harry potter book of crimes

When Maka entered the house and saw the originator of those previous noises, he only wanted to say one thing:

"Why is it you again?"

However, the situation in front of him was not as easy as he said.

"Bang!"

In front of Maka, another dull crash suddenly sounded, and wood chips flew everywhere. He had to wave his hand and use magic to block the scattered floor fragments.

And all of this was caused by a fist hitting the ground.

"Miss Miriam, can you hear me?"

The reason why he asked this was because he was not sure whether the woman in the kitchen in front could still understand human language. Looking at the bloated and stubby limbs and the broad and solid waist, most of her body and

All transformed into animal forms.

Looking at her face with protruding veins and dark skin, I'm afraid she will completely transform into a rhinoceros-like venomous horned beast in a few moments.

"McLean...sir?"

Maka got the answer quickly - although her voice became a little unclear, she could at least understand what the other person was saying.

"Help Asaph."

Yes, the one who is having problems now is not Miriam, but Asaph who was forcibly suppressed by her.

I saw that Yasa didn't know what happened, as if he suddenly lost control of the giant's bloodline, and was slowly deforming uncontrollably.

It can be seen that he still has a trace of sanity left. However, due to his high concentration of self-awareness, the speed of becoming a giant is not very fast.

But even so, the knotted muscles all over his body are still expanding firmly. If this continues, even if Miriam completes the transformation of the poisonous horned beast, it will be impossible to control his powerful power.

This is undoubtedly the backup plan left by Halpo. Otherwise, Miriam would not be so helpless... Apart from Halpo, Maka does not think there are other possibilities.

"Just don't move, I'll check him out."

It can be felt that the magic power in Asa's body has become very violent, but this is just a normal phenomenon of deformation. Maka did not pay attention to the chaotic magic power, but continued the inspection in depth.

In fact, after taking Haierbo as a false suspect, he placed his first target on the soul. According to magic theory, problems with the soul will also be manifested in the body of living things.

After determining the first inspection target, Maka immediately used his current research on the soul rules to carefully examine Asaph's soul itself.

This method of exploring the spirit through matter is not very intuitive, but it is much easier than pulling the soul directly out of the body before.

And...well, it doesn't seem so "rough" anymore.

But after the examination, Maka's expression changed again and again, as if she was recalling something bad.

"Anyway, let him calm down first and then talk..."

Before he finished speaking, Maka straightened up and took out the staff. When a small group of twists suddenly appeared on the top of the staff, his expression became serious.

It can be seen that in the middle of the thing that looks like a transparent flame, an invisible regular rune is twisting gently, full of a mysterious sense of movement.

This is the soul rule rune that Maka learned from the study of the Bewitching Monument. Compared with his previous sketching states, his control this time is obviously much more exquisite.

But compared with Haierbo, it is probably still far behind!

And at the next moment, Maka's eyes suddenly froze, and an invisible wave immediately spread from the rune to Asaph. When the rune disappeared silently, Maka was trying hard to get up.

Asaph also seemed to have lost all his strength, and he collapsed on the floor.

"Let go! There is no need to hold him down for the time being..."

After saying that, Maka didn't put away the staff anymore, but directly pulled up a chair that had been lying beside the dining table and sat down casually.

When Miriam heard what he said, she turned over and sat down on the side. In order to control Asaph, who was getting stronger and stronger, she was afraid that she would not even have enough energy to give birth to children in the future. She was really tired.

It's not easy.

But she was more worried about Asaph's condition than the pain all over her body.

After just taking a deep breath, Miriam immediately asked:

"Mr. MacLean, do you know what happened to Asaph? Is it that..."

Maka raised her eyelids and opened her mouth but did not quickly explain. His eyes fell on the other party's body that was returning to human form, but his thoughts were still wandering secretly somewhere deep in his memory.

"Wait a minute, let me think about it carefully."

After about ten minutes, he temporarily stopped the memories in his mind and couldn't help but shake his head.

"You can choose to take him to your 'Grandpa Raven' and ask him if there is any way to cure him... Of course, if you do this, there is a high chance that you will be followed by 'certain people' and give you

The organization will bring about greater disasters."

Maka has made his words quite clear, and the pros and cons are clear at a glance, although he seems to have no intention of telling Miriam the reason why Asa lost control.

"This...Mr. McClain, I wonder if you can...um...I mean, can you at least tell him what his problem is?"

She obviously wanted to ask if Maka could be cured at the beginning of her words, but as soon as she said it, she cut out the rest of the content and replaced it with the next best option.

But looking at Maka's expression, you can tell that he doesn't want to say more about this matter.

Seeing him slowly looking away, Miriam pursed her lips and had no idea for a moment. After all, for her, staying in the British magical world to perform tasks was the only thing she should do. Now it would be natural to go back.

It would also violate Old Yoon's mission requirements.

What's more, based on what Maka just said, this is most likely a trap left by Haierbo. If she really wants to take Asa back, the chance of being captured by Haierbo cannot be ignored.

"Mr. MacLean..."

When someone shows weakness in front of you, can you persist in not doing anything, even if it is just a simple effort for you?

Maka didn't know the answer to this question. He only knew that sometimes the so-called "little effort" actually didn't help the other party at all.

"I won't say something like 'there are things you'd better not know'," he glanced at Asaph who was lying on the ground, and finally said expressionlessly, "It's just another story that's not too long. I

I hope you can listen to it first..."

Miriam blinked in confusion and nodded quickly.

"It's like this... I once knew a witch. Like you, she lost her family when she was a child and was raised by a kind person."

"That kind man was a special traveler. He took her to strange cities and new countries, and he also taught her his own voice."

"And when she grew up, she inherited the good-hearted man's craftsmanship, and also inherited the habit of traveling... Their relationship has always been very good, and she has always regarded each other as her own.

biological mother."

"But one day, my mother, who was in good health, suddenly fell ill and was very seriously ill. Since I had a pretty good relationship with her, she went directly to Hogwarts to find me and my Potions teacher.

, wants us to rescue her mother."

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore took action to prevent the situation from deteriorating at that time, but it is a pity..."

"Although we have studied for a long time, no one, including Professor Dumbledore, has been able to find a way to make her mother get better."

"And now, I believe you know - even Professor Dumbledore is no longer here."

When talking about this, Maka's expression was a little complicated.

What he was talking about was the story of Celine, the female owner of the "Snow Witch Restaurant". But how long has it been since the Snow Witch opened another store?

He knew that Celine was probably still traveling outside looking for a way to save her mother. However, Maka, who had Celine's contact information, had not contacted her even once.

This is entirely because he doesn't want Celine to lose her last hope.

"Did her mother... finally pass away?"

Miriam leaned against the kitchen cabinet door and asked softly - this question just showed that she understood the story Maka told.

But Maka didn't answer her directly, she just showed a plain smile with unknown meaning.

After a while, he sighed with some nostalgia:

"Her cooking skills are really good!"

At this point, Maka turned to ask: "After listening to this story, do you still want to know the problem with your companion? Even if you know, there is nothing you can do?"

"Please tell me!"

Miriam didn't show any hesitation this time. As soon as Maka finished speaking, she immediately gave her answer.

Hearing this, Maka nodded silently.

"It's actually not complicated to say. There is a kind of power attached to his soul, gnawing at his soul all the time. The external form of that power looks like a black flame. As for the source of the power

…I’m afraid only Haierbo knows this.”

In fact, Maca also had some guesses about its origin, because Celine's mother was infected with this power in the Manchak Swamp in North America.

And that place was also the location where Grindelwald obtained the Devouring Mirror.

Now that the rune array that seals the Devouring Mirror has not been destroyed, there are not many options left for conclusions.

Just like the research on Horcruxes, Haierbo discovered this extremely weird magic principle from the power of the Devouring Mirror and used it on Asaph.

"In short, only Herbo can make him recover?"

Miriam's face became increasingly bitter. (To be continued)