harry potter book of crimes

"...Ron, can this... really be lent to her?"

"Of course it's best not to."

"That--"

"I know what you want to say, but now...well, let's give it to Hermione first! But we have to follow later...so be it! Then I will follow Hermione secretly, and you will go to Hermione

Find him in Ka's office. After lights out, he seems to basically stay in the office and go to bed very late..."

In a certain boys' dormitory in Gryffindor Tower, Harry and Ron were quietly discussing what to do for a while.

However, it was obvious that the two of them could not change Hermione today.

"Speaking of which, what happened to Hermione?"

After the two of them had more or less made a plan to continue looking for Maka for help, Harry expressed his doubts. Although Hermione always liked to run to the library, she was far more interested in books than in books.

Among other students, Harry had never seen Hermione who seemed to be burying herself in books like today.

"Didn't she say it herself?" Ron sighed and said, "She is looking for clues to the Horcrux."

"I know that too..." Harry said and glared at Ron angrily, "Hey, you understand what I'm asking, don't send me off with such an indifferent answer."

"Oops -" Ron couldn't help scratching his scalp when he saw this, "Harry, please don't embarrass me. Among the three of us, Hermione is the one who thinks the most. Her thoughts... Yes, I do.

It’s a little bit of guessing, but I don’t have any confidence that it’s right! If I guess wrong, it might not only fail to solve the problem, but also make the current situation worse..."

"Well, then we have to go find Maka first?" Harry said helplessly.

To be honest, he hated this feeling of powerlessness, especially when his best friend seemed to have a problem.

However, Ron nodded affirmatively.

"If it were Maka, he would be able to quickly understand Hermione's current situation and find the most appropriate solution." He said, "Actually, if I say it, what Maka is best at may not necessarily be the powerful ones.

Magic, don't you think?"

"Well," Harry nodded after hearing this, "Then... the time to turn off the lights is coming soon. After everyone goes to bed, we will send the invisibility cloak to Hermione first, and then -"

"Then, we will split up according to the plan just now." Ron continued.

About an hour later, the dormitory was completely dark as usual. Neville, who was used to going to bed early and getting up late, Seamus, who was always energetic during the day, and Dean, had all fallen into a sweet dream.

.

So, Harry took out the invisibility cloak that had been prepared from under the bed, and then quietly walked out of the room with Ron.

This is already the sixth year at Hogwarts, and the two of them have long been accustomed to night walks in the castle. It was dark all the way, and they walked smoothly from the stairs to the common room.

As for wandering around the castle without being invisible for a while, it is naturally easy to do. Even Hermione, unless she is determined to stay in the library for a long time, obviously does not need an invisibility cloak or

It's something like the Phantom Body Curse.

When the two of them arrived at the last staircase leading from the boys' dormitory to the common room one after another, they nodded to each other in the dark to confirm, and then finally entered the lounge with only a little moonlight providing lighting.

As expected, Hermione came out earlier than them - she was already waiting there.

"Oh, Harry...did you take it out?"

As soon as she saw Harry and Ron appearing at the doorway one after another, Hermione immediately stood up from the sofa chair by the window.

"Ah, um..." Harry pursed his lips and didn't say anything more. He simply stretched out his hand in Hermione's direction, "It's right here, you... you can take it and use it..."

"Here?"

Since the invisibility cloak was completely invisible to the naked eye, Hermione only grabbed it after touching the physical object Harry held in his hand.

"Thank you, Harry!"

Not to mention that Harry's invisibility cloak is very special. Even an ordinary invisibility cloak is now a very precious thing. Because the fur of the invisible monster used as the material for its production has never been something that can be mass-produced, its value has always been

They are all very expensive. Even the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have to go to the warehouse to sign and collect them when needed for handling cases.

No matter what mental state she was in now, she was still very grateful to Harry for lending him the invisibility cloak.

"Then I'll go first..." After thanking Harry, Hermione quickly said, "You can go back! Don't worry, I'm just going to check again, and I'll go back to the dormitory to sleep in a while."

After saying that, she hurriedly turned around and walked towards the doorway leading to the corridor outside. Before going out, she put on her invisibility cloak and disappeared from the sight of the two of them in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the portrait being gently closed again, and the faint sound of the Fat Lady murmuring in her sleep, Harry and Ron waited in the common room for a while before taking action.

…

The castle corridors at night are still as dark as ever, especially in the inner corridors without window openings.

Hermione naturally went to the library, so even if Ron couldn't see where Hermione was, he didn't have to worry about finding the wrong place. And the office of the professor of ancient magic texts that Harry wanted to go to was also in that part of the library.

layer.

Therefore, there was no need for the two of them to leave separately until they reached the entrance of the library.

Of course, as they walked down, they had to pay attention to the movements in front and behind. It was one hour after lights-out time, and the professor in charge of the night watch should have gone back, but Filch and his cat were still wandering around.

.Also, Peeves, the spirit monster that always wanders around and makes noise at night, is also something they need to pay attention to.

However, Harry and Ron already knew all of this.

Filch's patrol route and rest time have not changed much. Peeves usually plays ball against the wall on the first floor or takes over the auditorium to live out his "headmaster addiction", except for Filch's cat, which is not easy to predict.

Other than that, everything else is easy to talk about.

However, neither of them expected that there was a figure standing at the stairway on the second floor. When the two of them discovered the figure, the other person waved to them directly, as if he was waiting there specifically for the two of them.

The same.

Behind that person, the moonlight outside the window became a special background. Because of the backlight, Harry and Ron couldn't see clearly who it was for a while.

However, running away after being discovered does not seem to be a wise move. The other party is obviously not that idiot Filch. If it were a certain professor, they would not be able to succeed without their specific identity being discovered.

Sneaked away.

There was no other way, Harry and the others could only bite the bullet and walk down the steps, while they kept thinking about what kind of explanation they should give.

"Shh."

Harry was about to say something, but he heard the other party immediately put his index finger to his mouth, signaling him to silence. It was only at this moment that he and Ron were surprised to find that the person standing there was actually the person he planned to go to later.

Looking for Maca.

But after Maka asked Harry to stop talking, he waved his hand towards the corridor in the direction of the library, as if casting a spell. After that, he waved at the two of them again,

Let them go quickly.

"Hermione is already in the library, I put a silencing spell over there," Maka said after both of them stood next to her, "Now, please tell me what happened.

What happened?"

After Harry and Ron heard this, they looked at each other again. Finally, Harry reached out and gestured to Ron, indicating that it was up to him to do the talking.

Ron nodded, turned around and explained to Maka: "Actually... we're not quite sure what's going on. But, after what happened this morning, Hermione said she was going to the library...

"

Just as he said this, he suddenly realized something - they were looking for Horcruxes. There was nothing they couldn't say to Maka, but since they had made up their minds from the beginning to do it themselves,

, what I want to say now feels a bit "half-way".

However, this thought only flashed through Ron's mind for a moment. After all, the most important thing now is Hermione's affairs, and everything else is secondary.

"Well, actually..." Ron spread his hands helplessly and said, "We have been investigating matters related to Horcruxes during this period..."

When Ron said this, he and Harry were both prepared to be criticized. Because they both knew very well that terrible black magic items like Horcruxes could not even be read through relevant books.

will be absolutely prohibited.

But they didn't expect that under the moonlight, Maka's expression didn't change much.

"Are you looking into the Horcrux thing? Are you... Forget it, let's not talk about it for now." He just raised his eyebrows, but then he skipped the topic, "So, Hermione is going to the library.

Did the library check the information?"

"Yes, yes!" Ron nodded, but then shook his head again, "But it's not just that, in fact...Hermione is very strange today. She stayed in the library for too long, except

She never leaves once to eat or go to the bathroom, and now... you see, she doesn't even plan to miss her bedtime at night!"

"Hermione..."

After listening to Ron's narration, Maka settled down and thought about it secretly.

Since the time when Hermione changed was after clearing up the misunderstanding with the African wizard in the morning, the problem probably lies there. However, other possibilities cannot be ruled out.

After a while, Maka's expression became a little complicated.