harry potter book of crimes

"...Maka, we have something to tell you!"

In the corridor, Maka, who came out of his office, had just passed by the library when he was stopped by Luna and Hermione who suddenly caught up.

Oh no, to be precise, it was Luna who dragged Hermione excitedly in front of her.

"Yeah?"

He stopped and looked back and forth on the faces of Luna and Hermione. The expressions on these two beautiful faces were completely opposite to their usual looks - it was simply

It’s like they’ve swapped positions with each other!

Luna, who usually spends most of her time immersed in her own world, is now staring at Maka with piercing eyes; while Hermione, who is usually filled with determination, is not very focused at the moment.

"What do you want to tell me?" Maka shrugged, "Say it! I'm listening -"

"Oh, it's about-" "Wait, wait!"

Luna was about to tell the truth without hesitation, but Hermione on the side suddenly covered her mouth with both hands. Luna was gagged and could only turn her head with a puzzled look on her face.

His eyes blinked a few times innocently.

"I...I think I haven't thought about it yet," Hermione rarely showed a flinching look at such a critical moment. This was rare for her who was always confident and proud, "Maka, I'm sorry...

I... will tell you when I can be sure!"

After she said this, she wanted to pull Luna away from here, but Luna took this opportunity to break away from her hands that were blocking her mouth.

"Maka, we want to talk to you about employment..."

After hearing what Luna said, Maka immediately nodded clearly.

"Oh, that's right..." He recalled the semester schedule for fifth graders and said suddenly, "It won't be long before the exam, but there does seem to be a career counseling process before that... Yeah, okay.

Ah! If you want to discuss it with me, let’s talk while walking!”

The fifth-grade O.W.Ls is an extremely important exam. To some extent, its weight may be heavier than the N.E.W.Ts exams that graduates are about to face.

If the N.E.W.Ts certificate is the necessary proof of ability to apply for high-end professions in the magical world, then the O.W.Ls certificate is the stepping stone for most ordinary jobs. The elites at the top of society are certainly the pillars at the top of the magical world.

But without a large number of ordinary wizards working hard underneath, those so-called "pillars" would not be able to gain a foothold!

Therefore, Hogwarts' career consulting work for students is usually provided before the O.W.Ls exam, so that students can take this opportunity to gain more room for thinking and make personal plans for their future.

In fact, in the history of Hogwarts, there are even students who chose to pursue a career path directly after taking the O.W.Ls examination!

Thinking about it this way, Maka couldn't help but understand why Luna and Hermione suddenly became so good-these two girls can be said to be extremely incompatible in many aspects, but when it comes to their respective paths in life, they are very different.

And surprisingly consistent.

These are two girls who are extremely sincere to their hearts.

Of course, Maka has figured out the reasons for the current situation, but what is the reason that brings the two of them together?

"It just so happens that I have to go to Professor McGonagall's place to interrupt you right now. If you don't mind, you might as well come and sit with me," Maka greeted briskly, "She will definitely give you a good one."

suggested."

When Maka spoke, Hermione's expression actually looked a little strange.

Regarding this point, Maka naturally noticed it to some extent, but he did not point it out rashly. He knew very well that if Hermione was willing to say it, she would say it herself without anyone asking; but if she was still unwilling

As for what she said, no matter how others asked her, it was difficult to get an answer from her mouth.

Since she seemed to be in trouble for something, it would be better to just let nature take its course.

Neither Luna nor Hermione made any objections to Maka's invitation to them to go to the principal's office. Although Hermione was a little absent-minded along the way, when the three of them arrived in front of the principal's office, she quickly

Regained my spirits.

“Tuk tuk tuk”

The door to the principal's office is still so solid, it feels like an extremely thick wooden wall when you knock on it, and the knock on the door is always unusually dull and short.

"Please come in."

After Professor McGonagall's serious voice sounded inside, the door silently opened to both sides.

"Oh, it's our Professor MacLean here!"

The person who greeted Maka and the others was not Professor McGonagall herself, but Miss Charlotte Witt, who went through a lot of things after graduation and finally stayed at Hogwarts as an assistant.

"Good afternoon, senior." Maka smiled and nodded to her, "Why are you standing next to the door? I remember that you were a professor's assistant, not a janitor in the principal's office, right?"

"Why, you just happen to be standing behind the door and you think I'm the guard?" Charlotte said with a wicked smile to Maka, "You little Maka, how dare you tease your sister Charlotte - are you tired of living?

?”

As she spoke, she wanted to reach out and place her hand on Maka's back out of habit. This was almost a fixed way of greeting between the two of them... Of course, this way of greeting would always involve Maka being slapped unilaterally.

However, when Charlotte discovered that there were two little beauties hiding behind Maka, her hand deviated from its original track without leaving a trace, and gently patted Maka on the shoulder.

"Come in quickly!"

Maka lowered her head and glanced over her shoulder in slight surprise, but she was just stunned for a moment, and then didn't say anything.

"Miss Witte." After Maca walked into the principal's office first, Hermione politely greeted Charlotte, "Good afternoon."

Luna, who was following her, looked at Hermione curiously, and then looked at the senior in front of her with some freshness, who was so beautiful that the girls were also attracted to her.

She entered the school a year later than Hermione and Maka, and when she was in the first grade, she could hardly see Charlotte, the most famous beauty in Hogwarts. But when she met Maka

During some small talk, she still learned a little bit about Charlotte.

Especially those interesting stories about being confessed by many boys and then rejecting those admirers many times. Such small scandals usually appear randomly in "The Quibbler". In fact, Luna has always

Quite interested.

Yes, it's just occasionally... Occasionally, Luna can show her gossiping side. As for whether her gossiping comes from her father's inheritance or from her girlish instinct, no one knows.

"Oh, good afternoon, Miss Granger, Miss Lovegood."

At this time, Charlotte looked particularly elegant and calm, as if the person she had just joked with Maka didn't exist at all. Every word and every action she took was full of that unique temperament.

"I often hear professors mention you - especially Miss Granger. Your grades make almost all the professors sigh with admiration. Now that I take a closer look, you look so cute." She said, really.

He politely looked at Hermione's face and figure, and the smile on her face looked particularly friendly and natural.

This was the first time since childhood that Hermione had been praised as "cute". She knew that her cheeks must be slightly flushed at this moment, because she was afraid that she had already reached the principal's desk.

Maka also heard the conversation here.

"No, how could it be possible," Hermione whispered, "Miss Werther is the one, she is so beautiful..."

Let’s not talk about the conversation between the little girl at the door. Maka can naturally hear it. Not to mention him, even Professor McGonagall who is sitting behind the desk has heard it, with her always serious face.

There was also a slight knowing smile on his face at this time.

"Maka, why are you here? Is there any new news sent to you from France?"

If it is official information, it will naturally be transmitted directly from Beauxbatons to Hogwarts, and the first person to receive it will definitely be Professor McGonagall. But if it is information from other channels, that is not necessarily the case.

"No, not this time." Maka shook her head and said with a relaxed smile, "After the rules of the event are initially decided, the whole process will naturally start step by step at the federation... Short

In the meantime, I probably won’t have anything to do.”

"Then you are..." Professor McGonagall heard this and then looked at him inquiringly.

She now has a lot of work to do every day, and Maka is very clear about this. Therefore, in Mag's impression, if there is nothing important, Maka will generally not come to the principal's office to look for her.

However, this time Maka really didn't come to find her.

"I have to talk to Charlotte later," Maka spread her hands and lowered her voice and said, "Well... I think you should know something about her family."

Hogwarts has an understanding of every student's family situation, and students like Charlotte who come from an ancient wizarding family will pay special attention to it.

"Oh," Professor McGonagall's smile suddenly faded and she frowned slightly, "Is it something bad?"

After hearing this, Maka couldn't help but think about the matter again.

If anything, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Witte family to interfere in that event. But whether it will have a bad impact on Hogwarts in the end depends on the rules.

It depends on the specific circumstances at that time.

"Maybe!" Maka thought for a while and said, "But in general, it is not too directly related to our Hogwarts, but you understand - everyone wants to get more from that matter

benefits, isn’t it?”

Yes, this is actually true including Hogwarts.