harry potter book of crimes

In order to ensure the safety of teachers and students, almost all external floo networks in Beauxbatons School have been disconnected, and Madame Maxime also thought that in the second half of her tenure as principal, she would never see anyone again.

The green flames were blazing in the fireplace.

Therefore, when she saw the bright green flames suddenly billowing from the gilded marble fireplace in her principal's office, she was startled, thinking that an enemy was coming!

Yes, the magical connection when the Floo Network is running will very likely directly become a beacon for some powerful wizards - this is something Maka personally reminded before the fall of Britain.

However, the wizard who came out of the fireplace was a man who was not a stranger to Maxim.

"Sirius Black?"

"Yes, madam... Oh, sorry, this line is a backup line for Blois Furniture. You know, the fireplace on the other side has actually... not been used for travel for many years. It seems to have stained your carpet.

, please don’t mind too much.”

As Sirius spoke, he stamped his feet, patted the hem of his clothes, and dropped ashes on the carpet in front of the fireplace. Finally, he continued:

"In fact, this route was originally prepared for our evacuation."

"The Blois family connected a line directly to my principal's office in Beauxbatons?" Maxim stared at him in disbelief, "Why have I never heard of this?"

However, Sirius just shrugged.

"Then you have to ask Mr. Blois himself," he said, "Well, let's not talk about it for now. I have something urgent to come here this time, and I think I need to have a good chat with you."

In the French magical world, the Blois family can almost be said to cover the sky with one hand, but that does not mean that even Beauxbatons can completely control it. But when you think about the history of the Blois family, there have been several Booths.

Principal Barton’s wizard, this thing seems to be less surprising again.

However, it seems that right now is not the time to think about this.

When Sirius said the second half of his sentence, Maxim's expression couldn't help but froze for a moment - she already had some idea of ​​the other party's intention.

"What are you talking about?" Madame Maxime paused and then said, "If you have anything to do, just tell me in the letter. There is no need to come here in person, right? You should also understand that things may not be the same here in Beauxbatons...

Looks so safe!”

"Maybe!" Sirius shook his head, and without restraint, went straight to the sofa chair aside and sat down, "It's just that many things cannot be explained clearly through letters alone, and it may even be because of the wording.

There is some ambiguity in the relationship. In fact, not only me, but everyone wants to know more about how Harry and the others are doing now, what they have done, whether they have encountered any trouble, etc... Please excuse me.

In a word, they are always children in our hearts, aren't they? We will worry after all."

"Uh, Mr. Potter and the others—"

Maxim sat behind the desk, looking at Sirius's rather careless appearance, but his eyes were sparkling with wisdom and insight. She knew that this guy was still as hard to fool as before.

"lady."

As expected, Sirius didn't even let her finish, and then said again:

"I actually understand very well that you have always been on our side and have always been kind to us - you have helped us a lot since Professor Dumbledore asked us to contact you. But...

…I’d better tell the truth! Compared with the terrible reality, perhaps what is more unacceptable to us is the concealment. In today’s disaster, you should also know how valuable trustworthy people are.”

Having said this, he simply took out the letter Maxim sent him, spread it out and tossed it gently, letting it fall on the other party's desk.

"We have exchanged many secret letters in the past. I dare not say that I fully understand your narrative habits, but the content of this... Madam, please tell me the truth! What happened?

As for your inability to speak frankly to us in your letter?"

"Sigh... We didn't want to tell you now." Maxim couldn't help but sigh slightly after hearing what he said, "You also know that the letters sent to you from here are

, all of them passed through the hands of more than one person, including this letter. The content of this letter, in fact... was simply modified according to Mr. Bill Weasley's request and then sent to Mr. Lupin.

.”

"Written by Bill?"

When Sirius heard this, he couldn't help but frown, and some bad premonitions became even stronger.

"That's right," Mrs. Maxim nodded slightly, "I just changed his original words to my writing habits, and nothing else was changed."

"In other words, Bill doesn't want to tell us certain things?" Sirius said thoughtfully, "Or to be more precise...doesn't want his parents to know?"

Having said this, he couldn't help but frown and said:

"So, who's in trouble?"

"It's Percy Weasley."

At this point, any further concealment would just add to the confusion, so Maxim had no choice but to tell the truth. And before Sirius could continue to ask, she continued:

"Because you are the only one here, I will tell you the truth - in a previous defensive battle at the Weymouth port camp, he had been on the verge of collapse on the defense line in order to allow more people to evacuate safely.

He persisted until the end and then... unfortunately died."

In fact, it is just two or three sentences, but sometimes the weight of the words makes both the speaker and the listener feel like they are weighing heavily.

After a moment of silence, Madame Maxime finally said:

"I have already told you the actual situation, but whether you should tell 'them' and when should you tell 'them'... now can only be judged by you."

Sirius didn't speak. After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke again:

"I understand, thank you for your honesty... So, where are the others? What's going on with the others?"

"Oh, the others are fine." Maxim could not help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief after finally putting this heavy topic aside, "You should have read everything mentioned in the letter - Miss Granger

They left without saying goodbye for a while, but now they are finally back. And then, everyone seems to be preparing to counterattack... It is said that they have found several reliable reinforcements in Winchester, and they have not been able to do so before.

Mr. Blois, who wants to leave his daughter, has also asked for help. I tell you, some time will come soon!"