harry potter book of crimes

"No, I'm afraid that won't work."

Faced with the huge benefit that was almost brought to her lips, Maka refused extremely decisively, which couldn't help but make the representatives of various forces in the auditorium go into an uproar.

If Maka had accepted the gift without saying a word, these wizards would have tried to fight to the end, but they wouldn't have been too surprised by Maka. But now Maka refused,

On the contrary, they will feel extremely surprised...

It is obviously an incredible thing to spit out all the fat in your mouth.

It was precisely because of this inexplicable surprise that most of the wizards and witches in the auditorium opened their mouths in surprise. But after a burst of uproar, there was an exceptionally unanimous silence.

"Mr. Flamel, I'm really glad that you have decided to entrust such an important matter to us, Hogwarts," said Maka, who was particularly humble under the astonished expressions on the faces of all the wizards. "

However, Mr. Nico Flamel’s legacy is publicly related to the future of the global wizarding world. How can we, the wizarding school of Hogwarts, bear it independently? For us, this responsibility is too important.

Already..."

"Really?" Old Edward nodded in agreement, "That's true, but I didn't think it through well..."

He thought for a while and then continued: "Well, I remember Mrs. Maxim mentioned holding an alchemy competition before. I think this is also a pretty good way to make it public. Through this world-class alchemy competition, I believe that

We can select those alchemists with outstanding abilities, and let them study the alchemical legacy left by the master for the entire magic world. This will definitely help spread the master's alchemical knowledge better."

"...If that's the case, then let's do it!" At this point, the old butler put on a serious expression, "Hogwarts is a world-famous magic school, although Mr. Dumbledore has passed away.

, but this school has produced an outstanding wizard like Mr. MacLean. I think that holding this world-class alchemy competition in Hogwarts Castle must be the right decision!

"

"As for the hosting and judging of this competition, it will be decided through this discussion and by all the gentlemen and ladies present! I don't know... what do you think?"

Naturally, Hogwarts still gets the biggest benefit from the old butler's proposal. However, if compared with the "full power" just now, it is undoubtedly much better for all levels of strength.

Sometimes, people's psychology is so strange. After comparing it, most of the wizards around him secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It can be seen that the previous development really frightened them.

Even though the representatives were still somewhat reluctant, the old housekeeper's suggestion was finally too loose this time, and they roughly understood the benefits involved.

What the force responsible for the venue gains is "influence". Hogwarts will definitely gain a lot of reputation and fame in this event, and its status in the global wizarding community will rise to a higher level.

However, the biggest benefit here is the distribution of the inheritance. At this point, Hogwarts will definitely suffer some losses. After all, as the venue provider, they have to avoid suspicion.

Those forces that can only participate in competitions to compete for rankings will lose the greatest reputation gain and can only rely on their strength to capture as much share as possible in rounds of competitions.

Obviously, some trade-offs must be made between the two.

Thinking about it this way, in fact, in this matter, the ones with the least restrictions and the greatest possibility of harvest are the few who can nominate judges. The so-called double fame and fortune refers to this small group.

Therefore, although many forces are jealous of the good fortune that Hogwarts has received, due to various reasons, they seem to accept it.

"Okay," after waiting for a moment and taking in everything in the auditorium, Maka nodded and said, "Since Mr. Flamel trusts Hogwarts so much, we will definitely work hard to make this event a success."

The unprecedented event was held safely until the competition ended perfectly!"

When Maka agreed to the matter, tonight's dance party, which had been in chaos, finally came to an end.

Later, Mrs. Maxim announced on the spot that today's activities were over, and tomorrow morning, a formal discussion meeting would be held in the auditorium. What will be decided at that time is who will get the number of judges.

.

Tomorrow will definitely be very lively, but this has nothing to do with Maka. Now he felt relaxed and walked to the guest room with Fanny. The two said good night to each other in front of Maka's room door, and then went their separate ways.

Went back to rest.

This night, it was surprisingly quiet, and nothing weird happened again.

In the early morning of the next day, Maca did not even plan to show up at the discussion meeting. Instead, she took Fanny directly to Madame Maxime and the old butler Edward to say goodbye, and then immediately set off on the road back to Chateau Blois.

The goals he wanted to achieve have been completed ahead of schedule. If he continues to stay, he will not get more benefits, but may lead to some unknown changes. What's more, Willy's problem is still waiting for him at Chateau Blois.

Go and solve it!

In the carriage, Maka and Fanny were sitting face to face, which had obviously changed a lot from when they came here. Although Fanny still maintained a certain distance from Maka, she was at least willing to sit down now.

This may be because the mission is about to end, or maybe it is because Maka's performance makes her feel more trust. Only she knows this.

"Mr. McClain, I don't know...has your goal been accomplished this time?"

Unlike Maka who was lazily leaning against the carriage window and reading his notes, Fanny remained meticulous even when she was sitting. At this time, she asked Maka a question, but she was still sitting upright with her slender waist straight.

It has to be straight.

"Huh?" Maka raised her head from her note after hearing this, "Yes! It's done - didn't I say it before? All I want is the right to the site, and the rest will be left to them.

Go fight for it!”

…

February 13th, there is only one day left before Valentine’s Day.

In the senses of some people, this day comes surprisingly slowly, like our Mr. Potter; but in the senses of some people, this day comes extremely fast, like our Miss Granger.

Of course, there are a few people who have no feelings about this day at all, such as... Mr. Longbottom?

No, that's absolutely not the case.

In terms of his own feelings, Neville is not as slow as others think. In fact, he also has a girl he likes.

At such an old age, he is also a normal boy. Although he is usually too shy, he will eventually develop some innocent feelings that are unique to this age group.

The girl he likes is a little badger from Hufflepuff House.

To be honest, compared to the strange love affair between Harry and Ginny, Mr. Longbottom's side seems much boring. He has been an inconspicuous boy since he was a child, and the person he fell in love with was also the same.

An inconspicuous girl.

When two equally shy and inconspicuous boys and girls get together, the sparks they create are insignificant.

By the way, that girl has a pure and gentle name - Hannah Abbott.

Early this morning, Neville had already woken up from bed, but he did not get up immediately as usual. However, while he was sleeping on a soft pillow, he began to stare at the curtain in a daze.

If anything, his movements were much neater than Harry's. A few days ago, he and Hannah made an appointment to meet at a place tomorrow evening.

Uh...well, it's actually just an appointment with the other person to go to the Room of Requirement to practice spells.

"well--"

Neville lay on the bed, pursed his lips, and then sighed softly.

He understood very early that he had no courage since he was a child, and he always forgot things. He didn't know how the Sorting Hat sorted him into Gryffindor in the first place. Just like now, even though he has

He has grown tall enough - even taller than other students around him, but he is still as timid and weak as when he first entered school.

While bearing the surname "Longbottom", he was proud of his parents who met with misfortune in their battle with darkness, and at the same time felt frustrated by his own incompetence. This was how he had been over the years.

Therefore, he works harder than everyone else, practicing the magic that he is not good at, and trying every means to improve himself.

Yes, he has made progress... he should have made progress. However, the improvement in strength did not seem to change his courage. It was not until recently that he discovered this very helplessly.

The most striking evidence is right in front of him - when he realized that he had an unusual affection for Hufflepuff's Hannah Abbott, he began to encourage himself to tell her feelings, but he failed every time.

Couldn't make the trip.

If he doesn't even have the courage to confess his love to a girl, how can he have the courage to risk his life and face the darkness like his parents?

Neville felt very angry. He was only angry about his own failure, that's all.

"well--"

After sighing once more, he half-heartedly opened the quilt and got down on the bed, dragging his feet to wash up as usual.

He knew that he would probably have to spend the day studying hard again. As for what would happen tomorrow? He didn't know, and he didn't really want to know... He knew that it was almost time to give up.

"Neville?" A voice came from the bed behind him, "Are you free for a while? Come with me! I need your help with something!"