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"What do you mean by the conjunction of celestial bodies?" Ted felt his throat was a little dry. A bad feeling lingered in his heart.

Sure enough, what Mr. Giggs said next made him gasp.

"Celestial Confluence" is a term used in the magical world to describe the intersection of two worlds.

It is said that this has happened twice so far.

The first one was in 1945, reportedly shortly after Dumbledore defeated and imprisoned Grindelwald in Nurmengard.

At that time, the celestial phenomena were in great chaos, and the positions of the stars in the sky were all in disarray.

Even in broad daylight, one can see some enormous celestial bodies moving across the sky.

An unusual celestial phenomenon that lasted for four and a half months!

The weather was also extremely abnormal during those months.

It may only take a few hours for the weather to change from scorching heat to heavy snowfall.

It rained in the polar regions, and hailstones the size of eggs fell in the tropical rainforest.

Even the length of a day has changed. The longest day lasted forty hours without the sun setting, while the shortest day had only twelve hours of day and night combined.

Moreover, many things that didn't exist before have appeared in this world.

For example, magical creatures from other worlds, herbs, and so on.

During that period, the magical creatures from another world ran rampant and out of control, causing the Muggle world, which was already terrified by the abnormal celestial phenomena and weather, to fall into a state of extreme panic.

If it hadn't been right after World War II, when the Muggle world was in chaos and technology wasn't as advanced as it is now, with photos and videos readily available, the Wizarding Code of Secrecy would have been invalidated.

It is said that the entire wizarding world spent a great deal of effort and several months dealing with the matter, barely managing to cover it up with the help of Muggle government and expert media.

Then cover up the newly appeared magical creatures and prevent them from causing trouble in the Muggle world.

However, magical creatures still occasionally appear unexpectedly before Muggles. The Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters and the Department of Magical Creatures Control at the Ministry of Magic are often overwhelmed by this.

Mr. Giggs would laugh gleefully whenever the matter was brought up.

He seems quite pleased with the Ministry of Magic's setback.

Ted suddenly remembered the bizarre urban tales he had read in old newspapers, which he had initially thought were just sensationalist stories published to boost sales.

I never expected it to be a legitimate newspaper!

The otherworldly race of dwarves appeared after the second celestial conjunction.

Mr. Giggs: "The second conjunction of the stars was ten years ago, after the mysterious man was defeated by the boy who miraculously survived..."

"By the way, you know the boy who survived that ordeal, right?" he asked.

"I know." It's Harry Potter, after all.

Mr. Giggs slapped his thigh excitedly: "That's right! It's Neville Longbottom!"

Ted: Huh? (#Д)!

"Neville Longbottom?" Ted's throat was even drier, practically steaming—no, it was practically sparking!

Ted: Oh no, this is really bad!

Mr. Giggs nodded. "Thanks to Neville Longbottom, who was just over a year old, he defeated Mystic and ended the chaos. The Second Conjunction occurred after Mystic's defeat."

He pointed out the window: "People like dwarves, elves, and demi-humans, including those ugly and evil merfolk, kobolds, and goblins, all appeared after the second conjunction of the stars. It's been ten years now."

Ted was practically crushing the tortoise shell in his hand. Besides dwarves, there were elves? And what were demi-humans? Fishmen, kobolds…

Ted was so angry that he was trembling all over, and despite the hot weather, he was covered in cold sweat and his hands and feet were ice cold.

Hell is empty, and demons are on earth. Can this world ever be any better?

What do you want from time travelers to be satisfied?

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. This world is filled with malice towards transmigrators. When will transmigrators be able to truly stand up for themselves?

Mr. Giggs continued his rambling: "Look, dwarves and elves are quite close to wizards. This dwarven blacksmith shop is the first shop opened by an otherworldly race in Diagon Alley! Everyone's over there watching the spectacle!"

"By the way, Ted, why don't you go check it out too? There's always work to be done!"

Ted stood up stiffly and walked out the door like a zombie, his mind preoccupied with the conjunction of the stars.

Given all this, how can the original storyline continue?

Colonel Chu once said: "The biggest advantage of a time traveler is their familiarity with the plot!" Now, I haven't done anything, and my advantage is gone! *sizzle*

Ted went to see the dwarves, and they were indeed the kind from a fantasy world. They were about 1.3 meters tall, with very thick bodies, like big barrels, and long beards tied into braids with copper rings.

The dwarf boss raised his voice, as if he had always been "loud".

He was very unhappy about the wizards watching him, and he blew his beard and glared.

"Good heavens! I don't know if the elder has gone senile. What's the point of opening a blacksmith shop here? People are just looking at us like monkeys! What's so great about these skinny wizards?" The voice boomed.

On either side, a short, stocky female dwarf, without a beard, advised, "Keep your voice down. The elders intend for us to integrate into the wizarding world. Opening a shop is the first step..."

……

After finally calming himself down, Ted chatted with the bookstore clerks while he was organizing the books in the afternoon.

"Aaron, do you know any books about celestial conjunctions?"

Aaron asked, "Are you also interested in the Conjunction of the Stars because of that newly opened dwarven blacksmith shop?"

"Take a look at that book, 'Fantastic Beasts That Have Appeared in the Last Ten Years, Supplement,' which was published two months ago. Besides that, there's only 'A History of Magic' which records the last ten years."

"You have to understand, we still don't fully understand how many new things have appeared in this world that weren't there before. Ten years is still too short a time; who knows what strange things might be lurking in remote mountain valleys..."

Ted glanced at the book Aaron recommended, "Fantastic Beasts of the Last Ten Years: Supplement," which included entries on everything from goblins to kobolds.

Currently, the Ministry of Magic classifies races like merfolk, goblins, and kobolds as magical creatures, and they are considered quite dangerous.

Indeed, these races don't speak the same language and are full of malice.

In other worlds, wouldn't these be monsters?

As for the history of magic, I haven’t even opened the textbook—who would want to look at that stuff?

To everyone's surprise, there was such a big surprise in the past ten years.

After get off work in the afternoon, Ted returned to the Leaky Cauldron.

Old Tom was still wiping oak glasses behind the counter, as if he would never finish.

Ted walked over and whispered, "Mr. Tom, a new shop opened in Diagon Alley today, the Dwarf Blacksmith Shop. I heard a new term—'Conjunction of the Stars,' can you tell me about it?"

As the bar owner, Old Tom was naturally well-informed.

Ted wanted to verify the accuracy of the information with him. Perhaps old Tom knew more details.

"You mean the conjunction of the stars? Indeed, it caused a huge uproar ten years ago. Quite a few careless wizards were killed by those otherworldly monsters and races!"

Old Tom began to tell stories about otherworldly races and monsters that had taken place over the past ten years.

The elves, dwarves, and gnomes from another world were similar to what Ted remembered, and they had their own civilization and magical powers, so they got along relatively well with the magical world.

Elves, in particular, are beautiful, elegant, wealthy, possess powerful magic, and have long lifespans—all of which are considered advantages by wizards.

"An elder of the Elven race was invited to join Wizengamor five years after the Second Celestial Conjunction. The Daily Prophet reported on it for a week at the time..."

Wissengamo is the highest authority in the British magical world, and it existed long before the Ministry of Magic.

Its members include the Minister for Magic, the Senior Deputy Minister for Magic, senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, and other prominent wizards. It wields immense influence over the British Ministry of Magic.

The fact that they were accepted and even invited to join Wizengamo in just five years shows that the elves really have something special about them.

The so-called demi-human race refers to humans who possess certain animal characteristics.

For example, it has animal ears, animal tails, and so on.

Fu Rui fans are ecstatic!

Compared to races like merfolk, kobolds, and goblins, who kill and eat people and are classified as humanoid monsters, demi-humans are recognized by the magical world as humanoid races, that is, they are accepted as "humans".

However, compared to the elves' preferential treatment, many pure-blood families are very unfriendly to these demi-human races, considering them as lowly as Muggles, or even bastards.

As for the monsters from other worlds, there are too many to list in a day and a night.

Old Tom lent him a book called "The Magical Creatures You Should Know".

This book, published just last year, not only records common magical creatures and dark magic creatures, but also many dangerous magical creatures that appeared after two celestial conjunctions.

"Take your time looking at it, no need to rush to return it," old Tom said.

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