter.

It was a strange feeling. Just a few minutes ago, Hermione seemed to have little appetite, but now she was eating even more extravagantly than Ron.

"...Levin, how did you know I was here?" Hermione asked, looking up after taking a big gulp of water.

Levin smiled slightly: "Although I've never used a time converter, when it comes to time management, you're no match for me."

"Oh right, didn't I remind you before? I told you to prepare more food." Levin asked curiously, "How come you're still so hungry?"

“It’s all because of you,” Hermione said, looking aggrieved. “We had such a big argument in the kitchen, and I stormed out without even taking any food. I’m back to find food now, using the Time-Turner.”

"But after you came back, you remembered that you were already in the kitchen when you first used the Time-Turner?" Levin said what she hadn't said aloud.

Hermione nodded pitifully.

It was rare to see such an embarrassed girl with such high IQ, which almost made Levin burst out laughing.

Sure enough, if you plan how to use the Time-Turner in advance, even a top student like Hermione can get confused.

Actually, the whole process is quite simple.

Hermione arrived at the dining hall in the morning and, finding it in disarray, realized she was late and wouldn't get breakfast, so she went straight to her Divination class.

After Divination class, Hermione used the Time-Turner for the first time, returning to before breakfast time. She rushed to the Great Hall early and managed to salvage a batch of food before the owls arrived. While sharing the food with Harry and Ron, she ran into Levin.

After that, at Levin's suggestion, she went to the cafeteria to prepare food, and then went for a number reading at the same time.

After her divination get out of class, she has to use the time-tamper to go back in time to attend Muggle studies.

After finishing her Muggle studies, she still had to take a Transfiguration class before noon, when it would be time for her actual lunch.

If this process is followed, it's equivalent to her attending four long classes in a row—that is, a whole day of classes—but only eating one meal.

No one can stand this!

So, when Hermione used the Time-Turner for the second time, she thought she could go back to breakfast time, have another meal, and then go to Muggle research.

However, after the transformation was complete, she realized that while there was still food in the auditorium, her previous self had arrived there early, causing her current self to be afraid to go in.

It's important to know that there's a basic requirement for using a time converter: you can't be directly recognized by yourself on different timelines.

This does not mean that it is possible for someone to kill themselves in a tragic way...

Even if the person using the time converter were perfectly rational and capable of communicating with themselves, they still couldn't do that.

Otherwise, it would cause chaos in the timeline.

Because of the many tragic precedents of this kind of thing, the Ministry of Magic has now imposed large-scale restrictions on the use of time-twisters.

Hermione didn't have a deep enough understanding of this, but as someone who always followed the rules, she strictly adhered to the rule of "not being seen by herself".

In fact, the reason Levin avoided such a useful thing as a time-twister was precisely because of this rule.

He knows himself too well.

With his powerful perception,

If a person's actions even slightly overlap with their own, they will be detected by themselves from a great distance.

Now,

When Hermione realized she could go to the kitchen, her previous self from the loop had already gone there, blocking her way again. She could only stand outside the kitchen, waiting for her previous self to leave before she could go in.

However, considering that preparing food in the kitchen also takes time, if this is delayed, I'm afraid I'll be late for my Muggle studies class.

Fortunately, Levin appeared just in time with food, preventing her from going hungry.

"Hermione, Hermione, I've always thought you were the smartest little witch at Hogwarts, how come you made a fool of yourself this time?" Levin couldn't help but tease.

"It's all because of you! Who told you to hug and kiss someone in public?" The girl glared at Levin.

Levin was completely bewildered by what he said.

You said I flirted with a young girl yesterday, and I can barely admit it.

What's with hugging and cuddling with someone in public?

When did I do this?

Could it be that I also used a time converter in the future?

With a thought, Levin immediately sensed the teleportation rune on Hermione's amulet and then understood.

In fact, Hermione didn't need to spend so much time in the Great Hall the first time she used the Time-Turner. She could have simply grabbed breakfast and left, thus giving her future self time to eat breakfast.

Instead of one person occupying the auditorium for so long, blocking their future self outside.

Actually, the reason she stayed in the auditorium was to confront Levin and find out who the girl he was hugging and cuddling was.

But in the end, she still didn't understand, and instead got angry with Levin and left, which led to her current predicament.

Just now, Levin also figured out the general cause and effect. Hermione had been making sarcastic remarks about him in the Great Hall earlier, saying that he "became good friends with three or four girls at the same time, and also seduced a few younger girls." The key point wasn't the second half of the sentence, but the first half.

However, Levin didn't expose Hermione's little scheme. Instead, he shook his head and laughed, "You'll understand everything by noon. You'll be barking like a dog then."

"Why is it noon again? What do you mean by this?!" Hermione pouted and wrinkled her little nose.

"It's a secret that can't be revealed." Levin said, gently wiping the girl's mouth as if coaxing a child.

The girl didn't dodge; she obediently let herself be wiped while childishly glaring at the boy in front of her, whom she both loved and hated.

After briefly sensing the location of the amulet, Levin brought up a new topic: "I suggested you only keep the numerology lesson. How did you find it?"

“It’s much better than Divination!” Hermione exclaimed, her interest piqued. “You’re right, this class is truly amazing. The trigonometric functions you taught me can even be used in this class! Because of that, Professor Setima Victor really likes me. She said very few young wizards have such a high level of math skills.”

After saying that, she started complaining about the first class.

"In comparison, the divination class was different. I was completely confused throughout the class, and I relied on guessing in many parts... Professor Trelawney didn't seem like a prophet, but more like a charlatan."

It's not advisable to praise one person while criticizing another, young lady.

But Levin still chimed in, "That's why I said, don't worry about her classes, just make up a good prediction for the final exam."

Hermione was still indignant: "Professor Trelawney also said that the aura surrounding me is very small, that I have a poor ability to resonate with the future, and that I'm a witch with no talent!"

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As a top student, Hermione has always been favored by professors of all subjects, and this is the first time she has received such praise. The young girl felt extremely wronged.

“You must have talked back to Professor Trelawney in class,” Levin asked.

“It’s not exactly talking back!” Hermione said angrily. “It’s just the tea leaf pattern. She thinks Harry’s tea leaves are an ominous sign, but I don’t think so.”

“Oh…that’s ominous.” Levin found it quite amusing. “So, who is she predicting will die this year?”

Trelawney predicts the death of one person every year; it's one of her specialties.

“It’s Harry,” Hermione said.

“It really was him.” Levin nodded.