harry potter book of crimes

"Christine, speaking of which...how did you and Charles think of opening a store in a place like this? Isn't it...not very safe here?"

There were still quite a lot of customers in the store, and Maka and Tonks waited until Charles came back from delivering the goods, so they had time to chat with Christine for a while.

"Oops! Tonks, let me tell you... In fact, the boss behind this store is sitting next to you!" Christine waved her hand, with a refreshing smile on her face, looking as if she was there.

It was no different at Hogwarts.

"Eh? Maka is the boss?"

Tonks didn't know how many times she had been surprised. Ever since she walked out of that door, she felt like she had been surprised by the surprises that followed.

"Yes! Tonks, you should also know... You see, Charles and I don't have much money, how can we afford to open a potion shop?" Christine spread her hands and said, "Don't look at this one.

The store is not big, but you know, every inch of land is precious in the black market! What’s more, purchasing goods also costs a lot of money..."

Kristen was sitting behind the cashier and talking nonchalantly, while Charles, who was soliciting customers in front, would steal glances of concern towards her from time to time, and occasionally show a hint of gratitude towards Maka.

Speaking of which, the two of them actually didn't spend much time with Maka. Even though they were both Hufflepuffs and even had been on the Quidditch team, they probably didn't have much time to be in contact with Maka.

How many.

If you think back, you can find that Maka spent most of his time studying and researching, right?

However, at the bonfire party to see off the graduates, when the two of them accidentally chatted with Maka for a few words about opening a store, they did not expect that Maka would really take it to heart.

This store not only gave them a very "money" future direction.

If anything, the fact that this poor couple was able to get married so quickly must be attributed to the financial support that this store brought them.

In the hearts of this future couple who both graduated from Hufflepuff House, Maka has truly realized the heartwarming declaration of "We are all Hogwarts" at the bonfire night.

The happy story of Christine and Charles will probably be one of the many bonds born at every farewell event for graduates.

Even though Maca no longer hosts that event, his name, as the founder of the event, has always been engraved on the banner of every farewell party.

"For many things, perhaps the purpose behind them is not pure, and even the process is full of dirt, but as long as the final result is good, what does it matter?"

During the conversation, Maka looked at the faint warmth in this store with a smile, and thought so with emotion in her heart.

"...So, the situation in the black market is actually worse than outside?"

After the three chatted for a while, Maca obtained some valuable information from Christine.

This is indeed the case. If you want to know news related to potions, directly asking the operators of the potions shop is undoubtedly a more appropriate way.

"Yes, as far as I know, there are already more than a dozen wizards in the black market who suddenly went crazy..." Christine nodded and said, "However, I think you also know that crazy wizards are actually not a big deal.

Because I can’t use magic spells anymore!”

"...So, although there were a few minor disturbances, they were quickly resolved."

Maka nodded clearly, and then asked: "I have found out the reason why those wizards went crazy before - it was probably because they took some kind of magic potion. Do you have any clues here?"

"Well... at least the suppliers in our store don't have any problems... Ah!" Kristen said, suddenly paused, as if she recalled something.

"What's wrong? Did you remember anything suspicious?" Tonks couldn't help but ask.

"...I remember...about three or four days ago! A trance-like guy passed by the store and knocked over the sign I put up outside..." Kristen recalled, "At that time

I thought he was probably drunk or something...you know, this is quite common."

She paused and then emphasized: "But now that I think about it, that state seems very similar to what those crazy wizards look like when they are not crazy."

"What's wrong with that guy?"

"I saw him swaying forward while muttering something in his mouth... Well..." Christine thought about it carefully, then nodded to herself, "Yes, he said 'Goddess'

"My goddess, no one can touch her"... Well, it's probably something similar..."

"'Goddess'? 'No one can touch'?" Maka repeated these words, lost in thought in confusion.

"...Ah, actually I'm not sure, maybe it's just a drunk guy?" Christine thought about it for a while, and finally shrugged in confusion.

"That's about all I know...I wonder if I can help you..."

"No, even though I couldn't understand it at the moment, knowing this is already a good harvest." Maka came back to her senses, then smiled and waved her hand.

After that, the three of them continued chatting for a while, and then Maka took Tonks and left.

"Maka, I didn't expect that you would do such a good thing when you are always busy on your own!"

On the roadside, Tonks said casually while following Maka forward.

"After all, he is my classmate, so I can help him if I can... Anyway, it's a matter of mutual benefit. I happen to be short of manpower, so I don't feel comfortable finding someone else!" Maka said with a smile.

"Hey!" Tonks glanced at him and smiled, "But to be honest, we can get clues so quickly, it seems we are pretty lucky..."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either." Maka nodded slightly, "Actually, I didn't plan to ask anything from Christine - after all, they haven't been in the black market for a long time."

"Then what are you going to do?" Tonks asked in surprise.

"How about taking this senior sister of yours to meet the junior students?" Maka said meaningfully, "How about you get a tanned face by that young couple?"

"Hey, I made an oath - I will not get married until I become a real Auror!" Tonks raised her chin with a proud look on her face.

"In short, we still need to find the most professional way to get information," Maka paused and said, "The place we are going to next is our real destination tonight."

Afterwards, Tonks followed Maka and walked around a lot, finally arriving at a sparsely populated old square.

In the center of this small square, there is a fountain that has dried up long ago, and in that pool stands a half-collapsed statue of a wizard.

As for the stone-carved seats around this small square, most of them can no longer accommodate people.

But the most noteworthy thing about this old square is the strange trees scattered everywhere. Those dry and dark branches automatically waved without wind, creaking and waving, almost covering the entire square.

What makes people feel even more uncomfortable is that those trees are emitting waves of whispers that make one's hair stand on end. No matter how you look at it, it's a place you shouldn't be.

"This is really ominous..." Tonks said hesitantly, "Does it mean... we have to go inside?"

"Yes, the entrance is in the fountain pool." Maka waved and said, "Follow me, don't worry about those Siberian howling trees, they are just used to scare people."

"Is the Howling Ghost just 'scaring people' when it comes to your mouth?" Tonks held his shoulders, frowned and emphasized in a more serious tone, "Why do I remember the book said, Howling Ghost

Will wood absorb the soul of living things?"

"Because the method of dealing with the Howling Tree is too simple, it can only be used to 'scare people'." Maka shrugged, indicating that she could just follow him without any worries.

However, as the two of them got closer to the strange trees with waving branches, the original whisper suddenly became louder and seemed extremely harsh.

"Remember? There is a note in the book that 'Siberian howling trees especially like the cold.'" Maka took out her wand and waved it forward, "It's just that the author didn't continue to explain that when they encounter cold,

It’s just what happens…”

Just as he waved his wand, a simple freezing spell fell on the howling tree at the front. Almost instantly, the howling tree howled with unusual joy, but the originally dancing branches

It fell quietly.

"Actually, we can't blame the author, because the naturally growing Howling Trees are concentrated in the north of Siberia, the area closest to the Arctic Ocean... The environment is already very cold, how could the author know that when the Howling Trees are transplanted to a warmer environment?

What will it be like when we are there?”

"So... the reason why it screamed so harshly just now is because it is afraid of the heat?" Tonks couldn't help but grinned.

"Ask it!" Maka rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not a howling tree. How do I know what they mean by howling like a wolf?"

Under the freezing spells, the branches of the howling trees they passed by were all hanging down. As long as they didn't touch the howling trees, they were completely harmless plants.

Of course, it looks a little scary at best.

After a while, the two came to the fountain pool located in the center of the square.

In fact, you can see from standing here that there is dirt everywhere under the dry pool, which looks extremely dirty. And the broken part of the wizard statue is lying in the pool, and the broken stones are almost

A whole pool was scattered.

Maka pointed the wand at the head of the statue at the bottom of the pool and waved it slightly.

The next moment, the eyes of the stone statue's head suddenly glowed with gray light.

"Member code, 'Silver Eagle 991'." He said softly.