Chapter 111: Newt's childhood sweetheart
Centaurs are good at divination, and mermaids are good at singing and dancing.
Newt once described these two species in this way, and from what Rove has seen and heard, it is indeed quite incisive.
He slid down from the squid's back and looked towards the center of the square, where he saw a large group of merfolk singing songs in girlish voices, their voices ethereal and graceful, and the water rustling, as if they were singing and ......
If you ignore the ugly looks of those mermaids, this is indeed a beautiful picture.
The three of them walked towards the center of the square, and Dumbledore, who was at the front, sighed:
"It's a mermaid's custom to greet guests with songs, and I've always wanted to invite them to help sing the Hogwarts school song at the opening dinner, but unfortunately it's ......"
Shirley, walking side by side with Rove, looked up at the Headmaster and asked in confusion, "They don't want to go to Hogwarts?" ”
"It's not, it's that when you leave the water, the mermaid's song becomes noise." Dumbledore regretted.
Seeing that the girl was still a little puzzled, Rove patiently explained:
"The mermaid's song is nice in the water, but when it comes to the shore, it is sand and harsh, even if it is recorded."
The sound of the mermaid is related to the medium of communication, and it sounds completely different when it is transmitted in different media.
Of course, it would be inaccurate to say that it has nothing to do with the medium.
Like Rove, they're in a magical bubble right now...... The sound in my ears is still beautiful.
In other words, the first medium through which the mermaid's song spreads must be water, and after this is transmitted, even if the wizard stands on the shore, he will still hear the song;
If the merfolk stand on the shore and sing, even if the wizard stays underwater, all they hear is noise.
Ask...... It's magic!
"Albus, my old friend."
The mermaid leader swam over, her eyes were yellow, she wore a large string of shells around her neck, and she was dressed in a garment made of aquatic plants.
She has a slender cyan tail with shiny scales, iron-gray skin on her upper body, and long, unkempt dark green hair...... Even messier than Hermione.
If it weren't for the bulging chest, Rove really couldn't tell she was a female mermaid.
Ugly is really ugly...... It's hard to imagine that such a beautiful sound came from the mouths of this group of mermaids, and it was really blind to that wonderful singing voice.
However, not all mermaids are ugly, their appearance is related to the temperature at which they grow.
Temperature is a very special force that can affect the sex of some animals, such as crocodiles and turtles, and higher ambient temperatures will cause the eggs to develop into females, and lower temperatures will cause the eggs to develop into males.
And the temperature also determines the appearance of different subspecies of mermaids.
Mermaids who live in cold waters are all ugly in appearance, like monsters; As the temperature of the waters rises, the mermaids will be beautiful, especially those who live in the tropics, and they are all standard stunners...... Mermaids generally describe them.
It's a pity that the mermaids of the Black Lake are cold-water fish.
After greeting Dumbledore, the mermaid leader asked, "How is it, do you like my new song?" ”
"It's beautiful music, Merkus." Dumbledore sighed, "I can't help but want to stay here for a long time. ”
The two of them spoke the language of the mermaid, which neither Rove nor Shirley understood.
Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of the twentieth century, not only because he defeated Grindelwald, but also because of his countless magical achievements.
He is also a master of the language of magical creatures, and has worked with Newt to sort through many languages and scripts that are on the verge of being lost.
Mermaid Leader Merkus glanced at the two little wizards behind him, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Albus, don't tell me, this is the healer you brought? Did they graduate from Hogwarts? ”
"Not yet." Dumbledore said happily, "But Madam Pomfrey is only good at healing wizards and has no experience with merfolk, so Rove is different.
Let me introduce you to ...... Ralph! ”
Dumbledore was last speaking English, and Rove hurriedly stepped forward and nodded:
"Hello, ma'am, my name is Rolf Scamander, and this is my assistant, Shirley Swinton."
"Scamander?" Merkus's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What is your relationship with Newt Scamander?" ”
"Madam, that's my grandfather, do you know him?" Rove asked cautiously.
"Not only did I know him, he and I were best friends when I was at Hogwarts, and I was only a teenager at the time, in the prime of my youth."
There was regret and nostalgia in Merkus's eyes, and he sighed:
"Newt was a particularly funny boy, gentle and a little serious, he almost drowned after falling into the lake, I saved him, he slept with me......"
Murkus paused and continued, "Slept in my bed. ”
Rov breathed a sigh of relief, can we finish a sentence and not gasp for breath? It's scary.
Still, he had a strange face.
What's the matter.
When Newt was in school, he had an affair with the mermaid female leader Murkus?
It's an interesting story, and Tina is sure to be interested.
"Later your grandfather was expelled, and I thought he stayed in Black Lake, but he refused." The more Merkus spoke, the more angry he became:
"He went to America again, and was seduced by an ugly bastard named Tina Goldstein, damn it, am I not pretty!"
“……”
Rove thought to himself, as long as he is not blind, he can determine who is better looking, Tina or Merkus.
"Let's go see the patient first." Dumbledore interrupted, "By the way, I'd like to meet Professor Lockhart. ”
"No problem." Murkus immediately became easy to speak.
Rove also suddenly understood, no wonder Dumbledore asked him to come to see a doctor, it turned out that he wanted to fight...... Newt cards.
A few men walked forward, looking around, and the stone dwellings were increasing, and the merfolk poured out of the house, looking at them curiously, then pointing, and whispering with their hands over their mouths.
Many of the stone dwellings were still tethered to Grindy Lowe, and when they saw Rove, they hissed.
Grindy Law is a green monster with horns, but the merfolk have tamed them, similar to Muggle dogs.
Murkus and Rove chatted enthusiastically, Rove is not a child, he copes with every drop, and his words are polite, but he does not give life a cold feeling.
Dumbledore, on the other hand, looked with interest at the ancient frescoes on the rocks, depicting many two-tailed merfolk with spears in their hands, guarding an island.
Passing by a stone dwelling, a figure leaned over the window and shouted:
"Professor Dumbledore, are you here to save me? Help me, woo woo~ I'm going to die! ”
Lockhart seems to have eaten herbs and can be active underwater for a long time, and after not seeing him for more than a month, he has lost a lot of weight.
But it looks more like it's been pressed, and there are thick dark circles on the face.
A mermaid was floating in the yard, and when she saw Lockhart like this, she hurried into the house.
Rove glanced at the mermaid, it seemed to be the one they had knocked unconscious the previous Christmas, but it had been too long for the impression to be a little ambiguous.
It's just that to Rove's surprise...... Her belly was slightly bulging and she seemed to be pregnant.
Wouldn't Professor Lockhart be so efficient?
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(Later in Chapter 2.)
Thanks to the "Standing in the Sea" elder for the tip. )
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