harry potter book of crimes

In the evening, Maka was still in his office doing final checks on the preparations for the new semester. When the setting sun slowly shone through the gaps in the curtains to the right side of the desk, he finally gently opened the notebook in front of him.

Closed.

"...It's almost time. Let's confirm the last few aspects of the game with Professor McGonagall, and then we can go to the back door to prepare to welcome the new students."

After stretching casually, Maka stood up and was about to walk around the desk towards the door when she inadvertently caught a glimpse of a black shadow flashing past the window.

"What...a carriage?"

He stopped immediately, then took two steps back and opened the curtains wider.

Facts have proved that he was not wrong. From what he could see, a black carriage pulled by two Pegasus was gliding towards the castle. Just the "punch of soil" on the carriage

With the family emblem, Maka could tell the identity of the visitor at a glance.

"It turns out that the talented girl from the Hohenheim family has arrived." He opened the curtains, turned around and walked to the corridor outside the door. "Since it's that little girl, let me go!"

Maka was thinking about this as he walked down the stairs to the foyer. But when he walked out from the main entrance of the castle to the front lawn, he found that the carriage did not come directly inside, but was waiting outside the school gate.

fell to the ground.

"Miss Hohenheim, why are you so polite? Didn't I tell you last time? When we come to Hogwarts as guests on weekdays, we usually ask guests to park their carriages on the lawn in the front yard..." He rushed to the front door,

He waved his hand to remove the defensive spell on the door, and then he opened the door and walked out, "Oh, isn't this Mr. David? Last time we said goodbye to Beauxbatons, we haven't seen each other for a while!"

That's right, sitting in the driver's seat today directing the Pegasus on the road is still the ghost gentleman who followed the fat man back then.

"Haha, yes -" Ghost David stood by the carriage, nodded towards Maka, and said with a cheerful smile, "Mr. McClain, from today on, our young lady will ask you to take care of her."

.It is our Hohenheim family’s blessing that she can learn magic under the guidance of you, a well-known wizard!”

"How can we talk about looking after you!" Maka waved her hand, "It goes without saying that Miss Hohenheim is smart, and her knowledge of alchemy is even more extraordinary. After all, this must be a blessing for me and the entire Hogwarts!"

Both sides are very skilled in this kind of mutually flattering social rhetoric. You lift me up, I lift you up, but this living person and ghost has a calm face and a heartbeat, and is as thick-skinned as his hometown.

And just when the two were chatting happily, the carriage door was gently pushed open from the inside, and then a cute little girl walked down to the roadside.

"Professor Maclean, Sarah would like to say hello to you..." She tilted her upper body slightly and said in an authentic manner, "In the past few times we have met, Sarah has been rude a lot, and I ask the professor to forgive Sarah for her mistakes. From today on

From now on, Sarah will study at Hogwarts, and Sarah will definitely study hard with the professor."

As she said, the little girl today was indeed much more honest than the previous times. For a while, Maka didn't know what kind of evil idea she was thinking about.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what you say about forgiveness or not -" Maka said with a smile, "Come on, come in! In a while, the other freshmen will arrive, and then you will prepare to participate in the Hogwarts with them.

Woz’s sorting ceremony, and then you can have a good dinner!”

"Ah, no... no, Mr. McClain." Ghost David quickly refused, "I have to go back immediately. The owner of the house asked me to do something else early tomorrow morning! Sorry, sorry..."

"Are you...really not going to stay and sit for a while?"

Of course Maka is being polite, she is a ghost, she is floating all day long, even on the carriage, so where can she "take a seat"? What's more, even if David stays to attend the welcome dinner,

He can only watch others eat and drink, but he himself can't even smell it, not to mention how bad it feels!

After watching David "driving" the carriage to fly high into the sky again and gradually disappearing, Maca took today's exceptionally reserved and polite Miss Hohenheim back to the main entrance of the castle. Behind the two of them, a beautifully decorated

The small suitcase floated smoothly under Maka's control, moving forward bit by bit with them.

Although the suitcase has not been cast with a traceless expansion spell, it has undergone alchemical transformation. It is not like Alexander's one, which has the same volume and capacity on the outside and inside.

"Miss Hohenheim, before your classmates arrive, you should take a rest in the side hall next to the auditorium! Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something..." Maka asked as she walked, "There are people on the train.

There are snacks and desserts for sale. It is our Hogwarts custom to sit in the carriage and share it with classmates. If you have the opportunity in the future, I suggest you try taking a ride... Here we are, it is the small hall here

.”

"Thank you...but no need, Professor MacLean." Sarah turned and walked into the side hall after him, "If you have something else to do, you can leave first - Sarah can just wait here."

"How can this be possible?" Maka took the lead and sat down on the chair, then said, "Oh, don't get me wrong, in fact, I didn't stay here because of you, it would be the same for other freshmen. You think,

As a professor, how can I leave a new student here alone?"

After that, Maka sat with her in this side hall for a short while. Although the two of them never stopped talking from beginning to end, what they talked about was just some nutritious nonsense. Whenever Maka

When you want to ask her about her thoughts and opinions on something, no matter what trivial matter it is, she will avoid it without leaving a trace.

However, as they talked, Maka gradually got a taste of it - Sarah's attitude of "seemingly close but not close, seeming far but not far" when facing him now is not the same as when he faced him back then.

The same feeling you had for Dumbledore?

This is a state where one clearly knows that the other party is strong and treats them with caution, but at the same time wants to get something from the other party. So when dealing with the distance between the two parties, there is always a little embarrassment, because she

I'm not sure if this distance is enough to keep my secrets.

"Oh, I think I should go to the back to greet your classmates." Although it actually has to wait a while, since Maka has noticed the reason why she deliberately maintains a sense of distance, she will naturally stop embarrassing her. "

If you wait a little longer, you'll be able to see them soon..."

After leaving the side hall, Maka couldn't help but chuckle.

When he first met Dumbledore, the specific situation was actually the same as before. He focused on staying on guard, and even deliberately let his thoughts go. Thinking about it now, Dumbledore must have noticed it by then.

No wonder Dumbledore would directly mention the incident of his magic runaway afterwards, indirectly allowing himself to put aside some unnecessary vigilance.

While Maka was recalling her ignorance back then, she walked along the corridor to the back door, then leaned against the wall and waited for Hagrid to bring the little wizards from the lake to the castle.

After a while, the sky outside was completely dark. When he heard the sound of messy and dense footsteps mixed with the hum of soft conversations coming from outside the door, he knew that today's batch of freshmen had finally arrived.

"Bang bang bang——"

Hagrid's fist was as solid and powerful as ever. Even though the back door was not much thinner than the front door, he could still knock the thick door loudly.

Maka waved her hand, opened the door, and then took two steps forward to reach the steps outside the door.

"Professor McLean, first-year student."

In order to maintain the authority of the professor in front of the students, Hagrid rarely called Maka by his last name and position. Somehow, Maka always felt a little uncomfortable when it came out of his mouth.

"Okay, Professor Hagrid." Maka nodded and said, "Leave it to me - everyone, follow me and keep up, be careful not to fall behind!"

When these little guys saw Maka, most of them secretly looked left and right in surprise. In fact, except for the small number of Muggle-born students who were contacted by Maka, those who had never seen him were hesitant.

.

There is no way, Maka's face is really a bit too "young". Nowadays, he is well-known in the magic world, so he has less trouble like this, but these new students may not all know it.

Of course, freshmen are freshmen after all, and they are still in awe of the magnificent and mysterious Hogwarts Castle. Even if they are somewhat suspicious of this surprisingly young professor, they are still more honest in following behind.

After Maka led them through the long corridor and into the small hall where Sarah was, he waved to Sarah who was coming this way.

"Like you, she is also a freshman this year. Let's get along well with each other from now on!" He said, "Then... yes, welcome to Hogwarts! Maybe some of you have heard of it - before you enjoy the delicious food

Before our dinner, we need to help you find the house you want to enter. This is the custom of Hogwarts, and it is also the rule of Hogwarts."

"You will attend classes, do homework, eat, and sleep with classmates from the same college. If the school is a big family, then the colleges are the families in the family. There are four major colleges in Hogwarts, and they are

…”

Maka stood in front of the hall and calmly talked about the branching, and also gave some warnings to these little wizards.

Among the crowd, Alexander and Enns, the two children who had the most contact with Maka, also raised their heads. Although they looked at Maka with different eyes, they all carried a similar longing and desire.