harry potter book of crimes

Not long ago, not many people in the British wizarding world knew about the catastrophe that occurred in the Hogwarts Castle area, let alone the Muggle world, which was almost isolated from information about the wizarding world.

Maka was walking on the streets of London, and the traffic and people were as hurried as ever. For Muggles, although they are not faced with any life and death decisions, they still have to rush around to fill their stomachs.

Maka, who was originally a Muggle, was feeling deeply while walking among the crowd.

For him, the catastrophic disaster at Hogwarts and the ordinary daily life of this London street scene formed a sharp contrast in his mind.

Occasionally, he couldn't help but think that if it hadn't been for that notice, his life would have been drifting and drifting, and he would have gradually moved closer to the ordinary people around him. I still remember that he had also thought about it, if he had saved enough

With pounds sterling, living a lazy life can be the best choice.

But then again, in fact, the wealth he has accumulated so far is enough for him to live for several lifetimes. Moreover, Grindelwald is already dead, and Voldemort doesn't know when he will be resurrected again. If he just lets go

Qiu Jie, what can't he do with his current strength?

Maka thought aimlessly as he moved forward slowly. When he saw the men's public restroom on the street, he finally stopped.

Yes, no matter how many choices he has in his heart, there is only one he can choose right now.

After shaking his head and smiling bitterly at his own nonsense, he put aside those messy thoughts, raised his legs and walked towards the toilet.

This place was enchanted and Muggles couldn't find it, even though this toilet stood so strangely on the median in the middle of the four-lane road.

Maka did not change his appearance this time, he just put on a slightly more formal black coat. This kind of clothes would not look so conspicuous in the Muggle world or in the Ministry of Magic.

To be honest, it is really not that easy to get into the Ministry of Magic now. Because of the tense situation and the overt and covert conflicts in the Ministry, the methods of getting into the Ministry of Magic have become quite limited.

Most of the floo network lines leading to the Ministry of Magic are locked, and normal Apparition can no longer enter the main hall. Except for the guest entrance where Mr. Weasley took Harry through, there are only major official entrances.

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This men's toilet is one of several located in London.

Had Harry not been asked to bring an Acromantula in in advance last time, it would have been extremely difficult for even Maka to reach the Department of Mysteries at the lowest level so smoothly.

After all, although the Ministry of Magic does not reinforce the space like Hogwarts, anti-Apparition spells are still everywhere. Apart from portkeys, the only ways to sneak in are these fixed-point Apparition entrances and the rarer licensed aircraft.

The road network is up.

In normal times in previous years, few people would use this almost-cancelled official entrance. But there are many wizards who go to the Ministry of Magic to handle official business every day, but there are only a few entrances left, so

There are quite a few wizards in this bathroom right now.

But Maka didn't care. He knew that as long as he didn't do anything weird, it wouldn't be too difficult to sneak into the Ministry of Magic.

Hmm, maybe add a confusion spell or two?

He randomly picked a toilet cubicle, stood at the back of the queue in front of the cubicle, and waited for the number of wizards in front of the queue to gradually decrease.

In fact, you can see here that once you grow up, whether you are a Muggle or a wizard, you will gradually become numb in the day-to-day work. Most of the male and female wizards lined up do not talk much, they just

Move forward step by step, waiting for the moment it's your turn to arrive.

This actually helped Maka a small favor invisibly. After all, he was not even in the mood to deal with it now, but this time he sneaked into the Ministry of Magic, but it was not convenient to make it public. The clue was the only one, and the hope was also the only one.

I don’t want to see the final goal come to naught because of my impatience.

It would be best if you could not speak.

The fixed-point apparation method is very convenient, and soon it was Maka's turn. He stretched out the collar of his coat, then pushed open the door of the toilet cubicle and walked in slowly.

If anything, he really wanted to find a less disgusting way to infiltrate.

Maka shook his head slightly, then raised his legs and stepped on the toilet in the stall, and then put his feet together into the toilet. Although the water in the toilet had even reached his ankles, his shoes and socks

But there was not even the slightest hint of wetness.

After reaching out and tugging on the flushing rope, his whole body was pulled into the "sewer pipe" by a suction force, accompanied by a sudden spin.

For Maka, who has never been able to use Apparition, this is one of the few ways he can safely experience this curse, even if he doesn't like it at all.

Soon, a figure suddenly stepped out from somewhere on the left side of the two gilded fireplaces in the main hall of the Ministry of Magic. Maka had successfully entered this not-so-unfamiliar place.

There are too many wizards coming and going here, and his appearance cannot attract anyone's attention at all.

After walking a few steps among the crowd, he took out a bottle of Immortal Hidden Potion and poured it into his mouth. It was obviously not a very good idea to hide his body in public, and the Disguise Curse was obviously not a good idea.

The medicine took effect for a very short time. Many people just blinked their eyes, and a living person disappeared beside them without any sense of disobedience.

After turning invisible, Maka no longer had any scruples. As his body twisted and shrank, he quickly jumped into the air after transforming into animagus form, and rushed straight towards the elevator.

If he followed the safest infiltration procedure, he would naturally just follow the elevator and wait patiently. No matter whether the elevator went up or down, he would always reach the floor he wanted to go to.

However, he doesn't have that spare time now!

When the elevator arrived, Maka, who was hovering in mid-air, did not follow the flow of people into the elevator, but waited for a moment outside the isolation net at the door. When the isolation net closed automatically with a clatter, the elevator suddenly moved deeper.

In an instant, he suddenly passed through the mesh of the isolation net and flew directly into the operating passage of the elevator.

The Department of Mysteries was located underground in the main hall, and he chose to fly there by himself along the elevator shaft.

The speed of the magic elevator is very fast. After moving forward for a certain distance, Maka saw the elevator clicking and rising rapidly. He knew that he had to speed up, otherwise the next elevator would definitely hit him.

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Without waiting for him to think too much, in just a few seconds, he heard a faint sliding sound coming from the passage on the right. Without hesitation, he activated the agility ability obtained from the assassin, and suddenly rushed forward like a sharp blade.

Just as he rushed into the downward passage, an elevator slid past with a "whoosh" above his head.

Without hesitation, he continued to accelerate down the vertical elevator shaft, and soon reached the cross-shaped passage at the bottom.

The Department of Mysteries is located on the ninth floor underground of the Ministry of Magic. There is also the dungeon courtroom below, but that is not a floor accessible by elevator.

After flying out of the elevator passage, he finally came to this pure black rotunda again.

There is a strange and obscure magic wave hidden behind every door. Maka did not go in to check each one at first, but the Time Hall is the only way to the Prophecy Hall, and it was also the last time he came here.

It's the first room you enter.

After circling the rotunda and taking a closer look, Macafu transformed into a human form again and stopped next to one of the black doors.

As he reached out and pushed open the door, a bright light immediately filled his entire field of vision.

There is not much difference here like the last time he came here. Various clocks and clocks are scattered in an orderly manner, some are placed on the long table in the middle, some are hung on the walls, and some are placed directly on the ground.

superior.

These clocks with different specifications don't have much in common. Even the hands on the dials are skewed, pointing to completely different points in time. But the ticking sounds of their operation seem to be integrated, and they are all stuck at the same point.

superior.

When you are surrounded by this distinct layer of ticking, it seems that every second becomes so clear, definite, and unshakable. Even if the stars change and the sea changes, the length of each second will not change at all.

Maka, who was determined to use the time turner to save Hogwarts, became a little confused in this environment.

After calming down, he turned his head and looked to one side of the room.

There, there is a glass cabinet against the wall. You can see through the glass cabinet door that there are several rows of hourglass timepieces with gold chains neatly placed inside.

Those small hourglass timepieces like necklaces are his goal this time - time converters. He only needs to flip the hourglass stuck on the golden ring, and he can immediately change the time he is in. Every time he turns it

Once, time will go back one hour.

And on the corner of the glass cabinet door, there was a note like this:

"We mark every inch of time, but never surpass the sun. Our value to you is measured by your own purpose."

Maka's eyes swept over the note, but she couldn't help but smile.

Although this line of text is a bit mysterious, it is actually just a reminder and a warning. What it reminds is that the time turner cannot go beyond the point in time when you use it; and what it warns is that interfering with time will cause unpredictable events.

hazards.

Maka was not polite and directly unlocked the protective spell on it, then opened the glass cabinet door and took out five of them. Finally, he even used the transformation technique to get five fake ones and put them back.