harry potter book of crimes

"Sir, was it you who sent that note to me just now?"

At this time, Steward Martin was standing in front of the stone tablet in the Beauxbatons Gardens. He looked at the mysterious wizard who was almost out of the shadows. His right hand had already touched his wand, and he was obviously quite cautious.

Although he believed that no one would choose to offend anyone from the Blois family, there were no absolutes in anything. There would always be some unscrupulous people in this world, so he had to be careful.

Of course, he had doubts as to whether Fanny was in charge of things that led him here. But after thinking about it, he realized that it shouldn't be the case. After all, it would be too easy for Fanny to cause trouble for him.

, you don’t even need to meet him, just report it directly to the head of the family and that’s it.

So he guessed that what was said on the previous note might be true.

In fact, Maca wrote two sentences on that piece of paper: First, he claimed to be a wizard belonging to a certain family, and wanted to cooperate with Martin, who is the manager of the Blois family, to jointly compete with other forces.

One is to argue; and the other is that he needs to meet with Manager Martin alone so that he can discuss the plan with him with confidence.

At a time when many forces are seizing the time to seek cooperation with each other, although Maka's intention is simple, it seems particularly appropriate.

"Good evening, Mr. Steward."

Maka made a wrong step and walked out of the shadow of the stone monument casually, even saying hello lightly.

"you--"

The moment he appeared, Martin was startled. Martin was not blind, so he had naturally noticed Maka who had been with Fanny. As soon as the two of them met, Martin immediately backed away.

Taking a step forward, his expression seemed quite shaken.

"How could it be you?" He trembled, "You...why did you call me here?"

"Didn't I write you a note?" Maka shrugged, "You didn't read it? Or, did you read it but didn't believe it?"

"This... yes, I saw it..."

Under Maca's calm tone, Martin hesitated unconsciously. He thought to himself, does the Maclean of Hogwarts really want to cooperate with him? But doesn't he already have someone there?

Is your steward here? How can you still need him, Martin?

Hmm... maybe McClain actually doesn't get along well with Manager Fanny? Yes, Manager Fanny, although neat and prompt in doing things, is always too rigid and may not be able to do some mundane tasks.

In this incident, no one who doesn't fish in troubled waters will gain. Regarding this, you can know this just by seeing someone die so quickly.

However, Martin is good at this kind of thing!

"Mr. McLean?" Steward Martin thought about it for a while, and then he deliberately tried to test, "You seem to be looking for something far away in asking me to cooperate? Isn't Steward Fanny with you right now?"

When Maka heard this, she smiled and shook her head.

"Of course Fanny will help me... of course, based on her position and perspective," he said calmly, "but I think you can also help me with some very necessary things."

"me?"

Martin asked subconsciously, but received an affirmative nod from Maka.

"Yes, it has to be you."

"Then... what can I do for you?" Martin asked doubtfully, "And what good can I do?"

"Of course there are benefits, but we can talk about this later. As for now... I can tell you first, what you can do -" Maka said, her eyes suddenly glanced towards him, "First of all, what can you do?

Yes, just let me take a look at your memory."

When Maka said these words, Manager Martin's heart suddenly jumped, and then he felt that various memory fragments were being recalled in turn out of his control. This feeling seemed to him like days were passing, but in fact it was

Just for a moment.

When he came back to his senses again, covering his head and shaking for a while, he found that Maka was still looking at him with a smile, without even moving his position.

"You don't even know who is supporting you behind the scenes, yet you dare to get involved in this inheritance controversy casually? Should I say that you are brave enough...or should I say that you are influenced by interests?

Have you lost your mind?"

Maka took turns to confirm the memories he had just peeked into using Legilimency, and then shook his head with a strange expression. Obviously, he had said such words, and he must have gained nothing.

"What...what do you want to do?" Martin, who had just calmed down from his chaotic consciousness, frowned and asked.

"I just want to see who else is trying to cause trouble," Maka spread her hands and said, "It's a pity that because of your poor thinking, my efforts were in vain. But it doesn't matter, now we have one more thing to do.

'cooperating."

"Wha, what?" Martin was stunned again, obviously not understanding what Maka was planning.

"It's nothing, it's an easy thing for you." Maka reached out and gestured towards the door, "Now, it's time for you to leave here. In that case, you may be able to continue to use your surname as the manager.

Come on, otherwise...I think you understand?"

Maka was not the least bit polite to this manager Martin. Because Beauxbatons was already in enough chaos right now, and he didn't want any more troublemakers to sneak in. One less person would count as one less person.

"This... okay, okay, I understand..." Martin's expression changed several times in a row, and he spoke hesitantly. It was obvious that he was reluctant to part with the huge cake that was placed in front of everyone, and his greed was evident.

But he seems to be more or less sensible. With Fanny in charge here, not only will his chances become very small, but the chances of being unlucky will increase several times. Now Maka looks like this again

With full confidence, he obviously had very few choices.

"It's good to know."

Maka nodded calmly, then stopped talking nonsense and pointed towards the door again, meaning to tell Martin to hurry up.

Seeing this situation, Martin couldn't help but take another step back. But his steps were quite sluggish, as if the bottomless pit of greed in his heart was constantly encouraging him to stop immediately.

Maka couldn't help but twitch her lips when she saw his hand still resting on the edge of his trouser pocket.

"Are you planning to fight me here?" He pointed out bluntly, "I advise you not to sit around for such a meaningless period, lest you can't even leave here safely today."

Under Maka's warning, Martin's steward's hand immediately trembled, and then he moved his hand away stiffly. Of course, he couldn't fight against Maka, after all, even if he knew nothing about Maka's deeds, right now

This is obviously not a suitable place for a fight.

If nothing else, the wizards not far away who are still busy are a natural warning. In this situation where many forces gather together, no one dares to easily wield their magic except for those who are ruthless in secret.

Magic wand.

"If I leave now, won't you tell Steward Fanny about my appearance in Beauxbatons?" Martin couldn't help but ask.

"If you don't show up in the end, I don't think I will remember you anymore," Maka waved her hand and said, "Are you leaving? Remember, when you go back, first ask the question of who tricked you here.

Figure it out. Believe me, this is an unsafe place for anyone now."

Martin nodded along with his words, then turned around reluctantly and walked helplessly towards the main entrance of Beauxbatons.

Being able to "persuade" people away with just one mouth would at least be much easier than using magic power. If he hadn't wanted to know who was the discordant factor in Blois Castle,

He didn't even want to use the Legilimency spell.

After confirming that Manager Martin had indeed left, Maca strolled back to the entrance of the auditorium. From a distance, he could see Fanny who was sitting in her seat also looking over here, and he

He nodded and indicated.

Although if the matter that Martin is in charge of is left to Fanny, it will definitely be solved faster than him. But in that case, the people behind Martin will most likely be alert. And now, the other party will definitely know through Martin

, maybe Maka is the only one who knows something about his existence.

In the eyes of the other party, whether Fanny knows that is a very important thing. If the head of the Blois family discovers that there is a member in the family who has ulterior motives due to this matter, then the other party will be in trouble in the future.

too much.

But now, no one except Maka knows about his existence, which is definitely a great blessing among misfortunes for him.

Maca believed that the unknown member of the Blois family might come to him soon. And then, he could sell Willie's father a favor again.

After telling Fanny that she had successfully driven away the steward with a foreign surname, Maka wandered back to the luxurious Beauxbatons Auditorium. Not long after, the dance will officially begin.

, and he felt that at the end of this dance, something would probably happen here.

Either everything will become clearer, or the situation will become more confusing. No matter which possibility it is, it has not yet reached a time worthy of intervention for him. Like many forces, he is also waiting for someone

Opportunity.

Disputes between forces are not as straightforward as his fight with Voldemort. In many cases, they will affect the whole body, and the impact will affect many people and things. The more it is at such a time, the individual

The importance of strength will continue to decrease, and it often only works under specific circumstances.

Seizing the opportunity is what he needs to do now.