harry potter book of crimes

Since something happened yesterday, Maka really didn't remember what happened to Charlotte for a while.

After all, whether it was Maka herself or Hogwarts as a whole, it was obviously much more important that Halbo's remnant soul sneaked into the campus and possessed Harry.

It wasn't until he was busy sorting out some information in the office at night that he went through the process of the Werther family coming to ask for people again in his mind.

Regarding Charlotte, Maka would definitely not let those so-called "family members" take her away casually, because he knew very well that this senior sister no longer had much affection for her family.

If there is anything else in that mansion that she deserves to miss, it's probably her father, right?

At least, no matter what, the fiancé that Maka has never met will definitely not be the reason for her to go home and accept her fate.

Therefore, as Maka, who had been taken care of by Charlotte after entering school, this time he planned to be a good person and do it to the end. After all, he was the one who brought him out in the first place. Now that he has the confidence, there is no reason to treat him like this.

The senior sister's difficulties turned a blind eye.

However, what Maka didn't expect was that Charlotte's nominal fiancé would arrive so quickly!

"There seems to be something wrong?"

Maka stood by the window of the office, his gaze staying in the direction of the school gate. There were more "guests" than yesterday, which made him frown and think secretly.

The person who can marry into the Werther family is definitely not an ordinary family. Judging from what Maka heard when she tried to take Charlotte away, the background of the other party is at least comparable to Charlotte's family.

And it is such a force that should not be underestimated. He did not make a fuss when he just lost his engagement, but now he shows such eagerness that he can't wait even one night. The reason for this is difficult for Maka not to care about.

"The one standing in front should be Charlotte's fiancé?"

He watched the situation over there from a distance. Looking over here, without using magic, he could only get a general view.

"Professor Flitwick, did they say anything else today?"

"Well, actually I didn't say much," the little Flitwick standing behind Maka said sharply, "The young master of the Augustine family just said that he wanted to see Miss Witte and would not go back if he didn't...

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"Augustin?"

Maka recalled it for a while, and quickly found a little information about that family from some miscellaneous reading memories.

The modern information on this kind of ancient wizard family is almost zero. If you want to guess what kind of family they are, you have to look for it from some ancient records.

This must be very difficult for ordinary wizards today, but for Maka, who had read and borrowed many ancient books in Rowena's secret room, there were not so many obstacles.

"Oh," he said quickly, "should he be the descendant of Aurelius Augustine who used 'theology' to fool Muggles?"

It is different from the typical way of starting out as an ancient wizard who "thrives on magical achievements" like the Witte family;

The Augustine family relied on conveying "philosophical" and "aesthetic" ideas to Muggles, and incidentally used "theology" to close the distance between Muggles and themselves.

Judging from the results of accumulating wealth, Aurelius Augustine's approach was obviously successful.

It's a pity that the changes of the times will always cause unpredictable changes in many situations. What a family like Augustine fears most is the complete isolation of wizards and Muggles. As a result...

Maka thought about the situation she had surmised for a while, and suddenly felt that she had captured something.

Could it be said...that the Augustine family plans to completely rely on the Werther family for marriage?

It is conceivable that a once glorious family, although it had to suffer huge losses due to the general trend, was unwilling to disclose the growing emptiness within because of its former glory.

Whether they are wizards or Muggles, countless forces in history have had this tendency of "deceiving themselves". Some families are even unwilling to admit their own weakness, and they still try to maintain their "surface appearance" before they are on the verge of overthrow.

Thinking of this, Maka couldn't help but nodded slightly - the possibility of her guess was indeed not low.

However, although Maka's conjecture was accurate enough, due to the lack of some crucial information, his inference ultimately deviated from the truth hidden behind the matter.

"Professor, where is Charlotte now?"

Looking at Professor McGonagall who was dealing with "visitors" at the school gate, Maka asked again.

"Oh, Minerva said she was busy a little late at the Hog's Head yesterday, so she's probably still sleeping in her room right now, right?"

When Maka heard this, she nodded with understanding and said: "It seems that Professor McGonagall didn't have time to tell her this... Well, anyway, I'll go see her first! Professor Flitwick, please tell McGonagall.

Just ask Professor Ge and tell me that Senior Charlotte and I will be there in a moment."

"Ah, okay."

Watching Flitwick leave the office in a hurry, Maka looked back and glanced out the window - the weather was still not very good today. It had just arrived in the morning, and the dense clouds had already completely blocked the sunlight in the sky.

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“Tuk-tuk-tuk.”

As a magic school, Hogwarts has not many students, but also very few teaching staff. The most common things in this school are the empty rooms that the house elves clean every day, but most of them are unused.

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And the eldest lady Charlotte Waite, who escaped from the family, lived in an empty room that was originally intended to be used as a professor's office.

Speaking of which, it seems like Maka hasn't been here since Charlotte returned to Hogwarts.

After knocking on the door several times in a row, he finally heard some movement inside. However, perhaps because this was a school, the beauty who was always carefree was still paying attention.

When the door opened, Maka saw a neatly dressed Miss Werther, not the pajamas version of Charlotte she had seen in the Muggle apartment.

It's a pity that those sleepy eyes couldn't fool Maka - this beauty was obviously still asleep in bed just now!

"Maka?"

Charlotte blinked her eyes, which were still a little sour, and gave her a confused look.

Today is Sunday, and the slow pace of weekend life has made Charlotte accustomed to sleeping a little longer on the last morning of the week to soothe her skin that has become a little dry due to working every day.

Women should take good care of their appearance, especially beautiful women, who will naturally be more vigilant in the face of future aging.

But she also knew that Maka seemed to be busy every day. In addition to eating, teaching, and sleeping, there were many other things to do. This was the first time she came to her room early in the morning!

"Well, good morning!" Maka shrugged, "I heard that you came back a little late yesterday, so you are still catching up on sleep?"

"Oh, you can put it this way..." Charlotte nodded, "What's the matter, little brother? You are a busy person, how can you have time to hang out at my sister's place? There must be something going on, right?"

Maka smiled habitually after hearing this. His senior sister was still like this, always making people feel light and energetic when she spoke, as if there was no need to worry about anything in the world.

Although he and Luna are completely different types, these two completely different personalities can make people feel that they have the same purpose.

To be honest, Maka really didn't want to disturb this rare relaxing atmosphere with all the bad things outside.

"There is indeed something wrong," he shook his head and said, "However, it is somewhat inappropriate to stand at the door and say it... Do you mind if I go in and talk to you?"

"Oh, of course, no problem," Charlotte said with a smile, "Then please come in! Hey, there is nothing shameful in my sister's room!"

Seeing Charlotte take a half step back to give way, Maka curled her lips noncommittally and walked in unceremoniously.

"Well?"

As soon as she entered, Maka felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

The tightly drawn curtains, simple furniture and an antique oil lamp were exactly the same as the old apartment Charlotte lived in at that time, except that there was not much moisture here and there were no cracks in the walls.

"Uh, senior, are you doing this out of nostalgia?" Maka asked in surprise.

"Humph, can't you?"

Charlotte said, she suddenly raised her hand, but then she just patted Maka on the shoulder.

"Sit down! At least there are two chairs here now, and the bed is in the back room... Well, do you want something to drink? Although I only have boiled water here."

Are you going to stop slapping me on the back? Well, that way, you will have less worries when dealing with today's matters.

"No, there's no need to be busy," Maka sat down on the round stool beside the table and sighed, "You should sit down too! In order to prevent Professor McGonagall from wasting too much time, I won't do it here.

He said it slowly..."

Seeing that Maka's expression suddenly became more serious, Charlotte also keenly sensed some of its meaning. Although she still didn't know what exactly happened, it would eventually be related to her, but it was not a matter of running away.

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"Say it!"

She sat down on the other side of the small wooden table and chose to listen rather than ask.

"That's right," Maka chose her words first, and then said, "Yesterday morning, someone came to your family and said they wanted to take you back to the family."

"Their reason was the past engagement."

No matter how far Maka could stretch his hand, he would be careful not to overreach when it came to his friends' personal matters.

Therefore, even if he clearly knew Charlotte's decision, he had to give the other party the right to choose first. Otherwise, he would be sorry for Charlotte's slap on his back just now that did not fall on his back.

"And today," Maca continued, "to be precise, it is now - Augustine has arrived." (To be continued)