harry potter book of crimes

"...Yes, it's because the fog is the same everywhere, and it's hard to know where to start, because no one knows where it comes from."

Maybe it's because of the close age difference! Back at the Black Mansion, Hermione felt that Tonks was the most talkative among the members of the Order of the Phoenix.

So today in Diagon Alley, Hermione chose her as a breakthrough point.

On the other hand, Tonks was also very happy that Hermione came to talk to him. In recent years, due to the continuous chaos, there are only a handful of young people willing to work as Aurors. In the past few years of working in the Ministry of Magic

, the people she faced were basically colleagues of the uncle generation, and her life was really depressing.

To be honest, if she hadn't loved the Auror profession since she was a child, she would have gone to the office director's office and quit her job long ago with her straightforward personality.

Yes, the situation when she came to Diagon Alley to perform her mission today was naturally the same as usual. Even though there were a lot of people on the street, she had no one to chat with. She had already suffered from such boring waiting.

enough.

"...But to be honest, I heard that Mundungus has investigated the Muggles and found out the area where the fog first appeared. It's just because it hasn't been completely determined yet. Only Sirius and I know about it at the moment.

, other colleagues don’t know yet.”

Hermione heard what she said mysteriously, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy. She was already very curious about the fog in London. When she heard that the people from the Order of the Phoenix seemed to have found the approximate source, she suddenly whispered

:

"Where is the first area?"

"Oh! You can't say that..." Tonks leaned against the old-fashioned hanging street lamp in Diagon Alley and waved her hands, "Well, I'm sorry... At least we still need to keep it a secret until we officially go there to investigate.

of!"

Hermione couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she heard this.

Now that they know that Percy has probably never been to Diagon Alley, the four of them have lost the only clue that might find each other. And if this is the case, rather than searching aimlessly everywhere, there must be one of them worth finding.

Isn’t that the direction you are looking for?

Therefore, when she thought that Percy also left the Burrow in search of Fred and George, Hermione felt that the source of the mist should be a place she must go to.

After all, the thinking of the twin brothers cannot be guessed based on common sense. When ordinary people are trapped in the fog, they will most likely want to escape from the fog area as soon as possible, but Fred and George may try their best to find the source of the fog.

.

But it's a pity that Hermione guessed wrong this time because she forgot that the two brothers were accompanied by their respective wives!

Seeing that Tonks refused to say anything, Hermione was a little reluctant. She thought about it for a moment, then stretched out her arm to hook her arm, and started whispering like a pair of good sisters.

"But, Tonks... dear Tonks, there is no one as interesting as you! Now that you say this, don't I want to know even more?"

"Um"

Listening to Hermione's complaints, Tonks immediately scratched her hair with an embarrassed look on her face. Her hair color seemed to have gradually turned into a messy pink and purple color due to her hesitation.

"Tonks!"

Seeing this, Hermione secretly thought that as long as she kept working harder, she would probably be able to do it.

"Tonks, look!" she said quickly, "tell me what else are you worried about? Do I still want to talk to others? Tonks, just tell me!"

As she was speaking, her mind suddenly moved and she suddenly said teasingly:

"Let's do it! I heard that you and Lu Ping are getting married soon? Now, if you can satisfy my curiosity, I will give you the most special and memorable gift at your wedding! I guarantee it.

Surprised everyone!”

"Oh, why are you bringing this up?"

Tonks, a carefree girl, was shy for a rare moment, but after pouting, she turned her head and asked softly:

"What is the 'most memorable' gift?"

"Oh! You can't say that..." Hermione imitated her tone just now, and deliberately said procrastinatingly, "Well, at least until your wedding is held, it still needs to be kept secret!"

"Hey!"

Tonks pretended to be angry and pushed Hermione gently, then reached out and poked the soft flesh around her waist, causing Hermione to giggle.

Not long after, the two girls, one older and one younger, were like little grown-up children, tickling each other. Their messy appearance attracted the attention of many Aurors around them.

"What are they doing? Didn't Hermione go ask about the situation outside? Why are they playing around with Tonks now?"

Ron looked in the direction of Hermione and Tonks with a strange look on his face, and couldn't help but murmured softly. Ginny on the side heard this, glanced at him immediately and said:

"Ron, I think you must have very few friends!"

"Who said that!" Ron stared, "I have so many friends! You see, like Harry, Neville, Maka, Dean, Simon..."

"Apart from Maka, all the others are in the same dormitory with you, right?" Ginny curled her lips and said, "What's more, look, you don't even know a girl among your so-called 'friends'

? Now I am very worried about whether you can find me a sister-in-law in the future! Well, my mother thinks so too."

When she mentioned her mother, Ginny couldn't help but stop, and a worried look appeared on her face.

According to what Sirius mentioned before, London seems to be very dangerous now. Even though she also knew that her parents were surrounded by Aurors for protection, but thinking about the disaster that happened last time she returned to London, she felt that it was still not enough.

I feel relieved.

And when she thought of Percy again...oh, she didn't even dare to think about it anymore.

"Ginny?"

Luna, who was standing not far away and was looking at Hermione and Tonks playing with a smile on her face, suddenly walked over. She obviously felt Ginny's inner uneasiness very keenly, and now she reached out and hugged her.

Hold the opponent's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I have a hunch that we will find everyone soon!"

"'Premonition'?" Ginny couldn't help but turn around and said quickly after hearing what she said, "Are you finally able to make a prophecy? Luna, I have always thought that you might become a prophet, you are so erratic.

The temperament is really the same as those of the prophets mentioned in the story books!"

"Well... I can't predict," Luna tilted her head and shook her head. "But... a prophet? If I can really become a prophet, that would be great! At least I'm working on it.

After I lose something, I can find it quickly!"

"No, the prophet can know in advance that he will lose something, so he doesn't have to wait to find it after losing it."

Ginny watched Luna start to imagine what it would be like to be a prophet alone, and couldn't help but whisper something, but Luna, who was immersed in her imagination, obviously didn't hear it.

"Hmm...Okay! It seems you may not be a prophet yet."

As she was talking, she suddenly saw Hermione's figure. She seemed to have finished her conversation with Tonks and was about to return here.

"Hermione," Ginny hurried forward and faced the other party, "How are you doing?"

"good."

Hermione nodded imperceptibly, and then walked towards Ron and Luna with Ginny.

"Anyway, let's go over there first and then talk about it."

After she dragged Ginny to Luna, who was still thinking alone, she greeted Ron, lowered her voice and said calmly:

"I got some information from Tonks, some related to the dark wizard in the mist, and some related to the mist itself. It's a pity that I tried it out to see if she thought about us leaving Diagon Alley.

But she obviously also thinks that we should stay here."

Having said this, Hermione spread her hands and said:

"So, we can't get her help. If we want to get out, there are only two possibilities, one of which is to turn invisible and leave secretly, and the other, of course, is to convince Sirius."

"Isn't there a third one?" Ron asked as he thought.

Hermione heard this and nodded immediately.

"Yes!" She frowned, "When the dark wizards raid Diagon Alley again, we can help the Aurors repel them and then sneak out... But to be honest, I would rather the possibility is zero."

"Oh! Of course," Ron said with a grin, "this kind of fatal battle should be spared one by one!"

"Yes," Hermione said, "Therefore, it seems that we can only choose one of the two possibilities and try it first... But obviously, if we want to convince Sirius to let us go, we must also make him not assign this book.

We don’t have many manpower, so it’s really difficult!”

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly shook her head and said:

"Putting that aside, let me talk about some of the things I heard from Tonks. First of all, there are dark wizards outside. Those guys are mostly Halpo's men. They are attacking people everywhere in the fog in London! But

For some reason, they seem to only target wizards, but turn a blind eye to ordinary Muggles..."

After spending some time, Hermione recounted all the intelligence information she had obtained, and also talked about how they dealt with it after leaving Diagon Alley.

There are only four of them now. Even if they can use the magic tablets to exert strong power, I heard that there are many dark wizards, so it is best to avoid them wherever possible.

They came out today to find someone, not to fight those dangerous dark wizards.

Finally, while recalling Tonks's account, she said to Ron and others:

"Because we don't know where to find Percy right now, I think it's better to go to the source of the fog to have a look. After all, Fred and George may appear there. And the source of the fog..."

"...It is said to be in a place called the 'Black Market'."

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