Pansy's failure cannot be said to be her fault. Because as far as her awakening is concerned, it can even be said to be a gratifying change.
So, after all, it’s all about timing, isn’t it
No, at least Maka believes that he himself is to blame for the failure of this espionage operation - if he could have planned Pansy's changes in advance, or discovered the problem in time when he received Kingsley's secret letter If so, maybe there will be more room for change in this matter.
Yes, it's not that he didn't have the opportunity to consider this, it's just that... he was negligent.
Of course, Pansy's plan to get close to Martin was, in the final analysis, just one of the many ideas Maka used to deal with Herbo. It's great to succeed, but if you fail, there's no need to worry about it.
If there is no possibility of remediation, then it is better to put down this mess as soon as possible and seize the time to consider other means.
Seeing Ron and the others in front of them still joking with each other, Maka couldn't help but reveal a somewhat relaxed smile.
Although he didn't say it, he had already decided in his heart when he got the original "Book of Sin" - these good friends who can talk, laugh, care for each other and grow together are indispensable. .
However, just when Maka thought about "growing together", she saw Hermione finally taking the initiative to come over.
"Maka, what Parkinson said just now... when did you ask her to do those things? That sounds... too dangerous!"
From the perspective of "Gryffindor and Slytherin are feuding", Hermione is definitely not a typical little lion. Because even if the target is Slytherin, she will still lend a helping hand to him as long as he is in need.
Not to mention, Pansy's previous words had actually made Hermione subconsciously approve of her.
Perhaps, she was the only one among the people present who truly implemented the slogan "We are all Hogwarts" that Maka originally said.
However, facing Hermione's words that were clearly complaining about Pansy, Maka could only smile bitterly in her heart.
"Of course there is a reason why I did that, but because it concerns Miss Parkinson's reputation, I can't explain too much to you. In short, you can rest assured that since this time it is considered a failure, I probably won't let it happen again. She goes and does those things!”
"Oh... Really?" Hermione pursed her lips and stared at him for a while before saying rather dissatisfiedly, "Since you said so, I won't ask any more questions..."
Her actions were naturally not out of suspicion of Maka. After all, she had decided not to doubt Maka's decision a long time ago.
Therefore, her dissatisfaction was more just to remind Maka that there was another thing that was by no means a small matter, but she didn't even mention it to them!
Somewhat aware of Hermione's dissatisfaction, Maka couldn't help but smile a little apologetically.
But he also knew that Hermione was just being awkward. You know, what Pansy is doing is a spy job, and it is natural that it needs to be kept secret.
"Okay! I'll let you know what you said, but remember not to spread it out accidentally! Now Parkinson's mission can't be said to be over for sure. I have to think about it again. Only then can you decide.”
Having said this, he tilted his head and gestured:
"Stop joining in the fun here with me. Go and do what you have to do... Oh, by the way! Luna, after you finish your class in the afternoon, you can come over to my place again and you can continue what you did last time."
"oh?"
Luna, who had been standing at the back, blinked her big eyes when he called him like this, and thought for a while before saying again:
"oh!"
Hermione, who was near, heard it, and the corners of her mouth immediately dropped.
"What happened last time?"
When Maka heard this, she spread her hands very calmly and said straightforwardly:
"Interrogate the hostages."
The "hostage" he refers to, of course, is the basilisk currently entangled in his sleeve.
The matter of this basilisk...or in other words, the matter of this very rare blood curse host may be more important to Maka than Pansy's mission. Because judging from the last time he asked Luna to communicate with him, it was obvious that the other party was uncooperative.
For example, when Maka asked Luna to ask her exactly who she was looking for, she refused to reveal even half a sentence.
However, the more she refused to say something, the more Maka wanted to know—maybe it was a big secret related to Haierbo
For this reason, he spared some extra time to study magic and specially prepared a specially enhanced version of Veritaserum.
"Okay, okay, stop staring at me like that!" Looking at the eyes in front of her, Maka had to shake her head and said, "If you are interested, you can come over with Luna then. ... But, Hermione, forget it, I still remember that you also have a mission!"
Arranging the rune array for the entire Hogwarts is not an easy task.
After hearing his reminder, Hermione had no choice but to flatten her mouth and reluctantly agreed. After all, the task at hand was something she took the initiative to do while on a date!
…
Pansy's mission has now come to an end.
Although failure was an unchangeable fact, and the direct cause of the failure was indeed her choice, Maka did not blame her for this.
I have to say that she is lucky to be with a reasonable person.
On the other side, her new best friend Yiluli was obviously not as lucky as her.
At lunchtime, the moment Pansy returned to the Hogwarts Great Hall, Iluli, whose steps were a bit shaky due to the forced use of goblin magic, also happened to return to her "home".
Although this "home" does not belong to her, it is also the place where she was born in her mother's womb and grew up.
So, when her mother, who worked for the master, died of illness, she naturally inherited her mother's identity and became a maid in the manor.
Maybe it’s because of her hard-working and obedient nature! Although the master had a bad temper and other servants were often punished by her, it rarely happened to Iluli.
Not only that, maybe her work is at least better than others, and she can often understand her master's thoughts in advance. When she was about fifteen or sixteen years old, she stood out from more than ten maids and became the only head maid in the master's manor.
But, of course, even if she was promoted to head maid, the usual reprimands and scoldings would never be lacking.
She knew that her master had such a temperament that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't give him a few words of training every day. She has long been used to this.
However, the criticism she will receive today is probably not as simple as a few curses.
As a servant who grew up in the manor, no matter how unpleasant the owner was, she would still have feelings for the place. Therefore, she is not dissatisfied with what she does here, and she completes her work meticulously every day.
If there was anything that made her feel painful, it must be the jealousy and discrimination of the other servants towards her.
But this head maid, who has worked hard and never complained since she was a child, still failed in her duty today. You can imagine how angry the owner, who was used to asking her to take care of her every day, would be at this moment.
A severe punishment was obviously indispensable.
When she thought of this, Iluli's slightly slow steps suddenly paused, and then she dragged her weak legs and continued walking along the path in the front yard.
To be honest, the manor where Iluli was born looks beautiful.
A large number of flowers, plants and trees are planted on the neatly trimmed front lawn; and between the dense canopy of trees, a building with a green roof and white walls can be vaguely seen.
Winding along the cobblestone path on the lawn, after bypassing the lush green trees, you can completely take in the view of the villa with many green vines climbing on the walls.
Under this clear sky, it looks particularly beautiful.
In the backyard of this villa, there is a servant's residence built separately from this building, where Iluli grew up.
It's a pity that after becoming the head maid, she never stayed there again.
After slightly licking her dry lips, Yiluli put aside those childhood memories in her heart that were not considered happy. Stopping at the door of the villa, she reached out and gently pushed the door open.
"Iluli...are you back?"
As soon as she opened the door, before she even entered, she heard a familiar voice coming from the front hall. She knew that she was also a maid, and she was almost the companion she had grown up with.
But it happened that this childhood playmate was the most disliked by Iluli now, and her daily sarcasm seemed to be all the fun in her life.
Iluli didn't even know when the jealousy sprouted in the other person's heart.
"Well, I'm back."
She responded softly, not caring about the schadenfreude in the other person's tone. After turning around and closing the door, she asked directly:
"Rose, where is the master now?"
"Oh, are you in such a hurry to get scolded and punished?" The maid whom she called Rose lowered her head and dusted her clothes without raising her head, "Humph, I don't know where the master is... maybe in the flower room? "
"Thanks."
Iluli thanked her lightly, then walked towards the side door of the front hall - judging from Rose's answer, at least the owner was definitely not in the flower room now, so that could be ruled out.
Then, after thinking about it based on her daily experience, she went straight to the young master's study.