Chapter 250
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 250
Old Batty knew about Amelia's reputation and ability to handle affairs.He has no objection to this.
Obviously, Amelia got involved with Schelling very early on, otherwise, how could she spend a lot of effort lobbying everywhere in the Wizengamot so that Schelling could get the alternate seat smoothly.
From this, it was not difficult for him to deduce that in Schelling's mind, all the people related to him, whether they were allies, subordinates, or even just a pawn under control, all had a ranking. Amelia's ranking was undoubtedly at the top among many allies, and it was not impossible to say that she was ranked first.
On the surface, the old Batty remained calm, but in fact he was already secretly thinking about how to make contributions and create value for Schelling, so as to increase his status and ranking in Schelling's heart.At this moment, he, unconsciously, has been overwhelmed by the charisma of leadership combined with wisdom, means, scheming, and temperament displayed by Xie Lin.
He didn't realize at all that he completely lacked the pride that a pure-blood patriarch should have, and instead immersed himself in this new role of becoming a qualified follower without any hindrance——
Winning and gaining Xie Lin's trust and attention suddenly became inexplicably the most important thing in his life, and it could even be said to be the most important mission.
"If I'm not wrong," Batty Old didn't beat around the bush, he directly raised the question in his heart, "You spent so much time recruiting me because you have a task you want to give me, right?"
Xie Lin smiled, raised his hand slightly, and snapped his fingers.
Above the heads of Schelling and old Batty, the air in midair suddenly experienced an abnormal fluctuation, and then a colorful map about 10 feet long slowly emerged from the void.
Old Batty's eyes froze. He is a man of knowledge, so he naturally knows how difficult it is to perform this magic spell without a stick or a sound.What's more, this map is obviously not a work of graffiti, there are various lifelike landform sketches on it, mountains and rivers, plateaus and plains, roads and trails are all clear at a glance.
There are also a large number of landmarks that can be recognized at a glance, such as the Big Ben in London (also called "Big Ben"), the Death Marsh in Leicestershire, the Quidditch pitch in the Dartmoor Wilderness, the prehistoric Stonehenge in Wiltshire, and the Cotswold's Troll Canyon... In addition, there are various extremely detailed marks on the landmarks, describing all kinds of important details in detail.
"This is..." Old Batty recognized the map at a glance.This is a map of Great Britain, including Ireland, covering the whole country, including some unfamiliar desert islands in the North Sea.
"This is my inspiration from a map drawn by Muggles. Of course, I have modified it to make it closer to the world of wizards—" Schelling pointed casually, "For example, look, this is Hogsmeade village. See this spiky old building? It is the famous Three Broomsticks pub in the village."
Schelling moved his finger down, "Look here, this is London, this is St. Mungo's Hospital, this is King's Cross Station, this is Diagon Alley, this is the Ministry of Magic..."
Old Batty was so shocked by the detail of this map that he was speechless.Looking at the densely packed marks on the map, he couldn't help pointing to the marks of residential areas in London and asked, "What are these? Isn't that where Muggles live?"
Schelling showed an incomprehensible smile, and then moved his finger to the residential area that Batty Old said. "This is Sherringford Square," he clicked on the building with No. 9 on it, and the names of "Newton Scamander" and "Pobentina Scamander" immediately appeared on it. "This is the residence of the famous Scamander," Schelling turned his head to look at Batty Old. "So you understand?"
(Note: Newton Scamander is his real name, Newt is a nickname, which is specially called for close people; the same is true for Porpentina Scamander, Tina is a nickname, not his real name)
Old Batty's face was very wonderful.
He finally understood that the young man in front of him was serious, he was absolutely serious, and wanted to bring the entire British wizarding world under his control.
Schelling's finger continued to move above the London residential area, and then clicked on a sign in the residential area, "You are not familiar with this place, are you?" As soon as he finished speaking, the names of "Sirius Black" and "Kricht" appeared on the sign.
"Isn't that the location of Black's ancestral home?" Old Barty frowned. "Sirius Black is actually hiding there! Hiding right under our noses! What are these Aurors doing? The intelligence department is still categorically saying that Black is hiding abroad!"
He seemed to have thought of something suddenly, turned his gaze to Xie Lin, and asked, "Isn't he one of your people? Was it your arrangement that he was there?"
Speaking of Sirius, he is really capable. As the most notorious figure under the Dark Lord, he escaped from Azkaban without even a magic wand, and he was able to lurk for such a long time without being caught.You know, the Ministry of Magic has dispatched a lot of manpower to catch him. Whether it is Aurors, strikers, or scouts, they are all working overtime in rotation, and the Ministry of Magic has also borrowed the help of the Muggle government, so they can't catch him.
You can say that he fled abroad, but he has been in Great Britain all the time, and it is also the most densely populated London, which is really a bit too powerful.
Xie Lin shook his head slightly, "Of course not. He was able to hide for so long because someone was helping him, but that person was not me." His smile became more and more strange, "Do you want to guess who it is?"
Old Batty's brows were tightly frowned, "Is it a Death Eater? Are they in contact?"
"No," Sherin answered, "it's Dumbledore."
"What!!!" Rao couldn't help exclaiming in old Batty's state of mind.
Among so many wizards and so many forces, he thought that he could be anyone, but he never thought that it would be Dumbledore.How could Dumbledore, who was so jealous, get along with the Death Eaters.
"Unexpectedly?" Schelling smiled, "There should be hidden secrets in Black's case. But the point is, if I'm not wrong, when troubled times come, Black should be an important member of Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix. So—"
"According to my inference, this location is so important that we should keep it in our hearts. It is very likely to be used as the future headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix."
Old Batty nodded, agreeing with Schelling's speculation.If You-Know-Who is to rule the wizarding world, then the Ministry of Magic is bound to be a target he must master.
Then, from the perspective of the Order of the Phoenix, a semi-vacant mansion in London, close enough to the Ministry of Magic, with enough space inside, and the ancient protective magic released on it also makes it sufficiently concealed.
Schelling's finger then went all the way south, passing through several wizarding places in south London, such as the village of St. Catchpole, Godric's Hollow, the Cotswolds, and Dingworth in Cornwall... Every time a marker was drawn, the corresponding wizard's name would appear on the marker.
Then, his finger turned a corner in the southernmost Cornwall, as if drawing a circle around the coast of Great Britain, and began to move upwards, finally stopping at the Scottish region...
Hebrides.
There was a triangular dragon head mark on it, and the moment Schelling's finger touched the mark, a family name popped out——
No, it's not a family, it should be said that it's a clan——
The MacFusty Clan.
That clan is so mysterious and rarely has any connection with the British mainland.
The dragon-breeding clan that is rumored to be in charge of taking care of the ferocious Hebridean black dragon, known as the "Black Dragon Tamer".
(End of this chapter)
Old Batty knew about Amelia's reputation and ability to handle affairs.He has no objection to this.
Obviously, Amelia got involved with Schelling very early on, otherwise, how could she spend a lot of effort lobbying everywhere in the Wizengamot so that Schelling could get the alternate seat smoothly.
From this, it was not difficult for him to deduce that in Schelling's mind, all the people related to him, whether they were allies, subordinates, or even just a pawn under control, all had a ranking. Amelia's ranking was undoubtedly at the top among many allies, and it was not impossible to say that she was ranked first.
On the surface, the old Batty remained calm, but in fact he was already secretly thinking about how to make contributions and create value for Schelling, so as to increase his status and ranking in Schelling's heart.At this moment, he, unconsciously, has been overwhelmed by the charisma of leadership combined with wisdom, means, scheming, and temperament displayed by Xie Lin.
He didn't realize at all that he completely lacked the pride that a pure-blood patriarch should have, and instead immersed himself in this new role of becoming a qualified follower without any hindrance——
Winning and gaining Xie Lin's trust and attention suddenly became inexplicably the most important thing in his life, and it could even be said to be the most important mission.
"If I'm not wrong," Batty Old didn't beat around the bush, he directly raised the question in his heart, "You spent so much time recruiting me because you have a task you want to give me, right?"
Xie Lin smiled, raised his hand slightly, and snapped his fingers.
Above the heads of Schelling and old Batty, the air in midair suddenly experienced an abnormal fluctuation, and then a colorful map about 10 feet long slowly emerged from the void.
Old Batty's eyes froze. He is a man of knowledge, so he naturally knows how difficult it is to perform this magic spell without a stick or a sound.What's more, this map is obviously not a work of graffiti, there are various lifelike landform sketches on it, mountains and rivers, plateaus and plains, roads and trails are all clear at a glance.
There are also a large number of landmarks that can be recognized at a glance, such as the Big Ben in London (also called "Big Ben"), the Death Marsh in Leicestershire, the Quidditch pitch in the Dartmoor Wilderness, the prehistoric Stonehenge in Wiltshire, and the Cotswold's Troll Canyon... In addition, there are various extremely detailed marks on the landmarks, describing all kinds of important details in detail.
"This is..." Old Batty recognized the map at a glance.This is a map of Great Britain, including Ireland, covering the whole country, including some unfamiliar desert islands in the North Sea.
"This is my inspiration from a map drawn by Muggles. Of course, I have modified it to make it closer to the world of wizards—" Schelling pointed casually, "For example, look, this is Hogsmeade village. See this spiky old building? It is the famous Three Broomsticks pub in the village."
Schelling moved his finger down, "Look here, this is London, this is St. Mungo's Hospital, this is King's Cross Station, this is Diagon Alley, this is the Ministry of Magic..."
Old Batty was so shocked by the detail of this map that he was speechless.Looking at the densely packed marks on the map, he couldn't help pointing to the marks of residential areas in London and asked, "What are these? Isn't that where Muggles live?"
Schelling showed an incomprehensible smile, and then moved his finger to the residential area that Batty Old said. "This is Sherringford Square," he clicked on the building with No. 9 on it, and the names of "Newton Scamander" and "Pobentina Scamander" immediately appeared on it. "This is the residence of the famous Scamander," Schelling turned his head to look at Batty Old. "So you understand?"
(Note: Newton Scamander is his real name, Newt is a nickname, which is specially called for close people; the same is true for Porpentina Scamander, Tina is a nickname, not his real name)
Old Batty's face was very wonderful.
He finally understood that the young man in front of him was serious, he was absolutely serious, and wanted to bring the entire British wizarding world under his control.
Schelling's finger continued to move above the London residential area, and then clicked on a sign in the residential area, "You are not familiar with this place, are you?" As soon as he finished speaking, the names of "Sirius Black" and "Kricht" appeared on the sign.
"Isn't that the location of Black's ancestral home?" Old Barty frowned. "Sirius Black is actually hiding there! Hiding right under our noses! What are these Aurors doing? The intelligence department is still categorically saying that Black is hiding abroad!"
He seemed to have thought of something suddenly, turned his gaze to Xie Lin, and asked, "Isn't he one of your people? Was it your arrangement that he was there?"
Speaking of Sirius, he is really capable. As the most notorious figure under the Dark Lord, he escaped from Azkaban without even a magic wand, and he was able to lurk for such a long time without being caught.You know, the Ministry of Magic has dispatched a lot of manpower to catch him. Whether it is Aurors, strikers, or scouts, they are all working overtime in rotation, and the Ministry of Magic has also borrowed the help of the Muggle government, so they can't catch him.
You can say that he fled abroad, but he has been in Great Britain all the time, and it is also the most densely populated London, which is really a bit too powerful.
Xie Lin shook his head slightly, "Of course not. He was able to hide for so long because someone was helping him, but that person was not me." His smile became more and more strange, "Do you want to guess who it is?"
Old Batty's brows were tightly frowned, "Is it a Death Eater? Are they in contact?"
"No," Sherin answered, "it's Dumbledore."
"What!!!" Rao couldn't help exclaiming in old Batty's state of mind.
Among so many wizards and so many forces, he thought that he could be anyone, but he never thought that it would be Dumbledore.How could Dumbledore, who was so jealous, get along with the Death Eaters.
"Unexpectedly?" Schelling smiled, "There should be hidden secrets in Black's case. But the point is, if I'm not wrong, when troubled times come, Black should be an important member of Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix. So—"
"According to my inference, this location is so important that we should keep it in our hearts. It is very likely to be used as the future headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix."
Old Batty nodded, agreeing with Schelling's speculation.If You-Know-Who is to rule the wizarding world, then the Ministry of Magic is bound to be a target he must master.
Then, from the perspective of the Order of the Phoenix, a semi-vacant mansion in London, close enough to the Ministry of Magic, with enough space inside, and the ancient protective magic released on it also makes it sufficiently concealed.
Schelling's finger then went all the way south, passing through several wizarding places in south London, such as the village of St. Catchpole, Godric's Hollow, the Cotswolds, and Dingworth in Cornwall... Every time a marker was drawn, the corresponding wizard's name would appear on the marker.
Then, his finger turned a corner in the southernmost Cornwall, as if drawing a circle around the coast of Great Britain, and began to move upwards, finally stopping at the Scottish region...
Hebrides.
There was a triangular dragon head mark on it, and the moment Schelling's finger touched the mark, a family name popped out——
No, it's not a family, it should be said that it's a clan——
The MacFusty Clan.
That clan is so mysterious and rarely has any connection with the British mainland.
The dragon-breeding clan that is rumored to be in charge of taking care of the ferocious Hebridean black dragon, known as the "Black Dragon Tamer".
(End of this chapter)
