"Good evening, Miss Betsy. It's a lot of offense to come uninvited in the middle of the night. ”

"No, please call me 'Mrs. Longman.'" Maca's address to her seemed to cause her displeasure, "What are you going to do when you two come to our couple's house so late?" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry—"

Maca glanced to the side, only to see that her husband had not recovered as much as she did.

"So, Mrs. Longman. I'll answer your question first......" he paused, "I'm a professor at Hogwarts, and she's an Auror for the Ministry. ”

"Aurors?" When Mrs. Longman heard this, she was wary.

"That's right, I'm an Auror, and I think you'd be the best—" Tonks. ”

Maca gestured to Tonks before continuing, "Don't worry, we're not here to dig over your husband's criminal record......

He said, looking at the empty potions bottles that had rolled down the floor.

"All we need is the source of that potion and ......," said Maca, staring at each other's eyes tightly, "the details of the potions you two have taken recently." ”

Mrs. Longman lay stiff on the floor, barely able to move her face. Coupled with being attacked by Maca and Tonks in the middle of the night, it stands to reason that such a weak woman should always be afraid.

But on her seemingly cowardly face, there was no fear it deserved.

"Potions......" she pursed her thin lips, but instead showed a strong temperament, "Are you sent by the Ministry of Magic to investigate this potion...... As long as you don't embarrass my husband, I can tell you everything I know. ”

"Of course," Maka nodded, "then let's sit down and have a good talk, shall we?" ”

With that, he waved his wand, and the chair that had fallen in the corner flipped over and landed behind him and Tonks. After he sat down, he untied the spell on the other party.

Mrs. Longman suddenly felt relieved, and she hurriedly collected her breath, and then rushed to her husband's side with a hint of panic, and examined it carefully.

Mr. Longman was still lying on the bed, but he could tell that the madness in his eyes was still there. Other than that, there is nothing else out of the ordinary.

"Your husband is fine, I just controlled him with a full-body restraint charm." Maca's gaze jumped back and forth over the couple's body, as if comparing something, "Madame, please sit down first...... We don't really have a lot of time here, and when I finish asking everything I want to ask, we won't have to rush and we'll leave on our own. ”

When the other party heard this, he rubbed the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, and finally left her husband's side for a while and sat quietly on the edge of the bed.

"If you want to know anything, just ask!" She whispered.

"Well, the first question is simple...... "Maca pointed to the potions bottle on the ground with her wand, "where did you get this potion?" ”

"I bought it on the black market."

Mrs. Longman's slender arms were propped up on the edge of the bed, her head slightly bowed, and she looked at the empty potions bottles, as if she was remembering something.

"Where?" Maca asked again.

“…… I don't know. ”

Mrs. Longman shook her head slightly, her loose shoulder-length curls dangling leisurely.

"How could you not know?" Tonks frowned, "Or are you the one who sells them?" ”

"No, I really don't know......," the other party looked up, his expression mixed with a hint of pain, "I can only vaguely remember that it should be somewhere on the black market...... A very dark, damp place......"

"Alright," Maca said, waving her hand, "and a second question - as far as I know, you probably didn't have access to this potion when your husband showed unusual symptoms, right?" ”

"Yes." Mrs. Longman said sadly, "I tried my best to beg people everywhere, but to no avail...... I can't save him......"

"Now that you've seen what your husband looks like, how did you get into it?" Maca said suspiciously, "It stands to reason that you should stay away from this kind of harmful potion, right?" ”

When the other party heard this, a look of confusion gradually emerged.

"This ......"

She frowned in thought, and the distress grew. After a long time, she finally only said "I'm sorry", and her expression became a little apprehensive.

"I don't know this, I don't know that, what are you ......?"

Tonks looked a little impatient. But it's no wonder, after all, Kingsley is her boss, and she takes care of her a lot on weekdays, and her mood has been very heavy lately.

Don't look at her often rough and rough in front of everyone, she will always make everyone laugh, but her heart is actually very delicate.

She knew that as a rookie Auror, her ability was still very insufficient; She also knew that both Moody and Kingsley cared about her growth.

However, with the two elders and chiefs having accidents one after another, the remorse in her heart was almost beyond her bearing.

"Why...... Why wasn't I the one who had the accident? ”

Lately, lying in bed every night, this sentence has been repeated in her mind.

She really began to hate herself for being powerless.

However, the atmosphere in the Order of the Phoenix has always been very solemn at the moment, and she can't make the atmosphere worse because of this little thing of hers.

Therefore, she forced herself and forced herself, trying to maintain the usual kind of joy, trying to help everyone from where she could.

But it turns out that suppressed emotions will always explode inadvertently.

“…… Tell us everything you know! Don't think you can prevaricate with a 'don't know' sentence! How many people do you think are crazy because of this potion! What exactly is your purpose? ”

Tonks jerked to his feet, drew his wand, and as he slammed it down on the other's slender neck, the tip of the wand was already pressed against the slender neck.

Mrs. Longman was visibly taken aback by her.

However, she quickly calmed down, stared at Tonks's face for a moment, gritted her teeth and said nothing.

"Tonks!" Maca looked at the tense back, reached out and patted her shoulder gently, "Don't worry, calm down......"

"How do you calm me! Maca, seeing that you've been so laid-back along the way, you're not worried at all—"

Tonks stopped talking abruptly, as if regretting what he had said in a moment of excitement.

She paused, let go of her left hand, which was on Mrs. Longman's shoulder, and stood up with her head down, but the wand in her right hand grew tighter and tighter.

"Don't push yourself too hard," Maca said with a smile as she patted her shoulder again, "but then again, that grimace you put on outside is funny, no worse than your disguised Magus." ”

"Huh?" Tonks suddenly turned his head and looked at Maca in a daze.

"Forgot?" Maca chuckled, "Wasn't it fun that you were making a face at that brick hole when I entered the house just now?" ”

"Ahh

As if remembering something, Tonks blinked.

"Let's sit down and rest for a while!" Maca pressed her shoulders and sat her back in her chair, before turning to Mrs. Longman and saying, "Sorry, rude......

Tonks sat in his chair, stunned, and she barely listened to what Maca and Lady Longman had to say.

Because of Maca's words, she remembered the grimaces she had just put on outside. Of course, there was no one around her at that time, so naturally she didn't do it to make others laugh.

I'm afraid she didn't even notice it, but in fact, she was born to be that kind of person.

Perhaps during this time, in order to liven up the atmosphere, she often forced herself to make some off-line moves. But the grimaces before were just what she wanted to do.

"Ah...... Kristen and Charles? ”

Tonks suddenly remembered the first destination he had been to tonight.

If I have to say, it doesn't seem really necessary to go there tonight. Important information was easily asked in that strange clubhouse, and Maca didn't seem to have any intention of getting anything out of the potion shop in the first place.

Thinking about it this way, Maca took herself to see Christine and Charles tonight, and it seemed that it was a ...... at all

"Don't push yourself too hard" - Maca's words flashed through her mind.

"He's ...... Do you sense that I'm reluctant? ”

Tonks gave Maca a deep look.

Not to mention Tonks's nonsense, Maca's side has got some new clues from Mrs. Longman......

“…… That is, after that, every morning when you wake up from bed, you will find an empty potions vial on the floor? Maca confirmed with a frown.

After Mrs. Longman nodded again, Maca looked at the empty potions vial on the ground, and then at the immobile Mr. Longman, not knowing what to think.

After a few seconds, he pointed to Mr. Longman on the bed and said, "What about your husband?" ”

"The other day, for some reason, he had another seizure. I can only tie him up like this, or he will smash things everywhere and beat people, and he will want to escape......"

"Really?" Hearing this, Maca raised her eyebrows slightly, "Let me guess...... Did you tie him up and have one less empty potion bottle every morning? ”

Mrs. Longman was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately.

"That's right...... How do you know? She asked, as if slightly surprised.

Maca didn't answer her question, just thought thoughtfully. For a moment, the messy bedroom was silent, except for a few breathing sounds that staggered with each other, inaudible.

After a few moments, Maca suddenly stood up and stepped aside to pick up a potion bottle. He rubbed the smooth bottle without any labels, and his gaze looked a little deep.

"This potion...... It's really interesting. He muttered to himself.