harry potter book of crimes

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As the hour hand on the dial accurately pointed to ten o'clock, space distortions emerged from the cemetery, colliding with waves of chaotic magic power.

These witches and wizards who appeared in the cemetery late at night did not speak after they appeared - they did not even know each other.

Among those wizards, only a few seemed to have spotted one or two slightly familiar figures from the surrounding crowd. But because most of them chose to dress with their heads and faces covered, there was no trace of them for a while.

people to confirm the specific identities of other people.

This is natural, after all, today is not a gathering between friends.

In the woods outside the cemetery, Maka gently closed the cover of her pocket watch, and then nodded slightly to the windbreaker wizard standing in the shadow opposite.

Immediately afterwards, he tugged on the gray cloth cloak and put on the hood hanging down his back.

While there were still people in the cemetery appearing one after another, Maka also appeared quietly among the crowd without attracting anyone's attention.

As for the windbreaker wizard, because she only intercepted a letter, she obviously couldn't sneak into the crowd of people attending the gathering like Maka.

Therefore, it depends on her own decision as to whether she should follow invisibly or not.

Just when Maka was sensing the magic power fluctuations around her and wanted to see if the other party was by her side, another figure suddenly appeared in front of a tombstone not far from here.

The man was wearing a gray-black wizard robe. The slightly loose robe covered his figure so that no one could tell whether he was fat or thin. However, he did not cover his face like the wizards around Maka.

He unscrupulously exposed his face to everyone's sight.

And because of this, Maka didn't even need to analyze and identify the magic power fluctuations. She just knew the identity of the other party at a glance. There was no doubt that it was the boss Tai who had a good chat with him at the Hanged Man Bar last time.

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"First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone who has received the letter," Ted, who was standing in front of him, said after taking a rough look at the number of people present, "for being able to successfully prepare the magic potion, and tempering my soul with blood and living souls.

People will have greater potential than in the past... Presumably, everyone has already had a preliminary understanding of this, right?"

As Ted spoke, the wizards and witches around Maka looked around, as if they didn't realize until now that the others were actually the same as themselves.

They received a list of black magic rituals from different sources, and then, with excitement or apprehension, they followed the steps and committed the crime step by step.

Obviously, judging from the parchment Maka obtained from the witch Higgs, the black magic ritual required a series of quite brutal murders. In other words, everyone Maka saw here had their hands stained.

A lot of blood.

And according to what Ted said just now, the number of wizards who initially obtained the black magic ritual must be much more than this!

While Maka was thinking secretly, she heard Ted in front continue:

"Of course, this is not a good place to talk yet... Please come in, everyone! I think we can go to the real meeting place first, and then discuss the main topic of today!"

Before he finished speaking, Ted suddenly pulled out his wand and waved it. The tombstone next to him immediately moved back, revealing a stone staircase going down.

Maka didn't show any surprise. He just followed the footsteps of the Zhou people and walked with everyone to the tunnel under the tomb.

This is a rather deep descending tunnel. The long stairs seem to have no end. The further you go down, the darker it gets.

Maka thought for a while and didn't use the wand glowing spell like the others. He just used the light of others to move down step by step.

The chaotic footsteps piled up in layers in this deep descending passage, covering up the empty echoes.

After about fifteen minutes, a group of dozens of people, led by Ted at the front, finally reached the end of the passage.

When the field of vision suddenly widened, Ted waved his wand again, and the dim yellow light brought by the torches gradually revealed the slightly empty hall.

It looks like this is an underground church.

The typical Gothic style and slightly crumbled wall bricks show the age of its construction; the slightly worn prayer benches also tell the story of its former glory.

Of course, let’s not mention Ted’s relationship with this church. To talk about this type of underground church, we have to think of other religions that have developed across Europe in the past.

Naturally, these sects are not mainstream, but they have also experienced their own rise and fall. I believe that this special church located under the cemetery must also have a history of rise and fall that belongs only to it.

Finally, Maka moved her sight to the deepest part of the church - directly behind the choir, there was a statue of a god holding a leafy branch and wearing a hooded cloak, which told Maka the original ownership of this church.

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This was originally a Druid church that worshiped nature.

Before Christianity took over Britain, Gudruids were the largest religion in the land.

Since Druidism was founded by wizards, its fundamental idea is not to worship gods, but to respect nature. In ancient Britain, there were a large number of believers, including wizards and Muggles.

Thinking back to that period, the Druids even had rights rivaling those of kings.

However, no matter how powerful a religion is, there will be times when it declines. As of now, it has become a thing of the past... I don’t know whether Ted’s choice of this church actually has some unknown connection.

Just as Maca, like everyone else, was looking at the church and secretly guessing in her heart, Ted had already walked alone to the hymn platform on the high platform deep inside.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Please pay attention!"

I heard the other party cough lightly first, then raised his hands and said:

"I believe that everyone has some doubts after receiving the letter I sent. Because before this, it seems that we have never been in contact... and the reason why everyone came to this rally is just because of that

The handwriting of the ancient magical ritual is exactly the same as the handwriting I used in my letter."

With just these two sentences, he attracted everyone's attention.

That's right, almost everyone is very confused about the purpose of this gathering right now. To be precise, they actually have no idea what the writer of the letter is calling them to do.

However, although Ted's intentions were unclear, the wizards who came to the gathering all had a common purpose.

That is, they want more content about that magical ritual.

After actually performing the black magic ritual, every wizard who benefited from it had an unprecedented experience and felt an unfinished feeling at the same time. And then they vaguely discovered that this ritual might also be

There is a follow-up!

But now, how can these people who have experienced the growth of strength resist even greater temptations?

"...So," Ted continued after a short pause, "I am here to tell you the good news clearly - yes, this ancient magic ritual was given to us by a powerful wizard.

, there is indeed the next step!”

Before he finished speaking, the wizards, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but let out a series of groans and whispers.

Even Maka could hear that the many breathing sounds in her ears suddenly became rapid.

"Not only do so many people believe in such a random black magic ritual, but they also have the courage to try it... It seems that the chaos in the magic world has been far from the same since the war period.

Calm down!”

Maka felt the many "voices of desire" around her and couldn't help but shake her head secretly.

To be honest, since the last goblin rebellion, it can be said that there has been no terrible chaos in the entire European magic world.

The lives of wizards have become easier, the social operation and education of the magical world are also growing vigorously, and the older generation of wizards who have experienced many wars are gradually being replaced by the next generation.

However, during this period of calming down with the passing of the war, the rise of two generations of Dark Lords disrupted the rhythm of restoring peace in the magical world.

Originally, Maka thought that the actions of Voldemort and Grindelwald might not have affected the foundation of the entire magical world. But now it seems from these people that things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

As for Haierbo, who is currently making a lot of noise, he is just riding on the waves of the past. The impact of his actions may not be gradually felt until the future.

Of course, it is too early to say this now. The premise is that Maka and this group of wizards can at least hold on to the current situation.

"boom!"

Suddenly, Ted slapped the poetry stand with his backhand, and then he spoke again:

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."

This sudden muffled sound caused everyone present to restrain their excitement due to the confirmation of their suspicions, and looked at the stage with a slight frown.

To be honest, they were all a little dissatisfied with Ted's slap - you guy, we can only attend this rally to give you face, why do you slap us?

But as soon as Ted's next words came out, the wizards in the church suppressed their unhappiness.

"I have to remind you all first," Ted said leisurely, "the subsequent steps of the magic ritual are in my hands... and I believe you all understand that if you want to obtain such a good thing, you will naturally have to pay a corresponding price.

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The next moment, the entire underground church returned to its original silence. (To be continued)