harry potter book of crimes

One incident after another at Hogwarts finally made some parents unable to endure it any longer.

Even during this period, Gilderoy Lockhart would from time to time conduct placating publicity activities in front of the public, but the frequent occurrence of incidents caused his publicity effects to continue to decline.

In the early morning of the next day, as nearly twenty student guardians came to Hogwarts and asked to meet Professor McGonagall, reporters from the Daily Prophet quickly got the news and rushed over.

It is foreseeable that tomorrow's newspaper will definitely not look good.

Of course, these parents are parents after all, and it is natural for them to think about the safety of their children. In this regard, there is nothing wrong with their behavior, and no one can stop them from picking up their children.

Because of his feelings for Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall naturally tried to persuade him to stay. But even if the students were willing to stay in school, most of them couldn't get over their parents.

In the end, eleven students from Hogwarts were suspended and three students dropped out of school, including five Ravenclaws who were injured in last night's incident.

Among the young wizards who are still recovering from their injuries, the more serious ones have been transferred to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, while the less serious ones have been taken directly home.

To be honest, when the relevant report in the Daily Prophet comes out tomorrow, this number will definitely increase. As a result, there will definitely be cracks in the good reputation of Hogwarts.

After sending away the students' parents with a forced smile, Professor McGonagall became obviously depressed.

Dumbledore had just passed away not long ago, and his public funeral had not even been officially held, but something like this happened. Professor McGonagall suddenly felt deeply guilty.

She could clearly feel that the gap between herself and Dumbledore was indescribable.

As for Maka, Professor McGonagall actually knew it very well. Just by looking at the teacher's attendance sheet, she knew how much energy Maka had spent on the school and how much trouble she had quietly solved.

But Professor McGonagall knows better that no matter how capable and talented Maka is, she is still just a child!

Having a child run around and work hard, and even have to fight all kinds of darkness, made Professor McGonagall feel unbearable. But if it wasn't like this, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as having more than a dozen students drop out of Hogwarts.

situation.

Watching the parents and their children, accompanied by Filch, gradually walking towards the main entrance of the school, Professor McGonagall sighed in an extremely rare way.

"McLean, if you are tired, you can take a rest."

Maka, who was standing on the side of the castle gate, turned her head when she heard the words and glanced at Professor McGonagall with some surprise. Because he could hear the obvious gentleness in the other person's tone.

Minerva McGonagall, who has always been serious and tough, will not show her softness easily.

But to be honest, no matter how powerful a person is, he will show weakness in certain situations. This is true even for extremely intelligent people like Dumbledore, let alone other people.

Maka knew that Professor McGonagall must have been under too much pressure.

"Professor," Maka said softly, "I'm actually fine, I just try to work harder from time to time. On the other hand, it's very difficult for you to maintain the operation of the entire school. You have a heavier responsibility than me.

too much."

He paused, then turned to advise: "Don't set too high goals for yourself because of Professor Dumbledore. That will only create more unnecessary pressure on yourself. Things are different now.

Your burden must be heavier than Professor Dumbledore's."

"What we need to do now is for everyone to do their best - please don't put the entire Hogwarts on yourself."

As a principal of a school with a long history and a global reputation, it must be difficult to walk on thin ice, even if there is an "agent" in front of the principal's name.

Maka couldn't do this kind of job, so he understood the weight contained in it better.

When Professor McGonagall was blinded by the heavy pressure, Maka didn't mind trying to clear the obstacles for her, because he could and could only do this.

"...Good boy."

Professor McGonagall pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and smiled at him, as kindly as an ordinary old lady. Then in the next moment, her face was covered with severity again, just like what Maka had seen just now.

The glimpse is just an illusion.

"McLean, I have worked hard for you during this period. However, the situation will definitely be more serious in the future. If there is any trouble again, I hope you can continue to work with me to protect this Hogwarts that belongs to everyone!"

"Of course." Maka nodded slightly.

"In addition," Professor McGonagall paused for a moment and then continued quickly, "it will be Christmas soon, and after the Christmas dinner there will be a holiday - Dumbledore's funeral will be held publicly during the holiday."

"Well," Maka immediately agreed after hearing this, "Holding the funeral in public is just to convey our confidence to the public. There is no need for all students to participate. After all..."

After all, this funeral will probably not be peaceful - Maka did not say this. But even if he didn't say it, Professor McGonagall knew it clearly.

Declaring that Hogwarts has enough confidence to resist foreign enemies will not only reassure parents, but also show determination to the power of darkness. In addition, whether Dumbledore is dead or not will also become a factor in the attempt to interfere with Hogwarts.

The fear in the hearts of the dark wizards in Wards.

Because of this, although there will definitely not be any big scene or a large-scale all-out attack, small-scale testing will most likely be inevitable.

Not to mention Grindelwald, at least Voldemort would never miss this opportunity.

After Maka chatted with Professor McGonagall for a few more words about the Obscurus last night, Professor McGonagall, who still had countless tasks to complete, left quickly.

Maka thought for a while, then went back to the campus hospital ward to accompany Luna.

Although he actually wanted to take Hermione to Rowena's secret island and try to persuade the group of elves to come down as soon as possible. But right now, he really didn't want to leave Luna's side, because it would always make him uneasy.

Just like this time, even though he had been more or less vigilant from the beginning, he was always on guard against those refugee students from Greece. For this reason, he even deliberately avoided having too much contact with Luna, just

I was afraid that Luna would be targeted by someone with evil intentions.

But who would have known that, despite being unable to do anything, an irreversible tragedy almost happened.

He didn't want to do this again!

Therefore, he decided to wait for Luna to fully recover before taking her to the island to meet the elves. As long as Luna was kept by his side, that would at least make him feel more at ease.

"...Aren't you going to do something today?"

In the ward, Luna was half leaning on the raised pillow, looking at Maka with hazy eyes. Her words were still empty and comfortable, as if what happened last night had nothing to do with her and she didn't care at all.

.

"Well," Maka said with a gentle smile, "I feel like I haven't sat with you for a long time. I don't have anything to do today, so I'm just here to accompany you."

"Really?" Luna tilted her head, looked at Maka up and down, and said with great interest, "I heard that you went to the United States. Did you encounter anything interesting?"

"Of course there is, there are quite a few!" Maka nodded, "By the way, there is one thing you will definitely be interested in - I saw a Thunderbird over there!"

"Oh -" Luna seemed a little surprised, and even her dazed eyes became much clearer, "Then the wind must be blowing! They will create storms..."

"Yes, the wind is strong." Maka said with a smile, "It is said that they are close relatives to the phoenix, but except for the tail feathers, I really can't see how they are 'closer'? The thunderbird is bigger than I thought.

The ones are even bigger. According to me, they are at least not inferior to the fire dragon in terms of size..."

By the sunny window, Marka deliberately selected some things from a peaceful perspective and slowly shared them with Luna. Although the darkness he encountered was obviously deeper than the light, he really couldn't

I am willing to pollute this pure-hearted girl with those disgusting people and things.

As the two talked gradually, time gradually passed by, and they seemed to have returned to the leisurely time they spent quietly together in the back of Lovegood's house.

…

However, Luna and Maka deliberately suppressed their gloom, while Hermione and the others were completely depressed.

Regarding Helen, Hermione's heart was very complicated. She obviously had a crush on that girl. When she learned that Helen had somehow become the murderer of her classmates, it took her a while to accept the fact.

.

But after she accepted it, she felt endless regret in her heart.

Maka was indeed right last night. At that time, Hermione and the three of them quickly rushed to the foyer and had a brief meeting with Maka. And Luna, who was held in Maka's arms, was naturally noticed by them.

In the eyes.

Hermione originally thought she would be jealous, but afterward she realized that her mind was filled with worries. Luna is a good girl. Although she often does some weird things, there is no doubt that her heart is full of worries.

Is pure and kind.

For a girl like Luna, not only could she not feel jealous openly, but she could not stop blaming herself for mistrusting Helen.

Harry and Ron somewhat understood Hermione who was silent because of this, because they were also secretly afraid.

In the aftermath of this incident, the three little lions of Gryffindor House all fell into a low mood. It is precisely because they believe in the power of friendship that they have doubts about this.

Although Maka caused some misunderstandings at the beginning, at least the ending was good. But this time, what they faced was the fact - someone really deceived their friendship.

In this silence, Ron, who was also feeling heavy, suddenly raised his head.