Mysterious Journey
Chapter 664: Hannah's Troubles
Hellhounds originated from ancient myths and can even be traced back to ancient Greece and Egypt.
Unlike sphinxes, griffins, and other magical creatures often hired by ancient wizards to guard treasures, the relationship between hellhounds and wizards is much closer. From the time of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, canines have been symbols of power.
As the earliest domesticated animal by humans, the bond between canines and humans is far more solid and longer than that of any other creature in the world—both in the non-magical world and even more so in the magical world.
In Newt Scamander's eyes, this big dog living at Hogwarts is as trustworthy as Dumbledore.
"Fluffy? That's a nice name."
Ignoring Dumbledore's hurried departure and the inexplicable encouragement, Newt Scamander's attention had already been completely drawn to this admirable beast from the moment Fluffy revealed its true form.
The intelligence of an adult hellhound is equivalent to that of an eleven or twelve-year-old child, and this hellhound, which has activated its magical bloodline, is obviously smarter than its companions. Although Newt hasn't had much contact with hellhounds, he can clearly feel its spirituality and gentle heart, different from its fierce appearance, from the big guy's eyes and movements.
Under Fluffy's careful restraint, the ghostly blue flames surrounding it didn't even damage the lawn.
Newt Scamander hardly spent too much effort and successfully brought this legendary quasi-divine magical creature to the room at the entrance of his underground zoo to settle down. The whole process was so smooth that Newt couldn't believe it.
Dumbledore, Hagrid, and others had already completed the most difficult taming work, and he, as a temporary keeper, was naturally very relaxed.
Just as Newt had finished cleaning the residence for this big friend, a wave of magic came from the space outside the house.
Obviously, Tina and those few dangerous little girls were back.
Gently patted the hellhound, which narrowed its eyes and made a contented purring sound, Newt Scamander felt relieved, and an involuntary smile appeared on his face. He was quite satisfied with Dumbledore's compensation.
Perhaps that little demon king had unlimited potential, but she was still very weak now, and she needed time to grow slowly.
With such a gentle and loyal hellhound, Newt could finally relax and not worry about his animal companions suddenly falling into the hands of Ailiana one night and becoming her revenge gift to Grindelwald.
Everything was starting to get better.
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"Newt, we're back."
Pushing open the door and returning to the residence, Mrs. Scamander's eyes wandered around the living room, and she frowned and asked in confusion.
"Hmm? Did we have guests just now?"
"Professor Dumbledore came by."
Newt Scamander quickly explained, rubbed his hands, and continued with a smile.
"The professor brought a very rare magical creature and temporarily asked me to help take care of it. It's quite a beautiful big guy, and its personality is also quite good. Tina, you'll definitely like it."
"Magical creature? Whatever makes you happy..."
Tina Scamander shrugged indifferently, turned her head to look at the girls behind her.
"Honey, the bathroom upstairs is very big. Hot water, shower gel, and towels are all ready. You must be exhausted after playing Quidditch all afternoon, right? Hurry up and take a shower..."
"Huh?! There's a big bathroom?!"
Ailiana's little ahoge stood up excitedly, instantly throwing the matter of Dumbledore's revisiting Newt Scamander's house to the back of her mind. Anyway, she came with peace and friendliness, and she wasn't afraid even if she was reported.
"That's great! Hannah, Luna, let's go take a bath... Ehehehe..."
"Youth is so good..."
Watching the girls disappear at the end of the stairs, Tina sighed and then looked at her husband with a complicated expression:
"Newt, about these children, there may be some things you need to be mentally prepared for in advance..."
"It's okay, Professor Dumbledore told me everything."
Newt Scamander shook his head dismissively and replied with a smile.
"No matter how outstanding those children are in talent, or how deep their family background is, what can they do? They are ultimately a group of fledglings who have only recently come into contact with magic. They are here to live and study, and we just need to guide them patiently."
"But they directly shot down half of the national team on the first day..."
"Anyone who can be valued by Dumbledore must have something extraordinary, which is normal."
Newt held his wife's hand, patted it gently, and the expression on his face was particularly relaxed.
"Tina, we're both old folks who are almost a hundred years old. Don't lose your composure over some small things. Just treat them as some wary little beasts. Don't worry, everything is under control."
"After dinner, I'll take you to see that new friend in the underground zoo. You've never seen it before!"
Newt explained a few sentences in a relaxed tone and quickly calmed his wife's unease.
"Why don't you go up and check on the children first? After all, it's not convenient for me to ask if they need any help when a group of girls are taking a bath. I'll prepare the order of introduction later. It's been so many years since I taught, and I'm a bit rusty."
Tina Scamander looked at the confidence in Newt's eyes, smiled, and didn't insist any further.
On closer thought, she was indeed overthinking it.
Although the process of communication seemed a bit shocking to Tina, from the final result, both Ailiana and others, and the members of the England Quidditch National Team had good impressions of each other after several matches.
By the time of parting, the atmosphere of the entire Quidditch pitch was also very good.
Perhaps, this is the tacit understanding between Quidditch enthusiasts, and a unique way of communication?
And from another point of view, even Newt Scamander can live in harmony with the most dangerous Hungarian Horntails, and live near the dragon's nest for several weeks, recording their habits at close range, let alone a few little girls.
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After Mrs. Scamander left, the smile on Newt's face gradually disappeared.
Although Albus Dumbledore didn't reveal more information about Ailiana Kaslana during his second visit for some unknown reason, he took the opportunity of the conversation to add some information about the other two girls.
Hannah Abbott, a chaser for the Hogwarts Quidditch freshman team, directly shot down the Slytherin team's goalkeeper in the last game, and shot him down in the form of both man and ball, directly through the goal hoop.
And in the following month, it was rumored that in the Leaky Cauldron, which her family runs, she had personally beaten four or five drunken adult wizards to the ground and threw them all onto the stone slab street of Diagon Alley to sober up.
Compared to Hannah, who is active in the magical world, Luna Lovegood's information is undoubtedly much more mysterious.
As the only daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood, editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler", her information is not so much reflected in her own strength, but in the changes in her father's social status this year. With the expansion of the magazine's business, the area centered on the Lovegood family has now formed a wizard village certified by the Ministry of Magic.
In the magical world, wizard employees are not just non-combat units.
If Newt didn't misunderstand the hints given by Albus Dumbledore, the super-strong abilities and powers possessed by these two little girls are likely to be part of the little demon king Ailiana Kaslana's own power.
In other words, they have something, Ailiana probably has it too...and, it might be stronger.
"Fortunately, an adult hellhound is equivalent to three or four teams of elite Aurors..."
Newt breathed a sigh of relief. As a magizoologist, his own magical strength may only account for a small part of his overall strength. As long as he has enough magical animal partners to assist him, he is confident to deal with any difficulties.
You know, even Gellert Grindelwald in those days had a headache when facing a combination of magical animals + wizards.
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At the same time, in the bathroom on the second floor of the tree house.
Different from other magical families, the decoration style of Newt's house is actually closer to the style of Hufflepuff College. The familiar yellow and black bedrooms and bathrooms made the three girls, who were new to a strange environment, not have too much estrangement and discomfort.
After playing around for a while like they did at school, the three girls sat on the edge of the bathtub, rubbing bubbles on each other.
"Ailiana, you're not really going to eat Newt's Niffler, are you?"
Hannah Abbott skillfully slapped off a paw that was secretly reaching out from behind.
Fortunately, Luna didn't follow and go bad. You know, when she was at Hogwarts before, the object she needed to focus on besides Ailiana was also the equally ordinary Hermione Granger. These two would always join forces to sneak attacks in the bathroom.
"Hmm? Niffler? Of course not now."
Ailiana retracted her paw, continued to help Hannah spread the bubbles evenly on her back without changing her expression, and asked in confusion.
"But, Hannah, why did you suddenly ask this question?"
"Luna said that she heard you muttering about stewing that Niffler just now. You did say that, right?"
Hannah shrugged and said seriously, "Ailiana, I think Mrs. Scamander is very nice to us, and Newt looks good too. If we catch and stew the Niffler they raise, they will be very sad."
Compared to Luna, who only took this sentence as a joke, the iron-headed who had gone with Ailiana to "rob" Professor Snape's office once was obviously much more concerned. She knew very well the recklessness hidden in the heart of this white-haired dumpling.
Although she often couldn't sort out the logic after the event happened, according to the "Complete Manual for Responding to White-Haired Dumplings" compiled for her by Hermione, if she discovered some clues and discussed with Ailiana in advance, then with Ailiana's personality, she would most likely not go rogue against their wishes without being able to fully convince them.
"Luna? Hmm...okay, that's what I said."
Ailiana's face stiffened, and she glanced helplessly at Luna Lovegood, who was lost in thought.
As a "dice lady" with almost full innate inspiration, Luna always has a special talent in this kind of strange information capture that science and magic cannot fully explain... Fortunately, as far as she can see now, there are no Old Gods in this world.
"However, that's not my idea, it's actually a spell."
Ailiana thought for a while, her eyes turned, she spread out her hands and explained seriously.
"Um, it's just a special spell to open the space in my suitcase... Professor Dumbledore gave me this box, and I don't know why he set this sentence. If you don't believe me, you can try it after we take a bath later."
"A spell to open the space in the suitcase? Eh?!"
Hannah was slightly stunned, and the follow-up words were suddenly stuck in her mouth.
Ailiana raised a finger, looked at the sluggish iron-headed, and said with a sincere expression.
"That's right, it's the same principle as the key set for the Gringotts vault door, or the entrance password for each common room in our school. Only by reciting the correct spell can you open the space inside the suitcase."
"Um, but..."
Hannah blinked, thought for a few seconds, and suddenly raised her head again.
"But Ailiana, you still haven't answered whether you will eat the Niffler that Mr. Scamander raised. You were changing the subject just now, right! I won't be fooled by you now! You won't eat the Niffler, will you?"
"That's a good question. Speaking of which, I haven't tasted what a Niffler tastes like..."
Ailiana licked her lips lightly, and muttered like a demon king.
"Then, then let's not eat the one raised by Mr. Scamander, or..."
*Puchi*
Glancing at Hannah, whose expression instantly solidified and whose eyes were filled with tension, Ailiana couldn't help but chuckle, shook her head helplessly, raised her hands full of bubbles, pinched Hannah's cheeks, and pulled them hard to both sides.
"Do you think I'm a dragon that's been hungry for ten months? There are so many delicious normal foods, why would I try a Niffler that doesn't look very delicious, even for research, it has to be with Newt's consent..."
"But haven't you already put the Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest..."
"That's different, because they are aggressive towards humans."
Ailiana shook her head and explained softly.
"I have obtained the permission of Professor Dumbledore and the professors of the school for this matter... For creatures that may threaten the students, if it weren't for their certain edible value, then the only result waiting for them would be to disappear completely from the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, unconditionally."
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Slightly adjusted the order of the plot, laying the groundwork, so as to avoid some little chubby chickens from worrying about whether the subsequent plot and values will have poisonous points. As long as it doesn't involve life and death, Ailiana won't eat for the sake of eating.
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