harry potter book of crimes

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Urgent notice from the British Ministry of Magic:

Due to the unexplained death of the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore) during his tenure, the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic will dispatch additional Aurors to investigate from now on.

The team stationed at Hogwarts to conduct a detailed investigation. Except for normal learning activities, all students are not allowed to leave the castle grounds privately to avoid accidents.

Signed: Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour

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In addition, the Senior Inquisitor of Hogwarts informed:

As of the date this notice is posted, all student-managed organizations, teams, associations and clubs will be disbanded immediately. If they need to be reorganized, a senior investigator (Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge) can be sent to the Ministry of Magic.

Submit an application.

All group activities (more than three people) that are not approved by the Senior Investigator will not be allowed to exist. If anyone is found to form or participate without approval, he will be expelled immediately.

The above regulations are in compliance with the "Education Order No. 24·Amendment".

Signed: Senior Investigator, Dolores Jane Umbridge

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The sudden wave of refugee students enrolling at the school over the weekend has not subsided, and two new notices appeared one after another on Monday. These two notices were so huge that they even covered the marble frame of the bulletin board.

The wording in these two notices is quite official. The rows of stereotyped black printing, the bright red seal under the paragraphs, and the elegant cursive signatures that go around make them look very "formal."

”.

Harry and Ron stood in the crowd of onlookers, staring intently at the second notice, with worries appearing on their slightly pale faces.

"What... what about the Wizarding Chess Club? That is the club with the most members in the school, and I go to participate in activities every day!" Next to Harry and Ron, a third-grade student looked quite anxious.

"Yes! There will be another battle competition soon, and I am planning to get a ranking! I heard that the prizes this time are much more generous than the past two!" His companion couldn't help but wailed,

"It won't just go to waste..."

"Go to Professor MacLean! He designed this wizard war chess. He will definitely be able to help us get rid of that old witch..."

"I think our wizard war chess will be fine..." Ron spoke gloomily, startling the two little wizards.

Yes, Ron, who loves chess sports, had already become a very high-ranking member of the wizard war chess club when it was first established.

Of course, he has no intention of worrying about the wizard's chess game now.

"...This is such a coincidence, what do you think?" Ron turned his head and asked Harry with a frown.

Harry didn't speak, he just read the contents of the two notices over and over again, feeling a little panicked.

He thought he could really learn something useful from Maka. Perhaps under Maka's guidance, he could really hold the Sword of Gryffindor in his hands again and gain the power to kill the fire dragon.

And only then can he once again pick up the courage he left behind in the Triwizard Tournament, use his own strength to help Maka, protect Hogwarts, and maybe even have a fight with Voldemort.

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He could never let go of the dark devil who killed his parents. It was only because his strength was really insufficient and in order not to become an obstacle that he endured the pain in his heart and remained silent.

However, seeing that opportunity was about to come, Umbridge stood in front of him with a notice. This feeling made him feel infinite unwillingness.

"...This can't be a coincidence," Harry said angrily, clasping his hands tightly, "She must have known it from somewhere!"

"But where did she learn about it?" Ron lowered his voice. "Was it when we were partying in the bar? Or was it when Hermione was picking out people? Or... someone among the participants went to inform someone.

Already?"

"Who knows?" Harry said irritably, "It's possible... there are too many possibilities!"

"Zachary Smith!"

Just when Harry was filled with anger, Ron suddenly widened his eyes and squeezed out the name through clenched teeth.

"Yeah, he's a little suspicious..." Harry frowned as he recalled the blond boy in the bar who was quite arrogant and noisy.

But Ron paused first, then shook his head and said: "Or... there might be something wrong with that Michael Corner... If that's the case, that would be too bad! No... I have to go find him!

"

"Wait!" Harry grabbed Ron.

"What?" Ron struggled and said, "Let go, Harry!"

"Calm down first, you can't just go -" Harry said, looking around at the students who were looking at the two of them, and then pulled Ron towards the stairs, "Ron, don't move! You go and plan

What should I say? Or don’t say anything and just pounce on him and beat him up?"

"This is a good idea!" Ron broke away from Harry's hand a little irritably, but did not act impulsively again, "...well, you are right, even if the old toad already knows, but the matter itself

It cannot be made public yet.”

If their secret plan to organize Defense Against the Dark Arts training was exposed publicly, then Umbridge would really have reason to investigate and deal with it openly. This was definitely not the development direction they wanted to see.

"Then... I'll go talk to Ginny later, okay?" Ron curled his lips and muttered in annoyance.

"I wonder if Hermione has seen those two notices..." Harry and Ron said as they walked, "We have to tell her first."

Not long after Harry and Ron left the foyer, Maka appeared behind the crowd. He looked over the shoulders and heads of the students and looked at the two notices in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a short while, he turned around and walked slowly towards the side corridor next to the foyer.

"Rufus Scrimgeour...?"

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On the other side, Harry and Ron hurried back to the Gryffindor common room. As soon as they arrived, when they found that Hermione and Ginny were not in the common room, Ron subconsciously rushed to the Gryffindor common room.

The stairs leading to the bedroom.

"Ron, stop!" Harry shouted hurriedly without stopping anyone, "That's a female -"

Before he finished speaking, Ron, who had already run up the spiral staircase, suddenly heard a whistle-like whistle in his ears, and then the staircase suddenly softened and turned into a smooth slide.

"ah--"

Ron was thrashing about on his feet, dancing and trying to keep his balance, but everything seemed to be in vain. Before he could jump a few more times, he fell onto the slide with a plop, and slid all the way to Harry.

's feet.

"...That's the girls' dormitory. I'm afraid we can't go up there." Harry help Ron up in confusion.

"Well..." Ron covered his nose with one hand and supported his lower back with the other, saying with a grimace, "Merlin... my brain must have been damaged somewhere just now!"

At this moment, the two girls slid down the slide happily.

"Oh - which warrior wants to come up? Let me see -" They both jumped up, staring at Harry and Ron and giggling.

"You'll know it at a glance, won't you?" Ron said shyly, "Let me think about it...how old were you when you last played on the slide?"

The two girls didn't care about Ron's annoyance. They circled around him and continued to giggle towards the portrait hole.

"That's not fair!" Ron said dissatisfiedly, "Hermione can go to our dormitory, why can't we-"

"...Isn't this obvious?"

Hermione's voice came faintly from the top of the slide, and the next moment, she landed lightly on the blanket in front of her.

"It was mentioned in "Hogwarts: A School History" that the founder of the school felt that in some aspects, boys were obviously not as reliable as girls...Okay, why did you want to come here just now?"

"Of course I'm looking for you -" Ron said, lowering his voice again, "You'd better go to the hall and take a look, something very bad has happened!"

The three of them ran in a hurry again, taking Hermione back to the bulletin board in the castle foyer. There were fewer students than before, and Hermione easily squeezed to the front.

After her eyes quickly glanced up and down, her face immediately became more solemn. She did not leave quickly, but carefully read every sentence in the two notices again.

After a while, when Ron and Harry outside the crowd began to become anxious again, Hermione finally got out of the crowd.

"I think someone among the participants must have snitched!" Ron immediately stepped forward and whispered.

"If this is really the case, then we will know who the informer is soon!" Hermione said, shaking her head again, "Rather than informing, I am more worried that there are other reasons."

"Will you know soon? Why?" Ron asked in surprise.

"I cast a charm on the parchment that everyone signed, which is commonly used in contracts -" Hermione explained softly, "Although I can't embed a better penalty for breach of contract, if there is a whistleblower,

, then we will definitely find it!"

"What if someone cracks it?" Harry asked worriedly.

"If you could see through the enchantment on the parchment, then the other party would never have signed it in the first place, because signing would be tantamount to actively forming a connection with the contract enchantment." Hermione gave them a reassuring look.

, "The spell itself is on the parchment. If you want to break it, you must get it first!"

"So, what will happen to those who violate the contract?" Ron asked eagerly.