The Bard at Hogwarts

Chapter 157 Hello, Newt Scamander

Gatwick Airport in southwest London.

Although it is not as famous as Heathrow Airport, it is also an international airport, and the airport facilities are also very complete, with various shops, restaurants and bars, providing passengers with a wealth of shopping and dining options.

In the waiting room, Ino sat on a standard bench with empty hands, quietly waiting for the flight to the United States.

Two days ago, he received a reply from Dumbledore, which also came with a phoenix tail feather.

The letter learned that Newt was not living in seclusion in Dorset as in the original story, but in a small town in Massachusetts, USA, only 300 miles away from Ilvermorny.

The reason why he appeared at the airport was that he made a careful choice after understanding the procedures of the Ministry of Magic.

Not only is the British Ministry of Magic's overseas travel procedures complicated, but the American side is even more cumbersome. It is said that wizards from London who went there were almost inspected in person, especially those carrying luggage were detected and registered over and over again.

Rather than being watched like a monkey, it would be more convenient to take a plane directly. If it weren't for saving time, he would have wanted to fly across the Atlantic directly.

…

Time passed quietly.

After passing the security check and boarding the plane smoothly, Ino sat on the chair and began to close his eyes and rest.

He was looking forward to meeting Newt, not for anything else, just to have a phoenix that can travel around the world.

The restrictions of changing shapes and shadows are too great. It can't be used for too far distances, places that have never been to, and in battles.

Therefore, having a phoenix of your own, the hidden conveniences are simply countless.

Ino leaned back in the chair, pretending to doze, and didn't pay attention to other things.

…

Massachusetts, USA.

In an ordinary small manor in the town of Amherst, west of the Pioneer Valley.

Newt looked at the red figure that suddenly appeared beside him, and greeted with a chuckle: "Long time no see! Fox."

This is Dumbledore's phoenix. Many years ago, Newt also became friends with the other party with his own talent.

After hearing the greeting, Fox nodded in a very anthropomorphic way, and then put the letter in his beak on Newt's lap.

"It seems that someone doesn't want me to live a peaceful life again!"

Although it was a complaint, Newt still opened the envelope as soon as possible.

At the same time.

After getting off the plane, Ino also handed an address to the taxi driver in front.

"Sir! Please take me to this place."

"British?" The driver took the address, glanced at the information on it, and then started to talk.

"Are you here for tourism? Compared with Amherst, I recommend you to go to Lockport, where not only the scenery is beautiful, but also the famous lobsters..."

It seems that taxi drivers have a certain chat attribute. Ino has kept silent as much as possible, but after nearly an hour's drive, the other party talked about topics from Washington to Lincoln.

The car stopped in front of a small manor.

Although the car stopped steadily, the driver was still talking to himself: "A wasteland? You come here? Forget it, this is my business card. Call me when you go back. We can also talk about Roosevelt and his contribution to saving the economy on the verge of collapse..."

"Okay! Sir." Ino interrupted the other party's topic, then decisively paid and got off the car, without a trace of hesitation throughout the whole process.

In the eyes of the taxi driver, it was a wasteland, but in the eyes of Ino, it was an exquisite small manor with green trees and vitality.

After the taxi went away, he did not knock on the door immediately, but chose to enter the bushes on the roadside.

When he came out again, he had an extra vintage suitcase in his hand, just taking this opportunity to ask some information about raising eight-eyed giant spiders.

...

Outside the door of the small manor.

Ino just raised his hand to knock on the door, and the door opened automatically.

Just when he was stunned, his hand was suddenly touched by a softness, and he lowered his head to see a lion-like tail, gently sweeping the back of his hand.

This is a catkin that is nearly two feet long, ginger-colored, and has huge ears.

It is wagging its tail and making crisp meows, as if asking what's going on.

Well, this is very Newt. Ino chuckled and squatted down: "I came to visit Mr. Scamander. Dumbledore introduced me."

The soft touch came again, and the catkins swung its tail again, turned around and walked in front with an elegant pace.

It seemed that he was afraid that the other party didn't understand what he meant. After walking a few steps, the catkins looked back and checked to confirm that it was following behind him, and then continued to move forward.

About three or four minutes away, after passing through a green lawn.

Ino saw the main person of this trip, the protagonist of the previous story, Newt Scamander, who was nearly ninety years old and had gray hair and beard.

Newt seemed to have seen the situation here, and stood up leisurely from the chair and walked towards this side, and behind him were two other beautiful catkins.

"Good morning! Mr. Scamander! I'm sorry for my sudden visit. I'm a Hogwarts student, Ino Swinburne!"

As he spoke, Ino took out the phoenix tail feather from his pocket.

"Come and sit down. Don't be shy! Dumbledore has already written to me about your situation." Newt responded with a smile.

Wearing a blue robe and carrying a vintage suitcase, this familiar outfit made him miss it a little.

On the lawn.

As soon as Ino sat down, a glass of orange-like drink appeared on the chair next to him.

"I know why you came, but Dumbledore didn't tell me what you wanted to learn. But I don't think it would be those dangerous guys in the box, because they are very well behaved in his hands!"

It seems that after staying in the United States for a long time, Newt has also abandoned his taciturn nature and even made a small joke.

"Mr. Scamander, I want to ask about the knowledge of the phoenix!"

Ino went straight to the point. After seeing that the other party showed a look of listening attentively, he also continued:

"According to my shallow understanding, the magical species of phoenix does not reproduce in a normal way. This makes me curious about where the first phoenix came from."

Xiao Di's sharing today: Kneazle

British Magical Department Classification Level: xxx

Origin and Distribution: Kneazle was first bred in Britain, but now this magical animal has been exported all over the world.

Appearance characteristics: Kneazle is a small animal that looks like a cat, with various spots on its fur, very large ears, and a tail like a lion's tail.

Behavior: Kneazles are intelligent, solitary, and occasionally aggressive, but once they take a liking to a wizard, they make excellent pets. Kneazles can produce up to eight pups in a litter and can crossbreed with cats.