harry potter book of crimes

"What's going on? The entrance can't be opened!"

At the moment, snowflakes were flying all over the sky outside the window. The temperature suddenly dropped below freezing, making the already humid London street feel as cold as winter, and even the window glass had white frost condensing on it.

And this was just like a sign of the presence of dementors, which was obviously not a coincidence. It was Maka who noticed the existence of Haierbo at that time and immediately prepared the power of cooling rules.

But then, another wave of scorching energy that was not inferior to the coldness suddenly rushed down from the sky. The steaming heat swept over and melted the newly formed frost marks on the windows instantly.

It turned into tiny crystal drops of water and slid down silently.

"Stay behind me, don't move!"

"boom"

A warning outside and a series of explosions sounded one after another, and then an astonishing shock wave spread. Then, the window glass outside the thick curtains in front of me was shattered without any suspense.

Seeing the curtains suddenly bulging inward, and then the glass shards clattered to the floor, Maka, who could no longer use magic at this moment, could only frown slightly and raised her feet to avoid it.

The battle at that time finally began.

Everything that happened after that was no different from what Maka knew. At the same time that he and Haierbo were fighting, the black-eyed wizard also quickly appeared and participated in the battle.

Then, there was the scene where Halbo used mirror magic combined with the induction of magic waves to deceive himself at the time, and almost held Hermione hostage.

Maka knows that starting from here is the most critical period of time.

During this period of time, Haierbo would find an opportunity to take action against Hermione by rambling around. Following an extremely rapid exchange of words, Luna unexpectedly saved Hermione twice in a row.

But in the end, she herself...

Maka, who still had many things to confirm, finally quietly opened the curtains again. Since there was no window glass, the thick curtains were fluttering in the wind. It was obvious that no one would pay attention to his actions this time.

As soon as he opened the curtains, the cold current still raging outside immediately made him feel a chill on his cheeks.

He saw that the supporters brought by Ajinbad were avoiding the other side of the street because of the terrible battle between Maca and Haierbo, because they knew very well that such a huge gap would undoubtedly be impossible for them to fill even with their lives.

the divide;

He saw again that the black-eyed wizard supporting the spherical shield had been frozen in the middle of the street;

He also saw that Haierbo was grabbing Luna as a shield, retreating and flying into the air, luring the then-himself to chase him.

Then, Halbo took Luna and teleported behind Hermione, leaving behind Luna who seemed to him useless, and reached out to pat Hermione on the shoulder.

"You are not allowed to touch Hermione!"

The next moment, Luna, who should have been thrown aside, reacted in advance. This time, Maka saw clearly that the girl with flying blond hair grabbed Haierbo's arm and then lifted her in the air.

He put the wand against the opponent's body and chanted the crushing curse.

It's a pity, how can Luna be Haierbo's opponent?

At that moment, Haierbo waved his backhand again, and the invisible force swept hard on her body, knocking her whole body out.

Even though this was the second time she had witnessed this scene, Maka still couldn't help but clenched the staff in her hand, as if she would be unable to bear the restlessness in her heart and launch an attack in the next second.

But he knew that he had to continue reading and must not act impulsively... What's more, based on what Delphi said frankly at that time, after that...

Maka stopped paying attention to the movements of Halpo and Hermione, because at that time, she was completely focused on each other, so she missed some equally important details.

Yes, it was Delphi who took action at that time and hugged Luna who was shot away like a rag doll. But at this time, I didn't realize that after catching Luna, Delphi made up for it without leaving any trace.

one time.

As for Luna's death? Just to ensure that he completely gives up the idea of ​​using the time turner?

Now, Luna was half lying in Delphi's arms, her expression frozen in confusion. Maka's heart was tugged. Yes, Luna could miraculously predict Haierbo's movements, but she didn't expect it.

He would actually die at the hands of this "good friend" in front of him.

This scene made Maka's mood extremely complicated.

He originally thought that although he could not say that he had forgiven Delphi, it would be difficult to hold Delphi right or wrong, because the girl's original intention was for him, his nominal "father".

But now, when Maka really saw what happened below, and saw the confusion on Luna's face before she died, he realized that he probably couldn't forgive Delphi anyway.

Just for his own safety, can he treat other people's lives as if they are nothing? No, this is absolutely wrong... This is simply nonsense!

The mere fact that he is here to watch everything happen again proves that Delphi's obsession is obviously meaningless. And besides using the word "nonsense" to describe this behavior, how else can we interpret it?

"Since you are always insisting on calling me 'Dad'...then it seems that I can only replace that guy Voldemort and shoulder the responsibility of this father."

Maka, who had a clear view of what was happening on the street below, couldn't help but make up his mind from another angle. He must take it as a father's responsibility to save Delphi, his daughter, from everything that should not have happened.

"Don't worry... maybe you can still hear me. You know, I've always been good at potions... I will heal your injury, don't worry..."

"Yes, it's probably just a fracture here...it's okay, it can be repaired easily. Well, you may need to replenish your blood. I have a lot of blood-promoting agents..."

"Don't be afraid, no matter how serious the injury is, it's nothing to me!"

Across the street, I was leaning over Luna at that time, and she was performing useless treatments regardless of her status. Various potions were being swayed as if for free, and the low murmur in her mouth seemed to be...

Talking to Luna seemed like talking to himself.

Being so far away, the other Maka who was hiding behind a window in the opposite building could not be heard. But what he was doing at that time and what he was thinking at that time were still fresh in his memory.

Those words that should have been inaudible seemed to be close to his ears, constantly echoing in his heart.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, Delphi slapped her face hard, and the burning feeling made Maka, who was behind the curtain upstairs, couldn't help but touch her cheek.

It was this slap that made him wake up in time.

To be honest, if he hadn't known that it was Delphi who really caused Luna's death, he would actually be very grateful for this daughter who appeared out of thin air. If it hadn't been for that moment, he didn't know how long he would have lasted in that chaotic state.

"Speaking of which..." Suddenly, Maka stared at the street below, and secretly said with some confusion, "If it hadn't been for Delphi's nonsense, would I have chosen to proceed step by step so carefully and rationally?"

As Delphi said, without her intervention, although Luna would not have died, she would have fallen into a long-term coma. Herbo's method was not easy for anyone to follow.

And after that, in the chaos, he would probably be driven by the grief and anxiety in his heart, and desperately try to save Luna.

But there is no doubt that the time rules are beyond the ability of a unclear-minded guy to deal with it. To be able to return to everyone like the future in Delphi's mouth with only serious injuries is already a kind of

Lucky for you.

Thinking of this, Maka suddenly glanced at the top of the staff in her hand, and then silently let out the depressed breath in her chest.

The most critical scene has come to an end, so it seems like it's time for him to leave. Because in the next time, he still has a lot of things that he needs to spend time studying. This is a plan he has made before going back in time.

.

The retrace time this time was very long. He didn't want to waste a second before the hourglass of the time turner stopped moving and the endless ticking in his ears stopped echoing.

…

"...Yes. Later, Mr. McLean deceived the ill-intentioned human trafficker into an underground casino, and teamed up with a bookmaker there to defraud him of everything. Even the person was sold to the dock to work as a coolie to pay off the debt! Because of this

, he also received some remuneration and got his first less glorious 'job'."

"What a 'not-so-glorious job', isn't it just to deceive people into gambling! Well, forget it, those who were deceived by him are definitely not good people anyway!"

In the bathroom at St. Mungo's, as Delphi told some of the stories her father "used to" tell her one by one, Hermione on the side unknowingly became more and more immersed in the story.

After a while, the two of them mixed in some discussions with their non-stop narration, and the originally stiff atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

I heard Delphi pause and then continue:

"Later on, Mr. McLean became quite famous among some people in Taymor Lane. From time to time, clients would find him through acquaintances and entrust him with some messy tasks."

"Well...I don't know exactly what those tasks are, but I know at least a few things. For example, someone asked him to help steal intelligence, but after he got the documents,

Instead, he made a copy and secretly sold it to that guy's enemy, and he got two commissions..."

Hermione grinned when she heard these stories. She really didn't expect Maka to be such a messy guy in the past.