harry potter book of crimes

The current situation is actually a stalemate.

To this day, although Macca euphemistically calls the previous evacuation a "strategic retreat," it cannot conceal the fact that London was surrendered.

At the same time, Haierbo can definitely not be regarded as the "winner" at this stage, because he actually capsized in his own plan and was punched in the head by the demon he summoned.

Therefore, if anything else, in terms of results, the two of them could only be tied at best.

Well, maybe in terms of the next chance of winning, Haierbo may be even better. After all, once the devil's body is obtained, Maka may no longer be his opponent.

However, that is the body of a devil, is it something that can be obtained easily?

Precisely because Maka has already fought against the opponent, he knows very well that even with Haierbo's strength, it is not easy to do it.

And now, under the same night, Halbo in the London fog and Maka beside the bonfire in the refuge camp sighed secretly almost at the same time.

"Maka, what's wrong?"

Perhaps because he had been thinking too much just now, Maka looked a little hesitant as he sat there. After seeing his expression, Hermione couldn't help but run over and asked with some worry.

"Huh? Oh, it's okay," Maka then shook her head and smiled at her, "Don't worry, just relax before going to bed tonight! According to Lupine's speed, I think we

We should be leaving soon. When we get to the new neighborhood, it's totally too late for us to start worrying."

"But"

Hermione looked at Maka's face, which was flushed by the bonfire, and the warm smile on that face, and it took a while before she swallowed back the words stuck in her throat.

"All right!"

She moved her gaze away from Maka's face and put it back on her friends who were still making a fuss over the campfire.

Fred and George were currently holding their newlyweds in their arms and dancing a strange Spanish flamenco dance to the guitar playing of a certain refugee. Ron was being danced by his father, Mr. Weasley.

Holding his arms, he swayed from side to side helplessly, dancing gracefully as well.

Scenes like this abound around the bonfire. Everyone seems to be hoping to put their worries aside through cheerful dance. Even if the dance steps are messy, just be happy.

What has to be said is that among all the people who were dancing, Luna must be the most "conspicuous" one. Because I don't know where she found a Muggle doll costume, and she put it on after dinner.

On himself, he dressed up as a giant, furry groundhog.

Seeing the giant woodchuck shaking its two big fangs and running and jumping around the campfire, Hermione was speechless and couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Luna had said before that she would help her find a suit too! But luckily, she couldn't find a second suit.

"Hermione, to be honest, I think that doll costume suits you better!"

"Hello!"

Maka teased her without hesitation, causing Hermione to become furious and turned her head to give him a sharp look.

"I've straightened my teeth, okay?"

"Huh?" Maka couldn't help but smile after hearing this, "I'm talking about the color of the doll suit. Look, its fur and your hair are both brown, aren't they?"

"..."

Hermione pursed her lips and glared at him again, then turned away angrily.

"snort!"

"I'm going to get something to eat. Do you want a drink? I can bring you a drink, just as an apology for what I said wrong just now."

"...honey lemon juice." Hermione said angrily.

"Okay, okay."

Maka shrugged, then stood up and walked to the dining table on the other side of the bonfire.

Passing through the crowd in the open space in the middle, he found that Ginny, who had just pulled him to dance, was gone. But even without Ginny, his journey was by no means smooth.

Maka first smiled at Ron's help-seeking eyes, silently expressing that there was nothing she could do to help him. Before Mr. Weasley's interest dissipated, Ron probably wouldn't be able to escape.

After that, Fred and George, who were dancing with their wives, saw him go, and they both let go of their wives, dragging his arms left and right and changed to tap dancing. Of course, Maka did not follow.

He was tired enough today because of their quarrel, but he didn't have the energy to dance anymore.

The next moment, no one noticed how Maka did it. Fred and George, who were still holding his arms on both sides, were hooked together without knowing it, while Maka in the middle was already

He walked around the bonfire and headed to the other side in front of everyone's surprised gazes.

"Oh, Maka! Hey... I need a little favor from you!"

Maka had just trudged through the crowd and arrived at the table where various foods were placed, when he suddenly heard Luna's voice from behind. When he turned around slightly, he immediately saw the huge earth creature.

The dog is galloping towards him.

"Help?" he asked doubtfully, "What are you doing?"

Luna was completely covered in doll clothes, and she could be heard saying in a muffled voice through the thick layer of cloth:

"You are good at transformation, help me make it more 'lively'!"

"Okay!"

Maka smiled indifferently, and then immediately shook her finger towards Luna's doll costume. Suddenly, she saw that the originally droopy costume seemed to be filled with cotton, becoming much plumper.

At the same time, Luna's facial features with the marmot on her head also became much more three-dimensional, and her eyes became active, moving around. Her small ears flicked gently, and her slightly flat tail also swung by itself.

It moves, making the entire doll costume seem to be alive.

"Is it okay?"

Luna inside naturally couldn't see these changes, but when she saw Maka nodding through the prairie dog's mouth, she still waved to Maka with great satisfaction.

"Thank you! Then I'll go and show it to everyone."

Watching the giant prairie dog scurrying happily, Maka couldn't help but smile slightly, and then turned around and continued to pick the food on the table.

"Oh! I don't know how she got such a good attitude... But although it is indeed a bit out of tune, at this time, a smile is better than a sad face."

Muttering so secretly, Maka couldn't relax as completely as Luna. Maybe everyone could relax now, but he and Haierbo were the only ones who could never relax.

"Well, why not eat something sweet..." He couldn't help but muttered.