When Voldemort...that is, when Tom Riddle first rebelled, there were quite a few wizards who had suffered a series of persecutions. It was accidental that Maka could meet the descendant of a victim under such circumstances, but it was not something that should be surprising.
Anyway, the British wizarding world is only that big, isn't it
After that, Maka and the other party talked about some past events about his family. Even though the "chat" process was definitely not very pleasant, he at least understood something.
Of course, it doesn't matter whether those past events that are not much different from other victim families are mentioned or not. For Maka, his purpose of appearing in front of the other party this time has finally been achieved.
If nothing else goes wrong, the black-haired boy named "Enns" will officially receive the admission notice in the next school year, enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and return with the surname "Tavon" Magical world.
"... However, I really don't have any impression of the surname 'Tavon'," Maka, who returned to Fisher's house next door, said to Charlotte, "That's for sure if it's not a pure-blood family, otherwise their family would have been He won't attract Death Eaters... but he probably doesn't have much fame among half-blood wizards."
At this time, the two of them were sitting at the kitchen table of Fisher's house, talking casually about the past events about the Tavon family. As for Sarah and Delphi, they are still in the living room!
"I haven't heard of it either," Charlotte nodded and said with emotion, "There were indeed many ordinary wizarding families involved in that disaster. Except for the Ministry of Magic, which may have records, who else is there now? Will you remember them?"
As Charlotte said, no matter how big things have happened, they will eventually be gradually forgotten by people as time goes by, and only a very small part of them will settle down due to certain opportunities.
There were more than ten or eight victims like the Taweng family back then? But in the end, the only people who can be remembered are the characters like Harry Potter who turned the tide at the last moment.
"Well... let's not talk about it for now," Maka leaned back on the sofa and recalled, "Senior sister, do you still remember what I said when I invited you out for a walk?"
"Is it about my family...?" Charlotte's face turned pale, "Just tell me!"
"Don't be so serious," Maka waved her hand and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, senior, and maybe it doesn't have much to do with me or Hogwarts either... I was just thinking, It's been quite a while since I last visited your manor, so I wonder if you still remember something."
"What's the matter?" Charlotte looked slightly confused.
"Of course it's about how I got you out at that time!" Maka smiled at her, "Remember? At that time, I could almost say that at the expense of the news about the Sorcerer's Stone, You replaced it."
"Ah!" Charlotte suddenly said, "Now Voldemort has been defeated by you, so... the family will definitely think that the Sorcerer's Stone has already been in your hands..."
"Yes!" Maka chuckled, "However, your family probably thinks that I want to take it all for myself... As long as my identity as the 'descendant of the Dihel family' is not revealed for a day, they will not do anything. Come to think of it, the Philosopher's Stone no longer exists!"
"Then you... aren't you in trouble?" Charlotte couldn't help but said worriedly.
But Maka just spread her hands towards her.
"Judging from the news I have received so far, they are still worried about me for the time being." He said, "Whether it was the surname 'Dihel' I left in front of them or my own strength, it will Let them not dare to act rashly. Therefore, if there is any trouble, I am afraid it will fall on you first... Do you understand what I am saying?"
"You mean..." Charlotte pursed her lips slightly, feeling that her throat was a little dry, "The family will find a way to contact me and force me to do something detrimental to you?"
"Well, even if it's not, it's definitely similar in nature." Maka said seriously with a serious expression, "Besides, the person who will be the most difficult to be caught in the middle may be your father."
"dad… "
After Maka's reminder, Charlotte was naturally not an idiot, and she soon understood the key. The thought that her father would most likely find her due to family pressure and force her to deal with Maka in turn, made her really scared just thinking about it.
If she disobeys, will her father be in danger? When she thought about the way her family had always behaved, she couldn't help but feel frightened.
Even though her family hasn't contacted her yet, even though Maka immediately analyzed these possibilities for her, she still doesn't know what she should do, and what she will do in the end...
"Is it difficult?" While Charlotte looked troubled, Maka suddenly laughed again, "Hey, actually, it doesn't have to be too difficult. It doesn't matter what your family wants you to do. Just follow their requirements. Just do it.”
"No, how can this be done-" Charlotte's voice became high-pitched, but her expression became more and more struggling.
"Why not?" Maka looked at her and said, "You still can't trust me? Well, maybe saying this will make it easier for you to accept - the reason why I tell you to do whatever you want is just because I don't want you to The family noticed prematurely that I already knew about their plans, do you understand?"
"Really?" Charlotte asked hesitantly.
Maka did not continue to answer her questions, because he knew that Charlotte was just still struggling. If he explained it over and over again too deliberately, it would make the senior student think too much on her own.
"Senior sister, talk to me about the magic book "Abatail"!" He thought for a while and said, "This time, we may have to directly face the book that has been passed down from generation to generation by your Werther family. ancient magic book."
"Will it really come to that point?" Charlotte's expression became obviously more nervous when she mentioned the magic book. "That book is... no, if it's because of Nico Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. If so, then it is really possible..."
She said, nodded slightly, looked at Maka and said: "To be honest, I don't know much about that magic book. Do you remember? After you took me away from the black market that day, I once The secret room mentioned..."
After that, Charlotte told some of the information she knew in detail. And Maka listened carefully on the side, and secretly remembered it in her heart.
…
For Maka, although the affairs of the Witte family are relatively important, they are not very urgent matters. He asked Charlotte for some information, which could only be said to be a precautionary measure at best.
Compared to this, some things may seem insignificant, but once an emergency occurs, they can easily become a top priority.
For example, when Maka and Charlotte returned to Hogwarts in the evening, they saw an amazing scene.
"What is that stuff? What happened?"
Maka looked at the Whomping Willow in the distance. From here, it turned out to be completely white. The big tree that had already sprouted tender green leaf buds in the spring and gradually became full of vitality has now almost turned into a ball of extraordinarily huge marshmallows!
Charlotte also looked over there in surprise, doubts evident.
"Let's go over and have a look..."
Maka saw Hagrid's tall figure wandering over there - right next to the trunk of the Whomping Willow, and beside him, there seemed to be a person standing, who looked like Professor Sprout.
As Maka and Charlotte moved forward quickly, until they got closer, they gradually understood what changes had happened to the Whomping Willow.
At this time, on the dense branches hanging down, pure white objects like dragon eggs are closely arranged. They are next to each other and firmly clinging to each branch. What they saw before was the spectacular sight of the Whomping Willow being completely covered by these big balls.
As for the Whomping Willow who had so many balls occupying her body, except for trembling slightly, she actually lost her temper completely. If it had been in the past, it would have started thrashing with branches all over its body. What happened today
"Hagrid, Professor Sprout..." Maka tilted her head and looked at the miserable whomping willow, and asked in confusion, "What on earth are these? Why do they look so like..."
Even a guy like Maka, who has read a lot of ancient and modern books, has never seen such a scene. Although he had some doubts and guesses, it would be faster to ask first than to speculate on his own.
However, not far in front of Maka, Hagrid was staring at the tree full of balls in a daze. He seemed to be just so surprised that he didn't even notice Maka's arrival!
Professor Sprout, on the other hand, turned around immediately after hearing the sound.
"Maka, you're here..." She nodded to Maka as a greeting, then looked at the Whomping Willow again with distress, "Actually, I don't know very well, but Rubeus said These are the cocoons made by the Flobber caterpillars... But where does the Flobber caterpillar make cocoons?"
"Flobber caterpillar? Cocoon?"
After listening to Sprout's explanation, Maka scratched her scalp inexplicably.
Hagrid had noticed before that the group of Flobber caterpillars he raised had exhibited strange behaviors several times, and he even speculated whether they had mutated! But even if it is really mutated, it is impossible to suddenly form a cocoon
This is not a mutation. It's like a completely different species. Even Maka can't understand it.