Harry Potter and the Old Ones

Hermione's question did not receive an accurate or satisfactory answer——

Because obviously, Newt Scamander, who specializes in natural history and zoology, has never thought about such a deep and profound question——

Or in other words, this erudite old man who was born in 1897 and grew up in the first decades of the twentieth century has never thought about any problem——

In his eyes, or in all the education he received, he had never viewed house elves and centaurs from the perspective of humans——

"Well, Miss Granger," Newt Scamander said, "Your idea is very good. It's very good. From an intellectual point of view, house elves and centaurs do have the same intelligence as wizards, but... I think. I think the best way we can protect magical animals is to comply with their nature-"

"Just like the eagle-headed beasts you once learned like to greet each other by bowing, house elves like to serve wizards, and centaurs like to live deep in the forests of humans. This is nature-" Newt Scamman De tried to explain.

"Is this really their nature? Or is this a habit they have to develop as they interact with humans?" Hermione asked, "As far as I know, every house elf is born with Slaves who have received servile training and must serve their masters from generation to generation. They are responsible for all housework and are bound by their masters. They cannot disobey the master's orders casually. If they disobey, they must punish themselves."

"As for centaurs, they are close to almost all animals. Even magical animals like unicorns are willing to have close contact with centaurs. But why do centaurs stay away from humans?" Hermione asked again, "Is this a domesticated child? Is it the 'nature' shown by elves and horses under absolute natural conditions?"

"Ah," Newt Scamander hesitated, scratching his head.

Newt Scamander, who has never studied zoology, ecology, evolution, Quaternary mammalogy and other subjects, of course does not know what domestication is, what is co-evolution, what is mutualism, what is ecological environment——

With his passion and extraordinary love, he traveled around the world to record and save these magical animals.

Of course, this spirit is quite respectable, but as his wife Tina said: "A guide to extinction?"

Without a strong government, an indefinite legal treaty, and an iron-fisted law enforcement agency, the publication of an encyclopedia that details the habits, habitats, and distribution areas of each rare and precious magical animal will only serve as a source of illegal information. The disciples provided an extermination manual——

Just like the mainland 1949 years ago.

Everyone knows that pandas are China's national treasures, but no one knows that pandas have been over-hunted by foreign powers and have become endangered. In 1949, an American woman named Lucy smuggled a panda cub into the United States. Lucy relied on this Panda became so famous that she participated in countless advertising shoots, banquets, ceremonies and receptions, and won countless fame and fortune.

Unfortunately, this poor panda died after just over a year old.

But as the first person to steal a live panda out of China, Lucy's story has brought great excitement to some Americans.

Countless Western expeditions have come to China to target round, black-and-white animals like pandas.

But pandas are too difficult to raise. I don’t know how many pandas died on the way to China.

In order to increase the number of pandas sent abroad, they hunted pandas like crazy. The number of pandas dropped sharply and even almost became extinct.

It was not until the founding of the People's Republic of China that a giant panda reserve was established. After the efforts and dedication of countless experts, the number of giant pandas gradually increased. Thanks to decades of unremitting protection, today's giant pandas are gradually out of danger. species.

Since the publication of the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the hunting of some rare magical animals has not actually decreased, but has become more intense——

If the wizarding world hadn't experienced two Dark Lord's Rebellions, the population of the wizarding world would have been severely depleted, causing the market for magical animal materials to shrink sharply, with almost no profit at all. I'm afraid Newt Scamander recorded it decades ago. Many magical animals are now extinct.

Fortunately, soon, other students in this class gradually arrived, and Newt was freed from Hermione's questions.

"Is everyone here?" Newt Scamander counted the number of people slightly and then asked.

"Good morning, Professor Scamander." The students replied almost in unison.

"Good morning, classmates. First of all, welcome to the Care of Magical Creatures class." After counting the number of people, Newt Scamander said, "I heard about your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's teaching methods. I don't know. I hope to be so serious in my class, I hope everyone can be more lively, I hope I can have a thrilling adventure with everyone——"

As he spoke, Newt Scamander laid his suitcase flat on the grass, slowly opened it, and then——

Newt walked into the box.

"Come on, come on, classmates." Newt said, reaching out a hand and waving into the box——

The Hogwarts students standing on the grass looked at each other, a little at a loss.

Hermione was the first to act.

He strode forward and walked into Newt's suitcase.

Then Harry and Ron, and then the rest of their class.

Entering the suitcase, there is a somewhat spacious stone staircase. Perhaps because of Newt Scamander's old age, the stone staircase is covered with soft carpets and has wooden railings on both sides.

The stairs were very low and the slope was very gentle, so it wasn't until the seventh little wizard, Malfoy's follower, Goyle, was stuck in the mouth of the box that Hermione walked down the stairs and stepped into a box filled with all kinds of things. Reagents, tools and herbs inside the wooden house.

Newt Scamander was standing by the door of the cabin not far in front of Hermione, looking at them with a smile on his face.

When all the students went down to the wooden house or stood on the stairs, Newt Scamander chuckled happily, stretched out his hand, and pushed open the wooden door behind him——

Towering mountains, endless rivers, rainforests that block the sky, swamps with dense water plants, uninhabited deserts, and cold snowy mountain areas, countless strange scenes are like a puzzle, with grid after grid inlaid in it. Together.

The most eye-catching thing is the countless magical animals living in the deep and secret realm.

The first person to poke his head out was the Niffler, a creature that Hagrid talked about last semester. Although they were afraid of the group of people standing in the cabin, when they saw Newt Scamander appear, they still dragged him away. The mouth guy ran over and crawled on Newt's body.

Then there are the horse-shaped water monsters that poke their heads out of the lake, mourning birds that fly out of the forest, rainbow-feathered lizards, invisible beasts, feathered snakes, etc.

"Welcome to the world of magical animals!" Newt opened his arms and made a welcoming gesture towards the students in the wooden house and said.