harry potter book of crimes

"Go to Lucius's house to discuss the neutrality covenant?"

A group of pure-blood families who have always stood around and dared not take sides suddenly went to discuss the possibility of neutrality with the Malfoy family who had already made their stance clear?

In the eyes of ordinary wizards, this is like a Quidditch fan in England suddenly going to watch a football match in Scotland. No matter how you think about it, you will always feel that there is a malicious feeling.

But in fact, if you think about it on the other hand, their actions may not necessarily be a provocation.

"Yes! Although in the end it was only a preliminary conclusion. I think today or tomorrow, Lucius will come to ask for your opinion."

Sirius nodded and then asked:

"What do you think?"

"Well...I don't really care..."

As Maka spoke, she turned around, let the pot of water that was boiling on the iron frame of the fireplace fly up, and poured water into the teapot on the side.

"Although this is a bit frivolous, at least it can be regarded as a way of submissiveness... let them go! We still have a lot of things to do here, and it is enough if they don't show up to cause trouble.

"

"Our family will definitely support you anyway!" Ron said from behind, patting his chest.

"Oh, thank you!"

Even if they are called "pure-blood traitors" by other families, the Weasley family is still a pure-blood family, and the fact will not change. Not to mention, the current Weasley family has also lost its relationship with Maka.

Recently, in the eyes of other pure-blood families, he has a completely different status than in the past.

Therefore, just as Sirius said, the Ron family will probably eventually be invited by those purebloods to attend the meeting.

Even, for similar reasons, even if Neville is the only wizard left in the Longbottom family who can speak, he will probably still not be able to escape the fate of being invited to make up the number.

"Okay, I know this... Is there anything else you want to tell me next?"

When Sirius heard this, he spread his hands and smiled and said:

"No, that's it...ah! I know lunch time is coming, but don't call me. I just said it. My stomach is full of tea now and I can't eat anything!"

"All right!"

Maka shrugged and began to distribute tea cups to several friends.

"After drinking this cup of tea, let's go to the Great Hall... Originally I wanted you to have a taste of my cooking! Since all the remaining house elves in the school left last night, I will cook by myself today!"

…

To be honest, as a Hufflepuff, Maka is really good at eating.

Although he has never been picky about food, he can basically accept all the delicious and not delicious things as ordered. But he can also taste the delicious things.

It's just that compared to his eating ability, his cooking skills are somewhat inferior. The food he makes is edible, and there are occasional small surprises, but overall it's not that big of a deal.

Unforgettable deliciousness.

But it must be said that real food sometimes has nothing to do with how it tastes.

At this moment, Pansy had just put down the bowl and spoon in her hand. The mellow taste remaining between her lips and teeth and the warmth in her belly made her feel a little more complicated.

In fact, Martin's large pot of cream stew was actually quite average, with an ordinary home-cooked flavor. And the cornbread that was served with it was even more bland, hard, and chewy.

It makes a crunching sound.

This cooking skill is obviously much better than Hagrid who can make rock cakes look like real rocks, but if you have to say it, it can only be said to be average.

However, when Pansy watched the other party carefully feed spoonfuls to Muriel's mouth, she seemed to feel an enviable warmth from this creamy stew.

"Muriel...look at me!"

"Um?"

Suddenly, Pansy heard Martin's words, which made her immediately and subconsciously look at the other man's face.

With just one glance, she knew why Martin wanted Muriel to look at him. There was no doubt that it was Legilimency.

It can be seen that Martin is not good at Legilimency. When Muriel looked at him, it took a long time for some signs of being affected by the curse to appear.

It seemed that as long as Muriel tried to resist even a little bit, Martin might not be able to successfully cast the spell.

But whether it was out of subconscious trust or because Muriel was almost obedient at this moment, Martin's Legilimency spell worked.

And the moment the spell took effect, Martin felt his eyes suddenly darken... It was the dungeon of the Ministry of Magic! That dark and gloomy wizard's dungeon deep underground.

In Muriel's memory, the dungeon did not actually seem to be a very scary place. Martin could feel that even when she was locked up in the dark dungeon, Muriel's mood was always the same, without any surprise or fear.

Martin even discovered that after entering, Muriel would occasionally chat with the girl named Eluli next door, just like he usually did when he was with her in Knockturn Alley.

As mentioned before, although Muriel is always alone, it does not mean that she likes to be alone. I believe that if nothing happened to her father, she might be able to make many friends.

"Um?"

After realizing that Muriel was talking to Nailuli, Martin immediately shook his head.

"No, no...it's not this memory."

After concentrating for a moment, under his will, the scene in front of him immediately became distorted. Then, when the foggy memory image solidified again, the scene did not change.

It was still the same dark cell, almost nothing had changed, Muriel just had a different angle than before.

But in the next moment, from the dark corner opposite the cell, a shadow suddenly rushed out and rushed toward Muriel at an extremely fast speed.

In a moment of fright and mental resistance, in the blink of an eye, Muriel's memory picture fell into darkness.

"...Phew," after looking through his memories, Martin suddenly broke out of his state and breathed a sigh of relief, "Is that all?"

Obviously, he found nothing, and all his efforts were completely in vain.

"What exactly is that shadow?"

While Martin was thinking hard about what that thing was, he actually gained something from this Legilimency spell. At least now, he knew that the black shadow was probably in Muriel's body and had not left.

Martin, who suddenly realized this, immediately frowned, and felt even more anxious.

As far as his knowledge goes, there are some possessed spells or creatures in the magic world. Unfortunately, most of these spells and creatures are linked to black magic, and the level of danger is not low.

It can be said that no matter what it is that is possessing Muriel's body, Muriel is in urgent need of treatment!

However, who should he go to to treat Muriel?

"Parkinson, do you know where Muriel can get treatment?" Martin suddenly turned around and asked Pansy, who was sitting by the fireplace, "Of course, the prerequisite is that she won't go to the Ministry of Magic to report."

"This..." Pansy was stunned by his question, "A therapist who can keep secrets...otherwise, you can take Miss Muriel to the magical world in other countries?"

When Martin heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"No, we can't leave now..."

He knew that if he stayed in the British magical world, the possibility of being noticed by Haierbo might not be too great. But if he left here... he still remembered that the teacher clearly mentioned that no matter what,

You are allowed to travel abroad at will.

"Can't leave?"

Pansy paused again. Although she was a little confused, Martin obviously didn't want to explain.

"Let me think about...a therapist..."

This is undoubtedly a question that is not easy to find an answer to.

As far as Pansy knows, healers are a profession with not many employees. Due to the difficulty of the n.e.w.ts exam in potions, and the fact that there are not many magic hospitals, although the salary of this profession is not low, it is

But overall it's not very popular.

To be honest, since you have already passed the n.e.w.ts test of potions, why not just become a potion master? Not only the prospects are great, but the money comes in quickly. Even if your level is not high, you will definitely want to be a potion master.

Easier to find a job than a therapist.

So, finding a therapist in private practice is no easy task.

"If I were just an ordinary potion master... would that be okay?"

After much thought, Pansy came up with a potion master that she had met through her parents in the past. The man was also from the Slytherin School at Hogwarts, and his skills were actually quite good. The most important thing was that the man should be able to meet Martin's "secrecy" requirement.

"A potion master?"

Martin lowered his head to look at Muriel on the bed. After a few seconds, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Muriel herself is an excellent potion master, but now something happened, she has to find another potion master to help her prepare potions for treatment. This feeling is really sad.

It's a pity that Martin himself has never been good at potions. Otherwise, he might not have had to borrow the help of others to treat Muriel.

"Okay! Where is that man? Are you sure he can keep the secret?"

"That's a friend of my mother's who was also a classmate of Hogwarts in the past. He currently lives near our home." Pansy whispered, "As for whether we can keep it a secret...to be honest, I can't tell you.

Guarantee this."

Speaking of this, she paused for a moment before adding:

"Besides, it's not 'he'... it's 'she'."

"You go over and test it out first," Martin said decisively. "Since we can't guarantee it, we can't let Muriel go with us. If possible, it's best to bring her here just for you and her! In addition...

…The rewards are great!”