I, Hogwarts Second Week

Theseus Scamander

War heroes of World War I.

1914 - Gellert Grindelwald began to rise rapidly in Europe, and led his followers to continue to cause riots in European countries in an attempt to subvert the wizarding order ruled by the International Federation of Wizards.

At that time - Archer Evermund, then the British Minister for Magic, urgently legislated a ban on wizards from participating in the war.

Because of Dumbledore, Grindelwald never spread the war to Britain.

It is understandable that the British Ministry of Magic chose to sit on the sidelines.

The reason given by Archer Evermond was that if Britain entered the war, it might constitute a serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy.

Saying this is basically pure fart.

At that time, Europe was in a state of panic, and who cared about the Statute of Secrecy?

If you don't want to participate in the war, just say you don't want to, and just sit back and look on the sidelines while making excuses for yourself. It's really shameless.

At that time - Henry Potter, who was working in the Wizengamot, made a report on the Minister of Magic's policies. But verbal oral gymnastics did not change the British Ministry of Magic's stance on the war in Europe.

Anyway, the war won't affect you, so it doesn't matter what he does.

Henry Potter's rich tongue skills were partly inherited to his great-grandson, Harry Potter.

However, although the British Ministry of Magic's ill-intentioned diseases occur from time to time. But the masses at the bottom still expressed sympathy for European occupation.

Especially the graduates of Hogwarts at that time.

Under the influence of Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Dumbledore - they are all eager to participate in the war and go to Europe to practice the cause of justice.

And Theseus Scamander, who graduated from Hufflepuff College, is one of them.

In 1916, Theseus Scamander, who had been silent for two years, launched a call to support the European war. As soon as this call came out, people all over the UK were excited. Soon, a thousand wizard troops were assembled to participate in this war. Wizard Wars.

After the battle, Theseus Scamander himself ranked among the war heroes.

The war ended in 1918 with a Union victory.

Grindelwald was forced underground.

In 1926, he accumulated a large number of witch-husbands who were powerful enough to carry out reactionary politics. After that, he disguised himself as the senior Auror Percival Graves and infiltrated the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Erben, (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 1 story.)

Since then, Grindelwald's power has begun to expand rapidly.

Over the next 12 years, he continued to accumulate strength.

Finally, in 1938, he openly launched war on the global wizarding world.

Grindelwald has reached the peak of his power.

An organization large enough to resist the International Confederation of Wizards.

Theseus Scamander was deeply involved in the wizarding war that engulfed half the world.

Historically known as: The First Global Wizarding War.

It should be noted that the wars launched by Voldemort are called: the First Wizarding War and the Second Wizarding War (after resurrection).

Both in depth and breadth, it is incomparable with the global wizarding war started by Grindelwald.

It can be said that Theseus Scamander himself participated in almost all wars in the past hundred years.

The record also goes from one victory to another.

His personal prestige has also increased, and he may have the highest prestige in the UK except for Dumbledore.

And Theseus Scamander is also a wizard who perfectly embodies the Hufflepuff spirit.

He was never greedy for power and only did what he should do and what was right.

You must know that with his prestige, it was more than enough to be elected as the British Minister of Magic, but he himself never had any intention of taking power. He announced his retirement after the First Wizarding War against Voldemort ended.

And just like the Knights of the Round Table depicted in the legendary British dynasty Camelot, when the kingdom is in crisis again, this noble knight will definitely pull out his sword and come out of the countryside to defend his country.

Nowadays, the top commander of the entire Eastern Front, including Greece, part of Italy, Egypt, Turkey, and some of the supporting French, German, and British Aurors, is Theseus.

He is extremely suitable for this position.

After all - even Dumbledore had no experience of directly commanding thousands of wizards in battle.

But Theseus already had experience at the age of twenty.

Of course - Barty Crouch, the British Minister of Magic, who had just suffered a defeat from the Muggle Prime Minister, must not want to see Theseus Scamander taking command on the spot.

The negotiation with the Muggle Prime Minister made him lose face.

Mr. Harker did not show much interest in him from beginning to end. On the contrary, he valued Dumbledore very much.

The two continued chatting for who knows how long after he left.

Anyway, theseus Scamander is Dumbledore's man through and through, and Barty Crouch has ten thousand thoughts in his heart to pull him down from his current position.

It's a pity - what he thought was completely useless.

Because Theseus Scamander has resigned from the Ministry of Magic, he is now the special command advisor to the International Federation of Wizards and does not accept the control of Old Crouch.

And with Theseus's prestige, what qualifications did he, Crouch, have to dictate.

The wizard coalition also recognized this commander very much.

At least the federation didn't send them a civil servant to serve as an office.

Eastern Front Command.

On that luxurious Muggle yacht.

Theseus was frowning and looking through the telescope at the battle outside the curtain.

The combat effectiveness of wizards from various countries is uneven, and the battle lines are being pulled east and west, and they are constantly changing flexibly.

From time to time there will be small waves of bad omen rushing out.

And he could only keep sending people to the top.

If this continues, the battle line will soon collapse, because you never know the level of the wizards from Egypt, Greece, Italy, etc. who are in the same trench around you.

It's possible that you are struggling to resist, and the battle line on his side is loose, and then a small group of sons of evil will appear to attack you from behind and flank you on both sides.

Therefore, the wizards on the front line always have a hand in reserve.

He didn't try his best, and most of his attention was on the other wizards around him.

It’s hard to believe that such an army of wizards holding each other back can resist the Son of Omen.

"Theseus, has there been any news from the ministers of magic in various countries! When can we enter the veil!"

Beside Theseus, Sirius asked anxiously.

Other wizards.

Madame Maxime, Professor McGonagall, and Snape, who came to support, had already added to the advancing defense line.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the existence of this group of professors, otherwise their front would have collapsed long ago.

Stay with this group of coalition insects! How to build a good line of defense!

Theseus punched the yacht's guardrail.

Because just now, in his lens, another wizard escaped from the battlefield, causing his teammates to be attacked from two sides.

"There is no news yet!" He said coldly.

The expression is terrifyingly serious.

He could see that Moody and Kingsley were trying their best to close the battle line - but no matter how good the staff's plan was, it was of no use. The two people they brought from England could not be the ones to execute the plan.

Mainly - it has to be implemented by wizards from other countries.

But the result was - let's put it this way - even more chaotic than when Hogwarts, Gryffindor and Slytherin were at each other's throats.

At least Gryffindor and Slytherin unconditionally trust the partners around them. When they fight, although their combat effectiveness is much worse than that of Aurors, they are brave. That is really brave. If one bull rushes up, nine cows will pull. not coming back.

Look at the group of insects in front of us - all of them have evil intentions, they are really not as good as the little wizards, far worse!

"What they do for food, there is no news yet!" Sirius roared angrily.

Of course he was anxious. If others didn't know, how could he still be unclear?

The wizard who fought against the mountain-like giant was none other than that boy Owen!

Oh my God!

What kind of battle it was. Even though it was dark, he still got a glimpse of the magic.

If the figure hadn't been so familiar to him, he would have thought it was Dumbledore fighting inside.

"We have no solution, but there is news from Tonks that the Muggles may have a solution."

"Muggle?"

Tonks is now responsible for liaising with Muggles and has become a special correspondent for wizards.

She will synchronize information from both sides on the battlefield and provide decision-making information to the commanders of both sides.

"What can they do!" Sirius was completely disdainful of this.

The golden curtain was somewhat similar to the white curtain he saw at the core of the World Tree. It didn't take a guess to tell that it was made of runes.

Can Muggles decipher runes?

Do not make jokes.

As for Sirius's disdain, Theseus seemed much more solemn.

Although he is nearly a hundred years old, his gray hair and knife-cut wrinkles on his face make him look very simple.

But in fact, Theseus was probably one of the wizards who knew the most about Muggle weapons.

He had participated in Grindelwald's speech, and had witnessed Muggle battlefields in both world wars.

Know that they have an unparalleled talent for destroying themselves.

Wizards shouldn't underestimate them.

However, before he could continue to speak, a sudden loud roar attracted the attention of both parties.

The sky suddenly lit up.

Standing on the deck, everyone subconsciously raised their heads.

Then they saw countless sparks flying over their heads with long tails of smoke.

The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain.

The dense rocket launchers were all released on the curtain in an instant.

There was a huge explosion, louder than thunder.

The next second, the golden light curtain dimmed a little.

"???"

There is no defense in this world that one round of long-range rocket launchers cannot break through. If there is, then there will be another round.

At the same time - the rain of truth from other countries and regions also arrived, and the explosion sounded again.

The light curtain dimmed a little more.

"???"

"This - this is the Muggle way?" Sirius was dumbfounded at this.

Do these Muggles have nothing but "fried"?

After decades, have they only learned how to drop bombs efficiently?

Well - how can I put it!

This is so delicious!

However, this feeling of pleasure did not last long.

Because the Evil Omen Legion was enraged by the artillery fire, the group of ferocious monsters began to launch an even more frenzied attack.

The sea water rolled, setting off huge waves tens of meters high.

The bad omens, riding the wind and waves, condescendingly threw the fire of corruption at the completely unprotected wizards.

Sirius had already experienced the difficulty of this kind of flame firsthand.

The Iron Armor Curse cannot completely block it. It is somewhat similar to the Black Magic Corrosion Curse. The corrosive effect of the flame will erode the effect of the Iron Armor Curse little by little.

Defeating one or two Sons of Omen is not difficult for the wizard, but there are too many of them, and this time there are no giants to help the wizard attract firepower.

Once targeted by dozens of evil omens, it would be difficult for a wizard to survive under the flames unless he escaped by apparating away.

"I'll go up first," Sirius said. "This creature is very troublesome to deal with. They have no experience."

With that, he apparated away from the yacht.

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And on the other side of the battlefield.

Somewhere on the coast of Sicily.

This is located in the easternmost waters of the island.

Standing on the shore, looking out at the rough sea water. Heavy rain was pouring down, and countless members of the Muggle Guard were setting up cordons along the coast to prevent anyone from approaching.

However, this had no effect on Hermione and the others. They easily crossed the blockade and came to the edge of a cliff.

"Hermione-" Behind the girl, Ron looked at the sea with some worry.

"You're really sure those two guys' boat can withstand a storm like this."

"Hey - Ronald, what are you talking about?" George and Fred immediately picked up Ron one by one, pretending to throw him off the cliff.

"Don't think I don't know that you just spent a few hours modifying the sailboat. Can it be used?"

"How about we sneak into a warship. Look there, that's the French fleet! Let's sneak up -" Harry pointed to the far end of the sea.

Among the waves, there was a small French fleet, riding the wind and waves towards the cloud and mist's defense line.

Dozens of fighter planes were flying in the sky, and they could hear the roar even if they were standing on the shore.

"Hey - Harry, you don't believe us either!"

The twins looked very angry.

"Their ships are not as good as our magic ships!" George said, and then groped around in his arms.

"That's right, even if we only spend a few hours modifying it, it's still more powerful than a Muggle ship!" Fred said firmly, "We are the best alchemists in Hogwarts!"

"He will also be the most famous alchemist in the world in the future!" George smiled openly, high-spirited, and his whole body exuded the grace that he should have at his age.

Miss Granger, who witnessed all this, lowered her eyes slightly, her neat teeth were biting together, and her fists were clenched!

She remembered someone.

A person who also exudes a flamboyant temperament.

——She secretly made up her mind that if she didn’t beat that guy up the next time she met him, her surname would no longer be Granger!

"Look at this!" Suddenly, George took out a glass bottle from his backpack.

That's a pretty ordinary glass bottle.

Through the bottle, you can see a model of a sailboat inside.

And the sailboat didn't have sails yet.

"I know it, I know it!" Ron shouted, "In a moment, each of us will have a bottle and ride across the sea!"

"Shut up!" Fred pressed his mouth!

George didn't explain, he just took out his wand and chanted a long list of magic spells on the bottle.

Then he waved his arms and threw the glass bottle into the sea.

A second later - nothing happened to the waves on the sea.

Two seconds - the same thing happened, the cold wind made several people's noses turn red.

Three seconds!

Suddenly, the water began to churn, a big wave came, and a luxury sailing ship about twenty feet (6 meters) long surfaced.

It didn't look like a sailing ship from centuries ago.

It looks more like a modern Muggle yacht.

The ship is not made of wood, but of metal, with just a layer of wood on the deck.

There is no mast, and three flags hang at the end of the ship.

The flag of Hogwarts, the flag of Gryffindor, and finally the flag of Weasley's Alchemy Workshop.

"We'll name it, Shani!"

"In memory of our great ancestors." The twins said one sentence each.

"Get aboard!" said George. "Don't stand here in the rain."

After that, several people jumped off the cliff, and after Hermione cast an exquisite shock-absorbing and speed-stopping spell, everyone landed safely on the boat.

"Hermione's return to London to find us is definitely the right choice!" Fred introduced the young wizards as he led the young wizards into the cabin where the infinite expansion spell was cast, "We really only spent money on this ship. It took a few hours to transform.”

"But - it has many functions!" George continued, "It is invisible, can fire cannons, is strong and durable, and can withstand ordinary spells. And it is not driven by wind, but by magic - - Rune. We designed the engine to travel thousands of miles without losing power.

And we also have a lot of supplies on board. ” He pointed to a row of rooms in the cabin.

"Everyone has a separate room."

Fred said, "If it weren't for the lack of time, we could still make it fly!"

"Fly up?" From the moment he stepped onto the ship, Ron kept knocking, touching here, and kicking there.

He didn't believe at all that Gemini could spend a few hours transforming such a luxurious ship.

"I just saw some kind of shipyard sign on the wall. Where did you get this ship?"

Ron frowned and said, the first step in transformation is to search the ship!

How to renovate without a boat?

"Oh! It's all thanks to Dobby!" George said, "Isn't he helping in our alchemy workshop?"

"When we said we wanted to search for a boat, it got one!"

"???" Hermione turned to look at him, "Did you get one?"

"It's a borrowed one!" George immediately changed his mind and said, "It's the movie director Dobby knew before. He made a fortune making movies and bought a sailboat. When he heard that Dobby wanted to use it, he lent it to him. Got it."

"The best ones are borrowed!" Hermione said seriously. The situation was urgent now and she didn't have time to investigate the origin of the ship, but that didn't mean she wouldn't investigate later. "Remember to return it to others after you use it."

"No problem!" the twins said in unison.

As for whether it will be paid back or not, only God knows.

In the cabin, Fred came to the steering wheel.

Driving a magic sailboat is very simple. Just wave your magic wand and it will sail automatically.

George pressed a red button, and the hull of the boat trembled slightly, just like their flying car. After pressing the button, the hull of the boat became transparent and gradually disappeared into the sea.

Riding the wind and waves, a sailboat is quite fast.

Harry and Ron looked curiously at the sea outside through the window.

Both were taking a boat trip for the first time.

Before, the Weasley family won a grand prize and went to Egypt through the Ministry of Magic's Portkey.

Taking a boat is really a novel experience.

However - not long after this experience, the two people's faces gradually became ugly.

"Hey!"

In the cabin, Harry and Ron each held a wooden bucket, with bitter water in their mouths.

It was so bumpy!

Even though the Gemini had given the hull of the ship some magic to make it stable.

But this time they were not facing ordinary waves.

Moreover, it was Harry Ron's first time to ride a boat, so this experience was simply terrible for them.

As for the other three.

Fred was too busy driving the boat to notice seasickness.

George was quickly recording something on the side, which should be the usage experience, for the next transformation.

And Hermione - her heart had already given wings to fly to more distant seas. She was unaware of the bumping of the sailboat.

That's it - after driving for about twenty minutes.

Suddenly there were many Muggle ships around the sailboat.

They have sailed into the vicinity of the US North Atlantic Fleet.

"Wow! Look where you are! What a magnificent ship, like a city on the sea!"

Finally, there was no more vomiting seawater outside the window. Ron immediately put down the barrel, pointed to a huge ship in the distance and said.

"I have never seen such a huge ship. This is much more majestic than George's ship."

Hearing the sound, Harry stretched his neck with his pale face and looked through the window.

"That's an aircraft carrier!" he said. "I remember the British Royal Navy also had this kind of warship."

"Humph! What's the big deal." Because of Ron's words, the twins were a little angry, "What's the use?"

"When I get back this time, I'll look for Dobby and we'll get one too!"

"Buy one?" Miss Granger squinted at the two treasures, a dangerous look coming out of her eyes, "You still want to steal a warship?"

"What's stealing!" George retorted, "That's borrowing!"

"Yes, let's borrow it for study."

"Oh - really?" Hermione took out a telescope and carefully observed the fleets.

Look at the Stars and Stripes waving above the rudder.

"Then you can go and try."

"If caught, don't speak English"

"???" The twins looked at Hermione in surprise.

Hello!

Is this your line? Granger!

Are you sure the guy standing here isn't Irving?

Just as the little wizards were bickering with each other, there was a sudden space distortion in the sea outside, and then a rebellious witch with pink hair, wearing a Weird Sisters shirt and patched jeans flew out on a broomstick.

Then she waved her wand, and the golden light of the True Form Revealing Spell caressed the sea surface.

In an instant, she locked onto the Gemini ship.