harry potter book of crimes

"...How about the fried hairy crabs? How about the taste! They are little guys that I specially raised in my old crucibles. They usually eat enough residues of various magic-rich potions and become big and fat...

"

Maka walked out directly holding the tray with her hands and happily placed it on the dining table.

Since there were only a few people in total, he did not let them wait in the cold auditorium, but took them directly to the outer room of the kitchen.

Three meals a day at Hogwarts are cooked by the house elves, and after they are cooked, they will all be arranged neatly on the big dining table so that the principal can directly serve the delicious meals.

Send it to Dean Shijo's desk outside.

However, it must be said that because the table is too big, the outside room seems a bit crowded.

"By the way, I think you should have learned in the textbook that hairy crabs are not real crabs, they just look similar. Their shells are soft, and after being cultivated and grown up, they are just suitable for being wrapped in bread crumbs.

Fried…”

"Maka..."

Hermione looked at the large bowl of golden-colored, steaming dishes with cracked black pepper evenly sprinkled on the surface, and her face looked a little subtle.

"Hairy crab? Isn't that a harmful parasite?"

She couldn't help but said with some trepidation:

"It is said that... when it is particularly serious, pest infestations will occur. You must contact the Pest Consultation Office of the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures to have specialized pest control personnel come to your home to solve the problem. Otherwise... they can destroy all the magical creatures in your home.

Everything was chewed up!"

"Oh, that's it." Maka nodded, "Although hairy crabs are usually small, once they eat something with magic power, they will begin to expand and grow. Large groups of hairy crabs are very important to them.

It’s really a bit difficult for ordinary people to deal with.”

As he was speaking, he suddenly shrugged and said with a chuckle:

"But no one said they can't be eaten?"

After saying that, Maka reached out and picked up a fist-sized fried hairy crab, and took a big bite in front of everyone, without even using the sauce and lemon slices on the side.

While chewing, he urged vaguely:

"Eat it! While it's hot! It's fragrant and crispy. It tastes much better than fish and chips... You guys eat first, there's another dish being steamed! I'll go and see if it's ready..."

Seeing Maka walking into the inner room, everyone looked at each other a few times and began to worry about what the last dish of the day would be.

I have to say that the first few dishes just now were quite normal, at least everyone had heard of them even if they had never tasted them.

But who knew that Maka would bring out a large pot of pests in the magical world!

Everyone was hesitating! But they saw that Luna had already stretched out her fork to pick up one, looked over it for a few times, and then stuffed it into her mouth.

"Click"

A crisp sound attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Oh! This..." Ron grinned and couldn't help but ask, "Luna, how does it taste?"

Accompanied by a lot of chewing sounds, everyone stared at Luna's mouth, expecting her to give an evaluation. To be honest, the appearance is actually not bad. After all, the food is basically fried in bread crumbs.

They're all the same.

No one knows what this thing tastes like.

"Well……"

After Luna swallowed what was in her mouth, she nodded and said extremely succinctly:

"fragrant!"

"Really?"

In fact, everyone who knows Luna knows that she never lies. However, various experiences with her in the past have made everyone understand that sometimes the more firmly she believes something, the less credible it will be.

Preferably the lower.

However, when it comes to your feelings about whether a food is delicious or not, you can always refer to it, right?

"I'll try one too..."

As Ron spoke, he also raised the fork in his hand.

To be honest, Ron was lucky this time. Because Luna's preference for food is also a bit strange. Although she is not as completely deviated from ordinary people's tastes as her father, she said that delicious food is not for ordinary people.

The probability of also liking each other is usually 50/50.

Today, Maca’s fried hairy crab dish seems to be right in the “good half”.

"Oh! This is indeed not bad... Come on! Try it too, it's really delicious..."

When Maka came out carrying a container larger than that, more than half of the golden hairy crabs that had been fried had been killed by the friends with surprise on their faces.

"It seems that you are all very satisfied with your meal!" Maka said happily, "Then, the star of today's lunch is about to appear, look! Steamed soft-clawed land shrimp!"

When opening the big plate, he also reminded:

"I have removed the poison glands and mouthparts, and all the toxins in the shrimp meat have been removed. If you eat them, you will not have a fever, you will not get rashes, and you will not start to have bad luck just because you come into contact with their saliva.

.So, feel free to taste it! This is a rare delicacy!"

Just like what Maka said, the soft-clawed land shrimp is full of toxins. Not only the venom sacs and venom glands, but also the toxins in the meat, it really makes people feel like they can't eat it.

What's even more terrible is that their saliva seems to make the person bitten unable to do anything for a week. Because of this, some potion masters used their saliva to develop the formula for the antidote to the Felixir.

.

Of course, I guess no one would be interested in the antidote to the Fuling Elixir.

However, for this magical freshwater shrimp that looks big and delicious but is actually inedible, Maca has successfully turned them into safe and harmless ingredients, carefully cooking them and serving them on the table.

"Because even though the wizards who accidentally ate them were poisoned, they all said that they were actually quite delicious, so I thought of some way to detoxify them!" Makara opened her chair and sat down, greeting her, "

I originally wanted to wait until evening to eat this, but just now I saw that one of them was not very energetic, so I made it while they were still alive."

He obviously didn't hesitate, and he was just talking! He had already grabbed one in his hand, took out a large piece of shrimp meat, and took a bite of it happily.

Suddenly, the silky shrimp meat was squeezed between his lips and teeth, bursting out with an extremely delicious taste.

But before he could take his second bite, when other friends around him wanted to reach out and try one, he suddenly stopped chewing and turned his head slightly to look at the corridor leading to the outside.

Over there at the doorway.

"Huh?" He was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Oh, Parkinson is back... Fortunately, I have done enough, so she won't have to eat when she comes!"

While talking, Maka put down the tender and plump shrimp meat, wiped her hands, got up and walked towards the door.

"You guys eat first! I'm going to bring Parkinson over to have something to eat and I'll be back at this hour. I guess she's still hungry!"

…

Maka guessed wrong, Pansy obviously didn't come back hungry.

Although Martin's cream stew with corn biscuits was somewhat monotonous, and the taste was actually very ordinary, it was definitely incomparable with his feast. But to be honest, Pansy was quite satisfied with the meal.

Unfortunately, after eating, the task Martin gave her gave her a little headache.

In the current situation, it is of course extremely difficult to find a therapist who can meet his requirements. But even if he takes a step back, it is not easy to find a suitable potion master.

Therefore, Pansy decided to sneak back to Hogwarts and discuss it with Maka.

"Miss Parkinson?"

Maka stopped Pansy near the Slytherin common room.

"You're back? Come and have something to eat! Today's lunch is cooked by me myself. There are some things you can't eat outside!"

"Oh, Professor MacLean!" Pansy heard the voice, turned around quickly, and said remotely, "Professor, I'm not hungry now, and I'm afraid I don't have time to eat."

"What's wrong?"

Maka couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw this.

In fact, if we look at the progress he expected, Martin and Muriel have now reunited safely. And in this way, because Pansy played a big role in this second rescue process, it is in Martin's heart

At least some trust can be restored.

But now it seems that there is something else going on that Maka didn't expect?

"Well, actually... Miss Muriel seems to have had an accident, and now... she is ill."

"Get ill?"

Maca suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Uh... it's not necessarily an illness, maybe it's a curse or poison... I don't know." Pansy shook her head and frowned, "In short, Martin wants me to find a reliable therapist.

Or a potion master to treat Muriel."

"So you can't make up your mind and want to ask me?" Maka nodded slightly, "Well... wasn't that Muriel always in the dungeon? How could something happen? Could it be that she had been suffering from the disease before she was arrested?

Is there some hidden disease or something?”

After thinking about it, he immediately waved his hand and said:

"Parkinson, please tell me in detail the specific symptoms of Miss Muriel."

"OK!"

Pansy naturally knew everything about this, and while trying to ensure an accurate image, she spoke very quickly and said everything she saw.

Not only did it include Muriel's confused and absent-minded appearance, but even the details of Martin's use of Legilimency on her were also told to Maka.

But after she finished such a detailed narration, Maka's expression did not change much, and there was still a trace of confusion on her face.

"The dungeons of the Ministry of Magic...?"

Not long after, his eyes gradually turned from confusion to confusion. Although he hadn't completely found the answer yet, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

"Is it possible..."

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