harry potter book of crimes

"Hermione, just now... Maka seemed to have come and took Harry away with her."

"I saw."

"Then...why didn't you go over and ask what was going on?"

"It's not necessary. If he wants to tell us, he will come over by himself; but if he doesn't want to, even if we take the initiative to go there, we will only make things difficult for him..."

In the queue a little further ahead, Hermione was shaking the wand in her hand. As she walked, a stream of water came from the tip of the wand and poured onto the person next to her who was wearing a patient's robe.

It was a wizard who fell ill and was hospitalized after eating too much sparkling fruit. If he didn't keep pouring water on him, he might even spontaneously combust.

And right next to Hermione, Ron was moving step by step, as if he was as light as a swallow.

But in fact, he was the one responsible for leading the patient with inflating syndrome. If he hadn't tied a heavy object to his body, he would have been directly carried up to the sky by the patient floating in the air.

However, after traveling more than half the distance, the two of them had obviously become accustomed to this state of being on the road, and were talking to each other as they walked forward.

"Ah! By the way," Ron said suddenly while walking, "What should we do after we arrive at the new evacuation point with everyone?"

Since they would evacuate from St. Mungo's, they had naturally decided on a new refuge place. According to a therapist, the locations of each refuge point were not consistent, and they were only in one place first.

Stay in temporary place.

In the end, under the arrangement of the British Ministry of Magic, which has also decided to evacuate London, they will all be taken to live together in the latest wizarding block that was under construction a few years ago but has not yet been completed.

Of course, so far, only a few people seem to know the specific location of that block, and the entire evacuation plan is still being kept secret.

After hearing Ron ask what the friends should do next, Hermione thought for a while and couldn't help but turn her head to look at Luna who was not far away.

"Luna, what do you think? What should we do when we get to the temporary settlement?"

"Well?"

On the other side, Luna was holding a gray rabbit the size of a child that was several months old, feeding carrots and casually saying:

"Waiting for the people from the Ministry of Magic to pick us up and take us to the new neighborhood! I think I can open a magical creature zoo there then... Well, or at least wait until I graduate!"

"Luna!" Hermione glanced at her again helplessly, "I mean it!"

"Me too?" Luna said with a smile, "After I opened the zoo, I will go out on adventures every month to find those magical species that have not been discovered yet. I have always wanted to do that since I was a child.

!”

"oh"

Hermione sighed, and then she no longer looked directly at Luna for any reliable advice she could give her. Instead, she said:

"Anyway, let's take a look when we get to the place first! But... okay! Actually, I know what you want to ask. However, at least until I get Maka's approval, I don't think it will be a good idea for us to come back here then.

A good thing, I think you should also understand that there must have been some huge changes in the city, so Maka suddenly asked everyone to evacuate London urgently."

"Well, yes! I understand..." Ron had to nod his head and said, "Not to mention anything else, just the gray-black pillar of fire that appeared in the city center is enough to prove this!"

When Hermione heard what he said, she immediately pursed her lips and said:

"So, although Luna went off track again just after she said one sentence, her words at the beginning should still be good. When we get to the temporary settlement, we will just 'wait for the Ministry of Magic to send someone to pick us up and take us to the new neighborhood.'

!”

But at the same time, she should always pay attention to what's happening in London, especially Maka's situation. Hermione didn't say it in the end, but she still couldn't stop herself from thinking so.

She, Hermione Granger, is not Luna Lovegood after all. There are some things, even though she has begun to agree with the latter's ideas more and more, but she still leaves room for independent thinking.

Hermione would probably never be able to do that kind of behavior like blindly following other people's ideas in her life.

Beside her, Ron couldn't help but feel a little dazed after hearing what she said. He could clearly feel the changes that had taken place in Hermione over the past few days, especially in some aspects of things. Hermione was obviously different from the past.

There is a big difference.

You know, not long ago, Hermione was still an activist whose ideals were higher than reality; but now, from a certain perspective, Hermione seemed to be being dragged bit by bit toward compromise by the weight of reality.

Ron didn't know which of these two extremes was correct, or whether neither was actually wrong. But if he had to choose one... To be honest, he personally felt that he was still the same person who was always unwilling to bow to reality.

Miss Know-It-All is more likable.

Today's Hermione seems a bit too dull.

Of course, if he could hear the last unspoken thoughts in Hermione's mind, he might be able to feel a little relieved.

"Okay!" Ron shrugged, "Anyway, I just need to follow you!"

…

Not to mention that Ron was feeling a little confused and uneasy about Hermione's psychological changes, because at the same time, his good friend Harry obviously had a greater inner burden than him.

After Maka's repeated narration along the way, he already had a lot of understanding of the situation he was about to face. But the more detailed Maka's description became, the more uneasy he felt in his heart.

Maka didn't mention the word "demon", but in Harry's mind, that enemy had actually already been equated with the "demon" in his concept.

"Maka, is it on the street in front?"

Noticing that Maka beside him was gradually slowing down his flying speed, Harry also involuntarily slowed down.

"Yes," Maka pointed to the block ahead, "It's over there...and it seems that that guy hasn't gotten rid of the shackles I specially set for it. This is an opportunity for us.

!”

After saying this, Maka asked Harry again "Are you ready?" before closing her mouth and waving her hand.

For Harry, this battle, which may last only a moment, is about to begin.

"Oh, is that the 'powerful' humanoid dark magic creature that Maka said?"

As soon as he flew over the street, Harry caught a glimpse of the enemy he was about to strike with his sword. There was nothing he could do about it. The image of the devil was so eye-catching that it was hard not to notice it.

its existence.

Fortunately, as Maka sensed, the demon was still in the rune pattern he had hastily set up before. Moreover, it is still in a state of being unable to move even now.

Maka followed Harry, nodded slightly to the latter, and then descended first. At the same time, Harry followed closely behind the former as promised before.

After Maka fell back to the ground first, she then jumped off the magic book and walked down-to-earth in the direction of the devil. Harry, on the other hand, was still straddling the broomstick and following Maka in a flying posture.

Move forward little by little.

"Remember, you only have one chance!"

Harry tightened the hilt of Gryffindor's sword in his hand, and the cold touch made him calm down slightly.

"After the attack, no matter whether it is successful or not, you must turn around and leave immediately. The sooner the better! If it is too late to join, you must at least stay where you are and wait for Maka's rescue."

He followed Maka as he flew forward, whispering secretly in his heart...