Kingsley's blood test results came back quickly.

All potions taken internally will have the phenomenon of drug precipitation, because potions are generally not completely absorbed by the human body.

That part of the residue is usually filtered by the body over a period of time and then slowly excreted from the body. It's just that because you have to wait for that part of the residue to be automatically dissipated with the magic power it contains, the discharge time is not too short.

Just, how to say it......

“…… The reason for Kingsley's symptoms is already certain to be some kind of magic potion. But what kind of potion it is, you can't tell it by blood test alone......"

In the reception room, Maca and the other members of the Order of the Phoenix are in a meeting. The content of the meeting, of course, was about Kingsley and the series of cases.

It's just that there isn't much to talk about at the moment, and when Maca finished talking about Kingsley's examination, the atmosphere became a little dull again.

"Ah...... By the way, I haven't seen Lena since then, where has she gone? Mrs. Weasley's sudden opening broke the stiff atmosphere.

"Oh, I told her to look for Sirius, she should be back soon." Maca looked up from the stack of documents and shrugged.

"That guy always wants to mess around when he's in a hurry." Lupin sighed as he cupped his forehead.

"Actually, it's okay to be impulsive, and in this case, it's not that I can't understand his feelings......" Maca said with a wink, "If it weren't for Sirius's momentum, the Order of the Phoenix wouldn't be as efficient as it is now—I'm glad I made the right decision to send and receive the report and plan documents to him." ”

It was true, that Maca, Lupin, and Kingsley were only making rough plans for the mission, and that the specific repairs were all done by Sirius, who had been "stuck in Black's house".

I have to say that although Sirius has a somewhat impulsive temperament, his actual ability is very strong, and he is not "not good at using his brain" as he said when evaluating himself.

"So, don't bother Sirius for now, he's going to be able to escape from Azkaban and get out of Hogwarts as a 'rogue criminal'! It shouldn't be ...... for a while. Well? ”

Maca snorted as she spoke, and then flipped through the report in her hand again.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything? Lupin looked at him.

"Hmm...... Maybe there's something to discover......" Maka lined up a few sheets of paper on the table, then tapped a few words on them, "It seems that Kingsley's investigation wasn't completely fruitless - he seems to have found some hidden clues." ”

"What clues?" Tonks was immediately shaken.

"These so-called 'mad wizards' are not unrelated...... Between them, there is a small but reasonable commonality! Pointing to the sheets, Maka said, "Their homes were all found by Kingsley for some contraband. ”

"Contraband?" Lupin walked around the long table to Maca's side and looked down at the paper.

"Yes," Maca tapped the paper on the table in turn, "Wind snake gall, ancient jaw flower seed, cursed necklace, melted blood powder...... These things are all within the scope of the Ministry of Magic's regulations prohibiting the sale of goods. ”

"You mean...... Did a dark wizard come into contact with them and then sell them the potions that caused the disease? Lupin subconsciously speculated.

"It's possible that you're right, but ...... No matter where they bought it, the 'source' never ran away. Maca picked up the quill and circled one of the words, "The key is 'this'!" ”

"Melting blood powder?" Lupin said confusedly, "Speaking of which...... What is Melting Blood Powder? ”

"A semi-finished catalyst used in Potions is very toxic in its own right......," explained Maca, tossing the quill into the inkwell, "of course, the point is not in its efficacy, but in ...... I actually invented this thing, and ...... It can only be sold on the black market! ”

……

At ten o'clock that night, both Maca and Tonks changed their appearances and walked together in the dimly lit black market.

Maca "grows" a little taller, wearing a Transfiguration mask on her face and a wide old-fashioned wizard's robe. Above his head, a wide-brimmed peaked hat hid his entire head in shadow.

Beside him, Tonks uses the Transfiguration Magus shapeshift, easily disguising himself as a slightly emaciated male wizard.

"Is this the long-rumored black market?" Tonks looked around expectantly, "Wow! It's really everything...... Is this a dragon egg? A whole basket! ”

"Don't look around, look at the road!"

Maca pulled Tonks to the side, and she was on the verge of hitting the lamppost of the streetlamp.

After leaving the black market last time, Maca has been on her own a few more times, and has negotiated consignment agreements with several shops.

To be honest, let's not talk about Maca's attainments in serious potions, at least some of the "crooked ways" he has concocted have always been very popular.

"Here, keep up with ......," he said, as he walked down a small alley off the main road, "It's a winding road here, and it's easy to get lost." ”

"Where are we going?" Tonks hurriedly took two steps and asked casually.

"Anyway, find an acquaintance to inquire about the news first, in this kind of place, there is always no shortage of gossip."

The two of them kept moving forward in a dark, damp alley, and after a few turns left and right, Tonks was basically stunned.

"Here."

Maca stood at the back door of a house, greeted a dazed Tonks, and opened it with her wand without even knocking.

Tonks saw that Maca was rushing in without hesitation, so he cautiously followed him.

As soon as she entered, she found that the environment was very oppressive. When she looked around, she realized that the source of the depression was not only the darkness and crowding, but most importantly, the roof was too low.

You can tell that this is a small warehouse, because it is full of shelves all around. Those shelves were so dusty that it seemed like you could dust off a handful with a single wipe.

And most of the bottles and cans on those shelves are covered by dust, and even the labels on them can't be seen clearly.

Every step the two of them took left a soft sound on the loose wooden floor. In this quiet warehouse, the sound of "click" footsteps is extremely clear, and people can't help but want to lighten their steps.

"Don't be nervous, there's no danger here, it's just a warehouse that you don't use often."

Maca didn't look back, but his calm words were always reassuring.

"Ah...... Well. ”

Tonks knew that it was impossible for Maca to see, but he still nodded subconsciously.

"Oh, by the way," Maca paused suddenly, "let's get rid of the disguised Magus first, and the people we're going to meet don't have to hide their identities in a moment." ”

The two walked for a while, turning a few corners between the shelves, and soon came to another closed wooden door.

Seeing that Maca stabbed it away with her wand again, there was no sense of politeness, which made Tonks's doubts even worse.

"This guy...... How can it be the same as in your own home? She couldn't help but sneer to herself.

As the door creaked open, a warm orange light spilled in from outside the door, sweeping away the tension in Tonks's heart.

Don't look at Tonks's big grin, but she's actually a big girl who gets nervous easily. When she was on a mission as a rookie Auror at the Ministry of Magic, she not only thought about everything, but also had some unnecessary worries about the mission environment.

It's just that at some critical moments, this big girl has an unusually strong side.

As the two of them stepped out of the warehouse one after the other, Tonks, who was following behind, habitually observed the situation around him.

This is obviously a shop, and it seems that there is not a small space.

Two rows of shelves are arranged tightly on either side of the shop, with large and small potion bottles neatly arranged on them, and detailed explanations of the effects are erected next to them.

In the center of the store, all kinds of baskets, sacks, and chests were piled up, and they were full of different kinds of magical materials.

Near them was a long cash register, and it was through the door behind the cash register that they had come out.

"Hey! Christine! Maca shouted to the short-haired witch who was lying on the cash register writing and drawing.

The other party suddenly turned his head when he heard the sound, revealing a refreshing smile.

"Huh? Christine? Tonks was visibly taken aback, "You...... Why are you here? ”

"Oh! Isn't this Tonks? ”

At Tonks' astonished gaze, the short-haired witch, who was mostly neatly dressed, walked up to her and immediately gave her a big hug.

"Long time no see, Tonks!" Christine said happily.

"This ...... Is this your store? Tonks asked with a look of surprise as he looked around the store again.

"Yes! I drove it with Charles. Christine said, and whispered, "Charles and I have decided to get married, and you must come to the wedding party when the time comes!" ”

"Oh-this-I didn't expect that." Tonks' eyes widened.

The witch named "Christine" in front of her, and the "Charles" in her mouth, were the two seniors who were also chasers when Maca first joined the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.

In that provisional selection, Maca completed an "Trident Offensive Formation" with the two of them without a rehearsal...... Well, that's just "almost" done.

As for Tonks, as a "real senior sister" who is also from Hufflepuff, she heard that her senior sister was going to get married at this moment, what about her glass heart......

"Boom" shattered to the ground.