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Hagrid himself couldn't believe it. There were only two known phoenixes: Dumbledore's, and one that served as a Quidditch team's mascot.

Hagrid was originally interested in large and ferocious magical creatures, but the phoenix wasn't one of them. The reason was the celebrity effect; his admiration for Dumbledore was well-known.

"About right!"

"A close relative of the phoenix, the Thunderbird."

"Thunderbird?"

The joy on Hagrid's face couldn't be concealed. It was a Thunderbird!

It met the criteria of being large and ferocious, and it was a close relative of the phoenix. He had long wanted to raise one, but he also knew it was impossible. Thunderbirds were much harder to obtain than dragons.

He didn't expect Ethan to be able to get a Thunderbird; it was simply incredible.

"Ethan, how did you get it?"

"Rescued from a poaching organization. Besides the Thunderbird, there were other magical creatures. I just don't know if your Forbidden Forest can accommodate them."

"It can. My home, the Forbidden Forest, is very big."

Hagrid was so excited he was almost incoherent.

"That's good. I'll release them now."

Under Hagrid's excited gaze, Ethan transformed the suitcase back to its original size and opened it.

Following Ethan's call, Hagrid could clearly hear the sharp chirping of birds from inside the box.

Then, a behemoth with a wingspan exceeding twelve meters flew out from inside, circled in the sky, and landed beside Ethan.

It didn't show a trace of the Thunderbird's ferocity throughout the whole process.

And this was just the beginning. In Hagrid's incredible gaze, four more Thunderbirds flew out.

"This is a Thunderbird family, two adults and three young."

Although Ethan mainly wanted the Thunderbird's blood, he couldn't separate them. So, he simply packed them all together and brought them back.

Maybe Europe would also become a major producer of Thunderbirds in the future.

"Horned Serpent?"

"Catoblepas!"

"Erumpent!"

"Ethan, did you rescue all of these from poachers?"

Hagrid was a little incredulous. At the very least, they were all XXXX-rated magical creatures. Was that poaching organization that strong?

"Otherwise, do you think I could have gone to catch them specifically to raise in the Forbidden Forest?"

He didn't know if the Horned Serpent would be useful in the future, but he would bring it back first.

As for the Erumpent, Ethan wanted to try using its blood to create a potion that could permanently increase strength.

"No, no!"

Hagrid laughed awkwardly twice.

"Can the Forbidden Forest accommodate them?"

Five Thunderbirds, two Horned Serpents, two Erumpents, and one Catoblepas. That's quite a number.

"It can!"

Hagrid nodded affirmatively.

The Erumpent was herbivorous and had a very docile temperament. It could live on the edge of the unicorn territory.

The Horned Serpent and Catoblepas weren't brutal magical creatures either. If you didn't show hostility towards them, they were generally quite quiet. They weren't that big in size either, so they would be easy to place in the Forbidden Forest.

Only the Thunderbirds were more troublesome. Hagrid initially thought there was only one, but now there were five. He didn't know how much territory they would need to survive, and the Thunderbirds' temper was quite volatile.

"Okay, then I'll leave them to you."

Ethan could only make Hagrid suffer a bit.

Afterward, he explained a few things to these magical creatures and gave Hagrid a large amount of energy cubes before leaving the Forbidden Forest.

[Thank you to the big boss 鮪 魚沙西米 for the monthly ticket, thank you big boss!]

Chapter 149: Perfecting Nibelungen

Time came to August.

During this time, Ethan either stayed home to practice spells, or took Cassandra and others out to play, making the most of combining work and rest.

Early in the morning, Ethan climbed out of bed, without disturbing Penelope and Nagini, who were still fast asleep next to him.

Nagini was actively pulled over by Penelope last night. Penelope really couldn't take it anymore. After one round, she would tremble when walking the next day, and she would have to rest for two or three days to recover. As a result, as soon as she recovered, she was pulled over by Ethan. Who could stand that?

This summer vacation, it was either resting and recuperating or fighting. Penelope really didn't want to live like this anymore, so she pulled Nagini into the battlefield.

Who knew that after pulling Nagini into the battlefield last night, the situation not only didn't improve, but Ethan became even more violent, making them unable to wake up until now.

It was completely a case of trying to be clever but outsmarting oneself.

"Gabrielle!"

Ethan hugged Gabrielle, who ran over wearing a Lolita dress, and rubbed his face against her cheek, which was quite soft and tender.

Human cubs were really too cute.

"Later, sister will take me to the amusement park."

Gabrielle, who was brought to the restaurant by Ethan, shook her little jiojio, looking quite excited.

During this time, Ethan had taken them to Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley, ridden dragons and Thunderbirds in the Forbidden Forest, and also went to the commercial streets and amusement parks in London.

Among them, the amusement park was the most attractive to Gabrielle. It was a novelty she had never experienced before, and she was attracted to it after only seeing it once.

"Hermione and Cho are also in London, you can go shopping with them."

Hermione and Cho Chang had met when Ethan took them to the commercial street and amusement park last time, and they were considered familiar with each other.

Having two more people would at least be easier than Fleur taking Gabrielle alone.

Gabrielle was quite a troublemaker when she played in the amusement park.

As for the three at home, Nagini and Penelope probably wouldn't wake up until noon.

Cassandra, if you expect her to take care of children at the amusement park, that would really be seeing a ghost.

"Okay, I will contact them with the wizarding mail later."

Fleur didn't refuse either. If her sister hadn't begged her, she wouldn't want to take her to the amusement park.

It would be good to have two more people to share the burden.

After eating breakfast, Ethan picked up the nearby "Daily Prophet" to see if there were any noteworthy news.

As a result, the Weasley family was on the cover. They were wearing local Egyptian costumes, standing in front of the pyramids, and there was also a rat in the photo.

Ethan knew that Arthur Weasley had still won the "Daily Prophet's" Galleon prize this summer vacation.

The newspaper had published it, and he had received seven hundred Galleons.

Is it just that they still chose to go to Egypt to see Bill and travel, instead of buying Percy an alchemical item?

Although Percy became disabled and had no chance to become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic, he could still recover his strength. The current decline in strength is still because he is not used to using a wand with his left hand.

In his fifth year, Percy got twelve O's in his O.W.L.s exams, but in his sixth year, he got quite a few E's and A's, all caused by the inconvenience of casting spells.

In this situation, either he needs to train his left hand to be as flexible as his right hand in using a wand, or he needs to equip himself with alchemical equipment.

For example, Mad-Eye Moody's alchemical eye, or the silver arm that Peter Pettigrew obtained after contributing a hand, could all allow Percy to return to his original strength.

As a result, his family still went on vacation. Now that the newspaper has been released, Sirius Black's breakout is not far away.

After putting down the "Daily Prophet," Ethan got up and went to the Charms Room.

Work-life balance, today is a day for work, so naturally, he has to study magic.

Mainly Nibelungen. Now Ethan is quite familiar with it. In the world of Nibelungen, Ethan can appear anywhere he wants to go without Apparating.

It's just that he hasn't figured out what the connection is between Nibelungen and the spirits created by Helheim.

Using Nibelungen, Ethan came to the black and white world and released the ten spirits in the suitcase.

They moved freely in Nibelungen and were not affected in any way, nor were there any connections with Nibelungen.

Just when Ethan was at a loss, he suddenly thought of another function of the spirits created by Helheim: swallowing these spirits can instantly restore life force and magic power.

If these spirits are integrated into Nibelungen, can it be strengthened?

Anyway, the cost is not high.

Ethan immediately acted, crushing Sam Joyce's soul casually. At the moment of death, the entire spirit turned into pure magic and life force and began to dissipate, even the soul was melting.

Ethan couldn't tell for a while whether this was a natural dissipation process or whether it was being absorbed by Nibelungen.

Immediately, he killed the remaining nine spirits. Anyway, they were all dispensable. Before accumulating a quantity, they were useless.

This time, with the nine spirits dissipating together in Nibelungen, Ethan finally felt that Nibelungen was becoming stable, although only a tiny bit, but it worked.

It needs spirits to provide magic, life force, and soul to nourish it to become stronger.

Ethan suddenly felt that the Philosopher's Stone was made too early. Those two days, he cleaned up a thousand trolls. If their spirits were used here, wouldn't the strength explode directly?

It's a pity to have missed that opportunity. Now, even if he goes to the Scandinavian mountains again, he won't find so many trolls.

If trolls don't work, I wonder if Inferi meet the conditions.

In Voldemort's cave, there are at least thousands of Inferi. If they meet the conditions, they are definitely top-notch firewood. (In the original book, there is only a description of Inferi being afraid of light and warmth, and it doesn't say whether they have life and soul, or how they were made.)

Ethan immediately took out the wizarding mailbox to contact Tom. Ethan only knew that the location was by the sea, but there are so many locations by the British sea that it is impossible to find it based on this clue alone.

But Tom would definitely know. He had been there during the summer camp held at the orphanage, and he had a deep memory.

Soon, Ethan found out where the location was, not far from London.

Using Apparition to arrive in London, then taking out the map to find out where the location Tom just mentioned was, and finally starting the McLaren F1 to go to the destination.

Ahead is a cliff, and the foothold is all seawater except for a rock.

So Ethan could only choose to get out of the car here, standing on a rock exposed to the sea, the waves rolling under his feet, bubbling, and the air filled with a salty smell.

Putting away the McLaren F1, Ethan used Crow Storm to summon a crow to take him to the cliff opposite.

There, there is a black crack, and the sea water is swirling inside.

Riding the crow, Ethan directly arrived inside the crack, and now a dark passage appeared in front of Ethan.

"Lumos!"

A ball of light appeared two meters above Ethan's head and moved with Ethan's movement.

With a light source, Ethan could also see the situation here clearly. The rock walls on both sides were covered with silt, and the passage was only three feet wide.

Going all the way forward, Ethan stopped in front of a cave wall, only here was there a magical fluctuation.

Only wizards with sufficient perception can discover it.

Ethan cast a spell at the rock wall, and in an instant, an outline of an arch appeared here, emitting a dazzling white light, as if there were strong lights shining behind the crack.

Ethan, who had read the original book, knew that this required blood.

Casually taking out a few pints of dragon blood and sprinkling it on the rock in front.

The blood of house elves is okay, there is no reason why dragon blood is not okay, both contain magic, who is nobler than whom?

Moreover, this is not Onyxia's dragon blood, but ordinary dragon blood that Ethan bought when making potions.

As the dragon blood was absorbed by the rock, the dazzling white arch outline just now reappeared, and this time it did not disappear after appearing.

What disappeared was the center of the arch, the stone that had just absorbed the blood, revealing a dark doorway behind it.

Ethan walked directly into it and came to the edge of a black lake. The lake was so wide that he couldn't see the scene on the other side at all.

This requires pulling out a small boat and then taking a small boat across the river. Other magic will not work.

Moreover, when riding a small boat, the more magic power a person has, the more magic power it will take to drive it.

It's just that Ethan doesn't plan to take a boat honestly.