Chapter 68 Newt’S Letter, Unexpected Surprise
Speaking of Newt, this name is definitely one of the most familiar to all little wizards.
Not just Hufflepuff, but students from other houses as well.
The book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" has become one of the best-selling books in the world (in the wizarding world). It is not only the designated book for the magical beasts courses in all magic schools, but also the bedtime reading for many young wizards.
His research has had a profound impact on the entire magical world.
Before Newt, magical animals also existed, but no one had ever proposed the concept of protection.
It was his own research bit by bit, going deep into various parts of the world, saving all kinds of endangered magical animals, and making the world more colorful.
Poison horned beast, horned camel beast, soundless bird, poisonous leopard
These creatures, which were almost extinct at the time, reproduced their offspring with Newt's help, and their populations gradually grew.
Many of the magical animals in the Forbidden Forest were sent by Newt later.
In Hufflepuff, Newt is the idol of almost all the little badgers.
It was he who added another tag to Hufflepuff.
In addition to herbalism and food magic, Hufflepuff is also good at dealing with magical animals.
In addition, Newt also played a great role during the Wizarding War.
Apart from Grindelwald and Dumbledore, he is the most famous wizard. He has thwarted Grindelwald's plots several times and is one of the people he hates the most.
It's exactly the protagonist template.
In the final battle, Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, and Newt returned to the United States and settled in New York with Auror Tina, where they remain until now.
Wayne did not hesitate and opened the letter in front of Dumbledore and read it.
[To Mr. Wayne Lawrence:
Hello, I'm Newt Scamander, a former Hufflepuff.
I'm glad that a genius like you has appeared in the school. I always firmly believe that Hufflepuff is the most perfect school.
A few days ago, I received feathers and some excrement from Dumbledore. What I find incredible is that your phoenix is so special, even more so than Fawkes...
(A bunch of academic speeches follow.)
If possible, could you please give me some research materials? Also, I will return to Europe during the summer vacation, would you be lucky enough to visit me?
Your loyal Hufflepuff senior
Newt Scamander. 】
The letter was very long, and the words were filled with Newt's deep curiosity about the Phoenix King, as well as a bunch of precautions for taking care of the Phoenix.
It is completely impossible to tell that this is a letter written by a real social worker.
"Professor." Wayne looked up.
"How should I reply to Senior Newt?"
Dumbledore's smile froze for a moment. .
Although there is nothing wrong with calling him that, he is indeed your senior in theory.
But Newt is almost a hundred years old...
Dumbledore took out a piece of parchment, wrote Newt's address on it, and left a mark with his wand.
"Just send the letter to this address. Remember to leave this mark, otherwise Newt won't receive it."
"He is quite... introverted. He is afraid that book fans will come to visit him. Oh, and there are some old friends who also miss him."
Old friend...
It must be the group of saints under Grindelwald back then.
Wayne cursed.
After putting away the letters and parchment, Wayne and Dumbledore said goodbye and left the principal's office and headed to the library.
Cho and Hermione were waiting for him there, doing some homework.
When the three of them walked out of the castle, Hermione asked casually:
"What did you and Dumbledore talk about?"
Wayne told the truth, "It's nothing, Newt Scamander wrote me a letter and asked Dumbledore to deliver it.
"Oh." Hermione responded subconsciously.
He immediately stopped.
Scamander...such a familiar last name
"who?"
Her eyes widened: "Newt Scamander? The Scamander who wrote "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"?"
"Yes, that's him." Wayne looked at her doubtfully, not understanding why Hermione had such a big reaction.
Autumn was also surprised: "Newt Scamander actually wrote to you?"
"That's the author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"!" Hermione screamed, holding Wayne's finger in excitement:
"What does the letter say? Why does he know you? Can you get me a signature?"
This look is no different from a star-chasing Muggle.
After being pestered with so many questions, Wayne simply took out the letter and showed it to the two of them.
There is nothing shameful on it.
When she saw that Newt actually said he was coming to visit Wayne, Hermione was so excited that her face turned red, and Qiu didn't give in too much.
Only then did Wayne realize how high Newt was in the wizarding world.
"Wayne, can I come and see Mr. Scamander when he comes?" Hermione asked expectantly.
Qiu didn't say anything, but her beautiful eyes were staring at the boy.
"No problem." Wayne agreed: "I will write to Newt and let you know when the specific date is set.
The two women cheered in unison.
The three of them walked all the way to Hagrid's farmland on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
After a period of growth and ripening with magic potion, the biting cabbage has barely grown into its mature shape.
But they looked particularly peaceful. Wayne broke open a biting cabbage and looked at it, and found that their teeth hadn't grown out yet.
"Wayne, why are you growing biting cabbage?" Hermione was too lazy to care about his violation of school rules.
Wayne is much smarter than her, and even if he breaks school rules, he won't leave any clues.
Now Hermione has gradually become a qualified Gryffindor.
If you haven't been caught, you haven't violated it.
"First, I want to taste it, and second, I want to use it against the enemy."
"When the time comes and a dozen biting cabbages are thrown out, the enemy will not be able to escape."
Hermione looked unconcerned: "This is Hogwarts, the safest place in the world.
"With Dumbledore here, there won't be any enemies."
"You have to be careful and don't hurt yourself."
Wayne opened his mouth.
The safest place....
Well, I hope you can still say this after everything happens.
As Professor Sprout's proud disciple, and with a brand that goes deep into his soul, Wayne is also very talented in farming.
With two little witches, they loosened the soil, fertilized the biting cabbage, and finally cast a spell to drive away the beasts, and then the work was completed.
"You just brought us here to work as free labor." Qiu complained as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Her robe was dirty from farming just now, and Hermione turned into a little cat with dirt on her face.
"Don't say that." Wayne smiled and said, "I'll give you some biting cabbage as reward."
"I do not want it."
"I don't want it either."
Both women are a little disgusted. Biting cabbage is ugly and fierce, and only Wayne likes it.
Wayne asked again: "What do you want?"
Hermione thought for a while: "Just a few bottles of the potion from last time, I think it's quite useful."
"What potion?" Qiu became curious.
"It's just an ordinary refreshing potion. I gave it to her after teaching her the magic spell that time.
"You're still teaching Hermione spells?" Qiu looked at him dissatisfied: "Why don't you teach me."
Wayne shrugged: "You usually have to participate in Quidditch training, and you are already very tired.
Qiu still refused: "I don't care, I still want to participate."
Wayne had no choice but to agree.
Having received the benefit, Hermione and Qiu let Wayne go.
late at night.
Sitting at his desk, Wayne was writing a letter to Newt.
He was also very interested in this senior, who was simply the Harry Potter of the previous era.
Moreover, the other party's professionalism in the field of magical animals is worthy of his admiration.
The most important thing is... Wayne has taken a liking to Newt's box.
He has indeed mastered the Traceless Stretching Spell, and has even practiced it to an advanced level. Several pockets are no smaller than this summer house.
But if you want to make a box that can be carried around in the Forbidden Forest, there are still too many differences.
Newt's box is not only a traceless stretching spell, but also involves various alchemical issues such as space fixation and magic power conversion. It is an extremely clever alchemical product.
That is Scamander's unique heritage, a secret that is not passed down from a pure-blood family.
Newt's brother became the head of the Auror Office at a young age.
Even though Newt was expelled from school, his mastery of magic was not weak and he was able to defeat Grindelwald in two ways.
The reason why he was not included in the ranks of the twenty-eight sacred families was purely due to personal grudges.
According to rumors, Newt did not have a good relationship with Cantancros Nott, who wrote the "Pure Blood Directory", and was very disgusted with the other person's behavior of cheering for the pure blood family.
That's why they were deliberately excluded.
Wayne doesn't have the ability to make this kind of suitcase for the time being, so he plans to trade one with Newt.
The worst that can happen is sacrificing the Phoenix King's appearance.
But he will definitely not mention it right away. He will first write a letter to get closer and then slowly deceive him.
During Christmas, Wayne plans to go to the United States, so just let him know when he comes to visit.
Not specifically for Newt, Wayne had other things to deal with.
This year is a very special year. A shocking event will happen on Christmas Day. A huge thing will collapse, and countless people will eat it with their mouths full of oil.
Even after entering the magical world, Wayne would not give up on the wealth at his fingertips.
He has also recently written to his uncle Humphrey and made some arrangements.
Just wait until the time comes to join this gluttonous feast.
Time has entered October, and it has suddenly become much faster.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
As the temperature gradually gets colder, the little wizards become listless and are about to enter hibernation.
But the professors didn't care about this and suddenly increased the workload.
The first month of school is just for everyone to adapt and slow down from the summer vacation, so the progress of many courses is not fast.
When October comes, professors start to get more intense.
In the Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall severely scolded the little wizards who couldn't even turn toothpicks into needles, and gave them separate homework.
Ronald was on the verge of tears.
The other little wizards were not too relaxed. With a preliminary concept of magic, Professor McGonagall began to let everyone transform from living things to dead things.
Resisting their disgust at earthworms, the little wizards waved their magic wands.
There are no specific requirements, as long as it becomes a living creature, it will be considered a success.
With a green face, Hermione asked Professor McGonagall to apply for a mouse. She would rather double the difficulty than face earthworms.
Most of the other courses are similar. The assignments assigned by the professors are becoming more and more arduous, and the little wizards are everywhere.
Wayne became the envy of everyone because he was exempted from Charms, Transfiguration and Potions homework.
Some young wizards also tried to negotiate terms with several professors, and Flitwick announced the terms with a smile.
If anyone could finish the wardrobe
Just dance a tango and you won't have to do homework this year.
Unfortunately, no one succeeded.
Professor McGonagall's condition is also very simple, that is, just like her first class, just turn the podium into a fat pig.
As for Snape....
No one is willing to die to negotiate terms with Snape.
Not even the Slytherin snakes dared.
Many people have secretly asked Wayne how he got Snape to agree not to hand in his homework.
He always claimed that his talent impressed the professor and there was no need to waste any more time.
Few people believed it, and they didn't know that Snape disliked Harry as much as Wayne.
He only told the truth when the little witch Hermione and Qiu asked.
*`々I gave another bottle of Phoenix King’s tears. "
"You actually bribed the professor?!" Hermione was shocked.
"This is the way the world is." Wayne patted her shoulder and walked away.
There is more homework, which has many benefits for Wayne.
First of all, he doesn't have to write most of the time. When others are rushing to catch up on homework, he can sit aside and enjoy cakes and desserts, which directly doubles the pleasure.
In addition, the business of Selia's store has been getting better and better recently, and people come to buy various quills every day.
The latest quills are made by Fred George, who have managed to get the hang of it, but the quality is so poor that they only sell for a galleone.
But they couldn't stand it anymore. Fred and George were so happy that they spent a lot of money at Zuko's joke shop.
With Wayne's newly added refreshing potions, sleeping potions and a series of other products, the little wizard's wallet has been squeezed out.
On this day, Wayne (Qiannuo Zhao) was having dinner in the auditorium, listening to Cedric complaining about Quirrell opposite.
"I don't know if he's crazy or if the world has changed. I have to write two two-foot-long papers every week. I almost don't have time to practice Quidditch!"
Cedric was talking about Quirrell, and he was the only one who kept homework so crazy.
Wayne sometimes wondered whether Voldemort was giving them back to them twice as much because he was tortured by homework during school.
The homework in one class is worth the weight of the other three.
But because Voldemort taught so well, he conquered all the students in the seven grades of the school.
So everyone just complained and didn't react too violently.
The only pity is that Quirrell claimed that due to the curse, his brain is still severely damaged and he will have seizures from time to time.
So sometimes, even if you say something nice, you suddenly start to get sick, just as submissive as before.
Nowadays, people give nicknames to gods and ghosts.
Everyone hopes that they meet God Quirrell in class instead of psychotic Quirrell.
"You can buy two bullshit quills." Wayne reminded Cedric, covering his wallet warily:
"You won't even let me go?"
"I would rather break my hand than save money to buy Nimbus 2001.
Business has been good recently, and Cedric and the twins have also received a lot of money. He immediately set his sights on the new broom that will be released next year.
Because he had hope, he became even more reluctant to spend money than before. He only brought things for Wayne when he went to Hogsmeade, and never bought a country for himself.
Wayne also obeyed this miser and said nothing more.
While the two were chatting and spanking, there was a sudden commotion at Ravenclaw's long table, and some people hurriedly walked out.
However, they didn't pay attention and continued to chat about some issues related to the art of disguise.
After a while, those Ravenclaws who went out came back.
Soon, the cause of the commotion reached Hufflepuff.
Wayne's expression changed. .