Chapter 54: The Ilvermorny Airship
This summer, Britain is destined to be in turmoil, but it will not affect Rove far away in the United States for the time being.
Throughout July, he followed Newt across Arizona, measuring the ancient land with his feet.
As a protected area, a large number of ptarmigans live here...... Ringed fat swallows are thin, graceful, and discerning magizoologists can also find a cute one that suits them here.
In addition to the Thunderbird, there are countless magical creatures that live here: the photosynthetic bark scorpion; monitor lizards that eat rocks; The snake girl who seduces a boy and takes her virginity......
Rove has seen them all, especially the snake girl, and he even followed Newt to discover a new magical fish in the caves of the Grand Canyon.
Newt wrote a paper about the new species, which was published in Fantastic Beasts, a top journal in the wizarding world, and Rove also made a second work.
He did make a significant contribution, not just a fool.
Rove gets up early every day, works in the nest, and keeps the data in the dark hole...... It's all meticulous work!
Newt is also working on a new book, Fantastic Beasts, a companion to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Although Tina always complains and asks Newt to write quickly, there is no paper in the toilet at home, but the quality of the book is actually very high.
Many of the photos in the book were taken by Rove up close.
Sometimes, in order to photograph the mating of animals, he even went into battle shirtless himself to help...... Guide.
In addition to observing magical creatures, Rove also deals with thieves, most of whom are wizards smuggled in from Mexico next door.
But twenty years later, at the urging of the man named Trump, a border wall about 10 meters high will be built to stop Mexican civilians from smuggling.
In addition to the abundant activities, Rove still tries to learn medical skills from Newt.
He was going to treat Hagrid's eight-eyed spider, Aragog, for cataracts, and it would be a matter of whether he could become a Hogwarts ...... Spider-Man.
In this leisurely time, Rove lived to the fullest, but one thing quickly disrupted his rhythm.
He received a letter.
It was Dumbledore who sent the letter, and it was Headmaster Ilvermorny...... Yulaly Hicks.
Sitting in his chair, Rove read the letter several times before falling silent.
"What did Albus say in the letter?" Newt asked, a little surprised that Dumbledore hadn't written to him.
It's so unusual!
"Professor Dumbledore said Peter Pettigrew...... Prison break."
Rov handed the letter to Newt, and he had a complicated look on his face, Sirius doesn't break from prison, it's Pettigrew's turn to break from prison, right?
That would have allowed Peter to escape, and Fudge was such a piece of shit.
Rove cursed a few words, and he sighed, "I have to go back to England immediately."
"Off, what are you doing back?" Tina, who was a little reluctant to let go of her precious grandson, asked:
"Is the British Ministry of Magic so incompetent that you have to go back with one of your children to catch the Death Eaters?"
"Grandma, I'm not going back to get Peter, I'm protecting Shirley and Hermione." Rove explained softly:
"When I interrogated Peter, they were both watching, and Peter knew that they were my friends, and that I was not in England, and that he might go to them for revenge." ….
Rove sighed, "Although Professor Dumbledore has sent wizards to protect them, I am still a little worried."
Peter has escaped now, and with his cowardly character, he should not dare to come back for revenge, but who can fully guarantee such a thing?
Rove doesn't want to regret something happening, that's not his style.
Dumbledore also knew about this and wrote to him.
"Then hurry up and pack your things, I'm going to Beauxbatons for a visit, just in time to stop by Hogwarts." Professor Hicks said with a light smile:
"Little Scamander, I'll take you!"
"What about us
Why go, Professor?" Rove asked curiously, "Do you want to ride the Mayflower?"
"Nope." Hicks shook his head, pointed to the sky, and said, "Let's sit there!"
Rove looked up at the sky, a cylindrical airbag of more than fifty meters floated in mid-air, and there was an aluminum pod underneath, which was a huge ......
Airship!
Seeing the young man frown, Hicks wondered, "What's wrong?"
"Is it safe?" Rove worried, "It's not going to explode, is it?"
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In fact, it's no wonder that Rove is so nervous, as an airship that was once on par with airplanes, it is indeed known for being unsafe.
The principle of the airship is to fill the airbag with a buoyancy gas that is less dense than air, so as to generate buoyancy to make it lift into the air.
For a long time, the airbags were filled with flammable and explosive hydrogen.
Ordinary people driving past the gas tanker will be frightened, afraid that it will explode, when there are hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of hydrogen overhead...... It's no wonder if you're not afraid!
The famous "Hindenburg" zeppelin suddenly caught fire and burned while carrying passengers, killing dozens of people.
However, after all, it is a magic airship, and its safety should be significantly improved.
Rove quickly packed his things, carried his black suitcase, and said goodbye to Newt and Tina.
Margaery wasn't here, she had recently returned to New York, and they had to say goodbye through a two-way mirror.
Rove followed Hicks down a staircase towards the airship, and when he looked up, he could see that the airbag was fully aired, like a sleeping whale.
There are also letters a few feet high on the airbags:
Ilvermorny.
This airship is Ilvermorny's means of transportation, which can take many students on long-distance travel.
Stepping into the cabin, Rove entered a large living room with a large chandelier overhead, and a table in the middle with crystal goblets and large plates of fruit.
As a wizard unhooks the anchor cable, the propeller begins to turn, and the giant machine slowly rises, the air valve creaking and exhaling.
Rove sat in his chair and through the window, he saw the airship slowly taking off, plunging headlong into the thick clouds, and looking out of the window, the scenery was extremely magnificent.
Rove admired it for about half an hour, and the cabin suddenly shook.
The floor tilted briefly, sinking almost imperceptibly to the east, and the wind changed from occasional gusts to a momentary low whistle.
Soon, a wizard rushed in, explaining, "Professor Hicks, it's a thunderbird, it's attacking the airship."
Rove: "......"
"Got it." Hicks poured herself a glass of lemonade, she looked at the boy and asked, "Rove, scared?"
"Yes, Professor." "Sitting under hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of hydrogen does make me a little anxious," Rove said frankly.
"The airbag will be fine." Professor Hicks took a sip of lemonade, and she comforted:
"The Thunderbird's lightning will only go around the leather hull and roast us sitting inside this giant lightning rod."
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"Thank you for your comfort, Professor!"
"You're welcome."
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Dumping