harry potter book of crimes

Maka is not a guy who particularly enjoys luxury.

To be precise, he actually wanted to indulge himself. But reality often played tricks on him again and again, so that he has never been able to wander around in those prosperous and luxurious places with peace of mind.

Therefore, when he was in the luxurious banquet hall of Beauxbatons, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Of course, this discomfort has long been buried deep in his heart, and no one will notice it. This has always been his style - whether it is his strengths or possible weaknesses, he

They will hide everything and greet the eyes of others with a watertight attitude.

At this moment, the dinner party has begun, and the long table is filled with a variety of French dishes, each of which will whet your appetite. Maca usually loves to enjoy delicious food, and this moment is no exception.

Tonight, Madame Maxime left a good seat for him - this place is located on the innermost side of the long table. Although this is actually a more important seat, even today, where there are so many powerful people, it can still be divided.

They are three or sixty-nine. But since Maka is here to represent Hogwarts, and he has become famous recently, sitting here does not mean that his status and status are much worse than those of other people nearby.

However, for him to sit here, everyone still needs to consider and weigh it to determine whether his qualifications meet the standards. As for Fanny, who is the manager of the Blois Castle family, no one will doubt it at all.

It can be said that Maka, a young wizard who has just emerged recently, is lighter than the Blois family in terms of his weight in the hearts of everyone. His victory or defeat against the Dark Lord is regarded by many in the global magic community.

In fact, it is not very clear in the eyes of the forces, let alone his magical strength that can shake people's hearts.

This time Maka came to Beauxbatons, and she has been walking with Fanny since she appeared. Many forces will still think that it is him, Maka McClain, who has climbed into the Blois family, and will not go.

He thought that it was the head of the Blois family who wanted something from him.

If you observe carefully, you can find that Fanny is sitting next to Maka, and she may be secretly staring at her more than Maka.

"You seem to be attracting a lot of attention?" Maka chuckled.

But after Fanny heard it, she just shook her head slightly.

As a steward of the Blois family, she has of course attended many banquets. Especially when the head of the family made it clear that he wanted to keep a low profile, he himself did not appear in many events, so most of those formal occasions were held

It fell on them, the stewards of the family.

At least in name, they are also descendants of the Blois family, and there is no problem with this.

So in fact, Fanny is much more adaptable to this kind of social and business affairs than Maka. She has long been accustomed to those wandering eyes, and she can ignore them all as air.

"Sir, please taste this -" Fanny took a plate of exquisitely tender foie gras from the front and gently placed it in Maka's hand, "I have already tried this pan-fried foie gras.

The preparation is ingenious and the sauce is unique and has never been seen elsewhere. Come to think of it, this must be Beauxbatons’ unique recipe and it’s really worth a try.”

After she recommended this plate of fried foie gras to Maka, she took the opportunity to face Maka sideways and whispered a few words to Maka. After hearing this, Maka remained calm on the surface, but in her heart

But he secretly remembered what Fanny said.

In fact, Fanny suddenly told Maka that when she was observing the surroundings just now, she actually discovered an acquaintance. Like her, that person was also a steward of Blois Castle, but he specialized in management.

One of those managers with a foreign surname in small and medium-sized family businesses.

Right now, the steward was sitting in a seat near the middle of the long table, seemingly mingling with members of one force.

Fanny was too busy to explain in detail, but she still explained a few key issues to Maka. According to family rules, stewards with foreign surnames are not allowed to have too in-depth interactions with other forces, let alone people like

Now he is secretly participating in major events in the name of other forces.

The rules of the Blois family are quite strict, and they can even be a bit harsh on stewards with foreign surnames. If the family discovers this under such circumstances, they will undoubtedly be stripped of their stewardship status, especially if the circumstances are serious.

will be directly expelled from the Blois family.

Because of this, whenever a steward with a foreign surname attends an important occasion without authorization, he or she usually has someone to rely on, and it is not even known that he or she is simply following the orders of someone in the family.

This matter is related to the internal affairs of the Blois family. Logically speaking, Maca is not suitable to intervene, but this time it is different. Since Mr. Blois sent Fanny to follow him, it represents his title during this trip.

It is already marked with the surname "Blois", so he can really take care of this matter.

What's more, the Blois family is also a bargaining chip for him now, and he cannot allow other people to come in and interfere. According to what Willie's father said to him before he left Blois Castle, we can know that Bu

Mr. Lowa planned not to get involved in the alchemy legacy incident for the time being, so the manager with a foreign surname was obviously someone else.

"Mr. McLean," while Maka was still thinking secretly for a moment, Akinbad, the president of the International Federation of Wizards sitting in front of him, suddenly called him, "It's been a long time since I last saw you at Hogwarts.

, it took some time. I didn’t expect that after that, you actually defeated Voldemort, and even Grindelwald, who had harmed the whole of Europe, fell under your hands... Mr. Dumbledore really didn’t do it at the beginning.

You're wrong, your potential is unimaginable!"

Hearing this, Maka nodded politely towards him.

"Mr. President, thank you for the award. Without the efforts of those resisters who are unknown to everyone, I would definitely not be able to accomplish so many things by myself." He said sincerely, "It is better to sigh for my little achievements.

, I still hope that the president can praise those selfless resisters more."

"...You British wizards are just too modest." The male wizard sitting on the other side said casually, and his tone seemed to be a little disapproving.

Maka wasn't sure who that person was, but most of the people who could sit here were some well-known wizards. Hearing that the person was vaguely sinister, Maka didn't give him a try, because Ajinbad

Speak first.

"Mr. Lapan, I think this is not the humility of the British wizard." He objected seriously and politely, "In a resistance against powerful dark forces, there will always be many unknown heroes who are inconspicuous.

Places appear and then disappear, this is a fact that has happened in many incidents in history."

Mr. Ajinbad paused for a moment before continuing:

"I believe that in the process of the British wizarding world's resistance to the Dark Lord, there were also those who sacrificed themselves for the reappearance of light. And they should be the ones Mr. MacLean is referring to."

"Mr. President is right," Maka nodded repeatedly and raised her cup to signal to him, "Thank you for your understanding - for those unknown heroes who sacrifice their lives for their ideals!"

"For those unknown heroes." Mr. Ajinbad also raised his glass and repeated it.

"Mr. Lapan" who had hidden something in his words immediately twitched his lips, but he didn't say anything weird anymore. Instead, he raised his wine glass.

Most of the people present are not vulgar people, and most of them are even elite wizards who have been trained with etiquette since childhood. Maybe they are paranoid in their ideas, or maybe they are rotten at the root, but the etiquette on the surface is

Rarely will anything be lost.

Since people knew that the point was over, Maka would naturally not catch him. Seeing that Mr. Ajinbad was asking another Egyptian wizard about some of the current situation of the pyramid, Maka followed their conversation.

The content was added, and some not very in-depth views were expressed on some of the curses that have been published in academic journals in recent years.

Most wizards are like this. The content of chats is basically inseparable from magic, especially when certain aspects have become their profession.

Although Mr. Akinbad is the president of the International Federation of Wizards, he is also the honorary principal of the Wagadu Magic School in Africa. He specializes in the classification of curses in the study of magic. At this time, the table was talking about the recent developments in the pyramid.

The source of the news was the deputy dispatcher of the Egyptian Pyramid Exploration Center. What came out of his mouth was first-hand information about the exploration of the pyramids.

After eating and chatting for a long time, this sumptuous and luxurious dinner gradually came to an end. Maka, who loves both food and various magic theories, really felt that there was still something to be desired.

When Mrs. Maxim stood up and seemed to be planning to speak, Maca also took this opportunity to make an appointment with the deputy dispatcher to exchange letters and talk more about interesting experiences about the exploration of the pyramids.

"I believe that all the distinguished guests have eaten and drank enough. Then, please take a short rest," Mrs. Maxim said loudly. "Perhaps everyone is impatient, but after all, the food is still slowly being digested in the stomach -

You can take advantage of this short period of time to go for a walk in the garden, and after a while, tonight’s dance will officially begin!”

Maka knows that this will also be the last chance for those who have not yet found their first dance partner. Some people have just arrived at Beauxbatons today, so you have to give them some time, right?

He and Fanny looked at each other, and then stood up along with some others, preparing to go for another walk outside.