Weather Charm

A small suitcase contains a vast world.

Newt led Xiwen on a tour of this wondrous world, a world comprised of diverse ecosystems, landscapes, and weather conditions. Of course, they weren't sightseeing; they were taking care of all sorts of Fantastic Beasts.

"Can the Undetectable Extension Charm and the Weather Charm really achieve such an effect?" After working with Newt for a long time, Xiwen was physically tired, but mentally very excited, and asked.

"If you want to, you can definitely do it," Newt said with a soft laugh, wiping the sweat from his face.

Xiwen turned and nodded, looking at the only remaining landscape he hadn't visited—a giant stone pillar surrounded by desert. The sky above it was shrouded in lightning, making it exceptionally spectacular.

"What's going on there? Why don't we see any animals?" Xiwen asked curiously, pointing to the cluster of stone pillars.

"The Arizona desert environment was simulated for Frank," Newt said softly, his expression nostalgic. "Frank was a Thunderbird; I rescued him from traffickers in Egypt ten years ago. He did me a great favor back in United States."

"The United States has designated the Thunderbird as a protected animal because of that incident. He should be doing quite well in Arizona now."

"Now that Thunderbird Frank has returned to his hometown, why maintain this environment?" Xiwen asked, somewhat puzzled.

Newt glanced at Xiwen, then walked straight toward the giant stone pillars.

"Come with me," he said.

Following Xiwen Newt beside the giant stone pillar and experienced firsthand the ferocity of the thunderstorm and lightning. Thunder and lightning flashed and roared!

Newt took out his wand and pointed it at the dark clouds in the sky.

In that instant, a bright bolt of lightning connected with the tip of the wand from the clouds.

Xiwen's eyes widened as he saw Newt's face illuminated by the electric light, turning it blue and white, and the surrounding area was also brightly and dazzlingly lit!

Newt slowly lowered his wand, the electric light gradually weakening as the wand moved before dissipating into the air.

"Thunderbird are extremely strange and Fantastic Beasts; they are spirits of thunder and rain. Wherever they roam, the environment becomes exceptionally sensitive to lightning, making thunderstorms and powerful lightning storms more likely to occur," Newt explained to Xiwen, turning his head.

"I couldn't possibly sustain such a wide-ranging and powerful lightning Weather Charm on my own. I was only able to preserve this place thanks to the traces left by Frank," he said. "Who knows, we might need it someday!"

As Xiwen gazed at the churning lightning in the sky, his mind wandered to other things.

'If I could master the Weather Charm, even summoning a lightning bolt with only a tenth of its power would cause immense damage,' he thought excitedly. 'Come to think of it, I've never heard of a spell to unleash lightning in this world!'

So Xiwen looked at Newt and said solemnly, "Mr. Scamander, I want to learn the Weather Charm from you!"

Hearing Xiwen's words, Newt paused for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "You spent the whole afternoon taking care of the Fantastic Beasts without any reaction, but after just one glance at this weather, you're asking to learn spells from me?"

Xiwen gave an awkward laugh and said uncomfortably, "It's not that I dislike Fantastic Beasts, it's just that I might prefer studying spells..."

"Okay, it's alright," Newt waved his hand and said. "It's just a simple spell, and you've been so diligent in helping me!"

"Of course, let me go see your Little Cat first." He smiled and then walked towards the woods.

"Little Cat, come down here quickly!"

Xiwen stood under the Guardian Tree and shouted at the Little Cat in the tree.

However, the Little Cat paid no attention to him, simply lying lazily on a branch, watching the Bowtruckle.

"She doesn't seem to want to talk to me," Xiwen said to Newt with a sigh.

"Try this." Newt took a toy bird with a bell tied to a stick from the room and handed it to Xiwen.

"This is... a cat toy?" Xiwen stared at the small toy, momentarily stunned.

"Hmm... a very fitting name!" Newt thought for a moment, then nodded in approval of Xiwen's name for the bird toy. "Give it a try! I used it on Zouwu ten years ago, and it worked quite well!"

Xiwen nodded, picked up the cat toy, and shook it at the Little Cat.

The sound of the bell attracted the Little Cat's attention. She suddenly widened her round eyes and looked down at where Xiwen was.

Xiwen shook the cat toy again, making the bell ring clearly.

The Little Cat immediately crouched down on the branch, its paws outstretched in a hunting motion. Its eyes followed the little bird on the cat toy as it moved back and forth.

When Xiwen shook the cat toy for the third time, the Little Cat finally couldn't resist and jumped down from the branch.

Xiwen quickly reached out and caught her, pulling her into his arms.

"You have no sense of propriety at all, daring to jump from such a height!" Xiwen scolded, pointing her nose with his index finger.

"Given this Little Cat's weight, jumping from this height shouldn't be a big problem," Newt said, watching Xiwen's actions with a chuckle.

"Alright then." Xiwen ruffled the cat's head again, then held the Little Cat up in both hands and presented it to Newt. "Mr. Scamander, can you tell what breed the Little Cat is?"

"Accio (Accio)."

Newt casually waved his wand, bringing over a table from the workshop.

Xiwen understood and placed the Little Cat on the table, then stared at her with Newt.

"From the outside, it looks no different from the most ordinary house cat." Newt reached out and stopped the Little Cat that was trying to sneak away, and said softly.

"As for their eyes, both the Zouwu and the Cat-Leopard have yellow eyes, or rather, many species of felines have yellow eyes, so there's nothing particularly special about them. I wonder what kind of changes her eyes will undergo when she uses the Cat-Leopard's innate ability."

"But the pet shop owner and Professor Kettleburn both say the Little Cat has Kneazle blood," Xiwen said quietly, glancing at Newt who was deep in thought.

"They concluded she has Kneazle blood, probably because of the magic within her," Newt chuckled. "Generally, cats that resemble domestic cats but possess Fantastic Beasts abilities have Kneazle blood. So it's not surprising that they concluded that way."

Xiwen nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Then, Newt tried to grab the Little Cat's paw, but she quickly pulled it back.

Having no other choice, Newt found a bottle filled with a light gray liquid and poured a small bowl of it for the Little Cat.

The Little Cat leaned over and sniffed, then eagerly began licking the liquid in the small bowl.

"A Magizoologist friend of mine who loves cats gave it to me. He said felines love drinking this stuff." Newt smiled at Xiwen and reached out to grab the cat's paw again.

This time the Little Cat didn't resist, or rather, she was in a hurry to eat and didn't have time to resist.

So Newt pressed down on her flesh and squeezed out her fingernails that were hidden inside her flesh.

"Interesting." Newt tilted his head, observing, a smile playing on his lips.