341 Morrigan, guest, taste

341 Morrigan, guest, taste

"Why do your parents look so young?"

While looking at the materials in the cabinet, Karan asked Steve: "Did they use the magic stone?"

Both Mr. Newt and Mrs. Tina are over 70 years old, but they only look middle-aged.

Steve was still competing with the cats and cats on the bed. He stared into their eyes unwillingly and said without looking back: "How is it possible? It's all because of the magical animals in my house, some of which are the products of It can prolong life, but in small quantities, and its effect on wizards is much more obvious than on Muggles. I have an uncle named Jacob, and he looks older than my father. "

"That's right." Steve suddenly said cautiously: "I have to tell you one thing. My mother's cooking skills may not be as good as you think, but you must not show it. Just bear with it a little longer. , just wait until Aunt Queenie comes."

Callan blinked, but he soon realized what Steve meant.

Mrs. Tina's cooking skills are indeed not very good, and the spatula Karan saw earlier was not something she used to show off, but because she was really not good at food magic, so she used crappy Muggle ones. Way.

As a former Auror, Mrs. Tina's magical talents must have been used in combat rather than taking care of people.

"It tastes great!" Mr. Newt, who came back from the dusty basement, praised loudly, as if he was afraid that Mrs. Tina wouldn't hear.

"Mom, your cooking skills are getting better and better!" Steve shouted even louder than Mr. Newt.

Callan glanced at the father and son quietly. He seemed to vaguely understand why Mr. Newt was always traveling on business, and Steve liked snacks so much.

Mrs. Tina showed a gentle smile and set her sights on Karan.

"One more, thank you!"

Karan handed over the empty plate with both hands, and Mrs. Tina's eyes became softer. There was deep admiration in the eyes of Steve and Mr. Newt when they looked at Karan.

After finishing lunch, Mrs. Tina refused Karan's help and asked Mr. Newt to clear the plates.

"Karan, how many days will you stay here?" Mrs. Tina used the wand to control the dishes and wash them repeatedly under the faucet. At the same time, she said kindly: "Why don't you stay here for the whole holiday? Steve still It’s my first time to bring my classmates back.”

"Huh?" Karan looked at Steve who was about to sneak snacks secretly and asked, "Isn't there also Guspard? I remember that he should have been here during the Magic Thread. "

Steve waved at Karan in a panic, and then whispered: "Do you think there are normal people who like Gaspard? And his parents, you can't even imagine being stared at by three pairs of glasses. How did it feel when you were. My mom thought we were roommates for a while and then separated."

After being stunned for a while, Karan showed an expression of "That's it".

However, the problem seemed to be more serious than he imagined.

After Mrs. Tina asked this question, Mr. Newt quickly glanced at the two of them, and then said before the two spoke: "Well, Karan will live here for a long time, but before that, we There are still some things to do, and it will take some time before I can come back.”

The sound of cleaning in the kitchen stopped immediately.

"Is there something to do? My dear, could it be related to Cat Leopard?" Although Mrs. Tina's tone was still gentle, even Karan could hear the deep coldness.

"Uh..." Mr. Newt suddenly began to hesitate: "It's Dorcas, she recommended Karan——"

"Dorcas?" Mrs. Tina interrupted Mr. Newt: "I thought we all should understand this - although Dorcas has graduated, she is still just a child, and Callan is even more... Yes, he is only in the second grade."

"To be precise, I'm going to be in third grade soon..." Mr. Newt's voice gradually trailed off.

Karan and Steve stared at each other dumbfounded, and then Mrs. Tina poked her head out of the kitchen. She smiled and said to Steve: "Honey, why don't you take Karan to visit our house?"

She then immediately added: "But not in the basement. That requires the company of an adult."

A simple "Dear" was more effective than anything else. Steve nodded in panic. He immediately grabbed Karan and took him back to his bedroom in a hurry.

After the door was closed, Karan widened his eyes and asked, "Why did Mrs. Tina react so much? How on earth did you talk about me at home?"

"It's basically the same old thing." Steve said weakly: "Help me review my homework and improve my test scores. Otherwise, what do you want me to say? Tell me about all the things you have done? Then let me Change dormitories again?”

"Forget about your magical talent." Before Karan could speak, Steve threw himself on the bed and said, "Even Dorcas had to sneak into the basement without telling my mother, let alone fighting magical animals. If my father hadn't helped her cover up, my mother would have been extremely angry."

"Alas..." He sighed softly: "What can I do? I probably won't be able to participate in this trip. That's a cat and leopard... I want a chocolate Frog?"

Karan was not in the mood for snacks now.

After a while, Mr. Newt finally walked in.

"Um..." He started to falter again, looking a little embarrassed, and then sighed like Steve: "It's all because of the werewolf riot, and Tina also knew about the werewolf attack on Hogg. Watts, it made her very sensitive, especially during this special period."

"But you don't have to worry for too long, she will change her mind!"

Mr. Newt said confidently, but judging from his expression, he was not convinced at all.

"I'm serious!"

The two children almost had their distrust written on their faces. To prove himself, the injured Mr. Newt whispered: "I invited some people over for dinner at night, and among them was Queenie."

Karan didn't understand what this meant, but Steve's eyes immediately brightened: "Will Aunt Queenie speak for us?"

Mr. Newt gave a thumbs up, so confident that his hair was on fire.

After Mr. Newt left, Karan asked in confusion: "What's going on?"

"Do you remember what I told you?" Steve said happily: "My suitcase was secretly made by Aunt Queenie for me. She is my mother's sister and has taken care of my mother's life since she was a child. , what she said is the most effective!"

Karan stared at Steve suspiciously: "Is it more effective than you and Mr. Newt combined?"

The smile on Steve's face froze.

"I want you to talk more!" He angrily threw the pillow over, but was immediately stopped in the air by Karan using wandless magic.

"Children, want some..." At this time, Mrs. Tina, who pushed in the door, witnessed this scene with her own eyes. Her eyes stayed on the pillow in the air for a few seconds, and then she put her hands in her hands calmly. The plate was placed on Steve's desk.

"Here, let's eat some fruit."

She didn't say anything more, leaving the two of them staring at each other in the bedroom.

Mr. Newt in the living room noticed the strange look on Mrs. Tina's expression.

"What's wrong, dear?" he asked with concern: "Do you think the two boys are too noisy? I can take them all away."

Mrs. Tina took a deep breath, and then she glared hard at Mr. Newt: "Delusion! No matter what you say, it won't work! Even if you can use wandless magic, it won't work!"

Mr. Newt was startled, and he murmured to himself in confusion: "What kind of wandless magic? Can't you only use explosion spells?"

"What? And the explosive spell? A second-year student?!" Mrs. Tina, who had a sharp ear, heard Mr. Newt talking to himself.

"I'm going to be in third grade soon..." Mr. Newt defended carefully again.

Mrs. Tina glared at Mr. Newt again, and then snorted angrily.

After quietly catching a glimpse of Mrs. Tina leaving, Mr. Newt immediately returned to Steve's bedroom. He praised the two children who were still in a daze: "Well done, boys!"

Then Mr. Newt left the bedroom, and Callan and Steve once again stared at each other.

"What's good?" Steve asked in a daze.

Karan finally realized what was going on.

"If I had known, I would have shown off my skills more." He sighed.

For the rest of the day, although Mrs. Tina did not allow the children to go to the basement alone, it was different when Mr. Newt was with them.They came to a lake with great interest. Mr. Newt shouted twice at the bottom of the lake, and then several strange magical animals swam out of the lake - this was a horse-shaped water monster, a XXXX level magical animal. It can take on a variety of shapes, but the most common form is that of a horse, with a mane of broadleaf cattails.

The horse-shaped water monster will lure unwary people onto its back, then plunge into the bottom of rivers or lakes, gobble the person, and then float the person's internal organs to the surface.

After briefly explaining the characteristics of the water monster, although he did not see the expected panic on Callan's face, Mr. Newt comforted him: "But you don't have to worry, these water monsters have been trained - Just use a placement spell to put the bridle on their heads to make them docile and obedient."

"There's also the Loch Ness Monster!" Steve couldn't help but show off the news he got: "That monster is actually the largest horse-shaped water monster in the world, but its favorite image is that of a sea snake, that's why it is so popular. Muggles saw it."

Karan suddenly became more interested. He could not help but compare some exaggeratedly large magical animals with the statues and giant patron saints in the Forbidden Lake ruins. Perhaps this was the reason why ancient magic was so powerful.

Then the three of them each climbed onto a horse-shaped water monster. First, they dived happily to the bottom of the lake, and then jumped up on the surface of the lake. They swam several times up and down the astonishingly large lake.

After the three of them were all wet from playing, Mr. Newt brought over three iron buckets and fed the raw meat in them to the three horse-shaped water monsters as rewards.

"How on earth is this done, sir?"

While letting Mr. Newt use his wand to remove the moisture from his body, Karan couldn't help but ask: "How can a basement be expanded to this extent? Just by relying on the Invisible Stretch Charm?"

"Aha!" Mr. Newt smiled and said: "No wonder you got full marks in the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam. I didn't expect you even knew the Seamless Stretch Charm. As for the reason, at least it shouldn't be all Seamless Stretch Charms. The reason, I thought about it carefully later, maybe this is also one of the talents of the Scamander family."

Steve's ears immediately pricked up. He had only seen so-called talents in Karan, and those were magical abilities that made him envious.

"That's right, it's a talent." Mr. Newt patted a haired evil bird and continued: "People from the Scamander family can communicate with magical animals. A talent that was discovered when he was young - Like my mother, Steve was born with this talent. But in addition, perhaps we also have extraordinary magical talents, which are embodied in the Traceless Stretch Spell - When I was young, I was not very old, and I even dropped out of school, but I was still very good at casting the Traceless Stretching Spell, and there is no other possible explanation other than talent."

Steve became more and more entranced as he listened. He thought of his suitcase, then stared at Karan with burning eyes, and almost said, "Teach me the Seamless Stretching Spell."

Karan inexplicably thought of a picture of a chocolate frog he had seen - [Morrigan]. She is a famous Irish witch and an Animagus who can transform into a crow.In addition, she has the ability to predict disaster and death in battle, and is extremely close to nature.

Karan knew that magical abilities were hereditary, and that the Scamander family's ability to communicate with magical animals was very similar to their innate closeness to nature.

"Are the Scamanders descendants of Morrigan, sir?" Karan asked simply.

Steve and Mr. Newt were stunned at the same time, but Callan could see that Mr. Newt didn't remember nothing like Steve, but really knew something.

"I have indeed had such a suspicion." Mr. Newt whispered, with unabashed praise in his eyes, seeming to say that the person Dorcas selected is indeed extraordinary. If he can cultivate it into his own Assistant would be nice...

"After all, the Scamander family's abilities are very similar to Morrigan's," Mr. Newt continued: "In fact, apart from finding no direct evidence, I have determined that the Scamander family is the descendant of Morrigan. ”

"Direct evidence?" Karan blinked, and Steve also noticed the strangeness in Mr. Newt's tone.

"So there is indirect evidence?" Steve quickly asked: "Are our ancestors really that powerful?"

Although he didn't know who Morrigan was, he also knew that the wizard who could be published in the chocolate frog picture was unusual.

Mr. Newt smiled and said, "This is all in the past. I hope you can discover something in the future, Steve."

He obviously didn't intend to explain more, and the only reason Callan could think of might be related to Grindelwald's reign.

That involved Principal Dumbledore's trust. At that time, Mr. Newt was still secretly working for Principal Dumbledore, and he was never willing to tell the public what happened back then.

"Newt! Where are you? Newt! Hey - Dougal, long time no see, how are you doing?"

The three of them heard the conversation at the same time. Karan knew that Dougal was an invisible beast in Newt's house, and Steve's invisible clothes were collected bit by bit from it.

And Steve said happily: "Uncle Jacob is here!"

The three of them soon found their friend Mr. Newt, who they had made when they were young. He looked quite honest, short and fat, with a kind smile on his face. He was talking to a white-haired ape-like man. Fantastic animal slapstick.

"Okay, okay, Dougal, be gentle, I can't take the trouble anymore - Hey! Newt!"

Jacob finally met Newt and the other three. He carried Dougal and hugged Newt hard: "I heard that you became a professor? It's really rare!"

Newt introduced Karan to him with a smile, and Jacob said with envy: "Another little wizard, really good!"

The four of them stayed with Dougal in the basement for a while, and then walked back to the living room.Karan saw Steve's aunt Queenie also coming, and he noticed her at a glance - completely different from the simple Mrs. Tina, Queenie's dress and style were much more gorgeous.

"I heard that Uncle Jacob is very rich." Steve explained: "His bakery is getting bigger and bigger, and he has many branches. He often brings me some snacks from the Muggle world."

Mrs. Tina was frowning at Queenie's clothes: "Has the taste of Muggles become so bad? I really miss the way we were when we were children. You were much more likable then -"

"Oh! Steve!" After seeing a few people approaching, Queenie quickly got rid of her sister's scolding, walked quickly to Steve, and touched him lightly on both sides of the cheek.

"You've gained weight again." Queenie smiled softly, stroking Steve's little face with both hands: "But you've also become cuter."

"Hello...Aunt Queenie." Steve greeted vaguely.

Jacob laughed loudly: "Queenie's taste has never changed, and she will always like chubby types like me!"

"Hey, who is this?" Queenie noticed Karan beside her: "This guy is much cuter than the last one. The one with glasses is called...what?"

"Gespard," Karan reminded silently.

"Oh, yes, Gaspard! And his parents." Queenie hugged her shoulders exaggeratedly: "The thoughts in their heads are so scary that I don't even dare to stay in the same room with them. A long time."

"Since you don't want to stay together, come and help." Before Queenie also wanted to give Karan a warm hug, Tina quickly grabbed her: "I can't handle dinner for so many people by myself. .”

"Do you need help? Isn't it just - oh -" Queenie suddenly covered her mouth. She looked around at Newt and Tina, and she immediately understood what they were thinking.

"What an exaggeration..." Queenie whispered. She stared at her sister carefully, and Tina was looking at her seriously.

"Think carefully about which side you should be on." Tina said sternly, and then dragged Queenie away like a bird.

Mr. Jacob looked confused: "What's going on?"

Mr. Newt explained the cause and effect, and Jacob's face became even weirder.

"Are you serious?" he asked, looking Karan up and down again: "If I'm not mistaken, he should only be in the second grade, right?"

"It's about to be third grade..." Mr. Newt said, covering his head.

"Uh, of course, it doesn't matter!" Seeing his old friend becoming more and more depressed, Jacob quickly comforted him: "So what about the second grade? When we partnered, I was just a No-Maj who couldn't do magic. ! Oh, by the way, they should be called Muggles now, that is, people who don’t know magic in your mouth.”

Karan nodded quickly to indicate that he understood.

"Don't worry." Jacob straightened his collar, his chubby face full of solemnity: "I'm going to persuade Queenie and Tina now, they will agree!"

Then he strode to the kitchen, and the three of them heard the sound of cooking inside suddenly stop, followed by a splashing sound.

Jacob came back covered in flour.

"Um, do you have a change of clothes?" he asked awkwardly, still spitting out white flour from his mouth.

"What a mistake!" As Jacob went to the bathroom, Mr. Newt clenched his fists and said, "It seems I can only go by myself this time."

Steve asked in shock: "Dad, did you not tell Aunt Queenie in advance?"

Mr. Newt sighed and glanced in the direction of the kitchen: "No matter how much I say in advance, it's useless. I still underestimated Tina's thoughts."

The awkward atmosphere lasted until the dinner started. Jacob had to make do with Mr. Newt's bathrobe because he didn't have suitable clothes. Queenie even changed her clothes completely when she put the food on the table. A set that seemed to please my sister.

Mrs. Tina gently pressed Mr. Newt to the main seat, and then sat down next to him.

"Let's eat, everyone."

She said with a smile, a cold light that could not be refused appeared in her eyes.

Queenie quickly and carefully divided the food, and gave Tina an extra large portion, but only gave Mr. Newt a small piece of dry potato, not even sauce.

Mr. Newt looked at her in shock, and Queenie immediately rolled her eyes at him, not even bothering to say anything.

"Uh, haha, haha." Mr. Jacob tried his best to lighten the atmosphere. He picked up a pile of salad and immediately put it in his mouth. He kept praising: "It's so delicious. Did you make it? My dear?"

Queenie shook her head quickly, and she glanced at Tina quietly.

Jacob's throat rolled hard, and he just ate without speaking, but accidentally choked.

"Ahem!" Queenie patted Jacob's back hard. Karan and Steve looked at each other silently, and then they both looked away again, lowering their heads and just focusing on eating.

"By the way, why isn't your brother Theseus here?" Tina finally asked during the meal.

Mr. Newt played with the small piece of potato on the plate in boredom, and said in a dull tone: "Theseus went on vacation, and it will probably take some time before he comes back."

Tina nodded, and then she asked: "What about Rita?"

"Rita, she—" Before Mr. Newt could finish his words, the knife in Karan's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

"Sorry, I..." Karan said in a panic.

"It's okay, honey, let me do it." Queenie stood up with a strange look in her eyes. She leaned over to pick up the table knife on the ground, and then said exaggeratedly: "Look at your hands, they are all stained. Come and wash up with me!"

"Isn't there a napkin?" Jacob said doubtfully, but Queenie quickly brought Karan to the kitchen.

Callan also heard Mr. Newt continue: "Of course Leta is with Theseus, maybe we should find a time to go on vacation, right after Steve starts school."

Steve grunted and resisted a little.

"Let me think about it." Mrs. Tina's voice gradually became smaller: "We have been to too many places together when we were young. It would be best to have a fresh trip."

Queenie quietly closed the kitchen door, and then she stared at Karan with burning eyes.

Karan knew that his Occlumency talent had been exposed inadvertently - it was too difficult to hide this in front of the natural Legilimens. Whenever Karan relaxed at all, he would let his thoughts From camouflage to solid fortress.

This was just like the time in Hogwarts - in front of the noisy Pandora and Lovegood, Karan's spirit relaxed a little, but the fortress that appeared immediately attracted Pandora's attention.It was also because of this that Karan learned about Pandora's identity as a natural Legilimency.

And just now, it was difficult for Leta Lestrange, who was no longer dead, not to affect Karan.

Now he would no longer naively think that this was a resurrection from the dead, but the change in fate was enough to surprise him.

"Oh, so are you really...?" Queenie asked in surprise: "I'm still wondering why I've never met a wizard with the same talent. These two abilities can obviously interact with each other. Confrontational. So you really...?"

"That's right, Mrs. Queenie." Karan simply stopped hiding it: "I am really a born closed-brained person."

"Oh -" Queenie covered her mouth with exclamation and immediately pointed to the direction outside the door with her eyes. Karan shook her head slightly: "Not many people know about this, except Principal Dumbledore, Mei Professor Doss, and another natural Legilimency."

"Is there anyone else? Someone like me?" Queenie couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Who is that person?"

After learning that Pandora, like Karan, was only a second-year student, Queenie regretfully and unbearably shouted: "Oh——!"

She can best understand how much trouble this so-called talent can bring to a girl.

At this time, Jacob's voice came from outside the kitchen: "Honey? Are you sure there is no problem? Could it be that Karan accidentally cut his hand?"

Just when he couldn't help but want to push the door in, Queenie suddenly opened the door. She grabbed Mr. Jacob's head and kissed him hard, making Jacob suddenly confused.

"No way." He chuckled stupidly, and said proudly to the speechless Karan: "Queenie has always been so enthusiastic, and her taste has never been bad. You are only in the second grade, right? Sooner or later, you will be too. You’ll experience it.”

Karan reminded helplessly: "It will be the third grade soon..."

At this time, Queenie had already walked to Tina. She leaned down and whispered: "I think Newt should take Karan with him."

Tina's eyes changed. She thought of her sister's talent, so she asked, "Are you serious?"

Queenie nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, I have never made any mistakes. In front of Cat Leopard, Newt definitely needs Karan's help."

Steve and Mr. Newt looked at this scene blankly.

Finally, after sighing slightly, Tina nodded.

Queenie happily kissed her sister on the cheek. She took Tina's hand and took her upstairs without any explanation: "One more thing, there may be guests coming in a few days. It's a pleasant surprise." The little girl that people like——"

"Likeable?" Tina asked doubtfully, "How likable?"

Queenie smiled sweetly: "Of course you are as lovable as me."

After the two sisters left, the other three men's eyes immediately focused on Karan.

Karan walked back to his seat with a calm face, picked up a clean knife, looked around at a few people and said.

"As the chosen candidate, I have to say the last sentence——"

"Meadows seems to have bad taste, too."