harry potter book of crimes

"What's in here?"

Looking at the rattan box that Maka put down, Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim both showed curious expressions.

"Of course it's today's dinner," Mackari opened the lid of the box quickly, and all kinds of food came into the eyes of the three of them. "Before coming here, I made some from the Hogwarts kitchen.

of--"

As he spoke, he took out a bunch of messy bottles and cans, and placed them all next to the rattan box.

When Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim saw him putting together several iron plates to form a barbecue grill, Hagrid was just stunned.

"We can't light a fire!" Madame Maxime glanced worriedly towards the other side of the ridge, and then stopped her.

Maka picked up the two potion bottles, smiled and shook her head.

"If you don't want to make a fire, just use this."

As he spoke, he pulled out the corks of the two potion bottles and carefully poured some into the tray of the barbecue grill. In just a moment, a wave of heat rose up in them.

"Maka, are you here for a picnic?" Hagrid couldn't help but said.

"It's just to heat up the food," Maka just shrugged lightly after hearing this, "These things were bought when I went to France last time and went shopping with Luna in the Muggle world... Speaking of which, this

This is the first time I’ve used it!”

Seeing him placing the food on top with great interest, the other two had no choice but to let him go.

"...Well, not bad." Maka smelled the aroma that gradually overflowed, then waved her wand and used the airflow to send them to the mountain forest opposite the giant colony, "Seriously, enroll in Hogwarts.

Over the years, so many messy things have happened that even I almost forgot my identity."

"My identity?" Hagrid said hesitantly, "Oh...yes..."

When Maka saw Hagrid's somewhat sad look, she couldn't help but suddenly said: "Oh, don't you two know? I am now the professor of ancient magical literature at Hogwarts!"

"Ah?" Hagrid's eyes widened immediately, full of astonishment, "Professor? Maka, you?"

Mrs. Maxim next to her was the head of the school after all, so she was not as surprised as Hagrid. But even though she had seen a lot, she couldn't help but look shocked.

"Yes! I came to help you this time, but I missed work -"

"Congratulations, congratulations on your appointment!" Madame Maxime said as if she was half-delayed. "A professor as young as you is really a great achievement in the magical world - I think you will definitely be recorded in history.

"

"Oh, thank you," Maka smiled, "but even if you want to write me into "Modern History of Magic", it will be a long time later. According to Professor Binns, who is in charge of the History of Magic class, "Modern History of Magic"

"The revision period is 50 years, and the last revision time... I think it was 1981, right?"

"Hahaha……"

Hagrid laughed heartily a few times, and then he quickly covered his mouth as if he realized something. He hurriedly ran to the other side of the ridge and took a few glances, and then he breathed a sigh of relief - it seemed that the giants were not there.

Such a good ear.

"Oh, if that's the case, then..." Hagrid ran back and asked in a low voice, "What did you mean by 'own identity' just now?"

After Maka heard this, she immediately pointed to the barbecue grill that was still emitting heat waves and said, "I mean, I almost forgot that I was still a Hufflepuff!"

Seeing Maka say this, Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim nodded in understanding.

Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, is best known for her ordinary hobby of food.

Not only is she good at using food-related spells, she also collects or writes down many various recipes.

It is said that those recipes can even fill a small library, but where exactly she placed them has always been a mystery.

It is worth mentioning that the main dishes at Hogwarts banquets today are cooked according to several recipes she left in the kitchen. Unfortunately, those are the only ones that have been discovered.

Helga's recipe.

To say whether Maka likes to eat or not, that's for sure. Although he has never been picky about food and can swallow anything he can, he is undoubtedly a eater who hopes to enjoy delicious food.

Perhaps this is what best matches him with Hufflepuff House.

"Okay, okay, it's all hot, come and eat!"

At Maka's greeting, Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim also joined together and enjoyed this sumptuous dinner, which was quite rare in the wild.

However, when they were almost halfway through eating, a thunderous sound suddenly sounded from the other side of the ridge, ruthlessly breaking the originally wonderful meal time.

"what happens?"

Hagrid stood up in a hurry and ran towards the opposite side in a hurry. Even Mrs. Maxim who was sitting next to her looked worried and stood up from the ground.

"Don't worry," Maka curled her lips and said, "I am very familiar with this sound - this must be the giant asleep and snoring!"

If Hagrid's snoring is caused by his neighbor smashing down the wall, then the giant's snoring must be caused by demolishing the house. Snoring like thunder in summer is really a rare scene.

"Although I didn't count them because it was dark, I guess there must be dozens of giants down there... From what I've seen, this is just the beginning!"

He spoke in a slurred manner while taking the fragrant mutton chops and chewing them into big mouthfuls.

Sure enough, if they hadn't been wizards and could use silencing spells to solve the noise problem, they wouldn't have had a good rest that night.

Finally, after deciding on the number of people who would take turns to watch the night, the three of them took turns to sleep.

The first person in line is Madame Maxime.

In order to be considerate of women and show gentlemanly demeanor, Maka and Hagrid unanimously decided to let her work on the first shift, which is the easiest to worry about. After all, being woken up from sleep by a human being is not a pleasant experience.

Of course, although the vigil is to prevent giants from waking up in the middle of the night and accidentally wandering into their resting place, in fact, giants rarely wake up at night.

Even though they look so strong, in fact, because of this, their need for sleep is very high. In addition to sleeping at night until the next morning, they often sleep on the floor during the day.

Hagrid is responsible for guarding the second shift, but after being a gamekeeper at Hogwarts for so many years, he is already very accustomed to this kind of life.

When he spent the night in the hunting lodge next to the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts, he would get up overnight to check the situation when he heard some noises.

In Hagrid's eyes, Maka was actually not much different from when he first met him, so he deliberately stayed there for two more hours before poking his head into Maka's tent and waking him up.

.

But it is true that even though Maka has grown a lot taller, he is almost completely different from when he first entered school. But if compared with Hagrid, he has only grown from "butt to waist".

Although we often hear the phrase "you are still a child in the eyes of your elders", in Hagrid's case, this phrase is truly "worthy of the name".

"Maka, wake up, you can change your shift."

At Hagrid's lowered voice, Maka sat up sleepily, yawning loudly as if she was trying to expel all the air in her lungs.

"Oh... Xin... thank you for your hard work, Hagrid..."

In order to facilitate shift changes and also to cope with emergencies, people usually sleep with their clothes on when sleeping in the wild.

Maka, who was always cautious, would not be confused in this aspect, so he just tidied up a little and quickly got out of the tent.

As soon as he came outside, he immediately shrank his neck - it was too cold at night!

"Then I'll go to sleep for a little while, and then I'll leave it to you." After Hagrid said that, he wrapped himself in the huge thick blanket he brought, and then lay down on the barbecue that was still slowly radiating heat.

Then he lay down.

Madame Maxime cast a silencing charm there, so even if Hagrid snores, there is no need to worry about attracting giants.

But Maka is actually very doubtful. Even if they make some noise here, will it really wake up the sleeping giants?

Let alone Hagrid's snoring, even if Maka sang at the top of her voice, she would probably be drowned in the giant's thundering and tsunami-like snoring, without even a trace of waves rising.

"Isn't it almost dawn..."

He glanced at the night sky and saw that the half of the bright moon was about to set on the top of the mountain in the west. After feeling a little sigh in his heart, he stretched out with all his strength, and then simply walked towards the ridge.

This was the first time he had seen a giant, and it was impossible not to be curious.

But when it comes to the word "big", not only has he seen a basilisk nearly 50 feet long, he has also seen the bones of an ancient dragon as big as a mountain range up close.

Compared with that, the giants down here, with an average height of more than twenty feet, are really not worth mentioning.

But having said that, when Maka saw those giants lying in a mess in the dim moonlight, he still felt a sense of excitement from the bottom of his heart.

The ones below are the most massive "humanoid creatures" in the world today. This alone is enough to amaze everyone who sees them with their own eyes.

"Magic, fire dragon, basilisk, giant..."

Forced by a subtle sense of crisis and the inexplicable attraction of magic to him, Maka, who had been immersed in the pile of books, didn't really recall the time when he received the "Hogwarts Admission Notice" until this moment.

feelings.

While Maka was muttering those familiar yet unfamiliar words alone, the moon had quietly set on the top of the mountain. And directly opposite Maka, a rising sun radiated bright light, dyeing the sky into a dazzling golden color.

red.