Hogwarts: Dumbledore reigned over the wizarding world

Chapter 41 Newt Scamander (Part 2)

From a purely experiential perspective, Apparition feels worse than Fireplace.

Vaughan felt as if he were squeezed into a circular tube, sliding rapidly around the center of the circle, spinning until he felt dizzy, and then being squeezed out of the tube.

When he stepped onto the ground again, he stumbled and nearly fell, his stomach churning.

Fortunately, I didn't vomit it out.

Dumbledore said in a light tone, "You performed better than I expected, Vaughan. In fact, Fawkes has always been a rather impatient person, and when it comes to Apparition, he is much more violent than many wizards."

"You should have reminded me then, Albus."

"Aren't you surprised?"

"No! No wonder Professor Snape commented on you in front of me, saying that you have a bad taste, are weird, and are confused."

"I never thought that this was how Severus viewed me. It's so sad. He still doesn't know what fun is!"

Dumbledore said with a smile, looked around for a moment, and then said happily: "Oh, Fawkes is not wrong this time. Come on, Vaughn, my kind friend must be preparing a warm welcome for us."

Dumbledore said with a smile, looked around for a moment, and then said happily: "It seems that Fawkes remembered the Scamander family. I thought we would be at the seaside again like last time."

Vaughn also raised his head and looked around.

The place where the two people appeared was a country road. In the distance behind them, they could see the sea surface reflecting the faint moonlight in the night, and the sound of roaring waves could be heard faintly.

Scamander...

Vaughn already knows who he's coming for, Newt Scamander!

Is this Dorset?
Ever since raising Guo Guocha, Vaughn started to be interested in magical beasts. If we talk about who knows the most about magical beasts in the current wizarding world, then Newt Scamander, the author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", is definitely the best in the world.

During the summer vacation, Vaughn asked Arthur to inquire about Newt's whereabouts.

But because I had never met him before, I only knew that he lived in seclusion in Dorset.

Of course, his situation was different from Nick Flamel's, and no one would target a retired magizoologist.

So his house was not hidden, but stood beside the country road where the two men appeared.

It was a two-story villa with red bricks and white tiles, looking simple and exquisite.

Dumbledore took Vaughan over and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened and an old lady who looked a little thin appeared in front of the two.

Dumbledore had just raised his hand in greeting, saying, "Good evening, Tina. I..."

As soon as the old lady saw him, she frowned and slammed the door!
Vaughan tugged at Dumbledore's robes. "Is this what you call passion?"

Dumbledore: "..."

……

Ten minutes later, inside the small villa.

The warm fire in the fireplace licked the wood, lighting up the living room with a fiery red.

Dumbledore and Vaughan sat on the sofa, and Newt Scamander brought them tea.

"I'm sorry, Dumbledore, Tina..."

Before he could finish his words, Tina snatched Dumbledore's tea away. "Whenever he came to you, it was to ask you to help him solve his problems. I saw through him a long time ago. We've retired. Do you understand?"

Newt chuckled, "Tina, don't be like this. There are children here."

Tina glanced at Vaughn, the frost on her face quickly fading, and smiled gently, "Child, don't be afraid. Grandma Tina isn't a bad person. The one next to you, Dumbledore, is the bad guy." They sized up Vaughn, and Vaughn was also sizing them up, mainly Newt.

Newt's appearance is very ordinary, there is nothing much to describe, except that his eyes are very bright. Not the breathtaking brightness of Dumbledore's, but filled with an innocence that does not belong to such an old age.

A bit like Hagrid, and Professor Kettleburn of Care of Magical Creatures.

Vaughan suddenly discovered that these people who liked magical animals seemed to have very simple minds.

"Your last name is Weasley, right?" Newt asked suddenly. "It's quite striking. It's a truly large family. I worked at the Ministry of Magic before I retired, and I heard there was a Weasley in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department. I went to Romania to study dragons a while ago, and there was a Weasley there, too."

Vaughan replied, "That's my father, Arthur Weasley, at the Ministry of Magic, and that's my brother, Charlie Weasley, Mr. Scamander, in Romania."

"Oh, oh, it's wonderful..."

Newt, who was a bit socially anxious, stuttered a few words and then left Vaughn to Tina to ask about her well-being.

He then said to Dumbledore: "So, Dumbledore, you want me to take care of those unicorns for a while?"

"Yes, Newt, I can't think of anyone better than you."

Newt didn't show any sign of embarrassment and said simply, "I can help. There's room in the basement, but I have to say it can't be too long. Unicorns yearn for freedom, and captivity is not good for them."

Dumbledore nodded: "It won't take too long. Once we deal with that dark wizard, they can go back."

"It's unbelievable that there are still such vicious black witches nowadays."

Newt said angrily. He was as decisive as Hagrid. He finished a cup of tea with Dumbledore and Vaughan, reluctantly fulfilling his hospitality, and then hurried upstairs.

After a while, when he came down again, he had changed his clothes and was carrying an old suitcase in his hand.

"I knew he was coming to see you for no good reason. I should have quickly stuffed you into the fireplace after I closed the door."

Although she complained, Tina still stepped forward to help Newt straighten his collar.

Dumbledore remained calm: "Tina, there will be no danger, I promise."

Tina simply ignored him and kindly called Vaughn, "Come on, kid, let the old men take care of themselves. Grandma will take you to see the magical beasts."

Then the two old men Disapparated away, and before leaving, Dumbledore winked at Vaughan.

Vaughn suddenly realized.

He hired Lao Deng as his thug, and Lao Deng seemed to use him as a gun.

He had known for a long time that Tina hated him and would probably not let him in, so he deliberately brought Vaughn along.

I was sure that Tina would be embarrassed to make a scene in front of the children.

Damn it!
Evenly matched!

At the same time, Dumbledore appeared in the Forbidden Forest and took Newt to find a group of unicorns. He asked him, "Newt, what do you think of Vaughn Weasley?"

Newt was confused and thought for a moment before saying, "It's very complicated, not like a child..."

"Yes, it's complicated." Dumbledore sighed. He introduced Vaughn's current achievements to Newt and continued, "I am very worried that he will be too immersed in rationality and power, but he is too mature. I can't think of any good way to guide him."

Newt blinked his bright eyes, a little confused: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Today, he took the initiative to suggest that I move the unicorn. I think this is a good sign. He seems to have some interest in magical creatures... I was thinking, why not try to stimulate this interest in him?"

Newt finally understood. "You want me to teach him?"

Looking at Dumbledore's old face, Newt suddenly felt that Tina was right. There must be something bad happening when this old man came to visit!

(End of this chapter)