harry potter book of crimes

Manchak Swamp is located near New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Most of this wetland is soaked in stagnant water and putrid mud. It has a name that is widely circulated in the Muggle world - "Ghost Swamp"

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Since ancient times, many people have been buried in this strange swamp. Whether they are Muggles or wizards, there have been many unfortunate deaths.

For this reason, the United States Ministry of Magic has already sent Aurors to cast spells to drive away Muggles.

After all, wizards usually stay away after knowing that there are inexplicable dangers there. But Muggles are always like a curious cat, knowing that there is danger but just want to go there.

Of course, sometimes don't always take what the wizards say seriously. Because they often just talk, and when they turn around, they might run around to find out what happened!

Just like recently, there was an old wizard on the edge of this ghost swamp. Maybe he was old and had nothing to do, or maybe he was using his remaining energy... In short, he was obviously just such a person who wanted to go in and feel the mysterious atmosphere.

The "Old Adventurer".

Just because he knew in his heart that there were abnormalities that could not be judged by common sense, he just stayed on the periphery and did not dare to get involved easily for a long time.

These past few days have been the time of miasma in the swamp. Looking in from the outside, everything in sight is green, and it is almost impossible to see very far away.

"...It's been several days since the time to take action. Is there something wrong with the plan?"

The old wizard stood on the edge of the swamp, his eyes staring directly at the miasma in front of him, his deep and sharp gaze almost penetrating it and reaching the center of the swamp.

This old wizard is not an "old adventurer", but the first generation of the Dark Lord, a powerful dark wizard who turned the entire European magic world upside down - Mr. Gellert Greenwald.

But now he is no longer a strong man. After losing to his old friend and rival Dumbledore, all the magic in his body was completely imprisoned by Dumbledore. Even he was imprisoned in the Nurmengard Wizarding Prison.

It lasted for more than fifty years.

Now, although he has left the prison tower, the curse that imprisoned him has been automatically lifted. But the magic power has been unable to flow for many years and has lost most of its activity. Even if he can use magic, he can only make a fire and make a magic weapon.

He has abilities such as rice. And this is because of his strong talent and abundant magic power. If it had been anyone else, he would now be a squib who can't use any magic.

But his powerful magic cannot be used, but his brain is not broken. For a rare hero like him, his shrewd mind may be much more terrifying than his magic.

Let's look at Maka, who possesses unparalleled strength, and his brain is not slow, but he still falls in love with him unknowingly. This shows the depth of his wisdom.

This time, his purpose is actually very simple.

The long period of imprisonment made him understand many things and some of his past mistakes. But he was not repenting for the killings and ambitions of the past years. He just felt that everything he had done in the past was a mistake.

It's redundant and ridiculous.

He and Dumbledore, once close friends, may be somewhat similar in some ways, because they both have firm beliefs in pursuit. But between them, they have more completely opposite philosophies.

He failed that year, and after the failure he also reflected on it, and even had the idea of ​​moving closer to Dumbledore because of his admiration for him.

But Grindelwald is always Grindelwald. Even if he turns his many passions into a desire for a personal magic path, he still walks on his own path.

A long time ago, Greenwald obtained the fragmentary notes of the despicable Herbo and deciphered some information about this swamp. When he knew that he might be able to catch up with Deng with the help of the ancient mirror, he quickly caught up with Deng.

Following Dumbledore's footsteps, he chose to leave Nurmengard without hesitation and embark on a journey to pursue Dumbledore.

However, no matter how careful the plan is, changes will occur due to actual circumstances. This is the unbreakable truth of the world. The scene originally expected does not seem to arrive on time.

Just as Greenwald stooped slightly and had some doubts in his heart, a long-awaited change happened - deep in the miasma-filled swamp, there was a sudden slight vibration, and in an instant there was

It reached the ground where he stepped.

The vibrations came one after another, with a gap of more than ten seconds each time.

"It's begun...it's finally begun..."

Even with Grindelwald's current state of mind, he couldn't help but feel joyful at the moment. His calm inner lake was filled with waves as he was shocked again and again, and there was a clear trend of getting stronger.

In fact, if Maka were here, he might be able to sense a strange scene - the surrounding magic power surged in like a tsunami in waves that were stronger than the others, but the gathering place was not

Not just one place.

In the huge swamp in front of Greenwald, there are a total of six places that are absorbing a large amount of magic power. What is even more surprising is that something invisible to the naked eye suddenly jumped out of the swamp.

Mixed in the wave of magic, they swam inward quickly.

Those little things are like wisps of tiny black smoke, but they are also like tadpoles dragging their tails. Yes, they are more like some unknown living creatures than smoke.

Normally, most of them lurk underground in the swamp and prey on people, but the strange movement at this moment seems to have attracted them, and they have gathered in large areas deep in the swamp.

Greenwald did not have the ability to sense these strange scenes, but he always stayed where he was and did not show any impatience. Haierbo's notes clearly stated that he must wait patiently at this time, and he has not arrived yet.

When you go in and reap the rewards.

At this moment, there was a faint "click" sound coming from the depths of the swamp. The sound seemed fleeting, and if you didn't pay careful attention, you wouldn't notice it at all.

But as this inconspicuous movement suddenly occurred, Greenwald immediately felt that the vibration under his feet became even greater! The shocking tremors no longer appeared in bursts, but shook continuously. Greenwald

He quickly held on to a big tree next to him to avoid being knocked to the ground.

But the shock came and went away just as quickly. In the blink of an eye, six points of light suddenly appeared in the swamp. They reflected the sunlight in the sky and turned into six arcs and gathered in the center of the swamp.

If you were closer, you might be able to see clearly that they were exactly six mirror fragments that were as clean as new. Look at the way they flew together, as if they were about to merge into one.

Almost at the moment when the fragments of the ancient mirror were put together, the "little tadpoles" that had previously gathered in the depths of the swamp all merged into the mist-like mirror as if they had found their mother.

The earthquake stopped, and the ancient magic mirror successfully broke away from its seal, and the source of disaster, which was enough to create a huge disaster, reappeared in the world.

Greenwald was waiting calmly on the edge of the swamp, but he didn't know when a silver-gray necklace appeared in his hand. The black gemstone inlaid on it exuded a calm aura.

Not long after, an invisible and obscure wave suddenly spread from the center of the swamp, passing through the entire swamp wetland in an instant and spreading even further.

Needless to say, Greenwald was also caught in the scope of the fluctuations.

However, before the strange shock and contraction could occur, he hung the necklace around his neck. Immediately, a circle of dim gray air spread out from the black gemstone necklace hanging on his chest, covering his entire body.

Everyone was enveloped.

"Bang!"

The soul shock caused by the mysterious ancient mirror finally began to show its power. Several villages close to here in the distance were within the scope of its coverage. For a time, nearly a hundred translucent souls were shaken out of people's bodies.

The strands were forced to fly towards the center of the swamp due to the suction force aimed at the soul.

Of course, they couldn't hear the sound like beating war drums. The only one who could hear it was Greenwald at this moment.

The necklace he got from nowhere resisted the shock and protected his soul, allowing him to barely escape this disaster.

But it was vaguely visible that the gray air around his body had also decreased a bit.

He knew that this necklace might not be able to withstand too many shocks. In order to successfully control the magical ancient mirror, he had to get to the center of the swamp as soon as possible.

Greenwald naturally did not do this to bring it to Dumbledore's body for use. He has never been such a hypocritical person. That plan was just the icing on the cake. What he wanted was to become the ancient face.

The owner of the mirror holds that passage firmly in his hands!

It's not Greenwald's style to leave and never come back.

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Deep in the mountains of Albania, in an underground palace and stone chamber.

Maka stood aside, looking at the broken mirror of the Mirror of Erised, with a somewhat thoughtful expression on his face. And his left hand was gently supporting Helen who had fainted, and placed her on the

On top of the rolled out blanket.

Just now, he took out the Mirror of Erised and then readily handed over the rest to Helen. Although she was still hesitant at first, she soon seemed to remember something.

Suddenly I made up my mind.

I don’t know what Greenwald told her. Maka only knew that when Helen stood in front of the mirror, it didn’t take long for the power in her body to boil. And in the mirror, a

The clearly visible black mist is constantly shrinking, trembling, and shrinking again...

In the end, the black mist in the mirror seemed to be about to explode. It suddenly expanded and completely shattered the mirror!