harry potter book of crimes

"boom!"

The door to Blake's old house was pushed open violently and violently, and it hit the wall hard.

"Ah - which brat is here? This is the house of our Black family. Do you want to demolish this place..."

Sirius' mother shouted again.

Of course, Lu Ping and others who were discussing recent cases in the reception room also heard it. They all left their seats with doubts and ran to the foyer.

"Maka? You...what's wrong with you? Are you okay..."

When she saw Maka walking staggeringly inside, Mrs. Weasley hurriedly rushed forward and reached out to hold Maka's arm.

"Well...it's okay, don't worry about me."

Maka gently pushed Mrs. Weasley away with her weak hands, and then stretched out her hand again. Two stiff human figures suddenly appeared from behind him and fell to the floor of the hall.

"Lupin, step up the interrogation... They are the wizards responsible for distributing that potion..."

"This... hello! Did you..." Lupine made no move, he just stared at Maka's downcast face seriously, "Did you drink that magic potion yourself?"

"It's so annoying... Stop talking nonsense and take him for interrogation quickly."

Maka shook his head, trying to make himself more awake, but because his vision was shaking again, he almost fell. Mrs. Weasley hurriedly supported him again.

"Answer me!" Lupine still made no move, but his stubble-covered face became more determined, "Did you drink that magic potion yourself? Is it true that only people who have drunk it can find the right place?"

"Ah...yeah, that's right...that's it." Maka couldn't resist him and could only reply irritably.

"Why not let someone else do it? Or, simply find a victim..." As if something was wrong, Luping paused, but continued, "Otherwise, it would be okay to let Kingsley lead the way, right?

? If I were him, I would definitely be willing to do this!"

"It's impossible..." Maka slowly closed her eyes and said dryly, "I have to do this myself... otherwise..."

"What's going on? Maka, why are you doing this?" Mrs. Weasley asked excitedly.

"For what...?" Maka said dreamily, "For what? Maybe... I think I am also responsible for this matter..."

"Responsibility?" Of course Lu Ping didn't understand, and the answer was not enough for him to accept, "No matter what it is for, even if it is for everyone, you shouldn't do this!"

"You know, for the current Order of the Phoenix, you, Maka McClain, are very important! You shouldn't be so reckless!"

At this point, Lu Ping paused.

"I said, this doesn't look like you at all?"

After hearing this, Maka shook her head slightly, her expression seemed a little lonely.

"Ah, do you know?" He said leisurely, "The Sorting Hat is really powerful! It can see through a person's essence at once..."

"What?" Lu Ping subconsciously cast a doubtful look at him.

"I mean, I don't have the courage of Gryffindor." Maka chuckled, "Well...actually, I'm very scared! I'm afraid of losing someone important, and I'm so afraid that I want to hide in secret and cry;

I’m so scared that I can’t even think of making any friends.”

"Only in that way can I be this 'Maka McClain' and face the world rationally."

"However, since I entered Hogwarts, I have people worth respecting and friends worth making friends with... I also have a girl I really like..."

"So, I, a coward, am getting more and more scared."

Hearing such words from Maka's mouth, everyone present felt as if they were meeting him for the first time.

To be honest, in the past, the impression Maka brought to the people around her was nothing more than the impression of being a "magic genius", "more adult than an adult", or even "Dumbledore's heir"... something like that.

But those are just a series of affirmations of his abilities.

As for the person "Maka McClain", most of them don't have a relatively precise understanding.

It was only when they heard him reveal his true feelings for the first time that everyone truly felt that no matter how powerful or talented he was, he was still an ordinary person with worries, weaknesses, and even fears.

"Haha..." Lupine laughed coldly, "Hey, let me say...is she the little girl from the Lovegood family?"

"ah?"

Maka, who was leaning on Mrs. Weasley, raised her head with difficulty.

"I mean, is the girl you really like, that little girl from Lovegood?" Lupine repeated with a smile.

"Well..." Maka waved her hand and said, "Yes! Shouldn't everyone know about this?"

"That girl is pretty good, she's so cute," Mrs. Weasley said jokingly.

"Oh, I feel the same way -" Lu Ping's face suddenly changed in the middle of his words, "Hey! You are so reckless this time. Could it be that she was involved in this case?"

"No, no, it's not." Maka said weakly, "It's not Luna, it's a friend of mine - my most important friend!"

"That is……"

"Lupin, stop asking...take them down quickly for interrogation, I'm going to deal with it...you know."

Maka firmly interrupted Lupine's questioning, and then waved to Leni and Lena who were standing aside.

"Mrs. Weasley, can you help me deliver a secret letter to Professor Snape? Thank you." He said, "I'm fine here. Just let them help me up."

"Mr. MacLean, please be careful."

The two sisters Lenilena, one on the left and the other on the right, supported Maka towards the study.

Along the way, Lena behaved the same as before; but Leni, who had always been chirping, remained silent, which was a bit abnormal.

"Leni, what's wrong?"

When Maka sat down on the sofa, he asked the little girl.

"Oh...it's nothing, bastard Maka..." Leni looked away unnaturally, "Um...are you okay?"

"It's rare that you can care about me," Maka smiled, "It's okay, okay, you can go out first!"

"that……"

"It's okay." Maka patted her head and repeated it seriously.

"All right……"

Afterwards, Leni held her sister's hand and left the study lazily.

When the door was gently closed by Lena, Maka immediately took a deep breath, then dug out a stack of records and spread them out on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

"Is it a hallucinogenic potion..." he pondered while flipping through the information, "No, it's not so much a potion, but more about bringing out the effect of the 'Mysterious Crystal Flower' as efficiently as possible.

"

"Judging from the tested formulas, this intention is very obvious... Moreover, some of the paradoxes are very similar to mistakes made by students."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

"Weili is really not good at potions..."

But at this moment, he suddenly let out a light sigh.

"Hmm... Moonstone powder, which was originally used to adjust emotions and keep people calm, actually makes the ingredients of the Mystery Crystal Flower more adherent... Is it a coincidence that it happened because of a mistake? Willy is a blind cat.

Did you encounter a dead rat?"

He was analyzing the potion alone in his study, trying to find an antidote that could eliminate the effect of the potion.

Although he relied on his tenacity and strong willpower to force himself to stay awake, this state would not last long after all.

And once you really sink into the hallucination, it will be difficult to wake up again.

More than thirty minutes later, the door to the study suddenly opened, and Snape walked in with his usual strides.

"Are you a Flobber caterpillar? You actually drink that kind of stuff by yourself -" he scolded sullenly, "No, Flobber caterpillars are better than you. At least they can sleep besides eating."

...You kid, you don’t even dare to sleep now, do you?”

The quill in Maka's hand paused for a moment, then she raised her head with difficulty.

"Don't say that, the Flobber caterpillar is very great..." He smiled weakly.

"I still have the energy to talk nonsense. It seems I can hold on for at least a while..."

Snape casually pulled the pile of documents on the sofa to the floor, then sat down, grabbed the stack of papers in front of Maka, and hurriedly flipped through them.

After a while, I saw him shaking off the paper in his hand, his expression obviously getting worse.

"What are these things? Can this be called a 'magic potion'? Does the guy who made this formula look down on potions?" He said angrily, "If this were a student in my potions class, there would be zero chance.

point!"

"Oh, this is not easy. I think you have worked very hard..." Maka leaned on the sofa and waved her hands softly.

He didn't want to tell Snape that the maker of this potion was probably a student in his class!

"The fact that this potion has such an effect is basically due to the Mystery Crystal Flower, isn't it?" Snape threw the information in his hand in front of Maka, "As for the antidote, there should be no problem with your thinking...

…”

As he spoke, he pulled out a new piece of manuscript paper and picked up a quill pen to write and draw.

"I am responsible for the calculation of the chain reaction and the anti-magic formula. You can continue to do your pharmacological inference... hurry up and get started! You kid, don't you have much time?"

"It sounds like I'm going to die soon. The flag can't be set up randomly..."

Maka muttered lazily, took another breath, and then leaned over to continue writing.

Suddenly, the study became quiet again, with only the rustle of the quill tip rubbing against the paper and Maka's heavier breathing.

Outside the window, the darkness became thicker and thicker. It was a night without moon and stars.