harry potter book of crimes

If the loud noise Norman heard at the beginning was just the wall being knocked down, then the roar he suddenly heard when he was about to step onto the main road was enough to blow the entire mansion into the sky.

to the extent.

"Boom"

The moment he was about to step out of the alley, a rumbling sound spread from the family side, and he was so startled that he suddenly retracted his steps and shrank into the shadows.

Then, even people like him who were hiding in the alley looked up and saw that through the heavy fog, a flash of fire shot straight into the sky.

This is probably the first time he has seen the "top" of the underground black market since he was born. On the flat roof, blazing flames and large black smoke, not even the gray fog can cover them all, and he can see the red patch above in the distance.

.

"Roar"

Perhaps this huge movement also shocked the living corpses on the street outside. After seeing the fire, they seemed to be crazy and mad. Contrary to their slow state just now, they spread their legs and went straight to the family house.

He sped away in the direction of Di, the speed was frighteningly fast!

At least Norman guessed this right. These guys who can't even walk without being disturbed are definitely not as easy to deal with as they seem on the surface.

"Fortunately, if it hadn't been for this explosion, I would have just..."

He was just about to rejoice when suddenly he looked back at the flickering firelight and froze on the spot.

"No, can this really be considered lucky?"

Sometimes, a certain thing may be called "lucky" for one person, but it is called "unlucky" for another person, or even a group of people.

Yes, after all the living corpses on the street outside have left, he can go to the Darkling Pavilion hall and leave this ghost place relatively safely. But the price for his safe escape was paid for by the lives of his entire family.

.

Thinking of this, the initial joy in Norman's heart was immediately melted away by the cruel reality.

"well"

Norman obviously doesn't like his family very much, just like he doesn't like the two nephews in the suitcase. The family is full of intrigues and profit-seeking from beginning to end, and there is no human touch at all.

But now, he found that he still couldn't hate it at all, let alone accept this tragic destruction calmly.

In particular, the old head of the Werther family, his old father, remained absolutely rational until the end and chose to let his youngest son, whom he usually didn't like very much, live.

The kind of thinking that completely ignores human relationships and only considers the continuation of the family was what Norman hated most in the past, but now it has become the only reason for his survival.

Is there anything in this world that makes him feel more depressed than this?

"...Because you, and your daughter Charlotte, have a relationship with that MacLean, and are most likely to continue the bloodline of my Werther family! That's why I chose you, not your two more powerful ones.

A capable brother!"

These words began to echo in his head again, which immediately made him feel particularly painful.

Because the person who said this is probably dead now.

"All gone?"

In a daze, Norman, who was hiding in the shadows, suddenly noticed that the sound of running outside was gradually fading away. This finally brought him back to his senses, and he quietly looked at the street for a few times.

Indeed, there is no "person" left!

There was no time for him to hesitate anymore. The moment the old father collapsed, Haierbo would leave. Regardless of whether the other party knew that he had escaped with the two children, he had to escape as soon as possible.

The next second, Norman rushed onto the already deserted street, turned a corner and ran straight to the gate of Darkling Pavilion.

It was worth taking such a detour before, and now he quickly broke into the deserted Darkling Pavilion hall, then opened the passage without stopping and left the underground black market.

…

London is neither too small nor too big. If you choose to fly without stopping with the help of a broomstick, you will be able to escape beyond the fog in no time.

But now, how could Norman dare to fly into the sky? Wouldn't that be tantamount to blatantly provoking Haierbo?

However, walking on the street is obviously not an easy task. Because Norman discovered that from unknown time on, there seemed to be more and more living dead walking quietly in the fog.

What's more important is that the living corpses in this urban area are not as purposeful as those "similar" ones in the underground black market. Without Haierbo's clear guidance, they are just wandering around aimlessly, making people unable to understand at all.

It is impossible to figure out its route.

Sometimes they move forward fine, but who knows that they will turn back the next moment, let alone those who just keep spinning around the same place and never leave.

Norman carefully avoided the situation along the way. As soon as he realized something was wrong, he hid in his suitcase to avoid the limelight. However, he was almost discovered by those guys several times.

Half an hour passed and he didn't encounter Haierbo, but the danger was not small at all.

Until... he saw a familiar figure among the living corpses.

"Elena?"

She was his eldest brother's wife and the mother of the older nephew in the box. As soon as he saw that familiar, incomplete face, Norman's stomach churned and he almost couldn't help but vomit.

Although he had become accustomed to those cruel-looking living corpses in the past half hour or so, the feeling was still extremely uncomfortable when he saw familiar people.

Even though, he has always been a little tired of this usually sarcastic sister-in-law.

Norman looked away, closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, and then wanted to leave. But who would have expected that just seeing an acquaintance turned into a living corpse was not the most terrifying thing he had ever encountered.

A surprise!

Because he was so excited at the moment, he didn't even notice that the back of the suitcase in his hand had been opened from the inside. And in the gap, a pair of upright eyes were peeking out.

And the moment he turned around and walked away gently...

"Mother!"

It was not only Norman who was suddenly stunned, but also the female living corpse behind him who was no longer Elena!

"Roar"

Along with a shrill roar, Norman immediately heard a burst of rapid and messy footsteps behind him, which forced him to start running forward without looking back.

"There are many obstacles!"

As he ran, he threw a barrier spell behind him, but he had no time to complain about the children peeking outside. Because he understood that the other party's roar would most likely cause a chain reaction in this neighborhood, and thus bring about

Swarms of enemies.

By that time, he couldn't run away even if he wanted to.

And the most important thing is that

"...Never...never disturb Haierbo!"