great-warnovel Chapter 277 Newt's Arrival
Chapter 277 Newt's Arrival
Chapter 277 Newt's Arrival
Newt Scamander arrived three days after Hogwarts took root.
The renowned master of magical creatures and aberrations, accompanied by a group of people, emerged from the fireplace, guided by Hagrid.
This was Hermione's first time meeting this old man who had personally participated in the Battle of Paris. He was almost a hundred years old this year, and his hair was white, but he seemed to be in excellent spirits. He was carrying a suitcase and looking around nostalgically.
"Speaking of which, Hogwarts still owes you a graduation certificate." Dumbledore chuckled as he looked at his former student; so many years had passed in the blink of an eye.
"We haven't seen each other for many years."
"I never thought I'd see Hogwarts return while I'm still alive."
Newt walked to the window and looked out at the lake and forest.
"The water level has risen a lot, but the forbidden forest is still thriving, and it may be a good breeding ground."
"That's not a good place now; werewolves and dark wizards are turning it upside down." Dumbledore stood beside him.
"It's a pity Jacob passed away. Before he died, he kept saying he wanted to come back to Hogwarts. But thankfully, he died of old age, which is quite rare in this day and age," the Master of Fantastic Beasts rambled on.
"I brought quite a few companions with me this time." He shook his suitcase, which emitted a deep, distant sound, indicating that it was a large space.
"As you requested, you'll still be staying in your Hufflepuff room. Hagrid will be with you the whole time these next few days. If you need anything, you can ask Minerva or Hermione." Dumbledore introduced the young girl beside him to him.
"Is this Miss Granger, the inventor of the Radiant Stone Magic?" He looked at the girl with curious eyes.
"Although I don't know much about spells, even wizards in America are amazed by your achievements."
The Newt family now lives in Yellowstone, USA, a place with countless hot springs and the best climate in North America. However, it is said that there is a serious disagreement between wizards and Muggles. Muggles, who outnumber wizards by a hundred times, are crammed into areas with rather harsh environments, while wizards enjoy the best plots of land and hot springs.
"Muggle" is a common term used in the United States to refer to ordinary people.
Many ordinary people were willing to brave the bitter cold and cross the permafrost of Alaska to reach the Soviet Union, risking their lives, which shows the cruelty of North America.
"My achievements are nothing compared to yours." Hermione knew that the textbook for her Aberration class was written by this old man, who also facilitated the joint covenants of many settlements after the war.
For example, the "Prohibition on Feeding for Experimental Purposes" agreement effectively reduced the number of new mutant beasts that wizards in various settlements could arbitrarily breed and modify, and significantly reduced the birth of various dangerous and uncontrollable new species.
Despite being nearly a hundred years old, he has been traveling all over the world these past few years, researching newly emerging mutant beasts and trying to incorporate the tamable ones into the wizarding civilization system, such as the Ghost Owl in the last two years.
Malfoyburg also awarded him the Platinum Knight's Medal, but he declined, saying that he now resides in the United States and it was inconvenient for him to accept Malfoyburg's award.
"Hagrid keeps mentioning you, saying you took the Mutant Beasts course this year," he said with a smile.
"If you're interested, you can come and browse through my suitcase later."
"It's my pleasure!" Hermione nodded with delight. She knew that it contained most of the magical creatures and aberrations that could be captured in the world, some of which were even the last ones on the verge of extinction.
"Oh, by the way, this is my grandson. He should be about your age." The old man also pushed out a boy from behind him.
"Hello, my name is Rolf, Rolf Scamander." The boy had the same hair and eyes as his grandfather, and some freckles on his face.
He was quite reserved on his first visit to the school, while Miss Granger, who was about his age, was already a school board member and teaching assistant. This made him somewhat intimidated, and his eyes darted around.
"Now is not a good time to bring children," Dumbledore advised.
"At least until everything settles down."
"It's hard to get Ilfamoni off duty, but I think we should let him come to Hogwarts. If possible, it would be best if he could transfer here directly," Newt replied firmly.
"He's in his second year now. His parents died in the monster plague. I'm always traveling, and Tina's health isn't good either. I feel very reassured having him stay at Hogwarts." Everyone knows that Hogwarts is facing challenges right now, but this old man seems exceptionally confident.
Dumbledore could only nod; McGonagall could handle the formalities later.
Newt originally wanted Hermione to take Rolf around the school, but Hermione was also very busy, so he had to hand him over to Ginny and Luna, who were also in the second year. With Colin joining them, the four children chatted together and didn't seem too awkward.
Besides Newt and his grandson, he also brought several of his students with him. They are all top-notch mutant experts, many of whom graduated from Hufflepuff and then joined Newt's tutelage.
They were responsible for taking care of the large number of animals during these days; after all, Newt was almost a hundred years old, and having him prepare feed every day was a burden.
It's too much to ask of him to appease a wild animal.
Hermione didn't participate in the subsequent reception. She was now focusing her energy on training the students from different grades to cast spells together. Perhaps she was getting more nervous in critical moments, because even the older students were making mistakes lately, which made her a little irritable.
On the other hand, the tits were not good at confronting these magical creatures head-on. Under Dumbledore's orders, they traveled around the world using Portkeys to gather intelligence so that they could know as soon as other forces made moves.
The return of Hogwarts is a big deal. Even though Malfoy Castle seems to be struggling right now, we can't be careless. And there might be other forces trying to take advantage of us. Grindelwald was just rejected, so there's no guarantee he won't cause some trouble. We need the inconspicuous Squibs to find out all this.
Hermione trains her students during the day and analyzes information from the Titmouse House at night. Also, because so many people come to the castle, McGonagall often comes to her for help, making her spin like a top that never stops.
"We can now confirm that some of the wizards who were supposed to come did not show up because of the envoys sent by Malfoy Castle. They intercepted a considerable number of people who wanted to support Hogwarts." Professor Figg held up the note, his face grim.
"Moreover, it is said that some air cavalry flew out of the city, and no one knows where they went."
Hermione's expression turned serious: "We must prevent them from tearing off all pretense of civility and brazenly bombing Hogwarts."
Although the possibility is small, and their children are in school, who knows if the family that controls the air cavalry cares about the offspring of other families? They are now bloodthirsty and anything is possible.
"There is another piece of less important news: a large number of Soviet troops have gone missing. The UMNO has urgently scrambled all its air cavalry columns to conduct reconnaissance, but it seems they have not found any clues."
"It's very likely a new counter-surveillance technology from the fairies," Filch mused.
"Perhaps at the same time that war breaks out on our side, war will also break out on the Eastern European front."
Hermione nodded; it had little to do with them.
"In addition, Gonuk said he could provide an extra batch of rifles and grenades, and we will soon allocate manpower to set traps around the castle as well."