“…… Listen, I always feel that Maca's state is not quite right during this time! He's like...... Well, I don't know how to describe it, but it's not quite right - there's a sense of disobedience! ”

On a snowy morning, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Neville, the four lion cubs in their own grade, were hurrying down the hallway to the next classroom with their books in their hands.

On the way to change classrooms, Hermione kept trying to say what she had observed.

However, it was obvious that she was the only one among the four people present who had taken Maca's Ancient Magic Scripts class, and the other three did not have many opportunities to see Maca on weekdays.

"'Disobedience'? What does that mean? Ron wondered for a moment, but didn't dwell too much on it, and he continued, "Anyway, where did you notice something was wrong?" ”

Harry, on the other side, shook his head and said with a look of course:

"Isn't maca often 'not quite right'? I think he's probably having trouble with some kind of magical research - yes, I'm talking about research that we're probably not going to understand in our lifetimes! ”

"No, it's not like that! Completely different! Hermione immediately said, "I remember telling you that Maca would bring her textbook with her every time she gave a lecture, but never once did you see him open it—but just a few days later, he opened it in class!" ”

"Maca is also human!" Ron said, "He wrote the textbook for the magic class, but if he can't remember it clearly, of course he can open it and make sure - seriously, I wish he had forgotten it a few more times, it would make me think that he is still the same species as us!" ”

"But when he opened the book, he didn't want to see anything specifically!" Hermione frowned, "Actually, he didn't open it until after the bell rang and the assignments were announced. ”

At this point, she paused for a moment, and then emphatically added:

"By the way, I remember that he used to leave the classroom after his homework, but he hasn't done that lately. On a few occasions, he was the last to come out even after we were all gone! ”

"This ...... What's so strange about this? Harry wondered as he walked, "You're worried that Maca is possessed by the one named Helbo?" Hey, relax! Even if all the teachers and students were controlled, Maca would be fine—you see, even I could have resisted in the first place! ”

However, even Harry used himself as an example, but it didn't soothe Hermione's doubts and uneasiness.

"You can't be so sure," she said solemnly, "the last time I mentioned to him about keeping an eye on everyone's anomalies, including his own, he agreed with me...... That ancient dark wizard powerhouse can't be underestimated! ”

"Oh, we didn't underestimate it," Ron said, spreading his hands, "You know - Harry has been trying to master the Gryffindor Sword all this time, and Neville and I have been practicing almost every day, including you, aren't you also trying to do research?" ”

"I know, but I'm not talking about this-"

Hermione was slightly unhappy with Harry and Ron's reassurance, and felt that their confidence in Maca seemed a little too much. But just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted in the middle of her sentence by Neville, who had been largely silent along the way.

"That...... Hermione, the Potions classroom is almost there. "And, if you're worried about Maca, why don't you just go to him and ask him?" ”

"Oh, I think that's a good idea, too."

When Ron heard this, he immediately secretly gave Neville a thumbs up, causing Neville to scratch the back of his head and smile unearthedly.

……

Hermione was indeed a very observant girl, because even Maca herself didn't notice these seemingly meaningless details.

At this point, he hurried back to his office after a lecture, and opened the window as he walked behind his desk.

Another ordinary barn owl swooped in and showed him the little letter on his lap.

Although there were still people on the other side of Black's old mansion - at least Leni Lena and the others had been taking care of the home, but the original information transfer station had stopped working.

Now this information is all from Kingsley in the Auror office, and it is really "first-hand information".

In fact, since Akinbad had visited with the councilors of the Federation last time, Scrimgeur's previous mission to send people to the Israeli wizarding community could not be changed.

After that, Kingsley was unable to make the trip due to the many matters he had to deal with as the head of the Auror office. But Lupin and Sirius, two "brothers with different surnames", went to the area to investigate together.

Naturally, Maca knew about it, and it didn't take long for her to agree.

Now that the Federation has begun to prepare plans for the raid, the acquisition of information has become a top priority. Maca, for her part, felt a little dangerous, but she also understood that Lupin and Sirius were ...... Especially Sirius' temper.

Let the two take care of each other, and with enough caution, it may not be too much of a problem.

Of course, just in case, Maca still sent a few more alienated eight-eyed giant spiders to follow.

Therefore, the information ciphers in his hands now were actually sent to Kingsley by Lupin, and then passed on to him by Kingsley.

After unfolding the note, Maca first used a enlargement charm on it, and then spread out the large paper and deciphered the ciphertext written on it.

Judging from the content, Lupin and Sirius acted separately at first. And they all understand the danger of rash action, so the initial investigation and exploration are superficial.

This time, there were only two places they were looking at, and that was the ruins of the Israeli Ministry of Magic, and the Heberch School of Magic, which had probably been occupied by Helbo.

As for the distribution of the investigative work, it was naturally Lupin, who was more willing to use his brains, to take care of it.

Sirius was in charge of the ruins of the Ministry of Magic, where he saw a large area of charred architectural remains.

Just from the description of Maca, you can tell that the flames that almost enveloped the entire building were powerful, because even many of the collapsed and crumbling brick walls had turned to black ash like cinders.

There, Sirius made a few cursory turns, but failed to notice anything unusual.

Or rather, there's something strange all over the place, isn't it?

On the side of the Heeberg Academy of Magic and Magic, Lupin, who was in charge of the investigation, did not try to enter this time, but chose to monitor the surroundings 24 hours a day.

So naturally, he easily found the notice posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the college.

"Teaching to students? Charms? Maca looked at the announcement in the ciphertext and was slightly puzzled, "What is he going to do?" You can't just want to play 'invest in the future' at this time, right? ”

In its current form, Helbo is far from gaining a foothold in the Israeli wizarding community.

His self-directed and self-acting show may have fooled most ordinary wizards, but it could not fool some smart people—I believe he knows this very well.

Therefore, in this situation, the most urgent thing for Helbo at the moment is to develop his own underground forces at full speed.

After a quick silent reading of the detailed ciphertext, Maca destroyed it and sat down to write a reply with only a few sentences.

He hadn't asked Lupin and Sirius to do anything yet, and instead of directing them here, he might as well remind them to be careful.

Especially Lupin, who was staring at the Heeberg School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, what he did was really dangerous, and Imaka deliberately told him to stay farther away and not monitor too often.

Not long after they arrived there, it was their most important task to lurk and integrate themselves into the local society.

Rolling up the quick slip of paper and stuffing it into the letterbox, Maca pointed out the window and motioned for the little creature to go. When it gets the note to Kingsley, the other party will pass the message to Lupin.

……

At noon, Maca, who had just filled her stomach, was stopped by Hermione.

"What's wrong?"

He saw that Hermione's expression was serious, and it was somewhat strange - was something happening again? Shouldn't it? Lately, Hogwarts has been as peaceful as it was ten years before he entered the school.

"Hmm...... Maka, come with me. ”

Hermione didn't say much, and after pulling Ramaka's robe, she walked straight to the door of the Great Hall. Seeing this, Maca subconsciously looked over to the Gryffindor table, only to see Harry and Ron shrugging at him.

And the moment he followed Hermione's footsteps and walked out, Luna on the Ravenclaw side suddenly raised her head and looked at the door with a spoon in her mouth.

She blinked, her long eyelashes flickering slightly.

After a few seconds, Luna pulled the spoon out of her mouth and scooped a large spoonful of pudding into her mouth. Then she savored the tenderness of the egg cream pudding, and then she stood up and chased after her.

"Oh, I'm starting to worry about Maca now," Ron noticed the scene, and he whispered, "If I had changed, I would have to run away......

Harry, who was sitting next to him, glanced at the good buddy.

"Speaking of which, what about the girl who danced with you at Slughorn's ball? Why don't I seem to see you with her? ”

"Huh?" Ron was stunned, "Uh...... I don't know. ”

"Huh?" Halliden pouted and said, "Awkward, go and date her!" Take a walk, look at the stars or something, I heard Ginny say that girls like this kind of beautiful atmosphere...... Of course, it's also nice to play Quidditch together! ”

"She doesn't play Quidditch!" Ron said helplessly, "Besides, do you think I didn't invite her?" ”