Heading to the Ecosystem Park

The Hogwarts Year-End Banquet finally came to a close in a joyful atmosphere.

The next day, everyone finally welcomed the long-awaited summer vacation.

As usual, Bell took the Hogwarts Express back to London King's Cross Station. After watching Hermione and her parents drive away, Bell returned to the platform and used Floo Powder to get home.

Unsurprisingly, as soon as Bell was greeted by a warm hug from her mother.

"Sorry, honey, I couldn't pick you up at the station again."

Elena looked apologetically at her son.

As for the youngest daughter?

They've probably run off somewhere and are having a blast by now.

"It's okay, Mom. You didn't need to rush back."

Bell waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.

Because of the turmoil at the Ministry of Magic, my parents have been extremely busy lately. My father, in particular, has barely had any time to sleep.

Although Bell couldn't quite understand what was so busy about.

"How can that be?! I need you to see your mother the moment you get home!"

Elena resolutely refused her son's offer.

She didn't want her son to come home to an empty house.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. It's almost noon, and I've already prepared... I've had the House-elf prepare a sumptuous lunch. Let's go to the dining room now."

With that, Elena grabbed Bell's arm and strode toward the restaurant.

She was hungry after a long day of work.

"Where's Dad? Isn't he coming home for lunch?"

Bell asked curiously.

He didn't think his father would be willing to miss the long-awaited opportunity to dine with Shanna.

"He probably doesn't even know what day it is or what time it is."

Elena pouted in dissatisfaction.

"If you ask me, why are you even thinking about those things? They're no big deal."

In Elena's view, it was just a Minister for Magic; what difference did it make who took the position? It wasn't a big deal.

Anyway, her son and daughter are both grown up and can take care of themselves. They already have enough money; does it really matter if they have a little more or less?

At least in her view, nothing was as important as welcoming her children home and having a meal together.

It has to be said that Bell wholeheartedly agrees with her mother's point of view.

He's just a Minister for Magic.

It's important to understand that wizards aren't Muggle. For wizards whose power originates from themselves, as long as they are strong enough, they can truly do whatever they want.

Bell, however, has ample self-confidence.

He is only 15 years old and is still in the period of rapid growth of magic, becoming stronger at a visible rate every day.

He was even confident that he could reach, or even surpass, the level of Dumbledore, Voldemort, and others when he was in his twenties.

At that point, who becomes Minister for Magic will depend on his mood.

Surely no one really believes that Fudge became Minister for Magic because of his own abilities?

Lunch was eaten by the Bell siblings and their mother, Elena, while their father, William, unsurprisingly, did not return.

Shanna was a little unhappy about this. I wonder if William will cry himself to sleep in the bathroom later?

On the second day of summer vacation, with her mother bidding her a reluctant farewell, Shanna drove her beloved little Flying Car, "Bena," and sped off towards the horizon.

They were going to pick up Hermione, Phyllis, Lena, and the Little Gabrielle sisters.

Thanks to Shanna's less-than-skilled but adventurous driving skills, the brother and sister quickly picked up everyone they needed to meet and flew towards the Ecosystem Park.

"Bell, where are we going?"

Watching Bell playfully interacting with Little Gabrielle, Hermione gritted her teeth and tried to draw Bell's attention to herself by asking him a question.

"Huh? The Ecosystem Park, don't you know about it?"

Bell looked at Hermione with a puzzled expression, wondering why she was asking a question she already knew the answer to.

"But we're heading towards the Atlantic Ocean. Does that mean the Ecosystem Park is built on an island?"

Based on her not-so-great geographical knowledge, Hermione remembered that there shouldn't be any large islands in this area, right?

"No, the islands are all too small."

If you're going to do something, do it big. Therefore, the Menethil Family built this Ecosystem Park to the highest standards. Its size is comparable to a continent, and it even gives one the illusion of having traveled to another world.

The Menethil Family invested a tremendous amount of manpower and resources in this endeavor.

Of course, these investments are not without returns.

Leaving aside the revenue from ticket sales, the sheer number of magical plants and animals they produce each year is enough to rival the total output of all of the Menethil Family's farms worldwide.

With more sources of magical materials, the Menethil Family's magical item manufacturing industry will inevitably experience another period of explosive growth in production capacity in the coming years.

Therefore, it is believed that within a few years, all previous investments will be recouped with interest.

"Where is that?"

As she spoke, Hermione looked up at the sky.

She had previously been on Mars and witnessed the Menethil Family's Mars Base.

Therefore, when Bell said that the Ecosystem Park was not on the island, her first thought was, could it be on some other planet?

That's... too exciting!

You'll find out in a moment.

Bell kept everyone in suspense for a moment.

The Flying Car was moving very fast, and in just over ten minutes, it arrived at the center of the Atlantic Ocean.

Then, the Flying Car suddenly plunged downwards, crashing into the seabed amidst gasps from the crowd.

Once inside the sea, the speed of the Flying Car decreased sharply due to the resistance of the seawater.

"Cut!"

Shanna was very unhappy about this.

The current situation reminded her of the battle with the Giant Squid at the bottom of Black Lake last year.

Although in the end, she got the Giant Squid's tentacles as she wished and ate some incredibly delicious Teppanyaki Squid.

But the ' Petrification Eye ' that she was forced to use in that battle still causes her immense heartache whenever she thinks about it.

You should know that, from childhood to adulthood, that was the only magical item her Gege had ever given her that she had ever used.

"That wretched Giant Squid! Next time we meet, I'll definitely cut off a few more of its tentacles to calm my nerves!"

As the Flying Car descended, the surrounding light gradually disappeared. Bell tapped his Wand lightly, and the vehicle emitted a soft glow, illuminating the mysterious underwater world for everyone.

"Bell! Look! What... what's that Magical Animals? I've never seen it in any books before!"

Hermione was so excited looking out the car window that she forgot all about being jealous of Little Gabrielle.

Of all the people in the car, Hermione was the only one who had never seen this underwater world before.

Even Little Gabrielle, during the second match of the Triwizard Tournament, spent some time playing at the Black Lake with Shanna and the other two, and saw all sorts of strange underwater creatures.