"Christine, speaking of which...... How did you and Charles come up with the idea to set up shop in a place like this? Over here...... Not very safe, right? ”

There were still quite a few customers in the store, and Maca and Tonks waited until Charles returned from the delivery, and then they had time to chat with Christine for a while.

"Oops! Tonks, let me tell you...... In fact, the owner behind the store is sitting right next to you! Christine waved her hand with a fresh smile on her face, looking the same as when she was at Hogwarts.

"Huh? Maca is the boss? ”

Tonks didn't know how many times she had been surprised, and she felt like she had been startled by the surprise that had ensued since she had just stepped out of that door.

"Yes! Tonks, you should know that too...... You see, Charles and I don't have a lot of money, so where can we afford to open a potion shop? Christine spread her hands and said, "Don't look at this store is not very big, you know, there is a lot of land in the black market!" What's more, it costs a lot of money to buy goods......"

Christine sat behind the cash register and chattered, while Charles, who was in front of him to solicit customers, would occasionally steal concerned glances from her, and occasionally show a hint of gratitude to Maca.

Speaking of which, the two of them didn't actually spend much time with Maca. Even if they were all Hufflepuffs, and had even been on the Quidditch team, they didn't have much time to get their hands on Maca.

If you look back, you can see that Maca didn't spend most of his time studying and researching, did he?

However, at the bonfire party to send off the graduates, when the two of them happened to talk to Maca about opening the store, they didn't expect Maca to really take it to heart.

This store is not just a simple way to give them a very "rich" future direction.

If I have to say, their poor couple was able to get married so quickly, and the financial support brought to them by this store was definitely indispensable.

In the hearts of this future couple, both of whom came out of Hufflepuff House, Maca was a real fulfillment of the heartwarming "We are all Hogwarts" declaration at the bonfire.

And the happy story of Christine and Charles may also be one of the many bonds born of each year's farewell to graduates.

Even though Maca no longer continues to host the event, his name, as the founder of the event, has been engraved on the banner of every farewell party.

"A lot of things, maybe the purpose behind them is not pure, and even the process is dirty, but as long as the end result is good, what does it matter?"

In between conversations, Maca looked at the faint warmth of the shop with a smile and thought with emotion.

“…… So, the situation on the black market is actually worse than outside? ”

After a little casual conversation between the three of them, Maca got some valuable information from Christine's mouth.

Indeed, if you want to know anything about potions, it is undoubtedly a better way to ask the operator of the potions shop directly.

"Yes, as far as I know, there are already more than a dozen wizards in the black market who have gone crazy...... "Christine nodded, "But, I think you know that crazy wizards are not a big deal, because they can't use spells!" ”

“…… So, although there were a few small messes, they were quickly resolved. ”

Maca nodded knowingly, and then asked, "I've already figured out why those wizards went crazy - most likely because they took some kind of potion, do you have any clues here?" ”

"Hmm...... At least there are no problems with the suppliers in our store...... Yes! Christine said, pausing suddenly, as if remembering something.

"What's wrong? Do you think of anything suspicious? Tonks couldn't help but ask.

“…… I remember...... About three or four days ago! A guy in a trance walked by in front of the store and knocked over the signage I was erecting outside......" Christine recalled, "I thought I was drunk or something...... You know, it's pretty common. ”

She paused, then emphatically added, "But now that I think about it, that state seems to be very much like that of those mad wizards when they weren't mad. ”

"Is there something wrong with that guy?"

I watched him staggering forward, muttering something in his mouth...... Hmm......" Christine thought for a moment, then nodded to herself, "Yes, he said 'Goddess, my goddess, no one can touch it'...... Well, maybe something like that......"

"'Goddess'?" No one can touch it'? Maca repeated the words, lost in thought.

“…… Ah, actually, I'm not sure, maybe it's just a drunk guy? Christine thought for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders in confusion.

"That's all I know...... I don't know if I can help you......"

"No, I can't figure it out for a while, but it's a good reward to know this." Maca came back to her senses, then smiled and waved her hand.

After that, the three of them continued to talk for a while, and Maca left with Tonks.

"Maka, I didn't expect you to be busy with yourself all the time, and you actually did such a good thing!"

On the side of the road, Tonks said casually as he followed Maca forward.

"It's my classmate, so I'll help if I can...... Anyway, it's all a mutually beneficial thing, I just lack manpower, and I'm not at ease looking for someone else! Maca laughed.

"Hey!" Tonks glanced at him and smiled, "But seriously, we got the clue so quickly, it seems that our luck is not bad......"

"yes, I didn't expect that." Maka nodded slightly, "Actually, I wasn't going to ask for anything from Christine - they haven't been on the black market for long, after all. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Tonks said in surprise.

"Take you, the eldest sister, to meet the younger brother and sister?" Maca said meaningfully, "How about it, was exposed by that little couple?" ”

"Hey, I swore - I wouldn't get married until I became a true Auror!" Tonks lifted his chin with a proud expression.

"In short, to inquire about information, we still have to find the most professional way," Maca paused, "The next place to go is our real destination tonight." ”

Tonks then followed Maca around and around again, and finally came to a sparsely populated old square.

In the middle of this small square, there was a fountain pool that had long since dried up, and in that pool stood a half-collapsed statue of a wizard.

As for the stone-carved chairs around this small square, most of them are no longer able to sit people.

But the most interesting thing about this old square is the strange trees scattered all over the place. The dry, black branches creaked and waved without the wind, covering almost the entire square.

To add insult to injury, the trees were making hair-raising whispers, a place they shouldn't have been.

"That's really ominous...... Tonks hesitated, "don't you say...... Shall we go inside? ”

"Yes, the entrance is in the pool of the fountain." Maca beckoned, "Come with me, don't worry about those Siberian ghost howls, they're just used to scare people." ”

"In your mouth, is the ghost howling wood just 'scaring people'?" Tonks pressed his shoulder, furrowed his face and emphasized in an accentuated tone, "How do I remember that the book says that the Ghost Howling Wood sucks the souls of living beings?" ”

"Because the method of dealing with the ghost howl wood is too simple, it can only be 'scaring people'." Maca shrugged her shoulders and motioned for her to follow her.

However, when the two of them got closer to the strange trees with waving branches, the original whispering suddenly became high, and it seemed extremely harsh.

"Remember? There is a saying in the book that 'the Siberian ghost howls especially loves the cold'. Maca drew her wand and waved it forward, "It's just that the author doesn't go on to explain what happens to them when they're cold......

With a flick of his wand, a simple cryo spell landed on the Howling Tree at the front. Almost instantly, the ghost howling tree howled unusually happily, but the dancing branches fell quietly.

Actually, the author can't be blamed, because the naturally growing ghost howling trees are concentrated in the northern part of Siberia, the area closest to the Arctic Ocean...... The environment is inherently very cold, and how does the author know what it will look like when the ghost howl wood is transplanted to a warm place? ”

"So...... The reason why it screamed so harshly just now was actually because it was afraid of heat? Tonks couldn't help but grin.

"You ask it to go!" Maca rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not a ghost howl, how do I know what they mean by this ghost crying wolf?" ”

Under the Freezing Spell, the Howling Trees they passed through drooped down their branches. And as long as they don't touch the howling wood, they are completely harmless plants.

Of course, at best, it looks a little scary.

After a while, the two of them came to the fountain pool in the center of the square.

In fact, if you stand here, you can see that the bottom of the dry pool is full of dirt, and it looks very dirty. And part of the collapsed statue of the wizard fell crookedly in the pool, and the broken stone chips almost scattered in a pool.

Maca aimed her wand at the statue's head at the bottom of the pool and waved it slightly.

The next moment, the eyes of the stone statue's head suddenly glowed with gray.

"Membership code, 'Silver Eagle 991'." He whispered.