Chapter 964 The Giant Who Goes First

Human beings have been able to identify categories of objects and give them names a long time ago.

For example, ancient China used to divide living creatures into seven categories based on their appearance: flowers, grass, trees, fish, insects, birds, and beasts.

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle used the method of character comparison to distinguish between categories of things. For example, hot-blooded animals were grouped into one category to distinguish them from cold-blooded animals. Aristotle ranked animals in order according to the degree of structural perfection. , giving people a concept of a natural ladder.

For a long time after that, the East and the West each continued to use the previous classification methods and continued to classify those newly discovered organisms.

In fact, this is also the current method in the wizarding world - each magical animal is recorded separately, then simply sorted according to their first letters, and then bound into one or several thick collections.

The most intuitive example is Newt's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" book series.

However, compared to the magical world, which still uses the ancient classification method, the changes in the non-magical world are much greater.

Around the 18th century, it was the Swedish botanist Linnaeus who created the prototype of modern biological taxonomy. He solved two key problems:

The first is the establishment of a binomial system. Each species is given a scientific name, consisting of two Latinized nouns, the first representing the genus name and the second representing the species name.

The second is to establish the hierarchical system, which is the taxonomic system of the "Kingdom, Order, Family, Genus and Species" that people will be familiar with later.

With the official publication of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species", evolution became a bridge between classifications, thus giving birth to systematic taxonomy.

The 15th International Zoological Congress held in London in 1958 directly established the international animal nomenclature regulations.

"...So, you see. It's not complicated, right?"

Elena said in a relaxed tone, "This is actually just a bunch of fill-in-the-blank questions, or translation supplements. In essence, it is almost the same as when we sorted out the history of magic and rearranged history according to the Magic Era - so to speak, silly Silly, you should understand, right?"

They strode down the empty corridors, rushing back to the Hufflepuff common room in the last seconds before curfew.

Hermione and Luna separated from them in the castle foyer, and should still be on their way back to their respective college dormitories.

The rain pounded against the castle, and Elena felt as if today was as long as it lasted a whole week.

She just wanted to get back to her warm and soft bed as soon as possible, hug the equally warm and soft Tiehanhan and have a good sleep, while thinking about how to deal with Dumbledore and Newt tomorrow.

"It doesn't sound too complicated, but why does Mr. Hagrid look so... well, desperate?"

Hannah led Elena through the underground corridors of Hogwarts. After thinking for a few seconds, she finally found a more appropriate word.

Although Mr. Hagrid had already tried his best to smile when they left, Hannah could still clearly feel the desolation in her big friend's heart.

It was exactly the same feeling as when she was being escorted by Hermione to copy homework and memorize in the library.

"Really? Don't trust your feelings too much. You're not Luna—"

Elena said casually while looking around curiously.

She never understood how Hannah could navigate the maze of underground corridors.

Moreover, perhaps because of her role as the Disciplinary Committee, Hannah's familiarity with the castle's secret passages has skyrocketed since this semester.

Sometimes she even arrives at the "crime scene" earlier than Mr. Filch - especially when Luna is paired with her, which is even more terrifying.

"But I still feel so pitiful about Mr. Hagrid. He has so many homework and courses to make up for, how can he finish them?"

Hannah muttered in sympathy, and led Elena into the kitchen corridor and to the door of the Hufflepuff lounge.

The hidden barrel door opened quietly and silently, and the two climbed in along the hole.

The common room was almost empty, and almost all the students had gone back to their dormitories to sleep.

Little Lu Mei was lying on the carpet next to the entrance of "Helga's Dungeon" in a daze. After hearing the sound, he trotted over to greet them. The three little heads took turns rubbing Elena and Hannah fawningly.

Since everyone decided to develop the underground world created by Helga Hufflepuff, Xiao Lu Mei has resumed his role as the watchdog of the "Secret Realm".

Without the permission of the school, no student can cross it and go to "Helga's Dungeon" to explore the secret realm.

"This is the path Hagrid chose. If he wants to be a formal professor, then he has to make corresponding efforts. Kenaz——"

Elena hugged her little braised meat and scratched it, her fingertips flickering with blue flames.

In the magical world, most magical creatures occasionally have to eat some magical ingredients in addition to normal food.

The more powerful magical creatures, the greater the demand in this area, which is why many powerful magical animals have gradually disappeared since modern times.

Even top magical beast masters like Newt Scamander can't raise many big eaters like three-headed dogs.

And just like the Veela's talent for sucking fire, the three-headed hellhound will occasionally swallow some magic fire to maintain "nutritional balance."

Therefore, during the last semester, Grindelwald occasionally took time to feed Xiaoluwei.

However, as Elena mastered the flame magic text, the old devil completely let go - it's not that he didn't want to feed it because it was troublesome, it was mainly because the magic flame summoned by the Veela blood was much more delicious than his magic fire. .

Grindelwald really couldn't stand the look of disgust from that stupid dog Sanzou.

Especially when it understands the family status of its little master, the word "dogs and people's power" can be said to be vividly reflected in Xiao Luwei.

"When can I get a magical pet like Little Lu Mei?"

Hannah looked at the flames on Elena's fingertips, watching the three heads of the three-headed dog in milk dog mode taking turns licking away the flames, filled with envy.

"Elena, just tell me a little secretly first. How can I successfully apply for the qualification to tame a demon pet?"

There are many animals in the Leaky Cauldron, but they are all brought by the guests. According to Hannah's mother -

"Just entertaining guests is hard enough. If you like an animal, Hannah, just go to the pet store nearby and see it. There is no need to spend extra money."

As the waitress and future owner of the Leaky Cauldron, Hannah visits Diagon Alley as if she were visiting her own backyard.

With the exception of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, almost every shop would be open to her... well, except for the ones in the alley - and she'd be sent back to her family's tavern and scolded.

All in all, whether it's a magic pet shop or an owl shop, she can go in and pet and feed the cute little animals at any time.

But, as expected, she still really wants a magic pet like Xiao Luwei!

In this way, when it comes to maintaining discipline at school, just let the dog out.

"Isn't it clearly written on the bulletin board? It is up to the professors to complete the credits of Magical Zoology and pass the assessment -"

"That's an announcement! If we follow this pace, we won't be in third grade at the earliest..."

Before Elena could finish her words, she only felt her body sink. A certain overgrown Hanhan hung directly on her back and began to swing around like a koala, speaking in a flattering tone. Zhu Jiao said, "But Elena, you must have a way, right? Luna asked you to do it!"

"There are ways, but it's not that simple - and now the situation is a bit complicated."

Elena said, with mixed emotions, she grabbed Hanhan, who suddenly turned into a koala behind her, and said extremely seriously.

"Due to Professor Umbridge's intervention and Hagrid's issue, magical zoology and familiars are definitely one of the focuses of the Ministry of Magic in the future. Under such circumstances, openly opening a backdoor is undoubtedly the stupidest thing to do. , so at least you have to find some reasonable reasons."

"Eh? Find some...reasonable reasons?"

"Well, the most intuitive thing is contributions to academic breakthroughs, in the field of magical animals, or other things that can apply for exemption..."

Elena nodded and explained with a straight finger, "For example, assisting in sorting out the classification of magical animals, successfully cultivating magical meat animals, taming new tool creatures, capturing or killing high-risk magical creatures, Hogwarts special Contribution awards, Order of Merlin medals, etc.—"

"Uh, this isn't..."

"Yes, it's almost equivalent to a simplified version of Mr. Hagrid's special training results. I can help you get a question bank and plan."

Feeling that the body behind her gradually became stiff, Elena narrowed her eyes happily and said with a smile.

With so much learning material, it would be a bit of a waste if only Hagrid could use it.

As the future guardian of Hogwarts, she must of course find ways to maximize the benefits of teaching resources.

If the teaching content is something that the half-blood giant can withstand and understand, then there is no reason why the other young wizards at Hogwarts will learn more slowly. In this way, the professors also have a very reliable bottom line standard for teaching, and any teaching content that is lower than the minimum Qualified and expected... hmm?

Perhaps vaguely aware of the danger in Elena's voice, Hannah was suddenly startled and waved her hands in panic.

"No need - I'd better go to school and earn credits."

As the Hogwarts Disciplinary Committee member, she has a much better advantage than other students in obtaining credits.

According to the special incentive rules applied by Grindelwald, every time she stops a disciplinary violation, she can receive partial rewards according to the degree of the violation, ranging from basic credits to college points, from the disciplinary committee's assessment to extra points at the end of the semester. Or welfare rewards, the types are extremely rich.

Therefore, maybe she won't be able to obtain the qualification for taming magic pets this semester, but Hannah is sure that she will definitely be faster than most of her classmates.

"Actually, there is a compromise..."

Elena glanced at Hanhan who suddenly became a little listless, thought for a while, picked up the little braised food in her arms and stuffed it into Hannah's hands.

"Look, Lu Mei has three heads in total. I can give you one as a shared pet. Which head do you like best?"

Woof? Woof! Woof? !

The dog, which was lying comfortably in Hannah's arms, was suddenly startled.

Little Luwei raised his three heads quickly and looked at his little master uneasily.

Unlike those animals that are stupid and have no sense of worry, the three-headed hell dog has a high IQ. It knows very well how ruthless its own witch is. It might actually be able to do this kind of thing of giving your head to please your best friend - —Reserve grain has given it a lot of popular science stories.

Not to mention, he also experienced a painful lesson when his claws were broken by Elena's bare hands.

"Okay, don't be scared of Lu Wei. But... why is there only one?"

Hannah rolled her eyes at Elena angrily, rubbed Xiao Luwei's furry dog ​​head, and asked curiously.

Perhaps it’s because I’ve also seen the terrifying scenes of Hannah’s strength training. Apart from Elena, among the several little witches, the one Little Lobster is closest to is Hannah. On the other hand, the one who lives in Hufflepah Qi’s Hannah can be regarded as the “Devil Wing” that she spends the most time with.

"Oh, because the other two heads are Hermione's and Luna's—"

Elena replied without thinking, but then reacted quickly and quickly made up for it, "We are all friends. The so-called braised head is just a metaphor. My magic pet is your magic pet, Hannah. Don’t be angry—I was joking.”

Unfortunately, her remedy was still a little late.

Hannah stood up and left immediately.

Granger's words are indeed very reasonable. This white-haired dumpling should be destroyed!

Elena hurriedly placed the little brat at the entrance of the Hufflepuff Dungeon and chased in the direction of Hannah.

The dormitories of Hufflepuff House were a series of corridors extending like roots. If she had been alone, she would never be able to find her way to bed.

"Wait for me, wait..."

She quickly caught up with Hannah, who was pretending to be angry, while thinking about Hannah's question just now.

Hogwarts Demon Pet Promotion Trial Operation. Although this is closely related to magical zoology, if the necessary relationships are strongly bound according to the original idea, both the advancement speed and the process will be very restricted. Perhaps She has to find a way to try it in parallel?

However, these problems can be put aside for the time being, after all, the first batch of "initial magic pets" have not yet been shipped to the school.

The top priority now is to comfort the unhappy Hannah first, and the rest is to wait until the senior investigator causes some outrageous things at Hogwarts, and then slowly start to counterattack - Umbridge now I've just reviewed three classes, and I haven't gotten back the Dark Magic Defense yet.

Besides, Dumbledore is not young anymore. Even if she hates Umbridge, she still has to give the principal's heart some rest.

In Elena's expectation, the next time she takes the initiative to cause trouble will be at least Christmas, right?

if--

No one took the initiative to provoke her words.

…………

The next morning, the weather was still gray and drizzling.

During breakfast, Hagrid on the staff table looked particularly tired and couldn't stop yawning.

"It seems that Hagrid was reading very late last night. Will he--"

Hannah's worries were quickly swallowed back by herself before they emerged.

Madam Pomfrey handed Hagrid a drink with a smile, and then Hagrid's head felt like it was on fire, and thick mist kept rising from his ears and hair. However, he seemed to be much more energetic, and his fatigue was gone in an instant.

It was obvious that the "super, super, super refreshing potion" that Madam Pomfrey had mentioned before had finally found its target.

If the effect is good, teachers and students at Hogwarts should continue to enjoy the benefits of the potion.

Of course, before it is widely popularized, it is undoubtedly the most ideal way to conduct a short-term pilot on Hagrid - he not only has the dual special identities of quasi-professor and student, but more importantly, his drug resistance and acceptance His strength is much stronger than that of a delicate student.

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Great!