harry potter book of crimes

Ten years ago, New York was prosperous, full of lights and lights; New York ten years ago was also crazy, with sewage flowing across the land and decadence everywhere.

Perhaps just separated by a street, the so-called "upper class" and the more "unfashionable" appear to be clearly defined.

It is not unusual to huddle in a pile of waste paper shells and look up at the nearby high-rise buildings while smelling the stench emanating from the ditches and overlooking the cluttered neon signs overhead.

When a lot of dollars are intertwined with homeless people everywhere, absurdity is no longer a fantasy that can only appear in a writer's writing, but a reality before our eyes.

And deep in such an absurd city that was moving forward like crazy, in that era, the American wizarding world, which had just gotten rid of most of the bad influence left by Gellert Greenwald, was actually in conflict with New York.

The Muggle world is still out of touch.

"...At that time, the Magic Congress actually didn't have much spare time to pay attention to No-Majs... Oh, do you call them 'Muggles' in the UK? In short, if you hadn't noticed those Muggle children in many details,

The disappearance case may be related to that case, and Congress did not intend to investigate in depth. However, since there was the possibility of merging the case, it was related to the presence of dark wizards, Congress immediately took action - our team was responsible for it at that time

To assist the Aurors of the Congress."

He spoke in such detail that unknowingly, John seemed to have gradually returned to that night ten years ago. At the neon-lit intersection on the streets of New York, he and a companion were following a five-person Auror team.

Later, an investigation began into the murder case that may have affected his younger brother Brooks...

"You two, please follow closely... Because we need to avoid disturbing anything, we cannot use Muggle expulsion spells in this operation. Moreover, we may have to deal with some No-Majs - the criminals' goals are already very clear, and most of them choose

The targets are all those children among No-Maj homeless people. Such targets are easy to get, and once successful, it is difficult for others to detect. The previous robbery method of killing an entire family was accidental. "

The Auror deputy captain walking in front was a bit chatty, but he seemed quite calm, and seemed to be very accustomed to this way of handling cases. At this time, they were wearing No-Maj casual clothes and walking on the street was not easy.

They didn't look like a team of Aurors corresponding to the No-Maj police, but more like a few laughing street gangsters.

However, when following the other party through a dark alley, John saw a sharp light flashing in the vice-captain's eyes, and then he raised his chin and gestured towards the colorful wall at the alley entrance and said:

"Did you see those graffiti? The pattern of bloody fangs biting through gold coins in the lower left corner shows that the vampires are having a party on Wall Street tonight - those guys are connected to some No-Maj underground gangs and often organize them

Party. Originally, it was possible to get some information from them for this case, but...hey, we just arrested a few unsettled guys last month to serve as targets, so now we can go find them.

It’s not appropriate. If you’re not careful, you might get tricked by those sharp-toothed guys!”

As he spoke, he walked forward, his steps swaying and messy, but beneath the frivolous and exaggerated surface, there was hidden caution and sophistication that had been honed over time.

The American Aurors of this era have come all the way on the tail of the chaotic situation of the previous decades, and their strength and abilities are quite outstanding. On the contrary, like John and the fellow from the institute beside him, although they are in magic In terms of strength, they are even slightly higher than these five Aurors, and their experience is relatively weak.

Fortunately, the two of them who were allowed to participate in this mission could at least be said to be smart people. They both knew exactly what to do at this moment.

"So?" John, who was still young at the time, smiled and asked casually, "Then who are we looking for now?"

"Of course he is a werewolf." The vice-captain shrugged and said, "You two must also know that many werewolves cannot actually transform as they wish, and in human form, some even look thin and weak—— They are all ordinary people, right? And this kind of werewolves usually live together with No-Majs, so compared to those sharp-toothed guys who always can't control their mouths, they actually get along better with No-Majs. Not bad...oh, this way."

As he spoke, the other party suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed John, leading the two of them to turn a corner with other teammates and walk towards another intersection not far away.

This street is actually much narrower than the main road outside, but because there are a lot of people, it suddenly seems more lively.

It was actually raining lightly in New York right now, but this street was covered by various sheds and store sign light boxes. As he walked among them, John thought the rain had stopped for a while.

The surrounding area became noisy.

"Hey! Where's old William!"

Suddenly, John saw the vice-captain suddenly take a few steps diagonally, squeeze through the crowd and get to the door of a store on the side, and start shouting loudly at the top of his lungs.

"William? Over there, the bar, the one that opened a few days ago -"

They probably knew each other, or maybe they weren't - John couldn't be sure. But the other party had obviously asked about the specific location of the person he was looking for, and after hearing the other party say a random thank you, he squeezed through the crowd again and walked away. Arriving next to John.

"We know the place, let's go!"

"oh."

John nodded subconsciously and watched the other person continue walking forward after finishing speaking. He thought about it and shrugged, then took big steps to follow.

"John, by the way, have you figured out why Brooks skipped school now?" Beside him, his companion who was assigned to follow the team this time suddenly asked.

The street was indeed too noisy. In the noise, I couldn't hear clearly what the other party asked. After asking his companion to repeat it, John shook his head and said with a slight frown:

"Although I haven't seen Brooks for a while, as far as I know, based on his character, he shouldn't act impulsively. There is probably a reason why he skipped school as soon as school started this time."

After saying this to his companion, he muttered to himself - the other truant was Tia, maybe Brooks' truancy was related to her?

However, as John, who knew both children fairly well, he didn't think too far ahead at the time. Because as far as he knew, the two didn't seem to have much friendship in the past. Thinking about it this way, it was more like What a coincidence.

Without thinking any more, John and his companions quickly followed the Auror and hurried towards their destination.