Over the years, it may be difficult for people to tell who Dumbledore trusts the most.
But in terms of ranking of "Dumbledore's favorite student", Newt Scamander is undoubtedly the almost semi-recognized first choice in the wizarding world, and he was even almost included as an entry on the Chocolate Frog card.
in the introduction.
Although he has always denied this to the outside world, Newt Scamander actually agrees with it in his heart.
Until, this day...
"You seem surprised? Mr. Scamander."
Elena gently moved her hair and inadvertently leaked out the Deathly Hallows pendant hidden in her chest. She looked at the old wizard who looked like a marble sculpture in front of her with a playful expression and asked calmly.
"If I guessed correctly, Professor Dumbledore should have told you a lot of stories about me, right? But the strange thing is, why did he only miss such a crucial piece of information? Maybe, we need to have a good talk later.
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"This, this...I'm not...Sorry, I don't quite understand what you are talking about?"
Newt Scamander opened his mouth, hesitantly organized his words for a while, and answered with an unnatural expression.
Such an unexpected direct showdown was far ahead of schedule compared to his original plan, and the dog-licking behavior of the three-headed hell dog Luwei completely disrupted Newt Scamander's plan.
As for leaving him temporarily confused.
Unlike ordinary magical creatures, the three-headed hellhound itself appeared for the wizarding war.
If Elena Kaslana was just a little devil before, then from the moment Lu Wei came to her side, she already had the capital to fight against most of the top wizards -
—And what makes Newt Scamander feel most desperate is that he seems to have brought it all on himself.
Albus Dumbledore is indeed a complete liar! A rip-off!
"What a pity. Your expression and reaction have already answered this question..."
Elena shrugged, put the pendant Grindelwald gave her back into her collar, and whispered pointedly.
"It seems that even the most outstanding people in the entire magical world sometimes hide some crucial truths because of some selfish motives - communication is always the first step of friendship and understanding, and you should be the most
Do you agree with this?"
"Ge...well, I mean your grandfather, so does he know that you came to my place?"
Newt Scamander pursed his lips and asked in a low voice with a hint of despair.
"Of course. Grandpa helped pack my suitcase."
Elena narrowed her eyes and answered neatly.
Then, the girl glanced at Hannah and Luna who were standing next to her, looking at her and Newt playing charades in confusion, and showed a chillingly innocent smile towards Newt Scamander, sweetly
said.
"Well... Dear Mr. Scamander... Now doesn't seem to be a suitable occasion to reminisce about the past, right? We can't stand chatting at the door all the time, right? Don't you want to take us to visit the underground zoo area?
?”
"You don't have to call me Mr. Scamander, just call me Newt."
Newt Scamander shuddered and touched his nose uncomfortably.
Regarding the whole thing this time, there are indeed weird things everywhere. After thinking about it carefully, Newt also somewhat agreed with Elena's proposal to be honest with each other and sit down together to talk clearly about the ins and outs.
And while the girls were taking a shower upstairs, Tina also told him part of the conversation she "accidentally" overheard outside the bathroom door: [Understand, learn,
Protecting magical animals is about finding a balance between humans and nature, protecting and understanding the world] - Newt simply couldn't agree more with this view.
Of course, perhaps except for this final point, there are many differences in specific paths between him and Miss Kaslana.
But now it seems that since the ultimate goal of both parties is the same, whether it is to go their separate ways or to learn from each other's strengths... Instead of secretly guessing at each other, it is better to debate each other directly, which is not that troublesome.
"You are right, this is indeed not a place suitable for chatting. Since you are already accompanied by a three-headed dog, the subsequent environment will not be too dangerous for you. I'd better take you to visit and introduce it first.
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"By the way, unless I agree, don't reach out and touch them yet - they are actually...well...very shy."
Since nothing can be changed, you have to try to accept it.
After so many years, Newt Scamander's psychological endurance has become quite mature at this point, even though it seems that Albus Dumbledore has dug a big hole for him again and again.
But anyway, he is already in the pit. Instead of continuing to deny reality, he might as well start thinking about how to climb out as soon as possible.
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It didn't take long for Newt to readjust his mentality.
I have to say that after putting aside the hidden dangers of Elena Kaslana and others, it was indeed a pleasure to take three ignorant and cute little witches to visit the underground animal area full of natural atmosphere.
things.
For Newt Scamander, introducing magical animals to other wizards has always been one of the great joys of his life.
Later, under the leadership of Newt Scamander, Elena and the three of them held Xiaoluwei in their arms and followed a rotating wooden ladder that seemed to grow automatically from trees with curious faces on their faces, and cautiously walked downwards.
.
A moment later, a huge world of magical animals appeared in front of them.
The underground area was not as dark as imagined. After walking through the firefly alleyway dotted with stars, the girl almost thought that she had left Newt Scamander's tree house and came to another outdoor land.
The underground area that has been transformed by magic looks particularly huge.
Countless intricate stairs and passages form a natural system that covers almost all seasons, climates, and various natural geographical environments. Each vegetation area seems to be an independent small space - the sky, the breeze, the soil, the water... except for what it looks like.
Apart from being slightly smaller, it is no different from the natural wilderness outside.
Several fortune-telling birds flew leisurely in the sky.
There is no doubt that the sky here is not the magical mirror environment like the Hogwarts Great Hall, but a real, vast and vast space. Here are the silhouettes of the real natural world.
"Elena, do you think this looks like the one below the academy..."
Hannah Abbott stretched out her fingers and touched the plants on the roadside curiously. Her eyes kept wandering between the dazzling vegetation environment and the completely different small spaces. She subconsciously slowed down and walked to Elena and whispered.
.
Ever since she stepped into this area, she felt as if she had returned to Hogwarts.
In a daze, Hannah almost had the illusion that maybe she could take a shortcut directly back to the warm and comfortable dormitory to sleep. Everything was so familiar that it was like second time.
indivual……
"Yes, this is the dungeon borrowed from Ms. Hufflepuff's."
Before Elena could answer, Newt Scamander, who was walking not far ahead, turned his head and explained with a smile.
"It's just that compared to the 'Helga's Dungeon' built thousands of years ago, I combined some new magical achievements and improved some small details to make this place more suitable for animals to live, rather than simply
grow plants……"
"Oh, don't move! They are very shy, you can't touch them directly with your hands!"
Newt suddenly stopped, looked at Luna walking on the left side of the road in surprise, and said quickly.
At some point, Luna Lovegood had stopped, tilting her head slightly, looking at an ordinary bush next to her in a daze, her fingers tentatively hanging on the edge of the bush, as if
Want to touch something.
"It? There's nothing there?"
Following Newt's voice, Hannah blinked in confusion.
"Luna, what are you doing? Um... Elena, did you see anything?"
"Look, there's a little lizard lying here. It's so cute!"
Luna lowered her voice and answered softly and mysteriously, with a look of surprise on her face.
Elena looked at the position of Luna's finger carefully, shook her head in confusion, and subconsciously walked over.
"Lizard? What kind of lizard is there? It's just an ordinary ball..."
At this moment, a leaf originally attached to the edge of the shrub shook in fear.
Immediately afterwards, a silver-green lizard about ten inches long swayed and quickly crawled along the outstretched branches of the bushes. At a glance, it looked like a group of leaves escaping towards the branches.
"...Don't be afraid, I don't mean any harm! Don't run!"
Elena's little face was stunned for a moment, and she subconsciously reached out her hand quickly, trying to catch the little guy who didn't give her face.
Not to mention this clumsy little lizard, even the Golden Snitch could be easily captured as long as she locked its position. In order to prevent the embarrassing situation of escaping by cutting off its tail, Elena specifically targeted its body.
Whoosh——
The girl's fingers passed through the silver-green lizard's body and reached through the air.
I saw the lizard trembling all over. Its originally ten-inch-long body seemed to be under a shrinking spell. It shrunk four to five times in an instant. It used its four legs to flexibly avoid Elena's fingers and slipped into the densely packed area.
in the bushes.
"The deformed lizard cannot be caught directly by hand."
Newt Scamander said with a smile and glanced at Elena who had a surprised face.
"This little guy is extremely sensitive to strangers' scents and dangers, so you must be slow and patient when approaching them, otherwise they will shrink, deform, and disappear without a trace at the slightest disturbance."
As he spoke, Newt gently stretched out his left hand and placed it on the slightly swaying bush.
And in the palm of his hand, a small handful of something dark and swaying like brown rice appeared out of nowhere.
About ten seconds later, a small silver-green head poked out of the bushes again. After a few seconds of hesitation, the deformed lizard that had been scared away by Elena cautiously crawled out and lay in Newt's palm.
Eat the pile of "snacks" in small bites.
"A very cute creature, right? But they are quite rare in today's magical world..."
Newt Scamander patiently looked at the little guy lying in his palm, and whispered in a complicated tone.
"Shape-shifting lizard skins are highly prized among wizards. They are the most commonly used material for making wallets and purses. Purses and wallets made of this scaly hybrid material will automatically shrink when strangers approach.
——Even a sniff or a thief in the magical world would have a hard time stealing the things stored inside."
"Money bag, and wallet?"
Elena nodded thoughtfully, leaned over slowly, squatted down and looked carefully at the small silver-green lizard sticking out its tongue. Different from the gray skin of ordinary lizards, this deformed lizard
The color of the scales is particularly beautiful.
With his unique magical properties and good-looking appearance, he is indeed easy to hunt.
"Every wizard uses a wallet, so the hunting of deformed lizards in the magical world has never stopped——"
Newt Scamander shook his head with emotion, his tone a bit complicated.
Elena raised her eyebrows and said with a smile in a relaxed tone.
"If there is no buying and selling, there will be no killing. As long as the wizards don't buy the shape-shifting lizard money bag..."
Newt shook his head and sighed subconsciously.
"You think too simply. You can't let all wizards put gold galleons in their pockets. There are too many magics that can steal your gold coins quietly. Therefore, the money bag made of deformed lizard skin
, is currently the simplest and best-selling personal item - and apart from setting up shelters for them, there is nothing more I can do."
"No, maybe you didn't understand what I meant..."
Elena's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curved meaningfully.
"Times have changed, Mr. Scamander..."
"If cash payment is no longer the mainstream in the magic world, then there will be no need to carry gold Galleons with you. Changes in social systems and innovations in the financial system will inadvertently affect many things - some of which once seemed impossible.
Maybe at a certain moment, the opportunity to complete it will suddenly appear naturally."
Newt turned his head and looked at Elena with confused eyes, unable to understand what this little guy was talking about for a while.
Although he can understand every word, why is it so difficult to understand them together?
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