harry potter book of crimes

"You didn't open it."

Rowena looked at the stone box placed in front of her by Maka. After being silent for a long time, she said something like a question. But judging from her tone, it was more of a question than a question.

On the contrary, it is more like stating a fact "in front of you".

When Maka heard this, she nodded immediately.

"Didn't you carve words on it?" He pointed to the stone box and said, "'Do not open this box if you are not ready yet' - I have "personally" put all your tests and plans

How can we still be 'prepared' if it's destroyed?"

"But you are not an 'obedient' person," Rowena looked directly at Maka and said calmly, "otherwise, you wouldn't have repeatedly questioned the tests and clues I gave, and finally completely confused them.

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"Okay, okay!" Maka spread her hands and said, "Then let me ask you now, can I open it?"

"cannot."

This time, Rowena's answer was straightforward.

But after answering like this, she lowered her head again, carefully looked at the stone box on the ground, and said as if talking to herself:

"I think you must be very confused and curious about what is inside it, but unfortunately, I can't tell you any information about it... Did you know? This stone box is actually from the time I left it.

The will was given to Helga later, but I also wouldn't let her know what was inside, because..."

"...Because except for the 'candidates' who have completed your test, as soon as anyone else opens this stone box, it will immediately cause some extremely terrible disaster, right?"

Maka took her words and said what she wanted to say directly. Then Maka looked at her who raised her head again, shook her head and said:

"This is the only answer I can get without having any clue - to be honest, this stone box of yours is just like the legendary 'Pandora's Box'."

"You are indeed very smart and confident," Rowena continued to say while looking at him. At the end, he hesitated for a rare moment and said, "...a bit like me."

For the extremely intelligent Rowena, such an evaluation is already extremely high, and it can be said to convey the greatest recognition to Maka.

Because she could understand how difficult it was to state this guess with such certainty in the absence of any reliable hints and clues, and with the malicious inducement of Hai Erbo.

After all, Maka did not open the box.

If it were anyone else, when they thought that this stone box was most likely left by Rowena to deal with Haierbo, they would probably not be able to bear to open it and take a look.

However, after "praising" Maka like this, she suddenly shook her head slightly and said decisively:

"Unfortunately, sometimes being too smart may not be a good thing... Just like me, although I was still very young when I left this will, I can now say with certainty that I will definitely die a violent death in the future. Even...

Future generations will never know how I died..."

Having said this, she couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then she said bluntly:

"...And you, your ending will be the same."

When Maka heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Wouldn't even your Yoon know?"

"Youn..."

When Rowena mentioned her husband, her heart seemed to shudder - she hesitated.

"No, he won't know either...I won't let him know."

"But he knew," Maka shrugged, "and he told me later - but it is true that no one else knows how you died except him, and Hogwarts only claims that you were

He died of a serious illness."

"So, I finally told him?" Rowena murmured blankly, and then sighed, "Sure enough, time will change a person, even I am not immune."

"Yes!" After hearing this, Maka couldn't help but think about everything she had experienced, and then she sighed as well, "Besides, it's not just one or two people who can change time."

Rowena looked at him and sighed, and after a while she let go of this "little thing" that was actually not very important - even though it was related to her death, she obviously didn't care.

And then, she changed her subject again:

"Anyway...smart young man, I think I have to ask you two questions. Can you answer me honestly?"

It sounded like Rowena wanted to get back to the topic, but Maka was actually a little less interested at this time, because he already knew what he wanted to know from the other party.

After thinking about it for a while, Maka inexplicably remembered the scene when she entered Rowena's secret room for the first time.

"You seem to love asking questions..." He smiled and said, "Okay! You can ask, but whether you can answer or not depends on the situation on my side - didn't I mention it just now? Time,

A lot of things have changed.”

After hearing this, Rowena just nodded noncommittally.

"The first question," she said directly, "has Godric's sword found a successor?"

Seeing that the other party mentioned the Sword of Gryffindor, Maka thought about it for a moment, and then said frankly:

"There is one, but it's not mature yet."

"Then the second question," Rowena continued, "out of respect for the wisdom you possess, I hope you make a choice - are you willing to be permanently sealed by me, or are you willing to embrace death?"

To be honest, Maka was not too surprised when he heard the other party's two options that were somewhat "excessive". Because, he had actually expected that he would face such a choice sooner or later.

However, the person who gave him the option was Rowena Ravenclaw.

"'Embrace death'?" Maka looked at her still calm and delicate face and said calmly, "Do you choose to commit suicide like you?"

"That's right," Rowena also stared at him and said slowly, "Because my plan was not thorough enough, I got you involved. It's my fault. I'm sorry... But, I'm sorry, for the sake of other things.

Man, you and I both deserve to die."

"well……"

Maka was silent for a few seconds, and finally sighed solidly.

"If my death can solve the problem, then my death will actually be okay... But, do you really think that if I die too, this will end?"

"At least it can postpone the disaster for a few more years." Rowena said expressionlessly.

But Maka immediately waved her hand and asked:

"This is just adding more uncertain possibilities to this matter! Roy Namira, aren't there enough factors that are difficult to control? When exactly are you going to leave it?"