harry potter book of crimes

The first Hogsmeade Day after Voldemort disappeared has finally arrived, which means that young wizards can put aside their worries and enjoy a leisurely life.

Just as Maka and Scrimgeour expected, the lightning-fast pursuit did not bring a bad mood to everyone, but instead made everyone feel more at ease.

Today at breakfast time, Professor McGonagall made a rare invitation to Maka, saying that they might have afternoon tea or something together in the afternoon. Of course Maka was very happy with this, after all, he also had some important things to do this time.

Consult with Professor McGonagall.

So, before the afternoon tea arrived, it was his free time.

"Luna, where should we go first for a while?"

Walking on the path that extends all the way to Hogsmeade, bathed in the warm sunshine, you can vaguely hear birds chirping in the distance. This makes people feel like spring is coming soon.

But because the area where Hogwarts is located has a relatively high altitude, the temperature obviously rises more slowly than other places. If you want to wait for the snow to melt, it will probably be much later.

"Honeydukes?" Luna said casually, but her eyes were always attracted to the snow-covered bushes on the roadside, seeming a little absent-minded, "Maka, do you think there are any rare animals there?"

"Maybe there are a few sleeping goblins, right?" Maka shrugged, "Of course, where there are goblins, there are usually martens."

"That's not uncommon," Luna tilted her head, "There are quite a few of them in the Weasley family's yard!"

"Yeah! The Weasleys don't clean them very much - just grabbing them and throwing them out won't do any good, you know." Maka squinted her eyes, as if she felt that this kind of life was really comfortable.

Although he could reach Hogsmeade village in one go with the help of the portkey, it was also a particularly natural enjoyment to take a walk there when there was nothing important to do.

As long as you keep walking along this trail, you can see the lake from a distance from time to time. It is winter now, and the lake is still blocked by ice. When the ice and snow melt in spring, the glistening color of the lake will be

It is the most wonderful natural scenery. Even though Maka has seen it countless times, she still doesn’t get tired of it.

The two walked side by side on the path, occasionally chatting casually and without meaning, and soon they could see the village in the distance.

Today, Hogsmeade will be filled with crowds of little wizards again, and almost every shop will usher in another wave of busyness. No, it has just begun, and the streets are already overcrowded.

Even standing on the street like this, Maka could faintly hear the laughing duet of Fred and George. It was obvious that they had come up with some interesting ideas.

Honeydukes Candy Shop is located in the center of the village. You need to pass several shops along the way. This morning, because Maka had to pick up Luna who always likes to be distracted, she has already missed the first batch of people arriving here.

The flow of people on the street also greatly restricted their forward speed, and wandering among the crowd seemed a bit drifting.

"What happened in the front?"

It is the nature of social creatures to like to join in the fun, whether they are Muggles or wizards. Maybe something happened there, which aroused everyone's curiosity to watch - even if they later didn't know what exactly happened inside.

"I remember... that should be the Fengya Wizard Clothing Store over there, right?" Maka is not a person who likes to be crowded with a lot of people, but Luna is not necessarily the same. Whether she joins in the fun or not depends entirely on her mood, "I think

Want to go take a look?"

"What?"

Luna's attention was obviously not there. When she heard Maka's words, she turned back blankly and looked at him doubtfully.

"No, it's nothing... let's go!" Maka shrugged indifferently and continued walking forward with her.

However, even if you don't touch some things, it always likes to come to your door. Maka and Luna had just walked a few steps, when suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd next to them, and then there was a man wearing a black hood.

The guy rushed past them and quickly ran through the crowd to the other end of the street.

"Apparate? He's Apparated! Oh, there he is - catch him! He's stolen something..."

The noise came from the crowd behind. Maka had heard that voice. It was the owner of the Fengya wizard clothing store. But, a thief? He stole the clothing store?

Maka glanced in the direction where the thief was escaping. The guy had obviously gone far away and disappeared into the crowd.

"...What did he steal?" Maka heard another familiar voice.

"Is it Harry?" Luna blinked.

"We'll find out if we find him!"

"Oh! And Ron - they're always together!" Luna clapped her hands happily.

But Maka didn't pay attention. He was recalling the figure that flashed by just now - to be honest, the figure looked quite short. Who was the thief?

Moreover, at the moment when Maka was closest to the thief, he sensed a strange fluctuation of magic power. He was sure that he had encountered that feeling before, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

Just as Maka was remembering, Luna stretched out her little hand and pulled his sleeve.

"Maka, let's go there and take a look?"

Maka nodded indifferently, then pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. After passing through the thick wall of people, he finally saw Harry and Ron, and Hermione was also here.

"Hey! Harry, Ron -" Maka greeted them, "What's wrong, was that a thief just now? He came to steal clothes while there were many people?"

"Oh, Maca, you're here?" Ron spread his hands and said, "Who knows? Hermione is asking the boss! Look, her habit of defending others' injustices has happened again!"

"This is a good thing, we should learn from her!" Maka said so, but his casual attitude was almost the same as Ron's, "Shall we go to Honeydukes together later? My treat!"

"

"Oh! It's different when you become a professor!" Ron said excitedly, "I must pick a lot of them!"

As they were talking, Hermione finally finished talking to the boss and turned around and walked over. If she knew that these boys didn't take her anger seriously, she didn't know how long she would continue to nag her.

Yeah! Both Maka and Ron immediately shut up in tacit agreement.

"...I figured it out, there are a lot of socks lost in the store! There are all kinds of socks, and there are even many that only one of them is missing - the boss is going crazy!" Hermione walked over excitedly and shouted

He complained and said, "That thief is so hateful, I don't know what he is thinking!"

"Maybe his feet are too cold?" Ron muttered softly.

"Do you think it's possible?" Hermione glared at him, "The coldest few days are over. Even if he gets colder, he won't be able to wear thick socks for a long time!"

"How about we go look for him?" Harry tugged at Ron, who was still about to speak, and followed Hermione, "He used Apparition just now when he was surrounded, but he only moved to the outer flow of people.

- I really want to see him run over there."

"No, no need." Although Hermione was filled with righteous indignation, she was still rational enough, "He has gone somewhere long ago... I let him escape at first, but now there are so many people here. I want to find him again."

It’s very difficult for him.”

"So, let's go to Honeydukes!" Ron urged, "Hermione, didn't you just want to replenish your candy jar with some fudge? Maka said he's treating you today!"

"That's okay!" Hermione replied immediately without thinking, then looked at Maka hesitantly and said, "Oh, I'm not saying it's not good, it's just..."

"Don't worry! It's okay!" Maka smiled, "I just bought some candies, you can choose as much as you like in a while! You can have some of everything! I suggest you find some new products to try - Dumbledore's past

That’s what I always like to do!”

Although Dumbledore's funeral had just passed not long ago, it always makes people feel a little worried when talking about it, but everyone couldn't help but relax when they saw Maka speaking so easily. Dumbledore has never refused to die, so perhaps mourning

His best way is to put him in his memories as happily as Maka did.

"Then let's go!" Hermione cheered up her mood first, and then waved her hand generously, "We have finally waited for such a relaxing and happy Hogsmeade day, but we can't let a thief ruin our good life.

Feeling!"

A group of five people moved forward slowly in the slightly crowded crowd, and then squeezed into the overcrowded Honeydukes Candy Shop. This is truly one of the most popular shops for young wizards in Hogsmeade Village.

, there were so many people it was almost like there was a queue.

After a while, everyone came out happily holding a few paper bags filled with candies.

"Go find a place to rest! I'm about to die..." Ron felt like he had been through a war and was almost exhausted from being squeezed. "I really shouldn't have come here in the first place."

"The Three Broomsticks are probably packed with people right now," Harry suggested. "Let me see, why don't we go to the Pig's Head Bar? There are always fewer people there..."

"The butterbeer there is delicious." Luna said in a daze, flicking the necklace made of butterbeer oak stoppers around her neck. "Look! I save it every time I drink it!"

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"Hmm...really, really good."

Hermione probably thought that Luna was watching what she said. After hesitating for a moment, she complimented her with a subtle expression. Perhaps she was afraid that Luna would ask her what was good about her, so she quickly walked to the front after finishing her words.

went.

"Pig's Head Bar?" Maka thought for a while, "I don't know if Charlotte is there. I heard that she liked the temporary job after pretending to work there for a few days... Could it be that...

Forth paid her a lot of money?"

Seeing everyone starting to walk that way, he just thought about it and raised his legs to follow.