harry potter book of crimes

"ah!"

With an exclamation, Pansy suddenly turned over from the bed and sat up. She kept panting, and the cold sweat on her forehead slid down her cheeks, falling from her chin to the pajamas on her chest.

"Huh? Pansy...what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing, I just had a nightmare."

Hearing the vague question from her roommate, she pursed her lips, shook her head, and answered in a calm voice.

"Oh... I was shocked. I thought... ha... I thought something happened!" The roommate yawned and glanced at her, then shrank back into the bed, "Then I will continue to sleep.

?”

"Um."

After her roommate lay down again, Pansy raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her face. The cold and slippery touch made her, who had been clean since she was a child, feel a little disgusted.

However, no matter how uncomfortable the sweat stains were, they could not compare to the fear deep in her heart at this moment.

Even though she had woken up from the nightmare, the face that appeared in the dream was still entrenched in her mind - twisted, dim, and full of pain and death.

Of course, there were also those eyes staring blankly at her holes.

"That person's face when he died... I guess you remember it much more clearly than your brother's face, right?"

Before returning to the dormitory, Maclean's words in Snape's office came to her mind again, echoing and lingering like magic.

She picked up the water glass placed on the bedside table and took a few sips. Suddenly, a cold feeling turned into a line on her chest, slid straight down into her belly, and then gradually spread.

Relying on the coldness in his chest and taking a few deep breaths, Pansy calmed down a little, and then recalled the aftermath of the previous conversation with McClain.

Not long after, she suddenly murmured in her heart:

"I, can I really...can do it?"

…

"To tell you the truth, when I said you would be sent to Azkaban, I was definitely not being alarmist..."

In Snape's office, Maka first reminded Pansy of the face of the Muggle hanger who died at his hands.

And when Pansy was terrified by this, he continued to talk about the harsh prospects that the other party might face in the near future.

"You know, although there are regulations for the protection of minors, it is only about reducing the penalty according to the circumstances." Maka said calmly, "Do you still remember the penalty when I was taken to the Wizengamot? Peter Pettigrew's

As a result, I was convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison, with half the penalty for minors."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, then looked at Pansy and said:

"And you... first of all, a crime of intentional homicide is inevitable. Then, I think the reason why you chose Muggle death row is to alleviate the guilt in your heart as much as possible? But you didn't consider that magic

The most important law in the world is the International Statute of Secrecy..."

Just as he was talking, Maka spread his hands and said:

"Taking action against Muggles? This is something even Voldemort's Death Eaters would have to think twice about!"

After saying that, Maka looked at Snape who was leaning on the desk again and shrugged her shoulders.

Seeing this, Snape couldn't help curling his lips and said:

"During the General Judgment of the First Wizarding War, the cousin of the Death Eater Dolphin Rolle was sentenced to the 'Dementor's Kiss' for contributing Muggle death row prisoners to Voldemort to refine the Inferi -

—And for you, huh, the death penalty is not enough, but you will probably spend at least half of your life in Azkaban, right?"

Precisely because the penalty for intentional homicide is extremely severe and the impact is very severe.

So even though Maka was just looking for an excuse to act with Dumbledore, she still managed to defend herself in the courtroom, and finally won a charge of manslaughter.

If he had been convicted of intentional homicide at that time, it would not have been so easy to erase the impression in others' minds afterwards.

Hearing Snape casually give an example, Pansy became more and more frightened. At that moment, she was not only afraid of the dead, but also frightened of the future imprisonment.

You know, the dementors of Azkaban are what everyone is afraid of in the magical world - the feeling of losing all positive emotions and leaving only death in the heart. She has heard it from several elders in the family.

How many times.

But in the next second, Maka suddenly chuckled inexplicably.

"Miss Parkinson," he said, "since you have completed the first step of the magic ritual, does it mean that your magic talent has grown?"

Hearing this, Pan Xi quickly raised her head and said:

"It...it...Professor Maclean, it has hidden dangers...big hidden dangers! It -"

"I know," Maka raised her hand and signaled, "I know its hidden dangers - not only that, I can also feel that the effect of that magic ritual is not as strong as you think, right?"

"Uh...how did you know?" Pansy said in shock.

Seeing her ask, Maka smiled indifferently.

"Didn't I propose to Martin in the underground church under the cemetery that you should be our 'inside agent' hiding in Hogwarts?" He said calmly, "Why, you forgot so quickly?

"

"That...that person is you?"

Pansy was really frightened this time. Even because of Maka's words, the panic in her heart suddenly suppressed the previous fear in her heart, and she no longer had the thought to worry about killing.

But after seeing her staring blankly for a long time, she finally couldn't help but beg for mercy:

"I'm sorry...Professor, I...please forgive me! I, I actually didn't want to agree, but the situation at that time really forced me to agree..."

Maka listened to her confused words for a long time, then interrupted her confusing words and said slowly:

"Of course I know you were forced... because I deliberately forced you to agree. Otherwise, do you think you can still sit here and talk to me?"

"Yes, yes, thank you for saving——"

"No," Maka waved her hand and interrupted her again, "I saved you just because you are a student of Hogwarts, and it is not his turn as a dark wizard to attack you... But this

It doesn’t mean that you can’t sin to the point of death, do you understand?”

"...Death, death?"

When Pansy was frightened by the word "death" in Maka's mouth, Maka couldn't help but sneered:

"Why, when you killed an unrelated person, didn't you consider the other person's mood when facing death? Even if the hanging prisoner was guilty of heinous crimes, that is not the reason for you to kill with greed and evil thoughts.

"

Watching Pansy fall silent again as she spoke, Maka continued:

"You may have to go to the Wizengamot, but I personally can give you a chance to reduce the penalty."

"I'm willing to do anything! I'm willing to do anything!" Pansy immediately expressed her attitude, but then turned around and said, "But... is it just to reduce the penalty?"

"Um?"

After Maka heard this, she couldn't help but raised her eyebrows and said:

"It seems that you don't have enough repentance... Miss Parkinson, I suddenly don't want to give you any chance. After all... you don't seem to understand what 'regret and cherish' are?"

"No! That's not the case..." Pansy said hurriedly, "Professor MacLean, what I mean is...if I also enter Azkaban, our Parkinson family will..."

After listening to Pansy's previous description of her family, Maka certainly understood what she wanted to say.

Indeed, since one of Pansy's cousins ​​had already been sent to Azkaban because of his status as a Death Eater, if another member of their family was sent to prison, the entire Parkinson family would have a considerable impact on the outside world.

At least, those forces that could still cooperate with their industry should choose to let it go and wait and see!

Maka knew that wizards like Pansy, who came from a big family, took their family very seriously. Every word and deed of each of them represented their own surname, and they would never allow themselves to discredit their family.

It's a pity that Maka has no feelings for these pure-blood families. Because he understands that with the current trend in the magic world, it will be a matter of time for these families to lose power and become lonely.

I heard her mention family matters first, and then said:

"And...do you think there are hidden dangers in that magic ritual?"

"You don't have to worry about this," Maka said, "I will give you a life guarantee, at least to ensure that you will not be killed by Martin during this period... You know, he is still waiting for you to

He’s doing something! Isn’t he?”

After a short pause, he continued:

"As for the situation in your family...well, your brother's name is Perses, right? If he is really just being ostracized, then it's not a problem for me to give him a way out. Not only that, if you can grasp it well,

The opportunity I give you will definitely benefit your Parkinson family!"

After a moment of silence, Pansy nodded vigorously as if she had made up her mind.

"Professor Maclean, what do you want me to do?"

"Don't worry, what I want you to do is not complicated at all, it's very simple!" Maka smiled and said, "Stay with Martin and be your 'believer'. Remember to tell him in time when he wants you to do something.

I, by the way... go and make more 'friends'!"

After giving her some warnings, Maka let her go back to the Slytherin dormitory, and then looked at each other again with Professor Snape, who had a calm face.

"Professor, do you have any thoughts?"

When Snape heard this, he immediately clicked his tongue and said:

"Reflections? Hmm...it reminded me of a lot of unpleasant things."

What Maka wants Pansy to do is naturally the so-called "spy", and it is also a double agent. And this is obviously similar in nature to what Dumbledore asked Snape to do.

Of course, Pansy's job is much easier than Snape's in the past! (To be continued)