harry potter book of crimes

"...Put down your wand! I'm warning you, put down the wand in your hand immediately! This is the British wizarding world, and casting spells on others for no reason is against -"

In a vendor area near the Forbidden Forest, Hermione was sternly reprimanding a man. However, while trying to maintain her righteous expression, her cheeks inevitably turned a little red, and even

The base of my ears seemed to be getting hot unconsciously.

There was nothing I could do about it, it was really because the way the wizard was dressed in front of me was really too...well, too shameful for a young girl who had not yet graduated.

Yes, right in front of her at this moment, a guy whose whole body was covered only by a piece of animal leather wrapped around his waist was holding a crooked wand and speaking to Hermione with wide eyes. It was just him.

He didn't seem to know English, and even though he babbled for a while, Hermione couldn't understand even a single word.

Probably after realizing that warning the other party was completely meaningless, Hermione quickly chose to keep her mouth shut. However, with her temperament, she would not give up.

I saw her racking her brains and thinking hard while stretching out her hands to make gestures. Sometimes she pointed at the strange-shaped wand in the other person's hand, and sometimes she waved her hands vigorously and shook her head.

However, the facts tell us that even in body language, there are huge differences in culture. I don’t know which of Hermione’s actions went wrong. The wizard who seemed to belong to the African delegation suddenly became nervous.

, the wand that was originally pointing diagonally behind Hermione also suddenly moved towards her location.

Due to the sudden increase in hostility of the other party, and even the target was changed to herself, Hermione had to tighten her nerves and stop her body movements.

The empty space in the crowd that had appeared due to the sudden dispute also expanded a bit at this moment. As a result, the third person who was originally standing behind Hermione suddenly became much more visible.

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"Luna, you go first... hurry up and find Maka." In order to avoid irritating the other party again, Hermione could only speak quietly to the girl behind her while staying as still as possible, "He is responsible.

Only the person who negotiates with delegations from various countries can resolve this matter the fastest...I will try my best to delay this person."

In fact, this incident began when Luna and the African wizard met by chance, but if we want to find out the reason, it is still a mystery due to the language barrier between the two parties.

If I had to use words to describe the situation at that time, I'm afraid I can only use one sentence to describe it now: "Just because I looked at you one more time in the crowd."

Yes, that was the moment when Luna and the wizard's eyes crossed each other. After a moment of confusion, the other party pulled out the strange-shaped wand hanging in the leather pocket on his waist.

And now, although things still have not become clear, the atmosphere between the two parties present has become increasingly tense.

However, Luna did not act accordingly in response to Hermione's suggestion to let Luna leave first...or rather her decision. At this time, she was just like before, looking ahead in a daze, not knowing what she was doing.

What are you thinking about again.

In the past two years, the number of times she has been dazed for nothing has actually been much less than when she first entered school. But now it seems that the decrease in the number of times does not mean that she has completely said goodbye to this inexplicable habit.

"Luna? Luna...Lou..."

Because she was still silently confronting the "shameless" African wizard, Hermione did not dare to look back. But even if there were no eyes on the back of her head, she could clearly feel that Luna had not moved.

one time.

The next second when Hermione whispered again, the crowd on both sides suddenly started to stir again. Then, a familiar figure pushed through the crowd and got into the small open space.

Suddenly he ran into the two sides who were confronting each other.

"H--"

The uninvited guest who suddenly broke in was naturally Harry who heard the sound not far away. After seeing Hermione, he was about to subconsciously call out her name, but he immediately noticed that she was opposite Hermione.

That strange male wizard.

No, to be precise, he found the wand in the opponent's hand.

Compared to Hermione, who was accustomed to being reasonable as her first response option, Harry was obviously more in the style and spirit of Gryffindor House. So when he quickly sensed the hint of threat, he originally inserted the shirt inside his robe.

The wand fell into his palm immediately.

Just as loaded firearms are to Muggles, for a wizard, I believe there is nothing more stressful than holding the tips of the wands against each other. Harry's appearance not only did not make the tense

The situation was alleviated, but it further aggravated the conflict between the two parties.

As expected, the tip of the African wizard's wand shifted again, and Harry's eyes suddenly collided with his.

If sight was also a kind of curse, just this one moment would have triggered a blaze of brilliant sparks.

Hermione had no way of knowing what Luna, who was still in a daze, was thinking. She only knew that if someone took out the wand again, this inexplicable dispute would immediately escalate into a real curse chaos.

Fight.

There is no doubt that this situation must be found to end it - this temporary market formed because of the competition has gathered too many wizards. If something goes wrong, it will not belong to just one or two people.

It's a trivial matter.

But at this moment, Alexander's appearance once again interrupted Hermione's meditation.

He came after Harry. Although he was several years older than Harry when he was walking in the crowded crowd, he still worked very hard to appear in everyone's sight.

"What happened-"

As the number of people barging in increased one by one, the wizard from the African magical world finally couldn't bear it any longer.

So, Alexander, who had just come in from the crowd of onlookers outside, was only halfway through his words when a spell that had never been taught at Hogwarts flashed past everyone's ears, and a cloud of gray mist suddenly emerged from there.

The wizard's strange-shaped wand spurted out from the top. The mist seemed light and erratic, but in fact it was very fast. It enveloped his entire body at once, and then spread quickly.

Although I have never seen this spell, anyone who has participated in R.A. training knows that staying calm when facing the unknown is one of the most important things.

For the simultaneous spell casting practice advocated by R.A., calm cooperation is undoubtedly a very key point.

Therefore, before the crowd around them even had time to cause commotion, Harry and Hermione looked at each other in a tacit understanding - this is no longer the case just now, one more wand ready to cast a spell means one more

Opportunities to deal with situations.

Both of them understood that it was already a luxury to hope to solve the problem without causing any trouble.

After exchanging glances with each other, Harry immediately waved the wand in his hand that had been waiting for a long time. A breeze suddenly grew from small to large, and quickly swept away the gray mist in front of him.

The "whirlwind sweeper" originally used to clean up dust and garbage was used rationally by him. From this point alone, it can be seen that some understanding and flexible use of various magic spells have been passed through Maka

The curse analysis information originally distributed has been passed down to a certain extent.

And when the airflow successfully began to disperse the gray mist under Harry's guidance, Hermione, who had been keeping a close eye on the scene, also moved. But she saw that the gray mist was moved by the whirlwind, and the African wizard's

When her figure was slightly exposed, a red light flashed across the tip of her wand.

Another spell using the silent spell technique, the red light belonging to the disarming spell crossed the short distance between the two parties in the blink of an eye and landed exactly on the point she was aiming at.

There is no doubt that such high accuracy in casting spells also comes from repeated synchronous spell casting training. It can be seen that the training content of R.A. will be continuously proven in actual combat.

Unfortunately, when a bunch of brilliant red light particles suddenly exploded in the slightly thinner gray fog, Hermione knew that her disarming spell had been blocked by the opponent.

The opponent is naturally not a wooden stake nailed to the ground. Even if there is not much room to move due to the terrain, it is inevitable to at least put a defensive spell on yourself.

In fact, the African wizard's intention to spread the gray mist may have been to prepare accordingly when there were one against many...

Of course, the situation at the scene sounds long-winded, but in fact it only happened in a few seconds. After the two sides went back and forth like this, the crowd of onlookers finally seemed to have come back to their senses -

—The commotion is about to begin!

"etc?"

No one would understand that the word "wait" is a question, but it is no longer important. Because when the light golden color suddenly flows to the middle of the three wands, the radiance of the curse that was originally ready to go,

Suddenly, it was quietly extinguished from the tips of both sides.

"Harry, Hermione..." That was Luna, "It's okay."

At this moment, both Harry and Hermione were dumbfounded because they never expected that Luna, who had been lost in thought just now, would suddenly rush out and be stuck in the most dangerous place.

"Lou——"

"It's fine."

Luna repeated again, interrupting Hermione's call.

Until this moment, Hermione was shocked to find that the African wizard standing on the other side of Luna actually lowered his strange-shaped wand. Although the real expression could not be seen due to the colorful paint on the other person's face, but

Hermione felt for no reason that the "shameless" African wizard should also be breathing a huge sigh of relief.

"What on earth...is going on?"

Harry's words probably represent the sentiments of everyone present.