harry potter book of crimes

This battle should not have ended so hastily, just as it should not have started hastily at this point in time.

Therefore, if every unsatisfactory ending in this world must correspond to an equally unsatisfactory beginning...then perhaps, facing such a disastrous defeat, everyone can accept it more or less easily.

After all, no victims have appeared so far, which is undoubtedly a blessing among misfortunes!

Of course, the "everyone" above definitely does not include Hermione.

For no other reason than because, as the maker of the plan, she took the initiative to break the prior agreement. It would be nice to say that her temporary change of heart could bring more advantages to everyone, but the result was this...

Even if there is no one here to accuse her, she herself will not feel better.

but……

"Although I didn't expect that we would be so vulnerable if we actually took action. But at least, after taking the initiative to attack such a 'monster', we can still lie on the ground alive and think about this. I'm afraid it's already

That's the best outcome...even if it's obviously just because the other person doesn't seem to be interested in taking our lives."

The position where Hermione fell was a bit off.

This was because she had just barely rushed back from the front at the last moment and blocked an attack for Luna.

She suffered a powerful impact while moving quickly with the blessing of an anti-gravity field. Not only was she mentally traumatized, but her body also seemed to have hit a high wall. The force of the shock alone was enough to make her collapse.

It flew very far.

Although, the impact was actually just a range of mental fluctuations released by Kern at will, and it was not even considered a serious magic.

In other words, for a wizard of Kern's level, maybe even a casual move or thought can turn into extremely terrifying magic!

Didn’t you see that the wall of black mist at the door was instantly blown away again?

As a result, Hermione could only huddle in the corner against the wall. The pain, as if all the bones in her body were broken into several joints, emerged from every corner of her body, giving her the illusion that she was about to suffocate.

"By the way, Luna...Is Luna okay?"

She remembered that she was the last person to fall just now. Before that, the other partners had already lost their ability to fight in that short but inexhaustible battle.

However, Luna should be the only one among them who was not harmed until the end - she is the one responsible for setting up the magic formation in the rear. Once there is danger, everyone needs to protect it as much as possible.

She is just like Hermione just now.

Although the defeat came too quickly, Luna was ultimately unable to set up the formation and activate it in time - it was supposed to be set up when Harry and Maka were both present. In the situation just now,

It may be natural that she was too late - but at least she was not seriously injured.

"Yes, I just pushed her aside. She should have avoided the impact..." Hermione thought to herself, "Then how is she doing now?"

Although she was still in severe pain all over her body, Hermione, who was eager to know the situation on Luna's side, gritted her teeth and turned her head to look to the other side - not only was she worried about whether Luna was also injured, but also worried about whether Luna was also injured.

What's important is that she also wants to know what the witch Kern is doing at the moment.

"Huh? Luna also fell to the ground over there and didn't get up... Was she still affected? No, it shouldn't be. I know this better than anyone else. So... yes, after all, Luna only needs

If you don't get lost, you are often very smart at critical moments. At this time, even if you are not injured, you can't really get up alone like nothing happened... So, where is 'that woman'?"

Moving her gaze slightly further ahead, Hermione immediately saw that the figure that had just knocked their group to the ground was now only raising its head slightly, staring steadily at the magic above.

dome.

If the scene displayed on the ceiling is really the sky outside at this moment...

"The whirlpool of dark clouds is about to completely swallow up the remaining sky." Hermione, who followed the other person's line of sight and saw the scene, couldn't help but murmured in her heart.

What does the closing clouds mean?

What will happen after it is completely closed?

Hermione, who had temporarily tampered with the plan to take the initiative even though she knew the timing was not right, was actually trying to seize the possibility hidden in this change. Unfortunately, in the end, she not only failed to seize this opportunity.

, she still knew nothing about the truth behind the change.

Just when Hermione felt an overwhelming sense of frustration, in the sight of her and Kern, the dark clouds above finally gathered completely——

"The last moment has finally arrived!"

"There's nothing we can do..."

Kern's voice and Hermione's whisper sounded almost at the same time, but one rarely brought a bit of joy, while the other only left full of frustration.

Although Hermione was still curious about what the change in the clouds meant to the witch Kern and the world, she no longer wanted to read any more.

So she lowered her head, closed her eyes slightly, and savored the severe pain in her body. She couldn't tell whether the tightness in her chest was due to pain or something else.

Then, a weak, but particularly sudden, magic shock at this moment suddenly spread from not far away, causing everyone in the auditorium who still had their willpower to tremble.

"Luna?"

It's Luna!

No, it should be said that it was the rune formation that Luna had been arranging since before, but ultimately failed to activate during the battle - she activated that formation!

Why?

Why did she activate the graphic array? Why at this time?

No one knows the function of that formation better than Hermione, because it was designed by Hermione herself. However, for the formation to work, Harry must arrive in time...

…

"Harry?"

Hermione did not raise her drooped head again, but under her messy bangs, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Harry's here!"

It would be somewhat unbelievable to say that even her sudden change of plans, which caused the situation to get out of control, was actually part of Maka's calculations.

But Hermione is willing to believe this incredible thing, because if Harry really comes, this may mean that things will turn around!

Hermione lowered her head and began to pray to her unpredictable fate for the first time.