harry potter book of crimes

Minerva came back from France in a hurry.

Yes, the sudden breakthrough of the German-French border on the second battlefield this time is indeed a huge event, which makes European countries, big and small, no longer able to sit still;

Then, yes, Minerva McGonagall, as the current principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the UK, has both a sense of responsibility and philanthropy in her heart. She is very concerned about this crisis that started in the UK and almost plunged the entire human race in Europe into purgatory.

I have been paying attention to the catastrophic disasters and thinking about what I can do for people.

It's just that this time she rushed to France at this juncture... to be honest, it was very rare that she rushed to France for a private matter.

To be precise, she went to France to meet two people.

But this morning, the news Aberforth sent from Italy was really too important. This forced Minerva, who had originally planned to stay in France for a few more days to get a closer look at the battle situation on the front lines while meeting people, to

Disapparate from a distance and rush back to the community.

Of course, along the way, she used her entourage to reveal herself and brought the two people she saw with her.

"Don't worry, everyone living here is not a bad person. After all, they are all just like you, they are just refugees... We have something to discuss later, so you can just sit down and have a rest. Ah no

Foss is the owner there. He was originally a bar owner. He has wine and some simple snacks there. I'll ask him to get you some later..."

It was already dawn, and Professor McGonagall, who had just appeared at the intersection with someone, was leading two people walking down the street. As she walked, her steps seemed a little hurried, but her words were gentle and patient.

It's like chatting with a neighbor about everyday things.

To be honest, if the little wizards at Hogwarts saw it, they would probably think that Professor Minerva McGonagall was a fake - they had never seen McGonagall who was always decisive and sharp.

Professor Ge actually has such an "ordinary and simple" side.

If I had to make an analogy...well, it's like just an ordinary Muggle peasant woman in the countryside!

"...here we are, this is it."

Suddenly, Minerva, who was chattering away, stopped in front of Aberforth's house. Instead of opening the door, she took another look at the expressions on the faces of the two people next to her.

, seemed to be taking care of the two people who were still a little uneasy, and after confirming that the two of them were okay, they reached out and pushed the door open.

Just the moment you step in.

The usually capable and stern and decisive Professor Minerva McGonagall is back!

…

"Crack, squeak -"

The door was opened from the outside, causing so many pairs of eyes in the room to look over at the same time - it was Professor McGonagall who was back. But behind him, there seemed to be two unfamiliar faces.

Those are two women.

One of them looks a little old, with few brown hairs in his pale hair, and his figure is a bit bloated. The wrinkles on his face show the ruthlessness of time, and his rough hands tell the story of the hardships of life.

The other one should be much younger. Although there are wrinkles on her forehead, the sadness for unknown reasons and the embarrassment of suddenly discovering that many people are looking at her make her more conspicuous, but she is still

She is a woman with delicate features.

Judging from their appearance, they might be a mother and daughter.

"Minerva," the curious Slughorn spoke first. After smiling at the two gentlemen, he looked at Professor McGonagall again, "Who are these two?"

He had discovered from the very beginning that these two women seemed to be Muggles.

"My old acquaintance."

Mag obviously had no intention of giving a detailed introduction to everyone here. After saying this briefly, she led the people to settle down temporarily at the unoccupied small round table in front of the window.

"Aberforth, please bring some delicious snacks and drinks! We just came back in a hurry, and they haven't had breakfast yet!" After watching the two of them sit down nervously, she turned around and said

.

At the simple bar, Aberforth glanced at a few people, then turned around and went to the kitchen at the back without saying anything. Soon, several plates of cookies and pastries and two cups of milk floated out from inside, crossing the room.

The heads of everyone's heads finally fell firmly on the table of the small round table under the uneasy but seemingly complicated gazes of the two Muggle ladies brought by McGonagall.

"Eat! Aberforth's craftsmanship is actually quite good. Although the things he makes are always simple and unpretentious, the taste is quite pleasing - we only learned about it recently!"

A gentle smile appeared on Professor McGonagall's face again. As he said this, he first reached out and picked up a cookie from a plate and took a bite. After seeing the two of them nodding, he calmed down to taste it.

After that, he turned around again and came to the people gathered near the bar.

Then, her eyes finally fell on Snape, who had made no move since she came in.

"Severus, you-"

"I saw McClain."

Professor McGonagall was about to ask about Snape's trip to the disaster area alone that Aberforth mentioned in the brief summons, but unexpectedly Snape immediately gave the answer first.

As for this answer, not only McGonagall, but also the other professors and others present immediately became very excited about it.

In fact, at first, when no one else came, Snape just sat there in a daze as he said to Mrs. Hooch until now, without giving any explanation to anyone in advance.

Although everyone was very anxious, after hearing from Aberforth and Mrs. Hooch that Snape had gone to what is now England, everyone wanted to know if he had met Harry and Hermione who had not returned yet.

Wait, and see if there is any major gain. But everyone here basically knows Snape, and knows that if the other person doesn't want to say it, he probably won't be able to get the words out of his mouth, so they can only press

Wait patiently and impatiently.

Because everyone knew that when Professor McGonagall came back, Snape would definitely speak - even though he claimed to wait for everyone to come together, the person Snape wanted to wait for was probably just McGonagall.

And looking at Snape's cold and silent expression, it was obvious that the news he brought back this time was anything but simple.

However, even though everyone has been thinking and conjecturing in a serious direction, they still did not expect that the news Snape brought to everyone today was so...

"McLean gave up his human body, took over the body of a demon, and followed an unknown witch named 'Kern'."

"What!"

For a moment, almost everyone cried out in silence.