Chapter 1190: Indian Hallows
Ptarmigan is most active in spring and summer, so this is the time when the United States has the most tornadoes and storms.
Even though Evan doesn't care about this kind of news, he still hears about it every year because it's so frequent.
News such as which state in the United States was hit by a tornado and how many homes and property were lost where.
The storm brought by the Thunderbird caused the whole United States to suffer a lot, and the Muggles believed that it was because of the natural disaster, which was irresistible and accepted it, but the wizards knew what was going on, and the Magical Congress of the United States set up a special department to deal with the storm caused by the Thunderbird and the subsequent events.
To put it simply, it's to wipe the butts of those Thunderbirds.
This department is the largest in the entire Magical Congress of the United States, and at the same time the hardest.
Thousands of wizards are on standby to travel across the United States to drive back the Thunderbirds that flew out of their territory, erase the memories of Muggles who saw them, and repair the affected areas to minimize damage......
Muggles have suffered heavy losses, and wizards have been involved in a lot of energy, but until now there is no good way to deal with these disobedient and dangerous ptarmigans, hunting is impossible, and domestication is almost hopeless.
The fourth academy of Ivamoni is the Cat and Leopard Academy, which is marked by a magical creature that resembles a cheetah.
Cat-leopards are extremely fast and strong, making them almost invincible in the Americas.
Since ancient times, it has been considered a symbol of strength by the Indians, who worshipped it.
Especially in the Aztec civilization, which was famous for its blood, in order to meet the needs of the gods they worshipped, maintaining a large number of daily human sacrifices, the entire empire was a war machine, and they divided the warriors into ordinary soldiers, eagle warriors, jaguar warriors, and cat-leopard warriors according to their own abilities and merits.
Eagles, jaguars, and cats and leopards are also the three animals worshipped by the Aztecs.
An Aztec warrior who had just reached the age of capture was rewarded with a cloak with a scorpion or floral motif, a red-trimmed cloak for the second captive, a handmade cloak called a "jewel woven of honor" when they caught the third, and a fourth captive and successfully sacrificed it to the supreme god of the sun, Tonadieu, to become his servant and receive the title of Eagle Warrior.
Eagle warriors are the middle and lower ranks of the army, who are able to wear unique headdresses, receive new weapons, special badges, additional clothing and ceremonial attire, and enjoy many privileges such as tax exemptions, concubines, and alcohol.
The lowest rank Eagle Warrior can command a soldier, and as the number of captured captives increases, so does the number of soldiers who can command, and when the fortieth captive is captured and successfully sacrificed, he can be promoted to Jaguar Warrior, which is a privileged class above the Eagle Warrior, the elite of the warriors.
Jaguar warriors enjoy more privileges, access to the palace, and the right to eat human flesh.
This is a promotion path outside the aristocratic system, regardless of origin, as long as you are strong enough, you have a chance to become a jaguar warrior......
Above the jaguar warriors are the cat-leopard warriors, and only the strongest warriors are qualified to become cat-leopard warriors after a rigorous selection, and they generally do not participate directly in the battle, but only guard the temple, protect the sun god "Tonadhi", appear in the rituals, and are allowed to use some enchanted items.
Also, the cat-leopard warriors are entitled to eat human hearts, which is the prerogative of the gods, emperors, sacrifices, and nobles.
One can imagine how the first European colonists landed in the Americas and saw such a group of natives.
Not to mention, they also took a fancy to the gold in each other's hands, and the war began almost immediately......
The Ivamoni School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded in such an environment, on the site of what was originally the largest Indian temple in North America.
The whole building is built against the mountain and is magnificent.
In the school hall, which is the main hall of the original temple, the statues of the Indian gods enshrined were replaced by statues of symbolic creatures represented by the four colleges.
The statues stood there, each sixty feet tall.
Although the heritage of Ivamoni cannot be compared with the three traditional European magic schools, people who come to Ivamoni for the first time will be shocked by the ancient buildings and the four statues in front of them, and it is said that among the four statues, there are also four sacred artifacts handed down by the ancient Indians, which have powerful magical powers.
At the height of Grindelwald's power, he invaded the United States in an attempt to obtain the four artifacts.
Evan found some clues in the books related to Grindelwald's past history.
Historically, Grindelwald, who had obtained the Elder Wand, had wreaked havoc in Europe and then suddenly disappeared.
It's anomalous, and no one knows where he went during that time.
Many historians of magic have compiled the material after the war to speculate that he went to the United States, and analyzed it, believing that he wanted to obtain an Indian artifact.
Undoubtedly, Grindelwald failed in the end, but the specific reasons have not been investigated until now.
Among the materials found by Aven, some mention Dumbledore, the world-famous magical zoologist and author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", Mr. Newt Scamander, and his wife, Auror Tina Scamander, a former Auror of the Wizarding Congress of the United States, and it is believed that the three of them were involved in the original event.
However, Evan could not find a detailed account, and the person concerned remained silent about his past.
Later, because of the Buckbeak trial, Evan and Mr. Scamander met, and out of curiosity, he specifically inquired about this history, wanting to find out the true intentions of Grindelwald, and whether the legend has it that the four Indian Hallows, which were no weaker than the Deathly Hallows, really existed......
But he also did not get a clear answer, and Mr. Scamander sent back an unreleased autobiography to Aven, which did not say anything about it, but instead detailed the experiences of him and his wife, Tina, Tina's sister Queenie, and a Muggle who had been searching for a movement in the United States decades ago.
This experience can be seen as the backstory of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
In addition to learning a lot of information about magical beasts in it, it also gave Evan a certain understanding of the American wizarding world.
While the existence of the legendary Indian Sacred is still a mystery, it is undeniable that the four colossal statues inside the hall of the Ivamoni Auditorium are not simple at all, and in Ivamoni, it is not the Sorting Hat that assigns the students to their colleges, but these four statues.
Paul described to Evan the scene of the sorting ceremony, and each year, when the new students processed into the rotunda, the rest of the faculty and students watched from the circular terrace above.
The new students stood in a circle against the wall, and one by one they were called to stand above the Goldian knot carved into the center of the stone floor of the hall.
In the silence of all the teachers and students, everyone waited for the magical statue to react.
If the Horned Water Serpent Academy wants to recruit the student, the crystal set in the forehead will glow, the Cat and Leopard Academy will hiss if it wants a student, the Thunderbird will flutter its wings and fly, and the goblin will raise its bow and arrow......