some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 172 Newt Scamander (Part [-])
What's it like to fly high?
As a man who had never even driven a J-20 in his previous life, William finally felt the thrill of flying.

He stood on the Thunderbird, stepped on the sea, and the thunder light passed through the sea, chopping the waves, the sea water rose several meters straight, and slapped the coast fiercely.

As the Thunderbird flew higher and higher, a waterspout formed under it, and for a moment, a monstrous water column soared upwards like a rainbow.

William opened his arms and looked up, the full moon was hanging high, the sea of ​​clouds was rolling, and the horizon was endless...

This is probably the most beautiful scene, right?
Handsome is really handsome, but within five seconds of being high-spirited, William felt icy cold, his legs trembled, and he was as cold as a silly roe deer.

William imitated the bobo tea, got a cat to hold his hand, shivered and curled up in the thick feathers on the ptarmigan's neck, and only then felt his body warmed up a lot.

Seeing that Hermione's nose was red from the cold, William squeezed towards her, and tapped a few times with his wand, turning the quills in his pocket into thick blankets.

He distributed one to each of them, and everyone was wrapped in blankets, and finally they were not cold.

If it wasn't for the fear of being thrown by the Thunderbird and falling to his death, William really wanted to build a fire here to roast his hands, and have a small high-altitude barbecue by the way.

Isn't it beautiful... Ollie?

"Mr. Scamander, why are you here?" William asked.

The old man is Newt Scamander, a famous magizoologist.

William is no stranger, because he is the author of the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", which is the textbook for Hogwarts.

Newt was a student at Hufflepuff House, but was expelled from the school.

As we all know, students who do not graduate normally are big bosses, who is a decent person who graduates normally?

So Newt is definitely not an ordinary wizard. He once captured the first generation of Dark Lord Grindelwald, although he was later escaped by the other party.

From William's point of view, Newt's magnificent experience and a good template for the protagonist can be made into at least five movies!
But now Newt, who is over 90 years old, is completely a gray-haired old man, who looks similar to Dumbledore.

Hearing William's question, Newt's eyes wandered, looking at the Thunderbird, and said gently:

"Niko said that something is wrong with your toad. He was busy with the experiment and couldn't get away, so let me ride Frank to pick you up."

Hermione curled up in the thick blanket, leaning her head tightly on William's shoulder, and asked curiously, "Who is Frank?"

Newt gently stroked the brown feathers under his body, glanced at Hermione through his thick bangs, and said:

"It's this Thunderbird, and I named it Frank."

The ptarmigan is a large bird animal that lives in North America, most commonly found in Arizona in the southwestern United States, and is closely related to the phoenix.

Thunderbirds can create storms while flying and are also highly sensitive to danger, making them extremely dangerous creatures.

Newt had been struck by the lightning that the Thunderbird had attracted before.

But the Thunderbird sucked most of the current away, and Newt didn't take much damage. He fell because of the attack of his old cold leg.

Newt said with emotion: "Frank was rescued from smugglers when I was in Egypt for more than 60 years, and then I sent him back to the United States."

Don't look at what Newt said was easy, but this return process is definitely not easy.

As far as William knows, at that time, the Magical Congress of the United States issued a policy of imposing a death curse on all magical animals.

Newt sent a Thunderbird back to the United States, only to choose to smuggle.

"Then why did Frank appear here?" Hermione asked puzzled.

"Frank flew over by himself last year, and he has grown up enough to fly across the Atlantic on his own," Newt explained.

"I brought it with me for Nico's birthday this time, and when the birthday is over, I will take it to send a child to Romania.

The child, like Frank, was an animal smuggled by wizards. "

William raised his eyebrows, and Newt's words revealed a lot of information.

Transporting magical creatures across borders is a troublesome thing. Newt seemed not to go through the official channels, but rode the Thunderbird directly.

After all, the Thunderbird can even cross the Atlantic Ocean, and it is not too difficult to fly from a small English Channel to Romania.

Domineering!
"By the way, what's wrong with your toad?" Newt wondered.

"The tools made by Nico have never had any problems. I seem to see traces of magical attacks on them?"

William nodded, and quickly recounted what happened to them in the Black Lake.

Newt combed the Thunderbird's feathers and said seriously, "Son, I think you and your friend made a mistake."

"Wrong?" William was stunned.

"You shouldn't be catching merfolk, even with no intention of harming them, just to make wands for their hair."

Newt said seriously: "Mermaids are not animals..."

"Then what are they?" Hermione asked suspiciously.

"People, people like us." Newt wrapped himself in a blanket. "I guess you two haven't taken Fantastic Beasts yet?"

William nodded and said, "That's an elective course that only starts in the third grade. I'm in the second grade now, and Hermione is in the first grade."

William knew a lot of magical creatures, but he only read them out of interest, and didn't study them systematically.

"No wonder." Newt suddenly seemed to be an old professor.

"You may be wondering why mermaids are humans and not animals.

Regarding the definition of a person, centuries ago, there was a debate in the magic world. "

"In the beginning, Buldock Muldoon, the fourteenth-century president of the Wizarding Council, stipulated that any member of the wizarding world who walks on two legs should be granted the status of a 'person'.

Later, in a friendly manner, he called all the 'people' to attend the talks.

But the meeting hall is full of two-legged animals brought by fairies, such as ball-dun birds, divination birds, and elves. "

"So just having two legs does not guarantee that a magical creature can or will be interested in the affairs of the wizarding government."

Newt continued: "Mulden's successor, Mrs. Alfreda Cragg, believed that beings who spoke human language were people.

But this definition is also narrow. "

"It wasn't until 1811 that a definition was found that was acceptable to most members of the wizarding world.

The new Law Minister, Grogan Stump, issued the order:

A 'man' is any creature intelligent enough to understand, and to bear part of the responsibility for, the making of these laws. "

"So trolls are not humans, and mermaids and centaurs are classified as humans."

Of course, because of the discord between the centaur and the banshee and vampire, they refuse to share the identity of 'human' with these creatures, but it does not prevent us from defining them as 'human'. "

William nodded, he had heard Cedric mention this before.

His father was in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Fantastic Creatures, and there was still a centaur liaison office there, although no centaurs used it.

Newt looked at William and Hermione.

This was the first time he met the two of them. Other times, he just glanced past them, or dodged nervously.

Newt said very seriously:
"Children, the mermaids attack you not because they are weird.

There are no weird creatures in the world, only narrow-minded people. "

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(End of this chapter)