Kingsley's blood test results came quickly.
Any magic medicine taken internally will always have drug precipitation. This is because magic medicine generally cannot be completely absorbed by the human body.
That part of the residue is usually filtered by the body over a period of time and then slowly excreted from the body. Just because we have to wait for that part of the residue to be dissipated automatically with the magic power contained in it, so the discharge time is not too short.
But, how should I put it...
"... The cause of Kingsley's symptoms can be determined to be some kind of magic potion. But the specific kind of potion cannot be determined by blood tests alone... "
In the reception room, Maka and other members of the Order of the Phoenix were having a meeting. The content of the meeting was of course about Kingsley and the series of cases.
It's just that there isn't much to talk about right now. After Maka finished explaining Kingsley's examination, the atmosphere became a little dull again.
"Ah... By the way, I haven't seen Lena since just now. Where has she gone?" Mrs. Weasley suddenly spoke, breaking the stiff atmosphere.
"Oh, I asked her to find Sirius. She should be back soon." Maka looked up from a pile of information and shrugged.
"That guy always wants to do random things when he's in a hurry." Lu Ping held his forehead and sighed.
"Actually, it's okay to be impulsive. In this case, it's not impossible to understand his mood..." Maka blinked and said, "Without Sirius's drive, the Order of the Phoenix wouldn't be as efficient as it is now. Absolutely - I'm very lucky that I gave him the report documents and plan documents to send, receive and sort out. It was indeed the right decision."
This is indeed the case. Maka, Lupine and Kingsley only made a general plan for the mission, and the specific repairs and arrangements were all handled by Sirius, who had been "stuck in the old Black house".
It has to be said that although Sirius has a somewhat impulsive temper, his actual ability is very strong, and he is not "not good at using his brain" as he said when he evaluated himself.
"So, let's not worry about Sirius for now. He is a 'roving prisoner' who managed to escape from Azkaban and is still in and out of Hogwarts! He shouldn't be around for a while. Being... huh?"
Maka let out a light sigh as she spoke, then flipped through the report in her hand again.
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Lu Ping looked at him and asked.
"Hmm... maybe we actually found something..." Maka lined up several pieces of information paper on the table, then typed a few words on them, "It seems that Kingsley's investigation was not It was all in vain—he seemed to have found some hidden clues.”
"What clue?" Tonks immediately became excited.
"These so-called 'crazy wizards' are not unrelated... There is an inconspicuous but reasonable thing in common between them!" Maka pointed to the pieces of information and said, "There are people in their homes. Kingsley found some contraband."
"Contraband?" Lupine walked around the long table to Maka, lowered his head and looked at the paper.
"Yes," Maka clicked on the papers on the table in turn, "Wind snake gallbladder, ancient jaw flower seeds, cursed necklaces, blood-melting powder... these things are all within the scope of the Ministry of Magic's regulations prohibiting trading."
"You mean... a dark wizard came into contact with them and sold them the disease-causing potion?" Lupine speculated subconsciously.
"What you said is not impossible, but... no matter where they bought it from, the 'source' can never escape." Maka picked up the quill and circled one of the words, "The key is 'this'!"
"Blood-melting powder?" Lu Ping asked doubtfully, "Speaking of which... what is blood-melting powder?"
"A semi-finished catalyst used in potions, it is very toxic..." Maka threw the quill into the ink bottle and explained, "Of course, the point is not its efficacy, but... this thing In fact, I invented it, and... it is only sold on the black market!"
…
At around ten o'clock that night, Maka and Tonks both changed their appearance and dressed up, and wandered together in the dim black market.
Maka "gained" a little more height on herself, wearing a mask with a transformation spell on her face, and a set of large old-fashioned wizard robes. On top of his head, a wide-brimmed peaked hat cast his entire head in shadow.
Beside him, Tonks used the Disguise Magus to transform herself into a slightly thin male wizard.
"Is this the black market that has been rumored for a long time?" Tonks looked around, looking around, "Wow! There really is everything... Is this a fire dragon egg? A whole basket full of them!"
"Stop looking here and there, keep an eye on the road!"
Maka pulled Tonks aside, just shy of hitting her into the streetlight pole.
After leaving the black market last time, Maka made several trips alone and negotiated consignment agreements with several shops.
To be honest, let alone Maka's attainments in serious potion science, at least some of the "crooked ways" he has devised have always been very popular.
"This way, follow closely..." He said as he walked towards a small alley next to the main road. "The road here is very winding and it is easy to get lost."
"Where are we going?" Tonks asked casually, taking two quick steps.
"Anyway, first ask acquaintances for information. In a place like this, there is always no shortage of gossip."
The two of them kept moving forward in a dark and damp alley. After a while of turning left and right, Tonks was basically knocked unconscious.
"here."
Maka stood at the back door of a house, greeted the somewhat dazed Tonks, and then opened the door with her wand without even knocking.
Tonks saw that Maka rushed in without hesitation, so she followed him cautiously.
As soon as she entered, she found that the environment here was very depressing. When she looked around, she realized that the source of depression was not only the darkness and crowding, but most importantly, the roof here was too low.
It can be seen that this is a small warehouse because there are shelves all around. Those shelves were so densely dusty that it seemed like a handful could be dusted off with just a swipe.
Most of the bottles and cans on the shelves were covered by dust, and even the labels on them were hard to see clearly.
Every step the two took would leave a soft sound on the loose wooden floor. In this quiet warehouse, the sound of "tap-tat-tat" footsteps is extremely clear, making people want to slow down their steps.
"Don't be nervous, there is no danger here, it's just a warehouse that is not commonly used."
Maka didn't look back, but his calm words always made people feel reassured.
"Ah... um."
Tonks knew that Maka couldn't see it, but she still nodded subconsciously.
"Oh, by the way," Maka suddenly paused, "Let's get rid of the Disguise Magus first. The person we want to see later doesn't have to hide his identity."
The two walked for a while, turned a few corners between the shelves, and soon came to another closed wooden door.
Seeing that Maka poked it away with her wand again without any hint of politeness, Tonks became even more confused.
"How can this guy... act like he's at home?" She couldn't help but cursed secretly.
As the door in front of him creaked open, a warm orange light spread from outside the door, sweeping away some of the tension in Tonks' heart.
Although Tonks always looks carefree, she is actually a big girl who is easily nervous. When performing tasks as a new Auror in the Ministry of Magic, she not only often thinks about things, but also always has some unnecessary worries about the task environment.
But at certain critical moments, this big girl has an extremely strong side.
When the two of them stepped out of the warehouse one after another, Tonks, who was following behind, observed the surrounding situation out of habit.
This is obviously a shop, and it looks like the space is quite small.
There are two rows of product racks lined up closely on both sides of the store, with potion bottles of various sizes neatly arranged on them, and detailed descriptions of their effects standing next to them.
In the center of the store, there are piles of various baskets, sacks, and boxes, all of which are filled with different types of magic materials.
Close to them was a long cashier's desk, and they came out of the door behind this cashier's desk.
"Hey! Christine!" Maka shouted towards the short-haired witch who was lying on the checkout counter writing and drawing.
The other party suddenly turned his head when he heard the sound, showing a refreshing smile.
"Huh? Christine?" Tonks was obviously surprised, "You... why are you here?"
"Oh! Isn't this Tonks?"
In Tonks's surprised eyes, the short-haired witch who was mostly neatly dressed quickly walked up to her and immediately gave her a big hug.
"Long time no see, Tonks!" Christine said happily.
"This... this is your store?" Tonks looked around the store again and asked with a look of surprise.
"Yes! Charles and I opened the wedding together." Christine said, then whispered, "Charles and I have decided to get married. You must come to the wedding party then!"
"Oh - this is - really unexpected." Tonks said with wide eyes.
The witch named "Christine" in front of her, and "Charles" in her mouth, were the two senior students who were both chasers when Maka first joined the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
In that temporary selection, Maka completed a "Trident Attack Formation" without any rehearsal with the two of them... Well, that can only be regarded as "almost" completed.
As for Tonks, as a "real senior" who was also born in Hufflepuff, now that she heard that her senior was getting married, her glassy heart...
It shattered to pieces with a "crash" sound.