harry potter book of crimes

Mesopotamia is a land filled with chaos since ancient times.

Here, there have been oppressions and resistances, unity and disintegration. Whether they are Muggles or wizards, the local people have been wandering in chaos from ancient times to the present, with the waves of overt or covert conquests rising and falling one after another.

For Muggles, great works of culture and law such as "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Code of Hammurabi" have appeared here, as well as "The Palace of the Assyrian Kings" and "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon".

The traces of a prosperous civilization. It can be seen that even in the indescribable chaos, there will be magnificent historical traces.

Therefore, Muggles usually have complicated moods in this Mesopotamian plain.

But for wizards, the little troubles in the Muggle world are nothing at all.

At some point in BC, a tower reaching the sky appeared in this area, which Muggles of later generations called the "Tower of Babel". At that time, this huge tower was actually the home of the ancient Babylonian royal family and wizards.

Their friendship proves that it is a civilized wonder built by Muggles and wizards.

According to documentary records, this extremely tall and huge Tower of Babel stood in the Kingdom of Babylon, and its citizens could actually see it from anywhere in the country.

However, this beautiful proof that Muggles and wizards could live in harmony was destroyed by the war that broke out between Muggles and wizards.

That year, the Persians attacked Babylon, and the Persian wizards held back the Babylonian wizards. A terrible war did not last long, and the peaceful Babylonian kingdom failed to withstand the Persian advance... No,

Rather than saying "I couldn't resist", it's better to say that I didn't have time to react in a resistive way.

Facts have proved that blindly cherishing peace will not last long after all. The destruction of the Kingdom of Babylon and the collapse of the Tower of Babel actually originated from the cracks in people's hearts - some wizards in Babylon were not satisfied with gradually moving toward an empty peace.

Those guys opened the door for the Persian invasion and let the opponent's army directly in.

Wizards are also human beings, and they will also have greed and desire for profit, and betrayal will naturally occur. And if we look at it from another direction, this kind of betrayal can actually be called "unwillingness".

It's a pity that people occasionally have the courage to be unwilling, but they may not have the ability to change their unwillingness at the same time.

Judging from the results of the magic world, the actions of those so-called "betrayers" were a failure. Because after that, the wizards in this land never made more dazzling progress than that era. Instead, they made progress in a series of

A large amount of magic inheritance was lost in the rough war.

So at least, those wizards who were both "betrayers" and "losers" eventually became a generation of sinners in the ancient magic world.

Now, more than two thousand years have passed. Even after that, the remaining descendants of wizards woke up and continued to work hard from generation to generation in order to pick up the glory of the past. However, just collecting and piecing together the lost ancient documents has become a

A road of asceticism with no end in sight, what is left in their future?

This time, when the International Alchemy Competition at Hogwarts caused a hurricane in the global wizarding world, the wizards in this area finally had to admit that in this day and age, everything that originated from their ancestors

Pride, nostalgia, regret and unwillingness have all become a thing of the past.

It's time for them to let go.

If I have to say it, in fact, most of the alchemy in Europe and Africa originated from Mesopotamia. But this origin is destined to be left in history. If they want to rebuild their glory, they must go

Other more advanced magic areas absorb the essence, abandon their own arrogance and isolation, and appreciate the latest scenery of the modern magic world.

Of course, even if they plan to sincerely seek Nicola Flamel's alchemical knowledge this time, their momentum cannot be too weak, right? Putting aside everything else, at least one appearance effect must be present.

After all, a competition is a competition, not the British favorite of drinking afternoon tea and chatting and spanking. If you want to gain more knowledge and insights, you must first not let others look down upon you, so that you can gain the attention of wizards around the world.

So a few days ago, on the ruins of the ancient Babylonian Kingdom, the scattered wizards started tinkering vigorously. You can see that in the middle of an open space, there are stone pillars engraved with a large number of symbols and patterns.

They were erected one by one, gradually forming a circle. On the stone floor in this circle of stone pillars, more lines and characters were connected to each other and arranged regularly.

If Muggles were to look at it, this thing might be very similar to Maka's rune pattern, but in fact they are two completely different things.

In fact, this is an ancient Babylonian forging array that was restored by these Mesopotamian wizards. Even though it occupies such a large area, it actually has only one function - ultra-long-distance space replacement.

In the bottom of their hearts, these wizards have actually planned to surprise the global wizarding community. It’s not that they don’t know about props such as portkeys. On the contrary, they can’t even move spatially within the confines of Hogwarts.

"Everything is crystal clear.

The reason why they repeatedly tried to enter the vestibule of Hogwarts directly was simply to make wizards from other countries remember them firmly - this was a good opportunity to show their strength.

Unfortunately……

"Everyone... everyone, I think it's better to go to Hogwarts to get a door key! You don't need to go, I'll just come and take a look..."

This middle-aged wizard sent by the International Federation of Wizards was actually very happy when he first arrived. Because he found that the wizards in Mesopotamia were not as chaotic as he originally imagined.

With the support of several leaders, the organization was surprisingly smooth.

But what he didn't expect was that this group of wizards was unexpectedly united, unlike the chaos of the local Muggles. And the consequence of unity was that when he and this group of wizards had different opinions, his words would change.

It basically fell on deaf ears to other people.

"Sorry, sir." A local old wizard standing next to him said very politely, "I know we guys are a little stubborn, but please understand our approach..."

However, he was polite, but it was just a superficial courtesy. Even if the other party refused to let go, there was nothing he could do - after all, the participating team was the people in front of him, not him, a dispatched member of the Wizards Federation.

"Mr. Bosa, it failed again this time... Do you think we should simply lift the restrictions and try the maximum intensity of conversion?"

Just as the old wizard was speaking sincerely to the dispatcher of the federation, a slightly younger wizard suddenly ran out from the crowd of people rushing around in the stone pillar formation.

"Contact restriction? Can you afford the risk of the space structure collapsing?" When the old wizard heard this, the sincerity and kindness on his face suddenly disappeared. "It only takes a moment, and the broken space will turn us all into pieces."

Crush!”

When this ancient forging formation was at its most complete, it might have been feasible to break through the reinforced space of Hogwarts. But now, the formation repaired by modern wizards still has many instabilities. Unsafe

Restrictions are undoubtedly tantamount to seeking death.

"Then..." The young wizard was scolded by the old man, and he couldn't help but said, "Mr. Bosa, I think we should change the coordinates... If we waste too much time by insisting on this, then the display

I am afraid that my strength will turn into being late on purpose... We are not doing this just to antagonize the global magic community."

The old wizard Bosa knew that what the young wizard said was right. Since the idea of ​​showing strength failed to work, it was better to give up when it was time to give up - just like they did when they let go of their pride this time.

"Try it one last time, if it doesn't work...if it doesn't work, just forget it!" Old Bazar nodded sadly, "Go ahead! Remember not to revoke the restrictions, safety is the first priority..."

"yes."

Seeing the young man's back hurriedly returning to continue debugging after agreeing, Old Bosa couldn't help but sigh softly.

Mesopotamian wizards are still very outstanding. They have excellent talents, studious habits, humble and measured characters, and an unwillingness to admit defeat that they show from time to time. These are all precious traits.

However, the paranoia and conservatism of the older generation have still affected generations of descendants to some extent, so that until today, they understand the importance of abandoning the past and facing the future.

"I just hope that these young people can have a good experience of this colorful world during this trip!"

"Huh?"

Old Bosa was still looking back on the past and thinking about the future alone, but unexpectedly, several voices of surprise suddenly erupted in the formation formation in front of him, and the wizards who were working just now suddenly became commotion.

"...What's going on? Is there something wrong with the formation?"

Old Baisha didn't have time to think too much, he just threw away his old arms and legs and rushed over there.

"Mr. Bosa, you're here..." A middle-aged wizard pointed to the empty tunnel in front of him and said, "There... look over there..."

Hearing the sound, the old man quickly looked towards the ground where the crowd had retreated. He saw that on the stone slab engraved with alchemical symbols, there was inexplicably another rune glowing with blue light.

"Phoenician characters...no, this is...could it be Phoenician magic script?"

This kind of ancient magic script has many connections with the history of Mesopotamia. Although Old Besa has not seen the complete Phoenician magic script, there are still a few incomplete stone tablet records. So

, he quickly saw what character it was.

But at this moment, the space around the rune suddenly fluctuated.