harry potter book of crimes

After all, Sirius still couldn't get out of this house, which was actually not that big. Just beside the store shelves downstairs, his legs buckled and he fell to the floor again with a plop.

When Olivia and Abigail on the second floor suddenly heard a muffled sound coming from downstairs, they looked at each other and immediately walked quickly towards the stairs.

But Abigail, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped at the stairs, causing Olivia to almost bump into her back.

"What's wrong?" Olivia asked confused.

Abigail didn't speak, she just shook her head slightly, then bent down and picked up something from the stairs.

"Your wand!" Olivia took a closer look and was surprised, "Didn't he just now -"

"I really don't know what that guy is thinking..."

Abigail pursed her lips, a flash of wavering flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed the awkward feeling in her heart again, raised her legs and continued walking downstairs.

But her steps seemed to be faster than before.

"ah!"

As soon as the two of them arrived downstairs, Olivia was shocked.

The man lying on the floor was still trying to hold himself up. But his weak arms could not bear his weight at all, and his breathing, which was originally soft and inaudible, became intermittent.

"Stop!" Olivia couldn't care less. She hurried forward and helped Sirius' upper body, "Calm down, breathe slowly, don't exert any more force -"

"Hello!"

Just as Olivia was trying to persuade Sirius, but to no avail, Abigail's loud shout pierced both of their eardrums at the same time.

"You guy with unknown origins, listen to me!" Abigail said loudly, "I don't care what your purpose is or what you want to do! I only know that with the way you are now, you can't do anything at all.

We can't do it! Do you want to die in front of us like this?"

"...Indeed, I have added unnecessary trouble to you...I'm sorry, I should...die outside." Sirius whispered breathlessly.

"Trouble? It has been trouble since you collapsed at the back door of our house!" Abigail said angrily, "Don't you understand? You still have to do something, right? If you die, what else can you do?

Do you want to do it?”

"Huh..." Sirius grinned and said listlessly, "This is really...I can't refute it..."

He paused and asked casually: "But is it really okay to leave me a 'bad guy' at home?"

"Not good at all!" Abigail said in annoyance, then she gently waved the wand in her hand towards the corner of the shop, "Float into the air."

A stretcher covered in dust flew out from the corner, unfolded silently in the air, and landed next to Sirius and Olivia.

Olivia reacted immediately and moved Sirius to the stretcher. Then, with the help of Abigail's spell, the stretcher floated up again carrying Sirius, and followed Abigail's footsteps to fly upstairs again.

go.

When Sirius was placed on the soft and comfortable bed by the two of them again, Sirius couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He was too tired, but he had no regrets.

The incident this time was quite urgent, and the road ahead was long and confusing. He didn't want Hogwarts to be in any danger for some reason. Because his best friend's son, his godson, Harry lived in it.

For this, he is willing to burn the last drop of his worth, even his own life.

But the girl named Abigail in front of him was right, he couldn't die - at least he had to keep his life until he achieved his goal.

"Lie still, I'll get a bottle of vitality tonic..." Olivia said, and was about to walk out of the room, but suddenly turned around and warned, "You must lie down, do you understand?"

"Don't go, it's useless..." Sirius shook his head weakly and said, "The vitality tonic only replenishes the body's energy. My situation is different."

"How on earth did you do this?" Upon hearing this, Abigail immediately asked the question she had always wanted to ask, "Is it some kind of curse?"

"Actually, I don't know very well..." Sirius frowned slightly, "It should be similar to... the feeling of overuse of magic, right?"

As he recalled his previous escape experience and the two strange black fogs that pursued him, he couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he always couldn't grasp the main point.

The "Black Death Apostles" that Maka calls "Black Death Apostles" that attacked Hogwarts before were also a similar black mist. But compared to the black mist this time, there is still a big difference.

But what the specific differences were, he really felt like he didn't know where to start.

"Ah!" Sirius, who was thinking, seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately turned his head and said, "Can... can I trouble you with something?"

"What's the matter?" Olivia asked.

"Throw my robe outside and find an inconspicuous place..."

He thought of the big spider that helped him block the two pieces of black mist - that was really a scary big spider!

His own magic spell had a pitifully low effect on the strange black mist, but the spider was able to stop them all at once. If the four pieces of black mist hadn't come from different directions, he might have been able to escape without any danger.

If there is anyone who can tame that monster-like spider, he only knows three! One is Hagrid, one is Dumbledore, and the other is Maka.

And if anyone could think of sending such a monster to secretly protect him, who else could it be besides Maka? Only that kid would mess with such a dangerous big guy without any inhibitions, and tame it quietly.

.

Of course, Sirius had no idea that Maka was looking for him in New York right now. He asked the sisters to hang up his robes, just to try to get the spider to find him.

Even if the possibility is slim, he can't give up trying. Because he is too weak right now. If he encounters another attack, he can't at least let the kind-hearted sisters in front of him suffer misfortune because of him.

"Do you have any companions?" Abigail looked a little hesitant.

"I understand what you're thinking..." Sirius sighed, "It's right not to trust a suspicious stranger, so forget it... But in this case, you'd better throw me out, otherwise I will

It will bring trouble to you."

"No way!" Olivia said dissatisfiedly, "You are my patient now! Dad has always taught us that we cannot abandon any patient!"

"Didn't Mom also teach us that girls should know how to protect themselves?" Abigail muttered, then shook her head helplessly, "You have also seen that my sister is like this, everyone

Don’t even think about persuading her...I gave up anyway, you can figure it out on your own!"

She reluctantly finished what she had to say, and then sat down on the chair in front of the desk, but her eyes involuntarily fell on the torn black robe next to her.

…

On the other side, Maka has left the bar and is walking on the street illuminated by dim street lights.

There is no bright nightlife on this small road away from the city center, only deserted stone roads that naturally fall silent at night.

The slightly damp ground made a squeaking sound when stepped on, as if there was still some residual rainwater accumulated in the uneven streets.

He walked very quickly, because Sirius didn't know exactly where he was yet, but his condition must not be good. He might even be dead.

But if the man is still alive, he must speed up and not let the other party wait too long.

Of course, there was another reason why he walked so fast. The reason was simple, because not long after he left the bar, he had already noticed that someone was following him.

That kind of magical reaction is quite obscure and very weak. If they were mixed in a crowd, he would probably ignore them completely.

Because it is so inconspicuous, even the Bowtruckle's magical response is stronger than them.

But now he was on this Muggle street with no wizards. If he couldn't sense it anymore, he might as well drown himself in a pensieve.

But no matter what, it is definitely not good to cause a scene on the Muggle street. If you want to cause a scene, you have to enter the "Jackson Commerce Plaza" that the female reporter called.

It's always easier to deal with trouble on a wizard's territory, so you won't cause any big trouble if you're not careful.

However, the two following behind seemed a little unable to hold back! Maka could feel that the other party's actions were accelerating, and the distance between the two parties was getting closer and closer.

Since you can't move the battlefield as calmly as possible, let's just rely on speed!

"Swift."

Just a thought flashed through his mind, Maka's body suddenly leaned forward, and the moment she took the next step, an astonishing speed suddenly burst out.

The other party's reaction was also very quick, but he saw two groups of black mist suddenly shooting up from behind a certain building behind him, chasing him in a straight line from the sky.

Maka glanced back, and her heart suddenly became clear.

"...Is it really the Obscurial One?"

To him, that speed was not very fast. Although it was not enough to catch him, it was absolutely impossible to shorten the distance.

But he didn't want to get rid of those two guys. After all, it was just another clue, wasn't it?

Maka kept walking, turned around at a high speed and ran into the alley on the street, heading straight for his destination. When he encountered a corner in front, he jumped on the wall and held on

It was easy to climb over the wall.

Across two more streets, you should be able to see the entrance.

In the mid-air behind him, two groups of black mist dragged their long tails and roughly brushed against the roof of a certain house, lifting up a patch of masonry and rubble. In the two groups of black mist, something like Mars could be vaguely seen.

The red light spots were flowing erratically, and they were indeed very different from the "Black Death Apostles" that Maka knew.