Dorset, a sophisticated, low-key manor house is covered in snowflakes.

There are a few pine trees with colorful lanterns around the perimeter, and there are several colorful ribbons wrapped around the roof.

Inside the house, several gray-haired old people with their own temperaments gathered together and chatted around a classical round table.

At this moment, a bright green flame suddenly ignited in the fireplace next to it.

Three figures emerged from the flames—a fat, stocky old man with a mustache, a witch with gray hair who still maintained a good figure, and a young man with the same mustache as the old man.

"Even after using Floo Powder so many times, I have to say something...... It's so uncomfortable to go around! As soon as the old man with the mustache came out of the fireplace, he began to complain dizzily.

"Jacob, Queenie, and John, welcome!" The old people who had been sitting at the table stood up, and one of them greeted with a smile.

"Ahh Newt, my old friend, long time no see! Jacob stumbled over and hugged Newt, slapping him the back, "And Tina and Theseus, oh, Lally is there too, it's a pleasure to see you guys!" ”

"I'm glad to meet you, too, our Mr. Muggle." The handsome old guy next to Newt laughed and patted Jacob on the shoulder.

Tina and her good friend, Professor Juralie Hicks, watched with a smile on their faces.

"Tina, what did you say in your letter to me...... That Dark Lord on the British side has been killed? Queenie smiled similarly and asked her sister.

"That's right, it was solved by Albus at the end of September." Tina laughed, "That's why Theseus proposed to use this Christmas to bring together all of our old friends from decades ago to celebrate." ”

Immediately, she turned her head to look at the room inside, "Rove, hurry up and come out, your cousin has arrived." ”

"It's coming!"

Rove hurried out of the back room, three or four plates of delicate dishes floating behind him, and one by one landed on the table where Newt and the others had sat together.

"Why is housework magic so hard, I'd rather face a fire dragon than cook anymore!" He collapsed in his chair, gasping for air.

"You can't, Rove." John leaned over and rubbed Rove's head, crumpling his hair into a mess, "Didn't you say you should learn how to cook and make it for Luna?" ”

"That's what I said, but ......" Rove was tangled.

At this time, another old lady in the kitchen leaned out half of her body and shouted to Newt and the others:

"Leave it to me, I'll be able to do it right away!"

"Bunty, don't get used to Rove, just let him come by himself!" Tina replied, "He was going to learn from you himself, and he should have kept going." ”

"It's okay, it's a holiday today, just let him take a break." Newt's former assistant, Bondy Broadeck, smiled and waved his hand, then went back to the kitchen to work on the Christmas dishes.

"Then I'll help too, I'm a professional!" Jacob took off his coat and hung it aside, and rushed to the kitchen, "Let me give you a taste of the high-end bread I made tonight!" ”

"Don't mess up, Jacob, it's been a long time since you've made your own bread!" Queenie admonished with a smile.

Then, she looked at Newt, "Who else have you invited over tonight, just us?" ”

Newt opened his mouth and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Queenie again.

"Hey, are you planning to come over too? Dumbledore was also invited, but he didn't reply? Queenie asked.

"Uh......" Newt's words froze, and he had to nod helplessly, "Queenie, your natural dementorship really hasn't changed for decades. ”

"I can't help it." Queenie winked playfully.

"By the way, why didn't Albus come?" Professor Hicks asked curiously, "Didn't he even do the headmaster?" I should have a lot of free time now. ”

"Well, he's ......," Newt hesitated for a moment, glanced at Theseus, and said slowly, "Albus is traveling the world now. ”

He didn't tell his friends that Dumbledore was actually traveling with Grindelwald.

Although after decades of baptism, their hostility towards Grindelwald has faded a lot, but after all, some things are indelible.

Grindelwald did commit a lot of evil during the Global Wizarding Wars, and few could have imagined that two of the greatest enemies more than fifty years ago would have turned into friends and traveled together.

But Newt knows something inside -

The knot between Dumbledore and Grindelwald was indeed untied, but Dumbledore's sense of responsibility made it impossible for him to completely allow Grindelwald to spread his thoughts in the wizarding world.

On the one hand, he did want to travel the world with Grindelwald, and on the other hand, he needed to carefully examine whether Grindelwald had really abandoned his idea of ruling the wizarding world and conquering the Muggle world.

Moreover, Muggles are developing too fast, and sooner or later the conflict with the wizarding world will erupt on a large scale.

There were solutions that only a great wizard like Grindelwald could have thought of, and Dumbledore had to look to Grindelwald for some inspiration.

Suffice it to say, the significance of this trip is not pure.

Both Dumbledore and Grindelwald understood this, but both of them knew that at least they were happy, and that was enough......

Newt sighed and shook his head slightly.

Queenie seemed to understand something, and she was stunned for a moment, but then quickly changed the subject, turning everyone's attention to the small talk.

The reason why Dumbledore didn't come to the party was overlooked by his old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Newt breathed a sigh of relief.

And Queenie is witty, if he were eloquent, he would not have been able to change the subject so naturally and quickly.

Just then, the green flame in the fireplace lit up again.

Nicol Lemay and his wife arrived at Newt's house as promised, smiling and greeting everyone.

"Watch out for a staircase here, Monsieur Lemay, Madame Lemay." Rove and John, as the only two young people on the field, hurriedly took the initiative to greet them and helped the Lemay couple to the table.

"Thank you, Rove and John." Lemay sat down at the table and smiled at the two young men, "You are as enthusiastic as your grandfather when he was younger. ”

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Soon, everyone gathered around the round table.

The table was filled with sumptuous dishes, as well as a variety of breads made by Jacob with the image of a variety of magical animals.

Newt and his old friends had a great meal.

After dinner, they began to talk about the past.

"Speaking of which, have all the comrades-in-arms gathered tonight?" Theseus blushed a little from drinking, and his voice was amplified a little, "Is there anyone else who hasn't come except for that Albus guy?" ”

"That's all we have to say, right?" Jacob took a sip of the magic wine, let out a strange "whoosh" sound, and then calmly continued, "Who else was on that train to Berlin...... Oh, what is Mr. Kama doing now? ”

"Yusuf has been sick lately, and seems to be quite sick." "He's now hospitalized in the best magical hospital in France, and he probably won't be able to come this time." ”

"That's right......," Theseus sighed, "we're still old, and we're not in good health!" ”

In fact, it is not easy to say, more than fifty years have passed, and most of the friends during the global wizarding wars are close to 100 years old, even wizards live a lot longer than Muggles, and it is quite rare to be together again.

"Actually, there is another person who is also here." Newt spoke suddenly, whispering, "It's just that she can't sit with us right now." ”

Everyone was stunned, and the room fell silent.

"Newt, who are you talking about?" Theseus asked, somewhat confused.

The others also looked at Newt.

"It's Nagini......" Newt sighed deeply, "I found her by accident three or four years ago, but she's completely controlled by the Blood Curse and can't turn back into human form. ”

"I've been looking for a way to lift the blood curse all these years, but I haven't made any progress."

"You found Nagini?" Jacob exclaimed, "I thought she was ...... No, what kind of spell did you say she was controlled by? ”

"It's a blood curse." Queenie whispered, "Nagini was able to turn into a snake because of this curse, and when the wildness of the blood curse completely engulfed her consciousness, she could never change back into human form. ”

"This ...... Couldn't Dumbledore remove the curse? Jacob froze.

"Dumbledore isn't omnipotent, Jacob." Newt said, "The problem of the Blood Curse has plagued the wizarding world for thousands of years...... I thought Professor Dracula, who knew blood best, could do it, but he also said there was nothing he could do......"

At this moment, Lemay suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Newt.

"No, Newt, that's just that Brad may not have been able to do it at the time." Lemay chuckled, "He must have a way now." ”

He looked at his wife, and Madame de Lemay tacitly took out a thick book with a phoenix relief carved into her bag.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Brad in a while." Lemay opened the book and turned to the front page, a smile on his lips, "Why don't you call him over and help us cure Nagini's blood curse?" ”

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