Chapter 470
Unable to find Wayne, Professor McGonagall could only place her hopes on Newt.
However, Newt, who had always been very popular among magical animals, was also defeated.
Outside the centaur tribe, more than a dozen centaurs held bows and arrows, not aiming at Newt, but at the ground.
Newt stood at a safe distance and put on a layer of armor made of manticore fur.
The arrows of these centaurs were not ordinary bows and arrows. They were all coated with magic-breaking potions, and the armor spell had no defensive effect.
One of the middle-aged centaurs shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Scamander, stop. I know why you are here, but I can't hand over that human to you."
Newt frowned: "Why? Wasn't the conflict between Firenze and her resolved yesterday? Professor Umbridge has also apologized."
It was the centaur just now who spoke: "It is only Firenze as an individual who accepts his apology, not the centaur tribe."
"This female not only insulted Firenze, but also the entire centaur tribe. Firenze, who accepted her apology without authorization, has been imprisoned, and he will also receive the punishment he deserves."
"Mr. Scamander, you have helped the centaur tribe a lot, but this involves the entire tribe. Even you can't take her away."
Newt sighed slightly. He knew how bad the centaurs' tempers were.
That is, he was the one who came. If it was Professor McGonagall, he would have driven the person away by now.
"Is it Wayne's request?" Newt asked suddenly.
The horses of several centaurs were trotting restlessly, and they looked flustered, but the middle-aged centaur in the lead remained calm, "I don't understand what you are saying."
Newt sighed slightly, "Margaret, don't go too far, and don't hurt her life, otherwise you will bring disaster to the entire tribe."
The centaur remained silent. He did not answer, but waved his hand and led his people into the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
And Newt also brought the news to Professor McGonagall.
"This is troublesome." After hearing the centaur's tough attitude, Professor McGonagall felt the difficulty of the matter.
"Is Umbridge safe?"
"The centaurs are very smart, they won't mess around." Newt thought for a while and replied, "But I don't know what kind of punishment Umbridge will suffer, so I can only let Wayne ask."
"He is not in school now." Professor McGonagall said worriedly, and Newt was more certain of his guess.
Where is Master Lawrence now?
He went back to London to accompany Penelope.
Senior Grace is running around the world, but fortunately there is a senior Penelope with big curly blonde hair who can comfort him.
After a few words of teaching, Wayne entered the sage mode, and the two talked about business.
Umbridge is enjoying herself in the Centaur tribe, and will soon go to see Merlin. Once she leaves, the fat piece of meat in the Ministry of Education will naturally be vacant.
What he is looking at is not the money, but the education department'sThe ability to interfere with the exam.
If any student disobeys in the future, he will not issue a diploma. If you have the ability, report it to the Ministry of Education. Let's see who dares to report this official.
Penelope was exhausted after being tossed around, and she had to listen to Wayne's chattering. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore and got on the horse.
Instead of listening to Wayne's nagging, it's better to have a good time.
"Stop talking nonsense and work!"
The next day, No. 12 Grimmauld Place.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Wayne came to Sirius's house and invited Jasmine to continue to serve as a temporary professor.
He also made two preparations. If Jasmine didn't agree, there were Sirius, Lupin and other backup candidates in the house.
As long as they were fighters of the Order of the Phoenix, it would be no problem to become professors.
But things went unexpectedly smoothly. Jasmine readily agreed, but she would only work until Christmas - just over a month away.
She was still a little worried about the impact of the curse and didn't want her tenure to exceed Umbridge's.
Wayne didn't force it. He planned to find a long-term professor later, and he already had a suitable candidate.
The two agreed that Jasmine would come to Hogwarts on Monday. Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Sirius and pulled into a small room full of the backbones of the Order of the Phoenix.
"Wayne, how is Dumbledore now~?"
As soon as he entered the door, Mr. Weasley asked impatiently. Wayne looked at him in surprise, as well as the members of the Order of the Phoenix who were staring at him.
"Didn't Dumbledore come to see you after he left?"
"He came that evening and just told us to be careful and not to act rashly, and then left." Lupin said.
After a moment of silence, the young man shook his head, "Then listen to him. In fact, I don't know where he went, but it's either related to Voldemort or he went to find Tom."
These are the core members of the Order of the Phoenix, and they understand the difference between Tom and Voldemort.
But the actual situation is that when they learned that there are now two Voldemorts in the magic world, one old and one young, many people still felt tired and wanted to destroy them.
One Voldemort can turn Britain upside down, and they really can't stand two.
Fortunately, little Tom has just come of age, and they still have time to deal with the old one before worrying about the young one.
"By the way, what are the usual tasks of the Order of the Phoenix?" Wayne felt that the Order of the Phoenix seemed to have nothing to do now.
Voldemort is still hiding, and most of the Death Eaters are also imprisoned. These people have no place to use their skills.
And Kingsley's answer is also in line with Wayne's guess-they really don't have any tasks.
He and Mr. Weasley were responsible for keeping an eye on the pure bloods who were close to Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic. Originally, they also had the responsibility of protecting Harry, but Harry was now in Hogwarts. Without Dumbledore and Lawrence, it was still the safest place in the world.
"Continue to do your job,Don't make too many moves. " Wayne had no intention of interfering with the Order of the Phoenix. He left Grimmauld Place and returned to Hogwarts as usual.
A young wizard saw him in the corridor and immediately went to inform Professor McGonagall.
Ten minutes later, Professor McGonagall brought Newt to the office.
" Wayne, Professor Umbridge and Firenze were taken away by the centaurs. Newt went to ask for them yesterday, but was rejected."
After saying that, McGonagall quietly observed Wayne's expression and found that he was not surprised at all.
"Well, I already know about it. I will go to find the centaurs with Senior Newt later. Professor McGonagall, you don't have to worry about this matter. First, sort out the reforms mentioned in the meeting yesterday and notify all students on Monday. "
Professor McGonagall understood and knew that Wayne didn't want her to know more.
But before leaving, she couldn't help but hinted not to go too far.
It's not that she felt sorry for Umbridge, but if someone really died, maybe Wayne wouldn't be unlucky, but the centaurs would definitely be the first choice for the Ministry of Magic to vent its anger.
No matter who Umbridge is, her identity as a human wizard cannot be changed.
The centaurs kidnapped people in front of so many witnesses, and it is easy to escalate the problem to a racial conflict.
After Professor McGonagall left, Wayne and Newt went to the Hog's Head Inn for dinner.
He went upstairs and talked with Ariana for a while, and then the two walked towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
Now that there were no outsiders, Newt was much more relaxed and asked bluntly: "How did you convince the centaurs to participate in the struggle of humans. ”
Newt knows centaurs. This kind of creature is very intelligent, so intelligent that even human wizards look down on it.
Except for the ancient war period when they stood on the side of human wizards, they have kept their distance from each other since then. Centaurs live their own lives and ignore the disputes between wizards.
This move is already very big. He doesn't believe that so many wise men in the centaur tribe can't see the danger.
"I am a businessman."
Wayne was half a body ahead of Newt, turned around and smiled, "Doing business is what I am best at. Since the centaurs are willing to help me, I must have paid a moving price that they can't refuse."
"What price?" Newt was even more curious, "As far as I know, they are never interested in foreign objects, let alone human treasures."
"You will know in a moment. "
Wayne kept it a secret and didn't tell Newt directly. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
The two walked for about half an hour before they arrived near the centaur camp.
It was Mager, who drove Newt away yesterday, who led a dozen centaurs to them.
"Principal Lawrence." Mager slightly bowed, and Newt couldn't help but look sideways.
You know, centaurs usually call human wizards foals. If they want to change the name of stubborn centaurs, something must have happened.
"MagarryChief." Wayne nodded slightly: "How are the goods?"
"I've been making a lot of noise all night, and now I'm hungry and fainted."
"Where are our things?"
"I brought them here." Wayne took out a small crystal-clear bottle filled with beautiful azure liquid.
"'That's all?" Magree said dissatisfiedly.
"These are just deposits." Wayne threw the bottle over, and a horseman took it as a treasure and held it carefully in his hands.
"Our deal is not over yet, these are just for you to try the effect, and the balance will be paid after completion."
"Is that so..." Looking at the small bottle, Magree nodded slightly: "I see."
"Then see you in a few days. "Wayne smiled and waved, and left the Centaur camp with Newt, who was still confused.
"Aren't you going to take Umbridge away?"
"Oh, the negotiation failed, and the Centaurs didn't harm her life." Wayne shrugged, "Umbridge violated the Treaty of Peaceful Coexistence between Centaurs and Wizards, and I, a small Hogwarts headmaster, can't do anything about it."[]
"I will write to the Centaur Liaison Office after I go back and let them deal with it."
Newt still didn't understand: "What exactly is that bottle of potion, and why do the Centaurs take it so seriously."
He noticed the Centaurs' excited and cautious expressions just now.
"You're talking about this..." Wayne flipped his hand, took out another small bottle, and handed it to Newt.
"Senior, what do you think is the most important thing for a tribe?"
Newt answered without hesitation: "Reproduction and inheritance. ”
“Yes, this potion can help the centaurs. Didn’t you notice that the centaurs were already quite old and there were no foals?”
Newt thought about it and it seemed to be true.
He had entered the centaur tribe before, and there were indeed very few new generations.
The old man’s expression became more and more strange. “So, what’s in it is a potion to promote virility?”
“No.” Wayne shook his head. “If it was a low-end potion to promote virility, the centaurs would certainly not value it.”
“This potion has a similar effect to (Qian Li Zhao), but more importantly... it increases the chance of pregnancy, and it should be able to achieve 5 out of 100 success rates.” "
Newt finally understood.
No wonder these centaurs took such a big risk to help Wayne do the dirty work.
When it comes to the continuation of the offspring and the race, let alone kidnapping Umbridge, even if they were asked to shoot someone in the castle, they would probably send two scapegoats to complete the task without hesitation.
But Newt was still a little speechless, "Why do you study some weird potions when you have nothing to do?"
Who would think of making such a potion?
He said so, but Newt's body was still very honest and put the potion away.
Since the centaurs can use it, then otherHis magical creatures can probably be used as well.
He still has a lot of endangered species in his suitcase, so it's just right for them to breed more offspring.
"Senior, this potion is just a byproduct of the research process." Wayne saw Newt's little action, and his mouth twitched, but he still explained for him.
"What I really want to do is... or"
The voice gradually weakened, and the figures of the old and the young gradually disappeared in the forbidden forest.
At the same time, Nurmengard.
In the familiar cell, Grindelwald once again read Dumbledore's wanted poster, with a playful smile on his lips.
He waved his wand and cut off all the parts of the newspaper that praised Lawrence.
The news about Dumbledore's wanted poster was put into his pocket.
Then Grindelwald looked at the cage that had imprisoned him for nearly half a century.
Since Dumbledore has become a wanted criminal and is on the run, it seems that he should not stay here... either.