Since the 18th century, there has been a specious legend in the American wizarding world, that is, the existence of the "Stewart Family".
As we all know, the Stewarts founded Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States from a small house. It can be described as a romantic magic legend between witches and Muggles.
However, because the famous couple only gave birth to twin girls themselves, and the boys they adopted did not change their surnames, the surname "Stewart" did not survive.
Yes, in theory, it is.
However, I don’t know if it’s true or not, but there are rumors that Stewart actually had an illegitimate Muggle child, who was already the first child before he even met his later wife, the witch Isolt Thayer. Ren's girlfriend is pregnant.
Of course, probably no one knows what the truth was back then. What kind of twists and turns, bizarre and charming emotional journey the legendary Muggle James Stewart had in the magical world is still unknown now. It’s nothing more than a series of gossipy chats.
But the fact is before our eyes - the Stewart family has indeed continued, and has been hiding behind Ilvermorny for many years, silently guarding the magic school established by the ancestors.
"...But please allow me to introduce myself—my name is John Stewart."
Seeing the middle-aged wizard with an unruly face in front of her suddenly straighten up and introduce himself, Minerva's first thought was, "It turns out that this guy can speak seriously like this."
But the next second, she reacted immediately.
"Are you the descendant of the 'Masonry Workshop'?"
As the headmaster's successor who was quietly trained by Dumbledore, and an older wizard with a lot of experience, Minerva was naturally exposed to many people and things that ordinary wizards had no way of knowing. She knew very well that there was indeed an unbroken lineage of the Stewart family in Ilvermorny in the United States.
Minerva even learned from Dumbledore that this family had many special features.
First of all, this is an extremely rare Muggle family that has always existed in the wizarding world during the stable period of the "Statut of Secrecy"! Although many wizards have been born to members of the Stewart family today, I wonder if the legendary Muggle genes of "James Stewart" are particularly strong. Even though some of his descendants often marry wizards, the Muggle members However, the proportion remains high.
Secondly, another characteristic of the Stewart family is that it can almost be said to be an inherited family specializing in wand makers.
Obviously, many people in the wizarding world know that James Stewart was an extremely rare Muggle wandmaker. There are only a few people like him in the entire history of magic.
But what is even more surprising is that most of Stewart's descendants are good at making wands. Since the founding of Ilvermorny, their workshop has taken over the wand needs of all new students. So much so that he forced a famous American wand maker to start traveling around the world as soon as he became famous and never returned to his country.
However, if others start to make random guesses about the Stewart family based on their superficial understanding, they will definitely make another miscalculation. Because the "workshop" of the Stewart family does more than just make wands.
In fact, it is basically a magic research institute under Ilvermorny College. In terms of work content, it is actually the same as the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic in various countries and Gringotts' Ruins Curse Unlocking Development Department.
As for the name "Mason's Workshop", which sounds a bit rustic, it is just because James Stewart himself was a Muggle stonemason back then.
"Yes, Ms. McGonagall." On the opposite side, John Stewart nodded, smiled and admitted frankly, "I am the leader of this generation of the workshop... To be honest, the responsibility is a bit heavy, don't you think?"
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This guy probably only suddenly became more serious out of respect when he announced his last name. At this time, he had returned to his careless look before, and even said casually to Minerva. I don’t know if it’s a joke or not.
When Minerva heard this, she quickly realized the implication of the other party's words - under the current disaster, even if the disaster has not spread to the Americas across the sea, the ephemeral demon As the number one magic school in North America, there are definitely not many things to consider.
Not to mention, the "Masonry Workshop" controlled by the Stewart family is originally a magic research institute affiliated with Ilvermorny. They must have already begun research on the magic disaster in Europe.
"Oh!" Suddenly, John seemed to have remembered something again, and shrugged, "I'm sorry, Ms. McGonagall, and about the Hogwarts Castle matter - my principal wants me to express it on my behalf. , I regret that you are unable to return to school for the time being! If necessary, we at Ilvermorny will also try our best to provide some help to the teachers and students of Hogwarts. This time we are also here specifically to help your school resist the disaster. Supportive.”
The two schools, Ilvermorny and Hogwarts, have a very deep connection. Although this so-called "origin" is somewhat rocky, in modern times the two schools can only be said to be more competitive than friendly, but the relationship between the two schools is But it can never be cut off.
Now that Hogwarts is in trouble, Ilvermorny is willing to provide help, which is right... In fact, this is not the first wave of help from the United States, is it
However, it was impossible for Minerva to completely believe what the other party said.
However, before she could think of how to speak, Snape, who had not said a few words beside her, finally opened his mouth again and said coldly:
"Help? Support? Just the three of you?"
It's not that Snape looked down on people, but the horror of the zombie disaster was right in front of him! What could these three wizards from the Stewart family do if they suddenly came over
Fortunately, since the other party said such things, he naturally wouldn't talk nonsense without any purpose.
"Of course it's not just the three of us," John Stewart didn't care about Snape's cold face and waved his hand casually, "My uncle Samuel Stewart went ahead of me... Oh, I think it's time We have already arrived in the UK. As for us... you know, I just came to you to talk... oh, it's the 'private matter' you said."
"snort."
Snape frowned slightly, but didn't say anything else.