harry potter book of crimes

Even without him, this defense team would still be established. No, in fact, even now, he is not the one who summoned these little wizards.

Although Maka could no longer remember exactly who gave this temporary student organization the name, he still vaguely remembered that the organization formed by the little wizards in front of him was once called "D.A."

This abbreviation can of course be understood as "Defense Association", but it can actually be expanded to "Dumbledore's Army".

When Hermione suddenly asked what to name, many vague memories flashed through Maka's mind in an instant. It had been a long time since he came here, but these memories could still bring out countless memories in him.

Clear emotion.

"...Perhaps, there is no need to change the name?" He whispered to himself accidentally.

"What?" Hermione obviously didn't hear what he was saying.

"Oh, I mean-"

Maka was about to say "D.A.", but when he was about to speak, he paused inexplicably. Because he found that everyone was looking at him, and no one wanted to think of a name for him.

It's as if the right to name this name should be given to him, Maca McClain, for it would be the most appropriate.

Maka looked at the pairs of bright eyes and the faces with different expressions, but most of them had a hint of childishness, and couldn't help but think of a photo - the one with the crazy eyes that had been missing for a long time.

What Hammoody showed him was a collection of old magical photos of members of the Order of the Phoenix.

"No need to give a name," Maca suddenly said, "In the past, Professor Dumbledore secretly formed a secret organization in order to resist Voldemort's evil deeds. Most of the members of this secret organization were unknown and did not seem to be

Like some kind of hero who can save everything..."

"However, most of them are brave and fearless. They can fight hard for their families, friends, and the peace of the entire magical world, and even sacrifice their own lives for this."

"Because of this, this secret organization that was once full of courage and strength has lost too many outstanding partners as it fights against darkness again and again."

Hearing Maka's slow and solemn words, Hermione and all the insiders couldn't help but feel heavy. Especially Harry and Neville, whose parents were both members of the Order of the Phoenix, and they had also been chasing

Unfortunately, in the process of light, it was swallowed up by darkness.

The Potters died at home, and the Longbottoms were tortured to the point of mental collapse by the Cruciatus Curse, and are still wasting the rest of their lives in St. Mungo's.

What Maka said really made them extremely worried.

"...Currently," Maka continued, "after Dumbledore's death, I and another outstanding member have temporarily assumed the leadership of this secret organization. In the current period when many bad events need to be dealt with,

, I hope to select some new members from everyone present who can shoulder this spirit."

"I do! I'm willing to join!" "Of course, so do I!"

Harry immediately raised his hands high, and Hermione and Ron immediately shouted out.

Beside them, Neville, who was now tall but still very introverted, suddenly extended his arms as well, his eyes full of determination.

"Of course, I can understand!" Maka pressed her palm down to signal, "I can understand how some of you want to join in immediately! In the same way, I also hope that you can understand - before becoming this

Once you become a member of an organization, you have to shoulder a heavy responsibility!"

"I understand!" Harry shouted immediately, "I'm not afraid of death!"

"I'm not afraid either!" Neville also shouted this time.

"No, you don't understand!" Maka shouted suddenly and seriously, "Is this responsibility determined by things like 'whether you are afraid of death'? Who would be willing to die until the situation is absolutely unavoidable?

?If you die, how will you protect the relatives and friends you want to protect?"

Maka's sudden scolding shocked everyone. To be honest, they had never seen such a severe Maka!

After suffocating Harry and others' impulse, Maka's tone quickly softened.

"Yes, you must understand - having a strong determination is naturally very important; but if you have determination but do not have enough strength, then your determination will be wasted!"

Maka warned everyone present seriously, her tone was calm and calm.

When his eyes passed over each student's face one by one, everyone fell into silence. It was not until these words were deeply ingrained into the hearts of the students in a deep atmosphere that he nodded slightly.

.

"I've already decided on the name," Maka shrugged, as if it was a matter of course, "It doesn't need to be too complicated, just call it 'R.A.' - Reserve Army."

Like the original members of the Order of the Phoenix, among the young wizards in front of them, there are also some who are not firm-willed. For Maka, if these people cannot gain his approval in the change, they can only

Resolutely eliminate it.

Having learned from the Order of the Phoenix, he would naturally not allow himself to make the same mistake again.

"Of course I hope that everyone can join in the end, and similarly, I must take responsibility for you. If you cannot pass my final test, I will not let you join in, because then

It’s like I’m sending you on the road to death!”

…

That night, the official establishment of "R.A." was like planting a living seed in the hearts of these students. In their future experiences, this seed will be watered and sprouted by themselves.

As for whether this seed will eventually grow into an evergreen tree, no one knows now.

After that day, the last period of school life before Christmas seemed relatively peaceful. Although there were always disturbing elements in the dark, at least on the surface, Hogwarts must remain stable.

Daily classes are still continuing, homework and exams will not disappear due to accidents, and even the Quidditch House Tournament held every school year is still proceeding step by step.

Obviously, R.A.'s training meetings usually cannot be fixed on two nights a week, because everyone has academic and school-organized activities that must be completed.

For example, some members of the Quidditch team such as Harry can reduce their training, but they cannot completely stop participating. Moreover, due to the continuous snow and wind, the weather conditions have become quite bad, and the training time has often changed. This is

This makes R.A.'s training time even more uncertain.

Finally, at Hermione's suggestion, the meeting time was determined based on the reports of each member.

In fact, there are certain advantages to not having a fixed time. At least in this way, their gatherings will be less regular. Even if there are enemies lurking in Hogwarts, the chance of being discovered will be greatly reduced.

Soon, Hermione discussed with Maka and came up with a clever plan to send some simple notification messages to all members in the event of a temporary change in the party time.

"Did you see the engravings on the sides of these gold galleons?" After a training session, Hermione held up a coin and said, "On the real gold galleons, it is just a series of numbers, representing the company that minted it.

Leprechaun. But on our coins, the numbers will change to show when the next party is..."

The coin exuded a golden light in her hand, and Ron seemed quite interested in them.

"If the time changes, it will get hot - you can feel it even if you put it in your pocket. Of course, if you hold it directly in your hand, it may be a little hot, so everyone should try to be careful!"

Hermione was holding the coin and talking, while Maka stood aside and watched quietly.

He also thought Hermione's idea was really good, so when Hermione mentioned it to him, he didn't make any objections to it.

Sometimes, this smart girl really has a solution.

"Oh! This is really cool!" Ron weighed the fake gold coins in his hand and turned them over curiously, "Is there a transformation spell used on this? I remember there is this magic spell in Maka's information.

.”

"Yes, the transformation spell is used here." Hermione nodded immediately.

"This spell is quite difficult, no wonder you went to Maka to discuss it!" Harry suddenly said.

"Oh, you are wrong about this." Maka spread her hands and said, "Hermione came up with this idea, and all the spells on it were cast by Hermione. I just nodded in agreement, don't

But I haven’t done anything.”

Hearing Maka say this, everyone immediately looked at Hermione in surprise.

Hermione was obviously a little embarrassed by everyone's attention. Although Maka was very sure about this, she was really not sure that everyone would feel good about it.

"Well..." She pursed her lips and said softly, "I think this idea shouldn't be a bad one. You see, no matter how others see it, it is just an ordinary gold Galleons, and there is nothing suspicious at all...

right?"

She paused for a moment, but then continued: "Of course, if you don't want to use it..."

"No, no, this is indeed very powerful," a Ravenclaw praised, "You can cast the transformation spell? I remember, that is the level of N.E.W.Ts?"

"Oh... yes, yes," Hermione tried to appear more modest, but she was still very happy in her heart, because this was undoubtedly a recognition given to her by others, "Well... I think so.

"

"I think you should come to Ravenclaw," the student couldn't help but say, "Both you and MacLean should come! You see, you have such a good mind, and MacLean's patron saint——"

"Don't mention this, Professor Sprout will pull out the mandrake in front of me..." Maka quickly waved her hand and said with a smile, "Besides, I have already graduated, right?"

Before he finished speaking, many people couldn't help laughing.