If Maka knew that the synchronized spell he had figured out was used by those young wizards in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, she didn't know what her expression would be. But fortunately, he doesn't have the spare time to care about those little things for the time being.
Originally, he was still in a state of hesitation towards Scrimgeour's request and overture, but after hearing Pansy Parkinson's words, he suddenly became more interested.
Voldemort is dead...or at least half-dead, but he obviously still has some small back-ups left. And in Voldemort's secret plan, the mad woman Bellatrix seemed to play the most important role.
Maybe the so-called "secret" will always arouse the curiosity of others! Anyway, Maka has some ideas to find out the truth, and if the things behind it are not serious, it is not impossible to regard it as a smooth favor.
Now that the afternoon class has ended, Maka thought about it for a while and decided to check it out.
So, while Harry and the others were still making a fuss in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, a figure flashed slightly among the trees at the school gate, then disappeared.
…
Searching aimlessly is of course of no use.
Not to mention that the possibility may cover the entire world. Even if the Death Eaters are smart enough and do not escape the borders of Britain at this time, finding it out of thin air is like finding a needle in a haystack. The Ministry of Magic has sent so many Aurors to search but nothing has been found. Even if Tamakar is powerful personally, he cannot do the impossible.
Looking for an acquaintance like Sirius in the United States was already the limit of Maka's search ability.
Therefore, the first place he went to was Black's old mansion, also known as the "Order of the Phoenix's headquarters."
Because the incident between Voldemort and Grindelwald had passed, and he had been in St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry before returning to Hogwarts, he really hadn't been here during this time. But even if he doesn't come, the situation here will still be summarized into daily reports and sent to him regularly.
Of course, things are not as much as before now, and most members of the Order of the Phoenix have begun to return to ordinary lives. Only those guys who have nowhere to go regard it as their home.
As the real owner of the old Black house, Sirius was happy to do so. If everyone in the old house was gone now, would he be left alone to stare at the house elf Kreacher? If it really comes to that point, Sirius will probably be so angry every day that he will run away from home again...
Grimmauld Place is still the same, and the deserted scene is really good for hiding from people. But now it seems that there is no need to "abuse" herself so much. Maka stood between the front yards of No. 11 and No. 13, looking around at this lifeless street, thinking that maybe the place could be renovated or something.
As he thought, he waved his hand behind him casually. Immediately, the buildings on both sides slid sideways, giving way to the old Blake house at No. 12 Grimmauld Place.
"Maybe the Red Loyalty Curse can be lifted?"
This magic spell is indeed very convenient for hiding things, but no matter how convenient it is, it still requires a process. When concealment becomes unnecessary vigilance, it is equivalent to a burden. No one likes extra stuff, especially not for those who live here every day.
After the entire house was fully revealed, Maka turned around, gently rubbed the doorknob, and then silently opened the door.
He didn't expect that the first thing he saw when he opened the door was a man who had just lived here not long ago. That person's name is "Helen Schon".
Before the last link of time retrieval was fastened, he left Miss Schon in an insignificant place. Although he was in a coma for a while after the incident, when he woke up in St. Mungo's hospital bed, he did not forget them.
After the energy belonging to the Obscurus was triggered by the Mirror of Erised and exploded, her spirit had been very weak. At that time, Maka imprisoned the energy in her body just in case.
But now it seems that her spirit has improved a lot. At this moment, she is actually holding a feather duster and gently dusting the decorations on the wall like an ordinary Muggle.
"Mr. McClain." When Helen saw Maka coming in, a trace of complexity flashed across Helen's face, but soon she put aside the complicated past and smiled at Maka.
I have to say that this girl is indeed very lovable. It is no wonder that she was always popular with her classmates when she was at Hogwarts.
"Have you met Isla?" Maka also nodded to her as a greeting.
He couldn't say what he thought of Miss Schon. It's just that a girl who can deceive others with a fake smile always makes people wary. If it weren't for the fact that she had temporarily lost all the power she could use to hurt people, and was no different from an ordinary Muggle, Maka wouldn't have let Lupine and the others pick her up.
It is not easy to re-establish trust on the ruins of honesty.
"Well..." Helen seemed to feel the distance between Maka and her, and suddenly became a little reserved, "Well... I want to say... thank you."
"As long as those things in the past were really for Isla, I believe everyone here can forgive you for those past events." Maka said, passing by her and walking deeper into the foyer.
"...Including you?"
Just before Maka walked into the innermost door of the hall, Helen's voice came from behind him. Having practiced Legilimency for a long time, he could feel the expectation contained in it.
"Of course, that includes me."
When a liar wants to gain the approval of others, a word of affirmation is a great encouragement. Maka had obtained a redemption from the extremely innocent Luna. If this really worked, he wouldn't mind passing on that pure redemption.
After leaving these words, Maka resumed her paused steps and left the increasingly neat and bright entrance hall of Blake's old house.
"Lupin, how are you doing lately? How far have you and Tonks developed?"
As soon as she entered the reception room, Maka saw Lupine who was looking through documents at his desk - he might have been used to it, and if he didn't do some work every day, he would feel uncomfortable.
For Lupin and Tonks, a couple who got together inexplicably, Maka just wanted to have fun. After all, the age gap between the two people is indeed a bit big. The age difference of 13 years is enough to form an insurmountable generation gap. It may not be easy to have a smooth journey.
"Maka?" Lupine raised his head after hearing this, "I told you that it's impossible for me and her - why did you come here? Those little guys at Hogwarts are not that easy to teach. Everything is fine now. Oh, why did you wander out again if you didn't prepare your lessons well? If Ms. McGonagall finds out, you won't have a good life."
"Come on! Professor McGonagall is about to be officially promoted to principal. She is so busy, how can she have time to care about where I am?" Maka said with a smile, pulling out a back chair and sitting down, "Besides, I Running out this time is actually for her—or rather, for the stability of Hogwarts."
"How do you say that?" Lu Ping was a little confused when he heard it, but when he thought about it, he seemed to think of something, "...could it be related to the Death Eaters' great escape?"
At present, everything has reached the final stage. Even if there are still small disturbances such as vampires and Gringotts goblins that need more time to appease, they no longer have much to do with Hogwarts and Maka. Isn't the most likely thing now just the sudden incident of the Death Eaters escaping from prison
Therefore, although Lupine doesn't understand why Maka cares about that matter, no matter how you think about it, the possibility is limited to this.
"Screengeour sent me a copy of the Daily Prophet," Maka said succinctly, "it's for tomorrow."
"Newspaper?" Lupine's first feeling was surprise. "The death eaters' escape from prison is quite a storm. The entire Auror office has been very busy these days. Kingsley is very busy - the new minister. Are you still thinking of sending you a newspaper now? Hmm... hmm? Wait... "
As he was talking, he suddenly stopped and frowned.
"...Tomorrow? What's written in the newspaper?"
Lupine has real-time information from Kingsley and is much more detailed than Maka in collecting information. In addition, he has been dealing with intelligence some time ago and has become much more sensitive to certain things. Seeing that he seemed to have noticed something was wrong, Maka understood that he had guessed something.
"It's a piece of news about Death Eaters escaping from prison," Maca said directly. "It's the headline on the front page, and it's huge news that occupies the entire page. Scrimgeour is targeted everywhere in the article."
"Ha!" Lu Ping shrugged, "Our new minister seems to be in trouble? But it seems that he still has time to send you a newspaper. It seems that he is still very confident?"
"Isn't it?" Maka shook her head and said, "I think you also understand that this Scrimgeour is not as stubborn as he has always shown... at least he is still very talented in playing with power. of."
"What about you? Now that he has taken the initiative to throw out good signals, what do you want to do?" Lu Ping asked with interest, "If you can build a good relationship with this new minister who seems to be quite capable, Today’s Hogwarts’ status in the magical world will probably be more stable!”
"Originally I didn't care, in fact -" Maka thought for a moment again, and then said frankly, "Before noon today, I didn't want to take the initiative to get involved, but then I accidentally got a piece of news, which made I had the idea to find out..."