harry potter book of crimes

Maka is back.

When he returned to Hogwarts, the sun was almost setting. The clouds followed the upper air currents and drifted down, scattering snowflakes.

It cannot be said that his trip was fruitless - at least this time, he properly left the location mark at the gate of the magic tower, so that he could pass by it again at any time in the future.

It's just that his original goal has not been achieved yet.

However, he was not worried about this at all, because he could vaguely understand that as long as the next step could be completed properly, those elves would definitely move to Hogwarts on their own initiative.

"Hermione? Is Hermione here?"

Maka stood next to the portrait of the fat woman that had just been opened and looked towards the Gryffindor common room. Most of the little lions were laughing and making noise, which made him smile knowingly.

No matter what time, these Gryffindor House students will never be too complacent, and they all have a fearless spirit hidden in their hearts.

"Huh? Maca?" Ron, who was working on homework and papers with Harry, raised his head and hurriedly waved over, "Professor McGonagall has called on you twice today! He said he wanted you to go to a

Go to the school hospital - the person you sent here is awake and wants to see you!"

"Oh?" Maka nodded and said, "I know, I'll go and check in a moment...Where's Hermione? She's not here?"

"She said she was going to the library to check some information. She should still be there now, right?" Harry on the side also followed, "But it's almost dinner time now, and she might be on her way to the auditorium!"

"Okay!" Maka shrugged, "Then I'll go look for it -"

"How about we go to the auditorium together? Hermione will definitely go there eventually!" Ron quickly stopped Maka who was about to leave, "We are planning to go there too!"

"That's okay," Maka thought for a while and simply walked to the lounge, "Then you should clean up quickly!"

He found an empty armchair by the fireplace and sat down spontaneously. Harry and Ron also immediately packed up their study supplies, stuffed them haphazardly into their schoolbags, and hurried away with them.

Go to the door leading to the bedroom.

"M-Professor MacLean, can I take a picture of you?"

While Maka was waiting leisurely for Harry and Ron, Colin Creevey, who was one year younger than Harry, immediately came over excitedly. The little boy held the bag in his hand that never left his body.

The camera quickly focused on Maka.

But before Maka agreed, he didn't dare to press the shutter immediately.

"Of course it's no problem," Maka said with a smile, "Also, outside of class, you can just call me Maka."

Colin is a very fanatical star chaser, and in Hogwarts, is there any star that shines brighter than Maka? But Maka is always elusive. For Colin, it is indeed difficult to find a more star-struck person.

There are many opportunities to get close to him.

Therefore, Colin, who had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, kept his focus on Harry, the "Boy-Who-Lived".

Now he had an opportunity to get close to Maka. Colin even felt that his fingers on the shutter button were trembling.

By the way, his younger brother, who just entered school last year, is also excited too.

"Bang——"

As the old-fashioned Muggle camera obtained from somewhere flashed, Harry and Ron also returned from the dormitory.

"Oh, thank God, poor Colin was finally able to take a picture of you!" Ron said with a smile, "Maka, you may not know - he was thinking about looking for you every day last semester.

!But I missed it every time.”

"...So I became a substitute." Harry said helplessly.

"Okay, let's go!" Maka stood up and greeted, "I've been busy all day today, and I only ate a few pancakes in the afternoon, so I never had time to have a good meal.

"

"What are you doing again?" Harry asked curiously, "I always feel that you are busier than before - have you accomplished some earth-shattering event again?"

Hearing this, Maka couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. This time he came back deflated.

"Well..." He spread his hands and said, "Is this a trip?"

"Oh - this is really cool!" When Ron heard about traveling, he immediately became energetic. "Did you encounter anything interesting? The last time our family traveled was a long time ago - the time we went to Egypt.

!”

"Is it fun?" Maka shook her head and said, "Almost half of the time, I spent flying on the sea. In addition to water, there is water... um... and the roaring sea breeze?"

The three of them were chatting casually while walking along the familiar paths of the stairs and corridors, and soon arrived at the auditorium. As soon as they stepped into the side corridor, Maka saw He who was sitting at the table across the aisle from a distance.

Sensitive.

Maka did not sit down at the staff table, but sat directly on the long Gryffindor table, diagonally opposite Hermione.

"How are you doing today?" Maka greeted her.

"It's not bad!" Hermione poked the food on the plate with her fork and replied a little absently, "I just can't find some information..."

"What information?"

While continuing to ask, Maka caught a glimpse of Professor McGonagall in the middle of the faculty table looking at him from the corner of her eye. He pointed in the direction of the school hospital and nodded to indicate that he already knew.

Professor McGonagall also nodded slightly, and then returned his attention to the topic beside him again, Professor Sprout's topic.

"It's the Patronus Charm you taught us before," Hermione said with some reluctance. "I have been able to summon the Patronus successfully, but the time I can maintain it has always been very short, and it is far away from me within a certain range.

It will dissipate immediately.”

She paused and said with some annoyance: "...I can't find the reason! No book has been written!"

Ron, who was immersed in eating, raised his head and looked at Harry. Obviously, they were both thinking-Hermione was starting to get to the bottom of it again.

"Oh?" Maka looked at her and thought for a moment, "Why did you suddenly think of studying this? The Patronus Charm is not difficult, but if you want to improve your strength, wouldn't it be better to start with other spells?

?"

"No, I -" Hermione hesitated and glanced at the ceiling subconsciously.

Maka followed her and looked above her head. The ceiling of the auditorium, which was equipped with framing magic, was simultaneously showing the sky that had just darkened outside. The snowflakes were flying, making it look like a dream.

But other than that, it seems to be no different than usual.

"Ah!" Maka suddenly realized something, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face, "Is it because you saw the patron saint I released yesterday?"

"...Hmm." Hermione nodded slightly.

"That's what Dumbledore taught me, a more advanced way to use the Patronus Charm." Maka explained to her while cutting fresh lamb chops with a table knife, "About maintaining the Patronus' existence time,

You can’t just rely on happy memories.”

"Remember what I said? The will to protect others can also be used to cast the Patronus Spell. And this kind of will can even make the power of the Patronus even more powerful!"

He put a piece of freshly cut mutton into his mouth, and while the delicious meat juice filled his mouth, he continued speaking vaguely.

"...In other words, as long as you try to add the 'will to protect' when casting the spell, and make it stronger...then the duration of your patron saint's existence, as well as the flexibility, stability of control, etc., will all

It increases accordingly.”

Hermione listened carefully. Every time Maka said a key point, she would nod her head and try to remember them word for word. Harry and Ron, who hadn't paid much attention to it at first, also followed suit.

I can hear God.

They have also mastered the Patronus Charm. Harry is about the same level as Hermione, but Ron is relatively behind.

But no matter which one of them it is, now they are eager to be one step closer to being useful.

"But -" Maka suddenly raised her fork and tapped it in the air, indicating that they should pay attention to the next words, "What I just said still belongs to the basic usage of the Patronus Charm. Dumbledore's research

The advanced usage that comes out requires reaching a certain level on this basis before you can try to learn it."

Having said this, he emphasized: "To let the Patronus Charm move away from you, you need to borrow part of the knowledge of Apparition. Let's wait until you take the Apparition class!"

"Oh, no -" Ron groaned immediately, "Apparition class? You have to be 17 years old!"

To be honest, Maka himself really didn't dare to teach him casually on this point. He never used the Apparition spell well. Although he could appear smoothly every time, the position was always wrong.

Moreover, this kind of error in coordinates is usually irregular.

If the Apparition of other wizards is compared to point-to-point movement, then his Apparition is a fan shape. The further the distance, the greater the error range.

If he sets the coordinates of the Apparition on the other side of the earth, maybe he can send himself directly into outer space! If that is the case, it would be really scary...

So so far, even if he is doing research, he has only dared to try it within a small range. But even after repeated research countless times, he has not been able to find the culprit that caused his coordinate errors.

"Okay, stop complaining!" Maka shook her head and said, "The Apparition Curse really shouldn't be underestimated. You'd better not underestimate it... Well, that's right! Hermione, about your S.E.E.S.

Elf Spiritual Liberation Association)', I have a good idea here! Do you want to know more about it?"