harry potter book of crimes

Since almost all the teachers and students of Hogwarts went out, and there were only a few people left in the school, Martin was quite nervous when he sent the letter.

Therefore, when Pansy's reply arrived safely, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As mentioned in the letter, the time to go to the dungeon to rescue Muriel was set for two days, and that day would also be the day when Pansy and Iluli went to the Ministry of Magic with the Aurors to cooperate with the security inspection and trial.

During the past two days, Martin had undoubtedly been a little anxious, mixed with a little uneasiness.

Fortunately, two days passed quickly. Martin, who had been hiding in a corner of the black market, finally left the temporary hiding place he was looking for and returned to Muriel's smelly home first.

It must be said that the smell here is a bit unpleasant, but for Martin, it actually gave him an unspeakable feeling of nostalgia.

"...I've only been away for a few days, so how can such sentimentality become such a big deal?" He stood blankly for a moment in the smelly room, and couldn't help but shook his head silently, "Huh, maybe I'm not that person in the first place.

A person who can accomplish great things, right?"

When he thought that in order to save Muriel, he was not even willing to contact the teacher, and even ignored the instructions conveyed by other apprentices, there was an indescribable feeling in his chest.

Even he himself didn't know whether he was annoyed by his weak will or confused by the increasingly hazy future.

"Speaking of which, why did I decide to follow my teacher? Was it to satisfy my spiritual ideals or my desire for eternal life?"

Just when Martin was confused, reality did not give him more room to think.

When he realized that in a few moments, Parkinson would be sent to the Ministry of Magic, he knew that he should no longer waste time thinking about these useless things. Because no matter whether he was annoyed or confused, he had to do next

Nothing will ever change.

Putting aside the confusion in his mind, Martin took long strides and hurried up to the second floor, entering the empty room where he had carefully arranged various protections.

And here, there is actually an ordinary hidden grid that even Maka didn't notice.

To be honest, Martin can actually be regarded as a smart man with good talents, otherwise Haierbo would not even be in the mood to look at him.

Hiding a secret safe that was only popular in the Muggle world in a room full of spells was the best hiding solution he could think of to deal with the Auror's alchemy detection equipment.

And obviously, this effect is really good, and even Maka, who had made some sense of this place, was deceived for a while.

"Click——"

With the crisp sound of a wooden board breaking, Martin roughly broke off a piece of floorboard, revealing the combination knob and handle of a metal safe.

But then, with a sudden force, he pulled up the entire safe door panel by the handle and threw it to his feet.

It seems that if a wizard really casts a magic spell on that panel, he will definitely fall into his trap.

It wasn't until the iron box hidden under the panel was revealed that Martin took it into his hand without thinking, opened the lid, and took out many ordinary-looking small potion bottles.

In fact, most of these potions were finished products that Muriel accidentally refined during her research. Although they had strange effects, they were not put out for sale, but were asked for by Martin.

There are only a few bottles of rare potions that Martin bought elsewhere, and the prices are quite expensive - among them is the Immortal Potion that Maka has sold in small quantities.

Nowadays, there are no stores that directly sell this rare and highly effective invisible potion. It only occasionally appears in the auctions of Dark Spirit Pavilion, and the price naturally rises as the circulation volume continues to decrease.

After putting all the potions into the suitcase beside him, Martin fastened the buckle of the suitcase, stood up and left the room quickly.

…

"Maka, let's take Miss Parkinson and Miss Iluli over now. Do you... want to follow? I have to say, before I came here, Scrimgeour told me to ask you.

.”

In the foyer of Hogwarts Castle, Kingsley was standing face to face with Maka. Behind him, first were the two girls Pansy and Iluli, and then the two escorts who accompanied him to show off.

personnel.

After all, no matter what, Iluli is still a wanted suspect until her charges are cleared.

Hearing Kingsley chuckle and ask, Maka couldn't help but smile too.

"I won't go, otherwise Mr. Scrimgeour may feel embarrassed - he is obviously just pretending to be polite, don't pay attention to it!"

"Oh! This sentence cannot be heard by our minister!" Kingsley shrugged, and then said after a short pause, "By the way, there is another thing I don't know if you have heard - in pure

On the last day of the Blood Family's farce of 'purging the British wizarding world', murders occurred within two families."

"oh?"

When Maka heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"And that's not all..." Kingsley added, "According to the examination of the corpses, the time of death of the two deceased people was almost exactly the same."

"Really?" Maka pondered for a moment, "Well, as long as it is not evidence that can directly point to the identity of the murderer, the doubts about the deceased are probably not important, right?"

When Kingsley saw him saying this, he nodded immediately.

"Lupine and Sirius think so too, so they are currently investigating the movements of the two families separately to see how they will react to this entanglement."

"Tell them both to be careful. I may not be able to take care of your actions in the near future, so don't move too much and be cautious."

After these words, the two of them said nothing more, and Maka sent them quickly out of the gate of Hogwarts.

Before leaving, Kingsley specifically turned back and said loudly:

"Be careful yourself!"

"certainly."

Of course, Pansy didn't know. In a short while, a big rock was going to fall from the sky. After hearing Kingsley specifically telling Maka to be careful, she still felt a little confused.

But there was no time for her to think about anything today. In an hour at most, she would have to cooperate with Martin to rescue Muriel, who she had not been able to leave last time, out of the Ministry of Magic dungeon.

Of course, the premise is that the other party is still locked in the dungeon.

She wasn't ready yet, and her vision blurred. Pansy seemed to be squeezed into a narrow tube. After a brief glide, she was suddenly revealed by her entourage and taken to the fireplace of the Ministry of Magic.

In the hall.

"...Mr. Shacklebolt."

Being taken away always makes people feel a little uncomfortable, but even though she was a little dizzy, Pansy still endured and moved closer to Kingsley and called him softly.

"Huh?" Kingsley tilted his head slightly, "Miss Parkinson, what's wrong?"

"Can you..." Pansy said, lowering her voice as low as possible, "you know - slower."

"Oh, actually we have wasted a little more time in Hogwarts," Kingsley said casually without showing any signs of anything unusual, "But... of course! If you need it."

Although he said this, Kingsley's pace showed no intention of slowing down, and he continued to move forward with a few people. When they reached the elevator, he suddenly turned around and led them straight to the security checkpoint.

.

"Eric, please take a test!"

As he spoke, he took out his wand and handed it directly to the security wizard, with a matter-of-fact look on his face.

"Okay, please stand up, let's do the physical examination first...Mr. Shacklebolt?" The security wizard spoke almost out of habit. He was about to pick up the testing tool, but when he raised his head, he was stunned for a moment, "No, no.

, the head of the Auror Office doesn’t have to come to my place to go through the security check, right?”

"But I think even the minister needs to go through security inspection, and it needs to be more careful than the ordinary inspection! If your position is high enough, you won't pass the inspection. If anything happens, it will be your responsibility.

, isn’t it?”

Kingsley's words were righteous. After the other party heard this, he had to carefully take the wand from his hand and put it on the wand testing scale next to him.

Compared with the rude and casual manner when holding other people's wands, he was obviously much more cautious now.

"Yes, that's it! Measure carefully so that every guest who comes to do business can rest assured. From now on, you will no longer have to worry about being accused of being a collaborator and treacherous."

While Kingsley was closely watching the security wizard's every move, he kept saying some words to put pressure on him, causing almost every movement of the security wizard to become extremely slow, and soon a fine layer of moisture oozed out on his forehead.

beads of sweat.

Pansy, who was standing behind and watching all this, couldn't help but admire Kingsley's peculiar way of delaying time.

And until Kingsley asked the other two Aurors to go through the security check with their wands, Pansy inadvertently turned her head and suddenly saw an off-white envelope fluttering in the crowd.

And passed.

That was the envelope she used to send letters to Martin—she recognized it almost at a glance because it had a unique mark of contact with Martin.

Is he invisible? Or is Martin controlling the envelope with a magic spell in a corner?

After taking a quick glance at the crowd, Pansy didn't dare to look any further and quickly looked away.

After waiting for a moment, Pansy, who was a little nervous, suddenly felt that the envelope just now had been thrust into her hand at some point.

She quickly lowered her head secretly and took a look, only to see a few small words written on it:

"Help me pass the security checkpoint." (To be continued)