Ending the day with a debate is not in any way a wonderful success.

Newt Scamander sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the little silver-haired witch sitting not far from him, and his mind kept spinning with all sorts of thoughts, but it was better to communicate calmly than to fight directly.

As for the opening sentence of the girl just now......

"Well," Newt twitched, "Elena, I think we're still different. ”

"It doesn't make a difference," Elena shrugged, "it's just that you like raw and I prefer cooked - just kidding, I'm not a hungry dragon, so why are you so serious?"

Newt took a deep breath and swallowed back the retort that almost jumped out of his mouth.

As an old-school wizard born in the late nineteenth century, he really couldn't understand Elena's jokes, could it be that Dumbledore had been dealing with such a headache in recent years?

It's ...... It's horrible! Thankfully, he's retired.

"Okay. Newt replied sullenly, "Then go on......

Newt Scamander crossed his fingers on his knees, a look of autism on his face.

He is well aware of his disadvantage in terms of tongue, and since he has already determined that he is not Elena's opponent from the beginning of the confrontation, it is undoubtedly the best thing to do now, so it is undoubtedly the best thing to do now, so as not to fall into the language trap of the other party.

For Elena, the long-prepared presentation has only just begun.

"Mr. Scamander, it seems to me that there are three forms of symbiotic relationship between living beings and living beings. The first, the most common relationship between the upper and lower levels of the food chain, is also the most simple law of nature. ”

Elena picked up a small biscuit on the coffee table and put it in her mouth.

"Animal husbandry, hunting, these are the lowest survival tenets of all living things. I don't think it's a strange thing to like a certain food, or to like beef or fish, - for hundreds of thousands of years, human ancestors have domesticated plants and animals in order to obtain a stable source of food. ”

"Yes," Newt said dryly, "so by now, you've got enough food to choose from." ”

"You're right, sporadic hunting in the wild is indeed a backward and stupid act. ”

Elena nodded happily and raised her fingers in earnest.

"It seems that we have reached the first consensus that if we are going to incorporate some kind of animal, of course it may be a plant, in any case, when we are going to incorporate it into our common food sequence, it must be necessary to cultivate it on a large scale and systematically – in short, if you like to eat, then you should better learn to raise it. ”

"Achieved...... Wait, you probably don't understand what I mean. ”

Newt Scamander was slightly stunned, then quickly frowned and said in a deep voice.

"I thought, maybe I need to be more explicit? Maybe the ancients did need to think about that, but in this day and age, when there is so much food and meat that there is no need for us to domesticate and breed new breeds of livestock. ”

"Human society has reached complete abundance in terms of food?"

Elena raised her eyebrows, a hint of banter flashing in her eyes.

"Unfortunately, that's probably just what you think...... If you're interested, you can visit the former Soviet Union, not far from the UK, to find out that the world seems to have a long way to go. ”

There are some things that words are more direct and shocking than what they have witnessed with their own eyes.

Rather than depicting the food shortage after the collapse of the Soviet Union for Newt Scamander in advance, it is better to let the old wizard have time to see for himself, according to Grindelwald, Newt should still have many friends over there.

"The eight-eyed giant spider, after artificial domestication, is scientifically named [Scottish fluffy soft-shell crab]. ”

Elena raised her right hand, snapped her fingers lightly, and the wand hidden behind her back quietly poked the air.

Immediately after, a three-dimensional image of an adult eight-eyed giant spider instantly appeared in front of Newt's eyes.

"This is a magical animal that reproduces very quickly, not only its venom glands have extremely high medicinal value, after artificial breeding and development research, I found that its eight long legs can provide quite rich and high-quality protein, just a small amount of [Scottish fluffy soft-shell crab] spawned in the first quarter, can maintain the minimum protein intake standard of nearly 1,000 people in Hogwarts. ”

With Elena's voice, the image of the eight-eyed spider was like a building block, silently dismantling in mid-air, forming one tissue after another, as if it were a medical anatomical diagram in the non-magical world.

Before Newt could see the various tissues and fibers clearly, he saw that the dark shell wrapped around the "muscles" of the eight-eyed giant spider gradually dissipated, and several flames rose up, wrapping those white-flowered, transparent "crab leg meat", and a few seconds later, Newt reappeared in front of his eyes, and only a plate of exquisite dishes remained.

"Eight-eyed spiders, they have a certain intelligence. ”

"In the Middle Ages, they were magical creatures used by wizards to guard their treasures, along with three-headed dogs and lion-tailed scorpions, and were dangerous creatures that reached a five-star rating from the Ministry of Magic. ”

Not paying attention to continue the seemingly delicious dishes, Newt took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

"You are acting so recklessly, Professor Dumbledore, you know?"

"Of course, you should know that, right? Whether it's large-scale farming in the Forbidden Forest, or the selection of ingredients for the school's three meals, it is clear that Dumbledore's consent must be obtained before it can be carried out. ”

Elena waved her hand lightly, dispersing the images in mid-air, and replied in a relaxed tone.

"This ......"

The corners of Newt Scamander's eyes twitched, and his face was a little solemn.

Hogwarts ...... Has it already fallen?!

"Your expression is a little ugly, Mr. Scamander...... Are you pitying them?"

Elena glanced at Newt Scamander, who had a serious face, and waved her wand nonchalantly.

"So, what if that's the case? By the way, maybe you should take a look at this ......."

The next moment, half of the entire living room was suddenly swallowed up by the distorted light, and in an instant it turned into a dark clearing of the woodland, and Newt felt as if he was back in the depths of the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest in an instant.

It's just that what happened next didn't look so rosy.

And in the middle of the field created by the magical illusion, countless eight-eyed giant spiders crawled from the treetops and the edge of the forest farm, and the black giant claws made a creepy clicking sound as soon as they opened and closed - group hunting, which is quite a typical group hunting method of magical animals, and it is an extremely obvious attack signal.

Newt's gaze gradually became serious, and even though he knew that these were just illusions, he still subconsciously clenched the wand in his hand.

Syllable.

Before the first eight-eyed spider could leap into the air, Elena snapped her fingers.

The entire Hogwarts Forbidden Forest dissipated into a ray of light and shadow, and the surrounding scene returned to Newt Scamander's familiar living room, the kitchen kettle still steaming slowly, as if everything was just an illusion.

That's what it is...... Did Professor Dumbledore say he was proficient in illusion magic?

Newt Scamander frowned, he was a little unsure, even if he didn't have the three-headed dog himself to handle Elena.

At the same time, the girl's unhurried explanation continued to ring in his ears.

"This is what I experienced first-hand in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts last semester, and if I hadn't coped with it properly and the professors arrived in time, I might have turned into food for the spiders and disappeared into the Forbidden Forest forever—"

"As for the results, as you already know, I survived, and they became food for the wizards of Hogwarts. ”

The small biscuit in Elena's hand was just finished, and the girl licked the crumbs from the tips of her fingers and said calmly.

"If a magical animal with considerable intelligence is extremely aggressive, and the human option is present in their main recipe, then unless they never intersect with the human world, they face only two outcomes, surrender or extinction...... Clearly, Professor Dumbledore agrees. ”

"Therefore, before we can communicate, there is a basic law of nature that needs to be agreed upon. ”

Elena slowly lowered her wand, looked at Newt Scamander with lake-blue eyes, smiled and whispered.

"As long as we are still witches and still live as human beings, then the rights of all magical animals cannot be above the rights of humans, nor can they be equal to human rights, which must be at the top. ”

"If you don't agree with that, then we probably don't need to continue talking......"

"I'm also a wizard, so, of course, I agree with that. ”

Newt Scamander looked at the little witch in front of him carefully and slowly sat up straight.

"That doesn't mean I approve of your approach, though—human rights take precedence over the rights of all animals, but that's not a reason for wizards to hunt and kill magical animals and destroy the natural ecology with impunity. ”

For the first time, Newt's gaze did not dodge the side, but met Elena's eyes squarely.

"Miss Kaslana, you can't simply put all fantastic beasts in the 'food' category. This is extremely irresponsible, as well as childish. If you insist on that, maybe we don't have to talk much. ”

"Of course, as I said, I'm not a hungry dragon who has lost my mind. ”

Elena nodded gracefully and replied with a smile.

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