Chapter 334 The Sadness of Leftover Women

( ) Kingsley's blood test results came out soon.

All potions that are taken internally will always have the phenomenon of drug precipitation. This is because potions are generally unable to be completely absorbed by the human body.

That part of the residue is usually filtered by the body for a period of time, and then slowly excreted from the body. It's just because the residue has to wait for the magic power contained in it to dissipate automatically, so the discharge time is not too short.

But, how should I put it...

"...The cause of Kingsley's symptoms can already be determined to be some kind of potion. But what kind of potion it is, the blood test alone can't tell..."

In the reception room, Maca and other Order of the Phoenix members were having a meeting. Of course, the content of the meeting was about Kingsley and the series of cases.

It's just that there are not so many things to talk about right now. After Maca finished talking about Kingsley's inspection, the atmosphere became a little dull again.

"Ah... By the way, I haven't seen Lena since just now. Where did she go?" Mrs. Weasley's sudden opening broke the stiff atmosphere.

"Oh, I asked her to find Sirius, and she should be back soon." Maca raised her head from a stack of documents, shrugged.

"That guy always thinks of messing around when he's in a hurry." Lupine sighed while holding his forehead.

"Actually, it's okay to be impulsive. In this case, it's not that I can't understand his mood..." Maca blinked and said, "If Sirius's impulsiveness were not there, the Order of the Phoenix would not be what it is now. It is very efficient—I am very glad that I handed over the report documents and plan documents to him to send and receive, and it was indeed a correct decision.”

The fact is indeed true, Maca, Lupine and Kingsley only made a general plan for the mission, and the specific repairs were handled by Sirius who "has been trapped in Black's old house".

It has to be said that although Sirius has a somewhat impulsive temper, his actual ability is very strong, and he is not "not good at using his brain" as he said when he evaluated himself.

"So, let's not worry about Sirius for the time being, he is a 'rogue criminal' who escaped from Azkaban and is still in and out of Hogwarts! By someone...huh?"

Maca let out a little gasp as he spoke, and then flipped through the report in his hand again.

"What's the matter? Did you find anything?" Lupine looked at him and asked.

"Hmm... Maybe I really found something..." Maca lined up a few pieces of information paper on the desktop, and then typed a few words on it, "It seems that Kingsley's investigation Not entirely for naught—he seems to have picked up some hidden clues."

"What clue?" Tonks was shocked immediately.

"These so-called 'crazy wizards' are not unrelated... There is a common ground between them that is not obvious, but reasonable!" Maca pointed to the few pieces of information, "Their home Kingsley found some contraband."

"Contraband?" Lupine walked around the long table to Maca, looking down at the paper.

"Yes," Maca tapped the papers on the table one by one, "Snake Gallbladder, Ancient Jaw Flower Seeds, Cursed Necklaces, Blood Melting Powder...these things are all within the scope of the Ministry of Magic's prohibition on trading. "

"You mean... some dark wizards came into contact with them, and then sold them the potion that caused the disease?" Lupine subconsciously speculated.

"What you said is not impossible, but... no matter where they bought it from, the 'source' can't escape." Maca picked up a quill casually, and circled one of the words, "The key it is this'!"

"Blood fusion powder?" Lupine asked suspiciously, "Speaking of...what is blood fusion powder?"

"A semi-finished catalyst used in potion science is very toxic..." Maca threw the quill into the ink bottle and explained, "Of course, the point is not its efficacy, but... this The stuff was actually invented by me, and... only sold on the black market!"

...

At around ten o'clock that night, both Maca and Tonks changed their appearance and attire, and wandered unsteadily together in the dark black market.

Maca "raised" himself a little bit, with a transfiguration mask on his face, and a set of large old-fashioned wizard robes. On top of his head a broad-brimmed pointed hat casts his entire head in shadow.

Beside him, Tonks used the Transformation Magus to easily transform himself into a slightly thin male wizard.

"Is this the black market that has been rumored for a long time?" Tonks looked around, "Wow! It really has everything... Is this a dragon egg? It's a big basket!"

"Don't look here and there, just look at the road!"

Maca pulled Tonks aside, and she was just about to crash into a lamp post.

After leaving the black market last time, Maca came here several times alone, and negotiated consignment agreements with several shops.

To be honest, let alone Maca's accomplishments in serious potions, at least some of the "wrong ways" he created have always been very popular.

"Here, follow closely..." He said as he walked towards a small alley beside the main road. "The road here is very winding, and it's easy to get lost."

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

"In short, first find out the news from acquaintances. In this kind of place, gossip is never lacking."

The two kept moving forward in a dark and damp alley, and after turning left and right for a while, Tonks was basically stunned.

"here."

Maca stood still at the back door of a house, greeted Tonks who was a little dazed, and then opened the door with his wand without even knocking.

Seeing Maca rushing in without hesitation, Tonks cautiously followed behind him.

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

It can be seen that this is a small warehouse, because there are shelves all around. Those shelves were so densely covered with dust that it seemed as if a handful could be dusted off with a simple wipe.

And most of the bottles and cans on the shelves were covered by dust, and even the labels on them could not be seen clearly.

Every step the two took would leave a soft sound on the loose wooden floor. In this quiet warehouse, the sound of "tattling" footsteps was so clear that one couldn't help but want to walk lightly.

"Don't be nervous, there is no danger here, it's just an unused warehouse."

Maca didn't look back, but his calm words always made people feel reassured.

"Ah...um."

Tonks knew that Maca couldn't see it, but still nodded subconsciously.

"Oh, that's right," Maca paused suddenly, "Let's remove the Transformation Magus first, the person we're going to meet later doesn't need to hide his identity."

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

Seeing that Maca poked it open again with his wand, he didn't feel polite at all, which made Tonks even more suspicious.

"This guy...why is it the same as being at home?" She couldn't help cursing to herself.

As the door in front of him creaked open, a warm orange light spread in from outside the door, sweeping away the tension in Tonks' heart.

Don't look at Tonks' carefree appearance, but she is actually a big girl who is easily nervous. When she was a newcomer Auror in the Ministry of Magic, not only did she often think about things, but she also always had unnecessary worries about the mission environment.

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

When the two of them stepped out of the warehouse one after the other, Tonks who followed behind observed the surrounding situation habitually.

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

There are two rows of commodity shelves closely arranged on both sides of the store, with large and small potion bottles neatly arranged on top of them, and detailed effect descriptions are erected beside them.

And in the center of the store, all kinds of baskets, sacks, and boxes were piled up in a pile, all of which were filled with different types of magic materials.

Near them is a long cashier counter, and they are coming out of the door behind this cashier counter at this moment.

"Hey! Christine!" Maka yelled at the short-haired witch who was lying on the cash register writing and drawing.

Hearing the sound, the other party turned his head suddenly, revealing a refreshing smile.

"Huh? Christine?" Tonks was visibly taken aback. "You... why are you here?"

"Oh! Isn't this Tonks?"

Under Tonks' surprised eyes, the short-haired witch, who was mostly dressed neatly, walked up to her quickly, and immediately gave her a big hug.

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

"This... is this your store?" Tonks looked around the store again and asked in surprise.

"Yes! Charles and I drove together." Christine said, and whispered again, "Charles and I have decided to get married, and you must come to the wedding party at that time!"

"Oh--this--I really didn't expect it." Tonks said with his eyes widened.

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

In that temporary selection, Maca and the two of them completed a "trident offensive formation" without a rehearsal... Well, it can only be regarded as "almost" completed.

As for Tonks, as a "real senior" who was also born in Hufflepuff, now that the junior is getting married, she has a glass heart...

With a "crash", it shattered to the ground.