harry potter book of crimes

"Urgent report! The front line is retreating!"

In the main hall of the new Ministry of Magic building, figures were passing back and forth. The most eye-catching one among them was undoubtedly the Auror who came back from the battlefield one after another to deliver the latest news.

Yes, if the battle is going well, the frontline information will not be transmitted so frequently. The tired figures that are coming and going one after another at the moment indicate that the bad news is getting more and more.

The fact is as clear as the original sentence.

"The array of suppression troops has collapsed. Minister Shacklebolt is gathering the remaining combat forces to assist the evacuation team in relocating the Muggle people and reducing casualties as much as possible... Mr. Luping, the minister also asked me to tell you that Spiral Town is also

We must step up our preparations immediately, as the enemy's vanguard may be coming soon!"

"The vanguard?"

"Yes, to be precise, they are a group of special living corpses covered in pitch black with shadow-like wings on their backs. Charlie Weasley rode a fire dragon and was unable to stop them! Judging from their movements, the target should be here in Spiral Town.

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While the hall of the Ministry of Magic was in a state of commotion, Hermione and others, who were still in the underground corridor of St. Mungo's Building, had not yet learned about this.

After everyone decided that Harry, who had the strongest combat ability, would go to support the front lines of the battlefield, everyone else was busy preparing for the war while guarding the observation room.

Needless to say, in the face of this war, they did not do nothing after entrusting the frontline combat support tasks to Harry. Even if it was just to add a protective spell to Spiral Town, right now, everyone

There are things you can do within your own capabilities.

For example, Hermione was carving with Luna and Hannah attentively at the moment, and the completed magic tablets had already piled up into a hill.

However, since no one spoke, the slightly dim underground corridor seemed heavier and colder.

"Ron, almost half an hour has passed. You should go to the Ministry of Magic to take a look at the situation!"

Suddenly, Hermione glanced at her watch, and then said something to Ron. And her words were like dropping a pebble into the mirror-like lake, breaking the tranquility with a "clunk".

At that moment, everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing and raised their heads.

"Ah! Okay, I'll go right away."

After hearing this, Ron put down the tools for polishing the stone slabs as if he was secretly relieved, and then hurriedly got up and walked towards the stairs at the end of the corridor.

The friends all looked at Ron's leaving figure. When the other person climbed up the stairs and could no longer be seen, they lowered their heads wordlessly and started doing their own things...

I remember that it had been some time since Harry set out. Although the friends reached an agreement after careful consideration, they were still worried about Harry... no, about everyone fighting on the front line.

The terrible disasters and strength that Haierbo has repeatedly displayed make people really uneasy about the future development. Will the days to come always be accompanied by breathless depression and extremely difficult struggles? It seems that even Maka cannot make corresponding responses.

promise.

"Don't always think about bad things. There must be room for improvement... Look! Didn't the professor and classmates ride on the Change and stay away from danger under Maka's foresight? So did we...

Nowadays, most of the survivors of the entire Spiral Town, as well as the original residents of London, have survived."

Seemingly sensing the worries and wavering in her companions' hearts, Hermione immediately put aside the solemnity that was also gradually settling in her heart and tried her best to comfort everyone.

"Yes!" Ginny pursed her lips slightly and said, "Not only Maka is busy for everyone, Lupin, Sirius, Kingsley, Tonks... Harry... many people are working hard.

Isn't it? Even we are staying here to guard the observation room as instructed by Maka... I believe all of this is not in vain!"

Perhaps Hermione and Ginny's words had some effect, and everyone's spirits seemed to cheer up a little. However, there was still one person who always had a sad face, and seemed to be seriously lacking in energy.

When everyone shut up again and tried to concentrate on doing things well, they saw the figure put the quill in his hand on the ground and suddenly leaned against the wall.

"No, this is too long! I have to take a rest... Well, I hope Ron can bring some good news."

Hearing the other party speak, Hannah, who was sitting next to Hermione to help, paused and turned her head to look over.

"Neville, how many have you written?"

"Uh...two feet."

"You have to work harder!" When Hannah heard this, she immediately cast a look of pity on him, "How about... I can also write something for you? What about... 'Trial experience of magic traps'?"

"No, no need. Aren't you the worst at writing papers? I can do it myself... not to mention that if Maka finds out, he might be fined a few more feet! Oh, seriously, I

I have no idea how this kind of 'trial experience' can be used to write a length of five feet..."

Yes, just because Neville tried to sneak away to London last time and was caught in the trap set by Maka, it was like a joke that he was given such a mind-numbing punishment.

But now, everyone has no intention of making fun of Neville about this matter.

"Well," Neville said, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "Speaking of which, Harry should have obtained consent from Lupin, right? Otherwise, he would probably be hung upside down in the passage like me.

I can't move..."

"Um?"

When Ginny heard what he said, she looked at Hermione worriedly.

"Impossible," Hermione shook her head as if she immediately understood the worry in Ginny's eyes, "Since the team that exterminated the living corpses set off, the frequency of regular reports has become much higher. If the passage

There's a big living person hanging inside, how could you not see it?"

The decision to let Harry go alone this time was originally proposed by Hermione, and she also believed that the decision should be approved by Lupin after careful consideration.

And the facts proved that no matter what the process was, Hermione's idea was indeed correct.

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"...By the way, go check all the protective measures immediately! After Kingsley brings his people back, all the protective magic left by Maka will be activated!"

In the hall of the new Ministry of Magic, Lupine frowned and said:

"Because after that, no one in Spiral Town will go out."