Chapter 673 Acting Skills and Identity

This day's tour of magical animals went particularly smoothly.

Even if there were some minor accidents in the end, Elena just smiled indifferently and easily let go of the Niffler who didn't know that she had come around from the edge of death. This made Newt... ·Scamander is a bit unnatural.

When it comes to Elena Kaslana, Newt is not afraid of the horrific and horrific things she will do.

As long as she doesn't suddenly transform into dozens of fire dragons, or summon hundreds of saints and goblins...

Even if Elena secretly bites a few small animals during the participation, or even commits some acts of abusing magical animals, it is actually within the range of Newt Scamander - after all, this mixed-race charming The baby is that person's granddaughter.

What really makes Newt Scamander feel uneasy is Elena, who is now behaving properly and like a little lady.

If before the showdown, Elena showed a side outside the well-behaved hall, and Newt could still be interpreted as the Demon King in disguise, then after the "semi-showdown" when they first entered, this would be a bit creepy. .

As an expert in the field of magical animals and an old wizard who is almost 100 years old, Newt does not believe that the majestic Goblin Queen of Gringotts, the third generation Dark Lord, and the heir to the saints will be a person who does not hold grudges - forty-seven years In the past, Gellert Grindelwald was still thinking about that incident, let alone Elena who had just had her breast stolen by the Sniff.

It has to be said that people's hearts are so worried about gains and losses.

When disaster has not yet come, most people will pray that it will come later. But when disaster does come late, the waiting that may be the last second of peace at any time is perhaps the most painful and terrifying process.

After the visit that night, Elena, the others, and Newt returned to the living room upstairs.

Except for the addition of three little puppies snoring in Hannah's arms, everything seemed to be going smoothly according to Tina's plan - at least in Mrs. Scamander's eyes, her husband was better than before. Be a little more talkative.

On the other hand, the smart three-headed dog Xiaolu is also very cute.

After so many years, this may be because Albus Dumbledore has seen a lot of not throwing a lot of trouble here, but truly standing in Newt Scamander's perspective, sending it here in order to make her husband open up and feel happy. gift.

Everyone returned to the living room and chatted beside the sofa for a while.

"Sorry, I'm going to interrupt a little bit."

Tina Scamander clapped her hands happily, interrupting Newt who was racking his brains to deal with Elena's question (although in Tina's eyes, the two seemed to get along quite happily), and gently cleared Cleared his throat.

"It's 'baby time' now, time for bed, kids."

"We still have a whole month to get along, so there's no need to rush away all our curiosity in one night. If there's anything we haven't finished talking about, let's keep it in our dreams for the time being... You think so? , Newt?”

"Well...then tonight might be a nightmare."

Newt Scamander was slightly startled and muttered subconsciously.

Tina raised her eyebrows and let out a confused snort from her nose.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"Oh, I mean honey, you make a lot of sense."

Poor Mr. Scamander came to his senses in an instant and echoed quickly.

After a slight pause, he turned his head to look at his wife and continued to add after careful consideration.

"However, I still have a few words that I want to talk to Miss Kaslana alone. They are about Professor Dumbledore's instructions, some very important things, so... Tina... I mean... can you …”

"Is there something that cannot be said directly now?"

Mrs. Scamander frowned, her eyes flicking suspiciously across her husband's face.

"Uh..." Newt opened his mouth helplessly, but his expression suddenly froze.

Compared to him, Tina's indignation and hatred for Gellert Grindelwald may be stronger.

If she knew the true identity of this little girl, it would be hard for Newt to imagine what his family would be like.

Not to mention, this child now has the backing of an adult three-headed hellhound, the remnants of the Saints, and even most of the goblins in Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Even if a conflict does break out - this kind of thing should not be imagined at all. ,terrible.

As Newt Scamander got stuck, the old lady's eyes gradually became sharp.

"Newt, are you hiding something..."

"Oh, I knew it! Professor Dumbledore must have forced you to swear, right?"

Before Tina could finish her words, Elena suddenly sighed very loudly, stood up unhappily and kicked the sofa next to her, pouting her lips, with the right look of grievance and impatience on her face.

"Isn't it just that I used a little more force when playing basketball in school? As for nagging so many times? There is also the matter of helping the professors catch Peter Pettigrew. The mysterious man has been down for so long, where can there be death eating? Just revenge..."

"Peter Pettigrew?! You-Know-Who?"

Tina Scamander turned her head sharply, her eyes contracting violently.

She had roughly learned something about the public trial that took place at Hogwarts some time ago from the newspapers.

Whether it is the "self-exiled" Sirius Black's confession of injustice, or the "Voldemort's number one strategist" Peter Pettigrew's arrest, it is enough to be regarded as the most breaking news in the wizarding world in the past ten years.

However, Tina never expected that Elena would be behind these events.

and……

Judging from what the girl accidentally revealed just now, it seems that she is the "messenger of justice" that people have been looking for and guessing, who exposed and saw through the true identity of Peter Pettigrew who disguised himself as a mouse and lurked in the Weasley family for nearly ten years? !

"Ah! Oh no!"

Glancing at Mrs. Scamander who had a shocked face, Elena quickly covered her mouth in panic.

"I didn't say anything just now! I promised the professor not to tell anyone else!"

"Relax, kid... we can all be trusted." Looking at Elena, who was as panicked as a little rabbit, Tina smiled softly, patted the back of the girl's hand, and said in a serious tone.

"However, Mr. Dumbledore is indeed right. Before you grow up to be a witch enough to stand alone, you must be wary of the bad guys hiding in the dark, not to mention Death Eaters, even...well, in short, There are a lot of bad guys out there.”

"...Ai, um."

Hannah, who was sitting next to Elena, was about to ask a question when she suddenly felt a pain in the back of her foot.

Hannah turned her head in confusion, and met Luna Lovegood's bright eyes, and the signal silently conveyed by the girl's mouth - Shh! Elena is acting again, just watch quietly and don't expose it.

Besides...

Following Luna's gaze, Hannah subconsciously looked at the top of the white-haired dumpling.

Judging from the shaking frequency and amplitude of the little stupid hair, Elena did not lie this time. In other words, at least part of what she said was true and reliable.

"Ha, it's half past ten." Luna stood up and yawned cutely, "Then let's go up first?"

"Of course, dear, I have already laid out the bedding for you."

Tina Scamander smiled softly, turned her head and spoke softly.

This kind of little angel-like girl is much more considerate than those noisy boys. Looking at the yawning little witch, Mrs. Scamander wished she could find a way to pick up her grandson as soon as possible and let him Think of something.

"Tina, in short, you should take the other two children to rest first."

Newt Scamander breathed a sigh of relief, regained consciousness, and his voice became smoother.

After Elena and Luna took turns to cover for him and delay, the inarticulate Master of Magical Beasts finally got out of his jam, and his thoughts gradually became clearer - he had to try to communicate at least once before he could figure out what was going on. .

"If the time is right later, I will explain it to you in detail. As for now..."

"Half an hour at most." Mrs. Scamander looked at the mechanical clock at the door. "The children have been tired for a day. If your conversation exceeds half an hour, I will personally go downstairs and drive you all back to your respective places." bedroom."

"Let's go, Luna, Hannah, I'll bring you up."

Tina stood up and walked up the spiral staircase.

…

After a while, Elena and Newt were the only two people left in the living room.

With the departure of Tina and the two little witches, the relaxed and warm atmosphere in the entire living room quickly dissipated, and in an instant it turned into a suffocating and unaccustomed cold barrier, which made Newt feel as if he had arrived at the Ministry of Magic. a feeling of.

There were still some remaining fires flickering in the fireplace, casting hazy black shadows on the walls.

"Well, Mr. Scamander."

Finally, waiting for the footsteps upstairs to disappear completely, Elena said softly.

"Time is limited, please ask your questions first. No matter what the question is, you can ask me directly - if you can't answer, I will clearly tell you 'no comment'. I swear on the honor of the Kaslana family , I will never lie.”

"I believe this, Miss Kaslana. Or...Her Majesty the Queen?"

Newt Scamander nodded and spread his hands helplessly.

"If what Dumbledore said is true, I really don't know the point of you coming to my house. Gringotts Wizarding Bank can meet almost all your requirements. If there is something that even the goblins can't do, I probably can't do anything about it. "

Bloodline, family, life experience...

Most of these are existences that cannot be affected or changed by everyone's subjective will.

Therefore, Newt is actually more concerned about Elena's purpose than the identity of Gellert Grindelwald's granddaughter.

As a master of magical beasts, Newt is well aware of the huge power and wealth that the Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the goblins behind the bank have, and how terrifying this influence is across the world.

He had to reconfirm Elena's purpose and her main identity.

If Elena intends to negotiate with him as the Queen of Goblins and the head of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, then the subsequent attitude and process of getting along with him may be some more subtle and sensitive thorny events. This is also one of the worst-case scenarios. one.

And if Elena decides to appear as Grindelwald's granddaughter, it will have another meaning.

Although, if you think about it carefully...it doesn't seem to be much better than the former.

"Elena, just call me Elena."

The silver-haired little witch chuckled, shook her head, and replied calmly.

"Whether it's the Fairy Queen, the granddaughter of the first Dark Lord, or the eldest lady of the Destiny Group...these are just the names that people from different fields around me are accustomed to calling. You don't have to be so careful to test anything."

"At this moment, I have only one identity - a person who likes magical animals just like you."