Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

"Huh, is there?"

　　 "The price on the black market is almost four or five times the original price, and it is even close to the price of some xxxx-level magic creatures."

　　Newt stared closely at Elena's eyes and said in a deep voice.

"I remember that the original intention of cultivating dwarf pigs was to explore the possibility of their batch breeding and to protect the living environment of wild dwarf pigs from danger, right? Where did the first batch of dwarf pigs purchased by Gringotts go? Up?"

　　 "Oh, this, the first phase of the incubation project was very successful. Let me see..."

　　 Elena opened her neckline grinningly, and flipped through her own storage space for a while.

　　 Then, she took out a few documents and put them on the little unicorn's neck, sliding her fingers on them and whispering.

"As of the beginning of November, three dwarf monster farms have been established, covering an area of ​​about 16,000 square meters. It is estimated that the annual output value of self-breeding and self-raising can reach about 20,000. Well, we have learned from some Muggles. With the operating experience of pig farms, it is quick to get started-if necessary, this value can be increased tenfold within half a year, forming a huge industrial chain that can radiate across the UK..."

　　 "Ahem-interrupt for a while, I'm not interested in business operations."

　　Newt coughed, frowned, and looked at Elena with a serious expression.

"It sounds like the dwarf pig farming project is quite successful, so why is there such a high purchase price in the market? Wild dwarf pigs have even begun to become popular, let alone the pest disposal office of the Ministry of Magic. Animal hunters are hunting them everywhere."

　　 "The reason is that the dwarf monster breeding project has been successfully operated. Isn't this obvious?"

　　 Elena stretched out her hands triumphantly, explaining with a smile of course on her face.

"We are now hoarding a large number of dwarf pig monsters. The purpose of cultivating these dwarf pig monsters is to sell them out-as a meat supplement. This is like the next battle for the qualification of the familiar in the school. Under such circumstances First of all, we must use the market to raise prices and attract enough attention. It is best to turn it into a'luxury', so that the demand will rise to a higher level..."

　　 "Don't worry, this is a very short propaganda process, and it won't really cause destructive effects."

　　 She paused for a few seconds, looked at Newt meaningfully, and said softly.

"The Magic Animal Product Safety Supervision Association should also work. If there is no endorsement by experts in the relevant field and credible research conclusions, then the dwarf pig monster can only be regarded as a kind of game, and it cannot be reasonably entered like pork and beef. The magic market circulates widely."

　　 "Can't enter the market?!"

　　Newt's eyes lit up suddenly, and he subconsciously repeated a sentence in a low voice.

"Well, but this way, the profits on the black market will obviously become higher-after all, people's pursuit of food will not stop. Whether it is meat or a magical creature's gimmick, it will obviously be better than'Muggle Pork 'It's easier to hit wizards. For example, the long-horned water snake was extinct in Europe in that way. As the number of dwarf pig monsters becomes scarce, it will even become a status symbol of'high society'."

　　 "...Oh, I see. So, the best thing to do is to promote the legalization of large-scale farming."

　　Newt sighed, reluctantly followed Elena's words and continued.

He should have expected this in advance. As the witch who controlled the Gringotts Wizarding Bank in silence and ascended to the throne of the Fairy Queen, how could she leave such an obvious flaw? Maybe the plan was drawn up a few months ago, right?

　　 "Well, it hasn't reached a large scale yet."

　　 The corners of Elena's mouth raised slightly, rotating the documents in her hand and handing them to Newt's hand.

"The current reserves are almost at the limit. Large-scale breeding must be the consensus of the magic world. In order to reach this consensus as soon as possible, starting this week, the first batch of finished pigs from the dwarf monster farm will be shipped to Huo. Gwarts tried it."

　　 "By the way, this is the Hogwarts kitchen menu for the next week. You can visit the kitchen when you have time and give guidance."

　　Elena pointed to the handwritten parchment menu at the bottom of the stack of documents, and added another sentence.

"Don't worry, you don't have to consider the issue of slaughter. All the items shipped to Hogwarts are simply'inactivated'. When you go to the kitchen, you mainly focus on judging whether there are any hidden dangers from a professional point of view. Update by the way. Fantastic animal guide information..."

　　 "Why do I have to do this kind of thing?"

　　 Newt quickly interrupted Elena's voice as if he had been pierced by a needle.

　　 You know, he is a senior scholar of magical zoology, not an expert in the field of magical animal cooking!

　　 "Well, because your name is on the list of the first week's tasting people. Don't you pay attention to what you want to eat?"

　　 Elena blinked her eyes in confusion, and replied with a natural look on her face, while she cocked her fingers and counted seriously.

"In the first week of the eating session about the Pig Monster, it is currently composed of seven people, me, my grandfather, you, Professor Lockhart, Professor Quillo, Professor Alexei, well...and Ivan Miss Norwich, each person corresponds to an independent experimental group to conduct a controlled experiment."

　　 "Independent...experimental group? Controlled experiment?"

　　 Newt was stunned for half a second, repeating what Elena had just said in confusion.

　　 With the communication with Muggle scholars during this period, he can understand what the girl wants to express.

In non-magical academic research, repeatability experiments, controlled variable methods...These are the most common scientific verification models, but Newt does not fully understand the ultimate purpose of Elena’s doing this, and the division of independent experimental groups. in accordance with.

　　 "Well, the dwarf pig monster is a magical creature. This means that there may be some magical power remaining in its organization."

　　 Elena said softly with a smile, but her eyes gradually became serious.

"This means that, after cooking and processing,'Dwarf Pig Cooking' can be regarded as a special form of potion, or semi-finished alchemy products, crudely processed magic herbs... whatever it is, I can't ignore its uncertainty."

　　 "As a qualified chef, I have a responsibility to ensure the safety of all dishes served from the kitchen."

"Mixed-blood magical creatures, advanced senior wizards, young ordinary wizards, dumb guns, Muggles, infant wizards-except for the screening of magical creatures, this is almost a basic experimental group based on magical factors, and it is also a single experiment with the smallest scope. Group. If any one of us has allergies or uncomfortable reactions, then the promotion of the dwarf pig will be postponed indefinitely until the problem is solved..."

　　 "Uh, uh...but you just said only six classification groups?"

　　Newt scratched his sideburns and carefully reminded him that his gaze stayed on the ring finger and little finger that Elena had fallen all at once.

　　Involving problems with magical creatures, Newt’s attention can be said to be completely focused, not to mention the loopholes in the speech, even if Elena accidentally made grammatical errors, he can pick them out one by one verbatim.

　　 "Well, in view of your and grandpa's old age, I specially set up a two-person experimental group, so that one of them will not die suddenly and affect the result——"

　　 Elena glanced at Newt whose expression had become wonderful again, and put out her tongue playfully, making a face.

"Just kidding, make the atmosphere active, don't take it seriously-the real reason is that in the event of an accident, you can use your wealth of wild survival and magical animal experience to judge the situation and guide us in first aid. Or catch that A fleeting magical effect..."

　　 "Of course, you can also refuse—"

　　 Elena shrugged, and said lightly after the change of painting style.

"The trial personnel are based on the principle of voluntary participation. You can safely watch from the side and wait for us to give you relevant feedback after the first round of tasting. If you are a little kinder, you can also help in the event of an accident. First aid, or call for help?"

　　 "This radical method is too clumsy! Miss Kaslana, I don't--"

　　Newt raised his eyebrows, and after shaking his lips a few times, he finally turned into a long, weak sigh.

　　 "Well, then if everything goes well and there is no problem with the first week of tasting, what about the follow-up arrangements?"

　　 "If everything goes well and the result of the tasting is above the positive level, then we will gradually supply the whole Hogwarts by grade."

　　 Elena took out her magic wand and moved it lightly in mid-air.

　　 In mid-air, the phantom of Hogwarts Castle is divided into eight equal parts, and eight grades are marked in turn.

　　 "After a month, I first expanded the scope to the ‘Master of Magic in Study’, because they are the most consistent with the portraits of young adults in the magic world."

"Then, half a year later, it was expanded to sixth and seventh grades. Starting from the next school year, the entire school except for the first and second grades will be expanded, and small-scale supplies will be started for all magic... Well, I admit that the pilot of the magic society may be advanced. Some, but we will pay and explain in advance."

　　 In a place that Newt Scamander can't see, the first three rounds of "Human Table Test" of the Pig Monster have long been over.

　　 The Destiny Group, some Muggles in the former Soviet Union, and Gringotts goblins have long tasted the dwarf pig.

　　 If there may be some strange hidden danger in the future, then Elena also has a certain reaction time as a buffer.

　　 In fact, according to the risk assessment given by the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the possibility of "eating dwarf pig monsters" leading to extreme situations is extremely low.

After all, judging from the absolute value of its anatomical structure and magical power, it is difficult to pose a threat to wizards and advanced magical creatures... Even if it is pathogenic, in the face of the healing science of inverted causality in the magical world, it is difficult to set off by "dwarf pig monster" alone. What a great wave.

　　 This series of cumbersome and systematic attempts at "edible" was not established just to target the "Dwarf Pig Monster".

　　 However, it is obviously a very good decision to use the "North American long-legged mutant pig" as a starting point to try out and familiarize with and improve the process.

　　 "In short, that's about it."

　　 Elena patted the small unicorn in her arms on the neck, stood up and patted the grass seeds on the skirt.

"You can now consider the future dishes and the plan for the reshaping of Fantastic Zoology. Professor Dumbledore seems to have also come. Regarding teaching and scheduling, you can directly ask the principal to be more useful than me. As for I might be a little busy waiting here..."

　　 As she spoke, she turned and looked behind Newt.

　　 Not far away, Hannah was waving at her side, and the girl's red round face was full of excitement.

　　 "The dried tofu and beef are roasted, Elena, can you eat this round?!"

　　 "Of course I have to eat! Then I'm anxious, Professor Scamander..."

　　 Elena twitched her nose, took a deep breath of the delicious aroma in the air, and walked in the direction of Hannah and the others.

If it weren’t for the time wasted here at Newt Scamander, she would have eaten at least four or five pieces of toasted dried tofu, which is a super rare ingredient that almost only Hogwarts can find in the UK, let alone. There are also roast beef strips cut into small strips.

　　 As the seal was lifted, the little unicorn first raised his head cautiously and looked at Elena, then happily ran aside.

　　 There, Luna is holding a thick book of magical animals and watching carefully.

　　The little pure golden unicorn naughtyly arched out of her arms and pushed the big thick book in Luna's hand.

　　 "Ah, wait, this is a book borrowed from the library-you will be scolded if it is broken."

　　 Luna exclaimed, reluctantly closing the pages of the book, and gently rubbing the little guy who suddenly appeared in her arms.

And beside her, Danilova's eyes seemed to sparkle like little stars, holding a large handful of tender grass in her hand, she passed the pure golden unicorn to the mouth of the pure golden unicorn expectantly, taking advantage of it. After eating the tender grass in one bite, he quietly touched its back with his left hand.

　　 On the other side, Hermione was still cooking other barbecues seriously.

A little farther away, Ginny was directing Qiu Zhang and Cedric to cut vegetables. The Weasley twins fought with the strengthened cucumber. After noticing Elena's arrival, the two happily put down the cucumber in an instant and began to draw it out. The magic wand directs the cucumber to peel and slice automatically.

　　 Harry was helping Qiu Zhang wash the vegetables, and Draco and Ron were watching the grilled fish.

The effect of the powerful refreshing agent in the Hogwarts school infirmary seems to have not been completely over. Draco's head is still floating with a thin mist. From a distance, the white smoke and the smoke of the campfire are mixed together, as if Draco Ke is the same as a certain dish being grilled by a bonfire. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

　　 Percy and Penello sat on the tall haystack, telling stories to the little wizards of Hufflepuff and Gryffindor sitting below.

　　 Irina is taking pictures, and "Miss Peach" is waving a magic wand next to him to paint.

On the descending plank road in the far "side of the sky", Amos Diggory is explaining to Dumbledore and others who came after hearing the news, but judging from the expressions of the professors, he does not seem to have the need to explain and explain. ——No one tried to make a note of dissonance in this party.

　　Newt looked around, stayed there for a while, and walked towards Dumbledore and the others with a wry smile.

　　 may be exactly as his grandfather’s Muggle pen pal wrote back then:

　　 This is the best time and also the worst time;

　　 This is an age of wisdom, this is an age of stupidity;

　　 This is a period of trust, this is a period of doubt;

　　 This is a bright season, this is a dark season;

　　 This is the spring of hope, this is the winter of disappointment;

　　 People have everything they need, people have nothing;

　　 People are on the way to heaven, people are walking towards the gate of hell.

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