harry potter book of crimes

It must be said that compared to John, who has always been a little unreliable in his work, Brooks, the younger brother, is indeed a good boy.

He has excellent talent in magic, and has a sense of justice in dealing with others. At some critical moments, he can also show calmness and bravery that most of his peers do not possess. Therefore, whether it is against Ilvermorny or

For the Stewart family where he was born, he was a capable and outstanding young man.

And at the same time...it was obvious that he had a crush on the girl named Tia Prince beside him, so much so that when he discovered that she had fallen into a dangerous situation, he even did not hesitate to step into it himself.

Yes, as a junior student in Ilvermorny, he can be regarded as outstanding. But even so, facing the dangers here, he had already understood from the Shitabe boy

own weight.

"Ta, ta, ta..."

The vertical pendulum clock at the corner in front was ticking, which was slightly offset from the footsteps coming from the same direction. It was clearly audible in this quiet corridor. So he did not dare to move and could only squat here, silently.

Waiting for the other party to walk over step by step.

Maybe it was just an ordinary No-Maj staying here. He couldn't sleep at night, so he got up and walked around. If that was the case, it would be lucky, because most No-Majs who happened to pass by would not notice the hasty covering with magic spells.

In the corner behind this large vase.

He knew that this spell was the best effect he could achieve at present. But the difficulty of the spell itself was beyond his ability. Even a No-Maj would still be confused if he looked carefully.

They noticed something unusual here. Fortunately, it was night now, and the insufficient lighting made the chance of the two of them being discovered much smaller.

However, if that was a wizard... According to his observations and understanding of following the Nashtabe boy in the past few days, there is a wizard in this monastery, and there is more than one person! And in addition, it should have been right now

It was the dead of night - the possibility of the other party being a wizard was actually greater than that of a No-Maj.

Therefore, while Brooks prayed secretly in his heart, he had to tighten the wand in his hand.

"Pap...pap...pap..."

The man seemed to be wearing a pair of slippers, which made his walking sound a bit draggy. Brooks did not poke his head to look, but just listened silently with Tia further inside, hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer.

.

Both of them were a little nervous. Brooks was worried that if he was discovered by the other party, others would be attracted immediately, while Tia was more worried that the recovered Alyssa would catch up with others.

Finally, when they heard that the person in the corridor walked by outside as if they were unaware, without stopping for a step, and then gradually moved away, the two children couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

"We're far away... let's keep running!"

Brooks, who was looking out again, confirmed that there was no one in the corridor, and without looking back, he wanted to reach out to Tia's arm, but after tugging, he found that there was no pull.

"Miss Prince, what--"

He looked back with some doubts, but suddenly his whole body froze and his scalp felt numb. Because he saw that there was another figure in the corner where Tia was supposed to be alone. When he looked in,

The man actually nodded gently at him with a gentle look on his face.

And Tia, who was closer to the other party than him at the moment, was naturally even more afraid to act rashly.

"Another lovable child! My dear, is this the gift you brought for me?" After the other party glanced at Brooks, he lowered his eyes slightly and stared at Tia in front of him again, and said softly, "Of course

, compared to the 'big gift' just now, this is obviously nothing... isn't it?"

Saying this, the other party gently stretched out his hand, as if to touch Tia's cheek. However, at the moment when he was about to touch her, Tia, who suddenly came to her senses, leaned back slightly and dodged away.

Then, Tia used a slightly dry voice and whispered with difficulty:

"...Alyssa."

She still caught up, even though her forehead was stained with sweat, even though her clothes and hair were messy, and even though the blood vessels between her neck were swollen and bulging, she still caught up again!

"Yes, it's me, your Alyssa." The other party smiled, but there was a hint of madness under the gentle and charitable face, "You did a good job just now, I must praise you, because

You obviously understand the importance of a wand to a wizard - so you didn't forget to break my wand before you left - you did a great job!"

She first praised Tia inexplicably, which made Tia's hair stand on end, but she didn't know what she should do. She could only stiffen her neck and purse her thin lips, waiting for the situation to develop.

However, when Tia felt that she could not do anything, Brooks beside her obviously did not give up. That is to say, at the moment before Alyssa finished speaking, Brooks suddenly raised his voice by mentioning

Under the cover of Ya's body, she stretched out the wand she had prepared for a long time.

Unfortunately……

"Expelliarmus."

"Bang!"

The next second when Brooks' wand quietly reached out, Alyssa in front of Tia waved backhand abruptly, and a red light suddenly passed between the three of them, accurately hitting the tip of Brooks' wand.

The next moment, his wand flew up, drew an arc in mid-air, and landed far away in another corner of the wall.

After doing all this, Alyssa shook the new wand in her hand, and still looked at Tia without raising her head and said:

"Look! Does it look familiar?"

"My...magic wand." Tia stared closely and murmured.

"That's right," Alyssa smiled again and said, "I thought you would go back to the room first. It's obviously near the exit, but you just focused on escaping and didn't actually go. So you see, even if you occasionally

There has been some growth, but you are still not smart enough after all...I was right at the beginning, wasn't I?"

Having said this, she finally put the wand in her hand on Tia's forehead again, and said with a smile:

"Then, let me give you the gift you confiscated just now! My dear, you have to accept it well this time! Cruciatus—"

"boom!"

As an explosion sounded in time, she was unable to finish reciting the spell.