harry potter book of crimes

"...please remember, what happened with the Browns...well, mainly the death of Kristen Brown, don't let it slip in front of your children!"

After reminding Luna again, Slughorn said goodbye to her and Madam Pomfrey, and then turned and left along the corridor.

Naturally, Madam Pomfrey also has things to do - except for some of the potions used in the campus hospital, which are provided by the Potions Professor, she prepares other relatively simple treatment supplies herself.

Over the years, the reason why the campus hospital's drug reserves have rarely been in shortage is because Madam Pomfrey has been constantly replenishing them on weekdays.

However, when Luna watched the two of them go away, she glanced at the closed door of the ward with some hesitation.

"Of course I know I shouldn't say that, but...it seems like they've overheard it themselves?"

Just as Luna muttered softly at this moment, although Slughorn had repeatedly warned Madam Pomfrey and Luna just now not to let Candice and Kevin know the actual situation. However, what he said was

Most of it had already been heard by the two children hiding behind the door.

Madam Pomfrey and Slughorn definitely didn't notice this, but Luna, who was now able to sense magic, could easily detect the two people hiding behind the door.

"The Browns...Christine Brown..."

At this moment, Candice was still in a state of surprise, and some words that could not be formed into sentences came out one after another from her mouth.

"Kevin, 'Brown' is the surname of my cousin's family, and 'Christine Brown' is my brother's wife. But how could it be...how could she die? Why?"

Candice obviously didn't have a very practical concept of the meaning of death, but after experiencing many crises in the sewers before, she at least understood the horror of death.

So, why did cousin Charles’ wife die?

Is what the male voice outside just said true or false? If it is false, then of course it doesn't matter, but if what that man said is true...

"Could it be that the person who came to rescue us along with Brother Charles was actually Sister Christine?"

Candice just pulled Kevin behind the door. She originally just wanted to hear if Luna had left yet - to be honest, she was still thinking about the various snacks in Luna's pocket!

But she never imagined that this move caused by greed would lead to her and Kevin hearing something far more important than they expected.

Just as Candice was surprised by the news of Kristen's death, Kevin on the side couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked in a low voice:

"Didn't you hear a lot about the magical world from your cousin? Do you know... what exactly is the 'Forgetting Curse' that the man just mentioned?"

After Kevin's words, Candice finally came back to her senses temporarily. But regarding the other party's questions, she could only gently shake her head after thinking about it.

"Actually, Brother Charles hasn't said much to me. After all, since he became a wizard, the number of times we have met has become less and less."

In fact, although the International Statute of Secrecy does not restrict Muggle-born wizards from revealing their identities to relatives, in principle, information about the wizarding world should be disclosed as little as possible.

Because every wizard understands that if his Muggle relatives accidentally spread the news about wizards, the only one who will be punished is the wizard himself!

But at this moment, with a soft "click", the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Candice and Kevin subconsciously took two steps back, and then hurriedly followed.

They ran to their respective beds.

"Don't be nervous, it's me -"

Luna carefully slipped in through the crack in the door and closed the door again.

"I know, you have heard what the professor said just now..." She waved to Candice and the two who had climbed onto the bed, with a reassuring smile on her face, "No matter what others think,

But I think you all have the right to at least know the facts."

Candice was relieved when she saw it was the beautiful blond sister from before. But she didn't know how to answer Luna's words for a moment.

After all, she is only in her early tenth year, and even though she already has her own opinions on many things, she still has not been able to express them well.

Not to mention, although Luna didn't say much, she always contained some profound meaning inexplicably.

But Kevin, who was in the bed next door, nodded slightly with understanding after hearing this.

"Excuse me, Miss Lovegood... does the 'Forgetting Curse' that the gentleman mentioned just now mean the literal meaning?"

"Oh, yes - it's a memory-erasing spell." Luna blinked, "Because according to the laws of the magical world, many things cannot be known to Muggles... Well, 'Muggles' refers to

They are ordinary people who don't know magic, just people like you."

"'Many things'?" Kevin immediately asked, "Then... what are those specific things?"

When Luna heard this, she pointed around, shrugged and said:

"Everything you see now is part of 'many things' - this is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the places that Muggles are not allowed to know. Except for wizards' closest family members, other Muggles

Even if Gua comes here, the memory of his past will eventually be erased."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but tilt her head and added in a low voice:

"However, I personally feel that this is not a good idea."

While Luna was expressing her opinion, Candice couldn't help but agree:

"I don't want to forget everything about coming here! Especially sister - you are already my friend, how can I forget my friend!"

"Oh, 'friend'!" Luna said happily, "I like that word!"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly moved closer between the two beds and lowered her voice and said:

"I have an idea! If you don't want to forget this 'important' memory, I will take you to see a person... I think he will be able to help you!"

"Who is it?" Candice asked quickly, "Is it Brother Charles?"

But Luna immediately shook her head.

"No, it's Maka - Maka McClain, a very powerful wizard!"

…

After a while, Luna led the two Muggle children and quietly slipped out of the ward.

When leaving the corridor of the campus hospital, she used a silencing spell to silence the footsteps of the three of them, so that Madam Pomfrey, who was preparing potion ingredients in the office, did not notice their quiet departure at all.

However, getting out of the ward is not that difficult, but it seems not so easy to go all the way to the auxiliary castle where Maka is without being discovered.

Fortunately, at this time, except for students like her who happened to have no scheduled classes, most students and professors were in the classroom.

Luna and the two children were seen bending down, carefully passing under the window next to the classroom, and the journey was quite thrilling.

Fortunately, after the hard work of the three of them, they finally arrived at Maka's door without any danger.

However, just when Luna reached out to knock on the door, she heard the door's lock bolt twitching slightly, and then the door opened by itself.

Needless to say, when the three of them sneaked into this corridor, Maka in the room had already noticed their arrival.

"Maka?"

Luna popped her head out from the crack of the open door, looked around, and after confirming that there was indeed only Maka in the room, she called the two children behind her and got in together.

"Are you planning to come here to steal something? Why are you sneaking around like thieves?"

Maka, who was analyzing the blood samples in the test tubes at the desk, asked without looking back, which made Candice and Kevin who were following Luna suddenly feel guilty.

Of course, apart from the reason for sneaking out of the ward, the two of them felt a little uneasy about the layout of Maka's room.

Obviously, any place that Maka regards as a private area will be filled with piles of books and materials for daily use. Not to mention, he has specially set aside a space in this room for potion preparation.

Taiwan use.

At the moment, the flask holder set in front of him, which was used to analyze basilisk blood samples, was emitting a large amount of cyan mist, covering the entire ceiling of the room.

There was a faint smell of separator in the air that was slightly pungent.

Hearing Luna call her, Maka moved the glass rod she was stirring into the cleaning box next to her, and then turned around slightly.

"What's wrong?" He asked with some confusion, "Why did you bring the two of them to me?"

However, Luna did not answer Maka's question right away. She saw her eyes lingering on Maka's arm for a moment, and then she raised her head and said:

"Oh, actually... I want to ask you to do them both a favor!"

Just as she was speaking, Luna paused for a moment, and then specifically said:

"It won't take you too long. Besides, Candice and Camon are already my friends - I believe you will become friends with them soon!"

The Muggle boy on the side heard this and couldn't help but remind her in a low voice:

"It's 'Kevin'."

"Oh, really?" Luna said nonchalantly, "Yes, Maka - it's Kevin!"

But as she spoke, her eyes suddenly moved towards Maka's arm, seeming to be quite concerned about what was on it.

When Maka saw this, he also glanced down. He saw that the shrunken basilisk was still wrapped around his arm quietly, and its eyes were covered with a thick layer of magic mist, making it difficult for people to see clearly its deadly eyes.

of vertical pupils.

"Don't worry," he smiled, "it's just a snake." (To be continued)