Is this what Professor Dumbledore is betting on and worrying about?
Different from the new forces of the old era, they are younger, bolder, and more terrifying...
After thinking for a few seconds, Newt raised his head and slowly looked at Elena.
"But, Miss Kaslana, at what cost?"
"all of these……"
Elena stood up with a smile, spread her hands and spun around in Newt Scamander's living room.
"Your peaceful retirement, your vast knowledge, your decades of experience... If you are really willing to try again to get the field of magical beasts research back on track, then you will have a lot of work ahead.
."
"What happens beyond that? What happens to the magical animal world and human society?"
Newt Scamander whispered unmoved.
As an old wizard who is now nearly 100 years old, he has long passed the age of recklessness and simplicity. He will neither be surprised by Elena's sharpness, nor will he be excited simply to protect magical animals.
.
"If it's just standardized breeding, then in my opinion there doesn't seem to be any difference..."
"It's just a competition for resources between powerful people. Moreover, establishing a legalized fire dragon ranch is not entirely a good thing. Unless the cost of breeding is far lower than it is now, and the entire magic world has a high demand for various materials.
The value of the materials has plummeted, and the amount of 'magical animal materials' on the market may be far greater than the actual 'legal' amount produced."
"Besides..."
Newt paused, pressed his fingers on the back of the gold coin, and pushed it toward Elena along the coffee table.
"Under today's social situation, raising magical animals on a large scale will undoubtedly greatly increase the risk of Muggles discovering the magical world. This alone will cause many of your ideas to die midway - it has nothing to do with
money."
"Faced with the constraints of the International Statute of Secrecy, even if Professor Dumbledore, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and even the entire Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry stand behind you, it is still not enough. No matter it is
Neither Gellert Grindelwald forty-six years ago nor Tom Riddle twenty-one years ago dared to cross this bottom line."
As the non-magical world develops, many wizards have become increasingly aware of the divisions between the two worlds.
However, besides continuing to hide deeper, the wizards have no better way to deal with it.
The wizarding world doesn't dare to bet, nor does it want to be willing to bet - because no one can be sure that if one day the wizarding world is completely exposed to the eyes of Muggles, the most tragic war in human history will break out.
.
"Of course, this is indeed a factor that restricts the development of large-scale animal husbandry in the magical world."
Elena nodded slightly, her eyes flickered, and she put away the gold galleons on the table and put it into her chest.
"However, the problem is not too big. My plan is to take it step by step. Rather than irresponsibly rushing to start large-scale artificial breeding of magical animals, I prefer to improve the legal standards and breeding procedures first.
"
Having said this, Elena raised her head and glanced at Newt.
"Mr. Scamander, you should be very experienced in this area, right?"
In the past few decades, Newt has worked in almost every position in the Ministry of Magic that may involve magical animals, and most of the laws related to magical animals today were revised and drafted by him personally.
If she could get Newt's help, much of Elena's subsequent work would be much easier.
Regarding this, the Hyperion a few months ago was a very successful case.
Since Arthur Weasley was invited to serve as the chief technical officer of the "Reverse Dismantling" project of the "Ulyanovsk", the advancement of the entire project has not encountered any problems, either from a legal or technical perspective.
any obstacles.
The British Ministry of Magic has not noticed anything unusual so far.
You know, as a law-abiding little witch, Elena has always paid special attention to legality and compliance.
As early as a few months ago, the application for Hogwarts to purchase a "large-scale long-distance fishing vessel" and "partial modification of Muggle ships for confidentiality purposes" had all been approved at all levels, whether from
From the perspective of the Ministry of Magic, or the International Association of Wizards, it is an impeccable legal purchase of large-scale transportation.
The impact that Newt Scamander may bring is obviously much greater than that of Arthur Weasley.
Of course, compared to Mr. Weasley, Newt's strategy is also much more tortuous.
"Um...you mean about the current magical animal laws in the wizarding world?"
"Yes, in the past period of time, I have indeed participated in the drafting and revision of many relevant regulations, but that was a long time ago - now I am just an ordinary old wizard, and the Ministry of Magic also
You won’t let me go back.”
"The Ministry of Magic may not, but it's not just the magical government that can make rules in this world."
As Elena spoke, she took out a thick stack of parchment from the "different-dimensional space wallet" on her chest, carefully spread it out on the small coffee table in front of her, and at the same time presented one piece of paper to Newt Scamman.
De explained in turn.
"As an institution that needs to maintain social stability, the Ministry of Magic's energy has its limits. From your constant encounters with obstacles over the years, you must have gradually understood this...the more broad and loose this function is.
The more institutions we have, the easier it is to breed bureaucracy, and the harder it is to promote the continued progress of a certain thing...unless we break out of the constraints."
"Miss Kaslana, I don't understand what you mean..."
Newt frowned and looked at Elena in confusion.
He would never forget the other identity of the little mixed-blood Veela in front of him, the granddaughter of the first Dark Lord.
Considering the turmoil that Gellert Grindelwald once caused in this world, even if Elena declares at this time that she will lead the saints to make a comeback and inherit the will of "G" to rule the entire magical world again, Newt will
No surprise at all.
In fact, Newt Scamander asked the same question, and it was not his character to go around in circles.
"No one can cross the Ministry of Magic, unless...are you overthrowing the existing Ministry of Magic?"
"No, I just plan to set up a peaceful and friendly civil society organization."
Elena smiled and shook her head, picked up a drafted document and handed it to Newt.
"Perhaps you should have heard of it before. There is an organization called [World Society for the Protection of Animals] in the non-magical world. It was established about ten years ago and its headquarters is in London, England - and what I want to say is
…”
"Gringotts Wizarding Bank provides financial support, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry takes the lead... to establish a [World Society for the Protection of Magical Creatures] in the wizarding world, so that we can focus on promoting wizards to protect magical animals?"
Newt glanced at the parchment in his hand and whispered the content on it thoughtfully.
It has to be said that after copying the existing mature template of [World Animal Protection] and modifying some of the terms, the contents listed on the parchment provided by Elena indeed look extremely detailed and exciting.
Looking at Newt Scamander, who was obviously interested, Elena waved her little fist excitedly.
Great! The first goodwill gift was a success!
However, arousing Newt's curiosity and interest is only the first step, and the next step is the highlight.
"In my vision, the [Society for the Protection of Magical Creatures] will care about the well-being of every individual animal of all kinds."
Elena nodded calmly and continued with a smile.
"The belief is that the basic needs of all animals should be respected and protected, so that animals can survive without avoidable suffering. The first thing among them is to clearly draw the line between wild animals and captive-bred animals."
"In fact, most of the preliminary work of the association has been prepared."
"You should have noticed that these documents have been approved by the Ministry of Magic. You see, the procedures have almost reached the final step. The only vacancy is the position of the first person in charge of the association, that is, the president.
."
Looking at Newt Scamander who looked hesitant, Elena gently tapped the end of the parchment with her finger.
There, there is the signature of Cornelius Fudge, the current Minister of Magic, the signatures of various relevant departments of the Ministry of Magic, the authorized signature of the International Federation of Wizards, and the signature of the Chief Magician of the Wizengamot (signed by his spouse).
Incomplete.
As the new Fairy Queen of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, a philanthropist who generously compensates for the losses of wizards and wizards throughout the wizarding world who have suffered financial fraud, it is a very reasonable thing to propose the establishment of a foundation to protect magical animals.
After all, in a sense, goblins are also magical creatures.
And compared to those associations with strange names, at least the organization Elena applied for this time sounds normal.
For Cornelius Fudge and other senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, the establishment of this association is actually related to the "Gobstone Wizard Chess Seminar", "Far East Magic Sleeping Society", "Special Containment Procedures Foundation", "Human Science"
Survival guarantee agency”…
There is not much difference between these organizations with fancy names and weird themes.
Anyway, most of them are insignificant and idle folk associations. As long as they are willing to pay a certain amount of gold Galleons as a handling fee and are nominally under the overall jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge is quite willing to do a favor.
Elena paused for a moment, glanced at Newt, and the corners of her mouth curved in a cute little devil-like arc.
"Of course, it doesn't matter if you refuse, then I or my grandfather may be the only one who can temporarily serve as the interim president of the [Society for the Protection of Magical Creatures] for a period of time——"
"No need. I just signed that if you two really become the president, I may never be able to sleep peacefully again."
Newt sighed, raised his hand to interrupt Elena's words, and read the parchment in his hand carefully.
"But I would like to reiterate that I will not take the initiative to help you promote the domestication of magical animals. On this point, I have my own insistence. What I agree with is only this initiative to protect magical animals and the establishment of an association."
"Wait, wait, what are you still getting..."
Before Newt Scamander could finish speaking, the silver-haired little witch smiled with satisfaction and took out a stack of thick parchment contracts from her chest. Newt vaguely felt like
I also saw a bunch of traces signed by the Ministry of Magic.
The little witch raised her head and showed an innocent and cute smile.
"Dear Mr. Scamander, please allow me to take a moment to introduce you to several other ordinary non-governmental organizations that have been officially approved by the Ministry of Magic and are established legally and compliantly. Rest assured, they are all related to magical animals.