harry potter book of crimes

"The basilisk left Africa?"

"To be precise, it left the surrounding area where Wagadu is...but you also know how big the adult basilisk is. It is almost impossible to disappear so silently. Not to mention

, Ajinbad also mentioned that at the same time as the basilisk, there were various snake creatures all over the mountains and plains."

"In other words, the whereabouts of the basilisk that suddenly disappeared...is it only in the sea?"

In the principal's office, Maka learned about the latest developments in the Wagadu Basilisk incident from Professor McGonagall's narration, but this was undoubtedly not good news.

Ajinbad lost his arm and became blind, almost all the wizards of the Federation were injured, and Wagadu teachers and students suffered heavy casualties... Behind this shocking series of events, the culprit disappeared as if he had finally run out of fun.

That's right, just like when it appeared inexplicably near Wagadu, it disappeared again.

After thinking for a moment, Maka suddenly shook her head and her expression changed slightly.

"No," he said with a slight frown, "Maybe... the possibilities are not limited to 'Haili'."

Of course, no matter what, the basilisk has now disappeared. Although Maka wanted to go to Wagadu to see it, after thinking of another, worse possibility, it was obviously more difficult for him to leave the British Magic

Bounded.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Suddenly, Maka turned around and asked the windbreaker wizard who also followed him to the principal's office and listened silently.

And this also made Professor McGonagall become more and more curious about this mysterious wizard.

However, when Maka turned around to ask for her opinion, she could only wait for Maka to give her a slightly relieved smile while she was about to speak.

"Don't worry, I'm just asking," he explained. "Whether you can say it and when you want to say it all depends on your own judgment."

"Thank you, thank you, ahem...Mr. MacLean."

After shrugging casually, Maka turned to Professor McGonagall again, and the smile on her face changed to seriousness.

"Professor McGonagall, I may not be able to dedicate myself to everyone in the world like Professor Dumbledore did back then. But at least, I will protect Hogwarts for my selfishness..."

After making a promise like this that didn't feel like a promise, he suddenly turned around and said:

"By the way, Professor McGonagall! Next, you should probably prepare for the temporary evacuation of everyone... After all, counting the days, it's almost here."

As Maka spoke, she pointed upward. Naturally, he was not pointing to the ceiling of the principal's office, but to the endless sky far above the castle.

"Don't you want to protect Hogwarts?"

On the other side, Charlotte, who was sitting behind her desk, couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

As Professor McGonagall, the principal's assistant, she already knew the reason why a group of Muggles suddenly gathered in front of the school gate. In this regard, after the initial surprise, she showed a more serious attitude than everyone expected.

Much more open-minded.

Facing the old senior sister's abrupt complaints, Maka just spread her hands and said:

"Yes! Protect Hogwarts... I wonder if senior sister still remembers that 'famous saying' I once said at the first graduates' farewell party?"

Because his words were passed down by successive generations of juniors and juniors, it has become a famous saying among Hogwarts students to this day.

Therefore, it is no wonder that he would use it to make fun of himself.

"You mean that - we are all Hogwarts?"

"Yes, that's it." Maka couldn't help but smile, "Without students and professors, the castle is just a castle, so... we are all Hogwarts, we are Hogwarts

!”

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"If 'we are all Hogwarts', then why are we divided into four houses?"

When Maka was saying this famous saying of hers, she didn't know that at this moment in the school, there were people who obviously did not agree with this saying.

"Malfoy, is your scalp itchy again?" Ron immediately retorted, "Hey, after holding it in for so long, your true nature is finally exposed again, right?"

get out of class has just ended now, and the Slytherins and Gryffindors who were in class together passed by the hall and planned to go back to the common room.

In fact, if the previous antagonistic relationship between the little snake and the little lion were to be followed, it would be difficult for the students of the two colleges to quarrel again.

After all, because of Maka's existence, the Slytherins who liked to provoke Gryffindor House have long since ceased.

However, there should have been no more disputes between the two colleges, but due to external crises and personal wishes, a very special thing suddenly happened.

That is, Hermione wants to unite the entire Hogwarts and become Maka's strongest support.

And if you want to unite Hogwarts, it will inevitably involve the long-standing conflicts between Slytherin and Gryffindor - in other words, Hermione is trying to persuade the Slytherins.

Unfortunately, this work is undoubtedly extremely difficult.

It would be okay if Maka were to do it, because he not only has something that can make the little snakes who are interested in profit first, but also has the strength that can make the little snakes who seek benefits and avoid harm be in awe.

But on Hermione's side, it's hard to convince the little snakes with just a slogan.

Obviously, the same sentence uttered by different people will often have very different power. The resistance Hermione received undoubtedly proved this.

However, although she is not very interested in the ideas advocated by Hermione, she is at least on Maka's side. Just for Maka's sake, no Slytherin would deliberately mock her.

Therefore, although Hermione's persuasion work was very hard, fortunately she did not suffer from it.

But what I didn't expect was that Malfoy, who had been basically inconspicuous since returning to school, suddenly asked his rhetorical question today.

In response to Ron's sarcasm, Malfoy didn't show much expression - if it had been back when he first entered school, he would have ridiculed him long ago, but now he just squinted his face.

Mouth.

Personality is not easy to change, but the drastic changes in the family have given him more endurance. And Maka's helping hand at the beginning also allowed him to truly taste the beauty of someone giving help for free.

He would no longer be angry like a child over such a trivial matter, although in his heart at the moment, he was still extremely angry with Ron.

"I'm just telling the truth," Malfoy looked at Ron across from him and said coldly, "If you think my idea is wrong, can't you just come up with reasons to refute me? Why say useless things?

of?"

"Reason?" Ron curled his lips and said, "You can also be reasonable. This is a new thing... Okay! Then I will talk sense with you!"

The Malfoy family and the Weasley family didn't like each other, and this didn't happen in a day or two. So not only did Malfoy feel unhappy when he saw red hair, but Ron also felt angry from the beginning.

Sometimes even Maka would turn a blind eye to the conflicts between these two feuding people - of course, that is only if the two of them were limited to verbal quarrels.

"Malfoy, I can tell you that when the four founders created the branching system, it was naturally to help students grow in a more targeted way according to their own personalities. Only in this way can everyone embark on a path that suits them.

Yes, there are more future learning paths!”

As Ron was speaking, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said:

"This is something mentioned in "Hogwarts: A History of the School" - listen, is there any contradiction with what Maka said, 'We are all Hogwarts'?

"

"Huh?" Malfoy said immediately, "There is no contradiction, but does this have anything to do with the question I just asked?"

"Why doesn't it matter?" Ron said, "Don't you just think that Slytherin and Gryffindor can't get along? Although I don't disagree with this point alone, it is definitely wrong.

Seriously, Malfoy! I think you'd better shut up! Wouldn't it be nice to keep your mouth shut as usual?"

"Oh?" Malfoy became calmer after hearing what Ron said, "I see...it seems like it's a waste of time for me to tell you."

After saying this, he turned around and walked to the other end of the hall.

But when Ron saw this, he felt particularly uncomfortable. If Malfoy had an argument with him, although he would definitely be quite annoyed, he wouldn't feel as depressed as he does now.

It was as if he tried his best to swing forward with a sword, but was directly dodged by the other party. This feeling of failure, coupled with the other party's attitude, made him angry and itchy.

"stop!"

Ron grabbed Malfoy's arm and pulled him to the spot.

"Explain clearly to me, what 'so that's the case'?" he said loudly, "and why is talking to me a waste of time?"

"Let go!"

Malfoy turned his head and flicked his short golden hair. If he had been outdoors at this time, Ron might have been blinded by the reflected golden light.

"I said wasting time is my personal matter, does it have anything to do with you?"

"Ron!"

Probably because Hermione, who was standing behind, couldn't stand it anymore, she reached out her hand and pulled Ron back.

At this moment, Luna, who had been watching curiously, suddenly walked between Ron and Malfoy with light steps. She saw that she first stared at Malfoy's face for a few times, then followed.

Then he said something that surprised everyone.

"Ron," Luna said with a sudden look on her face, "You seem to have... misunderstood what Malfoy meant?" (To be continued)