New...... Era?

Is this Professor Dumbledore's bet, and his worries?

Unlike the new forces of the old era, younger, bolder and more terrifying......

Newt pondered for a few seconds, then looked up at Elena.

"But, Miss Kaslana, what is the price? ”

"All this ......"

Elena smiled and stood up, her hands outstretched in a light circle in Newt Scamander's living room.

"Your uncontested retirement, your deep knowledge, your decades of experience...... If you're really willing to try to get Fantastic Beasts research back on track once again, you're in for a treat. ”

"What about the other things, what about the Fantastic Beasts kingdom and human society?"

Newt Scamander whispered unmoved.

As an old wizard who is now about to turn 100 years old, he is long past the reckless and innocent age he once had, and he will neither be surprised by Elena's sharpness, nor will he simply be excited to protect magical beasts.

"If it's just standardized farming, then it doesn't seem to me to be any different......"

"It's just a competition for resources between powerful people, and it's not entirely a good thing to establish a legalized fire dragon ranch. Unless the cost of raising is much lower than it is now, and the value of various materials in the wizarding world as a whole plummets, the amount of 'magical beast materials' on the market may be much higher than the actual amount of 'legal' produced. ”

"Besides......"

Newt paused, his fingers pressed the back of the coin, and pushed it down the coffee table in Elena's direction.

"In today's society, raising magical beasts on a large scale will undoubtedly greatly increase the risk of Muggles discovering the wizarding world, and this alone will make many of your ideas die halfway through - it's not about money. ”

"In the face of the International Wizarding Union Secrecy Act, even if Professor Dumbledore, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and even the entire Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are standing behind you, it is still not enough. Neither Gellert Grindelwald 46 years ago, nor Tom Riddle 21 years ago, dared to cross that line. ”

As the non-magical world grows, many wizards become more aware of the disconnect between the two worlds.

However, there is no better way for wizards to deal with it than to continue to hide it a little deeper.

The wizarding world did not dare to gamble, nor did it want to, because no one could be sure that one day the wizarding world would be completely exposed to the eyes of Muggles, and one of the deadliest wars in human history would break out.

"Of course, this is indeed a constraint on the development of large-scale livestock farming in the wizarding world. ”

Elena nodded slightly, her eyes flickering, and she put away the gold gallons on the table and put them on her chest.

"But it's not too much of a problem, my plan is to start one step at a time, and instead of irresponsibly rushing into large-scale magical animal breeding, I prefer to improve the legal standards and the breeding standard process first. ”

With that, Elena looked up at Newt.

"You should be very experienced in this regard, Mr. Scamander, right?"

Over the past few decades, Newt has worked in almost every position in the Ministry of Magic that may involve Magical Beasts, and most of the laws related to Magical Beasts today have been revised and drafted by him himself.

If Newt could help her, Elena would have to save a lot of effort in her subsequent work.

In this regard, the Hyperion a few months ago was a very successful case.

Since the appointment of Arthur Weasley as the CTO of the "reverse demolition" project of the "Ulyanovsk", there has been no obstacle to the progress of the entire project, both from a legal point of view and from a technical point of view.

The British Ministry of Magic has so far been unaware of anything out of the ordinary.

You must know that as a law-abiding little witch, Elena has always attached great importance to legality and compliance.

A few months earlier, Hogwarts' applications for "large voyage fishing vessels" and "partial modifications of Muggle ships for the purposes of secrecy" had all been approved through multiple approvals, both from the Ministry of Magic and the International Association of Wizards.

And Newt Scamander's possible impact is obviously much greater than that of Arthur Weasley.

Of course, compared to Mr. Weasley, Newt's approach to strategy is also much more tortuous.

"Hmm...... You mean the magical beast laws that exist in the wizarding world today?"

In response to Elena's question, Newt Scamander nodded calmly.

"Yes, I've been involved in the drafting and revision of many regulations in the past, but that was a long time ago - I'm just an ordinary old wizard now, and the Ministry of Magic won't let me go back. ”

"The Ministry of Magic may not, but it's not just the magical government that can make the rules in this world. ”

As she spoke, Elena took out a thick stack of parchment paper from the "Extradimensional Space Wallet" on her chest, carefully spread it out on the small coffee table in front of her, and explained them to Newt Scamander one by one.

"As an institution that needs to maintain social stability, the Ministry of Magic has a limit to its energy. From the experiences you have been encountering over the years, you must have gradually understood this matter...... The more broad and loose the functions of such institutions, the easier it is to breed bureaucracy and the more difficult it is to promote the continuation of a certain thing...... Unless you jump out of the shackles. ”

"Miss Kaslana, I don't understand what you mean......"

Newt frowned, looking at Elena with some confusion.

He won't forget the other identity of the half-breed little girl in front of him, the granddaughter of the original Dark Lord.

Considering the waves Gellert Grindelwald had made in this world, even if Elena declared that she would bring the saints back and inherit the will of "G" to rule the wizarding world again, Newt would not be surprised at all.

And in fact, Newt Scamander also asks the same question, and it is not his character to go around in circles.

"No one can get past the Ministry of Magic unless...... Are you overthrowing the existing Ministry of Magic?"

"No, I'm just going to set up a peaceful and friendly civil society. ”

Elena smiled and shook her head, picked up a draft document and handed it to Newt.

"As you've probably heard before, there's an organization in the non-magical world called the World Animal Protection Society, which was founded about ten years ago and is headquartered in London, England - and I'm talking about ......"

"Financial support from Gringotts Wizarding Bank, with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry taking the lead...... Establish a [World Society for the Protection of Magical Beasts] in the wizarding world, so that we can focus on promoting wizards to protect magical beasts?"

Newt glanced at the parchment in his hand and whispered thoughtfully.

I have to say that after copying the existing mature template of [World Animal Protection Society] and modifying some of the terms, the content listed on the parchment provided by Elena does look extremely detailed and exciting.

Looking at Newt Scamander, who was clearly interested, Elena waved her small fist excitedly.

The first goodwill gift was successful!

It's just that piquing Newt's curiosity and interest is only the first step, and the next is the main thing.

"In my vision, the Fantastic Beasts Conservation Society will care for the well-being of every individual of all animals. ”

Elena nodded calmly and continued with a smile.

It is the belief that the basic needs of all animals should be respected and protected, so that they can survive without avoidable suffering. The first of these is to draw a clear line between wild animals and captive-bred animals. ”

"In fact, most of the preliminary work of the association has already been prepared. ”

"As you may have noticed, these documents have already been approved by the Ministry of Magic. You see, the formalities have almost come to the last step, and the only vacancy is the position of the first responsible person of the association, that is, the president. ”

Looking at Newt Scamander with a hesitant expression, Elena tapped her finger at the end of the parchment.

There, Cornelius Fudge, the current Minister of Magic, signed and stamped by the various ministries of Magic, the license signed by the International Federation of Wizards, and the signature of the chief magician of the Wizengamot (spouse).

As the new fairy queen of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, a philanthropist who generously compensates for the losses of wizards who have been financially defrauded throughout the wizarding world, it makes perfect sense to set up a foundation to protect magical beasts.

After all, goblins are also magical creatures in a sense.

And compared to those strangely named associations, at least the organization that Elena applied for this time sounded normal.

For Cornelius Fudge and other high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, the establishment of this association is actually related to the "Wizard Chess Seminar of the High Stone", "The Magic Day and Sleep Society of the Far East", "The Foundation for Special Containment Procedures", and "The Institution for the Survival of Human Reason......

There is not much difference between these organizations with bells and whistles and outlandish themes.

Anyway, most of them are insignificant idle folk associations, as long as they are willing to pay a certain amount of gold Galleons as a handling fee, and they are nominally under the overall jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge is quite willing to do personal favors.

Elena paused slightly, glancing at Newt, the corners of her mouth curled into a cute little devil.

"Of course, if you refuse, it doesn't matter, then it may be me, or my grandfather, to temporarily serve as the interim president of the [Fantastic Beasts Protection Society] for a period of time-"

"No need. I'm signing that if I make the two of you presidents, I'll probably never be able to sleep soundly again. ”

Newt sighed, raised his hand to interrupt Elena's words, and carefully read the parchment in his hand.

"But I still want to reiterate that I will not take the initiative to help you promote the domestication of magical beasts, and at this point, I have my insistence, and all I agree to is this initiative to protect magical beasts and the formation of an association. ”

"Wait, wait, what are you still ...... with?"

Before Newt Scamander could finish speaking, the silver-haired little witch smiled with satisfaction, and took out a thick stack of parchment contracts from her chest.

The little witch raised her head and smiled innocently and cutely.

"Dear Mr. Scamander, please allow me to take a little more time to introduce you to several other ordinary civil organizations that have also been approved by the official documents of the Ministry of Magic, and have been established legally and compliantly, rest assured, they are all some folk wizarding research organizations related to magical beasts......"

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