harry potter book of crimes

Everything seems to have changed, but it doesn't seem to have changed, at least on the surface it certainly won't change... and it absolutely cannot be changed.

After Maka entered the alchemy control room under the mercury statue, she came out not long after and left in a hurry.

From the beginning to the end, he never mentioned any plans to Luna, nor did he take the initiative to reveal his identity. Although, he was not sure whether Luna had noticed something with her peculiar intuition.

Of course, since Luna didn't express her suspicions, her thoughts may no longer be important.

After leaving the central square of Spiral Town, Maka did not meet anyone again, but quietly slipped out of this underground town that was about to face a disaster, and went to a place where no one except himself

A place I didn't expect.

"It's probably a good thing to go out and see the sea occasionally."

At this moment, the sky is not yet dark and the sun is still hanging in the sky. On the beach along this coast, you can still see some parasols, beach chairs, bath towels or drink bottles scattered on the ground.

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On weekdays, this place is a resort where many people come to visit. However, due to an emergency evacuation not long ago, the Muggles were picked up in such a hurry that many personal belongings were not available in time.

I packed it up and took it away, then left it on the beach.

After Maka appeared here, the first thing she did when she saw him was to take out a card with symbolic lines from his arms, and then threw it aside casually.

After that, he slowly walked to a beach table with a big umbrella and sat down quietly.

After a moment of silent silence while looking at the horizon, he murmured softly again, as if continuing his first sentence:

"...However, a beach with only one person is still not interesting."

At least two people are needed, or in other words, preferably two people are needed. After all, Maka has never been a noisy person. If the beach is crowded with tourists, it is impossible for him to come.

Of course, the more important reason at the moment is probably that he is waiting for someone.

When a person is waiting wholeheartedly and anxiously, he usually has no time to enjoy the scenery, which is the case with Maka now.

Having stayed at Xenophilius's temporary residence for so long just now, the two of them chatted a lot, not to mention that Maka refused the other party's tea. Logically speaking, he must be thirsty now. In fact

Of course this is also the case.

However, even though there was a beach hut next to the beach table that didn't even have time to close the door. In addition to various drinks, there were even hot dogs, but Maka didn't even take a look.

He just looked at the sea, at the rippling sea level, in a daze.

After waiting for several hours, the sun slowly descended in the mid-air behind him, and then silently sank into a mountain-like fog.

A bright moon rises from the horizon, adding a subtle charm to the night that has just fallen.

"It's...night again."

Maka, who had barely moved since sitting down, finally raised her hand that was resting on the table and gently rubbed her temples.

Sitting for a long time will also make you tired, especially when you are sitting motionless and feeling secretly anxious.

However, he still has to wait, because the time has not come yet, and the person he is waiting for has not come yet.

So Maka still didn't do anything else. He just rested his elbows on the beach table, rubbed his forehead and continued to wait.

So, some time passed again.

Suddenly, a slight wave of magic power came from behind him, passed by his location, and spread to the sea.

"The first layer is broken."

This thought quietly flashed through Maka's slightly gloomy mind, causing a slight stir.

Some time passed, and another wave of magic power came quickly from the direction opposite Maka. It was obviously stronger than the one just now. But attenuated over such a long distance, it already seemed very insignificant.

"The second floor is also broken."

Both layers of magic shields have been breached. The facts are facts, and even the corresponding time points have not changed at all.

However, many things are just like this rough sea. Maybe the rise and fall of the sea tide has its own rules, but the turbulence under the sea is always chaotic, isn't it?

Not long after the second wave of magic passed by, the card that Maka had dropped casually and inserted diagonally in the sand suddenly flickered with a burst of brilliance.

Immediately afterwards, a figure suddenly appeared from the faint blue light, and he sat down on the beach with his feet unsteady.

"Huh?"

Under night, the originally bright beach seemed a little dim, because the moon tonight was not bright enough to illuminate the beach.

But even if Maka couldn't see the other person's face clearly, or even if he didn't specifically sense it, just by hearing the voice, he could confirm that the person coming was indeed the person he was waiting for.

"Luna, good evening."

While saying hello softly, he finally stood up from the beach table and lit a warm bonfire on the sand not far away with a wave of his hand.

Although the weather has warmed up recently, it is still a bit cool at night on the beach.

"Maka?"

Luna looked at him blankly, then looked at the shadowy beach around her again, and then said in a daze:

"How did I get here? Over there in Spiral Town... doesn't it matter?"

"Huh?" Maka paused, then smiled and shook her head, "If I have to say it, it actually does matter... Some people's bodies will be hurt, some people's hearts will be hurt, and some people will even suffer physical and mental injuries.

A little hurt..."

As he said this, he couldn't help but caress his chest subconsciously. In this crisis, there were obviously many people whose hearts were hurt, and even he was one of them.

"However, I think in the final analysis it will be 'it doesn't matter', because you are here and I feel relieved."

There were some words that Maka couldn't say, and even if he could say them, he probably wouldn't want to say them to the girl in front of him, so he could only explain them in such a mysterious way.

Fortunately, Luna is not the kind of girl who likes to get to the bottom of things.

"Since Maka said it doesn't matter, then it shouldn't matter!" She got up from the ground, gently patted the sand she caught, and then walked on the sandy beach to Maka in front of the bonfire.

"I just don't know, what I should do...have I done it well?"

When Maka heard this, she couldn't help but look at Luna's face that was a little bright red by the fire of the bonfire, and nodded affirmatively.

"Of course," he said, "the fact that you can stand by my side now is the best proof."

Moreover, this seems to be the best proof of the results of Maka's operation...probably.