Raising her head from the meditation basin, Maca immediately turned around and looked over to Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, don't you have any other clues here?"

For Mad-Eye Moody, Maca still has some affection. Not to mention the crazy old man's straight temper, at least he is a "good man" who always adheres to his own principles.

During the last Wizarding War, the Ministry of Magic granted the Aurors the power to use the Unforgivable Curse in order to round up the Death Eaters. However, as long as it can be avoided, Moody does not choose to kill.

Maca asked himself if he could be a "good person", but that didn't prevent him from admiring this kind of person. This time Moody disappeared, and Maca really wanted to do something about it.

It's just that he really didn't have a clue about Moody's disappearance this time.

But in the face of Maka's inquiry, Dumbledore still shook his head.

"All I know is that I laid down the magical barrier to protect the castle, but Alastor doesn't seem to notice it......," he said with a regretful sigh, "I'm afraid he didn't know that if he had retreated through the back door, nothing like this would have happened......

After that, Maca chatted with Dumbledore a few more times, and when she found that she had nothing to gain, she had to leave first, looking for another clue.

It's just that Moody's disappearance is important, and Maca can't focus all of his energy here.

Now the summer vacation is approaching, and this holiday will inevitably be a turbulent period. For Voldemort's magnificent return, there will definitely be action on the side of the British Ministry of Magic.

After all, the Minister for Magic, Fudge, had been in contact with Voldemort earlier, and it was the result of Maca's threading of the needle.

"It's just Fudge...... person"

Maca shook his head at the thought that he had used Dumbledore and his own strength to trick the timid Minister of Magic.

This time it was Dumbledore who scared Voldemort off, so Fudge's side should be okay. But if Voldemort went directly to Fudge to threaten him, it was hard to say which side the Ministry of Magic would stand on.

"In any case, while the weather is not fully warm, while Voldemort is not going to act rashly...... Let's spend a few days with Luna! ”

Maca walked in the corridor, at first she was still thinking about the next series of arrangements, but in the end, she inexplicably turned to eating, drinking and having fun.

Recently, he has become closer and closer to Luna, and he has realized that he should pick a good day and make his relationship with this pale golden girl clear?

“…… Hey! ”

Thinking about it left and right, Maca couldn't help grinning, but the thief's smile had just risen, but it immediately collapsed.

"Oops! I'm ...... How do I talk to her? ”

It's a pity that he has always acted calmly, but this time he met the girl who made his heart move, but suddenly he didn't know how to speak.

"Stop!"

Maca was thinking about it with a look of embarrassment, and she didn't want to suddenly hear a shout from behind her and stop him.

"Hermione?"

He turned back to find Hermione standing in the middle of the hallway with a stubborn face, her hands hanging at the sides of her wizard's robes, her fists clenched tightly.

"Maca McLean!" She raised her chin slightly, and shouted out Maca's full name syllable-by-syllable.

Maca looked at Hermione in confusion, not knowing what she was really trying to do. But her proud gesture made Maca's eyes a little trance.

Probably because she was also beginning to become a girl, since this semester, Hermione would often quietly take care of her naturally curly brown curls to make them look less unkempt than they used to be.

But today, she suddenly untied that restraint again, and let her hair fall over her shoulders, as if she had been when Maca first saw her.

"When I first met her...... It was at the Sorting Ceremony...... Is it? ”

Maca suddenly felt that her memory was slightly confused.

Oh, yes! The first time he met this Hermione Granger was at the entrance ceremony. But the current appearance of Hermione instantly reminded him of her standing at the door of a compartment on the Hogwarts Express.

The same long hair is unkempt, the same chin is slightly raised, and the whole body exudes a proud temperament.

and the vague figure in his distant memory, quietly overlapped.

"Maca McLean!" Hermione suddenly crossed her waist with her left hand, stretched out her index finger with her right hand and pointed at Maca, and said loudly, "I don't want to ask about your past, that's your business; But I want to participate in your future, it's my right! ”

"Listen to me! I, Hermione Jane Granger, have a crush on you! I'm going to use my charm to capture your heart! ”

"W-"

Maca was still struggling with how to confess to Luna just now, but when she turned her head, she was chased by Miss Granger with a haughty face, which ...... What's going on?

"You don't have to say anything now! Just wait for Miss Ben! Hmph—" Hermione said, decisively flicking her tousled curly hair, and turned away in a huff, not giving Maca a chance to speak.

"You...... I...... Ahem...... What? ”

Maca stretched out his Erkang hand, her mind in confusion, and her face full of astonishment and speechless.

“…… Our Miss Jack-of-all-trades, when did she become so strong? After holding it for a long time, Maca only squeezed out this sentence from her dry throat.

To be honest, Maca was really attentive to Luna, but when Hermione made such a fuss, he didn't know how to open up to Luna.

Look at Miss Granger, how well she said! If I were a girl, I would have been captured red-handed by her domineering confession!

Maka, who was in painful contemplation, suddenly turned her head as he sensed someone approaching again. This time the person was closer, and he felt the fluctuation of his magic power.

"Uh...... Professor Snape? ”

“…… McLean," Snape raised an eyebrow and smacked his tongue, "tsk...... Which son are you going to choose as my godson? ”

"Ahem, ahem......" Maca didn't expect that since the last time he made a few jokes, Snape seemed a little ...... Well, at least it's nowhere near as serious as it used to be.

“…… Don't make fun of me, Professor. He waved his hand weakly and said, "I'm sorry, I still have some business, I'll invite you to drink another day......"

“…… Is it a wedding reception? ”

Marca, who was about to slip away quickly, was choked by Snape's cold words, and almost fell into a.

Looking at Maca, who had fled in embarrassment, Snape returned to his usual state of facial paralysis, and was stunned for a moment before striding forward again.

It can be found that the direction he is going seems to be the entrance to the principal's office where Maca has just left.

Snape has been going in and out of Dumbledore's place a lot lately, and although no one has discovered it, there must be some unspeakable secret hidden in it.

It's just that Maca was a little confused by Hermione's strong confession just now, so she didn't notice Snape's whereabouts.

……

“…… Do you know Miss Luna Lovegood? Can you call her for me...... I'm waiting for her here! ”

In the foyer, where young wizards come and go, Maca casually stops a Ravenclaw girl and asks with a smile.

"Mr. McLean?" The girl's eyes widened and she said, "Oh...... Lovegood? Of course, she should still be in the common room...... I'm going to call her......"

After saying that, the girl couldn't help but look at Maca back and forth several times as she walked back, as if she was looking at some cute rare magical creature.

That sparkling gaze made Maca a little uncomfortable.

No way, he can't go to Ravenclaw Tower right now, because the bronze eaglet is guarding the door!

Ever since he got the Book of Sin, he hadn't run around there, and in the current situation, he had to ask other girls to help him spread the word.

Luckily, Luna didn't resist the feeling of being with him at all - or rather, the presence of Maca, to whom she was her best friend!

It's just because Luna doesn't have any concept of love at all, but more of a feeling like "I feel at ease with him".

For such a pure and natural girl, Maca is really getting more and more fond of it. In Maca's memory, the pale gold color in the sunset is worth his lifelong care.

But no matter how much he likes it in his heart, when it comes to his mouth, he can't pour it out dryly.

“…… Well, I mean ......"

Watching Luna bounce out of the tower, Maca scratched her head vigorously.

"Do you want to go out for a few days during the summer vacation?"

Luna's large, silver-gray eyes flickered, staring at Maca's face with curiosity, as if she thought the embarrassment in Maca's expression was amused.

"That sounds good......," said her soft, light voice, with the usual drift, "and it just so happened that Miss Delacour invited me to France!" I said, 'I'm going to ask Maca,' and she said yes. ”

"Miss Delacour?"

This Miss Delacour obviously wouldn't mean little Gabrielle, but needless to say, it was obviously Fleur.

But......

“…… Going to France? Maca looked subtle, "That sounds ...... Not bad indeed......"

It just felt like there would be a lot of unnecessary incidents - the second half of the sentence was swallowed back into his belly very decisively, and then he shrugged his shoulders.

"Do you want to go?" He smiled and asked Luna, "And, Mr. Xenophilius'......"

"I haven't been to France yet! I heard that there were many, many 'mountain fairies' over there, and Miss Delacour said that we could go into Beauxbatons Castle and visit it, and there were many ...... there."

Although Luna's hands were counted, they were all chaotic magical creatures; But it can be seen that she is indeed interested in France.

In that case, is there any reason not to go?