harry potter book of crimes

"Sorry, I don't want to dance, please find someone else!"

When Hermione said this, her expression was mixed with something...well, something strange?

Maka didn't know how to describe that feeling. He just found that this was the first time that he couldn't read other people's thoughts at all.

But no matter what, when a girl suddenly moves away from you, whether you should chase her or not is always a big question.

If Hermione finally chooses to let go, Maka's proactive approach will embarrass the other party; and if she temporarily distances herself for other reasons, it will definitely not be good if he doesn't figure it out.

In the end, Maka took a step forward and rushed in the direction Hermione left - he couldn't leave it alone. After all, Hale has been hiding in the dark during this period, and paying attention to everyone around him is what makes Maka the professor.

responsibilities due.

"Hermione—"

He gently pushed aside the crowd and moved forward, grabbing the girl's sleeve by the corridor at the entrance of the small hall. The delicate gauze fabric was held in his hand, as if it had touched human skin, making the girl pause.

He immediately relaxed.

"...Maka."

The girl pursed her lips and turned around, stepped back slightly, then just called Maka's name and stopped talking.

It was already dark now, and although there were windows along this corridor and a row of torches on the wall, the surrounding environment was still a bit dim.

Hermione's head was slightly lowered, and her gaze seemed to be on Maka's toes, so that most of her face was quietly covered by shadows.

Maka used her sense of magic to check her condition, but found nothing unusual.

"Hermione, what's wrong with you?"

The situation that just happened was somewhat embarrassing for Maka. Now that he was catching up, he couldn't think of what to ask.

But Hermione quickly shook her head.

"It's okay, nothing happened, don't worry!"

"I just...want to be alone for a while."

Her voice was calm, but Maka detected something suppressed in it.

Maka knew that if he continued to ask, Hermione would probably say the classic rejection lines such as "I want to be quiet".

But no matter how much Maka wanted to know who "Jingjing" was, it was obvious that she shouldn't pursue her anymore at the moment.

It's a pity that because the incident of Halbo invading Harry's body last time is still happening, this time Maka is determined not to let go of any anomaly easily.

"Uh -" he said hesitantly, "I know you must have your own reasons for running out suddenly, but... I think you also understand that under this situation, I definitely can't keep you alone now.

people."

Because Hermione had stepped back just now, there were still several steps between the two. As Maka spoke, she wanted to get closer, trying to sense Hermione more carefully.

The state of magic in the body.

But it was Maka's step forward that made Hermione take a step back, obviously not wanting Maka to get too close to her.

"Don't come over here -" she stretched out her hand, but then shook her head hastily, "No, I mean... give me some space, okay?"

Hermione's tone was a little hasty, but before Maka had time to think too much, she heard her continue:

"Yes, I can understand what you mean... After your explanations last time, I also know that I need to pay attention to various details and hidden dangers during this period. But, just for today... okay? I have to... um, adjust

Give yourself a break."

When Maka heard this, she suddenly felt that she began to understand Hermione's mood.

Hogwarts has been relatively quiet recently, and life is going on as usual. Nothing weird has happened. But under the shadow of the last incident that has not been completely resolved, as an insider, you will always accumulate some knowledge over time.

Gloomy.

Maca himself is the most representative example.

What's more, Hermione has always been very smart, and she often takes the initiative to think about messy problems. Just like she studied day and night in order to improve herself, Hermione's strengths and weaknesses are actually hidden here.

However, understanding is understanding. Before it was determined whether Hermione's abnormality was related to Haierbo, Maka, who had always been cautious, would not allow herself to compromise on anything.

"Hermione," he took another step forward and said, "there are some things that instead of keeping them in your heart and letting yourself feel depressed, why not say them out? Even if it's not me, it can be your roommate, friend or someone else..."

"No, it's not what you think!"

Hermione finally couldn't help it anymore, and saw her walking quickly to Maka with a complicated expression on her face, and then forcefully grabbed Maka's arm and made him turn his back to face her.

"Maka, you are right, but you should go to Harry and the others first! I'm not going anywhere, so I'm going back to the dormitory to sleep. Let's meet tomorrow, okay?"

After that, she pushed Maka's back hard and pushed Maka forward several steps. Then, she took several steps back again, leaving Maka's reach.

Maka followed the force she gave and took a few small steps forward, then stopped hesitantly.

He subconsciously turned back, wanting to see what Hermione's expression was at this moment. But after his eyes glanced at the moonlight outside the window on the side of the corridor, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"Hermione, Hagrid came to me just now, did you see it?"

"……Um."

Hermione paused for a while, then responded softly.

"I think Hagrid has found what I asked him to find before... Do you want to go and see it together?" Maka asked slowly, "You can only see them at night - I think,

You will definitely like it.”

Probably aware of Maka's stubbornness and knowing that he would not leave until he understood his situation today, Hermione could only nod helplessly after pondering for a while.

"Okay... then you wait a moment and don't look back just yet."

Before she finished speaking, Maka suddenly noticed a wave of magic coming from behind her - Hermione seemed to have cast a very simple silent spell.

Because the simpler the spell, the lower the completeness of the rules and runes contained in it, so much so that Maka didn't even know what the spell was.

"Okay, let's go to Hagrid's hut and have a look..."

Maka turned around after hearing the sound and looked at Hermione who was walking towards the hall first, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be more relaxed than before?

"What kind of spell is that?"

Although he couldn't be sure, Maka was certain that it was a modern spell. If it was an ancient spell, he could easily figure it out based on the traces of the rules.

After thinking about it for a while, Maka stopped staying and immediately raised her legs to follow.

…

The moonlight is very bright tonight, because there are no clouds, and the starry sky looks particularly clear.

However, due to the position of the celestial body, the comet named "Hare-Bopp" can only be seen for a short while at dusk. If you want to observe it at night, you may have to wait a few more months.

It's time.

And then...

Maka and Hermione walked on the grass under the moonlight. Neither of them spoke. Only Maka would occasionally raise her head and think about the wonderful comet far below the horizon.

Not long after, they arrived in front of the hunting lodge one after another. They could see that orange firelight was shining through the windows, which slightly dispelled the coolness outside.

There wasn't much snow accumulated in the past two days, but the melting process would bring more coldness to the environment. The cold night wind blowing on their cheeks seemed to tell them that winter had arrived.

Maka took two quick steps to catch up with Hermione, but before he could knock on the door, he heard some movement in the yard behind the cabin.

This immediately attracted his attention.

"There's no need to go into the house, let's go around - Hagrid is probably behind now!"

Sure enough, when Maka saw the fence in the backyard first, he immediately realized that he had guessed right.

That's a group of moon-crazed beasts.

There were about fourteen or five of them. They were all covered in light gray smooth skin, with long necks connected to their round bodies, and four thin legs growing underneath.

When Hermione, who was following Maka, came to the fence, those cute creatures with big eyes on their heads immediately made her sigh.

"Is it the Moon-Crazy Beast?"

These little creatures are not big in size, and the tallest one is only half the height of an ordinary person. Standing among them, Hagrid looked like a real giant, which was particularly obvious in comparison.

At the moment, Hagrid was feeding the little guys. When Hagrid gently scattered a handful of the feed rolled into small balls, the moon-crazy beasts gathered together in small jumps.

They used their own natural abilities to control those little meatballs on the top of their heads, and then stretched out their necks and opened their mouths to grab food. Look at their cute appearance of jumping up and down, even Maka's face had a hint of understanding.

smile.

"The book says that the Moon-Crazy Beast can only be seen in a few special breeding farms, and those farms are forbidden to visit... Where did Hagrid find so many of them?"

Hermione was first intoxicated by those cute little people bathing in the moonlight, and then she started to commit her old habit of asking what happened.

"I don't know either," Maka spread her hands, "Actually, I was going to ask Hagrid! You can come too... Of course, keep your voice down so as not to scare those shy little guys."

Wild moon-crazy beasts will go to the forest to hide during the day and at night without moonlight, and this is entirely because they are shy.

But just seeing how close these moon-crazed beasts were to Hagrid, Maka knew that they must have been raised by wizards.

The fence in the backyard of this hunting lodge is not high. Hagrid originally only farmed here and raised Flobber caterpillars. Now Maka and Hermione could easily step over it.

"Hagrid——"

Maka, who was walking in front, called out after getting closer. (To be continued)