120. Be Nice When You Come

This is a very long story.

Abernathy enjoyed listening to stories, but unfortunately, he had something else to do.

As a valued member of the Alliance Party, Abernathy was tasked with welcoming several important allies. This not only increased his status within the party but also brought great pressure.

The main forces of the Alliance Party are concentrated in Europe, but four large power territories in Asia, America, Africa, and Latin America are not under their control.

Grindelwald holds Aurelius Dumbledore in high regard and considers him an important ally, just like Mr. Soprano, who represents the magical power of North America.

Albus Dumbledore's old friends are scattered throughout Latin America and Africa, and they play a crucial role in opposing the Alliance Party. The Alliance Party has the least influence in these two continents.

The sole representative of the Asian forces is Sochuro, a Chinese man.

"Leta, is he your friend?" Newt couldn't help but ask as he watched Abernathy leave.

Leta shook her head. "He should be from Grindelwald."

"Alliance Party?"

"Probably. I saw him welcoming Aurelius Dumbledore into the venue with my own eyes," Leta nodded.

Newt helped Yusuf lie down on a nearby bench, and Tina assisted in changing the pillow. "Do you know where the wizard hospital is in France? He needs medical attention."

Newt looked at Leta, who in turn looked at Tina, and Tina looked back at Newt. A perfect cycle of confusion fell upon them.

Although Leta was born into the French Lestrange family, she had immigrated to England at a young age, otherwise she would not have attended Hogwarts.

This was Tina's first time in France.

While Newt had been there before, he was a magical zoologist and only traveled to find magical creatures. Who would know about the hospital?

"He's your brother, why don't you take care of him? We still have something to do," Tina broke the silence.

"You're going to the rally too?" Leta frowned and stared at Newt, clearly disregarding the "we" in Tina's words.

Newt, feeling sensitive, whispered, "It's Mr. Dumbledore—"

"Dumbledore?"

"Aurelius Dumbledore. He told me to attend the meeting. I don't know why," Newt quickly explained.

Dumbledore was the person he respected the most, and he didn't want to tarnish his innocence."By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why did you appear in France? And you are still with Aurelius Dumbledore! Do you know that you are about to be wanted!" Leta asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What? Wanted? Why?" Newt's face was filled with questions. "I'm just illegally crossing the border. According to the law, I only need to pay a fine. Why am I wanted?"

Smuggling may be a serious charge in the Muggle world. However, it's become too easy to sneak across borders in the magical world, so students who haven't graduated can easily travel between boundaries. Wizards don't pay much attention to borders, so the punishment isn't severe.

Of course, "not severe" is relative. After all, few people can afford to pay such large fines multiple times.

On the contrary, it didn't matter to Newt in the least if he was sent back to his home country. He was originally a British wizard and always wanted to return home.

"The charge is for assaulting an Auror," Leta stared at him.

"Assaulting Aurors? It was Aurors last night!" Newt exclaimed.

Leta remained silent. Was it wise to say this or not?

Aurelius hadn't committed any crimes, but he was attacked and hunted by Aurors from the British Ministry of Magic.

They all stood by Aurelius, both morally and legally. They had a noble cause - to contain and confront the terrifying black master, Grindelwald.

"You...are you really going to kill him!?" Newt's voice was filled with anger.

"Not me..." Leta began.

"Who are you, Theseus?"

"Newt! We're just Aurors. We only follow the orders of our superiors. Neither I nor Theseus agree with this decision, but we have no choice! Obedience is a bounden duty for Aurors!" Leta quickly explained. After finishing, she took a deep breath, held her forehead to calm her racing heart, and softly said, "I understand what you're thinking, but the problem now is that your attack on the Auror has become a fact. Regardless of your intentions or thoughts, Travers has submitted the wanted application to the Ministry of Magic. He now holds control over the entire Ministry of Magic's pretentious power. This application will definitely be approved..."

"At that time, Aurelius Dumbledore will be classified as an extremely evil dark wizard. Do you know what this means? Not only will the British Ministry of Magic fully pursue him, but it will also be presented to the International Federation of Wizards. He will be the only individual in the world currently classified as an 'evil dark wizard.' " Leta smiled bitterly. "And you will receive the same treatment as Grindelwald's right-hand assistant, Vinda Rosier. You'll be treated as an evil dark wizard."

"...," Newt opened his mouth, his body suddenly going weak. He fell to the side of the road, murmuring, "How could this happen?"Tina asked angrily, "How could you do this? Didn't you invade Aurelius Dumbledore's private territory? You should face the consequences yourself!"

Leta glanced at her and shook her head. "That should be the case, but Travers has his own way, and no one in the UK, or at least the Ministry of Magic, can stop him."

"Hell!" Tina cursed. "The International Federation of Wizards will never agree to such ridiculous things!"

"But the British Ministry of Magic's decision is inevitable," Leta said softly.

Leta remained silent for a while, just looking at Newt with concern. She knew that Newt must have thought about it too - how would he get home?

Aurelius didn't care, because Tina was right. He could handle this situation even if it went to the extreme. It was unlikely that the International Federation of Wizards and the Ministries of Magic of other countries would accept these accusations.

As long as Aurelius didn't go to England, nothing would happen to him.

But Newt couldn't do the same.

He was British and a British wizard.

Although he felt frustrated by the Ministry of Magic's ban on international travel, it was still better than not having a home to return to.

"How could this happen?!" Newt exclaimed, holding his head in pain.

Why did he become homeless overnight?

Everything was fine when he arrived here, but now... he couldn't go back!