The slacker professor at Hogwarts

Chapter 191 Madago Cat

Chapter 191 Madago Cat

It is said that in a group of three, there must be one who can teach me. Lockhart saw the true path to the future in Newt and his son, and Newt and his son were also very interested in Lockhart's theory of "the wizarding adventure life".

Compared to Lockhart's original concept of "fairytale adventure" at Hogwarts, this theory has now become extremely sophisticated.

It has a very unique 'breadth', which involves the concept of 'life'.

Under the concept of life, the relationships between wizards, including many magics such as "blood magic" and many deep logics, become clear. People look back at the self that they themselves could not truly feel from the perspective of interpersonal relationships, society, nature, and the world.

It also has a very unique 'depth', which involves the concept of 'self-existence'.

The will, memory, wisdom, and everything else of the self unfolds along the axis of time, forming a magical vein of "magical bloodline." This vein is so magnificent that it reveals the continuation and intertwining of the human self, and the continuation and intertwining of humanity and nature.

Thus, wizards possess some characteristics that allow them to communicate with magical creatures, and the "animalistic" nature that gradually emerges from the involvement of magical creatures in wizarding life and even magical adventures is also presented here.

Such a wondrous magical world.

A magical world unique to Lockhart's perception.

What fascinated Newt and his son so much was that it implicitly told them about the wondrous relationship between wizards and magical creatures.

It implicitly provides some theoretical support for Newt and his son's lifelong dedication to the protection of magical creatures.

Tell them that the wizard's concern and protection of magical creatures is of utmost importance.

How could one not be moved by it?

"So you think house-elves are representative creatures, right?" Newt's son, Scamander Jr., pondered this question with great interest. "From the earliest magical creatures like brown fairies, to their deep involvement in wizarding life, to the emergence of real groups that exist within wizarding life by giving birth to offspring and passing down their lineage from generation to generation..."

Lohat nodded. "I think of many transitional organisms, but I'm afraid no other organism has such obvious and stable characteristics."

"Yes!" Newt suddenly said.

Seeing the two looking at him, Newt tilted his head, reminiscing about the past, a strange smile, a mixture of sweetness and melancholy, appearing on his face. After a while, noticing that his friend and son were staring at him, he quickly said, "Madago!"

"It's a magical creature native to France. The French Ministry of Magic uses it as a guardian, but it's also widely kept as a pet by the general public. It's believed to bring good fortune."

Newt gestured with his famous hands to describe the unique features of this animal: "The owner always lets the Madago cat have the first bite of every meal, and it brings the owner a gold coin every day. But the owners of Madago cats soon discovered that they could not keep them for long and had to release them after a certain period of time, otherwise the Madago cats would actively attack the greedy owners."

Scamander frowned. "Humans shouldn't let animals eat the first bite of food. Animals have their own cognitive hierarchy. This kind of behavior will only make the animals feel that they are feeding humans, thus making it impossible to establish a long-term relationship with them."

Lockhart stood to the side with a strange expression, suddenly recalling the tabby cats he had seen in his previous life. Many people said that tabby cats made him feel that it wasn't humans raising them, but rather the tabby cats raising humans.

Newt nodded. "That's right. So the key to raising a Madago cat long-term is to eat the first bite yourself. Of course, that's not the point."

He looked at the two people in front of him with a very subtle expression. "The Madago cat in the wizarding world is like a black cheetah with blue eyes that are almost the size of a human hand. Not just blue pupils, but the entire eye sockets are blue."

"It has strong magic resistance and is immune to many spells. When it is attacked by malicious magic, it will split into three heads, and it will split every time it is attacked. It is extremely agile, has amazing jumping ability, and its claws can easily hurt magical animals like Zouwu."

"However, once they enter the Muggle world, they instantly lose all their magical abilities, and their bodies turn into a small, fluffy black kitten."

After saying this, he looked at the two people in front of him with some excitement, "Did you notice anything special?"

"The difference, even the form, of wizarding and Muggle life!" Lockhart exclaimed. "Newt, this cat has immense research value!"

"Yes!" Newt nodded. "I've thought about this question before: the Ministry of Magic usually sends Aurors to protect Muggle politicians from the influence and attacks of other wizards. In fact, these magical creatures can do the job very well."

"When it's with Muggles, it's an ordinary black cat, but when wizards appear, it transforms into a powerful, aggressive form."

"Sometimes it can tell us very well what the boundaries and state of life should be like between magic and non-magic."

"As you know, cats have always been one of the most common pets for humans, and they will have a wide range of applications."

Scamander stroked his beard thoughtfully. "This is so interesting. The Madago cat's instinctive division between the wizarding world and the Muggle world?"

He looked at his father with some confusion, "Even we wizards have a hard time distinguishing them, how does it tell the difference?"

Wizards don't actually adhere to the so-called "Law of Secrecy" very well. There aren't many pure wizarding communities, and places like Hogsmeade are extremely rare. It's more common for wizards and Muggles to live together.

The Black family, which claims to be the noblest and oldest pure-blooded family, also lives on the streets of Muggles.

How should we explain such a boundary demarcation?

Newt smiled and gestured to Lockhart, "That's what he meant by the difference between wizarding life and Muggle life, which is why magical creatures exhibit such a clear difference in the manifestation of their magical bloodline."

This goes even further.

It wasn't the kind of evolution Lockhart described earlier, but rather something that happened in an instant.

Lockhart asked curiously, "Newt, you said that when it's attacked, it splits into three heads, and when it's attacked again, it splits again. Is that some kind of magic, or does it really become a three-headed creature permanently?"

"Completely become three heads!" Newt exclaimed in a surprised tone. "Yes, each of the three heads possesses true animality. When one dies, the other two continue to live. But in essence, they are one head, and when their own lifespan ends, all the split individuals die at the same time."

wow~

Lockhart thought of Voldemort and the Horcrux Tom in his diary.

"What about their souls?" Lockhart asked curiously. "If they die at the same time, does that mean that although they have different bodies with different life activities in the material world, they actually share one soul?"

"Could we think of them as split states of the same individual without any physical connection?" Lockhart gestured to his hands. "Like my two hands living separately, but they are still my hands. When I die, they will also lose their vitality?"

This is beyond Newt's scope of research.

Scamander Jr. had some ideas: "I tend to agree with this line of thinking. In the Tales of Beedle the Bard, there is a story about a wizard with a hairy heart. The wizard took out his heart and put it in a box. The heart changed, and the wizard himself also underwent some changes that he himself did not notice."

"That needs to be verified." Newt nodded and looked at Lockhart. "But I think it's the same as what you said about magical creatures exhibiting animalistic traits in wizarding life, only it's the other way around."

"Yes……"

Lockhart exclaimed in amazement, "I think I need to find one of these magical creatures, a Madagascar cat? You mean you mean one that can be found in France?"

“I can have two sent over,” Scamander said casually. “I have some supply channels, but the Magical Congress of the United States has strict controls on the entry and exit of magical creatures. I’ll have them sent directly to you from France.”

"Thank you so much." Lockhart became somewhat expectant, perhaps this magical creature could help him better understand the relationship between Voldemort and Tom.

This is really hilarious.

Perhaps Tom should also be involved in this research.

He vaguely felt that this unique state of division actually meant that the Madago cat was essentially in an intermediate state of evolution from a magical creature to a dark magical creature.

This is a topic that is very suitable for teaching in a magical creatures protection class, so that more young wizards can participate.

After all, the existence of house-elves is too sensitive, and Madago is just right.

[with pictures]

(End of this chapter)