harry potter book of crimes

"...Ron, here is your package. When I came back from Hogsmeade just now, as soon as I entered the dormitory, I saw it standing outside the window, pecking at the window!"

When Ron and Harry returned to the dormitory together, they saw Neville immediately pointing towards the window. They immediately turned their heads and saw an owl, idly arranging its beak.

feather.

"My package?" Ron asked strangely, "Then why doesn't it come to me directly?"

"I don't know..." Neville said, "But I saw the name on the package, and it's yours."

"Yeah?"

Ron shrugged doubtfully and walked towards the window. As soon as the owl saw the recipient appearing, he immediately pecked at the window vigorously, as if he was afraid that Ron wouldn't see it.

"Oh, how long have you been waiting here..." Ron quickly opened the window to prevent the little guy from breaking it, "Um...ah! Merlin is on top, why is it her again?"

"Who is it?" Harry heard the sound and leaned forward, glancing over Ron's shoulder, "Ha! So it's Lavender... After what happened to Neville last time, hasn't she given up on you yet?"

"Don't mention that, Harry..." Neville said feebly, "I get a headache just thinking about it."

"What did he give you? Open it and take a look!" Harry asked casually as he turned to pack things and prepare the homework he would do after dinner.

But Ron shook his head decisively and threw the package on the table by the wall.

"Forget it!" He complained, "You can guess it without looking, it must be some kind of sweet snack... Whatever she likes, she always stubbornly thinks that others will also do it.

I like it! Well...if any of you wants to eat it, just take it yourself!"

"I don't want to eat it," Harry curled his lips and said, "I have eaten too many sweets recently, and now I just want to eat salty food... Let's go! If we hang out in the common room for a while, it's time for dinner..."

"I hope there will be French onion soup tonight. I didn't even enjoy it yesterday!" Ron glanced at his schoolbag, planning to come back later and sort it out.

Neville on the other side saw that the two of them were about to go out, so he quickly dropped the textbook in his hand and stood up.

"Hey...wait for me!"

He walked around the bed and trotted forward two steps, then looked back at the package on the table, and then hurriedly followed.

…

The Gryffindor common room has always been the busiest among the four houses. The little lions are always full of energy, and they like to get together and chat without stopping for a moment.

Today’s topic is naturally related to Hogsmeade.

Some people were tasting Honeydukes' new candies; some were studying the prank products from Zuko's Joke Shop; others were pushing and shoving each other, and it was said that they were some boys from ordinary families.

Finally, he had the luxury of taking his little girlfriend to Mrs. Puddifu's teahouse for a date.

Of course, there is actually a small topic of conversation today, and that is the freshman Alexander Wolfe who was punished to clean the library all afternoon.

For Gryffindors with an adventurous spirit, being punished is not necessarily a shameful thing. Although it is always a bit unpleasant to have house points deducted for this, it also means that the student who was punished must have done something

Nothing enough to alarm the professor.

"...Alexander, did you really use the leg-locking spell? I didn't expect you to be so powerful. We have just learned how to cast the floating spell!"

Around the round table where Alexander sat, students from all grades gathered - of course, the majority were definitely those in the first grade.

"That's really nothing..." Alexander waved his hands repeatedly, "As long as you are willing to give it a try, you can definitely cast it smoothly! To be more powerful, Enns from Hufflepuff is still practicing in his second year. The disarming spell!"

Perhaps it was because Maka's rapid progress had inadvertently brought about the hyper-paced learning culture at Hogwarts, so Alexander's words did not arouse excessive surprise to everyone.

In fact, there are students in every grade now trying to challenge more difficult knowledge and applications, but that requires both talent and diligence to achieve more significant gains, so no one has shown a relatively outstanding performance yet. .

At this time, in the praise of his classmates, even though Alexander's character was quite modest, he couldn't help but feel a little happy. After all, his hard work has been recognized by everyone, and this feeling is naturally great.

In addition, he really likes magic very much. When he thinks that he seems to have a talent in this area, he becomes even more motivated.

"Enns was right today," he couldn't help but thought to himself as he looked at the excited students around him. "If I could learn it earlier, I really shouldn't delay it until the second grade... Professor McLean also learned it very early." I’ve already started studying on my own!”

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch his pocket, feeling slightly confused.

And at this moment, as another set of footsteps sounded on the stairs leading to the dormitory, the little wizards who were close here subconsciously turned back and glanced. Alexander was also sitting here, and when he saw the classmates around him looking over, He stretched his neck and looked through the gaps in the crowd.

Soon he discovered that it was Harry and Ron who came out, followed by Neville.

Alexander pursed his lips and pinched his pocket with his right hand. He couldn't hold it back and wanted to stand up. But before he could stand up straight, a voice stopped him.

"Harry, Ron...oh, and Neville?" Hermione, who was sitting on the other side, waved to this side, "Come here, I have something to discuss with you!"

"Alexander, what's wrong?"

Hearing the doubtful inquiries from the classmates around him, Alexander noticed that his half-squatting and half-standing movements seemed very strange.

"Ah, no...it's nothing." He sat back quickly, "I was just checking the time."

Alexander now feels awkward because of the "plan" Enns mentioned this afternoon.

To be honest, he actually didn't want to use others as guinea pigs for the drug test, which was very inconsistent with his character and philosophy. However, due to various reasons, he couldn't help but feel that Enns's idea was indeed very tempting at the moment.

So, with all the energy in his body, Alexander finally managed to survive until dinner time with his classmates. Afterwards, everyone called their friends and went downstairs together in small groups. Go to the auditorium.

As soon as he arrived at the auditorium, Alexander was pulled into the corridor next to him by Enns who was guarding the door. As the architect of this trial plan, this kid was obviously eager to understand the progress of the operation.

"How is it? Did you give it to him? Has he eaten?" Enns looked at the crowd outside the corridor and saw that no one was looking here, so he asked in a low voice.

Alexander could only shake his head.

"No," he said absently, "well... I didn't find the right time."

"What kind of opportunity are you looking for!" Enns rolled his eyes immediately, "The opportunity is not found, but created! Aren't they very close to that McClain? Since you said you know McClain,

, then isn’t this an opportunity?”

"Even if you say so..." Alexander said helplessly, "Besides, you are still in the sixth grade..."

"What's wrong with the sixth grade?" Enns curled his lips and said, "If you look at it, Neville Longbottom is the best fool in the entire Hogwarts. You just have to try, you will definitely succeed! Listen to me, it will take a while

Take the initiative to strike up a conversation at the dinner table..."

"Okay, okay, why don't I go?" Alexander sighed, "If that magical elixir really has any side effects, just wait and owe me a favor!"

"If there is no problem, then we will make a lot of money!" Enns said nonchalantly, "Let's go... go, go, go!"

After that, Enns pushed Alexander hard and left the corridor, then walked into the door of the side corridor and went to the auditorium to prepare for the meal.

Not far behind him, Alexander glared at Enns's back and followed him reluctantly.

Not long after, when the teachers and students took their seats in the auditorium, and Professor McGonagall announced the start of dinner, the empty plates on the table were filled with all kinds of food as usual. After a whole day of letting go on this Saturday,

Everyone had been hungry for a long time. As soon as they saw the food in front of them, everyone hurriedly raised their knives and forks to enjoy it.

Because of Enns' previous urging, Alexander specifically chose a seat diagonally across from Neville today. But now when he looked at him, another round of hesitation began in his heart.

Yes, almost everyone in Hogwarts knows that Neville Longbottom is a boy who has always been confused. Even though he is taller and bigger now, his personality has not changed much. He is not a forgetful boy on weekdays.

Forgetting the West means stumbling and giving people the impression of being clumsy.

In fact, even the junior students love to make little jokes with him.

However, they were all harmless fun after all, and they were fundamentally different from the drug trial plan that Enns came up with. Although Alexander was attracted by the alluring effects of Felixir, he still could not let go of the knot in his heart.

Even if I wanted to talk to him, I still couldn't open the door.

He hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but look up at the Hufflepuff table. Unsurprisingly, he immediately saw Enns making urging gestures to him, telling him to act quickly.

"Alexander?"

From Alexander's side, Enns' position was right next to Harry's head. Probably because he looked there for a long time, Harry thought Alexander had something to say to him!

When he heard Harry calling him, Alexander quickly looked away from Enns.

"Ah? Oh..." He paused and finally said, "Um...I heard that you are very familiar with Professor MacLean. Well...can you tell me some things about his life?"

?”