Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

Snape had returned as early as yesterday evening, and he was making potions in the office.

Snape didn't say much about Celine, he just asked Maca to ask the therapist at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries.

Although Snape's tone was as impatient as ever, Maca was keenly aware that there seemed to be something hidden in it.

Perhaps Celine's mother's condition is not as simple as imagined.

He pondered for a while, but decided to go to Saint Mungo first to see the situation.

The St. Mungo Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries is located in the heart of London. It is a busy commercial street.On both sides of the wide streets, the shops are mostly crowded with Christmas customers.

As for why the hospital was built here, it is said that the land in Diagon Alley is not enough, but because of health considerations, the hospital cannot be built underground.

In the end, they chose this place full of Muggles. To be honest, Maca couldn't figure out what they thought.

Maca walked on the sidewalk, and from time to time he glanced at the shops on the side of the road, until he saw an old red brick department store, and then stopped.

There are not a single Muggle here-they won't go here because of magic.Because of this, it is in sharp contrast with the busy electrical appliance store next door.

This old department store is called "Tao Tao Co., Ltd.".

It looked decayed and deserted. There were only a few cracked dummies in the window, wearing wigs crookedly, in different poses, and wearing clothes that were at least ten years ago.

A big sign "Closed for renovation" hung on the dusty door.

Maca walked to a shop window, where there was only a particularly ugly female dummy with all her false eyelashes missing, and she was wearing a green nylon skirt.

"I'm Celine's friend. Her mother is sick and I'm here to visit." Maca tapped the glass lightly and said calmly.

I saw the ugly dummy nodded slightly and beckoned its connected fingers.

Maca stepped forward and disappeared into the glass in the blink of an eye.

After a moment of water-like coolness spread all over the body, the surrounding scene suddenly turned into a crowded waiting room.

St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries has always been very busy, with rows of witches and wizards sitting on swaying wooden chairs, and all kinds of weird symptoms are displayed here.

Some are deformities that look awkward and even terrible; some are yelling and can't stop their mouths; others are crawling on the floor, and his friend is trying to press him on the ground so as not to hit him. other people.

Maca also saw a patient learning rabbit jumping, but his sweaty appearance was obviously not voluntary.

Of course, there are still some that seem normal, they all sit quietly on wooden chairs waiting for the number!

Among the patients, some wizards and wizards in green robes walked up and down among the waiting patients. They asked about the patient's condition and then made notes on the tablet.

Embroidered on their chests is a badge, which is a cross mark of a magic wand and bones.

Maca looked at the signs on the various windows, and then lined up in a long line.

A fat blond witch was sitting behind the table in the window, on which was hung a "consultation office" nameplate.

On the wall behind her, various notices and slogans were plastered.For example, "clean the crucible to prevent the potion from becoming poison", "the antidote must not be used indiscriminately, and must be approved by a qualified therapist" and so on.

Beside there, there is a large portrait of a witch with long silver curly hair. It is noted below: Dairis Derwent, The Healer of St Mungo (1722-1741) Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1741— 1768).

Dai Lisi is carefully looking at each patient,

Maca had seen her on the wall of Principal Dumbledore's room, and when he saw it, he responded with a salute, and then saw Daris turning around and disappearing from the portrait-it seems that she ran somewhere else.

The fat witch was very efficient in handling affairs, and it didn't take long for Maca to turn.

"Please check, Celine's mother-I don't know what her name is, but I am Celine's friend." Maca explained.

"I think you'd better ask before you come back..." the fat witch casually said, "You can't find it like this, you must know the patient's name."

Maca thought for a while, then said, "Severus Snape was here yesterday, I think you should know."

The fat witch nodded suddenly: "Oh, that's it-fifth floor, fifth floor, walk to the end with your left hand!"

"Thank you!" Maca said, turning around and walking inside.

There is a gate at the innermost floor of the first floor. After passing it, there is a narrow corridor with portraits of famous therapists in history.

Crystal bubbles filled with candles float on the ceiling, looking like giant soap bubbles.There were wizards in green robes coming in and out at each door, and occasionally there was a faint wailing sound from time to time in the room.

He climbed the stairs and, as the fat witch said, all the way to the far left end of the corridor on the fifth floor.There was a single ward with a "danger" sign.There is a board with various information written on it, including the patient's name, medical condition log, main therapist, and so on.

Maca reached out and knocked on the door, and after a while he heard a weak "please come in" from inside.That voice was indeed Celine, but it sounded as if she was sick, a weak tone.

Maca unscrewed the door handle and pushed in.But when he just stepped into the ward, he felt something was wrong.

That is a breath that makes the soul feel depressed!

For Maca, who has studied a lot of soul magic, and even experienced it personally, he is very sensitive to this feeling of touching the soul.

This ward is not spacious, only a narrow window is opened high on the wall opposite the door.The light is mainly provided by the crystal bubble gathered in the center of the ceiling.

On the wall of the ward, there is a portrait of a wizard who looks very sunny.When Maca walked in, he waved to Maca.

But under this portrait is pinned to a nameplate that reads: Michael Sulenberg (1585-1651), a craniotomy expert.

Maca walked quickly to the hospital bed, and regardless of Celine, who was full of sadness, nodded at him, staring at Celine's mother on the bed and carefully observed.

On the surface, Celine's mother was just a little thin, but she didn't show the patient's proper state.

Her face was normal, even slightly ruddy, she looked healthy.With her eyes closed, she just lay motionless on the hospital bed, breathing smoothly, as if she was asleep.

"I saw the diagnosis at the door just now. Did the main therapist really say that?" Maca said hesitantly, "'I was frightened by a dementor, leading to self-closing of external perception', is that true? Didn't say anything else?"

Celine looked sadly at her mother and gave a soft "um".

"Before that?" Maca continued to ask, "I remember you said that she was not in good health before—"

"Yes, but no cause has been found before, except that my mother is too old, sometimes weak, sometimes forgetting things, it is normal," Celine said, "only this time, she came across the camera behind the house. Ghost—"

Celine's mother, or "foster mother", was the last female boss of "Snow Witch".She was also the one who took in Celine, who was young, but she was already in her fifties.

On the surface, it seems normal, but Maca doesn't think so.

Perhaps Snape also noticed something strange, but according to his temperament, he wouldn't take care of even a single bit of such nosy.

"Celine, I think..." Maca hesitated, but in a blink of an eye he became decisive again, "I think this may be a misdiagnosis... If you can trust me, I can make a comparison for your mother. Special inspection."

Celine was stunned for a moment, and her dim eyes lighted up again.

"To be honest, I don't believe it much! Mother's body has always been healthy, but when we went to the United States a few years ago, she suddenly became weak..." Celine stood up and grabbed it. Maca's arm said with a cry, "You can handle a basilisk! That must be very powerful... You can check for my mother, please!"

Maca nodded calmly and said, "It's not convenient here... You go through the discharge procedures first, and then take your mother back to the'Snow Witch'. I have to make some preparations... Do you need my help here?"

"No, I can do it myself... Please!"

Seeing Maca's incredible calmness, Celine's mood gradually calmed down.

"Okay, but I still have to explain in advance-the examination I am going to do is special, it is about the soul, do you understand?"

Celine looked at him in surprise, then nodded again after a while.

"St. Mungo's therapist has nothing to do. Mr. Snape also said that special potions are just trying--" Celine pursed his lips. "My mother's kindness to me, I'm afraid I will never end my life. ...Whether it is white magic or black magic, as long as there is hope, I have to try it!"

...

Originally, Maca didn't intend to take care of everything like a good old man.However, Celine's mother's symptoms gave him some familiar feelings.

This may be a breakthrough that can help him solve his emotional closure problem!In any case, he could not let go of any possibility.

Maca hurried back to Hogwarts, tidying up many useful things.

At this moment, he misses Luna and Wei Li a little bit. An assistant who can keep his secrets is not easy to find!

It's a pity, not to mention that the Christmas holiday is not over yet, Wei Li has temporarily suspended school, and I don't know when she will come back!

After finishing everything, he rushed to Hogsmeade Village without stopping.