harry potter book of crimes

"Master of Blois Castle, it is indeed a bit presumptuous for us to come to visit you unexpectedly. We may not agree with the ancient rituals... But since you have never replied to our family master's letter, the family master is waiting anxiously, so he has no choice but to

I’m the one who sent me here. I don’t know... Lord of Blois Castle, regarding the cooperation mentioned in the letter from our family, what is your attitude?”

When Maka was running to the greenhouse to chat with Willie and change her mind, there were three mysterious black-robed wizards sitting in the living room of Willie's father.

Well, to say that they are mysterious does not actually lie in their words and deeds, but simply in their "appearance". The three wizards all wore black wizard robes of the same style, not to mention the monotonous color, and they looked

They were still the same. What's more worth mentioning is that they all put on the wide hoods attached to their robes, as if they had no intention of revealing their true appearance from beginning to end.

Of course, Mr. Blois didn't care too much, because he clearly knew their identities and origins.

"I have read the letter," Mr. Blois nodded calmly after listening to the leader's inquiry, and quickly replied, "The proposal about your family master is indeed very tempting... But to be honest,

Regarding that matter, our Blois family is still waiting and watching, and I am afraid that there is no possibility of cooperation for the time being."

Although he didn't say "that thing" clearly, the four people present knew it well. What's more, if there is anything big happening recently, it is undoubtedly Beauxbatons' Nico Le

The Mei Alchemy Legacy incident has occurred.

When Mr. Blois said this, the three wizards sitting on the sofa opposite each nodded, and then the leading wizard sitting in the middle spoke again.

"...This means that there is no possibility of cooperation between our two families? In this case, what is the Lord waiting for? The sooner our two families form a cooperative relationship, the more benefits they will get

Is it a sufficient advantage?”

But Mr. Blois did not speak immediately. He just glanced out the window first, as if he was admiring the beautiful dusk outside.

From where he could just see, just across the square, a young man and woman in the greenhouse were talking leisurely. Obviously, what he was looking at was not the scenery outside the window, but the people in the scenery.

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After a short while, Mr. Blois withdrew his gaze and looked at the three visiting wizards again.

"I understand," he said calmly, "I will consider it carefully. The three of you can rest for a day at my castle in Blois, and I will give you an answer tomorrow that you can return to for communication."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the old housekeeper standing aside, the meaning in his eyes was self-explanatory.

"Three distinguished guests, please follow me."

The old housekeeper took a step forward and stretched out his hand to invite you in a dignified manner.

The leader of the three was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about whether it was necessary to stay overnight. After careful consideration, he nodded.

"In this case, I will wait for the good news from the Lord of the castle."

After watching the three wizards leave with the old housekeeper, Mr. Blois thought about it thoughtfully. While he was thinking, he stood up and walked to the window on the side of the living room, and then

Set your sights in the direction of the greenhouse in the corner of the square.

"Maka McClain..." Blois whispered to himself, "Who are you?"

As for Maka's identity and origin, of course it is on the surface that he is an ancient magic text professor at Hogwarts. This identity is already remarkable enough in the eyes of many people, but if it is placed in someone like Blois

In the eyes of a powerful family leader like him, he is just an outstanding talent.

But just now, there were some very suspicious things in what the three wizards from an ancient family said.

Yes, although they have never even mentioned a word about Maka McClain, under the current circumstances, it is most suspicious to not mention Maka's existence at all. You know, that scene

The venue for the alchemy competition had been decided not long ago, and Blois didn't think that the other party's family knew anything about it.

You know, the location of the competition has a big impact on their "cooperation plan", so how could they never mention it?

The only explanation is that the family is still afraid of Hogwarts without Dumbledore. Needless to say, the reason for the fear is probably Maka.

However, no matter where Maka comes from, now that he has put his daughter's hope of getting rid of the curse completely in his hands, he does not want any accidents to happen to this most important thing. Is there any other identity hidden behind Maka?

Blois no longer cares, he only believes in his own judgment now.

Call it self-confidence or gambling. Ever since he came back from the underground vault last time, he had already recognized the friendship between Maka and his daughter - if he hadn't truly regarded each other as a friend.

, how could anyone be willing to take such a huge risk to force their way into the enemy's formation? Not to mention that in the end, when Voldemort took Willie as a hostage, Maka was just a hair away from committing suicide on the spot.

Blois believed in his own eyes more than those invisible and intangible suspicions.

"McLean, I'll leave Willie to you." He looked in the direction of the greenhouse, and his usually indifferent eyes became much softer in an instant.

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Blois Castle is really too big, and Maca has been doing research in the laboratory, so he doesn't know anything about the new guests in the castle. As for Willy who is in front of him now,

With her indifferent temperament, which has nothing to do with herself, she would not know anything about it.

At this moment, both of them were squatting in a corner of the greenhouse, doing a rather boring nutrient treatment for the new soil.

If there is any research in the magical world that is very similar to the knowledge of Muggles, it is undoubtedly herbalism. Even if all kinds of strange magical plants are cultivated, the process is nothing more than taking care of flowers and plants.

The details may be different, but overall they are similar.

At this time, Maka was holding a small triangular shovel, constantly turning over a kind of dense sand; while Willie was carrying a fine-eyed sack, adding other fattening substances to the sand little by little.

There are many types of fertilizers in herbalism, not just traditional all-purpose fertilizers like dragon manure that are rich in dragon magic, but also various rather peculiar targeted "fertilizers".

For example, the "fertilizer" for Rafaela's Dragon Kiss, which grows with dragon's blood as a nutrient, is dragon's blood. If the blood of other creatures is used, as long as the magic content and attributes are consistent, they will still grow.

Gradually grow up, but you can't let them bloom.

"Maka, is that enough?"

"Well, it's almost done."

From the time Maka came to the greenhouse until now, the total conversation between the two of them is probably only five or six sentences. It is obvious that Willie is still the same as before, and she is very precious about words when she speaks.

But even if they don't talk, the tacit understanding between the two will not be reduced at all. This is enough to see that they both threw away the curse and chose to do things with their own hands.

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For Maka, picking up a small shovel to mix the soil and holding scissors to cut branches is a way to relax during leisure time. For Willy, cultivating plants with her own hands is even more incredible.

Lots of interest in life.

These two people are like this. They may be completely different in some aspects, but they get along very well in some small aspects of daily life.

After they each packed the processed sand into several sealed bags, the two finally took off their gloves and stood up.

The work in the greenhouse was finished, but Willy didn't seem to have any intention of leaving immediately.

"Maka," she turned around gently and tucked the silver-white hair hanging down her cheeks back behind her ears. The whole movement seemed careless, but extremely gentle and delicate, "Father said, you... are now a professor.

?”

Maka was stunned when she heard this.

Speaking of which, it has been a while since he took up the position of professor at Hogwarts, and he has already become accustomed to many young wizards calling him "Professor Maclean". But if you think about it carefully, it has been a long time since Willy dropped out of school.

The time up to now seems to be longer.

"Yes!" Maka paused and couldn't help but smile and said, "I am now teaching everyone at Hogwarts to learn ancient magical literature, but... hey, to be honest, I am actually quite incompetent as a professor."

"Absenteeism."

Willie stretched out her slender fingers without hesitation and pointed straight at the tip of Maka's nose. This action, coupled with her plain expression, actually made Maka find it very interesting.

"Yes, I missed school." Maka shrugged, "But this time there is really a legitimate reason. After all, I came back to France for Hogwarts."

"Hogwarts..." Willie silently repeated the word, then looked up at Maka and said, "Is it the same as before?"

When Maka heard this, she couldn't help but quietly recall the year he first entered school, feeling a little emotional in her heart.

"Nothing is static, is it?" He shook his head slightly and said, "Some places have changed a lot, and some places have changed less... When your problem is solved, you can use your own eyes.

Go and take a good look."

"……Yeah?"

After hearing this, Willie didn't say anything else. She just stared at the pots of flower seedlings on the table next to her expressionlessly, looking sideways with a faint look in her eyes. Even Maka couldn't guess what she was thinking.

The last twilight before sunset passed through the transparent partition of the greenhouse and fell silently on the profile of her face. The golden-red color quietly smudged out, but it still couldn't hide the bright red color on her cheeks.

Transparent white.