harry potter book of crimes

"It's coming very quickly? Are everyone entering the venue? So far, who are the representatives who haven't arrived yet?"

Upstairs in the old venue, Akinbad was sitting by the window with Kingsley and Madame Maxime, looking at the situation downstairs. Another secretary to the French Minister of Magic was currently preparing for

They whispered about the current situation of the venue they had just observed below.

Because when the Federation held this first general meeting, the "Secret Law" had not yet been proposed, and wizards were living together with Muggles normally. This mansion, where the first general meeting was held, was also built with Muggles.

It's a very ordinary building built on the ground.

But now, whether it is the venue downstairs or the entire mansion, even if it was protected by magic such as the Muggle Exorcism Curse afterwards, it is gradually on the verge of being abandoned because it has not been used for many years.

Just looking at the thorny appearance of the huge front yard downstairs, Ajinbad and others couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, although the vast majority of wizards and wizards are strictly enforcing the "Secrecy Act", who can

Don’t you want to go back to living openly and honestly in the vast and prosperous world outside?

To put it bluntly, everyone hopes that one day they can lift the ridiculous prohibitions in the "Secrecy Act" and live freely, right?

"Actually, although I did choose this meeting address, it was McClain who proposed the idea of ​​holding a meeting on the ground... Now, I think we should all have a deep understanding of his intentions."

Even though the real purpose has not been revealed yet, Akinbad's words and the scene in front of her have made Mrs. Maxim vaguely aware of the purpose of holding this emergency joint meeting.

"Mr. Ajinbad"

Even though the tall Maxime had to sit on the table because of his figure, he still showed an elegant posture unique to a French lady, and nothing he said or did made anyone feel out of place.

She tilted her head and looked effortlessly out the window at the scene of representatives from various countries walking in the jungle-like front yard, but a trace of worry appeared on her face at some point.

"McLean...is he coming over soon?"

Even though she never wants to admit her bloodline, to be honest, she is probably the smartest giant hybrid wizard in the world.

Otherwise, she would not have been able to securely pass the vote of the Board of Directors and become the principal of Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry amid many controversies.

After more or less sensing the key to this meeting, Maxim soon realized that "whether Maca will appear in this meeting in person" will definitely directly affect the final outcome of this meeting.

But when she asked casually, Akinbad and Kingsley, two equally intelligent men, suddenly looked at each other, and then both shook their heads.

"Madam, you are an old friend of Hogwarts and MacLean. I might as well tell you the truth," Akinbad said, "We don't know whether MacLean will attend the meeting... probably

, he also has to look at the flow trend during the meeting to make a decision, right?"

If Maka suddenly appeared in this international conference, the scene would be very subtle if you think about it.

Logically speaking, with Maka's current status, if she were normally qualified to attend the meeting, no one would say anything. But if she suddenly attended such a hasty and special occasion like today, I'm afraid everyone would immediately remember it in their hearts.

There were whispers that something was going to cause trouble.

Due to the large and small movements of Haier waves, they are basically carried out along the surrounding coasts centered on the North Atlantic Ocean, and the hardest-hit areas are mainly in Europe.

In areas that have not been harassed at all, they must not pay that much attention to this kind of trouble.

But think about it, no matter how terrifying Haierbo is, his abilities alone are limited. Regarding this, I am afraid that there will not be a small number of congressmen watching on the sidelines in this meeting.

Therefore, if Macca came on stage with a major proposal to abolish the "Secrecy Act", the scene would probably be quite embarrassing.

It was precisely because Maka understood this that he asked Kingsley to make a judgment on whether he needed to come forward, and even if he really wanted to come out, he would have to find the right time.

At this moment, Maka was waiting silently in the observation room in Spiral Town.

"Um……"

While everyone was looking out the window with their own thoughts, Kingsley suddenly said:

"It's almost time, I should go down and take a seat first."

The official members of the wizarding world from various countries have not yet arrived, but there are already a lot of people in the venue. Sneaking in quietly is his first task today.

This kind of thing sounds simple, but it is actually quite difficult at the moment. After all, the disaster in the British wizarding world can be regarded as an international event that has attracted the attention of many countries recently.

As for Kingsley Shacklebolt, who took office as the new British Minister of Magic at a critical moment, although no one knows it yet, he was busy fighting the enemy as the head of the Auror Office, and even served as the secretary to the Muggle Prime Minister and the secret agent of the Ministry of Magic in the past.

He often showed his face to the Muggle Liaison Officer.

"Speak carefully!"

After Akinbad's kind reminder, Kingsley pursed his lips and nodded, straightened his head on his bald head, turned around and walked out of the room step by step.

Because the meeting was held in the venue on the second floor, there was no one on the third floor except for a few people from the French Ministry of Magic walking around.

In addition, Kingsley didn't know anyone here, so he didn't speak until he went down to the second floor.

But when he walked all the way to the corridor outside the venue that had been specially cleaned and repaired today and was covered with bright red velvet carpets, he finally met a few male and female witches and wizards who were familiar to him among the many delegates who seemed strange but somewhat familiar.

.

For example, Giotto, the Italian representative and president of the International Alchemy Society.

"Oh! Mr. Shacklebolt?"

As the president of the International Alchemy Society, which is said to have the least presence in the world, Giotto actually has little reputation in the Federation.

Although he was indeed a genuine alchemist, and for this reason he served as an official member of the Italian Union Congress, because his works almost have no practical value, it is even harder for people to remember.

However, he has always had close contacts with many famous British wizards, and he also attended Dumbledore's public funeral ceremony.

Of course, perhaps his lack of presence was his inherent attribute in this life, so that not many people noticed him.

Kingsley was the one responsible for receiving him at that time, and because of this small fate, the two of them knew each other.

When they met outside the venue, Giotto took the initiative to greet Kingsley.