Chapter 1079: Hermione says the killer

"... Yes, old Batty is fine. I'm afraid the child is the one 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 together.
Maybe it's because of Hermione's words today, or maybe everyone's strength has indeed improved tremendously, and Maca finally did not hide everything from them.
Of course, if something is directly related to Haierbo, and it is very likely that he will encounter that guy's situation, it is impossible for Maca to let them participate casually.
After hearing that Maca had sat down with Sirius, she mentioned the old Battie again, and Hermione had some curiosity about it.
"What's the problem?" She wondered. "What did Mr. Crouch do?"
When Maca heard that, she shrugged and said:
"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 never broken."
After speaking such a sentence with a little emotion, he turned to explain:
"You heard it in the library just now. Mr. Crouch intends to explore the future of Muggle and the wizard's coexistence by raising Muggle children in the magic world ... and maybe let him by the way. In my old age, I didn't have so much pain. "
Here, in fact, it is all the content that Maca had previously talked with old Batty. But following it, he pointed at Sirius again, and said a little solemnly:
"Once Mr. Crouch opened the library in Diagon Alley ... No, to be precise, when Mr. Crouch brought two children to Diagon Alley, there were several games here. Murder case. In order to ensure that no bad rumors have appeared, Sirius has temporarily managed to eliminate the impact of the case ... "
"However, he and Lupin also speculated that the secret killer is likely to be Batty Crouch, who suddenly came to Diagon Alley to open a shop."
Hermione nodded after hearing what he said, and she had a preliminary understanding of the status quo.
It turned out that today, Maca took her to Diagon Alley to play, and she actually took the task. Hermione, and Ron, and four others, became the best cover when testing each other.
Thinking of it this way, if she didn't show her thoughts in advance today, she would probably do it again.
Thinking so secretly, Hermione knew:
"So, you just confirmed that it wasn't Mr. Crouch killed?"
"Yes," Maca recalled the situation at that time, and then whispered, "I didn't actually think he would commit a murder. After all, he did not do too many illegal things in his life ... Well, apart from that year, he couldn't help crying out from his seriously ill wife, and went to Azkaban to replace his son Batty. "
Having said that, he paused slightly, then shook his head.
"But for some reason, I can't guarantee that he will not change his temper ... so this temptation today is still necessary."
"Some reason?"
Ron, who had never spoken, heard that Maca seemed to skip something, and finally couldn't help repeating it.
"Ok."
Seeing that other people were either confused or curious, Maca didn't hide it anymore, nodded her head and said calmly:
"His son, Batty Crouch, was killed by myself."
Even if Maca knows human nature no matter how easy it is to see through the heart. Because of his son's death, it is impossible for Old Batty to hold a grudge, and he cannot guess.
Because he understood that the death of Barty was equivalent to a seed buried in the heart of Old Barty, and no one knew whether that seed would germinate or rot.
Maybe one day, the old Batty suddenly counted the pain of the bereavement on his head, Maca McLean, then the other party is likely to take the initiative to help Haier Bo work.
But in the surprised expression of Hermione and others, Maca quickly said:
"Fortunately, I don't think the old Batty killed, because ... I probably already guessed who the real killer was."
Hermione frowned immediately when she heard it, but then she seemed to be unable to accept her conjecture, and gently shook her head to set aside the number one candidate in her heart.
"Yes ... is it a certain guest in the library at the time?" She said hesitantly.
Instead, Neville, next to him, asked subconsciously:
"Is that the little girl? Oh, no ... no?"
Neville's almost eloquent words were actually the answer Hermione had thought of immediately. After all, it seemed that Maca had met the most people in the library at the time, and it was the old Batty and the little girl.
However, a child that is just a little older will kill others ... it's chilling to think about it.
After Neville asked for an exit, Hermione couldn't help but stare at Maca's head, as if she was afraid he nodded in agreement with Neville's terrible guess.
When Maca shook her head again, she sighed consciously.
"Sure enough ... no!"
"Well, it's not her," said Maka, but she sighed again. "But, it's still related to her. Remember? I mentioned that the two Muggle orphans were adopted by old Batty-girls We've met before, but don't forget, there is another boy! "
"But we haven't seen the boy yet, but we don't mean him--" Hermione said halfway, and couldn't help but say, "Maca, have you found anything in that little girl?"
It can be seen that the kindness in Hermione's mind caused her to refuse to doubt even the boy who had never met. However, with her understanding of Maca, she also understood that the other party would never be targeted.
If you think about it that way, the conclusion seems obvious.
Sure enough, a complex smile appeared on Maca's face.
"You're right," he held up the cup at hand, drank the juice, and moisturized his throat that was too dry because he said too much. "The child's body ... there are traces of black magic, and old Butty seems to have no idea. "
"Then ... then he is very 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 now!"
"what?"
Ron wondered when he heard it.
"Don't understand?" Hermione said, "First, Maca has already said that there have been several murders in Diagon Alley recently. But if the murderer is really a child, will he kill the people around him? No, Even if the boy was smart enough, knowing that would make people avoid suspicion. But without Barty, it would be more inconvenient for him to be a child! "
As she said, she stopped for a moment before continuing:
"Second, a child will kill someone. This is suspicious enough. I think there may be others behind him. If that person is familiar with the magic world, Mr Crouch will inevitably be left— —His son was a Death Eater in the first place, wouldn't he be a good man himself? "
"Do you mean that once the killings are revealed, they will use the old Batty as the dead?"
When Ron was in shock again, Maca nodded.
"The idea makes sense," he said. "I did think that the boy might be under control, but I haven't thought that they might use Barty as a shield."
After getting Maca's admired gaze, Hermione was obviously more confident, and then she continued after hearing her:
"There is a third point-we all know that Mr. Crouch has adopted the two children for some time. If the child wants to start, I am afraid that Mr. Crouch has already died, hasn't he?"
Although Hermione was apparently answering Ron's doubts, she also took the opportunity to speak out some of her speculation.
To be honest, it was Hermione who was quick-thinking, and some details were not even taken into consideration by Maka. After listening to her analysis, everyone including Maca and Sirius was silent for a moment.
After all, even if Hermione is so decent, these are just an inference. Exactly what the facts are and how the situation will develop in the future will inevitably require further investigation.
Not long after, Sirius suddenly spoke.
"Maca," he asked, thinking back about what Maca and Hermione had said just now, "just now you said ~ EbookFREE.me ~ you found 'black magic' on the little girl adopted by Old Batty. Traces'? Do you see any specific dark magic? "
If you can know the details of the black magic, not only will they be provided with security guarantees after the investigation, but you may also be able to learn more about the boy ... and the secret of the person behind him.
Unfortunately, Maca waved her hands without hesitation:
"I don't know. The traces left on her are quite rare. It's probably been several hours ... Honestly, it can be considered luck at the time!"
Sirius listened to it, and regrettingly regretted again and wondered about other points of doubt.
So, after a little while, he probably knew that he couldn't figure out more information, so he just stood up sharply.
"Maca, don't you have anything to say?" He said. "Then I'll take a step first-I'll have to go to Dunge to watch the library library with shifts, so that he can come and eat something to fill his stomach . "
Maca first glanced at Hermione to see that she didn't seem to want to say anything, and then screamed at Sirius:
"Okay, you go! I have dinner here with everyone, and then I will return to Hogwarts. If you have any new findings, please keep me informed."