A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 388 Newt's Life Experience

Felix was about to introduce, when a black shadow ran out of the tent, crawled along Newt's feet and onto his shoulders, pointing at Felix with one hand on his hips.

"Chirp! Chirp!" Sniffing Varun shouted excitedly.

Even Harry and the others could tell that this Niffler was complaining.

"Oh, Valen," Newt said reassuringly, "It's good to learn more, you should really read my chapter on 'Sniff', and if you can read, I can give you I wrote a letter..."

Snuff Warren looked at Newt in disbelief.

Newt looked at it, "Are you still drinking your tonic? I brought one..."

"Ha!"

Xixiu let out a mournful cry, threw himself from his shoulder into Felix's arms, and hid his head, making everyone laugh.

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Newt Scamander, the most famous expert in the protection of magical animals in the world." Felix smiled while holding Xixiu He said: "Mr. Scamander rushed over this morning, and Principal Dumbledore successfully persuaded him to leave a precious memory with Hogwarts forever... If someone writes this school history in the future, Today must be something to write about."

Newt looked at Felix with some discomfort, the same expression on his face as he remembered.

The light of worship of knowledge flickered in Hermione's eyes, and she couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Newt Scamander, we wrote to you - me, Harry and Ron," she pointed to the next The two, "About Hagrid's Buckbeak! It's still in the Forbidden Forest, living with its family!"

Newt looked at Hermione, then at the slightly shorter Harry and Ron, and Cedric, Collins, and Roger Davis standing beside them—they were all staring at him intently, and he found himself Has become the focus of sight.

He said softly, "Miss Granger? Oh... I just did what I thought was right... and I'll be happy for it."

They sat around a simple wooden square table in the camp, the wood grain on the surface of the table could be clearly seen, and the memory belonging to Newt whispered: "Sorry, excuse me." Then disappeared.

Newt himself blinked, looking wistfully at the place where the memory faded.When he turned around, he found that everyone was looking at him in a little surprise. He cleared his throat, "Well, let's start officially... Dumbledore told me that we only need to leave a memory and leave the matter to him That's good... But, I insist on meeting with you before leaving, I think it is very necessary."

"I have traveled all over the five continents. I have visited the lairs of beasts, the caves of underground animals, and the nests of birds. I have observed the strange habits of magical animals in more than 100 countries, experienced their abilities and won their trust. Occasionally I also use a travel water bottle to drive them away."

"Travel, travel kettle...?" Roger Davis laughed and stroked his hair, "Did you encounter a group of migrating goblins?"

The others also kind of wanted to laugh.

But Newt answered Davis very seriously, "No, it's a group of big-headed monsters."

"What's that?" Harry asked.

"Well--"

Felix hooked his fingers, and a strange creature appeared on the ground, about a foot tall, with a hairy body, but a big, gray head.

"That's what it looks like." Newt said happily, "See, compared to their bodies, their heads are surprisingly big, and they just need to lie on the ground - yes, thank you - you see, if you don't pay attention, you will die." Mistaking them for a big bright and round rock, many traveling wizards don't notice, lean on them to rest, pillow them, only to wake up more tired and drowsy...or into a state of hysterical desperation."

"This kind of creature likes to chase people's shadows. If you encounter them in the wild, you can make some noise to scare them. Of course, a stun spell is also fine, or you can simply kick it away..."

Of the six warriors, only Cedric took the Protection of Magical Creatures class in the sixth grade, which is due to the influence of his father - Mr. Amos Diggory is now working in the Department of Magical Creature Regulation and Control at the Ministry of Magic.He had seen pictures of big-headed monsters in class, but he still felt novelty when he heard Newt's introduction.They found that this somewhat inarticulate old man was always eloquent when referring to magical animals, and inadvertently mentioned many interesting details,
Harry asked about Thunderbird.

"It was a large flying bird magical animal that could sense danger and create storms while flying." Newt said nostalgicly: "Almost 70 years ago, in 1926 to be precise, I was in Egypt from a Rescue the next Thunderbird from the hands of a famous trafficker, I call it Frank, something happened in the middle...I can't say, signed a non-disclosure agreement...but I met my wife in this incident..."

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"A thunderbird is a bit like a magnified vulture, with brilliant feathers of different colors, but generally with two long tail feathers - they are distant relatives of the phoenix. The feathers on Frank's body are gold and white. Glittering below, like flowing clouds."

Harry asked, "But I heard that, uh, thunderbird feathers can be used to make wands. Are there any characteristics of this kind of wand? And horned water snakes?"

Byers had told him that the core of his wand was a thunderbird feather, and Victor Graves' core was the cut off horn of a horned water snake.

Newt thought for a while and said, "The Thunderbird is very sensitive to supernatural dangers. It is said that the wand made of Thunderbird's feathers is not only powerful, but can also be the first to cast spells in a duel..." Harry and the others took a deep look at each other , Newt continued: "But I think this description is a bit exaggerated. My wife Tina's wand is made of thunderbird feathers. I am no stranger to this. She often complains to me that her wand is difficult to control. "

"As for the horned water snake, I don't know much about its wand," Newt said matter-of-factly: "I only know that if there is enough tacit understanding with the owner, the wand can give an early warning when it is in danger, which is similar to the horned water snake's habit. similar……"

Felix interjected and said, "I happen to know a little about the material of the wand. One thing you need to know is that although the wand chooses the wizard, the wizard will also affect the wand after a long-term company. Even if it is the same material and core Magic wands can have very different effects in the hands of different wizards, so you should pay more attention to people."

Several people nodded.

For the next hour, they chatted and enjoyed a leisurely evening, as if they really came to the Romanian Dragon Reserve under the leadership of Professor Haipu, and happened to meet a knowledgeable elder.

"...the first time I met a dragon was in a secret Ministry of Magic program, in 1914, when I was just coming of age... just a lowly employee of the Ministry of Magic...but the rest of the Ministry took the group The Ukrainian Iron Belly had no choice but to come to me. They had to abandon the plan after the Ministry of Magic investigators discovered that the dragons only responded to me..."

Harry and the others stared blankly at Newt, who explained——

"I was born with the ability to communicate and relate to different creatures, and I was very good at dealing with them... Then, in 1918, August Worm, publisher of the Obscure Books Company, commissioned me to write a book Definitive Handbook on Fantastic Beasts. I gladly accepted the offer, but feeling so inadequate, I spent my holidays traveling the world, accumulating material, and embarking on a year-long trip in 1925 to record the habitats of various Fantastic Beasts land……"

The young wizards present, including Felix, listened silently. They could hear with their own ears an outstanding, even great wizard, telling about his youthful experience, and felt from his words those things that could not be put into writing. This feeling is quite fascinating.

"It was a wonderful day, carefree, always looking forward to tomorrow. I walked through the dark African forests, watching the precious sight of runes emerging from their eggshells; wading through the bright Egyptian desert, to Pursue the local legend about the Sphinx; wander to the uninhabited Green Lake in Ireland, and cover the horse-shaped water monster with broad-leaved cattails; cross the winding European mountains, and witness the funny show of the mountain monster trying to tame the horned camel... "

"It wasn't until 1927 that I finished the first edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which quickly became a bestseller."

"It's still a Hogwarts textbook!" said Roger Davies.

"My mom used it as a storybook to put me to sleep...but she didn't realize that it had the opposite effect," Cedric said, to a good-natured snigger from those around him.

……

"Kids." Newt was about to end today's conversation.

"At first, I just wanted to let more people realize the characteristics of the magical animals that live in the same land as us, and improve their lives by the way. People at that time still had prejudice against these animals. For centuries, because of the "what is an animal?" The question of "what is a human being" is endlessly debated... I also think more and more deeply about the relationship between animals and humans during my constant travels. If there is anything I am eager to tell you from my experience, it is that only communication And understanding will bridge the gap."

Newt stood up and straightened his blue coat.

"Mr. Scamander, are you really determined not to stay for a day or two?" said Felix reluctantly.

"I'm a little worried about Tina... She's at home alone, taking care of the magical animals in the basement, which is not an easy task." Newt said: "I've left all my knowledge about magical animals , he will replace me and tell you everything about the fire dragon."

"I wish you all success in passing the test in advance." He put on his hat and said to the six warriors.

Harry and the others responded in a mess, and then Hermione asked, "Mr. Scamander, what was your mood when you first knew you were going to face a fire dragon? Was there any fear?"

"fear?"

"Just worried, too excited to sleep," said Hermione.

"My opinion may not be suitable for you, but in my opinion, worrying means suffering one more time. And whether it was me at the time or you now, you are facing the fire dragon in a relatively safe environment, so We can feel a little more at ease... I hope I can help you, Miss Granger." Newt replied seriously.

When he was about to leave, he saw his memory hidden in the mist, with a group of magical animals behind him.

The past was vivid in his memory, his eyes were moist, and then he let out a sigh of relief, and left classroom [-] with everyone.

(End of this chapter)