harry potter book of crimes

Whether it is the saying "the dead will eventually become the past" that people often say, or "death is another great adventure" often said by Dumbledore, they have repeatedly reminded everyone of the distance between life and death.

And perhaps it is this huge difference that makes Peter Pettigrew, Tom Riddle, and even the ancient dark wizard Helbo fear him?

However, Dumbledore chose to gamble with his own life, "selfishly" and happily embarked on the road of no return in search of death.

Yes, the great wizard Dumbledore has indeed left everyone long ago. And Maka also understands that those who leave will definitely never come back.

Perhaps only those ghosts who remain in the world for various reasons can be regarded as slightly freed from the shackles of that "absolute rule", right?

And the price they paid was an invisible but almost eternal prison.

To this day, after Dumbledore's death, Maka thought a lot and finally came to a conclusion.

"Professor Dumbledore... do you think those white ghosts floating in the air all day long are a 'warning' left by 'death' to us wizards?"

In the Room of Requirement, Maka once asked Dumbledore this little question about the rules of death. But unfortunately, probably only the real Dumbledore could answer this question for him.

"Click."

When the doorknob of the Room of Requirement was gently turned from the inside, Hermione, Luna and others all poked their heads out from around the corner at the other end.

But Maka was still the only one who walked out from behind the slowly opened door.

After seeing Maka close the door again with her backhand, everyone walked through the corridor and gathered around him.

Even the windbreaker wizard who had followed everyone away just now couldn't help but stand quietly on the periphery, casting his gaze in the shadow of the brim of his hat this way.

"Where is Harry? Maka, how is Harry?"

The most anxious person is naturally Ginny. Judging from the anxious look on her face as she grabs Maka's arm, she is afraid that if Maka dares to say even half a word of bad news about Harry, she will faint on the spot for everyone to see!

Knowing that everyone was extremely anxious at this time, Maka didn't say any more nonsense, just smiled and shook her head.

"It's okay, Harry is fine - couldn't be better!" He patted Ginny on the shoulder and said, "Relax, don't be so nervous, you can relax a little."

Among these friends, Maka's words were obviously very effective. Even though he was the only one who came out of the Room of Requirement, everyone let out a sigh of relief, as if the worry hanging in their hearts was finally over.

fell to the ground.

After that, Ginny asked again:

"Then... then Hami (Li), why didn't he come out with Li (you)..."

It was probably because she suddenly relaxed from an extremely tense mental state. Not only was she panting, but she also couldn't control her tongue very well, and her words were slightly broken.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Ginny's slurred speech. On the contrary, her question is exactly what everyone wants to ask.

Looking at the frightened eyes in front of her, Maka smiled again.

"Because Harry still needs time," he said. "Although I can't say exactly how long it will take, I know that he will come out of it soon..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then emphasized:

"Take his sword with you!"

After saying this, Maka smiled and urged everyone to return to their respective classrooms and accept the deductions and penalties for their absence.

"Go for it!"

Seeing that Luna, who was last, was still looking towards him, Maka could only shake her head and wave her hand. Upon seeing this, Luna pursed her lips and trotted away.

After everyone except the windbreaker wizard was driven back, Maka turned around again and leaned slightly towards the other end of the corridor.

"Professor McGonagall, please come out quickly -"

As soon as he finished speaking, the deserted corner suddenly blurred, and then a figure appeared from there.

"It seems that not only you, but also Miss Lovegood has discovered me." McGonagall emerged from there and looked at Maka and said softly.

But when she said this, she didn't feel any loss on her face. There was just a smile that witnessed the student's outstanding growth.

Soon, Professor McGonagall said with emotion:

"After hearing the news that Mr. Porter is safe and sound, and seeing that the children have grown up, I am already grateful that I was able to find the right place in time today."

At this point, Maka didn't ask her why she used the Disguise Curse to hide her body, because the answer was already obvious.

…

Maybe it's because Hermione and other friends didn't show any abnormality! Harry's temporary leave of absence didn't cause much trouble in the school.

That afternoon, after everyone apologized to the professors of various subjects who were absent, the incident was basically over.

Of course, as Maka mentioned before, deductions and penalties are due to Hogwarts school rules, and the necessary punishments are inevitable.

By the way, administrator Filch seemed very happy about this.

After dinner, after they all went to each floor and cleaned all the commonly used bathrooms, Maka called them all into the auditorium.

Not long after, we were at the Gryffindor table in the castle auditorium.

"Before, because you all had to go to class, I didn't say much. But now, before you all go back to the common room to work on your homework, there is something I think I should mention to you."

Hearing what Maka said, Hermione and the others couldn't help but become curious - although Maka spoke very briefly at that time, it seemed like she had already said everything that needed to be said, right?

Is there anything else missing?

No one interrupted Maka. Everyone just cast their doubtful eyes on him, waiting for him to continue.

"Well, actually there are only two things I want to say right now," Maka said immediately, "First, I saw Professor Dumbledore in the Room of Requirement."

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, even Luna, who had not cared about anything all day long, opened her eyes wide, let alone everyone else present.

"Wait, I'm not finished yet!"

Maka then showed a cheerful smile and said meaningfully:

"When I saw 'him', I was a little surprised - you can't just let me be surprised, right?"

"So?" Hermione asked quickly, "What happened?"

"Actually, this is related to the second thing I want to say. Look, this is it!"

As he spoke, he took out the storybook that "Dumbledore" was holding in his hand and flipping through it, and gently placed it on the table in front of him.

""The Golden Gryphon from the Wilderness", this is a relic given to Harry by Professor Dumbledore."

Hermione looked at it and subconsciously reached out and touched the bag she always carried. The piece of feces stone that Dumbledore left for her was still lying quietly somewhere inside.

The corner!

"The thing is like this - there is a small mark left on this book by Professor Dumbledore. Only when Harry can truly touch the inner part of the Sword of Gryffindor will the mark be activated

," Maka couldn't help but shrugged when she said this, "It's quite a strange hiding method, I couldn't find it at the time."

After a small admiration, he said again:

"However, what emerged from it was only a Transfiguration product that contained Professor Dumbledore's memory, and it did not last long. What the Professor did was just to push forward based on Harry's hard work and persistence.

It’s just him!”

Hearing about Professor Dumbledore's appearance, Hermione and others were filled with emotion.

Although the old man has been away from everyone for a long time, and everyone has experienced many things since then, still thinking about it, the loving face of the other person is still vivid in his mind.

A few minutes passed, and Hermione, who was the first to put the nostalgia in her heart back, continued:

"Maka, then the second thing you want to say...is to ask Ron and I to show you the professor's relics again, right?"

"That's right!"

Maka stretched out her right hand and said directly:

"Although Professor Dumbledore always has a long-term vision, we cannot just rely on his wisdom to take one step at a time. I believe that Professor Dumbledore is also looking forward to our growth."

Just like Professor McGonagall - he added secretly in his mind.

Hermione nodded clearly and quickly dug out the ugly black-yellow bezoar from her satchel, then hurriedly stuffed it into Maka's hands.

There was no way, even though she could now guess that there might be some secrets above, it was still difficult for her to like a piece of feces after all.

After all, she is still a girl in her prime, isn't she?

On the other side, Maka held this thing and carefully observed the silver necklace and the bezoar itself. But no matter how he studied it, it was indeed just a potion material that could be used to detoxify in an emergency.

By the end, it seemed like he was just about to put it in his mouth to taste it.

As for whether there were any marks like the storybook, he didn't find it anyway!

After weighing it casually, Maka simply extended her hand to Ron and asked him to pass over the small glass bottle containing the embers of Phoenix Rebirth.

However, at this moment, he suddenly stopped reaching out, and instead gently weighed the feces in his left hand.

"Huh?" Maka raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but said, "This weight... doesn't seem right?" (To be continued)