In the impressions of the surrounding neighbors and local government officials, an ordinary elderly couple lived here, so ordinary that when they were mentioned, people had almost no other impression except some vague outlines.
At most, it's just one sentence - Oh, those seemed to be a pair of friendly, ordinary old people.
In the records of the wizarding world, there is even less content about this area. In addition to people knowing that Newt Scamander and his wife are currently living in seclusion in Dorset, people don't even know where he is in Dorset.
I don’t know which area of Special County.
As time goes by, most of Newt Scamander's former friends - whether they are Muggles or wizards - have fallen asleep permanently in the cemetery. On the other hand, the wizards with ulterior motives in the magical world will always be there.
Nothing less.
As a wizard who is also at the top of the magical world and a master of magical animals, it would be too easy for Newt Scamander to hide himself, if there were not a few "door cards" made by him personally
, not even Dumbledore could enter this private area protected by magic.
However, Newt has never been able to resist Dumbledore's requests.
At this time, Newt Scamander was wandering in the living room, glancing at the clock beside the door distractedly from time to time.
Different from the multi-functional magic clocks in most wizarding homes, the one in Newt's home is just a very ordinary mechanical clock. Its only advantage is that it is extremely accurate. Under the care of magic, the error has been less than one degree for more than ten years.
minute.
It is already 10:30 in the morning, and if nothing else happens, those little girls should be arriving soon.
In fact, according to Newt Scamander's original thoughts, when he heard Dumbledore's request, his first reaction was to refuse, but on the one hand, he has never been the kind of person who is particularly good at refusing, and on the other hand, he
On the other hand, his wife also showed great interest after hearing that three first-year girls from Hogwarts would come to stay at home temporarily.
After so many years, it has always been a regret for him and his wife that they do not have a daughter or granddaughter.
According to the long-standing family status division, except for issues related to magical animals, poor Mr. Scamander usually does not have much room to refute anything Mrs. Scamander decides - the only
What makes Newt a little confused is why Dumbledore wrote two letters in succession, sent to him and Tina respectively.
Although Dumbledore has always been good at discerning people's hearts, small tricks like this are always a bit... strange?
I don’t know why, but since he agreed to Dumbledore’s request under Tina’s persuasion, Newt has always had an uneasy and foreboding feeling, as if... he saw a group of Gorgons running towards him.
Just like rushing in.
However, compared to her husband's worries, Tina Goldstein didn't take it to heart.
In her opinion, Newt's so-called worries are just an excuse for her husband to avoid contact with more people - they are just a few eleven or twelve-year-old witches, how could they be more serious than accompanying so many magical animals?
Trouble?
Newt Scamander glanced at the clock by the door. The hour hand had just passed ten o'clock, and asked with a little anticipation.
"Tina, do you think they won't come? Maybe they have changed their mind?"
"Albus Dumbledore is not a man who breaks his word. I think they should be here soon."
Mrs. Scamander smiled slightly, patted her husband's shoulder gently, and continued to arrange the candies and snacks on the table.
As an American Auror who married to England, although she did not graduate from Hogwarts, she still has great respect for the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the old wizard who twice saved the entire wizarding world.
.
"Newt, relax, the arrival of the children will bring youthful vitality to this house."
"But I don't know why, I always feel..."
Newt shook his head, feeling increasingly uneasy as the time approached.
Just when he was about to go out to see if the guests had arrived, he suddenly looked stunned.
Through the window, he could clearly see four wizards holding "key cards" in this magical space. One of them was naturally Albus Dumbledore, and beside the old wizard were three like
A little wizard who is like a baby bird.
Just as Dumbledore described in his previous letter, they were indeed three very cute little girls.
only……
Why did the unknown feeling in my heart not only fail to dissipate, but instead became even stronger?
Maybe, as Tina said, he was just a little afraid of getting along with these strange children?
Amid his wife's urging, Newt shrugged helplessly and opened the door.
"Professor, welcome, I almost thought you wouldn't come back today."
Newt Scamander greeted Dumbledore, frowned and carefully looked at the three little witches following Dumbledore, and found nothing disturbing. After a pause,
, nodded slightly.
"Well... also, welcome to my home."
"It seems bigger than before? Newt, you are indeed very talented in space magic."
Dumbledore looked around and said with admiration.
It is different from other wizards who pursue killing magic, or seek immortality, power, and money.
Newt Scamander has been an extremely pure wizard from beginning to end. His only purpose in learning magic and understanding magic is to better accompany and protect the magical animals living in the magical world.
Because of this, Newt unknowingly surpassed him in the field of magical space.
"Well, it's just a slight change of weather and the grassland on the edge of the field..."
Facing Dumbledore's praise, Newt touched his nose in embarrassment.
Even though he is now over ninety years old, and even though he has briefly served as the principal of Hogwarts, when facing Dumbledore, Newt still unconsciously has a feeling of facing teachers in school.
Feel.
After a slight pause, Newt stepped out of the way, pointed to the living room behind him and said:
"Maybe... we can go inside and have a chat first?"
"Tina prepared candies and snacks for the children. Ever since she knew you were coming today, she has been trying various cookies and candies of different flavors since the past few days. Oh my God... I have been more than ten years old with this scene.
I haven’t seen him in years.”
Candies? Snacks? Cookies?
Elena, who was standing obediently behind Dumbledore, suddenly lit up her eyes and couldn't help but take a look at the legendary master of magical animals in front of her - although Newt is no longer the handsome guy in the previous movie.
, but based on this sentence, no matter what, this first impression score is at least much better than that of Grindelwald, who is also an elderly person.
At the same time, Mrs. Scamander also opened the door and walked out, waving to Elena and others.
"Stop standing outside and come in quickly. Snacks and hot tea are ready."
Elena silently gave a thumbs up in her mind, and the little fur on her head swayed happily from side to side - sure enough! A happily married wizard family is indeed more likely to entertain children than those single, divorced, lonely old people.
If it weren't for the fact that Grindelwald was now her grandfather, she might have rebelled in a few days.
However, as a little devil who abides by the spirit of the contract, she still has to fight back in a small way for an old potato who has been grudged against for decades... Of course, before doing so, she must first protect herself.
identity of.
Although in her previous life, before the second part of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was released, she had already starved to death on the plateau because she got lost, but before coming here, she had also made up stories about Newt Scamander.
related information.
Whether it is his wife Tina Goldstein or Newt Scamander himself, it seems that he has a lot of grievances with Grindelwald. If his identity is exposed, this summer vacation may be another one.
One kind of unfolded.
Newt Scamander's seclusion style was completely beyond her expectation.
For this kind of residence hidden in a magical secret realm, even if she could find a way to secretly deliver the request for help, she was not sure whether the Hyperion, Grindelwald and others would be able to accurately locate it and complete the rescue.
Fortunately, in terms of acting skills, Elena considers herself to be quite successful in practicing.
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There is only one chapter today~ I will work hard to update more tomorrow~ Pay off the debt~