“…… It turns out that is the case? ”

As Luna, Hermione and the others are about to stage an "inevitable chance encounter" at the Literati House Quill Shop, Maca is sitting by the fireplace in her office, having a complementary conversation with Anns.

At this moment, a somewhat familiar blue cane was spinning in Maca's hand, and some kind of vague but powerful magic fluctuations made Maca secretly amazed.

Through Enns's account just now, Maca has roughly learned that Salazar Slytherin did leave a so-called "back hand".

According to the actual situation mentioned by Enns, the basilisk cultivated by Salazar is obviously a key to solving Helbo.

And if you want to say that another key to solving Helbo, it is naturally the snake staff that Maca is playing with in her hand at the moment.

"With the instant death effect of basilisk venom on the soul, and with the help of the secret connection between the soul fragments that transcends space, a 'special toxin' can be formed that specifically restrains the Horcrux......"

"Well, that's a bit like some kind of soul level 'plague'?"

As you can imagine, with the basilisk taking a lot of time to grow, Salazar Slytherin came up with a near-perfect solution, but he couldn't do it himself.

After all, he hadn't made any Horcruxes to seek immortality, and he had never thought of doing so.

However, what could have been said to be a foolproof means back then was ultimately no match for the changes brought about by time. Who would have thought that the basilisk specially cultivated by Salazar would have been broken into parts by someone in the secret room as early as possible?

"Oh, was it my fault?"

Thinking of this, Maca couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"The basilisk is already dead...... Although the venom had been collected at the time, the toxins that had lost their magical activity were just a relatively powerful can of biotoxins. Is the only thing left is the soul spreading magic kept in this snake staff? ”

After pondering for a while, Maca suddenly raised her head and looked at Ens, who was sitting opposite her with a teacup in her hand.

"Remember, what was the spell that Salazar told you to recite along?"

When Ens heard this, he immediately shook his head again and again.

"Well, I ran away and didn't even have time to listen to it......," he thought as he said, and finally said apologetically, "Well, I don't remember much other than the old man's laughter in Salazar." ”

"Okay!" Maca shrugged her shoulders and said, "You can go back first—if you can remember the spell Salazar chanted later, please feel free to tell me." ”

"Of course, no problem," said Ens at once, "I'll go back and remember again." ”

After he finished speaking, he had just turned around and walked a few steps when he heard the voice of Maca coming from behind him.

"Wait a minute," Maca said, handing the staff out, "you forgot about it." ”

Ens looked back and waved his hand.

"Oh no, this ...... I think it would be ...... to stay with you."

"It was left to you by Slytherin," Maka said calmly, "take it!" It's not going to work for me, and I'd suggest you just take it back and treat it as a collector's item. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then kindly admonished:

"Remember! Everyone's wand is different - this one is powerful, but it's not the best for us. ”

"Is that so...... Ensden said thoughtfully, "Professor McLean, you mean...... Is this called 'wand selection wizard'? ”

Hearing this, Maca couldn't help but laugh.

"Let me think about it, you heard that from Mr. Ollivander, didn't you?" He asked, but quickly put away his smile and said seriously, "But I have to tell you - the truly great wizards choose their wands for themselves. ”

At this point, Maca seemed to recall something, and she couldn't help but smile.

"There was once a wand that wizards called the most powerful wand in the world, and its name was 'The Elder Wand'. And the last owner of this wand...... I'm sure you've heard of it, he was the last Headmaster of our Hogwarts, Professor Albus Dumbledore. ”

"Oh, of course!" As soon as Enns heard Dumbledore, he immediately nodded and said, "The greatest wizard of modern times died for Hogwarts...... Even after his death, he was able to intimidate the Dark Lord and his minions, so that they did not dare to attack Hogwarts Castle easily. ”

"That's right," Maka smiled, "but I can tell you one thing secretly—in fact, Professor Dumbledore is only physically dead, but his spirit is not. As far as I know, he's already embarked on a whole new adventure in another place we can't reach! ”

"This ...... It's true? Are you sure? Hearing this, Ens couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Well, maybe!" Maca spread her hands and said, "Professor Dumbledore's realm is too high, and I don't know very well. I just knew that there was only one thing he did before he chose to go down that path—"

Obviously, Ens, who was full of longing for this world of wizards and magic, could not suppress the yearning in his heart for a long time.

"What's the matter?" He took a step forward, almost uncontrollably, and asked eagerly.

However, Maca still maintained his calm smile, and there was no change in his sitting posture.

"Professor Dumbledore, break the 'Elder Wand' he's been using...... In this way, with a 'click', it became two pieces of broken wood. ”

As he spoke, he also grasped the ends of the snake staff with both hands and gestured casually. But it was such a casual feint, but it made Ens's heart tighten.

"Don't worry, I'll pay it back to you, that's what you're doing." Maca held out her hand again, "Remember what I said just - strength may bring us a certain degree of strength, but it can also make us lose ourselves in the path ahead, magic is always a wonderful and dangerous thing. ”

After this, Maca asked Ens to take the serpent staff and watched the Hufflepuff wizard leave her office.

When the door closed again, he raised the cup in his hand and took a sip of tea.

"Lead a child who is at risk of going down the wrong path to the right path...... Maybe it's going to be a little more difficult than I thought," he sighed seemingly casually, "It's really hard to be a good teacher!" ”

But just as Maca was still lamenting the great cause of "teaching and educating people", a wave of magic power vaguely appeared in the corridor outside the office door, making him habitually look in the direction of the door.

Unsurprisingly, soon, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Maca waved her hand, and the door opened, and he saw Professor Flitwick standing in the doorway...... Uh, well! Due to Flitwick's fairy bloodline, Maca only saw half of her shiny bald head.

"Oh, Professor Flitwick? Don't you come to me often......" Maca immediately got up and greeted her, "Isn't it a day off?" I thought you were going to have a few drinks with Hagrid and them on three broomsticks? ”

But when Maca saw Flitvier's expression, she knew that something might be in trouble.

"Yes, Maca! I did want to have a drink with Hagrid and Slughorn," said Flitwick, the little man, in a sharp voice, "but...... Well, we met a few ...... at the school gate Uh, guests? ”

"So, they're the reason you came to my office to find me, right?" Maca said curiously, "What kind of guest?" Coming to me? ”

"No, not exactly......" Flitwick looked behind him, then closed the door to his office and said in a low voice, "It's the Werther family, and it seems that they want to bring Charlotte's little girl back into the family." ”

"Oh?"

To be honest, Maca really didn't have any expectations for the situation that the Witt family would emerge at this time.

According to his previous assumptions, the most likely time for the group of guys with the surname Werther to appear was before the public announcement of Nicol Lemay's legacy.

Even if it is not good, they should choose to make some noise before and after the alchemy competition.

Either way, Marca didn't think they would be interested in Sister Charlotte, let alone come to Hogwarts to ask for someone.

"Professor, how many people are here?" Maca pondered in her mind for a moment, then asked quickly.

From the moment he entered the door, Flitwick's expression was more solemn. This means that the current situation, while most likely not good, is certainly not at the point where it is out of control.

"Many," Flitwick recalled, "there were about twenty of them, and Minerva was at the school gate to get them in...... In other words, it's trying to slow down for a while. ”

"What about the—I mean, Charlotte? She's ...... today," but as Maca quickly muttered to herself, "Oh, it's Hogsmeade Day, and she should have gone to work at the Hoghead Bar early in the morning." ”

"Yes," Flitwick said, bowing his head at once, "so Minerva wants me to tell you first." ”

"yes, I see."

He had brought Charlotte back to Hogwarts in the first place, and now that someone is coming to the house, Professor McGonagall will of course have to find Maca.

However, after a general understanding of the situation, Maca still didn't understand what was going on. What kind of intentions are hidden behind the Werther family's behavior of asking for Charlotte?

"Forget it, anyway, I'll go down and have a look first!" Maca frowned and said, "Professor, you go and arrange for the students who are still in the castle first, so that they don't go out for the time being." ”

At the same time that Professor Flitwick nodded, Maca staggered past him, opened the door and headed out into the hallway.