harry potter book of crimes

Although it was a cloudy day today, it was surprisingly bright. When Maka arrived at her destination, a pleasant breeze was blowing on the open hillside.

He looked around for a few times, and then he and Sirius walked slowly along the stone road that had been shoveled with snow.

It can be found that Sirius has put on a black wizard's formal robe this time. And Maka, who was originally walking in the Muggle world, has also taken off her ordinary Muggle clothes and put on his clothes.

The dark wizard robe made of basilisk material.

This place today is a place that requires dignity and propriety.

"It seems... there aren't many people, right?"

Looking up, there were some male and female witches and wizards also wearing dark clothes gathered near some black iron fences on the hillside.

Since their backs were facing this way, Maka and Sirius could only see the backs of their heads for the time being. But even though they were so far away, they could still feel the approaching heaviness.

"It's a bit few," Sirius said softly, "Both Mr. and Mrs. Pierce have no brothers or sisters. They do have some friends, but they can't really be called too many. And... due to Madam's request, this matter was done in a bit of a hurry.

There are still some people who I haven’t been able to contact yet.”

When Sirius said this, it was already obvious - yes, little Cathy's mother, Mrs. Pierce, her life came to an end so quickly after all.

According to her wishes before her death, the funeral seemed a bit hasty.

"Perhaps, this is also thinking about my daughter's mood!" Maka said as she walked, "During this period, I have been with little Cathy all the time. I have cried and laughed... If only I could

Burying her as soon as possible will allow little Cathy to start a new life as soon as possible."

After hearing what Maka said, Sirius thought about it and couldn't help but nodded.

"I guess so!"

Of course, no matter how hastily it is, funerals will always make people feel depressed and sad.

When Maka and Sirius quickly arrived at the open space outside the cemetery, the surrounding atmosphere became more and more depressing.

To be honest, this kind of atmosphere is not unfamiliar to Maka.

"Hello, are these two Mr. Maka McClane and Mr. Sirius Black?"

Not long after arriving, a lady who was somewhat similar in age to Mrs. Pierce walked over to her and asked politely.

Maka could feel that there was a strong sadness mixed in her slightly low tone.

"Yes, hello! I am MacLean, and this is Blake -" he nodded slightly, "We received a message from St. Mungo's before, and the dean asked us to come here and wait for a while."

"Oh, that's right. Mr. Dean also asked me to wait for you here... Although it is a bit inappropriate, it is really an honor to meet you."

When the lady heard this, she suddenly became more reserved.

"I'm Maggie Greene. I was a classmate of her husband and I, and have been good friends for so many years... To be honest, if she had told me earlier, I wouldn't have found out until she left.

Already..."

Just as she was talking, Maggie quickly shook her head with a sad face.

"Forget it, it doesn't make much sense to say this now. I can also understand that she must want to leave the last time to little Cathy."

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

Maka gave her a brief smile, then turned back and looked at the intersection of the stone road where she came from, as if by accident.

And at the next moment, along with the distortion of the space, a black coffin and several figures appeared from it.

"coming."

No one in this open space moved, but they were still looking at Maka and Sirius before, but now they all turned towards the direction of the stone road.

The coffin was floating in the air, controlled by Mr. Bernthal, the dean of St. Mungo's, who was walking in front. Behind the coffin, in addition to little Cathy, who had her eyes slightly lowered and her face expressionless, there were a pair of elderly people.

The couple walked beside her.

Because the location where they appeared was already very close to the cemetery, they didn't make everyone wait any longer. After a while, the coffin also came to the open space.

At this time, Maggie behind Maka seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and hurried forward to meet her.

"Lauren...oh, Lauren..."

Maggie leaned her forehead against the coffin and spoke a lot intermittently while shedding tears.

Starting from her school life with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, to the couple’s wedding that year, to the birth of little Cathy, and then to the early death of Mr. Pierce.

Every word is accompanied by sad sobs.

It can be seen that she and Mrs. Pierce have a deep relationship, and the two have shared many joys, sorrows, and joys - they are good best friends for life.

After that, Maggie, who had calmed down a little, shuffled over to little Cathy and hugged her tightly.

"My dear, maybe it will be better if you cry. It will hurt your body if you hold it in like this..."

Maggie's words seemed to contain magic power. As soon as they were spoken, some relatives and friends who had been patiently crying couldn't help but burst into tears. Including the old couple who were supporting each other and standing behind little Cathy, they couldn't help but burst into tears.

vertically and horizontally.

Those must be the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce! I don’t know if it belongs to the lady or her late husband.

However, even though many people started crying, little Cathy, who was held in Maggie's arms, still leaned against her expressionlessly.

She even suddenly broke away from the other party's arm and took a step back.

"Aunt Maggie, I have already thought about it. I will not cry today." Little Cathy raised her head, her clear blue eyes shining brightly.

"Because my mother won't like me watching her cry. I think she would prefer that I send her away with a smile, right?"

This is really an extremely sensible child - Maka has thought this more than once. It's a pity that this child may not be able to laugh today, right?

Thinking secretly, he also opened his legs and walked over there.

"Good morning, little Cathy."

"...Mr. MacLean." When little Cathy saw it was Maca, she immediately leaned forward and bowed.

It was rare for the first time to see this little girl greeting her so obediently, but on such an occasion, Maka didn't know whether she should be happy or not.

But before Maka could speak again, little Cathy suddenly bowed deeply again and said first:

"Mr. MacLean, before my mother is buried, I must first express my most sincere gratitude to you. This gift is not only on behalf of myself, but also is what my mother asked me to do on her behalf... It is you who allow me to give this gift

During her last journey, it was you who allowed her to leave without pain... and with a smile."

What little Cathy told was indeed the truth, not to mention that Maka guided Mrs. Pierce to tell the truth that she had been holding in her heart, and also used powerful magic to suppress the severe pain of her soul being burned by black flames every day.

.

Without her, Mrs. Pierce would have been tortured to the point of going crazy like Neville's parents.

But in response, Maka just smiled and nodded.

"Really?" he said, "I have received your thanks, but... I think I also have to express my gratitude to you mother and daughter. Especially your mother, when she was trying to treat her, she

The injury also provided me with a lot of valuable information for my research, which also allowed me to save the lives of several other patients with less severe injuries."

"Not only that, those data and materials have now been sent to Hogwarts by me. I believe that they will become a research topic for more people, so that even if those monsters appear again, they will not be as dangerous as before.

horrible."

Speaking of this, Maka couldn't help but sigh.

"It's just a pity that in the end I still couldn't find a way to make your mother recover."

Little Cathy shook her head quickly, but didn't say anything more.

Immediately, after the old couple behind also bowed to Maka, the coffin began to move again in everyone's sight, floating towards the entrance of the cemetery.

After entering the cemetery, the entire funeral and burial process seemed a bit dull.

The person who presided over the funeral was Mr. Bernthal, the dean. With his status in the British wizarding world, even though the number of people attending the funeral was really small, the size of the funeral was definitely not small.

What's more, in front of the tomb today is Maka, a young wizard whose fame has spread throughout the world of magic.

After Dean Bernthal gave his eulogy, Maka stepped forward and said a few words because he was named.

As for what he said specifically, it was nothing more than words to comfort the stranger. After all, the deceased was gone, and Mrs. Pierce would definitely not be able to hear it.

The only thing worth mentioning is that when the coffin fell into the pit, little Cathy couldn't bear it and finally built a monument. She threw herself on the coffin lid and shed her first string of tears today.

Finally, Maka and Sirius slowly walked out of the cemetery and returned to the hillside outside.

"Are you leaving now?" Sirius couldn't help but turned his head and glanced inside, "With your character, I thought you would stay until the end!"

Little Cathy's strength makes people feel even more heartbroken. Even a guy like Sirius, who has long been indifferent to life and death, can't bear to leave right now.

But Maka shook his head lightly and said quietly:

"That Maggie is right, sometimes... it's okay to just cry."

Not long after, the two of them disappeared from the same place in an instant, and left without disturbing anyone.

However, Maka did not expect that less than ten minutes after he left, another figure quietly appeared not far away with the distortion of space.

He is the mysterious wizard who always wears a windbreaker and hides his face in the shadow of the hat brim.

How did this person come here? (To be continued)