Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 1079: Hermione said the murderer

"...Yes, old Barty is okay, maybe it's the kid who has the problem."

In the Broken Cauldron Bar, Maca and Sirius are sitting at a table near the wall, while Hermione and others are sitting around them.

Perhaps because of Hermione's remarks today, or perhaps everyone's strength has indeed been greatly improved, and Maca finally stopped doing everything without them.

Of course, if it is directly related to Helbo, and it is even very likely to encounter that guy, it is still impossible for Maca to just let them participate.

After hearing that Maca sat down with Sirius, she mentioned the old Barty again, and Hermione couldn't help but be curious about it.

"What's the problem?" She wondered, "What did Mr. Crouch do?"

After hearing this, Maca couldn't help but shrugged you:

"No, Mr. Crouch did almost nothing. He just went to the Muggle world to adopt two orphans with a nostalgia for his son and a life ambition that has never been severed."

After saying such a sentence with a little emotion, he turned to explain:

"You heard in the library just now. Mr. Crouch intends to explore the way for Muggles and wizards to coexist in the future by raising Muggle children in the magic world... and, perhaps by the way. It can make his own life in his later years less painful."

Here, it is actually what Maca had previously chatted with Barty. But after that, he pointed towards Sirius again, slightly serious and authentic:

"Originally, after Mr. Crouch opened the library in Diagon Alley... No, to be precise, when Mr. Crouch came to Diagon Alley with his two children, it appeared continuously. Several homicides were committed. In this regard, Sirius and the others tried to eliminate the impact of the case temporarily in order to ensure that there would be no bad rumors..."

"However, he and Lupin also guessed from this that the secret murderer was probably Barty Crouch, who suddenly came to Diagon Alley to open a shop."

Hermione nodded immediately after hearing what he said. She had a preliminary understanding of the status quo.

It turns out that Maca brought her to Diagon Alley to play today, but in fact it was also with a mission. Hermione, Ron and the other four have become the best cover when testing each other.

Thinking about it this way, if she didn't express her thoughts in advance today, maybe Maca would do it herself again.

After thinking about it for a while, Hermione understood:

"So, you just confirmed that the man was not killed by Mr. Crouch?"

"Yes," Maca recalled the situation again, and then whispered, "I actually didn't think he would commit a murder. After all, the illegal things he did in his life are really not Much...well, except for that year, he couldn't help but begged by his seriously ill wife to enter Azkaban and replace his son Batty Jr. out."

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, then shook his head.

"But for some reason, I can't guarantee that his temperament will not change drastically...so today this temptation is still necessary."

"Some reasons?"

Ron, who had never spoken, couldn't help repeating it after hearing that Maca seemed to have skipped something deliberately.

"Hmm."

Seeing that other people were either confused or curious, Maca didn't hide it anymore, nodded and said frankly:

"His son Barty Crouch Jr. was killed by myself."

No matter how much Maca understands human nature, it is impossible to break people's hearts easily. He couldn't guess whether the old Batty would hold a grudge because of his son's death.

Because he understands that Barty's death is like a seed buried in the heart of Barty, and no one knows whether that seed will germinate or rot.

Maybe one day, old Barty suddenly counted all the pain of losing his son on his head, Maca McLean, then the other party might take the initiative to help Helbo.

However, in the surprised expressions of Hermione and others, Maca quickly said:

"Fortunately, I don't think Old Batty killed anyone, because...I probably already guessed who the real murderer was."

Hermione frowned when she heard it, but then she seemed unable to accept her guess, and gently shook her head to abandon the number one candidate in her heart.

"Yes... was it someone in the library at the time?" She hesitated.

On the contrary, Neville next to him, after a little startled, asked subconsciously:

"Is that little girl? Oh, no...no?"

Neville's words almost blurted out, in fact, it was the answer that Hermione thought of at the first time. After all, the people Maca had the most contact with in the library at that time seemed to be the old Barty and the little girl.

However, a child that is only that old will kill others...this kind of thing is chilling to think about.

After Neville asked, Hermione couldn't help but stared at Maca's head, as if for fear that he nodded in agreement with Neville's terrible guess.

And when Maca shook her head again, she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough...No!"

"Well, it's not her," Maca said, but sighed again, "but it's still related to her. Remember? As I mentioned, old Barty adopted two Muggle orphans. ——We have seen a girl, but don’t forget, there is another boy!"

"But, although we haven't seen a boy, we don't represent him—" Hermione couldn't help saying halfway through, "Maca, did you find something in that little girl?"

It can be seen that the kindness in Hermione's heart made her unwilling to doubt the boy she had never met. However, based on her understanding of Maca, she also understands that the other party's words will never be targeted.

Thinking about it this way, the conclusion seems obvious.

Sure enough, a complicated smile appeared on Maca's face.

"You're right," he took the cup beside him, took a sip of the juice, and moistened his throat, which was a little dry from talking too much, "the kid's body... there are traces of black magic left. , And Old Batty doesn't seem to know yet."

"So... isn't he dangerous?" Ron said immediately.

This time, before Maca answered, Hermione said to Ron first:

"No, on the contrary, maybe he is the safest one in Diagon Alley today!"

"Huh?"

When Ron heard this, he couldn't help wondering.

"Isn't it hard to understand?" Hermione said, "First, Maca has just said that there have been several murders in Diagon Alley recently, but if the murderer was really a child, would he kill anyone around him? No, even if the boy is smart enough, knowing that can help people avoid doubt. But without the old Batty, he would be more inconvenient to move as a child!"

While she was talking, she paused for a while before continuing:

"Second, a child will kill. This is suspicious enough in itself. I think there may be other people behind him. And if that person is familiar with the magical world, Crow will inevitably be left behind. Mr. Qi-his son was a Death Eater at the beginning, so would he not be a good person?"

"You mean, once the murder is exposed, they will use Old Barty as the dead ghost?"

When Ron was stunned again, Maca also nodded.

"This idea is very reasonable," he said. "I did think that the boy might be controlled by others, but I haven't thought that they might use Old Batty as a shield."

After receiving Maca’s admiration, Hermione was obviously more confident, so she just listened to her and continued:

"There is a third point—we all know that Mr. Crouch has adopted the two children for some time. If that kid wants to do it, I’m afraid Mr. Crouch is already dead, no Right?"

Although Hermione was answering Ron's doubts on the surface, she also took this opportunity to tell some of her speculations.

To tell you the truth, she deserves to be a quick-witted Hermione. There are some details that even Maca hasn't considered. After listening to her analysis, everyone, including Maca and Sirius, was silent for a moment.

In the final analysis, even if Hermione speaks so decently, these are just inferences. What the facts are and how the situation will develop in the future will inevitably require further investigation.

Not long after, Sirius suddenly spoke up.

"Maca," he recalled what Maca and Hermione had said before, and asked suddenly, "Just now you said~IndoMTL.com~You found'Black Magic' on the little girl adopted by Old Barty. Traces'? Then do you see the specific black magic?"

If they can know the details of the black magic, they will not only provide safety guarantee for investigating after the fact, but also may be able to learn more about the boy...and the secrets of the person behind him.

It's a pity that Maca waved his hand at will without hesitation:

"I don't know, the traces left on her body are quite rare. It has probably been several hours...seriously, it was luck to be able to find this at that time!"

After listening, Sirius regretfully lowered his head to ponder other doubts.

So, after a while, he guessed that he knew he couldn't figure out more information, so he just stood up neatly.

"Maca, there's nothing to say, right?" He said, "Then I'll take a step first-I'll have to change shifts with Dunge to watch the library later, so that he can come over and eat something. Fill your stomach."

Maca first glanced at Hermione, and she seemed to have nothing to say before she nodded at Sirius:

"Okay, you go! I have had dinner with everyone here, and then I will return to Hogwarts. If you have any new discoveries, please keep me informed."