harry potter book of crimes

"Miriam?"

After the other party said a name calmly, Marius couldn't help but repeat it secretly. But no matter how he recalled it, he could not find a face that could match the name. After all, it was not a very common face.

name.

but……

That's right! This charming-looking young lady is none other than Miriam, who was followed all the way to Azkaban by Maka.

I don't know what she came to do by suddenly sneaking into this dance this time.

"Oh, that's such a pleasant name. I think it really suits the beautiful you."

Saying nice things to make girls happy is the most basic quality that a qualified gentleman should have, and Marius was obviously very good at it - or was he accustomed to it?

All in all, he spoke quite smoothly and complimented her almost without thinking.

"Really?" Miriam said noncommittally, "I know that you are already used to using these words to please women, but it is not necessary for me. Don't you think that someone like me is worthless?

Are these women just wasting their saliva?"

"Well……"

This was probably the first time that a woman had rejected him in such a straightforward way, and Marius was obviously a little uncomfortable with it. A conversation like this wouldn't exist in the family's textbooks, would it?

"I...well, I'm sorry." Marius twitched the corner of his mouth, trying to get rid of the stiffness in his expression as quickly as possible, "Although I admit that what I just said was too cliché, but I think that 'you are beautiful'

I should have stated it correctly."

"Well," Miriam smiled and nodded after hearing this, "It would be much better if you said it this way - although it is also a compliment, only by making the person being praised feel your sincerity can it make the other party feel sincere.

The other person is really happy."

"Ah," Marius winked subtly, "So... um, thank you for your advice?"

"puff."

To be honest, Miriam did not expect that the designated heir of the Augustine family would actually say "thank you" because of such an inexplicable thing.

Therefore, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

Of course, Marius was also very embarrassed now. He didn't know what happened to him just now. He just felt that he couldn't find how to respond for a while.

Failure to respond to other people's words in a timely manner must be a very rude behavior.

Therefore, while hesitating in his head, he subconsciously said the first sentence he could think of. Unexpectedly, that sentence sounded so "silly" when he thought about it now.

"Okay, Master Augustine, forget what you just said!" Miriam put down the delicate hand covering her mouth, but there was still a residual smile on her face.

"Forgot? Which ones?"

Since this was the first time that he was teased repeatedly by a woman, Marius was a little unable to react.

"Of course it's all," Miriam raised her glass and then took a sip, "except for my name, nothing else is very important... So, those jokes to adjust the atmosphere are over here. But next, there are

Please take note of everything I say."

"What words?"

Seeing Miriam's smile gradually disappearing as she spoke, Marius' serious expression made Marius subconsciously become serious.

And once he calmed down, the approach of the beautiful lady in front of him suddenly made him feel deliberate, and the reason why the other party came to him, Marius Augustine, was probably about to be revealed.

"Of course it's about you, the Augustine family," Miriam looked directly at Marius and said in a slightly deep voice, "it's about the Werther family."

As soon as he heard the surname "Werther", Marius's heart skipped a beat - he didn't want to hear the surname of this family, neither in public nor in private.

However, when someone mentioned this surname in front of him, he couldn't help but ignore it. After all, it was an ancient wizard family of the same level that had a strong "connection" with his Augustine family!

"What do you want to say?" Ma Lu suddenly frowned and asked attentively, "Also, who are you?"

"Oh, don't be so surprised," Miriam shook her head and said, "It's just an unpublicized breakup of the engagement. Even if someone knows about it, it will only be spread within a small range. You see,

Don’t the Witte family give you a lot of face?”

"It's not about breaking off the engagement!"

Marius was obviously a little annoyed that Miriam brought up this matter rashly. However, he was still very restrained and did not even raise his voice too much to refute.

Because he knew that this kind of thing could not be said on this occasion.

"That is the unilateral regret of the marriage by the Werther family!" Marius stared at Miriam sitting opposite and lowered his voice, "I don't know which faction you are from, but you can't use this matter to

Threatening me—our Augustine family will not do this!"

"No, no, no, no -" Miriam immediately waved her left hand that was not holding the wine glass, "Although I am indeed here to make a deal with your family as a representative, and the content of the deal is indeed related to the annulment of the engagement...

…Oh no, I mean it’s related to the ‘Witt family’s regretful marriage’.”

Having said this, she paused briefly.

"But there is definitely no threat or anything like that."

After hearing this, Marius couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, obviously still doubting Miriam's words.

"Then you -" he hesitated, "what deal?"

"We can't talk about this here." Miriam chuckled, "We need to meet your father, the current head of the Augustine family - the place and time can be decided by you, maybe this can be done

It shows our sincerity to a certain extent.”

"'You'?" Marius expressed his doubts with some concern.

"Yes, us!" Miriam said bluntly, "Even with me, there are two of us."

Marius was still hesitant and frowned.

"If you have nothing more to say," he said slowly, "I will convey your words to my father... Of course, I don't guarantee that my father will pay attention to your so-called 'deal' of unclear meaning."

"Oh, of course I have to explain one more thing!"

Miriam said, with a "Don't worry yet" expression on her face.

"Our boss knows that the situation of your Augustine family has not been very good in recent years..." She ignored the sudden change in Marius's face and said with a leisurely expression, "So our transaction will be from the transfer of 'Ellerby and Bas

Delmore Corporation's Beginning."

"Elle..."

When Marius heard the name of the company, he thought it was familiar at first. But soon, he remembered what kind of company it was.

"You mean... the competitive broomstick company that launched the Firebolt three years ago?" Marius' eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "You guys..."

"Yes, our boss has acquired it," Miriam said calmly. "The most powerful and most valuable flying broomstick at present receives a considerable number of orders from all over the world every year. Moreover, even if

Excluding the revenue from Firebolts, other models of brooms also have stable profits..."

"And this is the price of this deal between us and your family - you can repeat all these words to your father. I think he will be willing to hear what we want."

Nowadays, many confident wizard families have various ways to make money. Since ancient times, the growth of wizards has been linked to wealth, and this will never change.

However, as time goes by and the world changes, everything becomes different.

The technological power of Muggles is constantly increasing, but most of the wizarding heritage has been lost. The impact of this increase or decrease will eventually make people worry.

In this case, the separation of wizards and Muggles is obviously a rational decision.

Because they understand that if they continue to mix with Muggles, science and magic, two development systems that interfere with each other, will eventually end in the complete demise of one.

And when the time comes, which side will perish... This is quite self-evident.

However, those ancient wizarding families were the ones most seriously injured during the revolution. You know, they originally had many basic industries in the Muggle world!

"Ellerby and Badmore Company..." Marius recited the name of the company silently in his heart, and then looked at Miriam and said, "Although I don't know yet, why did you mention the Werther family?

I regret my marriage, but... I will tell my father."

"That's good," Miriam nodded immediately, "Actually, even without this expensive 'gift', our transaction will still be beneficial to your Augustine family."

But this time, Marius did not show any happy expression.

"You have to listen to the specific content to know." He said with a sullen face, "Then, if my father agrees to interview you, where should I find you?"

"Oh, this is easy to handle," Miriam said easily, not caring about Marius's caution, "My other companion and I are now living in a Muggle apartment building in London, um

,wait……"

As she spoke, she actually pulled out a small piece of paper from her chest and placed it directly in the center of the table. Seeing this, Marius' face, which had just been tensed up, became deflated again. Obviously, this was a big shock to him.

Woolen cloth!

But Miriam is currently wearing a dress. If you have to say it, the place where you can hide this piece of paper is indeed quite limited.

"Just send the letter to this address - remember to have it delivered, not an owl."

After Marius was stunned for a while, he took the piece of paper into his hand with a complex look on his face.

"I hope we can get a happy deal." Miriam raised her glass and said happily. (To be continued)