harry potter book of crimes

Maka originally thought that with Neville's temperament, he would help him stop Harry and others who might want to go to London. Because of this, he tried to make such a request to the other party.

To be honest, if he had known that Neville would hesitate in advance, he would never have said it.

After all, if he asked Neville to stop Harry and the others but Neville told Hermione, with Hermione's intelligence and her hesitation, the situation on Sirius' side would be completely different.

Can't hide it anymore.

So before she finally separated from Neville, although Maka took good care of Neville's mood and left the final judgment to Neville, she actually regretted it for a rare moment.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have made such unnecessary plans!

However, in short, Maka quickly put this matter aside, and after entering the observation room, she immediately focused all her attention on examining the injured.

In any case, in order to understand the real situation in the fog of London as soon as possible, the examination of these two injuries is always the first priority.

…

Just as Maka was immersed in the matter at hand, Neville, who had just walked out of the St. Mungo's gate, still looked hesitant.

Maka's words before clearly made him shaken.

There is no doubt that Neville is definitely not an idiot. Even in the past when he was not as enlightened as he is now, he was just purely introverted and slightly forgetful due to constant nervousness.

Regarding the matter of "Maka asking herself to stop Harry and the others from going to London", although it was impossible to think of it with Sirius, she was still aware of some possibilities.

For example...in order to relieve some pressure on Maka, have Hermione and the others still not given up on the idea of ​​"doing something" in the mist?

To be honest, Neville would definitely not agree with blindly going to the most dangerous place at present. Maka actually guessed it accurately, because Neville is indeed the "most powerful" among all the friends.

The "measured" one.

However, various experiences over the years have obviously taught him a very important fact. Sometimes, a sufficient spirit of adventure is also necessary, which is also an important personal quality advocated by Gryffindor House.

Although Neville is also a little lion, his performance in this aspect is not obvious. After all, he has always been the "brave but cautious" type.

But after all, the urge to take risks may have been sleeping somewhere in his body, right?

Unknowingly, Neville, who had been thinking hard all the way, slowly arrived near the square according to the route. Even though the streets of Spiral Town are complicated, St. Mungo's and the Ministry of Magic are really not far from the square, and they are roughly in the same direction.

Walking, it is actually more difficult to get lost.

But just as he was about to see the intersection leading to the square, two familiar back figures on the corner in front suddenly caught his attention.

"...Harry? Ron?"

Looking at the two figures in front of him who were pushing each other and barely hiding behind a small pile of bricks, Neville was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but call them as quietly as possible.

However, even though he kept his voice as low as possible, Harry and Ron, who were huddled together, were still startled.

"What?" "Who?"

Seeing the two people looking back in panic, Neville suddenly began to feel that maybe Maka's instructions were correct.

Here I borrow a sentence that Maka said when joking before. Putting Hermione aside for now, are the two of them really a little too unreliable today?

"it's me."

Neville answered with a subtle expression on his face, but before he could react, Ron rushed towards him like a real lion.

"What's wrong? What are you doing?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ron covered Neville's mouth and forcibly dragged him behind the pile of bricks, which was only half a person tall at most.

These were actually a few bricks left over from the previous paving of the street. It was already very difficult to hide the two people, but now that Neville was forced to be pulled over by Ron, it became even more difficult.

"Ron, I can't hide anymore! I really can't hide anymore."

"You have to hide even if you can't!"

Harry on the side was staggered by the big man Neville who was inserted in the middle. He stood on tiptoe and grabbed the pile of bricks to prevent himself from falling out.

Although Neville was a little confused, he still subconsciously obeyed Ron's arrangement and curled up his body with all his strength.

"Neville," Ron, who was also struggling to lower his head and shrink down, suddenly whispered, "You were so big before, how come you have grown so tall and strong now? You have been under the enlargement curse these years.

Big one?"

"what are you talking about……"

Neville said depressedly, only then did he realize that he should take a look at the other side of the pile of bricks. They were so crowded, he had to at least understand what Ron and Harry were hiding, right?

But when he raised his head and glanced at it, his initially confused expression suddenly changed wonderfully.

"Hermione and Lu... hmm? Wait, Ron, Harry... what are you doing here? Why are you hiding from Hermione... No, no, let's not talk about this first... Hasn't Luna already seen us?

Are you there? Look, she’s saying hello over here!”

"Keep it down! Keep it down, Neville..." Ron hurriedly pulled Neville down again, and then said, "It doesn't matter if Luna finds out, she probably just thinks we are playing games with her! The key point is

It's Hermione. As long as she doesn't find out, it'll be fine... Just be quiet! She may have to say something soon, so don't interrupt..."

But at this moment, Harry on the side instantly returned to his normal speaking volume, and said rather feebly:

"No, Ron."

"What's going on? Harry, please speak softly! You"

As Ron was talking, he suddenly raised his head to look at Hermione, but only saw a pair of eyes staring straight at them.

"Oh," he opened his mouth and said with a dull expression, "Okay!"

Hermione, Harry, and Ron were all silent and looked at each other for a long time. Hermione finally waved over and motioned for the three of them to come over.

During this period, Luna looked at the three of them back and forth with interest, while Neville was full of doubts.

But to be honest, the one who was most at a loss at this moment was actually Hermione. Although she almost made a face out of habit after discovering Ron and others, all she could think about was Harry and Sirius.

matter.

The thought that if Harry knew that Sirius was in danger...even Hermione herself was not sure, it would be the trigger for Harry to detonate the "going to London" bomb.

"You..." Hermione pursed her lips and said, "Why are you hiding somewhere?"