harry potter book of crimes

The night is already deep, and thick clouds cover the bright moon in the sky, making the whole world hazy.

Many defensive spells have been secretly placed around Riddle Mansion. Although the place seems unchanged, anyone who casually steps into the vicinity will definitely run into big trouble!

Fortunately, Muggles will no longer approach this place; and wizards, probably no one will even think of coming here to take a look.

At this moment, upstairs in the dilapidated old house of Riddle Mansion, the atmosphere in the study was so depressing that one could not help but break into a cold sweat.

Just beside the long table, Maka and Lucius Malfoy stood face to face, and the atmosphere became extremely solemn. The other Death Eaters all stared at them closely, their eyes constantly moving between Maka and Lucius Malfoy.

Si's body was wandering.

The Cruciatus Curse is one of the three unforgivable curses.

This is a black magic that has dual effects on the body and soul. While making people feel the constant pain all over the body, it also makes the soul of the person being cursed vibrate with the fluctuations of magic power, causing irritation.

Mental trauma.

If it continues for too long, it may even lead to the extreme consequence of having the soul torn apart - the Longbottoms, Neville's parents, who are still going crazy in St. Mungo's, are an example right before our eyes.

To be honest, many people present were particularly fond of this evil curse, because it could not only be used for torture, but also allowed them to appreciate the extremely painful expression of the person being cursed.

Especially Bellatrix, with her sadistic character, has always been very keen on using this terrifying curse to torture others.

However, no one present - including Voldemort - had ever seen what it was like to cast the Cruciatus Curse for more than 30 seconds. It wasn't that they couldn't cast the Cruciatus Curse for such a long time, but that no one had ever been able to cast it.

After persisting for so long, you still don’t go crazy.

"Lucius, please!" Maka looked at his uneasy expression and said calmly.

Maka didn't care about the Cruciatus Curse. He had never tried how long he could endure the endless pain - to be honest, who would try this thing?

But as he understands the principle, he still has some confidence.

Lucius turned around and glanced in the direction of his master, only to see Voldemort giving him a "do it quickly" look. He swallowed hard and pointed the wand in his hand at Maka, trembling slightly.

The tip of the staff revealed his panicked mood.

Lucius Malfoy, the current head of the Malfoy family and the father of Draco Malfoy.

Speaking of which, he actually didn't really want to stand on Voldemort's side, especially when Voldemort had already failed once.

But having followed Voldemort and joined the ranks of Death Eaters, he could no longer help himself.

As a supporter of the pure-blood theory of magic, and as the head of a pure-blood family, all he wants is to maintain the family's status and interests. He is not a good person, but if he gets along with a Death Eater like Bellatrix,

However, his determination to do evil seems to be a bit lacking.

To put it bluntly, I just don’t have enough courage, and I don’t have the madness that comes from my heart.

And this is the true portrayal of most Death Eaters.

"Heart-breaking and bone-cutting!"

Maka, who was standing there, was suddenly shaken, and an indescribable pain spread from the inside out, as if every inch of skin, every piece of flesh, and every bone had been scratched by a needle knife, which made him couldn't help but

He groaned.

But Lucius was also trembling.

If you use the three unforgivable curses on others, no matter what the reason is, you will be sent to Azkaban! He can't imagine what means he will use to escape from prison if Voldemort fails again.

More than ten years ago, he used the excuse of being "controlled by the Imperius Curse" to shirk all blame - at least, that's how some insiders saw it. But only he understood that in order to make this excuse become

To make it more reliable, he spent a lot of gold galleons and even made several extremely valuable promises.

What about this time? What about next time?

Those "old colleagues" who were imprisoned in Azkaban told him with facts that people are not so lucky every time.

But although he was afraid, he did not dare to disobey any of Voldemort's orders.

The Cruciatus Curse fell on Maka, but Lucius also felt unspeakable panic and pain.

"Um?"

In the midst of endless pain, Maka noticed something strange - as his soul kept vibrating, he seemed to feel some kind of emotion called "anger".

No, it's not just anger, other emotions and emotions are looming, as if some kind of seal will be unlocked in the next second and return to his heart... But just a little bit!

And with the induction of emotions, Maka discovered that she seemed to be able to "see" the magic power in her body again!

Although it was still very unclear, and the emotions appeared and disappeared, this discovery made him feel extremely lucky despite the pain.

However, although the soul is still vibrating, for some reason, it is always worse.

Maka gritted her teeth, opened her eyes wide, and silently endured the pain of both body and soul. But under this kind of pain that could make others collapse, he felt regretful that the Cruciatus Curse was not effective enough.

It's not that he is born with the ability to endure pain better than others, but because he has ripped out his own soul and examined it dozens or hundreds of times in the past in order to explore his own emotional loss.

I have to say that on the premise of ensuring safety, Maka is really cruel to herself.

Time passed one second after another, but Maka always stood firmly in place. Although his forehead was covered with beads of sweat due to pain, he never showed excessive pain.

The moment Lucius put down his wand, a trace of regret even flashed in Maka's eyes.

"Very good, very good..." Voldemort applauded, "I have to say, you do deserve special treatment from me. One minute of Cruciatus Curse, this is a new record that has never been achieved before -"

Maka wiped the sweat on her forehead and exhaled softly.

"Then I'd like to thank you for looking at me differently," he said calmly, "I think it's rare to be praised by the Dark Lord. It's worth writing it in my autobiography."

"Then, we might as well talk about the next cooperation content..."

Voldemort took a deep look at Maka, and then stretched out his hand to invite him back to his seat. As for Lucius, Voldemort didn't pay any more attention to him. After a while, Lucius, who was a little at a loss, could only look down in despair.

Walk towards your position.

…

A few days later, the principal's office of Durmstrang College.

"McLean, where have you been in the past few days?" Karkaroff asked strangely.

To be honest, if Maka continued to disappear, it would be too late for him to be happy! But now that Maka suddenly came back, facing questions from several teachers, as the principal, he had to pretend to ask questions.

However, Maka just glanced at him and asked thoughtfully: "Do you really want to know?"

Needless to say, this guy must have gone to see Dumbledore or Voldemort. No matter who he went to see, Karkaroff didn't want to know... Yes, not at all!

"Well... I'm just asking as a matter of routine, that's all!" He smiled awkwardly.

"Now that you're here, I have to mention something to you first... Before the Triwizard Tournament begins, remember not to run around, otherwise I may not be able to take care of you," Maka reminded.

,"Do you understand me?"

"You mean...'that person' has noticed me?" Karkaroff suddenly trembled all over, and what he feared most seemed to have happened.

But Maka shook her head.

"Not yet, but... who knows?" Maka shrugged, "It's always right to be careful in everything, isn't it?"

"You're right," Karkaroff nodded. He thought for a moment and then continued, "By the way, what exactly do you want to do when you founded that dueling club? There will be big commotion all day long, and the teachers

They’re all discussing it secretly, can’t you just calm down a little bit?”

"Now Voldemort has been paying attention to the dynamics of the entire world. I need him to see me all the time. Do you understand?" Maka said indifferently, "Besides, if I do this, it can also help you attract attention. What else do you have?"

What about the dissatisfied ones?”

"But at least you... well, I don't care about this anymore, you can make trouble as you like!" Karkaroff simply waved his hand and didn't want to say any more.

Probably because he had already said it in detail before, Voldemort did not look for Maca in the following days. Because of this, he lived a very comfortable life in Durmstrang.

Here, there were no more distractions, which allowed him to start some follow-up magic research again.

Of course, it is commonplace to cause big, well-known incidents from time to time, and even Durmstrang's students and teachers are mostly used to it.

One month passed quickly.

Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, the three largest magic schools in Europe, students and teachers are looking forward to it, hoping to see more exciting competitions, and even hope that they can participate in them

, and won the championship honor for his school.

Everyone is discussing intensely - who will become the warrior of their own school? What events will be included in the competition? What will the students from the other two schools look like?

This is a grand event jointly organized by the three schools. After many years, it has been launched again! What could be more exciting than this?

Just as everyone is full of expectations, the Triwizard Tournament is about to kick off at Hogwarts.