harry potter book of crimes

"...Look! Those cheerful Irish lads dropped a big bag of popcorn on our side again, cracking the windows of the Churchill Square shopping center, and knocking down more than 200 poor civilians.

.To be honest, it was an inhumane tragedy!"

"However, history often tells us that miracles are always born in disasters! Yes, according to the latest investigation, a little boy lying in his mother's arms actually survived unscathed in the center of the explosion! This is really...

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One day at noon, in a coffee shop near an ordinary residential area in London, Maca was sitting near the floor-to-ceiling window, reading a newspaper.

Of course, judging from the nonsense written in the report paragraph, it is obvious that it is not a serious newspaper at all.

After he hastily read this article about the previous car bomb, he sighed to himself that it was a waste of time, flipped through it a few times, and also took a look at the third page at the back.

"Hey, today's one is pretty big..."

Speaking casually, Maka folded the newspaper again and threw it aside without a care. At the top of the front page, the name of the newspaper was eye-catching - it was notorious all over the world.

British newspaper The Sun.

Let’s not mention Muggle newspapers here. In fact, inadvertently, time often passes by at a speed that we cannot predict. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Hogwarts holiday has passed

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And during this period, things that should happen will naturally still happen, such as the multiple operations docking between the British Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, and Maka's various magical research.

As for now, it's time for Maka to work again.

The boy who had gone berserk with magical powers in the explosion earlier was named Alexander Wolfe. This child who lost his mother lived in the community across the street from the cafe.

About the middle of last month, the Hogwarts admission notice was delivered to his home by an owl; today, it was time for Maka to visit the family in person and get to know the child and his father's specific wishes.

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By the floor-to-ceiling window, Maka drank the last sip of coffee in her cup, left the coffee shop with a tip, and walked straight to a small house across the street.

It can be seen from the outside that this house has gone through many years, and has hardly been renovated or repaired. It looks quite shabby. The lawn in front of the house seems to have been mowed, but closer

It seems that there is no one to manage it, so the grass grows quite freely.

Maka first walked to the mailbox on the roadside, reached out and opened the lid and took a look. There were already a lot of letters inside. Of course, there were several envelopes from Hogwarts and other advertisements, sales promotions, and missionaries.

The information is mixed together and looks quite messy.

But it doesn't matter much, because the barn owls at Hogwarts are hardworking.

Even if they are not delivered to the hands of the children once or twice, they will continue to take the prepared letters out and try their best to deliver them. Whether it is a crack in the door, a window, or even a chimney is a good choice - of course

Yes, that only works when the fireplace is not lit.

Maka just looked at the mailbox, then walked to the door of the small house and knocked politely.

The door was not opened immediately. It was not until he knocked a third time with a little more effort that a sound of footsteps came from inside, and a rather immature voice came out from the other side of the door.

"Who's there?"

"My name is Maka McClain," Maka introduced herself first, and then bluntly stated her purpose, "You should have received an admission notice sent by an owl, right? I'm here to ask

Asking you, are you willing to go to our school to learn how to use magic correctly..."

This was not the first time he visited the future little wizard's family. He knew that when they first met, he should explain things clearly and then use the facts to relieve their hesitations.

And when facing a child, you need to pay more attention to using certain key points to attract their attention - such as the mysterious and wonderful word "magic".

"magic?"

Sure enough, as soon as the child heard this word, he hurriedly opened the door with a "click". Such an unsuspecting little guy inevitably gave Maka the illusion that he was abducting a child.

"You are the old master of the magic school——"

As soon as the door opened, the boy standing at the door was stunned when he looked at Maka. It was obvious that Maka's exceptionally young appearance made him immediately deny the identity of the "teacher" he originally expected.

"McLean... sir, are you a senior classmate?" Alexander, a boy with short flaxen hair, paused and then guessed doubtfully, "Is that really a magic school?"

"Yes, magic school."

Maka nodded, then waved his hand slightly, and a ball of flame exploded under his control, and turned into a bouquet of flowers. He smiled and handed the bouquet to Alexander in front of him.

Subconsciously, I glanced into the room behind him.

In fact, he felt a little puzzled, because according to the investigation, the child lived with his parents. Although he lost his mother not long ago, he did not lose his father at the same time - his father went out.

?

It is not a good idea to leave your child alone at home. But now that the child has lost his mother, the burden of the family's livelihood falls entirely on his father alone, which may be a helpless move for a while.

"It's really magic..." Alexander looked around at the bouquet in his hand. He was so surprised that he could hardly speak. After looking over and over for a while, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Sir, I need magic!"

I want to bring my mother back to life! If it’s magic, then it must be possible, right?”

Of course, Maka had expected this problem, and it would come sooner or later. But he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

This little boy named Alexander is very straightforward, and has a strong heart that "faces the reality" that ordinary children don't have. After losing his mother, he did not fall into the fear of death and the sadness and helplessness of the separation of his relatives. Instead, he naturally

He thought of saving his mother.

Looking at his eyes full of hope, Maka couldn't help but find that a simple word "no" could be so difficult to say.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid it's not possible to resurrect the dead." He sighed softly, "Alexander, you have to understand that even the most mysterious magic is not omnipotent."

"Can't? Why?" Alexander immediately clenched his fists and said loudly, "Then I won't learn magic. It's of no use to me -"

Facing a ten-year-old child, it was difficult for Maka to explain the meaning of death using Dumbledore's remarks - even he himself had not yet understood the true meaning of death, so how could he explain it to a child?

clear?

Therefore, he had to use his own point of view to try to guide the other party.

"Alexander," Maca said, "Death may be very painful and uncomfortable, but it is not necessarily the end of life, understand? The previous principal of our school also passed away some time ago, but after he left

Under his guidance, I went to another world and saw him."

"Another world?" When Maka said this, Alexander's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then...did mom go there too? I...I can still see her, right?"

Maka couldn't answer this question. After all, the reason why Dumbledore was able to go "there" was because of his own powerful ability. As for Alexander's mother, I'm afraid she won't be found there.

"I don't know either," Maka finally shook her head, "because my ability is not strong enough... But I know that although magic can't resurrect the dead, it can protect the living. Alexander, you

Is there anyone you want to protect?"

Alexander blinked and suddenly nodded firmly.

"I want to protect daddy!"

Maka suddenly smiled.

"Really?" he said softly, "That's good. I believe you can protect your father... So where is your father now? Has he gone out?"

"Oh, no..." The boy turned back hesitantly and glanced at the small staircase in the house, "Dad is upstairs, in his room... He hasn't come out for many days."

"Huh?" Maka was stunned after hearing this, and she had some guesses in her mind, "Is he okay? Have you ever gone in to take a look?"

The death of his wife must have dealt a great blow to the child's father. Perhaps his father was not as determined as he was, and when faced with the separation of his lover, he silently fell into despair.

"Yes... In fact, he even cooked food for me in the first few days, but now..." Alexander's childish face slowly showed a little sadness, "I can only do something very difficult.

He ate very little and hardly spoke."

"Do you do it yourself?" Maka looked at him and said, "This is great, Alexander... take me to see your father! Maybe I can do something for him-"

"Use magic?" Alexander nodded quickly, "Please cheer up Dad! He has lost a lot of weight and can't go on like this-"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and greeted Maka to go home.

This is undoubtedly an exceptionally strong boy. Maka feels that this child may bring more changes to Hogwarts. However, being too defenseless towards strangers is not a good habit.

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Maka was thinking as she stepped forward to follow and closed the door.