harry potter book of crimes

When Harry was expressing his position and determination to Ginny's ex-boyfriend Michael Corner, they almost didn't notice that an acquaintance was passing by across the street. And even if Ginny glanced at it inadvertently, the next thing happened.

His mind was instantly disturbed by Harry's declaration, and in the blink of an eye he completely forgot about the strange scene he saw.

Of course, to say it was strange, only some people who knew about it would be surprised by this, because the people passing by on the opposite side of the crowd at that time were the rare pairing of Hermione and Luna.

Now Luna is walking in front, her brisk steps showing her happy mood at this moment. To be honest, she has wanted to find a real friend from a long time ago, and she has always been straightforward in dealing with people.

Hermione is undoubtedly a very suitable friend.

Luna is sometimes very naive, her heart is very pure, and she always simply likes some mysterious and interesting things. She can treat those creatures that may not really exist as if they actually exist, and use her abundant imagination to

Try to carefully describe what they might look like.

But innocence does not mean stupidity, Luna is not stupid. On the contrary, sometimes her purity even makes her know how to listen to the voices of others better than ordinary people.

Therefore, she felt very happy today. Because she felt that maybe from today on, she and Hermione could become a pair of real good friends. As for why...

Who knows? She just had this hunch, that's all.

But compared to the innocent and happy Luna, Hermione, who was walking silently behind her, looked much more distressed. She specially invited Luna to come to Hogsmeade yesterday, which was really a big deal.

determined.

Yes, she wanted to take advantage of Maka's absence at Hogwarts to have a good chat with Luna. She really wanted to know what kind of feelings this seemingly carefree girl had towards Maka.

What kind of feelings.

Many classmates mentioned Luna behind their backs. They called her "loony" because they all felt that Luna Lovegood was a strange girl with unpredictable ideas. But right now

This strange, even somewhat unremarkable and crazy girl makes Maka willing to stay by her side quietly. What is the reason behind this?

Looking at Luna's erratic steps in front of her, Hermione looked a little confused.

On the way from Hogwarts to here, she didn't use words to test him. But after a lot of confusing conversations, she only felt that she couldn't figure out the other person's character even more.

"Luna, where do you plan to go first?"

After continuing to follow for a while, Hermione realized that she should go to Hogsmeade train station if she continued walking, so she had to ask.

"The Screaming Shack," Luna said in her sleepy voice without looking back, "I've been there many times, but I've never found the entrance. But Maka told me

, he said that there is an entrance to the Shrieking Shack...Hermione, you are very smart, I think you can help me find its entrance."

"The Screaming Shack?"

Of course, Hermione knew about that dusty snow hut. There were rumors that it was a haunted house, and that there lived a red-eyed ghost who could touch the real thing. On a frosty moonlit night,

It will capture people and torture them vigorously. This rumor is very famous, and all the residents of Hogsmeade know it. Many people even say that they have heard the roar and screams at midnight.

Nowadays, that room without doors or windows has become a place that little wizards will definitely visit when they first come to Hogsmeade Village. It can be said to be quite famous.

But what does that have to do with Hermione? She is not interested in those sensational rumors, nor does she want to know whether there is a vicious ghost hidden inside. She would rather go to the Three Broomsticks pub than find an entrance there.

Sit back and drink a cup of delicious butter beer.

However, she had planned to go shopping with Luna today. At least before starting to ask some more personal questions, she felt that she should relax with Luna, which might help open up the other person's defenses.

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"Maka said that it was an interesting and warm place with some touching past events." Luna put her hands behind her hands and walked step by step, "But he didn't tell me how to get in, so

I always wanted to find a way in."

"Yes...really?" Hermione said quietly from behind, "Since he knows, wouldn't it be better for you to ask him directly? I think if you ask him, he will definitely tell you."

"No, that would be boring." Luna suddenly turned around and whispered like a singer, "The process of hard work will give the greatest value to the result."

As she spoke, she walked backwards with her hands behind her hands. The sun hanging slanting in the air opposite her silently shed its dazzling golden light, causing her to narrow her eyes slightly.

In her eyes, Hermione, who was shrouded in the sun, had only an unclear outline; but in Hermione's eyes, she was completely illuminated by the sun, and the long pale golden hair behind her faintly exuded a wonderful light.

Halo.

As mentioned before, Hogsmeade is indeed not a big village. But not long after, Hermione saw the shack located on the edge of the village from a distance.

Because of Maka, Hermione didn't know much about the secrets buried in this shed. She knew some stories about Lupine, but if you want to be specific, Lupine, Sirius, haha

She had never heard of the past events that took place in the Shrieking Shack with Leigh's father, James Potter, and that stinking rat Peter.

Therefore, when she looked at the shack from a distance, she didn't feel much.

"Oh, we're here." Luna finally stopped.

This is already a relatively remote place in the village. No matter how many people there are in Hogsmeade, it still seems a little deserted. Maybe when the school starts next year, a new batch of third-year students will come in droves.

Come visit, but that is definitely not now.

As Luna slowly stopped on the side of the street, Hermione also stood beside her. The two of them stared at the old shack, one of his eyes full of curiosity, the other a little absent-minded.

The Screaming Shack appeared here unknowingly. No one knew who built it, and the rumor became even more mysterious. But to be honest, the scenery here is pretty good.

Against the background of the dense evergreen forest, even though the shack looks quite old, it looks surprisingly harmonious here. Thick snow surrounds it and quietly covers it on top.

, making it look like a big gray cake.

"Huh?"

Hermione looked around the shack casually, and inadvertently saw a small, inconspicuous stone tablet. It was placed on the edge of the snow forest, about ten steps away from the Shrieking Shack.

It seems a bit lonely and monotonous.

"That's a tombstone," Luna seemed to notice Hermione's gaze and suddenly said, "Maka said it also has its own story."

Hermione thought for a moment, then raised her legs and walked over there.

As she got closer, she realized that the shape did indeed look like a tombstone. It was embedded in the ground, half-covered by the snow, covering nearly half of it. If she hadn't happened to see the different colors just now, maybe it would have been a tombstone.

May not be noticed.

She knelt down and swept the snow aside, only to find that there was not even a word on the tombstone.

"Is this really a tombstone?" Hermione couldn't help but wonder to herself.

But when she thought about it, she realized that her doubts seemed to be unnecessary. Since Maka had said that to Luna, then this should be a tombstone - Maka rarely said uncertain words.

A shack with rumors of being haunted, plus an unknown tombstone...it seems like they are proving something to each other, making people care about it unconsciously.

After looking around, Hermione straightened up again and continued to scan the surrounding scene.

She was looking a little aimlessly, because she had no intention of finding any entrance. But Luna had already walked around the shack, looking carefully bit by bit, as if she was afraid that she would miss some clues.

Seemingly serious.

From what she said before, you can tell that she must have been here many times before, sometimes with Maka, and probably by herself... Wouldn't she get tired of it after so many times?

Hermione waited beside the tombstone for a while, and began to think about what she should ask Luna for a while. But as time passed, she found that Luna had no intention of stopping at all.

To be honest, she couldn't help it.

But just after she took a few steps toward Luna, she suddenly felt a sudden slip under her feet, causing her to plop down and sit on the snow before she could react.

Fortunately, the snow on the ground was thick enough so the fall didn't hurt.

"what?"

Because the feeling under her feet just now was really unusual. In addition to being slippery, she could definitely feel an inexplicable coolness, which made her shiver even after she fell to the ground.

Hermione sat on the ground and stretched out her feet, kicking them randomly a few times. Suddenly a clear blue was exposed in the snow. The blue and white color that shimmered under the sun looked very familiar.

, as if I had seen it somewhere before.

She quickly stood up and plucked it with her feet a few more times, only to find that it was actually a piece of extremely solid ice. This piece of ice seemed to be plated on the ground and was not large in area. It took Hermione to sweep away the snow.

After that, it looked very abrupt on the dry land.

"This is..." Hermione frowned slightly, a look of contemplation on her face.