harry potter book of crimes

If Maka knew that the synchronized spell he had figured out was used by those little wizards in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, I don't know what his expression would be. But fortunately, he didn't have the time to care about those little things for the time being.

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Initially, he was still hesitant about Scrimgeour's request and overture, but after hearing Pansy Parkinson's words, he suddenly became more interested.

Voldemort is dead...or at least half-dead, but he obviously still has some small back-ups left behind. And in Voldemort's secret plan, the one who plays the most important role seems to be Bellatrix

That crazy woman.

Maybe the so-called "secret" will always arouse the curiosity of others! Anyway, Maka has some ideas to find out the truth, and if the things behind it are not serious, it is not impossible to regard it as a smooth favor.

Now that the afternoon class was over, Maka thought about it for a while and decided to check it out.

So, while Harry and the others were still making a fuss in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, a figure flashed slightly among the trees at the school gate and disappeared again.

…

Searching aimlessly is of course of no use.

Not to mention that the possibility may cover the entire world. Even if the Death Eaters are smart enough and do not run out of the UK at this time, finding it out of thin air is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The Ministry of Magic has sent so many Aurors to search for it.

Nothing has been gained yet. Even if Tamaka is strong personally, he still cannot do the impossible.

Looking for an acquaintance like Sirius in the United States before was already the limit of Maka's search ability.

Therefore, the first place he went to was Black's old house, also known as the "Order of the Phoenix's headquarters."

Because the incident between Voldemort and Grindelwald has passed, and he has been in St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry before going back to Hogwarts, so he really hasn't been here during this time. But even if he doesn't come, here is

As always, the situation was summarized into daily reports and sent to him on a regular basis.

Of course, things are not as much as before now, and most members of the Order of the Phoenix have begun to return to ordinary lives. Only those guys who have nowhere to go regard it as their home.

As the real owner of the old Black house, Sirius was happy to do so. If all the people in the old house were gone now, would he have to go and stare at the house elf Kreacher alone? If it really got to that point,

Sirius would probably be so angry every day that he would run away from home again...

Grimmauld Place is still the same as before, and the deserted scene is really good for hiding from people. But now it seems that there is no need to "abuse" herself so much. Maka stood between the front yards of No. 11 and No. 13, looking around at the place.

It's a lifeless street, and I thought maybe it could be renovated or something.

While he was thinking, he waved his hand casually behind him. Suddenly, the buildings on both sides slid sideways, making way for the old Blake house at No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Perhaps the Red Bold Loyalty Curse can be lifted?"

This magic spell is indeed very convenient for hiding things, but no matter how convenient it is, it still requires a process. When concealment becomes unnecessary warning, it is equivalent to a burden. No one likes superfluous things, especially for those who live in the house every day.

This is especially true for those here.

After the entire house was fully revealed, Maka turned around, gently rubbed the doorknob, and then silently opened the door.

He didn't expect that the first thing he saw when he opened the door was a person who had just moved in here not long ago. That person's name was "Helen Schon".

Before the last link of time retrieval was fastened, he left Miss Schon in an insignificant place. Although he was in a coma for a while after the incident, when he woke up in St. Mungo's hospital bed

, but I haven’t forgotten them.

After the energy belonging to the Obscurus was triggered by the Mirror of Erised, her spirit had been very weak. At that time, Maka imprisoned the energy in her body just in case.

But now it seems that her spirit has improved a lot. At this moment, she is actually holding a feather duster and gently dusting the decorations on the wall like an ordinary Muggle.

"Mr. McClain." When Helen saw Maka coming in, a hint of complexity flashed across Helen's face, but soon she put aside the complicated past and smiled at Maka.

I have to say that this girl is indeed very lovable. It is no wonder that she was always popular with her classmates when she was at Hogwarts.

"Have you met Isla?" Maka also nodded to her as a greeting.

He couldn't say what he thought of this Miss Schon. It's just that a girl who can deceive people with a fake smile is always easy to make people wary. If it weren't for the fact that she has temporarily lost all the things she can use

The power to hurt people is no different from that of ordinary Muggles, and Maka will not trust Lupine and the others to pick her up.

It is extremely difficult to re-establish trust on the ruins of honesty.

"Well..." Helen seemed to feel the distance between Maka and her, and suddenly became a little cautious, "Well... I want to say... thank you."

"As long as those things in the past were really for Isla, I believe everyone here can forgive you for those past things." Maka said, passing by her and walking deeper into the foyer.

"...Including you?"

Just before Maka was about to walk into the innermost door of the foyer, Helen's voice came from behind him. Having practiced Legilimency for a long time, he could feel the expectation contained in it.

"Of course, that includes me."

When a liar wants to gain the recognition of others, a word of affirmation is a great encouragement. Back then, Maka obtained a redemption from the innocent Luna. If this really works, he doesn't mind giving that pure

Salvation continues to pass on.

After leaving these words, Maka resumed her paused steps and left the increasingly neat and bright foyer of Blake's old house.

"Lupin, how have you been lately? How far have you and Tonks developed?"

As soon as she entered the reception room, Maka saw Lupine who was looking through documents at his desk - maybe he was used to it, and if he didn't do some work every day, he would feel out of sorts.

For Lupine and Tonks, a couple who got together inexplicably, Maka just wanted to have fun. After all, the age gap between the two people is indeed a bit big. The age gap of 13 years is enough to make it difficult to bridge.

There is a generation gap, and it may not be easy to have a smooth journey.

"Maka?" Lupine raised his head after hearing this, "I told you that it's impossible for me and her - why did you come here? Those little guys at Hogwarts are not that easy to teach, right now?

It's okay. Why did you wander out again if you didn't prepare for your lessons? If Ms. McGonagall finds out, you won't have a good life."

"Come on! Professor McGonagall is about to be officially promoted to principal. She is so busy, how can she have time to care about where I am?" Maka said with a smile, pulling out a back chair and sitting down, "Besides, I

Running out this time is actually for her—or rather, for the stability of Hogwarts."

"How do you say that?" Lu Ping was a little confused when he heard it, but when he thought about it, he seemed to think of something, "...could it be related to the Death Eaters' great escape?"

At present, everything has reached the final stage. Even if there are still small disturbances such as vampires, Gringotts goblins, etc. that need more time to appease, they no longer have much to do with Hogwarts and Maka. Now the most

It's possible, isn't it just the sudden incident of the Death Eaters escaping from prison?

Therefore, although Lupine didn't understand why Maka cared about that matter, no matter how he thought about it, the possibility was limited to this.

"Scrimgeour sent me a copy of the Daily Prophet," Maka said succinctly, "it's for tomorrow."

"Newspaper?" Lupine's first feeling was surprise. "The Death Eaters' escape from prison is quite a storm. The entire Auror office has been very busy these days. Kingsley is very busy - the new

The minister still has the heart to send you a newspaper now? Hmm...huh? Wait..."

As he was talking, he suddenly stopped and frowned.

"...tomorrow? What's written in the newspaper?"

Lupine has real-time information about Kingsley and is much more detailed than Maka in collecting information. In addition, he has been dealing with intelligence some time ago and has become much more sensitive to certain things. Maka seemed to see him.

Having noticed something was wrong, I realized that he had guessed something.

"It's a piece of news about Death Eaters escaping from prison," Maca said directly. "It's the headline on the front page, and it's huge news that occupies the entire page. Scrimgeour is targeted everywhere in the article."

"Ha!" Lu Ping shrugged and said, "Our new minister seems to be in trouble? But it seems that he still has time to send you a newspaper, so he seems to be very confident?"

"Isn't it?" Maka shook her head and said, "I think you also understand that this Scrimgeour is not as stubborn as he has always shown... at least he is still very good at playing with power.

talented."

"What about you? Now that he has taken the initiative to throw out good signals, what do you want to do?" Lu Ping asked with interest, "If you can build a good relationship with this new minister who seems to be quite capable,

Today’s Hogwarts’ status in the magical world will probably be more stable!”

"Originally I didn't care, actually -" Maka thought for a moment again, and then said frankly, "Before noon today, I didn't want to take the initiative to get involved, but then I accidentally got a piece of news.

It gave me the idea to find out..."