Chapter 2562 Smoke and Mirrors (28)

At first, Pomona's "summer assignment" for Neville was to go to Scamander's house to retrieve her turtle. Later, other tasks were added, but she forgot one thing: how would Neville get there?

He is not in fourth grade yet, and he has no extraordinary magical talent, so it is impossible to apparate. Newt Scamander's residence is located in the mountains far away from the city. Even if Neville uses the Floo network to reach him,

He also wanted to ride a broomstick in the city closest to his home. It happened that Neville couldn't ride, so Pomona had to take him to Scamander's house in person.

Newborn babies cannot disapparate. In order to send Harry to Penny's house safely, the entire wizarding world spent a lot of effort and violated many international confidentiality laws. Even the Muggles felt the abnormality.

The efforts to create such a huge battle were not in vain. Harry is alive and well until now. Unlike Harry, Neville "must" go to the house of relatives he doesn't like every year to spend what could have been an unforgettable summer vacation. The start of school is annoying for other children.

He said he was "running to freedom" and even asked George and Fred to help him "escape" from prison.

Pomona also planned to let two "errands" take care of this matter in the future, but forget it today. She took Neville and apparated to the Spey River in Northern Scotland, next to the big lake in the canyon.

There is a dam-like stone building, which is Scamander's home.

The Spey River, like the Ness River, flows into the North Sea, and because it is water collected after melting snowy mountains, the water temperature of the lake is very low, which is not suitable for human swimming, but it is very suitable for the life of horse-shaped water monsters.

Not all kelpies are as pushy as the Loch Ness kelpie. The kelpie fed by Scamander is very well-behaved and does not reject humans riding on its back. She looked at the familiar scenery

, feeling unspeakably sad, but she continued to take Neville to the door of Scamander's house.

As a famous "eccentric", there were very few visitors to Scamander's house, and there was no doorbell installed, so Pomona had to knock on the door.

Neville looked around, as if he still hadn't woken up from the dizziness caused by Apparition.

Not long after, the door opened, but it was not Scamander who opened the door, but an older woman. It could be seen that she was very beautiful when she was young.

"You are..." She looked at Pomona and Neville.

"You must be Tina." Pomona said. "We have met before. I was a child and spent the summer at your house."

Tina tilted her head and recalled.

"Is Newt here?" Pomona asked.

"What do you want from him?" Tina asked.

"The birds and snakes of Hogwarts are looking for breeding dogs from your family. I am Pomona Sprout, a teacher at Hogwarts, and this is my student Neville Longbottom." Pomona said.

"Come in, he won't be back until a while." Tina said, taking a half step back and letting the two of them enter the house.

Everything here is the same as it was when she last left more than ten years ago.

However, before she took two steps, two Nifflers jumped out, one in front and one behind, and quickly disappeared.

"Put away your shiny things," Pomona said to Neville in a low voice.

Neville was confused and asked "What shiny thing?"

Pomona turned around and found a Sniff trying to get the copper buckle on the schoolbag in Neville's hand.

"Oh, it's you again!" Tina grabbed the back of Xiu Xiu's neck, "You can't do this to your guests."

Then she took Xiu Xiu away.

"Like that just now." Pomona said, and then walked forward in a familiar way, and soon arrived at the "underground", or the "zoo" on the water's edge.

Neither the furniture nor the wallpaper have changed, but the animals have changed a lot. Some of the old ones that she recognized are no longer there, replaced by younger ones that don't recognize her.

"How about some pumpkin juice? Or would you rather drink tea?" Tina asked.

"Pumpkin juice, thank you." Pomona asked eagerly, "I want it iced."

Not long after, Tina came downstairs carrying three glasses of iced pumpkin juice.

"Do you want to wait here? Or go upstairs?"

"I think this is fine, what do you think, Neville?" Pomona asked.

Neville was looking at a snail in a daze. He heard Pomona's question and nodded subconsciously.

"Thank you." Pomona said to Tina, picked up the ice pumpkin juice and took a sip.

There was no unique feeling of bubbles jumping in the mouth like Coke, but it was not so sweet. She was so comfortable looking at the lakes and mountains in front of her that she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I remember you." Tina said with a smile, "You were the little girl who asked if we had 'Coke' at home."

"What is Coke?" Neville asked.

"Next time I go to the Muggle community, I'll buy you a drink." Pomona said to Neville, and then looked at Tina.

"Are you here for your turtle?" Tina asked.

"How do you know?" Pomona frowned.

"Newt told me that you would come to him." Tina replied.

"How could he think I would hurt my pet?" Pomona asked.

"He thinks you are the kind of person who won't give up easily. Come on." Tina said, taking off her shoes, walking to the edge of the steps and sitting down, soaking her feet in the cold lake water.

This was too casual for someone meeting for the first time, but it wasn't the first time they met either.

So Pomona also took off her shoes, soaked her feet in the water, and drank ice pumpkin juice together.

"What about you, young man?" Tina looked at Neville.

He shook his head cautiously and continued to visit Newt's home.

"What's Scamander doing?" Pomona asked.

"I'm going to the Ministry of Magic for a meeting. I heard there's an emergency." Tina looked at Pomona. "I remember that Hogwarts has a defensive magic circle. You'd better turn it on."

Pomona did not object. The defensive magic of Hogwarts can resist werewolves, but because last year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was a werewolf, this setting was changed.

"Is this the Auror's suggestion?" Pomona asked.

"That's right." Tina looked at the lake, "I also want to set up defensive magic."

"I'll help you when you're done drinking," Pomona said.

"Thank you." Tina said.

"You're welcome, it's easy." Pomona said to Tina, and then looked at Neville, "These animals are very dangerous. Let's go. You can go up later."

"Okay, Professor," Neville said.

"Are you all Hufflepuffs?" Tina asked.

"No, he's Gryffindor," Pomona replied.

"Why is he here?" Tina asked.

Pomona couldn't explain it.

Severus had asked her before why she didn't give this opportunity to Cedric.

Should I tell Tina that she didn't think so much?

So she took a sip of pumpkin juice to drown out the problem.

Tina was too perceptive to continue asking, and drank pumpkin juice while looking at the scenery.

It's strange that even though they didn't speak, Pomona didn't have that embarrassing feeling that she had to say something.

She felt very peaceful and even wanted to keep it that way.

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Article 22 of the Declaration of Human Rights issued in 1793: Education is necessary for everyone, and society should do everything possible to support the development of public reason and enable every citizen to enjoy education.

Condorcet held the same opinion on this point. He advocated the implementation of public education for all citizens, and liberated the ordinary people who were tightly bound by ignorance, fanaticism and superstition through education. All people should have equal access to school, regardless of social status.

Differences in rank and gender, as well as professions, ended the church's monopoly on knowledge.

Compared with Napoleon, Robespierre practiced de-Christianization during his rule. The chaos in France at that time was obvious to all, not to mention that Du Maurier and the officials appointed by the National Government had embezzled the gold and silverware of the church. Documents

, there are sentries both day and night. All neighborhoods in Brussels unanimously reject all proposals of the French, and anyone who dares to defend the French will be insulted and attacked in the street.

The Central School was designed by Condorcet, advocating secularization and scientific academicism, but Napoleon planned to carry out educational reforms. The purpose of education was to cultivate capable officials who could serve the country, and citizens who could expand production.

Just like a person who has broken off his shackles and gained freedom. The phased tasks of the central school have been completed, and now it is time to start "modernization".

After the Jacobins came to power, they needed approval to open universities. The University of Rouen she went to was closed during the revolution. The campus was once used as a textile factory, and later it was used as a charity to provide accommodation and food for children.

Condorcet supported that any citizen could open an educational institution and be independent of the intervention of the church and the state to avoid becoming a tool to control thoughts.

But not all headmasters are like Albus Dumbledore, who defeated Grindelwald, was also the president of the International Federation of Wizards, won the first Wizarding War, was the chief representative of the Wizengamot, and had 21 kinds of dragon blood.

Discoverer of uses.

And even with so many titles, they are not as good as the charge of "treason". The "good idea" Ginny thought of, da is the abbreviation of Dumbledore's Army, and Fudge has an excuse to arrest Albus. At the same time, the Ministry of Magic

There was also an opportunity to intervene in Hogwarts affairs, and Doris Umbridge became the headmistress.

With Pomona's character, she would never let two Nifflers into the office. However, if one Umbridge is gone, someone else will replace her, which cannot change the "general trend" of the Ministry of Magic's intervention in the school.

Fudge wanted to cover up Voldemort's return, Harry desperately wanted to publish the "truth", but only the Quibbler was willing to publish it, and Umbridge said in class that "everything was peaceful", and she asked Harry to write a lot after class

The black magic punishment of "I can't lie".
To be continued...