harry potter book of crimes

It's wet, muddy, and everything you see is full of mist. This is the first impression that everyone who has the opportunity to enter this ancient cave will have.

Yes, speaking of it, as a core member of the Stewart family, John actually knows what this place is. Because before the establishment of MACUSA, Stewart conducted regular negotiations and maintenance work with "certain creatures" here.

The family has always been one of the participants.

So of course, John's brother Brooks obviously also knew this place.

Brooks has been a somewhat introverted boy since he was a child. He is very honest at home and at school, and he is also very good at studies. Unlike his unreliable brother John, who is much older than him, he has always been a good person for his parents and

The kid that professors love.

This time he followed Tia and skipped school to come to New York. This was probably the most outrageous decision he had ever made in his life.

However, no matter how impulsive this action was in hindsight, Brooks did not regret it. Whether it was because of worry about Tia, or because deep down in his heart, he might also long for this feeling of being free from conventional constraints. Now that he has

Once you do it, there will be no reason to give up halfway.

Therefore, when Brooks lost Tia in the noisy streets of New York and couldn't find her again in the next few days, he was smart and finally held the same attitude as the Auror deputy captain Kroger.

The idea came here.

Brooks had read in the library at home - about two hundred years ago, the Stewart family... or rather the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States, was a special place that needed to be involved in all aspects of management at the same time due to the needs of the current situation.

The ancestor of the Stewart family also participated in the regular communication and maintenance of relationships with the "those creatures" who lived in the ancient underground caves all year round.

Two hundred years later, although this work has been completely handed over to the relevant departments of the Magic Congress, when it comes to the relationship with those creatures, the Stewart family is probably better - at least.

Brooks thinks so.

So here comes Brooks! After all, when it comes to understanding the entire New York City area, if "they" are called second, probably no one would dare to be called first.

"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."

The space of the cave is getting bigger and bigger, and the water under your feet is getting deeper and deeper. You can vaguely feel that the water is actually flowing, not stagnant water, so there is no smell, but it becomes more and more difficult to walk.

.

Brooks waded forward step by step in the cold water. The tip of the wand in his hand emitted a slightly faint light, which was barely able to illuminate part of the surrounding scene. He could feel with the soles of his feet that the ground underwater was uneven, as if

There were things scattered everywhere, but luckily at least it wasn't so hard that I couldn't walk.

At the moment, while he continued to move forward in the cave with fear, he was still feeling a little annoyed that he had lost Tia along the way. If he had followed closer, or he could have just walked in at the intersection where he saw Tia.

If you catch up at all costs, then you won't end up in a place like this, right?

But at this moment, Brooks, who is still just a child no matter how smart he is, has not thought that unknowingly, he has become the person being searched for because of his disappearance.

"Wow——"

Suddenly, a sound of water that was not made by himself sounded from the darkness ahead, causing Brooks to stop subconsciously.

"Who...who is there?" He asked a little uneasily, and then he finally responded, "Ah! Is it...is it the wizard's friend, Shitabe from the swamp?"

Brooks remembers quite clearly, "It's not 'Miss' or 'Mr.', it's the Shitabe who lives under the swamp." This kind of local "indigenous" creature that has existed in ancient times in America has no gender, and they also

I have always cared about this, so you need to pay attention to this when addressing me.

When Brooks finished speaking, even though his feet and calves soaked in the water were a little stiff from the cold, he still resisted saying anything and just stood silently waiting.

After a while, he finally heard the sound of water coming from the place ahead where the luminous spell could not find, and... getting closer and closer.

Finally, a not tall figure slowly appeared from the darkness - it was a little boy with dark brown skin, wearing a thin long coat with some green color, similar to a human nightgown, and seemed to have some

Curiously, he looked up and down at Brooks, the uninvited visitor.

In fact, just looking at the appearance of the two, they look like a pair of brothers of similar age.

"Wizard... friend." Not long after, Brooks saw that the other person's mouth didn't move at all, but a voice came from somewhere, "Jopat said, the day has not come yet, why are you here?"

The other party's voice was very nice, mellow and sweet, like singing, but it was indeed English. Although it was difficult to understand, it didn't completely blind Brooks.

"Well," Brooks hesitated for a moment, and then decided to speak frankly, "I lost my friend, so I want to ask someone for help... Oh, my friend's name is 'Tia'!"

"Really?" The other party heard this and quickly nodded and said, "What are you looking for? It's not difficult. Youmkash is the best at it - you come with me."

As soon as he finished saying this, Brooks saw the other party turning around and disappearing into the darkness again. Seeing this, Brooks only hesitated slightly, but quickly followed him.

The book says that when dealing with Shtabe, as long as you don’t lie, don’t have any ill intentions, and don’t violate their rules, you’ll usually be fine. This is a magical race that’s pretty easy to get along with, otherwise, it wouldn’t have happened back then.

A reconciliation will be reached, and then there will be no aggression against each other for so many years.

After a while, the splashing sound of Brooks and the other party crossing the water gradually faded away.

…

"By the way, speaking of... deputy team, have you ever been responsible for regular contact with 'them' in the past?"

I don’t know how much time had passed after Brooks entered this ancient cave. At the same place where he met the Shitabe boy, John, who had been following Crocker, seemed to have thought of something and couldn’t help but lower his voice.

the voice asked.

And then, Kroger nodded.

"Of course, every time you have regular contact, you have to send an Auror to accompany you. When I was just an ordinary Auror, I also performed several escort missions... Don't worry, it'll be fine."

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted John on the shoulder, showing a big smile.