harry potter book of crimes

Norfolk coast, small town of Wells.

For many people, this must be a slightly unfamiliar place. But for Maca, this place can be said to be familiar.

But to be honest, due to his busy schedule, he doesn't come here very often.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

Maka stopped in front of a house, lightly stamped her feet, and shook off the snow stains on her soles, then raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps in the house, and the door was gently opened from the inside.

"Oh, Maka?"

A young woman came out. She seemed to be a little fatter than last year, especially her face, which looked a lot rounder.

Maka still remembered that she had a pretty good figure at that time, but a whole year of married life really changed her appearance.

But it's okay, at least now I'm obviously more like a mother.

"Come on, please come in! You haven't been here for two months in a row. Our whole family misses you..."

Seeing the other party greeting her very naturally, although Maka knew that this was all an effect created by his magic, she was still slightly touched.

Sure enough, when someone truly treats you as their own relative, this enthusiasm will easily make people feel warm.

"Well, I'm a little busy at work," he shrugged cooperatively and said with a smile, "But your whole family misses me? Including little Delphi?"

Yes, as Maka mentioned, this is the Muggle family where Voldemort and Bellatrix's daughter, Delphi Riddle, is hosting.

After capturing Bellatrix who had escaped from prison, Maka did not make the existence of little Delphi known to the world, but allowed her to continue to stay in this Muggle home.

In order for her to grow up as an ordinary Muggle girl, Maka also cast a spell on the young couple who had not yet given birth to a child, so that they would regard little Delphi as their real child.

Of course, Maka did not stop the couple from having another child... Maybe it would be a good thing for little Delphi to have a few younger brothers and sisters, right?

Following the hostess, Mrs. Fisher, to the living room, Maka sat down under the other party's warm reception. Soon, Maka asked about little Delphi's current situation.

I remember that in a short time, Delphi will stay here for almost a year.

Maka wasn't quite sure what month and day she was born, because Bellatrix didn't say it at the time. But if she made a rough calculation, it was actually very likely that she was born on these days.

So today, he actually stopped by to send a birthday greeting to little Delphi.

"She is very good, really very good! I have always heard from my mother that most children are very active and will cry when they are not careful... But you know, our little baby rarely cries.

It looks very peaceful. To be honest, this makes us and my wife relax a lot..."

Hearing what she said happily, Maka didn't interrupt her immediately. She smiled and nodded while drinking hot tea.

After a while, he put down the tea cup and said as if sighing:

"Time flies so fast! In just a blink of an eye, little Delphi is already one year old."

Seeing Maka's sudden words, Mrs. Fisher was stunned for a moment.

"One year old?" She said in surprise, "No, no, no, Maka! You remembered wrong, there is still less than one year old -"

"No, it's already one year old."

Maka suddenly raised her head and repeated it. She didn't see him make any move, she just stared into the other person's eyes and watched quietly.

And his increasingly profound eyes naturally made the other person's eyes become dazed.

The couple's memories of the child all started when Delphi was brought home as a child, so there are obviously some deviations.

A few seconds later——

"Oh, yes...she is one year old." Mrs. Fisher said in a daze.

When Maka saw this, she withdrew her gaze again, then stood up while supporting the beggar.

"Take me to see her! I brought her a small birthday present."

It was only then that Mrs. Fisher finally came back to her senses. But when she heard what Maka said, she immediately became enthusiastic again, and hurried in a few steps in front of Maka, happily doing so.

He led the way.

Now, she is a real mother, and most mothers in the world may also have a heart to show off their children.

Following Mrs. Fisher to the bedroom on the second floor, she kept talking about various topics about little Delphi along the way. Just walking up the stairs, Maka learned more from her.

Many things.

For example, their little Delphi can now crawl; for example, their little Delphi can already call mom and dad.

These are essential steps in a child's growth, and often become the pride of parents.

However, when she arrived at the bedroom door, Mrs. Fisher's excitement decreased slightly.

"...But what worries me a little is that although this child likes to be quiet, sometimes she is too quiet. If possible, I would rather she be more noisy and active."

"Maybe she should follow her father!"

When Mrs. Fisher opened the door, Maca muttered in her heart.

Of course, judging from Maka's previous contact with little Delphi, it can be said that it is quite normal for this child to be able to cry and laugh.

"Oh! Come in quickly! She's awake!"

In fact, she didn't even need to greet her, because Maka had already come in.

He saw the crib at a glance, with a circle of railings surrounding little Delphi to prevent her from sneaking out and hurting herself.

But, to be honest, Maka doesn't think these high railings mean anything to little Delphi. Because as soon as you see her, you will find that she is just sitting alone in the middle, playing with a little

The rag doll doesn't seem to have the slightest curiosity about the world outside the railing.

It has only been two short months since I last saw little Delphi, but I didn't know she had grown so big... Maka couldn't help but sigh that the child's growth rate was so fast.

Perhaps her mother's appearance finally caught her attention, and she saw little Delphi raise her head and glance at Mrs. Fisher, with a pair of jewel-like eyes shining brightly.

"Honey--"

Mrs. Fisher leaned on the railing of the crib, leaned over and called her endearingly, but she just twisted her mouth and looked away.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fisher couldn't help laughing a little embarrassedly.

"Oh, haha... I have to say, she is like this sometimes. If she is in a good mood, she is still willing to get close to us!"

"Well, that's what I thought too."

Maka agreed casually, but instead of bending down to get closer like her, she directly reached out and picked up little Delphi, regardless of whether she was happy or not.

At first, little Delphi seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, and even used her little pink and jade-like hands to pull it a few times. But when her eyes met Maka's, she immediately became incredibly quiet.

.

Well, in fact, Maka didn't do anything... I can only say that most wizards who have studied psychic magic may be good at coaxing children!

At this moment, there was only that relaxing gentleness in Maka's eyes, and the resistance in little Delphi's heart suddenly disappeared.

"I heard that you can call people?" Maka suddenly smiled, "Then remember, my name is 'Maka'... Well, even Hagrid's brother only learned how to call people fifteen times.

, look! It’s not difficult at all, why don’t you just ask me to take a look?”

Of course, little Delphi did not understand Maka's words, but this did not prevent her from gradually becoming familiar with Maka.

At such an old age, he can already form certain impressions on others, and little Delphi seems to be very interested in Maka, a guy who seems to be a stranger and yet seems to have met him before.

"ah--"

Hearing her milky voice, she let out a sweet cry, and reached out to pat Maka on the face, as if to say hello.

Maka smiled and pushed her hand away, then pointed at her nose and said: "Maka——"

Maybe little Delphi thought Maka was asking her to pat there, so she very obediently waved her little arm again and gave him a hard tap on the nose.

"Oh! You little girl... were you sent by your father to seek revenge on me?"

Maka rubbed her slightly sore nose and complained to herself helplessly.

If anything, it actually didn't matter whether little Delphi called him by his name. He just did it on a whim.

After he hugged little Delphi and teased him for a while, Maka suddenly smiled and said:

"Little girl, watch...I'll do a magic trick for you."

But he freed up a hand, waved it in front of little Delphi, and then gently brushed it on her delicate wrist.

And at the next moment, a slight chill made little Delphi raise her hand, and she immediately discovered that there was a slender silver chain on her wrist.

"I took a silver necklace from your neck, and now I'll give you a silver bracelet. Even though it's small, it's much more valuable than your original one..."

The "silver necklace" he was talking about was naturally made by little Delphi's real parents, and a defensive magic to protect the child was solidified in it.

Unfortunately, the curse belonged to black magic, so Maka took it off for her and took it away.

But now this bracelet is a gadget made by Maka himself. In addition to the original protective magic, he also added some other materials.

For example, if little Delphi goes berserk with magic power in the future, he, who can be regarded as a "distant cousin", will know it immediately.

Although magic power runaway generally does not cause serious problems, especially does not harm the person, it is not absolutely safe.

Not long after, little Delphi seemed to be tired from playing, and suddenly opened her small mouth and yawned widely.

"Sleepy? Well... let's sleep then..." (To be continued)