Mysterious Journey
Chapter 657: First Confrontation
A magical star unseen in a millennium.
A cunning and astute Goblin Queen.
A young Dark Lord concealing deadly intentions.
A naturally sensitive and capricious Veela hybrid.
A fearless predator of magical creatures...
Any one of these labels would be enough to cause headaches, let alone all of them combined...
Could this perhaps be the legendary Demon King destined to destroy the world?
Newt Scamander vaguely understood the unease that had been lingering in his heart, and the ominous premonition.
If not for Dumbledore's final words, the worries about the future fate of magical creatures, and the crisis of the next Dark Lord's birth, he would probably already be packing his bags, preparing to hide with Tina and his little creatures in some safe corner, quietly waiting for Miss Kaslana's summer vacation to end.
As for the odds of successfully escaping, Newt was quite confident – anyway, he had long considered the possibility that Dumbledore would trick him again, so the new safe house alternative could be said to have truly disappeared from the world.
But now that Dumbledore had revealed everything honestly, he naturally couldn't continue to bury his head in the sand like an ostrich, pretending not to know anything and slowly waiting for the ensuing tragedy to happen.
He knew very well how terrible a disaster unrestrained power and wealth could lead to if misused for hunting.
The temperament of Veela hybrids is not entirely uncontrollable. As long as their bottom line is not provoked, Veelas are actually naturally kind and lively natural spirits. With sincere and patient guidance, they can also become reliable guardians of order.
On the other hand, considering the girl's special identity as the "Gringotts Goblin Queen", her shift in goodwill would at least greatly influence and determine the relationship between goblins and human wizards, and even create a completely new symbiotic society. This is something that no pure-human wizard can do, which may be why Dumbledore values it so much.
Well, at the same time, she is also the final note of the old wizarding wars.
Whether it is a rest note ending hatred, or the first movement opening the dawn, after all, compared to the already completely shaped adult wizards, Aeliana, who has only just finished her first year at Hogwarts, still has almost unlimited plasticity.
And this time, apart from this summer month, Dumbledore himself will be responsible for most of the time...
Newt Scamander thought about the next things, and the original depressed and annoyed emotions eased slightly again.
Merlin above, may the skies above Bournemouth never show the sign of the Saint's gathering.
Newt took a deep breath and, very rarely, silently prayed in his heart.
At the same time, four women, one big and three small, had successively returned to the living room. Judging from the expressions on their faces and the increasingly intimate conversation, their first impressions of each other were quite good.
No! To be precise...
Newt looked around the room, his gaze swept over his wife's figure, and landed on the silver-haired little witch who looked the most adorable.
Occasionally a faint light flickered on her silky silver hair, and her delicate face, like a forest elf in Muggle legends, carried a touch of shyness that made people feel pity involuntarily. A cute little ahoge swayed cheerfully on top of the girl's head as she walked...
Is this the allure talent comparable to pure-blood Veela?
The warm and familiar scene at the living room dining table, accompanied by laughter, failed to bring any warmth to Newt.
Without a doubt, this extremely dangerous Veela hybrid had successfully captured his wife - this was not a surprising result, even though she was so many years older, Tina could not possibly be the first Goblin Queen in history to be her opponent.
If it were a different scenario, Newt wouldn't have felt such a strong sense of coldness.
However, since he had learned the true nature of this white-haired bundle from Dumbledore just now, the more gentle and lovely this child appeared, the more dangerous and terrifying she became in Newt Scamander's eyes - a demon king who manipulates people's hearts is much more troublesome than those who indiscriminately kill people, and also more difficult to deal with.
From the current situation, even if he proposed to drive these little girls away now, let alone what Dumbledore and that young Dark Lord would react, his gentle and virtuous Mrs. Scamander would be the first to open fire on him.
Just as Newt Scamander fell into wild thoughts, a delicate and lovely face suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Mr. Scamander, where is Professor Dumbledore? Wasn't he with you?"
Aeliana asked curiously, licking the biscuit crumbs stuck to her fingertips while looking around at the surroundings.
Here it comes! The first face-to-face contact is here! Must not let anything slip!
Newt Scamander closed his eyes slightly, and his chaotic thoughts instantly returned to a calm state.
The information gap between the two sides is now his biggest reliance, and he must use this to maneuver successfully.
This is not a Dark Lord who manipulates people's hearts, not some Saint's heir, Grindelwald's granddaughter, she is just a Veela, giant, goblin, humanoid Graphorn... He has always been very confident in how to deal with magical creatures.
A second later, Newt opened his eyes again and replied softly with a smile.
"Oh, Professor Dumbledore had some urgent matters to attend to, so he left first."
"So it was a sudden urgent matter? What a coincidence? Again..."
Aeliana's eyes flickered, and she said softly thoughtfully.
"Again? What again?"
Hearing the girl's low murmur, Newt subconsciously asked curiously.
"Oh, it's nothing, Professor Dumbledore really has a lot of important work to do."
Aeliana shook her head gently, and the smile on her face did not change in the slightest.
She had personally experienced this familiar routine once in Nurmengard Castle a few months ago, but compared to the suddenness of the last time, this time she actually had psychological expectations. The only thing that needed to be confirmed was...
"By the way, speaking of which, Mr. Scamander..."
Aeliana raised her head, her lake-blue eyes gazed into Newt Scamander's eyes, and asked as if unintentionally.
"Then, before Professor Dumbledore left, did he tell you anything else? For example, briefly introduce our situation to you, or the schedule for the next month or so? The professor shouldn't have left long ago, right?"
The first step in the survival of a Demon King is to first determine the alliance relationship.
Compared to Gellert Grindelwald, Newt Scamander, the old turnip's staunch confidant, is more likely to cooperate in a crime. If her true face has been exposed, she doesn't have to bother to pretend so much.
"Well, Professor Dumbledore he..."
Newt's mind relaxed, and he subconsciously prepared to say the draft he had prepared before. His gaze fell on Aeliana's face, which seemed to be shrouded in a layer of faint light. His heart suddenly trembled, and the words that were about to reach his mouth instantly retracted.
Wait!
This situation is not right! This phenomenon is clearly the state where the Veela bloodline is using charm magic.
If it was just a normal question, then this little guy who has skillfully mastered her own charm ability wouldn't need to deliberately use charm magic - that question just now was definitely not a casual chat, there must be something wrong!
Newt quickly replayed Aeliana's words in his mind, and glanced at the crumbs on the sofa next to the biscuits that Dumbledore had eaten just now, which he had deliberately cleaned up before leaving. He instantly reacted.
This question is simply a trap.
No matter how he fabricates and organizes a series of Dumbledore's instructions, it will expose the fact that the old wizard had stayed in the living room for a long time before, which exactly violates Dumbledore's so-called sudden departure due to urgent matters.
Time, that's right, the key point of this question is the last sentence that is not a question at all!
"Unfortunately, Professor Dumbledore left not long after you left the living room."
Newt shrugged, and a natural look of annoyance appeared on his face.
"Apart from knowing from the previous letters that you are going to the Quidditch National Team for summer training, he hasn't even properly introduced to me who each of you children are - I'm Newt Scamander, may I ask who you are..."
Although he is not very good at acting, the annoyance on Newt's face is indeed real.
He has now fully realized the extent of the troublesome nature of the trouble that Dumbledore threw over. This cunning is simply not comparable to ordinary eleven-year-old little witches, no, it is simply not comparable to ordinary wizards.
Therefore, even if he is facing the youngest Goblin Queen in the history of Gringotts, he is not afraid of being exposed.
Carefully examining the annoyed expression on Newt's face, and the clean dining table in the living room, Aeliana nodded slightly, and the trace of vigilance in her heart quickly disappeared - as far as she knows, Newt is a simple wizard who is not good at lying to people.
"Oh, I see..."
Aeliana responded with a slightly dejected tone, and then a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"Hello, Senior Newt. I am Aeliana, Aeliana Kaslana. And like you, I am a student from Hufflepuff House, and I especially like magical creatures. Since entering the magical world, I have been looking forward to meeting you."
And the famous Goblin Queen, Grindelwald's granddaughter, the third-generation Dark Lord, Hogwarts Head Chef, magical creature predator... Newt Scamander's eyes twitched, and he silently added in his heart.
Newt Scamander seemed unchanged on the outside, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Fortunately, Dumbledore gave him a reminder, and he reacted in time, otherwise it might be a different scene now.
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The victory or defeat of the first duel
(Because the old turnip betrayed and the old freckles have special attacks on magical creatures)
Newt Scamander Victory
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