harry potter book of crimes

The Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts Castle has always been a very popular place.

Especially on the round platform at the top of the tower, as the highest point in the castle, the view here is very wide. Looking down from the tower, most of the vestibule is enough to have a panoramic view; and looking up, the sky seems to be within reach.

Therefore, even if they are not in astronomy class, those little wizards who like peace and quiet often come here. Sometimes just looking up at the sky wall, whether it is the blue sky and white clouds or the stars and the moon, can make people involuntarily calm.

Come down.

Even Dumbledore in the past would sometimes want to come here to relax - especially when he encountered some major decisions that required him to make.

In fact, Albus Dumbledore's glorious and dazzling life in this world ended here.

And today, perhaps at about the same time, two little guys who looked a little distant were welcomed to the top round platform of the Astronomy Tower.

"Enns, it's time for you to say it now, right?"

Right now, the sunset has just sunk into the mountains, and the sky in the west is still faintly red. But the night from the east has already taken up most of the sky, which seems to say that the arrival of night is unstoppable.

.

At this moment, Alexander scratched the wall outside the high platform and looked absently at the school vestibule below.

It can be clearly seen from here that the temporary market has almost been dismantled, and Professor Hagrid and Professor Sprout are busy restoring the turf, but it looks like it is almost complete.

But Alexander didn't care about these things. After all, he didn't seem to enjoy this grand event very much from the beginning. As for who caused this...

Alexander did not look back, because he knew that the guy who caused him to waste an entire weekend was standing behind him now!

"……say what?"

At this moment, Enns stopped in the middle of the round platform. He just raised his neck and stared at the stars gradually appearing on the sky wall, consciously or unconsciously.

He was not interested in astronomy at all, but if he just admired the deep starry sky above his head, that would be another story.

"What do you think you should say?" Alexander was very dissatisfied with Enns' answer. "You promised to give me an explanation afterwards!"

However, Enns, who raised his head, curled his lips impatiently.

"That's just what you're talking to yourself," he said dryly and forcefully, "I don't remember even half a word of promise to you!"

Hearing Enns's cheating, Alexander finally couldn't help turning around, and glared at the former with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

"Hey! Ens Tavon!" he said angrily, "Is your credibility and self-esteem so worthless?"

Despite Alexander's severe condemnation, Enns couldn't help but wave his hand.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you everything you want to know -" he said helplessly, "What about 'reputation and self-esteem'... I just think there are too many things and it's too troublesome to talk about!"

Immediately, Enns paused, spread his hands again and asked, "So, what do you want to know?"

"Of course it's all!" Alexander said unceremoniously, "Starting from why you suddenly delayed the practice of the magic spell without saying a word!"

"Where do you have to start?" Enns couldn't help but gasped when he heard this, "You kid are crazy!"

Having said that, in fact, if you want to explain things clearly, you really have to start from the beginning. Therefore, ever since he accidentally discovered the Hufflepuff Chamber of Secrets, Enns still reluctantly worked for Alexander.

Gave some explanation.

Nowadays, there is nothing bad to say to people about these things, because the series of incidents from beginning to end will now come to an end on Maka's side.

At least, that's what Enns thought.

But even though he had omitted as much as possible, he still breathed a sigh of relief after finally telling the story of how he was sent back by Maka.

"That's 'all' you want to know," Enns rolled his eyes and said, "How about it? Do you find it useful after listening to it?"

Alexander also didn't expect that Enns would go through so many messy things in this short period of time. After thinking about it for a while, he gently shook his head.

"I don't know if it will be useful, but..." He looked at Enns and said very bluntly, "I think it is certain that you will be severely punished."

"More than that," Enns pursed his lips, and a hint of distress appeared on his increasingly tense face, "Maybe they will all be ordered to drop out of school..."

"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Alexander immediately shook his head, but his tone was full of uncertainty.

Enns didn't speak any more this time, he just felt a slight chill on his lower back - it was the one he pulled out from the huge black stone tablet and was given to him by Salazar Slytherin across thousands of years.

one's gift.

Of course, that might also be a hassle.

"In any case, my return this time is all thanks to the help of Professor MacLean. I am very satisfied to be alive." Enns said calmly, "As for dropping out of school or any other punishment, I accept it."

"well--"

Alexander sighed rather feebly.

He thought that after this series of turmoil, he might be able to find a chance to reconcile with Enns. At least Enns was a friend that he never intended to give up from the beginning to the end.

But now it seems that Enns has no time to care about whether these friends are friends or not.

Probably because Enns had been telling the story for a little too long, it was only then that Alexander belatedly discovered that the sky had turned completely dark.

"It's getting late, let's go back first!" He greeted casually, "Didn't Professor McGonagall say? We have to go back to the common room early today..."

"I know."

Of course Enns knew, because this decision was based on Maca's message, and at that time, wasn't he listening together in the principal's office?

However, just when the two of them were about to turn back and walk up the stairs, an inconspicuous black shadow passed silently in the corner of the vestibule downstairs, and was inadvertently caught by Alexander, who was closer to the outer edge of the platform.

"etc--"

He quickly stopped turning around again, stretched his neck and looked towards the vestibule under the night.

"There seemed to be something just now..."

In fact, Alexander couldn't guarantee whether he was dazzled or not. After all, the moon tonight was often hidden behind drifting clouds, and the thin moonlight was not enough to dispel the darkness of the night.

"What did you see?"

Having just experienced many dangers, Enns' nerves were tense all the time today, and he could not let himself relax in the slightest even for these seemingly unfounded things.

As he was talking, he also looked down at the wall, but he didn't immediately notice anything unusual.

"Over there -" Alexander stretched out his hand and pointed to a certain edge of the Forbidden Forest, "I seemed to have seen a large figure there just now, and it seemed to have crawled into the forest."

After Enns heard this, he did not speak, but stared at the general location pointed by Alexander for a moment. The two of them were separated by a wall, and they were both carefully observing whether there was any unusual movement there.

But after a while, except for the gentle swaying caused by the night wind blowing through the canopy of the Forbidden Forest, the two of them did not see any special movement again.

"...Did you see it wrong?"

"Uh...maybe?"

Enns, who waited and waited for no sign, couldn't help but ask. Alexander's uncertain answer made him slap his forehead heavily.

"Next time, take a closer look -"

Before he could finish complaining, he saw that a certain figure that the two of them had been missing finally appeared, but that figure passed from the castle side, not from the Forbidden Forest.

"Who is that?"

Enns lowered his head and looked down, but since the other party seemed to be wearing a cloak, from their angle, nothing could be seen at all.

But after a while, the two of them discovered that the man seemed to be walking towards Hagrid's hunting lodge.

"Huh?"

Just when Enns was trying to figure out some clues, Alexander suddenly let out a light sigh. He seemed to have found some clues first.

"What's wrong?" Enns asked casually.

"That seems to be the winner of the alchemy competition decided today," Alexander said, "I recognize her crutch with skulls on it!"

"champion?"

Alexander, who stayed at the stadium at the time, had watched the game, so he was deeply impressed by the old witch. Of course, Enns, who had barely watched the game, had no idea.

"One of the two leaders of the African delegation is said to have quite a reputation in the African magical community..." Alexander said, then hesitated, "However, because the actual award ceremony was arranged in the meeting hall of the International Federation of Wizards

, It seems that all the delegations have gone back in the evening, right?"

"Did you see them leave with your own eyes?" Enns asked immediately.

"...That's not true." After hearing this, Alexander could only shake his head, "Well, she might want to stay at Hogwarts for a visit, right? Or, is there someone she knows in the school?"

"Who knows?"

Enns thought for a moment, and although he didn't think there was anything suspicious, he felt in his heart that something was not quite right.

"Forget it, maybe I'm overthinking..."

Even he himself understood that today's encounter might have made him too nervous. But when he thought of the words that Maka asked the silver eagle to send back, he could not convince himself that everything he saw at this time was

It's a coincidence.

After all, Maka had given instructions in advance to "make sure no one is outside the castle."

"No," Enns frowned, "I still feel a little suspicious..."