harry potter book of crimes

"……kill me."

On the third day after Sarah was given life and saw the world with her own eyes, her maker Phillips gave her an order that she could not disobey.

Even though Sarah still didn't understand anything at the time, the alchemical pattern deeply engraved in her soul still drove her to stand up, grab the sharp knife on the table, and accurately slit Phillips' throat.

…

Death is painful. Regardless of whether the death is intentional or not, the pain it causes will not be alleviated in any way.

Therefore, the scene of Phillips holding his throat with a ferocious look on his face and blood gushing out from between his fingers has remained clearly in her memory from that day on. Even though everything in that scene has faded over time.

It gradually faded with the passage of time, but in that almost black-and-white photo, the dripping blood only became more red.

"Phillips is paranoid. His heart has long been occupied by alchemy and can no longer accommodate anything else." Sarah, who was sitting on the floor hugging her knees, lowered her head and whispered, "After I was born,

For three whole days, he was walking and thinking - he was wondering what the soul was and how he could construct it using alchemy."

Just as she was talking, Sarah suddenly raised her head and glanced in Maka's direction.

"On the third night, in the hotel room, he suddenly came up with an idea, that is, he wanted to experience for himself the details of the soul."

"So, under his command, I killed him in the refining formation he drew..." She elaborated silently, "The removal of the soul was successful, but the refining formation failed to retain him.

.”

After saying this, Sarah lowered her head again, letting her hair cover her face - just like she did many years ago.

"He died in my hands and in his own hands."

After hearing Sarah's story, Maka couldn't help but sigh secretly.

There is actually no essential difference between the research of alchemy and the research of other magics. Some extremely esoteric things actually have various problems. Before those problems are solved, only by classifying them as "taboo" can we prevent some bad things.

things happen.

Just like the girl in front of him, how should her existence be defined? A new life? Or something else?

"According to what you just said, you have no emotions? But I think you have had many..."

"After so many years, I just don't want to learn. Many expressions and reactions from others will naturally be imprinted on my body." Sarah hugged her knees and said, "Now, just like now - I think I

I should feel lonely now, and when talking about these past events, I should also feel sad... But what does loneliness and sadness feel like? I don't know at all."

"So, the help you want me to help is related to this?" Maka nodded.

"Yes, in fact, I have been looking for wizards who have studied soul magic, but there are really too few people who study this knowledge..." Sarah said frankly, "Originally, I wanted to find you from the British magical community.

That Voldemort, I once heard that he found a way to be resurrected after his death, I think that should be related to some kind of soul magic."

She paused for a moment before continuing: "But before I could find him, he died again."

"Then, it didn't take long for you to show up... At first I didn't expect that you also researched souls, but you appeared in front of me several times, making it difficult for me not to pay attention to you."

"So, after hearing some stories about you from Noah, I found someone to find out about you. And after testing you personally, I decided to enroll in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Perhaps because she planned to confess to Maka tonight, her expression became much less intense when she spoke. But as she just said, some "emotional expressions" have been integrated into her body, although that

It was as plain as clear water, but the occasional frown still seemed to be trying to convey the trouble she was feeling at the moment.

"My situation? What have you investigated?" Maka was probably a little tired after standing for a long time. Maka simply sat down on the floor and asked casually while considering whether to help.

"For example, for a long time, your behavior has been a little abnormal." Sarah glanced at him again, "It seems like it started in the second grade? In short... I think you seem to have lost your due

Emotionally, I became indifferent to many things. I’m afraid no one understands this feeling better than me, so I quickly figured it out.”

"The person you found investigated carefully enough, right?" Maka shook her head, but did not deny it.

"No, at least compared to other information about you, these things are not difficult to know," Sarah said calmly, "You have too many secrets. The more I know about you, the more I feel that I have not understood anything.

There are even more problems. It’s just that except for the point just now, I’m not very interested in other things about you.”

"Okay!" Maka spread her hands, "Thank God...there are so many people interested in me, and it is a blessing for me to be able to reduce one person."

Naturally, Sarah was not interested in his complaint, so she did not take up the topic. After pausing for a few seconds, she used two questions to summarize the topic just mentioned.

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"So, your emotions recovered later? How did you do it?"

Although Maka had an answer to Sarah's question, his answer could not solve any of Sarah's problems.

"Unfortunately, you made a mistake about one thing." Maka explained, "During that time, I did not lose my emotions, it was just blocked and covered up by certain forces. And the person who unlocked the unknown seal was

A powerful shock to the emotions."

Luna used her body to block the sharp blade that was supposed to fall on Maka. It was the girl's behavior that made Maka feel a kind of shock from the bottom of her heart.

And when the emotional seal in his soul was torn apart by that violent impact, he not only regained his long-lost emotions, but also gained the unique ability to use his soul to sense magic.

Unfortunately, although this has a lot to do with the soul and emotions, it is fundamentally different from Sarah's situation.

"In other words, you don't have any clue about the connection between emotions and soul?"

Sarah pursed her lips. Even though she didn't know what the so-called "disappointment" felt like, the expression on her face could not help but tell Maka that she should be disappointed at this moment.

But at this time, Maka shook her head again.

"Although there were errors in your investigation, which led to a decisive gap between your speculation and reality..." Maka hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "However, I have to say that you are lucky. Regarding emotions,

and emotion, I happen to be conducting research in this area..."

His research is actually still ongoing, and it is foreseeable that this research may continue for a long time.

"But--"

When Sarah heard that Maka was studying, she couldn't help but want to say something, but Maka suddenly reached out to stop her.

"I know what you want to say," he said. "Yes, many wizards have been studying emotions and emotions since ancient times, because most magic is closely related to them. However, my research angle is different from others.

Same...if you are not in a hurry, you can wait at Hogwarts, and I may give you the right direction to solve the problem."

"Can't you tell me now?" Sarah asked immediately.

But Maka just thought about it for a moment, and then shook her head.

"There are too many terrible facts behind this research, and we can't just talk about it now," he said quite frankly this time. "However, since your needs and my purposes are not in conflict, I have to help you."

I will still help...after all, I do owe you once, don't I?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the bald old man beside him, indicating that he had acknowledged the help Sarah had given him at the cost of breaking an arm.

Hearing this, Sarah opened her mouth slightly, but quickly closed her jaw again, and did not dwell on this matter any more. After that, she slowly stood up from the floor, seemingly planning to

Left first.

This time, Maka didn't keep her anymore. He had other things to deal with!

But when Sarah walked to the door, she turned around lightly as if she had remembered something. At this moment, her blue eyes looked in the direction of Maka again, her eyes

It seems like there is something extra.

"Professor MacLean, since you are willing to do this favor for me, does that mean... that you think I can be regarded as your 'friend'?"

Maka really didn't expect that she would ask such a question, so she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but then she smiled again.

"Who knows? I think you can think about this question yourself," he shrugged. "If you can find the answer by yourself, maybe it will be of great help to you in searching for emotions!"

In fact, the reason for doing this favor for Sarah was partly because it had no conflict of interest with Maka, but more because it was beneficial to Maka's ongoing important research.

As for the question of "whether they are friends"... this seems simple, but in fact it is surprisingly complicated. Maka herself may not be able to understand it.

After Sarah left the door with doubts again, Maka put aside what she was thinking and shifted her gaze to the old man on the ground.

"Let me see!" he muttered, "What kind of stuff is hidden in your head that makes you rush to Hogwarts to mess around..."