Pansy is temporarily separated after leaving the Ministry of Magic with Illuria all the way - Pansy has to get back to Hogwarts by lunchtime, and Illuri seems to have to go back to "home" first.

Yes, even if she will probably be punished when she goes back, she still has to go back.

After all, in the wizarding world, any contract is magical, and if she, a minion, remains out for fear of punishment, it will sooner or later lead to some kind of more serious consequences.

However, Pansy's resistance to returning to school seems to be much more obvious than that of Elully, who is worried and pretends to be okay on the surface.

As soon as she remembered Maca's intimidation of herself, she didn't want to go back now that she hadn't been able to complete the task. But in order not to let others find out about the abnormality, she obviously couldn't help but reply.

At noon that day, Maca met Miss Parkinson's in the auditorium.

To be honest, she looked a little bad—she sat at the long Slytherin table with her eyes slightly down, spoonful after spoonful of peas on her plate, and sent them to her mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that this place was full of wizards and wizards, Maca would have thought she had seen a Muggle-made robot!

"Oh, Miss Parkinson seems to be a little out of energy?"

Slughorn on the side also looked over there, and said casually to Maca beside him:

"In my class this morning, I thought she was a little distracted. When she was preparing the potion materials, she almost chopped the tumbling bulb entirely, splashing everyone with corrosive juice...... But now, she seemed to be even worse than she had been in the morning. ”

Maca didn't listen carefully to the fat old man's nagging, but he also knew that the other party was right - Pansy in the morning may have been just nervous, but the current distraction was obviously more than nervous.

Thinking of the "thing" that Pansy had done at the end of the third period, Maca couldn't help but shake her head secretly.

"yes," he said to Slughorn, "I think she needs some counseling...... You know, a girl at Miss Parkinson's age has a lot to worry about, doesn't she? ”

"Aha, you're right," Slughorn said, suddenly turning his head and glancing at Maca, "Speaking of which, aren't you 'that age' too?" ”

"Well," Maca pursed her lips and said perfunctorily, "you just think I'm precocious!" Anyway, there are a lot of people who say that about me now. ”

It was just fun, but he wasn't talking nonsense—he felt that someone really needed to channel Pansy's mind so that there wouldn't be any unnecessary mistakes when doing things for him.

You know, this is not only to make Pansy better at completing the task, but also to think about her safety.

So far, just by looking at the other party's appearance of the six gods and no owner, Maca knows that this plan to "rescue Muriel and give Martin a favor" is probably a failure.

After lunch, he left the auditorium without waiting for Pansy, who was still stunned at the table, to get up. It was only before he walked out of the side door that he still very covertly let a small note appear in front of the other party, and then paced in the direction of the side fort.

Maca walked slowly down the hallway that led to the secondary fort, but even then, it took Pansy a long time to get behind him when he reached the door of the room.

He didn't reach for the door, but stopped when he noticed Pansy standing around the corner of the hallway.

"Don't you want to come over again? I'm not going to hit you—"

Marca turned around and casually made a joke at Pansy, who was a long distance away from her. But after hearing this, the other party still shook his head silently, and he didn't even dare to look at him.

After a while, Pansy said:

Professor McLean...... You know it all? ”

But when Maca heard it, she had to sigh helplessly.

"I didn't go with me, what do you want me to know? I just look at your dejected look, and I think you're probably not able to get things done...... So, are you going to explain to me what's going on? ”

Now that they're all in front of Maca, Pansy naturally has no reason to hide it anymore. What's more, even if she doesn't say it now, the news of the robbery of the Ministry of Magic dungeon will reach the other party's ears sooner or later.

So, this time, Pansy didn't hesitate any longer, and quickly told the whole operation from beginning to end. Especially when it came to whether or not to let Ilully use fairy magic to open Muriel's prison door, she explained her choice as much as she could.

I have to say that when she heard Pansy's sentence "Thinking about friends is also a way to fight for interests", Maca couldn't help but nod her head secretly.

However, it would be enough to miss the opportunity to meet Kingsley, and even if she failed, Pansy herself would not be able to open the magic door of the dungeon. In that case, whether it's Ilully or Muriel, she won't be able to take any of them with her.

Clearly, Maca was prepared for the possibility of the plan failing.

But even he didn't expect that not only could the half-blood witch named Illuri use the magic of the fairy, but even Pansy had a change of mood at the most inopportune time.

Whether it was an inevitability or an accident, a series of unforeseen events led to Illuri's rescue, while Muriel remained in the Ministry of Magic's dungeons.

This result is undoubtedly the worst.

When Pansy finished the whole process, Maca fell into thought. For a moment, the corridor became surprisingly quiet, and even the slight noise in the distance of the main castle became very clear.

Pansy, who had been looking down slightly at the ground from the beginning, seemed to feel the pressure in the silence. It didn't take long to hear her say cautiously:

McKellen ...... Professor, are you angry? ”

"Huh?"

Marka was pondering whether to remedy the situation or simply abandon Pansy's plan to make Pansy a spy when she suddenly heard a tentative sound of the other party cowering in her ears, and she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Do you think I should be angry?"

"Should, should...... Not only did I not get the task done, but it was also very likely that Martin would no longer trust me...... Of course you should be angry......"

Honestly, Pansy is really scared of Maca right now.

And this may not only be because of the strength of Maca, nor just because of the future of the family...... In fact, ever since Maca gave her a chance to atone for her sins, something had changed in her heart that even she hadn't even noticed.

As for the friendship between her and Eruli, it was only from that slight change that it was gradually established.

Of course, Maca hasn't been able to realize that "the one who caused the plan to fail is actually herself".

"Yes, because you made the wrong decision privately, and the whole plan was flawed...... Perhaps I should be angry," Maka shrugged, "but, for your friend's sake, I guess that's it!" ”

"What?"

Seriously, Pansy was stunned when she heard Maca say that it was all over.

You know, if such a thing happened to the Parkinson's family, even her parents would not easily spare her. Needless to say, a severe punishment is inevitable, and depending on the severity of the outcome, she may even be expelled from the family with her surname removed.

After all, she'd pretty much ruined the whole plan for the sake of an insignificant goblin hybrid!

However, this is Hogwarts, and in front of her is Maca. Maca has always been tolerant of failure, because he knows very well that where there is success, there will inevitably be failure, which is not unusual.

If everything can be successful, that's an incredible thing.

"I won't say much else," Maca waved her hand, "I just hope you understand that sometimes we have to make some sacrifices for the sake of the big picture...... Of course, you didn't do anything wrong this time, after all, you can't decide whether or not to choose sacrifice for someone else. ”

With that, he waved his hand.

"Let's go back! Gather your mood and get ready for the afternoon class - I've heard from Professor Slughorn, so don't get distracted during class! ”

Finally, he added:

“…… As for the future, I'll think about it before I tell you, so the next time I look for you, don't go so slowly! ”

Looking at Pansy's back as she turned away, Maca raised her voice again and shouted around the corner of the hallway:

"Don't hide there, since you've heard it, come here!"

Before the words could be finished, there was a whisper of cooing, and Hermione and the others walked out of the other corner in a hurry. After glancing at Pansy, who was approaching her, they finally walked up to Maca.

"Oh, sorry, Maca......" Ron said with a bitter face as he was pushed to the front, "because Luna said you sent a note to Parkinson, so we all wanted to see what was going on...... But who knows, we actually heard about her going to the Ministry of Magic to rob the prison. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance behind him again, looked at Hermione and whispered:

"I said don't come! Even if you invent a gadget that hides your breath, Maca will surely find out what we're hiding nearby...... And lo and behold! ”

"At least that shows that there is room for improvement in my little invention!" Hermione glared at him.

But Maca was not diverted by their quarrel, so he spread his hands and looked at them helplessly:

"Then what do you think I'm looking for Miss Parkinson's for?"