Chapter 283: The Basilisk (Edited)

Bad old Dumbledore was very depressed.

He hadn't lied when he said Newt was a birthday present, to be exact, Dumbledore wanted to solve the basilisk problem as a present for Fish.

And just now he just wanted to take the opportunity to tease his former pupil and old friend Newt, and tease Fish for that matter, but the little cat told him this directly, which made Dumbledore feel very hurt.

Why should he call me a mean old man when we first met, but when he met Newt he called him grandfather?

Dumbledore thought angrily, he invited Newt here to help Fish solve the basilisk problem, and he is currently the most authoritative expert on magical animals in the magical world...

Wait a minute!

Dumbledore, who remembered Newt's ability, was suddenly startled.

Newt Scamander had a similar ability to Fish, he could communicate with most animals, though not as clearly as Fish, but in a way that allowed him to perceive emotions and vague thoughts.

Of course, that's not the point, the point is.... Newt Scamander, besides being able to communicate with animals, is also naturally more sympathetic to them, whereas Fish's true identity is not the natural Animagus he is known to be....

I've been careless, I've been careless!

Dumbledore, who had noticed, was immediately annoyed, as if he had brought a wolf into the house he was about to lose his grandfatherly position.

While the mean old man was beating his chest, the Scamander family had gathered around Fish.

Upon seeing Fish, Newt Scamander immediately understood what Dumbledore had meant by his words, and why Hogsmeade was in such high spirits.

This little boy, Fish, he's so adorable!

Look at that little pink face, look at those sparkly eyes, look at those mischievous cat ears....

Isn't this so much cuter than this unfortunate child in our own home?

Rolf Scamander: "???"

I feel like something has been taken away from me.....

Rolf scratched his head in confusion and looked around somewhat puzzled.

But soon, he put aside this illusory premonition, took Fish's hand and introduced himself, "Brother Fish, my name is Rolf Scamander, and I am a student of the Thunderbird House of the Ilvermorny School of Magic."

"Nya?"

?w?

Fish cocked his head to the side, musing, "I think Fish has heard that name before nya..."

Tina next door quickly explained, "It's a magic school in America, like Hogwarts."

"Oh, that's right nya!" the kitten realized, "And Minerva was talking about taking me to transfer there!".

"Really?"

Rolf's eyes lit up and he said, "Then you must come to Thunderbird House! Thunderbird House is the best House in Ilvermorny."

"Heh, heh, sorry to disappoint you, Minerva was only speaking out of anger at first, Fish will not be leaving Hogwarts."

Dumbledore, who was already in a bad mood, immediately intervened when he heard that those guys were trying to steal Fish,and then in a roundabout way, he went on to steal someone from Ilvermorny School.

"If you want to go to school with Fish, you can ask Newt to transfer you to Hogwarts."

Rolf was tempted, but after a moment's hesitation, he resisted the bad old man's temptation.

"No, I can't leave my friends at school."

He said regretfully, with a small grimace.

Newt, who had finally freed himself from the cat's charms, patted his grandson on the head and said kindly, "It's okay, we can take you to play with Fish for a while every summer vacation, or invite him to our house."

Only then, Rove turned his worries into joy and then continued to hold Fish's hand, wanting to get closer to him.

Fish was curious what other schools of magic were like, and since Rolf was the only one his age in the entire bar, he joined him, sitting at the bar and chatting.

Newt watched with regret as Fish was dragged away by his hapless grandson and, after shaking his head, immediately dragged Dumbledore into a conversation about the basilisk.

His wife, Tina, approached Professor McGonagall to ask about Fish and share her experience in parenting.

After a few moments of small talk, the owner, Mrs. Rosmerta, emerged from the back kitchen with a huge three-tiered cake and the birthday party began.

The party lasted from noon until late afternoon, and no one came to disturb during the period, so Fish's birthday party ended without any surprises....

With the publicity of the unlucky guys last year, no one dared to come to the Three Broomsticks again this year.

Because of Fish's birthday party, which had become increasingly popular as time went on, many wizards who frequented Hogsmeade knew that a special "party" would be held in Hogsmeade on June 25, and that on that day all the stores in Hogsmeade would be closed.

With this information, the number of people who came to Hogsmeade that day was naturally much smaller, and the few who didn't know had to leave unhappily when they saw that all the stores were closed.

The second day, Newt Scamander got up early in the morning and came to Hogwarts with Dumbledore and the McGonagall family.... He couldn't wait to see the basilisk.

Rolf, meanwhile, had stayed in Hogsmeade and his grandmother, Tina, had opted to stay with him, but even so, the little boy was still crying loudly and wanted to come to Hogwarts with his brother Fish to play with him.

In a single day, Rolf had become Fish's little follower.

It's just that he was finally suppressed by the Scamander's. After all, the basilisk was too dangerous and they dared not take the risk.

No need to go into detail about the process of entering the Chamber of Secrets, when Fish handed the shrunken basilisk to Newt, Newt, almost a hundred years old, was trembling with excitement.

"Unbelievable, it's incredible!"

Newt stroked the cooperating basilisk in his hand, his tone filled with disbelief.

He wasn't referring to Uroboros, of course.

Basilisks were rare, but they were not unknown, and as an expert on magical creatures, Newt knew exactly what their true character was like.

Normally they would kill and eat any creature that wandered into their vicinity, let alone stay in their hands like this.

Not to mention the fact that he allowed himself to be shrunk, and not only that, he's cooperating with others to study how to weaken his own ability...

This little Fish must have Veela blood in him!

Newt came to the same conclusion as Dumbledore, but soon doubted again.

Generally speaking, mixed-race Veela are mostly female, even if there is a male mixed-race Veela, he will not inherit the charm ability.

"Grandfather Newt, have you found a way?"

(●ΦwΦ●)?

Noticing Newt staring at him after receiving Uroboros, Fish couldn't help but raise his hand and wave it in front of his eyes a couple of times.

"Oh, let me see again..."

Only then did Newt come to his senses, temporarily putting aside his curiosity about Fish and studying the small basilisk in his hands.