342 Encounter, Stinchcombe, Fremont

342 Encounter, Stinchcombe, Fremont

In order to prevent Tina from regretting it, Mr. Newt was ready to go out after just one night. He rarely made the mistakes of other wizards in dressing. The witch robe was changed into a dark blue suit. Look. They look just like Muggles.

Although the trip seemed to be very dangerous, after pleading for a long time, Steve succeeded in getting Queenie to convince Tina, allowing him to get his wish and show up with the suitcase among the two people who were about to set off the next day.

Karan also brought a suitcase, but his suitcase was much more normal. He did not cast the Invisible Stretching Spell. All the items he needed for daily use were placed with Steve, and all the important things were put away. into his pocket.

"How are you going to Stinchcombe?"

After checking the luggage of several people over and over again, Mrs. Tina asked with concern: "Do you want Zuowu to take you there?"

"This is not okay." Mr. Newt shook his head: "Zouwu is too big. Stinchcomb is a Muggle village. The Department for the Control of Magical Creatures will not let us mess around."

The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is the second largest department in the Ministry of Magic, after the Department for the Enforcement of Magical Laws.Mr. Newt had worked in the Ministry in his early years, and even when he was later commissioned by Obscurus Books to write Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, he did not break away from his connection with the Ministry of Magic.

This time Mr. Newt can be regarded as accepting the commission from the Ministry of Magic - some Muggles claimed to have seen a leopard walking upright in Stinchcombe. However, due to the fact that a large number of werewolves had just been captured, the Ministry is now divided. Not having too many manpower, we simply contacted Mr. Newt, a distant non-staff member.

Mr. Newt did not refuse. Although he was very old, he had not yet decided to retire. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" also needs constant revision and rewriting to increase its reliability.

"However, the ministry still made a convenience and did us a small favor, saving a lot of time."

Mr. Newt continued, taking out a folded, wrinkled hat from his pocket and placing it between the three of them.

"The time is almost up." He said, staring at the watch on his wrist. Karan and Steve immediately extended a palm.

"three."

"two."

"one."

Under Mrs. Tina's gaze, the three of them put their palms on the hats, and then they disappeared together with the door keys.

This was Karan's first time using a portkey. He felt as if there was a hook behind his belly button and suddenly hooked forward with irresistible force. His feet left the ground and suddenly flew up. He could still feel Mr. Newt and Steve were right next to him. Their shoulders and the suitcases in their hands collided involuntarily. They flew forward like a gust of wind, and they couldn't see anything clearly in front of them.

Karan's fingers clung to the hat, as if the hat had a magnetic force, pulling him in, pulling him in, and then—

His feet fell heavily to the ground, and Steve rushed towards him without stopping. Mr. Newt quickly caught the two of them.

"Wha--ok, we're here."

Callan raised his head, and he heard Mr. Newt say: "This is still two miles away from Stinchcombe. We will not be discovered by others, which is enough to ensure our concealment-"

"Hey! Newt? Is it really you?"

The sudden exclamation startled Mr. Newt. He turned around and found a wizard about his age standing about ten meters away from them, but the difference was the way he was dressed. The dress is not so particular - the upper body is a golden shirt, and the lower body is wearing a pair of horizontal striped pajamas.

"Fremont?" Newt noticed the other person's appearance and the suitcase next to him: "Fortunately it's you, I thought you were a local Muggle. But why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here for vacation." Fremont Potter said with a smile. He patted the thin figure next to him with an unnatural expression: "Take my son with me - James, and his friends, little Sirius, and Regulus. These two little guys had some trouble with the family, so I simply brought them over. There is a former residence left by my ancestors in Stinchcombe, and you also plan to go There?"

"That's right." Mr. Newt vaguely noticed the strange look on Karan and Steve's faces, but he was soon deeply attracted by Flimon's next words: "Why don't we just come to my house as a guest? This house left by my ancestors has many bedrooms, and I can’t let it stay empty forever. Just the repairs cost me a lot of effort. How about it? Do you want to come together? "

Mr. Newt immediately nodded in agreement, not only for his own comfort, but also for the sake of the two children, Callan and Steve.In the past, when traveling on business, it was not possible to find suitable accommodation everywhere, otherwise he would not have put a camp bed in his suitcase.

The two adults led the way and reminisced about old times, and the children finally got together, but they had nothing to say.

As soon as Mr. Fleamont turned his head, James and Sirius' expressions immediately turned sour. Their faces were cold and indifferent.

Regulus carefully observed the atmosphere, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy - it was just a short time after the vacation, and he hadn't had time to practice any transformation spells, but why did he meet Karan?

Steve was secretly winking at Regulus. After staying in the potion preparation room for so long, he knew to some extent the conflicts between the two parties and Regulus as a sneaky spy.

Regulus winked at Steve quickly, not to let himself be accidentally exposed.

But Karan walked towards him without caring, and even put his arm on Regulus's shoulder.

"What's going on?" Karan asked curiously.

Regulus was extremely flustered. He glanced at Sirius quietly and found that the other person was staring at him and Callan angrily. James looked even angrier than Sirius.

However, Callan only had an indifferent attitude. Regulus could only explain weakly: "It was because I was attacked in the first half of the semester. After returning home from the holidays, Sirius and I first argued with our parents about the mysterious man. The matter of whether it was credible or not gradually developed into a quarrel, and in the end Sirius couldn't stay any longer, so he simply ran away from home and called me in by the way."

"Why are you talking to him so much?!" Sirius angrily pulled Regulus over, keeping him between himself and James with wary eyes.

"Remember to stay away from such people!" James said angrily: "Don't forget, we are in the same group!"

Regulus swayed numbly. He would rather go home and face his furious parents than be caught between the two parties at this time.

Karan glanced at them, and this time he was no longer expressionless, but smiled disdainfully.

James was almost angry to death, but at this moment, Mr. Fremont suddenly turned his head and asked suspiciously: "I said, children, are you quarreling?"

James kept a cold face and said nothing, but after seeing Sirius and Regulus who had just run away from home, he still suppressed his anger and replied stiffly: "No."

"Then he's hungry." Mr. Fleamont no longer doubted it. In his opinion, James, who could even make friends with Slytherin, had no reason to hate Hufflepuff.

"Don't worry, kids," Mr. Fremont continued to say carelessly: "Although Stinchcombe is only a small village, there are also a lot of delicious food, which will definitely satisfy you."

The two sides did not continue to argue during the rest of the journey. Steve chatted with James from time to time - although he was also a member of the magic seekers, he had always stayed out of this conflict. , and Steve also received a kind reminder from James when he first entered school.

This is really a strange thing - there is no conflict between Karan's roommates and the predators, but compared to the friendly Steve, Guspard, who is full of strangers, is stranger. many.

"Leopard? There's a panther in Stinchcombe?!"

James already knew the reason why Mr. Newt came, and Sirius's expression immediately became much more serious, but he still quietly looked at James, and both of them looked interested.

Regulus wondered what kind of trouble these two people were going to cause, and Steve also reminded him: "You must not mess around. Cats, leopards and fire dragons are both XXXXX level magical animals, unless they are professional Magizoologist, otherwise—"

"Cat Leopard?!" At this time, Mr. Fremont, who was walking in front, also learned the news from Mr. Newt.

"Then you have really found the right person!" Mr. Fleamont was filled with uncontrollable excitement. He even took out his wand and danced in the air: "Hey, Newt! Remember we were at Hogwart?" What happened when I was in school? Many people laughed at my name, but it only made my dueling skills more sophisticated! Don’t worry, whether it’s a cat, leopard or fire dragon, I will surrender to you obediently!”

"Be careful!" Mr. Newt quickly grabbed Fleamont: "Don't let Muggles see the wand in your hand. Besides, when did I ask you for help?"

"Of course you don't need to come to me for help!" Mr. Fremont laughed and said, "I still remember your kindness! We are both old friends. If it weren't for your help, James wouldn't know When will it come out!"

Steve and Regulus immediately became silent.

They finally understood where James' troublesome character came from, but they really didn't want to know where James came from!

Only James himself had a proud expression, and Sirius gave him a fist bump while slightly raising the corners of his mouth.

"Well done, mate!" Sirius praised.

James immediately raised his head: "Of course!"

All the excitement has nothing to do with Karan. He is looking around along the road, thinking about where the cat and leopard will be hiding - now they are walking towards a gentle hill, surrounded by low bushes, and there is a tree in the distance. Large swaths of forest - the leopard cat is very fast and if it does appear in Stinchcombe, it could be hiding anywhere...

"Stop talking, Fremont." Mr. Newt really couldn't resist Fremont's aggressiveness and enthusiasm, so he had to change the subject: "Where is the former residence you mentioned? Why have I never heard you talk about it? ?”

"Because I rarely come here." Fremont explained: "In fact, even I am not sure whether it is my family's house. It is too long ago, or even left behind hundreds of years ago. . Generation after generation, the eldest son of the Potter family has needed to repair this former residence, but because Stinchcomb is not Hogsmeade and is too close to its Muggle neighbors, there has never been anyone from the Potter family. Would love to live here.”

"Hundreds of years ago?" Mr. Newt asked doubtfully: "After such a long time, how can you be sure that it is really the Potter family's house?"

"Of course it depends on the magic potion formula." Flimont said proudly: "It is said that some of the magic potion formulas in my family are left by our ancestors, and through our continuous improvement, we have accumulated a lot of wealth. . If it weren’t for this, we wouldn’t be able to renovate the former residence every few years. As for the specific time, it should have started in the twelfth century. Do you know Linfred?”

Callan's ears moved, and he realized that Mr. Fremont was starting to tell more things about Linfred. Although Callan already knew a lot, he still focused on the two people in front of him. on the content of the conversation.

"Linfred?" Fortunately, Mr. Newt often travels around the world to find magical animals, which allows him to know a lot of the history of the wizarding world: "Of course I know, the great pioneer pharmacist, he invented many The potion evolved and is still used today - are the Potters descendants of Linfred?"

When they heard this, James and others also fell silent.

"That's right." Fliemont said: "The Potter family is the descendant of Linfred's eldest son. He has seven children in total. If it weren't for the fact that there are so many children, I wouldn't have said that the bedroom is enough for you."

"There's just something wrong - do you remember why I was teased in school?"

"Because your last name is Potter." Mr. Newt seemed to know a lot of things. He said, "It also means [idler]. I heard that some people are making fun of you for this stupid reason. ."

"I think so too!" Fremont waved his fist twice, as if to knock down those guys who said bad things: "It's because of this stupid reason. But this surname is not Linfred's surname, but It was the original nickname of my ancestor - he was a wizard living among Muggles. Because of his magical ability and research on potions, the neighbors had never seen him working in person, so they gave him this nickname. He got such a nickname. As a result, my ancestor somehow decided to use this nickname as the eldest son’s surname – that’s how the Potter family came about, like a joke.”

"This... is really..." Mr. Newt was speechless. He couldn't help but think of the surname Scamander. Could it be that an ancestor changed it at will?

"Okay, we're finally here."

The group of people reached the top of the hill. Fremont swept away the depression in his heart and introduced happily: "Did you see the house in the corner? That is Linfred's former residence."

Not far from the foot of the hill is a quiet village, and you can see many villagers busy in the distance - this is indeed a very suitable place for vacation.

But when several people saw the direction Mr. Fremont pointed -

"Are you serious?" Mr. Newt stared closely at the large and unexpected manor: "You call this a former residence? Is this a place where Linfred lives?"

"Relax, Newt." Fleamont said with a grin: "The Muggle expulsion spell has been cast there, so no villagers will find it. And of course this will not be the original home, but the original house is really It's too small, and it's piled up in a mess, so Muggles will definitely know there's something wrong with it."

"As for now, after many repairs-" He stepped aside and showed the scene in the distance openly.

"This should be renamed Potter Manor."