harry potter book of crimes

In the past few days, it was nothing new for people to write to him. Since he wiped out two generations of Dark Lords in one fell swoop, the number of people who know him has increased every day, and letters have been sent to him from time to time.

But today’s letter is the only one that seems quite different.

It can be seen that the envelope is a special specification of the British Ministry of Magic, and the seal is clearly marked with the Ministry of Magic's large "M" logo, with a bright wand standing in the middle of the letter.

However, when Maka opened the envelope and took it out, there was only a copy of the "Daily Prophet" stuffed inside. Immediately, his eyes were attracted by the "latest report" printed on the front page of the newspaper.

"...'The ghosts robbed the dungeon in the Ministry of Magic, and the Death Eaters escaped again'?"

The headline of this report is very eye-catching. The headline alone takes up almost one-eighth of the home page, making it difficult not to see it.

Of course, as far as the main title is concerned, although it is indeed eye-catching, ordinary people generally cannot understand the deep meaning in it. It is just the subtitle below it that seems much more interesting.

"Doesn't Scrimgeour's minister's seat look very comfortable?" A faint smile appeared on the corner of Maka's mouth, completely in the mood of watching a good show.

The subtitle reads:

"Shocked to hear that the mole has appeared! Is it a partial looseness in the Auror Office, or is it the overall dereliction of duty in the British Ministry of Magic?"

Compared with the direct and clear summary of the key points of the main title, the subtitle obviously contains a lot of private information.

First of all, Rufus Scrimgeour, the current Minister of Magic, was originally the director of the Auror Office. Everyone knows this. The title of this subtitle first addresses Scrimgeour’s old department. The intention is obvious.

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And the next sentence simply encompassed the entire Ministry of Magic, and it was really merciless in its targeting.

As soon as he read these two headlines, Maka felt somewhat confused. But after he habitually glanced at the date of the newspaper, his face became more thoughtful.

This newspaper is not today's news, but "tomorrow's" news. In other words, this is a so-called "final edition newspaper", which is an original that has not been officially released. Or, it simply has not been published by "

The "sample newspaper" that was proofread by the editor of the Daily Prophet is also unknown.

With this in mind, he flipped through the next few pages and saw that several parts were still blank.

It can be seen that although Scrimgeour seems to be doing things in a hurry, he is actually rough and subtle. Even if someone is still staring at the seat under his butt, he is not that easy to deal with. Also in the media

This part also laid its own hidden thread.

In other words, this newspaper was "stolen" by him.

"It seems like this is true, otherwise Scrimgeour wouldn't have done this to me..." Maka muttered to herself, "But judging from the fact that he directly used the letter channel of the Ministry of Magic, he

It seems like you still have a lot of room for control over the Ministry of Magic, right?"

The meaning of this letter is actually very clear, it is to ask Maca to help solve this prison robbery incident. However, if this matter is really related to Scrimgeour's ministerial position, he will definitely not

The letter was delivered so blatantly in the name of the Ministry of Magic.

Maka thought for a moment, her eyes flashed with confusion, and then she shook her head.

"...I see," he chewed on the profound meaning, and suddenly understood how Dumbledore became his principal. "If there were no powerful cells, this would be an ordinary letter asking for help to me.

That’s all.”

The so-called intelligence can actually be divided into many directions. Some people are intelligent and strive for power and gain, and are naturally good at managing all kinds of machinations for power and interest; while some people are intelligent and learn to create, usually absorbing knowledge through enjoyment, and then

Reach the top in certain fields.

In fact, anyone can receive this letter. A fool will think it is a free newspaper; an ordinary smart person will probably think it is a letter asking for help; only those who have a certain ability to analyze the power field will receive it.

Only then will you discover the "shows of kindness" and "temptations" hidden in it.

In fact, in St. Mungo's ward, when Scrimgeour came over with Dumbledore's will, his temptation had already begun. However, Maka was actually a little perfunctory from beginning to end.

His attitude when he came out was ambiguous. Perhaps because of this, he knocked on Maka's door again through this "ghost prison robbery incident".

For Scrimgeour, who wants to be the Minister of Magic, a wizard like Maka with powerful magical power is an obstacle that cannot be avoided. He is neither willing to give up this potential cooperative power nor to

He could easily be kicked down.

So now, Maka is almost certain that if he solves this mess for Scrimgeour, there will be a generous reward waiting for him. This reward will probably not be tacky things like gold gallons.

It's something that is invisible and intangible, but very valuable.

Of course, if he is not smart enough, the reward after helping him may become a ridiculous amount of gold galleons.

And this is roughly what happened when he agreed to help.

If he refuses this time, whether he sees Scrimgeour's true intention or not, there may be some estrangement between him and the Minister of Magic in the future.

"Rufus Scrimgeour..." Maka said the name for a while, then secretly sighed, "Can't you really tell?"

Regardless of whether he is willing to sign this meaningful cooperation document, at least for him, whether he helps or not does not have much impact. He is not very interested in those powerful things, and has never

The plan to take over as the headmaster of Hogwarts would not be the life he wanted.

These speculations and conjectures are a long story, but in fact they only last a few minutes. Maka thought about it, then stretched out the newspaper and read through the specific content of the article.

This long news article, which occupies an entire page, is rich in details, and it is not stingy with words and sentences. It takes the trouble to fill in the entire incident and the background of various people involved. A total of three magic photos are inserted in the middle, which is very organized.

The citations are clear and precise, and can be described as vivid.

In this long article, the one who appears most often is a staff member of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. Maka has never heard of his name, but he is the protagonist of this incident - that person.

The so-called "ghost".

The incident was so loud that there was even a big fight in the atrium foyer of the Ministry of Magic. Many people, including ordinary wizards who went to the Ministry of Magic to handle official business, and employees of the Ministry of Magic themselves, witnessed the incident.

That huge and fierce pursuit and escape battle.

Fighting within the Ministry of Magic was something that even Voldemort would not have dared to do when he was still alive, but who knew it would happen after Voldemort was destroyed.

According to the description in the newspaper, the scene at that time was quite heated. Although the die-hard Voldemort loyalists who were arrested and awaiting trial looked quite embarrassed, once they picked up the wand, they would never show mercy when killing people. It was only the first round of fighting.

Both Aurors and Death Eaters suffered casualties in an instant.

After that, the two parties chased and fled. The Aurors chased and attacked, but the Death Eaters fought and retreated. After the two parties lost a lot of men to each other, the "ghost" somehow turned on

He opened a closed Floo network fireplace, and the remaining Death Eaters disappeared into the miserable green magic flames.

Throughout the article, the identity and behavior of the mole, and even some of his past work and life are interjected in the text. Among the information that seems to be true, the target is vaguely pointed at Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic.

Maka just roughly scanned the dense text, and then his eyes were attracted to one of the three photos.

It was a scene where the Death Eaters were fighting and retreating in the foyer. Their actions were clearly visible in the black and white magic photos. Each Death Eater raised his own wand and waved it desperately, and gray magic beams were like

The rain generally pours on the other side.

In the close range of the photo, many onlookers crowded together are retreating in panic, the fear on their faces clearly revealed.

The Death Eaters were not fond of fighting—not even a single one of them hesitated. Although they were not good at cooperating in combat and mostly fought independently, their individual strength was better than that of ordinary Aurors.

After casting the magic spell, although they retreated hastily, it was not too forced.

But this is actually very strange, because which of those Death Eaters would like to retreat? You know, most of those are the dark wizards who escaped from Azkaban, and most of them are murderous.

A madman. In such a fierce fight, he would retreat in such a rhythmic and orderly manner?

Maka had dealt with many large and small case files from the Order of the Phoenix, so he immediately discovered the problem and noticed some clues in the small battle scene.

He found that the Death Eaters seemed to be escaping from the Ministry of Magic on purpose. Or to be more precise, the prison robbery by those guys seemed to have an extremely important central mission.

So, Maka took this guess and searched carefully in the photos, including the expressions, actions and positions of each Death Eater...

Then, he saw an acquaintance in the chaotic crowd of Death Eaters whose details were particularly suspicious.

"Is this Bellatrix?" Maka murmured in surprise, "...well, it is indeed her."

Of course it wasn't that he couldn't recognize this familiar person, but his behavior in the photo was a little unusual. He seemed to be retreating among the Death Eaters, but the wand he was waving wildly showed no sign of casting a spell.

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