harry potter book of crimes

"Yes, Professor, before Colin fainted, he was taking photos out the window. At that time, I asked him what he was taking. But before he could answer, he suddenly collapsed on the ground and passed out..."

Under Jimmy's detailed narration, the scene when Colin fainted was gradually outlined. During this period, Jimmy also mentioned the details of Colin taking photos before he fainted.

That's right, if it were someone else, this behavior would naturally be easily linked to the fainting itself. After all, who would take photos without any trouble? This seems suspicious no matter how you look at it.

But to be honest, if it were Colin, no one would be too surprised - because this kid has been under the influence of his father since he was an ordinary Muggle boy before entering Hogwarts.

I became a little photography enthusiast.

And since he entered Hogwarts, he has been exposed to magic photos. He runs around with a magic camera all day long, taking pictures of people, scenery and things.

So... obviously, if it were Colin, wouldn't it be a normal thing for him to be taking pictures? Over the past few years, everyone has become accustomed to this little guy taking pictures all the time!

Fortunately...well, I don't know if I should say "lucky"! However, since little Colin had already had an accident while running around taking photos, now I heard Jimmy talk about taking photos.

Professor McGonagall frowned subconsciously.

"'Photograph'?" Minerva interrupted Jimmy, who was still describing the situation, and repeated the word he mentioned.

"Uh, yes...what's wrong Professor?"

Jimmy entered school two years later than Colin. Although he had learned about the Basilisk Chamber of Secrets incident at Hogwarts through some seniors’ story-telling chats, he also knew that many students were petrified that year.

.But among those victims, apart from the most famous one, Hermione Granger, the one who was mentioned the most afterwards was Filch's cat. Jimmy didn't know that there was actually Colin among them.

However, what Jimmy didn't know was that Madam Pomfrey on the side knew it all too well - she was the one who made the preliminary diagnosis and treatment for Colin and others during the petrification incident!

When she heard Professor McGonagall mention the photo, she immediately reacted and pointed towards the bedside table and said:

"As for the camera, it's right there."

"Oh, thanks."

Mag turned her head to take a look, and the next moment she gently picked up her wand, and Colin's camera placed beside the bed immediately jumped into her hand.

This magic camera is a new one that Colin bought at the Dewes and Bans Magic Equipment Store in Hogsmeade. It is said that it suddenly wiped out all the pocket money he had saved for several years! No!

The second-hand one back then was comparable. Unfortunately, he seemed to have dropped his precious camera when he fainted this time, and there were some cracks in one corner of the casing. He was probably going to cry when he woke up.

You know, this kind of magical equipment cannot be easily repaired with a repair spell. I hope some important parts inside have not been broken.

And... yes, although the reasons are different, even Professor McGonagall is thinking so at the moment.

"Crack."

Minerva first looked at the cracks and slight deformation on the camera casing with a little worry, and then pulled the buckle on the top. With a soft sound, the back plate of the camera automatically popped open, revealing the contents inside.

Film magazine.

Although the appearance looks similar and even has film negatives, the photography principle of a magic camera is completely different from that of a Muggle camera. The development of magic photo negatives does not require a special darkroom environment, and similarly, you can open the film compartment at will.

Even opening the film directly will not have any effect on it.

Just like Professor McGonagall is doing this right now——

"Wow."

The film that had just been taken out was instantly pulled open in Minerva's hand. It can be seen that almost every frame of film on it has some shadowy images moving. It seems that this roll of film has been used by Colin before.

It's almost done.

After pulling it all the way to the end, Mag took out the wand again and flicked it a little on the last frame of film that had been used.

After a moment's pause, everyone present saw a slightly blurry image gradually appear on the white wall not far away.

And at this moment, even Sirius, who had been thinking about things since he entered the door, looked over subconsciously.

"what is that?"

Jimmy next to him only glanced at it and then said to himself in surprise.

It can be seen that what Colin photographed was the scene outside the apartment where he was at the entrance of an alley. Due to the limitations of the magic photo itself, this could only be a very short clip.

However, perhaps because Colin was shooting everywhere almost every day, his capturing skills were indeed superb. Even if it was just a moment, it was recorded in his body reflexively before he fainted.

In the camera——

That was a figure... no, not just one, but several! Just when Jimmy and Colin ran to notify the two Lavender girls, it seemed that a few sneaky people happened to appear where they were.

Live outside the apartment dormitory.

More importantly, although judging from the impact of this photo, a few people who showed up slightly seemed to notice Colin at the window and quickly left the figure, which was very blurry, but everyone present did not think that it was one of their own.

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And you must know that the current Italian Muggle community has been completely vacated by Professor McGonagall and other Hogwarts teachers and students from the beginning, and outsiders are not allowed to come in! Not only do they allocate manpower around here,

Looking at the intersection, even Madame Maxime, who sent everyone here, asked the Italian Ministry of Magic to send two teams to patrol.

So...who are they? What are they going to do here?

Staring at the few black and white figures flashing quietly in the image on the wall, Minerva's expression became more and more serious. After a moment of thinking, she stopped projecting the photo negatives and put the film in her hand and

The cameras were all thrust into Jimmy's hands in front of him, and he walked straight to the door.

"Mr. Creevey may wake up soon. You guys wait here. I'll be back soon."

After realizing that there were probably several unidentified people sneaking into the community, she naturally couldn't stay here any longer. Regardless of the rest, she had to at least notify other professors first to ensure the safety of the students.

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"Fortunately, they have not been allowed to leave the room at will since they settled here." Minerva said in her heart as she walked.