A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 414 The Hufflepuff's defining characteristic is its reserved and brooding nature!

Due to historical reasons, the national conditions of the United States are completely different from those of Britain and even Europe.

It is a nation of immigrants, and in its early, chaotic state of society, there was no magical government of any kind.

Thus, a group of dark wizards from different countries formed a mercenary group called the Purifiers.

Regardless of whether they are criminals or not, the Purifiers will choose to hunt them down as long as they can earn a bounty.

Later, some of the Puritans left England and settled in North America.

They wanted to completely isolate wizards from this "new world," so they launched the "burn the witches" campaign.

The Puritans collaborated with the Puritans, and they began trafficking witches. They even captured innocent Muggles and sold them as witches to the Puritans in exchange for payment.

The Purger's most infamous act was orchestrating the Salem witch trials in 1692.

This incident resulted in the execution of 20 people, most of whom were women.

Because of the Salem witch trials, the official Magical Congress was established in 1693 and purged these purgers.

After a long struggle, the Purgers failed and went underground, even infiltrating the Muggle government and the Magic Congress to continue their more covert battles.

Therefore, among all the countries, the Magical Congress of the United States is the only one that does not cooperate with the Muggle government.

The two sides were even in a state of hostility at one point.

In the United States, if someone does something wrong, they can simply blame it on racial discrimination or shift the blame to the Purgers and that's it.

Professor Babling's Transfiguration was very powerful. When she attacked, she probably deliberately revealed her face, transforming into a wizard to mislead the Ministry of Magic into thinking she was the Purifier.

Since it was the Purifiers who did it, then it's very likely that they captured that Thunderbird.

Anyway, the Magical Congress of the United States reached this conclusion after discussion.

This is also why Picqueli came to England; she hoped to find clues about the Thunderbird.

"Mr. Stark, I need your help. You once fought that Thunderbird in France."

I'd like to know if you have any way to find it.

"The Thunderbird wasn't captured by the Purifiers at all; it was recently spotted in England," William had to explain.

"What... sir... I didn't understand..."

"That Thunderbird fled from Newt on its own initiative. Not long ago, it attacked the Hogwarts Express and then moved into the Forbidden Forest," William shrugged.

"Is it still in the Forbidden Forest?" Picqueli asked anxiously.

"He's gone. It seems he's left and hasn't appeared for a long time."

"How did you know?"

"Firekired told me... by a silly centaur woman," William said.

"Could you take me to talk to her?" Picqueli asked. "I'd like to ask about the details."

William frowned and said, "You really don't understand centaurs. They're very xenophobic and don't like to interact with wizards, let alone unfamiliar wizards."

"So how do you communicate with the centaurs?" Picqueli asked, puzzled.

"I am not yet an adult, and to them I am just a harmless foal."

But for a woman in her twenties like you... getting close to them could very well result in an attack.

Therefore, I refuse your unreasonable request.

William's words were incredibly shameless. The little pony was referring to those children who needed protection... Does William need protection?

Anyway, none of the horsemen considered him a foal.

Meanwhile, Piqueli, standing to the side, felt a faint sense of being cursed in his chest.

A woman in her twenties... an auntie?!

Who are you talking about?

Who is Auntie?

She took a deep breath and exclaimed, "Don't you want to save Mr. Scamander?"

"Dumbledore will negotiate. In fact, the British Ministry of Magic and the French Ministry of Magic are already putting pressure on each other, but you are holding him captive," William retorted.

"Besides, Newt agreed to escort the Thunderbird on behalf of the French Ministry of Magic, and he also informed the United States in advance."

You have no reason to continue detaining him; on the contrary, you failed to protect his personal property, resulting in the loss of his belongings.

Compensation is required!

The situation in the United States is complicated right now, and William doesn't want to have too much interaction with American wizards, otherwise it would affect Professor Babling's plans.

Especially since this witch in front of me is a smuggled-in British woman, essentially an unregistered and unlicensed individual. There's no need to pay her any attention.

The witch was somewhat annoyed.

William ignored her, took Hermione's hand, and turned to leave.

After walking a short distance, William suddenly turned his head and said:

"By the way, what is your relationship with Ms. Seraphina Picqueli, the former president of the Magical Congress of the United States?"

"I...I'm her niece!" Piqueli said with a straight face.

"Oh." William couldn't help but chuckle. "Did she send you?"

"No...she didn't know," Picqueli argued.

William's smile grew even wider.

Serafina Picqueli served as president of the Magical Congress of the United States from 1920 to 1928.

During Seraphina's tenure as president, Grindelwald entered New York in search of the Obscurials. Newt was also sent to America by Dumbledore to conduct a covert investigation.

Following the New York incident, Serafina faced immense pressure and listed the ptarmigan as a protected species.

With Newt's help, she also amended the law to expand the scope of protection to include all magical creatures in North America.

Rita wrote a biography of Newt Scamander a few years ago:

"Is He Human or Beast? The True Face of Newt Scamander".

The book describes Newt as "a heartbroken lover who dumped Seraphine Picqueli."

Newt criticized Rita in various ways. But now it seems that Rita wasn't entirely talking nonsense.

At least Seraphina seems to care about Newt.

Sure enough, Newt may look honest, but he's actually incredibly horny and has a heart that longs for more.

Just like Cedric... the first time he saw Cho, he cried and begged William to be his wingman.

Honest? (Just kidding!)

A reserved yet passionate nature... that's the defining characteristic of Hufflepuff.

As William and Hermione approached the intersection, Piccolo suddenly called out, "Mr. Stark, wait a minute!"

"Yes, please go ahead."

"Do you know an ancient rune professor named Targaryen?" Piqueli asked.

"Hmm...never heard of it before." William turned around and shook his head, feigning ignorance.

"Is he your teacher?"

"No, he's a professor applying for a position at the Ivermoni Magic School. I met him once." Piqueli hesitated for a moment.

Said:

"He looks a lot like you... except he's considerably older, and you look about 70-80% alike!"

"How can they be so similar?" William exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, but he has a much better temper than you, and he's very charming. You two are definitely not the same person!" Picqueli scoffed.

William shrugged.

I wonder what Piqueli's expression would be if he knew that the "debonair Professor Targaryen" he was referring to was actually the "Purger" who was attacking magical countries.

I'm so excited!

He thought this to himself, but sighed aloud:

"I never thought that my handsome face wouldn't be unique. It's such a pity."

When I have time, I'll go and meet this Professor Targaryen to see how handsome and charming he is.

Hermione couldn't help but chuckle. While others might not know the truth, she did. After praising everyone else, she still ended up praising herself.

William waved and said, "Goodbye, young Miss Picquary."

Piquéli stood still, not following them. She watched their retreating figures, lost in thought.

The two had just crossed the intersection when Hermione suddenly pointed at the crowd and said, "William, look, who's that?"

William followed the gaze and saw three familiar figures walking out of the ice cream shop.

Each of them carried an extra-thick chocolate ice cream and had bags of snacks slung over their shoulders. They walked unsteadily, looking incredibly happy.

"Anne!!" William shouted.

Anne turned her head and saw William and Hermione. She gasped, her face instantly turning bright red, and cried out in alarm, "Run!"

Annie, Luna, and Ginny turned and ran.

The snacks on my body

Clang! Clang!

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