harry potter book of crimes

John felt that his current life was almost saved by someone - yes, by the unidentified gray-robed girl in front of him.

The time he spent hiding alone in the ruins was like lying on the edge of death. Until now, his mind has not completely calmed down.

"Who...is she?"

Looking at the petite figure walking in front of him, walking leisurely among the dilapidated and desolate streets in front of him, the contrast between the two is so sharp.

John had never seen the other party's true appearance, and the girl seemed unwilling to show him her own appearance. From the moment she rescued him, she had kept the hood of her gray robe pulled down very low.

Let his face be completely hidden in the shadow under the brim of the hat.

But even if John is still in shock, he will not be misled by the thin appearance of the mysterious girl in front of him. How could the person who can move so calmly in this dead land and even save him be the person?

A weak person?

Just thinking about it, John felt that the other party was even more mysterious.

However, after several previous trials, he failed to find out any useful information from the other party. Instead, it only made himself more frightened - the entire team was destroyed except for him, which was enough to explain a lot of things.

, but now he was following this girl all the way, but he didn't encounter any enemy attacks. Not to mention any near misses, he didn't even see the shadow of danger. The further John walked, the more unsure he became, until now he finally

Even the plan to continue to test the words was completely given up.

But...how should I put it? Although Britain is no longer what it used to be, John can still tell it based on his rough judgment. Just now he discovered from a fallen street sign that this mysterious man

The destination the girl wants to take him to should be London in the past.

But, do we really have to walk like this? Although the distance from here to the outer suburbs of London is indeed not too far, it is at least nearly 25 miles! And the girl in front of us has not changed at all.

The pace of progress is really as if I am preparing to walk to London in one breath.

John hesitated several times, but finally closed his slightly opened mouth and chose to follow silently.

That's right, originally the special team sent by the Stewart family planned to go to London first. Since the destination did not change in the end, it was better to follow them honestly! After all, if he wanted to go to London by himself, he would have to go to London as before.

Judging from my experience, it should be impossible to do it.

Although he is the only one left in their team, the mission of the "workshop" still needs to be completed.

So, from the afternoon until the approaching day and night, John kept following the girl, walking step by step in extraordinarily silence. Until the originally obscure and gloomy sky gradually began to turn into complete darkness, and he was so worried at first.

John, who was desperate, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Chi-chi-chi-"

The footsteps were slightly dragged due to fatigue, with the sound of the soles of the shoes rubbing against the dirt. From the damaged brick road leaving the city, it has been transformed several times into this country dirt road at my feet, with a dirt slope of withered plants on one side.

, and on the other side is an unexpectedly clear gurgling river.

He raised his head and looked over the girl's head, which was not high, and saw that the westernmost skyline had become the brightest part of the entire world at some point.

In another half hour... no, maybe it won't even take that long, it will probably get dark completely.

"Well……"

Because he hadn't spoken for a long time and had walked a lot, John felt his throat was hoarse and dry when he suddenly spoke. But what made him confused, and he even forgot what to say, was that just before he

While he managed to squeeze out a little sound from his throat, the girl in front seemed to know in advance that he was going to speak, and finally suddenly stopped the pace that seemed to never stop.

"Sure enough, even she wouldn't want to continue on her way in the dark night of this land of death, right?"

Just as John was thinking this, he saw the mysterious girl in gray robe gently raise her right hand and shake it slightly. Then, a soft and yellowish light appeared silently.

"I almost forgot...it's very dark here at night. If you do, you might not be able to see the road."

When John was still trying to figure out whether the girl was holding a wand under her overly long sleeves, and whether it was a wand glowing spell using a silent spell technique, he saw the girl just light up a ball of light and then just look away.

As she said this casually, she continued to move forward.

"Ah?" John was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly asked subconsciously, "Aren't you going to have a rest at night?"

"Um?"

When the girl heard this, her feet stopped.

"Rest?" she said, seemingly a little confused, "Are you injured? No... right?"

Do you have to be injured to rest? This is...a bit harsh?

John was distracted for a moment. After being stunned for a few seconds, he turned to the slightly tilted figure in front of him and said:

"Night is meant for sleeping, but there are dangers everywhere here. You can avoid them by sleeping in this wilderness. But even so, it is necessary to take a rest after walking for a long time, right? You...

Aren't you tired?"

Although it would be a bit hard to travel with just one pair of legs, John thought about it and thought it was acceptable. Even if he could fly with a broom, he himself felt that it might not be a good idea in today's Britain.

Choice. For the sake of safety, it is appropriate to walk a little to get tired.

But it would be a bit too harsh to keep traveling like this without any rest. Once you encounter the enemy, let alone fight, you probably won't even be able to find a place to hide under the siege of the enemy like before.

, it will turn into a mutilated corpse in a matter of minutes.

However, as soon as John finished speaking, he heard the girl in front of him say leisurely:

"Me? I'm not tired."

Although he couldn't see the girl's head hidden under the hood, John could still see it under the dim light of the opponent's hand. The girl seemed to shake her head with some hesitation. Then, she finally moved her feet.

, turned around for the first time since starting the journey.

"Are you tired?" The eyes in the shadow under the brim of her hat seemed to scan John's body up and down, and looked at him again, "Oh, then take a rest."

After saying that, she stopped looking at John, turned around and walked under the dead tree on the side of the road, leaving John standing alone in the middle of the dirt road, wondering what he was thinking.