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0846 Considerations

The moment Trask Graves finished delivering his formal statement, Remus couldn't suppress the heavy exhalation of relief that left his lips like steam from a pressure valve. The enormous stone of anxiety that had been pressing against his chest for months, finally settled into quietness.

But then, a bitter and ironic smile crept slowly across his face, replacing his fleeting relief with a new form of concern.

Bryan had spoken with such confidence earlier during his presentations, ...

0845 Acceptance

Bryan's gaze fell upon the silent Graves, observing the man's stiff posture and facial expression with scrutiny. For several seconds under the unspoken tension, Bryan observed many subtle details.

Finally, a strange and calculating glint flickered in Bryan's eyes.

This was truly a fascinating development that needed closer examination and consideration.

At this joint review meeting convened to determine whether the Learning Machine could legitimately enter the American magic...

0844 Proposals

Regardless of their official position, department rank, or years of governmental experience, not a single person present in this conference room was a fool. The political and economic sophistication required to reach such levels within MACUSA's hierarchy meant that most of the attendees had clearly discerned Bryan Watson's true intentions.

Some officials were privately thrilled by this prospect as a business venture with what appeared to be "limitless financial potential" was stretching...

0843 New Plans

The relevant materials and documentation had been submitted a long time ago by Remus to the International Magical Cooperation Department for review. Now, in this conference room, Bryan and Remus faced the crucial moment where they needed to provide detailed verbal explanations of their submitted materials to the gathered officials.

The atmosphere in the conference room shifted and became solemn after several light coughs from Ms. White. Marcelline herself visibly shed the gentle, diplom...

0842 Meeting

Since Bryan was willing to accept the invitation from that highly suspicious letter, there was certainly no logical reason to refuse the far more straightforward dinner invitation extended by Amelia's well-intentioned parents. Though it would simply have to be scheduled after the time agreed upon in that invitation letter.

So, one week after Bryan and Remus had first landed at New York, their feet finally crossed the threshold of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MAC...

0841 The Plans

"Your parents invited me to dinner at your home?"

In the presidential suite of his Manhattan hotel, Bryan slowly placed the crystal wine glass in his hand onto the white marble bar counter decorated with swirling patterns. His eyebrow arched in a subtle expression of mild curiosity, though his eyes hid a deeper contemplation.

Of course, he wouldn't be surprised that the Depp couple wanted to invite him to their home for dinner. After recognizing his identity, it would have been st...

0840 Each's own (LARGE-CHAPTER)

The setting sun's afterglow draped the city in a blood-red veil. Before darkness could fully descend, a chilling aura of impending violence seemed to hang in the air, ready to strike. Meanwhile, in the MACUSA dining hall, the 'casual conversation' between two high-ranking officials during their dinner continued.

When Trask readily agreed to lift the martial law restrictions on border crossings as soon as possible, Marcelline suddenly found herself at a loss for words. In that moment, sh...

0839 Talks

The Woolworth Building,

Magical Congress of the United States of America

When dusk met the dividing line with night, another ordinary yet busy workday had come to an end. A long queue of mentally exhausted Congress officials lined up before the fireplace in the main hall, none of them caring about the broadcast over their head where President Quahog was passionately declaring something to the magical community's residents.

For Trask Graves, ...

0838 Back

The cellar fell into a thoughtful silence as Newt's inquiry echoed in the air. The basilisk, its body sprawled across the floor, trembled with each breath beneath the oppressiveness of the Fiendfyre collar that encircled its neck.

Wright twisted its enormous tongue slowly with desperate hunger, analyzing the complex scents that filled the underground chamber.

Through this primitive but effective sensory navigation, it focused itself toward Bryan's position. Its eyes now appeared a...

0837 The Object

A tremendous roar echoed through the dark chamber, the heavy impact causing the entire vast room to tremble. What was even more alarming was that under the basilisk's frantic, desperate ramming, Salazar Slytherin's stone leg snapped clean off at the knee. The massive stone pillar crashed down, falling directly toward Bryan and Newt.

This sudden turn of events stunned Newt so completely that he stood frozen without any reaction. Bryan had no choice but to grab Newt's arm and drag the leg...

0836 Wright

Bryan followed Newt's figure as they made their way around the wooden cabin toward its back area. Beside a vegetable garden where numerous garden gnomes could be seen darting around between rows of cabbages, carrots, and beans, there stood what at first glance appeared to be nothing more than a wooden door set horizontally into the ground.

However, Bryan immediately recognized it as an entrance leading to some kind of underground chamber or cellar.

"I'm absolutely certain that Wri...

0835 Troubles

Newt Scamander looked at the young wizard in front of him with eyes that held the clarity of decades spent observing both magical creatures and human nature in their purest forms.

In recent years, this young man's name had begun appearing in Newt's conversations and communication with increasing frequency—more often, in fact, than even the Minister of Magic's name.

Tina and her circle of friends and colleagues seemed to draw endless entertainment from discussing this extraordina...

0834 Consequences

Crunch, crunch, crunch—

The horrifyingly sound of sharp, dagger-like teeth gnashing violently against each other filled the mountain air with a bone-chilling symphony of destruction and consumption.

Pale bone fragments, cracked and crushed into irregular shards by the tremendous pressure of those powerful jaws, mixed grotesquely with streams of blood that flowed from the dragon's fearsome snout.

The fluid trickled in steady streams down the creature's neck...

0833 Times

Using one's tragic and unfortunate past experiences as a tool to manipulate emotions and gain sympathy from others was, in Bryan's view, the behavior pattern of those who had weak characters.

Even without possessing overwhelming magical power that legends spoke of, Bryan had cultivated within himself an unshakeable, unwavering spirit that served as his true source of strength. This inner fortitude meant that he had absolutely no need to seek anyone's pity, compassion, or special conside...

0832 The Past

Both Mr. and Mrs. Depp were making desperate attempts to conceal and suppress the overwhelming tsunami of emotions, but their hastily constructed emotional disguise was pitifully inadequate when faced with the perceptive scrutiny of Bryan. Their facades couldn't begin to fool him, and certainly couldn't escape the notice of Remus.

Remus had quickly noticed that this apparently hospitable elderly couple seemed to be forcing their smiles with tremendous effort whenever they interacted wit...

0831 Regrets

For a moment, Amelia found herself genuinely wondering whether her father and mother had perhaps suffered some kind of severe psychological shock or traumatic episode that had turned them mentally unstable.

However, when she intentionally shifted her gaze to meet her parents' eyes directly, searching their faces for signs of confusion or disorientation, she was able to determine with considerable relief that there was indeed clear, unmistakable rationality shining within their depths. 2025-09-07 12:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post

0830 Emotions

'Bryan Watson?!'

This name, this surname. Mr. and Mrs. Depp's faces froze and turned pale, their aging hearts pumping rapidly within their chests, the surging blood now began pumping with frantic, irregular rhythm and rushed up to their heads causing both of them to feel slightly dizzy!

Mr. Depp slowly turned his head and stared blankly at his wife. After a lifetime spent together through joy and sorrow, triumph and devastating loss, the devoted couple had long since deve...

0829 Meeting

"Our daughter really needs proper rest and recovery time right now. Could you perhaps come back another time to give your lecture?"

Upon hearing these words floating through the partially open doorway, Bryan and Remus, who had been standing quietly in the corridor just outside the ward, immediately stopped dead in their tracks.

Remus opened his mouth in complete bewilderment and confusion, his eyes widening as he wondered if he had somehow misheard or misunderstood what had just b...

0828 Visiting

Government interference and manipulation of mainstream news media was something that happened in both Muggle world and the wizarding world, regardless of which specific country or political system one might be inspecting.

But when Remus picked up this morning's freshly printed copy of The New York Ghost and discovered that there was not a single word of coverage, not even the briefest mention, about the potentially catastrophic events that had unfolded during the last night's chaos, he ...

0827 The Meeting

The bright moon hung like a spotlight in the western part of the sky, its silver radiance casting shadows across the urban landscape of New York City. The persistent clamor of traffic throughout the bustling daylight hours was finally beginning to subside.

Yet even at this relatively late hour, when most people had retired to their homes and families, New York remained dotted with countless brightly lit office buildings.

This constellation of corporate dedication naturally include...

0826 Expert (BIG-CHAPTER)

Bryan stopped his movements, his gaze shifting from the three kneazles that had appeared in the prison to the wizard who had just apparated nearby.

From the newcomer's completely gray-white short hair and beard, as well as the deep creases and wrinkles on his forehead and cheeks, one could tell that this old wizard wearing a dark gray overcoat with a vest underneath was quite old in age.

Yet, like Dumbledore, he appeared mentally sharp and vigorous. Moreover, from how he landed ef...

0825 Solving the Problem

After fighting to this point, the Nundu had come to deeply understand just how formidable Bryan actually was.

It knew that all those other wizards' abilities depended on the 'little wooden sticks' they clutched in their hands. But the gray-haired fellow standing in front of it with such infuriating calmness had been grappling with it empty-handed until now and yet he had not fallen behind by a single step.

If anything, the human had actually suppressed it, a Nundu, in terms of pur...

0824 The Battle

Dozens of tons of reinforced concrete crashed down like an apocalyptic avalanche onto the ground thirty feet below. The impact created explosions of pulverized stone and twisted metal, wafting enormous clouds of choking dust that spread in all directions.

The thunderous, muffled roar of destruction sent chills down the spines of those watching from afar.

Though a substantial section of the railway bridge had collapsed in spectacular fashion, most of the supporting stone piers rema...

0823 The Beast

The wild beasts of the jungle possess instincts far keener than any wizard's, as this intelligence was ingrained in their genes by millennia of survival—especially a Nundu standing at the apex of the food chain, its body was evolved as a result to countless victories over loser predators.

Among the three wizards blocking its path, its pitch-black pupils released a malicious gleam that seemed to pierce through flesh and bone. The eyes locked firmly onto the gray-haired wizard who held ...

0822 The Accident

The sudden and violent commotion erupting from the streets below left Gnarlak completely bewildered and disoriented, his calculating mind was struggling to process the unexpected chaos that had so abruptly transformed his controlled business place into a war zone.

For several heart-stopping moments, the experienced goblin genuinely believed that the security department goons had finally decided to conduct a massive, coordinated raid on his illegal marketplace.

His green face conto...

0821 The Intelligence

After listening intently to the intelligence provided by the cunning goblin, the three members of Bryan's group maintained their thoughtful silence, each lost in their own thoughts as they processed what they had just heard.

Amelia had a troubled frown. Her eyes had an unmistakable expression of distrust as she surveyed their surroundings with new scrutiny and growing unease.

Looking at this bar they were sitting in—everywhere she looked, there were illegal criminal enterprises....

0820 The Situation

"Trask Graves—yes indeed, a man of sterling reputation and moral conviction. Upright and incorruptible to his very core, someone who despises evil with the passion of a crusader confronting heretics,"

Gnarlak began, his lips curving into a calculating grin that revealed rows of yellowed, pointed teeth.

"He's an extraordinarily difficult man to deal with in any conventional business sense," Gnarlak continued, his dark eyes glittering with the shrewd intellect of someone who had s...

0819 The Goblin Gnarlak

Gnarlak's gaze fell upon Hobby, and he began smacking his lips with obvious interest in this fine specimen of a cat-like creature. His eager eyes then swept over the three guests seated at the table.

The first to catch his attention was the young man whose silver-gray hair sparkled in the dim tavern light, creating an almost eerie match with the creature's fur.

Next, his nostrils flared wide as he drew in a deep breath, the goblin's sensitive senses immediately detecting the disti...

0818 The Blind Pig

The indistinct black shadow hadn't yet arrived, but the fierce wind rushing toward them had already stirred their hair. Amelia shuddered for

The indistinct black shadow hadn't yet arrived, but the fierce wind rushing toward them had already stirred their hair. Amelia shuddered for an instant, instinctively reaching into her pocket for her wand. Her movement was far too slow compared to the black shadow—she simply couldn't complete her spellcasting in time.

Fortunately, Remus was...

0817 Journey

Before arriving in New York, Bryan had never expected to receive a welcoming reception from the Magical Congress of the United States of Ame

Before arriving in New York, Bryan had never expected to receive a welcoming reception from the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Remus's meticulously prepared and formally submitted applications, only to be instantly rejected without explanation or appeal had already made some problems clear.

As an unwelcome guest, maintainin...