Drools’ mood felt like a roller coaster, with ups and downs.
He was initially happy to find the mysterious donor, but that person’s legal Dragon Raising Certificate made his mood less delightful.
Especially with the additional conditions attached, not only offering dragon eggs but also covering all dragon-keeping expenses. Agreeing to it was almost like having an extra Fire Dragon Reserve London Division.
Moreover, it was the kind they couldn’t manage.
But if he didn’t agree… Drools thought of the second letter he saw in Mr. Birdman’s house, one he deliberately hid and didn’t show, which subtly mentioned some secrets from ninety-seven years ago.
In the letter, Birdman highlighted that the three thousand Galleons were crucial to the Fire Dragon Reserve’s establishment and gradual development to today’s scale.
Without that sum, the Fire Dragon Reserve might have been long gone.
To be fair, Drools felt if he were Birdman, he might have made the same choice.
Using a legal Dragon Raising Certificate that only takes effect ninety-seven years later in exchange for the normal development of the Fire Dragon Reserve was a fair deal.
But the problem now is that he is not Birdman.
The person came with the IOU, and the signatory used retirement as an excuse to dodge all the trouble onto his current captain’s shoulders… who does he turn to for reasoning?
Besides, there was another thing that concerned him: Birdman subtly revealed that he once met Headmaster Dumbledore and mistook his identity, implying an apology was necessary.
Originally, this didn’t matter much; after all, ninety-seven years ago Albus Dumbledore was already present and an adult, meeting him wasn’t anything special.
But if you put these contents together with the Reserve’s circulating information, it becomes interesting.
According to their circulated information, the donor back then was a young man around twenty, accompanied by a white-haired elderly servant.
Drools instinctively looked up at the three figures before him.
If Newt is ignored, coincidentally, they are also a twenty-year-old youth and a white-haired centenarian.
Is it just a coincidence? It’s too coincidental.
Although dragon tamers are all physically strong, this doesn’t mean they are simple-minded. Drools isn’t a fool; he doesn’t think Birdman would intentionally write so many meaningless words.
And mistaking Dumbledore’s identity requires an apology… only two of them were there, and their identities were a wealthy youth and an unhealthy elderly servant. Whose needs an apology?
The answer is obvious, it must be the latter… as from the situation back then, saying Dumbledore was a wealthy youth had no issue at all.
Only mistaking the Hogwarts Headmaster, the greatest White Wizard in the Magic Realm, as a servant would necessitate an apology.
But it was 1899 back then, Dumbledore had just graduated, even with Birdman’s poor eyesight, he wouldn’t mistake him for an old servant, right?
Unless… the Dumbledore Birdman saw and what he saw were the same person.
Though Drools finds it hard to believe such an outrageous thing, all the information left by Birdman leads to this conclusion.
To be a bit bolder.
If not counting Newt Scamander, even the scene might be the same… a youth, an elder.
This is also why Drools returned now.
Birdman’s residence wasn’t far from here, just a few minutes round trip, but he took a full half-hour.
The extra time was spent convincing himself to accept this matter, while also hesitating whether to agree to the counterpart’s proposal.
Logically, if the truth matches his conjecture, the counterpart was exploiting a loophole, and the Fire Dragon Reserve could absolutely renege.
But the counterpart could also renege, since there’s no evidence, and with a Magical Contract in place, the Reserve is naturally on the losing side, even consulting the International Confederation of Wizards would be futile.
After half an hour of internal conflict, he finally decided to agree to the counterpart’s demands.
Moreover, the counterpart went through so much effort, they certainly wouldn’t give up because of his words.
Look who has come.
Newt, Dumbledore, both are influential figures in the Magic Realm.
And that Kael, the most troublesome one, though his status isn’t as prestigious as the other two, according to Charlie Weasley, he became a Senior Ministerial Assistant at the British Ministry of Magic before graduating, a genuine official position, not a low one either. He could even influence the Minister of Magic’s decisions to some extent.
If mishandled, this situation could evolve into an international dispute.
No wonder Birdman ran off, that *****
Drools cursed Birdman’s genealogy internally but maintained a calm appearance looking at Kael.
“Since it’s Mr. Birdman’s signed Magic Contract, our Reserve naturally has to comply. So you want to take the dragon eggs now?”
“If possible, definitely sooner rather than later,” Kael said.
He didn’t expect Drools to be so straightforward, but it’s better this way as it saves a lot of time.