Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want this ability," Queenie said helplessly.

"It's a remarkable ability, Queenie… If used wisely, you'll be better than anyone at protecting your family!" Livede smiled.

"Like the best kind of peep mirror? Ah… Sometimes I really do feel like a peep mirror," Queenie said self-deprecatingly after reading his mind again.

"Uh… sorry, I didn't mean to think that way…" Livede said apologetically.

"Alright, you two keep apologizing back and forth, and it'll be dawn soon," Jacob said.

He looked at his wife, "Actually, your ability isn't a big deal, just be careful to keep silent at the right times. If others don't have bad intentions, then you don't have to say it, that way, you won't have to worry about offending anyone."

"Mm… I'll be careful."

"Aha, I don't believe you didn't know what I was going to say before I said it!"

"Aren't I putting what I've learned into practice? Dear?"

Just like that, Livede was stuffed with a mouthful of dog food.

He wondered if he had come at the wrong time…

Fortunately, Newt steered the conversation away in time.

"You said in your letter last time that you were coming to visit, I thought you were supposed to be here a week ago," Newt said.

"I encountered an unfortunate event… about a friend of mine. Oh, he went to America with me last time, you've met him too. I happened to get caught up in it while visiting him."

Afterward, Livede recounted the events that took place at Tom's house.

"The Gaunt family… I've heard of that family, no wonder Tom is a Parselmouth," Newt nodded. "So, the Gaunt name is going to disappear from the wizarding world."

"It's better for that kind of family to disappear. They actually brought a dark wizard to take revenge for a ring, killing so many people!" Tina, who hated evil as if it were her enemy, was already filled with righteous indignation.

She was originally an Auror in the Magical Congress of the United States, and it was precisely because of her personality that her path to promotion became increasingly difficult…

Moreover, after Grindelwald completely took control of the Magical Congress of the United States, she quit directly, arriving in England even earlier than in the original history.

"The Gaunt family weren't all bad eggs…" Livede shrugged and said, "It's just that the good people in the Gaunt family all died young."

He thought of a close friend of his senior, Ominis Gaunt.

He could be said to be an oddity in the Gaunt family, and his upbringing was also very pitiful.

Perhaps because his parents were closely related, he was born blind, and he was persecuted by his family from a young age…

Therefore, unlike other Gaunts, he was kind-hearted and loathed dark magic.

Moreover, he should be one of the few members of the Gaunt family to attend Hogwarts.

The life-saving cloak of his senior was made by him…

Even now, when his senior occasionally mentions this close friend, she often sighs, regretting not listening to Ominis's advice back then.

After chatting for a while, the group brought the topic back to Nagini.

"Your Transfiguration seems to keep her conscious, but… is she going to be like this forever? Does Dumbledore have any way… to turn her back into a human?" Newt said sadly.

"Actually, that's one of the reasons I came to visit you this time," Livede said seriously, "My Transfiguration… because of some of my special talents, will also affect her beastly soul… This influence has a weakening effect… If I maintain the Transfiguration for a long time, it's very likely to eliminate the power of the beast soul in her body. When it reaches a certain point, her human soul will completely take over, and perhaps she can transform back into a human. It's just… I can't be sure if maintaining the Transfiguration for her for a long time will have a negative impact on her body…"

Newt had already learned from Dumbledore some of the reasons why Nagini was conscious.

Therefore, he understood Livede's concerns.

Since his Transfiguration could harm Nagini's beastly soul, would it also cause harm to her body?

Harming the beast soul is not a problem, because that way, Nagini's soul as a human can take over, and only in this way can Nagini maintain the most basic level of consciousness.

But… even if there's no problem at the soul level, the body might not be able to handle it!

Because these two souls are sharing the same body!

"I understand. I'll check her out now and then create a detailed observation plan. If it has any impact on her body… then it'll be troublesome," Newt frowned, "In that case, even if Nagini turns back into a human, she might become weak and sickly…"

"That's not a big problem. I have a nutritional potion for magical creatures…"

"Is that the one you mentioned in your letter last time?" Newt asked excitedly, "Is it really that magical?"

"Yes… it's that magical. People say that a cat doing a backflip is a lie, but my cat… except for not being able to talk, it seems to be able to do everything else… Although its situation is just a coincidence, after experimenting many times, it has also proved that my nutritional potion is indeed effective."

"Great! If your nutritional potion is effective… then we only need to specifically nourish her body! By the way, your nutritional potion shouldn't be able to nourish the soul, right? What if it also nourishes the beast soul…"

“Nourishing the soul? My potion isn't that powerful... My cat becoming smarter has nothing to do with the soul. I guess it's the potion nourishing the brain, promoting some wonderful evolution, making it smarter... Its soul strength hasn't actually changed.”

“Alright, we can design a few more comparative experiments...”

The two, one big and one small, were sprawled on the table, single-mindedly writing and drawing on a piece of parchment.

Queenie smiled at Jacob and said, “See, I told you Newt's mind is pure…”

Jacob also sighed, “Maybe they can become the best of friends… You know, when I help Newt feed his pets, I always mess things up… Although Newt doesn't say anything, I still feel embarrassed.”

“Don't worry, dear, Newt is also a very pure person. I didn't hear any reproach towards you in his heart.”

“Really?” Jacob asked in surprise.

“Of course!”

“I feel like you're just trying to make me happy. You know very well what I want to hear…”

“On this point, I'm really not lying. In fact, when Newt demonstrates the correct operation to you after you make a mistake, it's his happiest time. Hmm… it's like a big boy showing off his best skills to his best friend…”

“Wow! That's definitely Newt's personality!” Jacob immediately became happy.

However, Tina was a little unhappy. She punched Newt on the shoulder again, “Newt! It's fine if you don't plan to sleep tonight, but do you have to make Wade stay up with you? He's only eleven years old! It's the time to grow and needs plenty of sleep!”

Hearing this, Newt couldn't help but scratch his head, smiling shyly and apologetically, “Sorry, Wade… I overlooked that again.”

“Uh… it's nothing, I actually often stay up late. With a refreshing potion, it's no problem…” Wade hadn't finished speaking when he saw that Tina's eyes were a little strange.

Wade immediately understood. Dragging someone's husband to do research in the middle of the night, wasn't that delaying their business?

So, he quickly changed his words, “Uh, but… sufficient sleep can keep your brain clear better than any potion. I still suggest we wait until tomorrow to study!”

Hearing this, Tina nodded in satisfaction, “Newt, did you hear that? Although I don't really understand your research, this concerns Nagini's future. How can you deal with it with a tired mind? What if something goes wrong…”

“I understand!” Newt hurriedly interrupted Tina, then picked up Wade's suitcase, “I've arranged a room on the second floor for you. Open the door and you'll see the lake behind the house. The scenery is very nice, I hope you like it.”

“That's great… Are there Grindylows in the lake?”

“Actually, there are also a few of my mermaid friends…”

“Really? Then you must speak the mermaid language?”

“A little bit, but I heard that Dumbledore is very proficient in it…”

Tina said helplessly, “Newt…”

“Ah! Sorry…” Newt picked up the suitcase and ran upstairs in a puff of smoke.

Wade also smiled, picked up Nagini from the table, and said good night to everyone before following Newt up the stairs.

…

The next morning, Wade got up early. After eating breakfast, he and Newt hid aside to discuss the recovery plan for Nagini.

After the initial plan was made, Newt took Wade into his suitcase to visit his many “friends.”

Just like Queenie said, Newt's eyes were shining when he introduced his “friends,” really like a big boy showing off to his friend.

Of course, Jacob also followed, even though he didn't really understand.

However, the increase in audience made Newt even more energetic.

If Tina hadn't knocked him on the head again, he would have even wanted to take Wade to the neighboring forest to see a fire dragon that was receiving psychological treatment here!

“That fire dragon is a bit depressed.” Newt said, rubbing his sore head, “But I haven't figured out the reason for its depression yet. But, it's really dangerous… I didn't think it through, Wade…”

“It's okay…” Wade quietly glanced at Tina, who was busy in the kitchen, and then whispered, “Actually, I have enough self-protection ability! Or… shall we go take a look secretly?”

“That… wouldn't that be bad?” Newt's restless heart became active again.

“We can take a look from afar. If we don't get close, it should be fine,” Wade said.

He really hadn't seen a live fire dragon yet.

This thing is full of treasure. If he could raise one…

“Then… let's bring Dougal! If there's really any problem, you can run faster!”

“I can fly, Newt…”

“Fire dragons can also fly! Wade!”

Jacob watched the two of them conspiring the whole time, and for a moment, he didn't know whether he should tell on them.