harry potter book of crimes

This afternoon was a rare sunny day.

The air on the street is actually not very fresh, mixed with the smell of fine dust. But under the gentle splash of sunlight, it is so warm that it makes people feel lazy involuntarily.

It's a pity that in such a good weather in early spring, Maca still has a lot to do.

"etc!"

Hearing the hoarse call that suddenly sounded behind him, he was about to leave and finally paused.

"Ahem, Mr. MacLean..."

Maka didn't look back, he just turned his back to the mysterious windbreaker wizard and stood there without saying a word.

When he raised his head slightly, he probably narrowed his eyes slightly, probably because the sunlight was so dazzling, like an old cat that lacked interest in everything around him.

To be honest, due to some almost certain guesses, Maka didn't want to have too much communication with the windbreaker wizard behind her.

As for Lupin...

At this moment, he was standing between the two of them. Although he was somewhat puzzled by Maka's performance, he still didn't say much because of the relationship of trust.

After another moment of silence, the hoarse voice finally sounded louder.

"Mr. MacLean...where are you going?"

"Um?"

Maka frowned slightly, but then said lazily:

"Just taking a walk - with the nice weather today, don't you think it's a good day to enjoy some leisure time?"

"...Ahem, right?"

The tone of the other party's words seemed to be a little depressed, but I don't know if that was because of Maka's dull attitude? Or was there another reason?

After a slight pause, the other party suddenly added:

"If you don't mind, I don't know...ahem...I wonder if I can also go...'take a walk' with you two;?"

To be honest, Maka really didn't expect this sentence.

Whether it was because of a certain conjecture in his mind or because of the indifference of the windbreaker wizard when they met before, he didn't think that the other party would say a request to accompany him.

However, the one who had the biggest reaction after hearing this was not Maka, but Lupine, who had made up his mind to remain silent from just now.

Just listen to him say immediately:

"No, I don't think so!"

Just kidding, I and Maka are going to do some business, and it's not really a walk, so how could we let you come with us?

But I think so, but I can't say it.

"It's just a walk, I think everyone should go their own way!" Lu Ping followed Maka's somewhat boring excuse and organized his words, "What's more, we don't have any plans, it's really just a walk.

-There's nothing interesting about this."

But at this moment, Maka, whose back was turned to this side, suddenly turned around.

"Are you coming too?" He said slightly doubtfully, "Are you...sure?"

The meaning hidden in this sentence is really profound.

And if coupled with the deep look in his eyes that suddenly looked at the other person, even Lu Ping, who had no idea what the two of them were talking about, seemed to understand that there must be something behind the scenes.

However, the windbreaker wizard finally did not hesitate this time. Almost as soon as Maka's question came out, he answered decisively:

"yes, I'm sure."

"Then come on!"

Seeing that he was sure, Maka didn't hesitate anymore and agreed immediately.

"Maca?"

Lupine looked at Maka with confusion, but saw that Maka just closed her eyes slightly and shook her head, signaling him not to ask any more questions.

As a result, Lupine even thought that Maka planned to continue the action just now. Unexpectedly, this idea came to his mind, and Maka openly took out a potion bottle covered with parchment.

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As mentioned yesterday, if you want to use that weird substance that can affect the sanity of ordinary people, you must have a "freshly out-of-body" soul.

And if you don't want to sacrifice someone casually, then the best way is undoubtedly to "create" a soul.

However, making a soul is not just eating and drinking. How can it be so simple?

If you think about Sarah, you will know that even her maker, Philipps von Hohenheim, an alchemy master comparable to Nico Flamel, only made a flawed semi-finished product.

Although Maka has mastered some of the rules of the soul, it is still impossible to create a truly perfect soul.

However, although he could not make a complete soul, after doing a lot of research on Sarah's soul defects and getting inspiration from the strange substance "kindly provided" by Haierbo, he was still able to create one.

Something similar to a soul.

Speaking of which, Maka actually doesn't like to give it a name, but if you have to give it a name, maybe you can call it "Mimetic Soul".

"Bo."

Pulling out the cork of the potion bottle, a gray-white translucent ball that looked like a balloon suddenly swelled inside.

Immediately afterwards, Maka replaced another potion bottle, slightly staining the ball with some gray-black breath, like a living creature.

Suddenly, the increasingly swollen "mimetic soul" began to move... It seemed to be gradually moving in a certain direction, and it also accelerated its fluttering speed little by little.

Ignoring the windbreaker wizard who said he wanted to "take a walk" together, Maka immediately opened his legs and followed closely after seeing this.

"Lupin, get your broomstick ready - it'll get faster and faster later."

This sentence was not so much a reminder to Lu Ping as it was an indirect message to someone at the back. After all, he had already told Lu Ping the key points of action before going out today.

However, Maka's reminder was actually somewhat unnecessary, because the windbreaker wizard seemed to know it very well!

After a moment, Maka took out his usual magic book and threw it forward, raised his legs and stepped on it steadily. Just as he flew up, the "big balloon" seemed to have a tacit understanding

, also floated high into the air at about the same time.

The speed suddenly increased by several levels!

When Lu Ping saw it, even though he had been prepared, he was shocked.

And when he stepped on the broom in his hand, pulled up the handle and tried to accelerate into the air, he saw that the mysterious wizard who was still behind him suddenly passed over him.

It can be seen that the guy seemed to rise directly from the ground without any help from outside objects, and quickly chased Maka in the air.

The speed of the soul can be extremely fast.

At this moment, under the guidance of some kind of force, the gray-white pseudo-soul was lifted into the sky just like the gray shadow that Maka was chasing some time ago, and its speed was still increasing.

Just a few minutes later, Lu Ping, who fell at the very back, realized that he might not be able to catch up.

It seemed that without Harry's Firebolt, no other broomstick would be able to achieve such a terrifying flying speed.

"If you can't follow me, don't force it. Your task is to remember the general direction and be responsible for driving away any Muggles who may be nearby after I land."

Even while flying at high altitude and at high speed, Maka's words still reached Lupine's ears without missing a beat.

Of course, what he has to do is actually more than that. For example, if there is any noise, he has to warn some curious wizards in the surrounding area and ask them to stay away from the area where Maka is located immediately.

Last time, Haierbo personally came out to block it. It can be seen that the place used to collect souls is probably full of unknown dangers.

As the distance between him and Maka grew wider and wider, the two figures in Lupine's field of vision had turned into black dots. If they were not in the air, he would have lost them long ago.

And at the moment when Lu Ping realized that he could hardly see clearly, he saw the two black spots in the distance suddenly began to fall, falling to the ground quickly.

...

On the other side, Maka, who was squatting on the magic book and rushing to the ground, watched helplessly as the "mimetic soul" he made suddenly submerged into a flat piece of land.

Immediately, he no longer continued to increase his speed as he was descending rapidly, but suddenly reduced his falling speed, and then spun around to stay less than a foot above the ground.

Soon, the windbreaker wizard also landed behind him accurately with a cough.

"Ahem...huh?"

Maka noticed that the other party immediately looked around after landing, and then gently expressed her confusion in a slightly hesitant nasal voice.

He wasn't sure why the other party was confused, but he knew that if the other party didn't take the initiative to explain, it was best not to ask any more questions.

Maka jumped down from the magic book, and after taking the book back, Maka began to look around.

There is no doubt that this is an ordinary neighborhood park - and it is a free welfare facility for children on the street to play and for the elderly to relax.

However, I am afraid that there is a special magic item hidden under this ordinary ground, which was placed by Haierbo himself.

Needless to say, Maka took out the staff after confirming that no one was around.

The next second, as a wave of magic power spread, everything nearby that responded to magic power was reflected in his perception one by one.

No protective magic left?

That's right, this way you can completely hide what you want to hide. As long as you hide it deeply enough, even he won't be able to detect it easily.

Staring at the position where the simulated soul had just sunk into the ground, Maka stretched out her staff and suddenly swung it down.

"Click——"

In a series of dull cracking sounds, the piece of land immediately began to split on both sides, and gradually extended deeper.

Not long after, he and the windbreaker wizard behind him both took a step forward...

Something was discovered! (To be continued)