harry potter book of crimes

"I guess there's no need for me to change my mind."

As soon as he entered the door, Snape immediately answered the owner of the voice unceremoniously, and seemed to be a little too decisive. It seemed that he disliked the other party.

But, of course, he is Severus Snape after all, and he often doesn’t need a detailed reason to hate someone. Although Minerva, who was following him, noticed this detail keenly, she didn’t do it for the time being.

To think more.

Because what she needs to pay more attention to right now is obviously the several infiltrators hiding here.

So the next moment, Snape, who was the first to enter the door, slightly gave way to one side of the door, followed by Minerva, who immediately walked in.

"Hello to all uninvited 'distinguished guests', I am Minerva McGonagall. I don't know... is there anything you want to explain to me?"

As soon as Minerva stepped into the room, her eyes swept across the small living room in front of her, taking in a total of three unfamiliar faces sitting or standing. While observing, she did not forget

She said hello, her polite words laced with thorns clearly showing her attitude towards these uninvited guests.

However, it could be seen that the three people in the small living room seemed to have different expressions at this time, and Minerva was not able to make any judgment for a while.

She only remembered that Snape had reminded them before that these were wizards from the United States.

"Oh! It turned out to be Ms. McGonagall... Yes, yes, I have to apologize to you on behalf of my brother Brooks. That kid - you know, the kid with the camera - it was just an accident.

!In fact, we didn’t want too many people to know about our trip, so my brother subconsciously took action... But at least he had some sense of control, right? "

As soon as Minerva finished speaking, the middle-aged man in a suit sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in his hand immediately stood up and readily began to apologize. While apologizing, the coffee in his hand

But he still had no intention of letting it go. In the end, he actually brought it to his mouth and took a sip, which seemed very insincere.

And this naturally made it difficult for Minerva to believe that he really wanted to apologize.

On the other side, the younger-looking male wizard who had been standing by the old sofa since they entered the room, now bowed to this side as if sincerely.

Needless to say, this is probably the younger brother "Brooks" mentioned by the man in the suit.

As for the skinny wizard who is still sitting on the bench in the corner, he always maintains an indifferent look, and the expression on his face is even more monotonous than Snape... No, maybe it should be called "

Numb” is correct.

Minerva once again paid attention to the expressions of the three people, and then frowned slightly and said:

"Apologizing is never the best way to solve a problem, not to mention that the person you hurt is a child. Before that, there is another question that seems to require you to give a reasonable answer - in the current disaster-ridden situation

Come on, what are you doing here?"

There is no doubt that this is an extremely sensitive moment for many people. Everyone is on the verge of disaster, and even suffering from disaster. At this time, no one will welcome uninvited guests like the three people in front of them.

.

In other words, in simpler and more crude terms: Why are you wandering around in other people's territory at this time? Do you dare to hurt others and seek death?

However, the man in the suit on the other side was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but glanced at Snape with some doubts.

"Mr. Snape, didn't you tell Ms. McGonagall?"

"I don't have the habit of publicizing private matters everywhere."

Standing next to Minerva, Snape, who had not spoken a word except for the first sentence, obviously did not have much desire to speak at this time, so he just replied lightly and closed his mouth again.

When the man in the suit saw him, he couldn't answer his words for a moment, but he seemed to be embarrassed and shook his head.

The next moment, he turned his head to look at Minerva and shrugged:

"Ms. McGonagall, this... is really hard to explain. In short, the three of us made a special trip to see Mr. Snape. The child before... was really just an accident."

This guy seems to know very well that his words are never convincing, so when he answered this time, he added "really" to show his sincerity.

It was only then that Minerva finally couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Snape. Unfortunately, nothing could be seen from the expressionless profile of his face.

"...Severus."

Due to the current chaotic situation in Europe, even if Minerva was actually willing to respect this colleague and did not want to inquire about other people's privacy, for the sake of the safety of the students, she could only speak this way.

After all, the three people in front of them were acting sneakily, and the man in a suit leading them was frivolous and weird. They really didn't look like someone who could put people at ease.

Opposite him, Snape saw that Minerva had already called his name with a serious expression, and his pupils that had seemed empty due to being accustomed to Occlumency for many years could not help but flicker.

After thinking for a while, he finally frowned and sighed helplessly.

"It's a family matter... related to Tia." He said impatiently, "That guy's brother knows Tia. He came here this time and wants to see Tia... I won't allow it."

"Tia?"

Of course, Minerva now knew something about Snape's sister. Thinking that Tia had indeed been living in the United States before coming to England, she couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"So, the three of you came here just for personal matters with Severus? And Mr. Creevey's injury was really just an accident?"

As she spoke, she looked at the man in the suit opposite again with some hesitation.

"Of course it is! It's just a private matter! It's just an accident!" The other party spread out his right hand that was not holding the coffee cup in a slightly exaggerated manner, but just after saying this, he tilted his head and curled his lips as if with some regret,

"...That's what I wanted to say, but unfortunately, the truth is obviously not that simple...If I have to say it, this 'private matter' between my brother and Mr. Snape's sister is just incidental-"

Having said this, he suddenly raised his neck and drank the coffee in the cup, and then finally put the coffee cup he had been holding on the old table next to him. The next second, he suddenly bowed and said with a helpless

He bowed with a picky gesture.

"Sorry, it's a little late, but I would like to introduce myself - my name is John Stewart."