Scamander's Reflections

Even setting aside safety concerns, Bell couldn't bear to leave Luna, a young girl, standing there all alone.

Anyway, at some point, a group of little girls started surrounding him, so he simply gave up and stopped caring about public opinion.

Although he's never cared about it...

After Luna nodded in agreement, the group went up to the stage.

Bell and Shanna sat in the VIP seats at the very center of the stage, while the others temporarily retreated to the back of the stage.

About 10 minutes later, the resounding chimes came from the sky, invigorating the crowd watching the ceremony in the square.

As the director of the Ecosystem Park, Scamander strode confidently to the front of the stage, and then... then he chickened out...

As is well known, Newt Scamander suffers from severe social anxiety; he never dares to look strangers in the eye when speaking to them.

Only when he is with Magical Animals can he let his guard down and completely relax.

This is why he has achieved such great success in the field of Magical Animals.

Although he had made thorough mental preparations before today and, with his wife's help, had perfectly memorized the speech, he still managed to do so.

But when he actually stood on the stage and faced the gaze of the crowd, he realized that he was still too 'young'.

He wants to go home!

Seeing Scamander standing on the stage, fidgeting for almost five minutes without uttering a single word, Bell finally couldn't stand idly by any longer.

He certainly didn't want the opening ceremony he was attending to suffer a live broadcast mishap.

... even if he was forced to participate.

(Because their parents were too busy, Bell and Shanna, who happened to be visiting, were forced into becoming these so-called VIPs.)

The Wand slid from his sleeve, and using the table as cover, Bell subtly tapped Scamander.

Then, he stared intently at the back of Scamander's head, his eyes widening suddenly.

Sweat beaded on his forehead and streamed into his eyes. Scamander tried to move his trembling hands to rub his aching eyes.

But bathed in the gaze of the crowd, his hands felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't lift them no matter what.

At that moment, he was filled with deep regret.

If I had known, I shouldn't have agreed to become the Menethil Family's damn headmaster.

It was the wonderful ideas and grand design of the Ecosystem Park that the Menethil Family had presented to him when they found him that made his heart pound just like it had when he was in love with Tina. He couldn't stop his heart from pounding!

So in the end, he didn't know why, but he accepted the Menethil Family's invitation and placed the Magical Animals he was protecting in this Ecosystem Park.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to get on a pirate ship, but hard to get off." Even though he rarely interacts with people and is not good at those scheming and plotting schemes, he still has a lot of experience.

But he was also very clear that if he quit now, he would never be able to get back the Magical Animals he had put in the Ecosystem Park.

Upon realizing this, he firmly suppressed the fleeting thought of fleeing that had just arisen in his mind.

He absolutely cannot abandon those adorable Magical Animals!

Taking a deep breath, Scamander abruptly raised his head. He had made up his mind! Today, even if it cost him his life, he would... WTF!?

Scamander blinked, then rubbed his eyes, and then rubbed them again.

What did he see?

Where have all the wizards in the square gone?

Where did all these Niffler suddenly come from?

And... what do these Niffler eat to grow up like this? How can they grow so big?

"Oh! I get it! I was the one who went crazy!"

Scamander had actually anticipated this day.

From a young age, he was afraid of contact with humans. Whenever he talked to humans, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

Later, as I got older, this feeling not only did not lessen, but became more intense.

At that time, he thought that if things continued like this, he would eventually go completely insane because he couldn't bear the pressure.

What I didn't expect was that this day would come so late.

In this regard, he first had to thank Professor Dumbledore, who often disregarded his feelings and treated him like a donkey.

Secondly, he also wanted to thank Jacob, thanks to this optimistic and cheerful friend who was also a bit of a goofball, for making him realize that some humans really are less intelligent than monkeys.

Of course, he is most grateful to his wife, Tina.

Thanks to Tina, he was able to...

"Mr. Scamander, I apologize, but for the sake of the smooth running of the opening ceremony, please forgive me for using Curses to interfere with your vision. Now, please continue your speech."

Suddenly, Bell's voice rang in Scamander's mind, interrupting his "acceptance speech".

The feeling of being interrupted made Scamander very uncomfortable, and his face even turned red.

Taking a deep breath, after making the decision to "go back and stuff a Occamy into Bell's bed," Scamander finally began his speech.

After Scamander finished his speech, it was Bell's turn to take the stage.

Having learned from the other person's mistake, Bell used Curses to interfere with his vision as he stood up. In his eyes, the square in front of the podium was empty; he only needed to read his speech to thin air.

"I was so clever!"

After a lot of pointless rambling, the time finally came to the part the visitors had been eagerly anticipating—introducing the Ecosystem Park.

A huge screen rose from the ground, displaying a map of the entire Ecosystem Park.

An employee from the Ecosystem Park came to the screen and, while controlling the map to zoom in and out, gave everyone a brief introduction to the ecological environment of each area and precautions.

Having finally finished his 'arduous' work, Bell, taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was drawn to the staff member's vivid explanation, decisively led his younger sister backstage.

Sitting on that stage, he couldn't eat and drink while watching the "live broadcast," which was really annoying.

"Come on, everyone, don't be shy, eat and drink whatever you like."

As soon as he reunited with Hermione and the others, Bell skillfully pulled out all sorts of delicious food from his pocket and enthusiastically shared it with everyone.

"Bell, these places sound so interesting from the descriptions! I want to go to them all, what should I do?"

Leaning against her boyfriend, Hermione enjoyed being fed while speaking in a coquettish tone.

The thought of being separated from Bell for more than a month soon made Hermione wish this trip to the Ecosystem Park could last forever.