harry potter book of crimes

"Congratulations for what? Believe it or not, I asked this little guy to turn around and call you 'Daddy' in front of Tonks?"

"Oh, Maka, I was just joking - don't do that!"

Seeing Lupine wanting to make fun of little Delphi, Maka responded quickly and pushed him back, causing Lupine to wave his hands repeatedly.

In fact, after getting along with each other for several years, Tonks, who was chasing after Lupin, finally had signs of success. If it weren't for Halpo's sudden appearance, Maka might have been able to attend their wedding banquet by now.

Of course, with the good-natured nature of Lupine, it has recently become more and more predictable... what the two of them will be like in their future married life.

"Seriously, where did you get this child?" Lupine immediately changed the topic about Tonks, looking at little Delphi in Maka's arms and said, "Well, this little one looks so long.

Deke is so beautiful!”

Hearing this, Maka pulled out a chair with one hand and sat down, while also looking down at little Delphi's face.

To say that he really wanted to tell the child's life experience, and then see what kind of expression everyone would have after hearing it. Unfortunately, whether it was for little Delphi or for some other reasons, he obviously wanted to tell those past events.

I can only rot in my stomach silently.

After a short pause, he could only say casually:

"This is my... well, the daughter of an 'old friend'! The couple asked me to take care of this little girl for a period of time..."

Having dealt with it in this way, Maka stopped chatting and started talking about sending the children to Chateau Blois in France.

Finally, he said again:

"By the way, let Sirius come back. This time I have to trouble him to help me finish the matter. By the way, he may need to go to Scotland Yard later and bring someone back from the Muggle police station."

Since Maka planned to personally investigate the so-called "disappearance cases" next, he was ready to leave such trivial matters directly to the Order of the Phoenix to solve.

After having a brief chat with Lupine, a strong fragrance suddenly drifted in from the door, causing Maka to immediately stop talking.

"Mr. Maclean, I served some peas with the roast beef and potatoes... You haven't dined here for a long time, I hope this still suits your taste."

Lena, who has always spoken very little, rarely said more than two words this time, which shows that Maka has indeed not been here for a long time.

Maka looked at the plate of sizzling roast beef and couldn't help but swallow a little.

"This looks very good," he said with a smile, "Thank you... Oh, come and help me hold this baby! I have to taste it while it's hot."

After Lena carefully took the little Delphi from Maka's hand, Maka immediately picked up a piece of beef that was cut just right for the mouth, put it into her mouth and chewed it happily.

After this small piece of beef was swallowed into his belly, he nodded repeatedly while savoring the tender taste:

"Lena, your skills are really getting better and better. It seems that I will have to come here a few more times in the future!"

Lupine on the side looked at Maka feasting there, and he had no choice but to get up and leave to deliver a message to Sirius.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but murmured in a low voice:

"This is because you are here. Usually we only eat so well during festivals!"

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After eating lunch carefully prepared by Lena at the Black Mansion, Maca did not sit down for a while longer. He left little Delphi to Lena's temporary care, and then went back to St. Mungo's to bring Mundung.

I brought out Si's report materials.

To be honest, after he heard about these incidents from Mundungus last night, he had some guesses about the bizarre cases.

After a whole afternoon of screening and investigating the case, he finally confirmed that some of his initial speculations were correct.

Not to mention whether this is a good thing Haierbo did, at least it is a certain fact that magic is involved.

In the evening, Maka walked gently in a deserted alley.

Although his behavior seemed a little aimless, as if he was just walking alone, he never stopped sensing the magic floating in the air.

"...Is it this way?"

Suddenly, he paused at a T-intersection, then turned and walked to the right.

As the buildings on both sides become denser and taller, the environment in the alley gradually becomes darker and darker. If judged according to common sense, a place like this will always be associated with an eerie atmosphere.

And that often heralds the emergence of clues.

But not long after, an inexplicable noise came from afar, which instantly shattered Maka's calculations.

"what's the situation?"

He followed a rather obscure remnant of magic power, and he believed that as long as he followed the seemingly absent magic power fluctuations, he would probably be able to find the culprit that caused many bizarre deaths in recent days.

But as soon as he heard the noisy voices and distinguished them carefully, he knew that things might become troublesome again.

Sure enough, after he walked some distance further, he came across an alleyway with people coming and going, which made him sigh involuntarily.

This is a merchant street for Muggle civilians... No, it is not so much a "street" as it is a large alley that is at most a little wider than before.

To be honest, he would rather his destination be in a cold and scary dark place than in a place with a lot of people like this.

At least there wouldn't be too much interference in that kind of place, and it would be much easier for him to find it.

Of course, at this point, there is no point in complaining. Maka didn't think any more, and quickly walked a few steps to blend into the crowd in the alley, casually looking in both directions as she walked.

As you can see, there are many small bars on both sides of this alley. Places like this are mostly the preferred entertainment venues for Muggles who are not financially well-off.

In this world, no matter which city there is, there will be class differences, even in a prosperous and wealthy place like London.

Maka walked slowly among the crowd, and it was obvious that he was even walking much slower than before.

In fact, if the magic power fluctuation is normal magic, then it will not be more difficult to track in a place with many Muggles than in a deserted street.

Unfortunately, what he was groping for this time was not an ordinary magic spell.

Just like the elixir of fortune that affects a person's fortune, this strange magic has the completely opposite effect to the elixir of elixir.

It can bring intense bad luck to some people.

If the target of this magic were wizards, perhaps the consequences would not be so serious, but this time the targets it targets are just ordinary Muggles who have not even awakened their own magic power.

As a result, deaths that were traceable but felt very bizarre were born...

Okay! For now, these are just Maka's conjectures. To say what the actual situation is, he has to follow the traces and find the right place to truly determine it.

"Down here?"

Suddenly, Maka, who was walking forward in the alley, turned around, opened a door next to her without hesitation, and hurried in.

"jingle--"

This is an ordinary underground bar, and its dim indoor environment is one of its characteristics.

According to what was said on the brass nameplate nailed to the door with iron nails, this place seemed to be a tomb many years ago, and now it has been rented by the owner of this bar and transformed into a slightly peculiar bar.

The "Tomb Bar".

As soon as I walked inside, I was greeted by a chill, which often made the guests who came in suddenly shrink their necks.

Maka is not very interested in this kind of exotic environment, and naturally he is not here to drink today. What's more, the main business hours of the bar are usually after dinner, and there are really not many customers here now.

Walking down the stone steps leading to the entrance, he saw a tomb passage that had been opened within a few steps.

When he went downstairs, the two waiters who were cleaning with brooms were slightly stunned. After all, it was not common to see many customers coming so early.

"Oh, sorry... we haven't officially opened for business here yet," one of the older waiters said, then turned to the younger one and said, "Did you forget to hang the sign outside again?"

After scolding him in a low voice, he continued:

"Of course, if you don't mind, beer and the like are fine. After all, the bartender hasn't come to work yet, so it's just something simple..."

"No, no need."

Maka didn't wait for him to finish, she just waved her hand casually and continued walking inside.

Behind him, the two waiters were stunned for a while, then as if nothing happened just now, they lowered their heads and swept the ground.

It seems that this place has indeed not opened for business yet. Except for the two waiters just now, there is no one inside.

After pausing for a moment, Maka simply bypassed the empty bar and walked directly to the wooden door behind the bar.

At this point, in his perception, the residual magic power became more and more clear.

"Squeak——"

Pushing the wooden door open, the kitchen behind seemed brighter than the outside. And when Maka stopped at the door to observe for a moment, his eyes gradually fell on another wooden door deeper in the kitchen.

It was a doorway with a lot of debris piled up at the door. It could be seen from the style of the wooden door that that door was much older than the one outside.

And just behind that wooden door, the fluctuations of magic power became like reality under Maka's induction - he didn't find the wrong place, it was just the right place. (To be continued)