harry potter book of crimes

"...Miss Fisher...?"

Delphi's voice of "Dad" was too quiet, so only Maka on the hospital bed heard it. But the movement she made when she suddenly stood up immediately woke up Hermione who was lying on the edge of the bed.

"what happens?"

Hermione used some starlight between the curtains to look at the corner where Delphi was. It could be seen that the former was standing there with eyes slightly dazed at the moment, and after a moment he gently shook his head.

"It's okay, it was just a nightmare."

Although I don't know if Delphi is really just having a nightmare, the "Dad" just now really startled Maka - there was an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart, as if the whole plan had gone too smoothly so far.

Oh, he thought he had been discovered when he woke up just now!

You know, even if he immediately gathered up his newly activated magic power after waking up, after all, the fluctuation of magic power would still be leaked for a moment.

Fortunately, it seemed to be just a misunderstanding, and Delphi might have really just been dreaming about something.

"Miss Fisher..." Maka was thinking secretly with her eyes closed when Hermione said, "Since it was a nightmare, I guess I won't be able to sleep for a while? I think we might as well

Go out for a walk and find a place to say a few words, what do you think?"

These two girls, who actually belong to different generations, actually went out to talk alone while he was away?

Not long after, he heard the two girls leaving the ward one after another. Maka, who was still pretending to be Luna and pretending to be dead in the hospital bed, opened her eyes.

That night, everyone seemed to have indeed fallen asleep - after all, even if you have a strong body, it is difficult to stay awake for several days as long as you don't take some refreshing medicine.

I suffered from insomnia more often, and the fatigue accumulated again and again, and finally everyone fell into sleep one by one.

But in order to ensure that no one would wake up midway, Maka secretly shook her fingers twice, causing the remaining friends in the ward to fall into a deeper sleep.

Yes, Delphi is no longer in this room, and at this time, he should not be in St. Mungo's either. Just be careful and don't make any big noise. At least casting one or two spells will not be easily blocked.

Found.

After waiting for everyone to fall asleep completely, Maka opened the quilt and got out of bed, quietly walked to the door, opened the door and took a look outside.

Then he discovered that Hermione and Delphi were heading to the bathroom!

"According to the law, girls usually like to make appointments to go to the bathroom together..." Thinking of this, Maka immediately shook her head, "No, this is just a prejudice."

Although he said that, he immediately disappeared, and then restrained the fluctuations of magic power and rushed towards the women's bathroom quickly.

Fortunately, although Hermione and the others left earlier than him, they didn't go fast. In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the bathroom first, then turned over and entered the innermost compartment without saying a word.

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"Um……"

Maka fumbled for a while and found that Luna, covered by the invisibility cloak, was still here, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, the sound of footsteps entering the bathroom door was soon heard.

"It's too late, so let's hide here for a while."

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden sound of closing the door outside the cubicle, and the door to the bathroom was closed.

"Miss Granger, please... did you come out to me to say something?"

Judging from Delphi's attitude at this time, although her tone and wording were very polite, she probably didn't actually want to say anything to Hermione.

After all, there are many things he hides in his heart that he cannot tell others.

But……

"Miss Fisher, why don't you just call me by my name like you did in the past? Haven't you and Luna, me... and everyone, become 'good friends'?"

Yes, "Luna"... this name has a very special status in the hearts of the three people present, including Maka who was hiding in secret.

Just like Maka, he actually feels guilty for Luna just like Hermione. In order to prevent the other party from being in danger, he has not properly dealt with some of his feelings with her in the past few years, and even some

For several periods of time, we deliberately maintained a certain distance.

And in Hermione's heart, Luna used her own life to protect her this time, otherwise, she might have fallen into the hands of that despicable Halbo.

As for Delphi...she can indeed be ruthless for her father, but that doesn't stop her from feeling guilty for it. Taking away a person's life is not an easy thing, even if her hands are already in a certain future.

Stained with a lot of blood.

"Sorry," Delphi paused and pursed her lips slightly, "Hermione... I just saw that you were so serious, so I subconsciously used a more formal title."

After that, Hermione tested Delphi back and forth quite seriously for a while, and then she finally changed the subject and got to the point.

"I think," she said, "you should have known Maka a long time ago, right? Then can you tell me a little bit about his past?"

"My 'past'?"

To be honest, Maka really didn't expect that Hermione would ask Delphi about this. And Delphi didn't refuse, and then gradually told about the old things before he entered Hogwarts.

Just thinking about it for a moment, Maka immediately guessed where the past events Delphi knew came from - they must have been selectively told to Delphi after he truly became Delphi's "father" in the future.

This daughter listened.

Moreover, he could also hear that the "stories" Delphi told were not coherent at all, and most of them basically had no beginning or end.

Maka in the cubicle listened, and while she knew what was going on, she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

As for his "cheap parents", a life-threatening gambler and a money-loving mistress, it doesn't seem appropriate to talk about such nonsense to his young "daughter", right?

But only halfway through hearing it, he suddenly frowned and looked to the side, only to find a milky-white figure suddenly appeared from the wall next to him and slowly came to his side.

"?"

Maka turned around and looked at it, it was indeed a ghost.

"Shh-"

He immediately raised his index finger in front of his mouth and made a gesture of making a sound towards the other party.

Seeing this, the ghost looked at him up and down with some curiosity, and then his eyes widened, as if he recognized Maka's identity.

Oh no, to be precise, he should have recognized the identity of Luna that Maka was pretending to be.

In fact, Luna has become quite famous in St. Mungo's in recent days. After Haierbo made a big fuss outside the door that day, many people saw Maka rushing upstairs with her in her arms.

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It’s just... has this little blond witch recovered? Didn’t I hear that her injuries were serious at that time?

For a moment, Maka and the ghost gentleman who came out of the wall stared at each other for a long time. During this period, Maka tried to stun him with a magic spell several times, but she was just worried about Delphi outside.

You may be aware of it, so you never really do it.

Unknowingly, Delphi outside had been talking about several old stories that had no follow-up, and Maka's attention returned to her chat with Hermione as time went by.

After about ten minutes, the two's chat about Maka's past finally came to an end, and Delphi gradually turned the topic to encouraging Hermione to find Maka.

I heard her say seriously:

"Hermione, according to what you just said, are you...already planning to give up completely and follow Mr. Maclean's footsteps? But if that's the case, then what's the point of the hesitation and anxiety you've shown in the past two days?

What's going on?"

After such a half-stern, half-gentle question, Delphi continued:

"You still can't let go in the end...can you?"

Faced with Delphi's words, Hermione hesitated for a moment before stubbornly replying:

"No."

Her "no" seemed to be mixed with a little stiffness. It was obvious that she didn't really think so in her heart. Even if Maka didn't look at her expression, she could easily hear this through the door panel.

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"So...Delphi also told Hermione this?"

Maka didn't know what expression to use to listen to this - his feelings for Delphi have always been very complicated. This girl really cannot be generalized with ordinary rational concepts. She is a paranoid girl who needs to be treated differently.

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Especially when encountering things related to his "father", Delphi often becomes more extreme... Perhaps, the "past" of her father leaving without saying goodbye had a great impact on her.

"I understand everything you said, but...let me think about it again."

After some conversation and repeated hesitations, Hermione still didn't express any opinions on the spot. She neither completely affirmed nor completely denied. It seemed that she herself had been entangled in these issues.

After saying the last word "consider", Maka heard the bathroom door being opened again, and then a series of footsteps gradually faded away.

Hermione should have left first.

Immediately, Delphi was the only one left in the already dark and deserted bathroom.

With a gentle sigh, not long after, she suddenly said:

"Hello... Excuse me, haven't you heard enough? I think it is not a good habit to hide in the dark and eavesdrop on other people's conversations!"

Delphi's words stunned Maka, but soon he thought that there seemed to be a "person" listening next to him! (To be continued)