Chapter 683: Pits!
Newt was going to ask something.
But with the advent of Tina Scamander, he could only put the problem down for a while, and began to think about another extremely important issue at the moment - how to explain his late-night behavior, and how to calm his wife's anger.
"Good morning, dear, you had a good night's rest, didn't you?"
Mrs. Scamander slowly descended the stairs, first nodded to Elena in greeting, and then turned to look at Newt Scamander, who was fidgeting at the table, and said softly with a faint smile.
"Newt, you haven't slept all night, it's time for you to go rest. After I've finished breakfast and sent the kids to the Quidditch pitch, I think we might need to have a serious family meeting to discuss something. β
As someone who has lived together for most of her life, Tina knows Newt's character too well.
Don't look at Newt Scamander's usual confusion and lack of motivation to do anything, but as long as it involves the study of magical beasts, especially some new fields that he has never been exposed to, Newt is a completely different person.
After so many years, Tina has said that she doesn't know how many times, but unfortunately every time she gets a reply that will be next time.
"Well, well, Tina. Or...... Give me another ten minutes?"
Glancing at his wife, who was slightly pale, Newt thought for a moment and spoke tentatively.
"I still have some ideas that I haven't finished, so I'll ...... when I'm done."
"Newt, you're not decades ago!"
Tina Scamander narrowed her eyes and interrupted angrily, "Put down your pen and go upstairs to sleep!" now! Now, now, don't force me to chant a spell on you, and...... I'll just keep the manuscript paper down there, I'll just clean it up later!"
"But ......"
"Huh?"
"Uh...... I mean, I'm going upstairs to rest!"
Newt wisely didn't struggle any further, got up and left the table, and walked back upstairs in three steps.
When her husband left, Tina turned to look at Elena, helplessly and angrily.
"I'm sorry, Newt hasn't been pestering you to talk about magical beasts, has he'd been this character for so many years, and whenever he encounters something of interest, he can often get so excited that he doesn't sleep all night. β
"Don't forget the original intention, Mr. Scamander is really admirable!"
Elena shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "I finally understand now why Senior Newt has done so many amazing things...... Well, Mrs. Scamander, are we causing you trouble?"
"Trouble?" Tina smiled and shook her head, "You guys are so cute, how can it be trouble!"
Although Elena's arrival may indeed add a lot of work to Newt, and the girl's background is not so simple, Tina Scamander is still quite happy at the moment, she has not seen her husband with the excitement of a child for a long time.
After a little tidying up the mess of manuscript books and parchment on the table, Mrs. Scamander continued.
"By the way, I'm not going to train with you at the Quidditch pitch today. Later, you tell me what you want to eat at noon or night, and I'll go to the nearby market to see if I can buy it...... You've done your summer homework, right?"
"Eh, summer homework, what summer homework?"
Elena was slightly stunned, when did Hogwarts have this thing?
Wait! It won't be......
The half-breed little Meiwa turned her head vigilantly, her eyes quickly swept around the living room, and soon she found a large pile of unopened packages next to the shelf by the door, with an extremely familiar blue-white wing pattern printed on the top of the package.
Nail, nail?!
No, isn't this a summer gift she sent to other students?
Why did she suddenly appear in the living room of Newt Scamander's house?!
"Oh, this must have been sent by Professor Dumbledore through the fireplace......"
Tina Scamander picked up an open piece of paper on the table and shook it towards Elena, speaking in a relaxed tone.
"Look, along with the letter, there are also your 9?? Tickets for the platform. β
Tina Scamander glanced at the contents of the letter and said with nostalgia, "Don't worry, although Newt and I have been away from school for many years, we have not forgotten some basic knowledge, and we can still tutor your ......"
β...... That's really, really, so delightful. β
The corners of Elena's mouth twitched, trying to squeeze out a happy smile.
Fortunately, she had an idea last night and attacked Newt Scamander in advance, otherwise according to the series of lessons of Spicy Old Radish, maybe she really wouldn't have much energy to make a splash in the wizarding world in the future.
But now......
Elena glanced at the stack of parchment that Newt had stayed up all night sorting out, and was in a slightly better mood.
The pursuit of ideals and the love of self-realization are the sources of motivation that are countless times stronger than coercion and temptation, and they only need to keep throwing out new goals, and Newt Scamander will naturally find a way to solve the rest of the things by himself.
Albus Dumbledore was at the top of the wizarding world, and he also held several important social identities.
But in addition to the identity of the headmaster of Hogwarts, the chief magician of the wizarding court of the Wizengamot, and leaving the native scope of the British wizarding world, the influence of the old wizard in the world is so unchallengeable.
On the other hand, although Newt Scamander has been retired for many years, his position in the magical beasts world is much more stable than Dumbledore's position in the wizarding world - if Newt himself comes out to preside over the work, as long as there are no specific interests involved, most wizards will choose to sell Newt a face.
Not to mention, at the very beginning of the incident itself, Dumbledore himself was also on the sidelines.
She was a little curious about which side Dumbledore would choose to stand on this time when Newt Scamander was actually abducted back to Hogwarts, and Old Freckles and Old Potato met and clashed.
Anyway, she's very skilled at this kind of thing!
Thinking about it like this, Elena's mood instantly improved, everyone wouldn't be happy anyway, she was doing a few more homework at best, and now the words she wrote down would all become prescriptions for Dumbledore's heart and headaches.
He turned his head to look at Mrs. Scamander, who was already wearing an apron and was preparing breakfast.
"Lady Scamander, I'm here to help, too!"
Elena walked over briskly, took the initiative to pick up the plate and the eggs, bacon, and bread slices that were set aside, intending to show off her cooking skills as agreed, and as for what to eat for dinner, she had already thought about itβ
Today's main ingredient is pork!
Maybe after a month, Newt still won't be able to get over the hurdle in his heart, but that's okay, he is not the one who is in charge of Scamander's house anyway, and Mrs. Scamander, who has learned the new recipe, will definitely have a strong desire to perform.
Any impregnable castle is often attacked from within.
............
Half an hour later.
Entrance to the Jurassic Quidditch Pitch.
Elena, Luna, and Hannah are saying goodbye to Tina Scamander.
"Well, children, I won't go in with you this time. β
Tina Scamander stopped in front of the entrance to the stadium and looked at the three little girls in front of her.
From today onwards, Tina will not be training with them at the Quidditch pitch for the rest of the day, except for morning and evening pick-ups, the rest of the time will be arranged by the team's head coach, Brandon Dourne.
As for lunch, it is natural to eat a standard sports meal with the other players in the team.
"Well, thank you, Lady Scamander. By the wayβ"
Elena nodded politely, then remembered something, and said earnestly with her hands folded.
"You'll have to wait until we get back to make dinner, it's been agreed before, we'll be involved in breakfast and dinner every day, it's the only place that can help you and Mr. Scamander, please." β
"Okay, okay, I know, I know you like to cook......"
Mrs. Scamander shook her head helplessly and replied with a smile.
Although he has not seen or tasted Elena's cooking dishes yet, the details in the kitchen this morning are enough to give Tina Scamander a taste of the strength of the 'Hogwarts Kitchen Chef'.
As a native American wizard, Tina almost forgot the last time she had an authentic eggs benedict for breakfast, and when she saw the familiar quivering eggs and the layered combination of bread and bacon flowing with golden egg wash, she thought she was back in the old house in the American countryside.
In addition, Elena's skill in frying eggs and her skillful knife skills in cutting bacon also opened Tina's eyes.
Therefore, on the one hand, in order to meet the special requirements of the girls, and on the other hand, to see the peak cooking skills of the legendary Hogwarts chef, Tina Scamander carefully inquired about the detailed ingredient ratio, and prepared to wait for a while, and then look at the main cities in the United Kingdom, and try to buy the materials that Zielina might need.
As for Newt's opinion, it doesn't matter, people who can't cook don't have the right to command the kitchen.
Anyway, in Tina's impression, as long as it wasn't used to feed those magical beasts, her husband never seemed to care much about the taste of the dishes, even if he occasionally put too much salt or a little mushy, he just made do with it.
However, the only thing that puzzled Tina a a little was why Elena would ask to buy a whole pig.
Perhaps this is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's unique cooking skills?
............
On the other side, inside the Quidditch pitch.
Watching head coach Brandon Doon lead the three little witches into the field, moving their bodies on the edge of the court, or flying slowly to warm up, the players just glanced at it, and their attitudes were significantly colder than when they parted yesterday.
Elena's idea yesterday wasn't that complicated.
As stars from various Quidditch professional teams across the UK, these Quidditch players are not badly talented, and after going back and practicing for a night, they have almost mastered the few tricks that Elena showed yesterday.
Adults, Quidditch stars, these two labels are something to be proud of in their own right.
Unless Elena can bring some new surprises today, even if the girl flies better than them, they won't take the initiative to bow their heads and make friends, and no one will feel like they need a little girl to show them how to play Quidditch.
And more importantly, they haven't been able to accept the interim decision that Brandon previously announced.
"Everyone is here, everyone is assembled!"
Brandon Doon blew the brass whistle on his chest and motioned for the team to lean over.
The players of the English Quidditch team glanced at each other and gathered in silence in front of Brandon Doon, a hint of resistance wafting through the air of the court, and it was clear that everyone was not in a particularly good mood.
On the one hand, because they were only educated by three little girls yesterday, and on the other hand, because of ......
"As I have previously announced, from today onwards, Miss Elena Kaslana will be our team's Head Tactical Coach and Head of Logistics, taking part in the future training of the English Quidditch national team. β
Brandon Doon cleared his throat and said with an unchanged face.
He was well aware of the resistance in the players' minds, but the letter sent back to his room last night had made it clear that Albus Dumbledore, and indeed the Ministry of Magic, had expressed his opinion.
In a year at most, the next Quidditch World Cup will begin.
You know, there are no host teams in the wizarding world that can directly guarantee the benefits of the play-in.
The British Ministry of Magic has finally applied to host the World Cup finals, and it would be too embarrassing and ugly if the British national Quidditch team did not even make it to the quarterfinals in this competition.
Brandon Doon had the impression that Dumbledore rarely made such a serious request in a letter.
Not to mention, along with the letter, there was also a 'proposal' stamped by the Minister of the Ministry of Magic and co-signed by the Director of the Department of Magical Sports and Sports of the Ministry of Magic, hoping that in the next period of time, Brandon could try some new ways of training Quidditch to ensure that the British national team could appear in the next World Cup.
And with the arrival of the two letters one after the other, the meaning of them is naturally self-evident.
It's only a month, and even if the little witch named Elena Kaslana doesn't have any skills, all in all, he has tried according to the advice of the Ministry of Magic, and everyone will bear the responsibility if something goes wrong.
If it does work wonders, as the head coach of the team, Brandon will naturally be one of the beneficiaries.
Thinking of this, the smile on Brandon Doon's face couldn't help but brighten a little more.
"Eh, me, tactical manager?"
Elena was slightly stunned.
She was just hinting that Grandpa would do a little favor and solve the problem of lunch by the way.
Why did he suddenly become a tactical manager, I'm afraid it wasn't really written by the real Dumbledore, right?!
Combined with the pile of summer homework that appeared in the living room in the morning, this seems to be a real possibility.
After a moment of silence, among the several Quidditch players, a young player who looked burly and looked a little strong and fierce suddenly walked out, looked at Elena intently, and took the initiative to extend his hand.
"I was a little arrogant yesterday, so please advise me later, Coach Kaslana. β
"Sorry, huh, may I ask you ......?"
Elena raised her head, frowned slightly, and looked at the player with a little confusion.
Noticing the blankness in the girl's eyes, the stout player scratched his cheek and said with some embarrassment.
"I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Rexey, and I'm currently a Seeker for the Poterry Pride......"
"Oh, oh, oh! I remember!"
Elena took a closer look at the man in front of her and nodded in realization.
Isn't this the unlucky guy who said she was short yesterday, but as soon as she took off, she hit the ground directly with a trickleball, no wonder her attitude is so good today, and she is really a simple-minded seed player.
"You're welcome, there's an old saying that you don't know each other if you don't fight, and now we're friends. β
Elena replied simply, glancing meaningfully at the other players, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
"Speaking of which, yesterday's time was too tight, and I haven't had time to get to know you yet. Now that I'm the team's head tactics coach, it's important to get to know you all again, right?"
The girl said, nonchalantly letting go of the broom in her hand.
The swept seven stars, imprinted with dozens of silver-glittering falling spray stars, floated silently beside her, like a falcon ready to rush into the sky, and on the girl's left hand, a bright red ghost flying ball was bouncing back and forth.
As for the rest of the content, Elena did not continue.
Not necessarily.
Overly obvious threats are a bit deliberate, so it's just a good reminder.
Gollum β
Grunt, grunt-
With the Quaffle's bouncing up and down, the pride that had been haunting the hearts of the Quidditch players was completely dispelled in an instant, and they finally remembered the crimson beam that pierced the Quidditch pitch yesterday.
And...... Cheerful laughter lingering over the pitch......
But all the players who can be selected for the British Quidditch national team, very few will be the kind of people who have no desire to survive at all, and most of them are still relatively qualified in terms of ball quotient and emotional intelligence, only in this way are not easy to have contradictions.
Therefore, after a brief silence, the atmosphere in the stadium instantly became lively......
"Miss Caslana, welcome to the Jurassic Quidditch Field!"
"Coach Kaslana, under your guidance, we have a lot more certainty of advancing this year!"
"Coach Caslana, I want to learn the pendulum maneuver you talked about yesterday, can you teach me?"
In this way, Elena's career as a head coach of Quidditch tactics also began smoothly......
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