harry potter book of crimes

What to do? What to do? What to do?

Harry was in a hurry now. Why did this woman faint?

Was she overly frightened by the dementor's cold air just now, or was it because her physical condition was not good enough? Could it be that his voice was too loud?

Most people would be at a loss if someone fell down in front of him, and Harry was one of them.

"We can't take her to the Dursleys, can we?"

He thought about it for a moment, then simply took out the wand from his pocket and stretched it towards the street.

Although his money is still in the room, the current situation does not seem to be suitable for a person to run back to withdraw money - because at this point, he may not be able to get out of the Dursley's house.

When Sirius escaped from prison, Harry had accidentally called the Knight Bus, and this time he was actually familiar with the route.

However, the route of the Knight Bus is really difficult to figure out, especially when you hail a ride in a new location, you must pay attention to the direction of the incoming bus.

No, people never drive on Muggle roads!

I saw a huge bright purple silhouette suddenly appear from the woods on the side of the road, its headlights dazzling everyone. In an instant, it suddenly rushed across the road and stopped across the street next to Harry, startling him out.

Covered in cold sweat.

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus, emergency transport for witches or wizards in distress. Just stick out your wand and step on board, and we'll take you wherever you want to go. My

The name is Si—eh?”

The conductor suddenly gave a startled expression and looked Harry up and down.

"Hey! You're Harry Potter!" he shouted exaggeratedly. "Look, I saw you in the Daily Prophet! It's really you!"

He did remember Harry's appearance, but he had forgotten that Harry took the Knight Bus last time.

Also, there are not many passengers on the Knight Bus on weekdays. How can we remember all of them? What’s more, Harry reported Neville’s name last time.

"Come up quickly, Mr. Potter!" the conductor said cheerfully, "Where are we going? Hogwarts hasn't started yet - Huh?"

Before he could finish his words, he let out another surprised sigh because he saw the woman lying behind Harry.

"Oh -" Harry waved his hand and said, "I saw her fainted on the side of the road. I have to take her to a place to take a look!"

"Really!" The other party nodded cheerfully and said, "Mr. Potter, you are so kind... So, are you going to St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

Harry couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this. He shook his head hesitantly, and for a moment he really couldn't think of where to go.

Of course, no matter what, the question of where to go has to be put aside for now.

"Sir," Harry blinked innocently, "I want to say...can you pay for the bus when you get there? I don't have any change with me right now..."

"Oh! I think this is not appropriate..." the conductor said with an embarrassed look on his face, "We have regulations that you must pay the fare before the train can leave..."

"That's right..." Harry patted his pocket subconsciously, but found nothing.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Potter! It's a rule, so I - Huh?"

This is the third time today that the conductor has made a startled sound. Although he is often surprised due to his personality, it is rare to say "Hey" three times in a short period of time.

Just when Harry followed his gaze and looked back, he heard a soft hum at the same time.

"Well……"

The woman actually woke up on her own again. Although she still looked a little dazed, at least she was awake.

"Are you OK?"

This time Harry didn't even dare to call at his normal volume, but kept his voice as low as possible for fear that he would faint again.

"Um?"

The woman seemed to feel that the headlights of the Knight Bus were too dazzling. She couldn't help squinting her eyes and looked at Harry, and then hurriedly backed away as if she had woken up in fright.

"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid... you should remember my appearance?" Harry hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal, "Didn't you say you were going to Hogwarts? You can just take this car there..."

As he spoke, he secretly looked at the woman again, and then hesitantly said: "Um... do you have money?"

The other person shook his head as Harry expected. After all, she was dressed worse than him, and she was pale and had tangled hair. She was probably a pauper.

Although it is not good to judge people by their appearance, sometimes it is the truth.

"In that case...will the bus continue its journey?" The conductor looked at Harry and the woman apologetically, and after Harry nodded helplessly, he waved to the driver to set off.

Following another explosion, the Knight Bus suddenly "spurred" forward and disappeared into the gap between the buildings on the opposite side of the street at a dizzying speed.

"……How are you?"

Harry watched the Knight Bus leave, then hurriedly turned back and asked worriedly.

This woman seemed to be very weak, and Harry didn't want to see her faint again, so it was best to open up the topic and ask for clarification before talking.

The woman slumped to the ground, nodded timidly, but then shook her head.

To be honest, just looking at her like this, it's no wonder Dudley and the others would make fun of her. Based on her appearance, she is at least in her twenties, but her personality is as timid as a child, which seems quite inconsistent.

"I'm hungry..." She said in a mosquito-like voice as if she was afraid of upsetting Harry.

This time Harry finally understood. Did he faint from hunger just now?

"This is easy to handle..." Harry suddenly felt relieved and thought to himself, "It's hard to say anything else. It's no problem to let her fill her stomach."

Although he didn't have any gold galleons or silver coins with him, he still had pounds.

After lifting her up from the ground, Harry led her outside the community - although there were no night markets in London these days, restaurants open at night could still be found.

Seeing her sitting carefully at the dining table, taking small bites of French fries, Harry couldn't help suppressing the questions in his heart.

Looking at her look, if she asked questions now, she might be frightened to the point where she wouldn't dare to continue eating.

When she was almost full, Harry raised his doubts.

"I said……"

"Well?"

"Before, you said you were looking for Snape. Can I ask, do you have any business with him?"

Harry's words were not soft.

Speaking of which, Dudley's depression in the recent period has actually disappeared a lot. Coupled with so many things that happened just now, he is feeling much better now.

Besides, in fact, as long as most people still have some conscience in their hearts, it would be difficult for them to say harsh words to this woman. If she hadn't caught up with Harry when he was suspicious, maybe they could have gotten along harmoniously earlier.

"I..." the woman pursed her lips and lowered her head and said, "I saw him at that... audio-visual conference? Well, it was that conference, and I felt very..."

Seeing that she couldn't say anything after being choked for a long time, Harry couldn't help but said: "What?"

"I can't tell..." She seemed to be unable to figure it out after much thought, and finally had to shake her head.

Speaking of the audio-visual meeting, Harry immediately understood where she met Snape.

For Harry, the highlight of that audio-visual meeting was Voldemort's appearance and Lockhart's amazing performance.

But when it comes to the previous "three-dimensional movie", he, who has actually experienced it, can't praise it. After all, there are quite a few things in it that are not realistic.

But when they thought that it was Maka who caused the event, Harry and the other three just smiled and let it go.

After thinking for a moment, Harry looked at the woman sitting opposite.

At this point, Harry actually didn't want to ask any more questions. Under normal circumstances, he didn't want to get involved in matters related to Snape.

"Anyway, I'll send you a letter and help you contact someone... Although I don't know if I can still contact anyone now, so you'd better not have too much hope."

Although Harry is kind-hearted, he is now trapped in Little Whinging! To put it bluntly, he has nowhere to go, let alone help this woman.

Because of a little awkwardness in his heart, Harry didn't want to go to the Burrow right now, and Hogwarts hadn't started yet, so where else could he go?

He could only listen to Sirius's words, stay at the Dursley's house, and be a "good baby" who didn't cause trouble.

"I'll leave you some money, and you can find a hotel to stay in later!" Harry sighed, "Do you know how to deal with Muggles?"

Seeing her nod, Harry couldn't help but stretch, and then he felt worried again - it was time for him to go back to the Dursleys' house.

…

As expected, as soon as Harry returned to the Dursley's house last night, he was quarreled by his uncle and aunt for a long time. Dudley was on the sidelines and fanned the flames, fearing that his parents were not angry enough and had not taught Harry enough.

But to be honest, he has long been used to being scolded by the Dursleys. Although he is still annoyed by many harsh words, in general, it will be over after a sleep.

However, Harry really had trouble with who to write the letter to. After much thought, he decided to send it directly to Hogwarts.

However, regardless of whether the letter was lost or not, the woman disappeared first.

He had made an agreement with the woman last night, and this morning after he sent the letter, they would meet at the amusement park yesterday. But who knew, Harry didn't see anyone until noon.

"Is she lost again? Or is she in other trouble?"

When two complete strangers meet suddenly, the reason may be just chance. But if chance happens too many times, it will become inevitable.

Harry could never have guessed that it wouldn't be long before he would meet that ill-fated woman again.