Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

“This one.” Tierra’s hands didn’t leave the knife and fork; she continued cutting the lamb chops on the plate.

But another hand emerged from his clothes and tapped on the table—

A stack of newspapers appeared on the dining table—

“This is…” Jeffrey picked up one of the newspapers and began to read.

"The Ictor oil tanker spill?" Jeffrey read aloud involuntarily. "This oil tanker, carrying a large amount of heavy oil, encountered a sudden surge of huge waves during an international transport mission, causing it to lose control and eventually run aground on a rocky, turbulent coastline. With the tanker breaking apart and leaking a large amount of heavy oil, the coastal area faced a serious risk of pollution. The French government immediately responded to the emergency."

"According to reports, due to severe weather conditions, the Seagull oil tanker broke apart after running aground, resulting in a leak of nearly 1.7 tons of oil. This accident has severely impacted Argentina's coastline and surrounding areas, causing a huge negative impact on local fisheries, marine ecology, and tourism," Jeffrey picked up another newspaper and began to read.

“These…” Jeffrey didn’t quite understand why Tyella was showing him these things.

“Marine pollution,” Tierra said. “This is just one of the most serious incidents.”

“As I’ve mentioned in class, Muggles are a highly industrialized society, but because of their rapid development and extreme lack of awareness of environmental protection, they have discharged large amounts of industrial wastewater and waste into the sea,” Tierra said. “The few incidents here were simply due to accidental oil spills, very obvious pollution.”

“There are also some forms of pollution that we can’t see,” Tiella said. “For example, the discharge of industrial wastewater, the emission of exhaust gases, the discharge of heavy metal wastewater into the sea, and plastic pollution. Industrial production and consumption activities produce a large number of plastic products, a large portion of which end up in the ocean. Some industrial activities also emit large amounts of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which dissolve in the ocean and cause seawater acidification. Seawater acidification has a harmful effect on the skeletons and shells of coral reefs and other marine life.”

“But I remember you said that the Deep Divers live in the deep sea. Will this have a big impact on them?” Jeffrey asked.

“First, their settlement is in the deep sea, but their activity range is the entire ocean; otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many sightings of Deep Ones in the Muggle world,” Tiera explained with a smile. “Second, this pollution doesn’t have a very fatal effect on them. After all, they are a race with intelligence equivalent to humans. They have a loose but very complete social structure. A very small number of Deep Ones have received special blessings from their leaders, the Father God Dagon and the Mother Goddess Hydra, possessing abilities similar to wizards, and can use their unique Deep One magic for prayer or healing.”

“These Deep Ones with special abilities are called the Priestly Class. This information comes from ‘The Journey to Sutherland: My Conversation with the Toad People,’” Tiera said. “Because of the Deep Ones’ immortality, their number of priests is fixed. They can only become part of the Priestly Class through the blessings of the Father God Dagon and the Mother Goddess Hydra. And you, Jeffrey…”

"With both wizard and deep-dweller bloodlines, you are a natural-born priest."