coming!
Even if the distance is very far, it is still very easy to see if someone is present at a certain location when the mountains and fields are covered with snow.
Not long after, when the figure in the distance crossed another hillside and was about to step into the range that the ancient mirror could affect, Maka, who was in the invisible state, suddenly pulled the staff back.
He dragged the soul rule rune in front of him and then threw it directly in the direction of Hogwarts Castle. And he himself also flew backwards over there.
Suddenly, the power surrounding the ancient mirror spread out in the blink of an eye, and protected the people in Hogwarts Castle again before the shock occurred.
In fact, this was the only point that was difficult to control with time, because he could not accurately estimate the time when he would step into that range. If there was even the slightest mistake, the person who pretended to be Snape would immediately notice that something was wrong.
Therefore, he must come out first and use his own eyes to judge where that point in time is.
And using the soul rules on a large scale requires consuming more magic power, and then it has to be maintained until the person lying in the snow pretending to be a corpse leaves. In order to avoid deviations in the timing of use, the retraction and release must be done accurately.
When Maka saw a shadow that looked like Snape suddenly appeared in the distance and flew towards him with open arms, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, he watched from a distance as the figure fell heavily to the ground, and the last few seconds finally entered the countdown stage.
This scene is actually quite strange, because during this short period of time, the three Macas happened to stand in a straight line. The farthest one stood on the high snow slope, while the middle one turned into Snape and fell in the snow, and the one by the castle quietly maintained his invisible state.
Although these three are all Maka themselves, they each represent each stage of this incident.
From the one who initially discovered Snape's clue, to the one who found out that Snape was indeed involved, to the one who later learned the truth from Snape.
This Severus Snape seems not to be a major character from beginning to end, but the clues to the development of the entire incident are indispensably related to him. Without his participation, Maka might still be trapped in the time loop and never get the point.
Thinking of this, Maka couldn't help but turn her head and glance around the ancient magic mirror. Grindelwald and Voldemort both fell into the snow, lifeless.
These two dark lords who were once all-powerful in their respective eras had no sense of existence at this last moment. One of them willingly threw himself into the ancient mirror, while the other was sent elsewhere by Maka.
Maybe they will all come back, but maybe they won't... In any case, it will take a long time before we can see them again.
Soon after, when the figure in the snow in the distance stood up and left, Maka immediately rushed towards the mysterious ancient magic mirror. The next moment, he waved his hand and used a simple levitating spell to take the mirror and run straight out of the school gate.
Following a distortion in the space, Maka disappeared together with the ancient mirror that represented disaster.
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For every wizard who has lived in the magical world for a long time, taking Muggle transportation is a very worrying thing. Pure-blood fanatics will be irritable and restless, and other wizards will be very curious.
At this moment, Ron, Harry and Hermione were sitting in the carriage, and there were a large group of people gathered in other seats beside them.
Naturally, the Weasley twins would not be absent at such a time. In addition, many members of RA also came. The leaders this time were several members of the Order of the Phoenix.
At the moment, except for Harry and Hermione, who both looked helpless, everyone else looked excited. Even Lupine, who was usually relatively steady, craned his neck and looked left and right, as if he was comparing the clothes of other Muggles with his own to see if he was wearing the right clothes.
"...Really, I mean it!" In the corner of the carriage, Neville was red-necked and emphasized repeatedly, "I met that guy Malfoy on the Knight Bus, and he also went to the funeral! "
"No, that's impossible, isn't it?" Fred raised his eyebrows and said, "Then the boy can go to the funeral? You might as well say that the Flobber caterpillar can turn into a butterfly!"
"The Flobber caterpillar will only turn into Malfoy, not a butterfly." George added with a smile.
"This has nothing to do with Flobber Caterpillar!" Neville said angrily, "I really met him!"
"Then he hasn't taken action with you yet?" Fred obviously didn't believe it at all.
"Neville, you must have fallen asleep." George shrugged and joked, "Or you will meet him in the future, and you just had a prophetic dream?"
"Oh - do you think you have prophet blood?" Fred nodded, "Amazing! Amazing!"
Teasing Neville has always been a regular activity in Gryffindor House, especially Fred and George, who like to make fun of him. It's just that others know what's enough is enough, but these two guys have never had that string in their heads.
Neville was obviously very angry with the two of them, but he had never been good at words, and he could hardly open his mouth when the twins talked to each other.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before we finally arrived.
In central London, everyone got off the train, following the Muggles. Neville pursed his lips and immediately shrank to Harry and the others, putting these little friends between him and the twin brothers.
They all followed Lupine, who was leading the way, and boarded the escalator outside the subway station together, arriving outside the station.
All of these people were dressed in Muggle attire, but except for Harry and Hermione, Tonks was probably the one who looked relatively normal.
She was wearing a black lapel jacket with a pair of ripped jeans underneath, and her bright purple hair made her look even more fashionable.
However, other wizards and wizards looked very strange. Some wore coats under their shirts, others wore old-fashioned suits with basketball shoes, and some even wore nightgowns as outerwear. Wizards obviously still have considerable deficiencies in their understanding of Muggle dressing habits.
At this time, Neville suddenly left Harry's side again and hurriedly took a few steps towards Lupin. He seemed to be using the pretext of asking a few questions to avoid the Weasley brothers who were squeezing towards him.
Today is still the Christmas holiday. Although it is only a few days away from the end of the holiday, the Christmas atmosphere on the streets is still quite strong. Everyone walked on the still cold street, looking at the large number of Muggle customers in the shops on both sides, each looking for the differences between wizards and Muggles.
Probably because he felt that Ron was a little too fond of joining in the fun, Lupine, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and reached out to give him a hand to prevent him from being taken into the store by the group of shoppers who were rushing towards an electrical appliance store. Son.
"arrive."
Sure enough, not long after, Lu Ping pointed to a department store.
This is a department store that looks quite historical, and there are even some cracks on the old red brick walls. Because a Muggle expulsion spell had been cast on it, this place looked quite deserted compared to the two stores next to it.
And right on the lintel of this department store, there is a store sign "Taotao Co., Ltd." that doesn't look like the name of the store at all.
You can see from the outside that most of the mannequins in the display window are missing arms and legs. The wigs on their heads are tilted to one side, and each of them is performing inexplicable poses. They were wearing old-fashioned clothes from at least ten years ago, and the matching was obviously problematic.
On the door of this department store, a "Closed for Renovation" sign hung on the door handle, which was already covered with thick dust.
Behind them, there were Muggles passing by the roadside, but most people seemed to have not noticed it at all, and moved forward in a hurry.
Only occasionally, one or two people would glance this way, and then look away indifferently.
"Here," Tonks and Lupine both waved to the first time visitors and motioned them to stand in front of the display window, "Are you ready?"
Everyone nodded, indicating that they were probably standing.
Tonks shrugged, then turned around, leaned in front of the window and looked inside. There was a rather ugly looking mannequin placed there.
"Hello?" Tonks said, "We're here to visit Maka McClane."
The weather has indeed been quite cold recently. As she spoke, the moisture from her breath fogged up the window glass.
Then, as if hearing her words, the dummy in the window nodded slightly. Then it raised its stiff arm and waved inside.
"Okay, let's go!" Tonks said back, then took Ginny's arm and slipped through the glass, disappearing from everyone's eyes as if she had blended into it.
Several friends who had never been here looked at each other a few times, and then followed them, bravely pushing against the window glass. In just a blink of an eye, they found themselves in an extremely crowded waiting room.
Here, there are rows of wooden chairs and a large number of wizards and wizards of all kinds. Most of these wizards don't look normal. They either lack something or have something extra. They are almost the same as the dummies in the window.
"Does Maka live in a place like this?" Harry couldn't help but wonder, "Is there something extra about him?"