Mysterious Journey
Chapter 679: There's Always One Thing That Can Subdue Another
Grindelwald's revenge is important, but there are ways to compromise.
At least in Aileen's view, gaining the friendship of a Magizoologist is obviously more important than helping a cheap grandpa settle old scores... The past is the past, and people should learn to let go and move on.
Besides, the first-generation Dark Lord only set the password to open the suitcase as "Stew that Niffler."
Other than that, Aileen and Grindelwald have not made any agreements. There is no written agreement, not even a verbal promise. This means that the so-called revenge journey is just a beautiful misunderstanding.
If she really foolishly stews that Niffler, then she is really a big fool.
As for how to deal with Grindelwald's expectations, Aileen had already thought of a countermeasure before coming – anyway, the size of the Niffler is similar to that of a bamboo rat and an echidna. At worst, she will send a braised bamboo rat later, just as if it were a Niffler.
Five thousand years of Chinese food culture has proven that as long as the taste is heavy enough, snake meat can become dragon meat.
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More than half an hour later, the 'signing ceremony' ended.
And Mrs. Scamander appeared at the door of the living room on time.
Although curious about Dumbledore's instructions, as a former Auror, Tina Scamander knew the importance of restraining curiosity. In her younger years, she and Newt had suffered a lot for it.
What's more, she didn't think there would be any problem letting Newt and Aileen be alone.
After so many years, Tina naturally trusts Newt's character, and although she hasn't spent much time with the girl named Aileen Kaslana, from the mouths of the other two little ones, and from the attitude of magical creatures (such as that little Fluffy) towards Aileen's closeness, this is also a kind-hearted good child.
As Newt once said, the perception of magical creatures is often purer and more delicate than that of humans.
Therefore, those wizards who are close to, liked, and trusted by magical creatures are usually not complicated bad people. Newt's friends who also love magical creatures are the best examples of this.
And Aileen, obviously, is the kind of little wizard who likes magical creatures very much.
In fact, since learning from Luna earlier that Aileen was an orphan, Mrs. Scamander had planned to secretly invite the girl to her home for Christmas, just to... be a special Christmas gift for her husband?
After all, over the years, she has rarely seen Newt Scamander chat with someone for so long.
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Newt didn't have the mind to pay attention to his wife's thoughts for the time being.
With premeditation against unpreparedness, Newt Scamander, who was facing the third-generation Dark Lord for the first time, signed dozens of different types of contract documents in one breath, almost officially bidding farewell to his leisurely retirement life from then on.
However, for Newt, this is not a sad or regrettable thing.
Even if he knew that what he signed might be the legendary devil's contract, Newt couldn't care so much at this time.
Now that he is in his nineties, if he doesn't use the Philosopher's Stone to extend his life, there is not much time left for him.
As a wizard who has devoted his life to the field of magical creatures, Newt is very fortunate to be able to witness and participate in the standardization and transformation of the entire magical creature business while he is still alive.
Of course, this doesn't mean... Newt doesn't know he's been tricked...
In the Scamander's living room.
Looking at his wife who appeared at the door, Newt couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He could finally get away from the bewitching little devil and go back to the bedroom for a good night's sleep.
He received a lot of information today, and Newt felt that he needed a good rest to adjust.
It is quite exhausting to confront the third-generation Dark Lord for a long time.
Everything was finally over. Seeing his wife reappearing at the living room door, Newt had a sense of standing on solid ground, instead of the fluttering, dreamlike unreal feeling he had before.
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On the other side, looking at the two people who were chatting in low voices, Tina clapped her hands with a chuckle to remind them.
"Time's up, you two... time to sleep! Let's continue the rest of the topic tomorrow!"
"Okay, Mrs. Scamander—"
Aileen turned her head and answered sweetly, while looking at the empty space behind Tina.
"Huh, where are Luna and Hannah? Are they already asleep?"
"They're still waiting for you in the room, saying they won't sleep if you don't go back."
Tina Scamander shrugged helplessly, then thought of something and turned to look at Newt, "Those kids said they wanted to sleep with Fluffy. They're used to it, so you probably won't be able to study the big dog tonight."
Tina's tone had a hint of schadenfreude, and she was obviously in a good mood.
In the afternoon, Newt had applied to stay up all night tonight to study and observe the habits of the Fluffy - this is almost an excitement period that Newt must experience every time he encounters a new magical creature.
However, judging from the current situation, this plan is mostly impossible to continue smoothly.
After all, no matter how enthusiastic Newt Scamander is about studying magical creatures, it is impossible for him to squat by the beds of three little girls all night to observe the "sleeping Fluffy", which undoubtedly made Tina quite happy.
After speaking, Tina waved and signaled Aileen to follow her.
"The bedding for your bed has also been laid out, right next to the two children's beds... I heard them say that you prefer to sleep alone on a bed, and you are easily awakened in the middle of the night, so I specially laid it a little further away for you."
"Thank you! That's great... eh?"
Aileen, who was still smiling happily when she heard the first half of the sentence, suddenly froze, and the smile on her face gradually stiffened.
Easily awakened in the middle of the night?
Like to sleep alone on a bed?
Wait! When did she have these habits?
Why doesn't she know it herself?! Which little wing is so hard?!
Not noticing the expression on Aileen's face, Tina Scamander had already turned and walked upstairs, leading Aileen to the upstairs bedroom, while continuing to talk about her arrangements with great patience.
"In addition, I also cast a soundproofing charm next to your beds. This way, when you lie in bed, you won't be able to hear the surrounding conversations, which will also allow you to sleep more peacefully."
"By the way, no chatting or playing after lights out and getting into bed. This is the Scamander family rule..."
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Goo ah~ It might be a little short today~ I'll try to explode later~~
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