Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Thunderbirds were most active in spring and summer, so this was when the United States saw the most tornadoes and storms.

Even though Evan didn’t particularly care about this kind of news, the frequency was such that he heard about it every year. News such as which State in the United States was hit by a tornado and how many houses and properties were lost.

The storm brought by the Thunderbirds caused heavy losses to the entire United States. Muggles believed that it was a natural disaster, irresistible, and accepted it calmly. However, wizards all knew what was going on. The Magical Congress of the United States of America set up a special department to deal with the storms caused by the Thunderbirds and subsequent events.

To put it simply, it was to clean up the mess of those Thunderbirds.

This department had the largest number of people in the entire MACUSA, and was also the hardest working.

Thousands of wizards were on standby to go to various parts of the United States at any time to drive back the Thunderbirds that had flown out of their territories, erase the memories of the Muggles who had seen the Thunderbirds, repair the affected areas, and minimize the damage…

The Muggles suffered heavy losses, and the wizards also expended a lot of energy, but so far there had been no good way to manage these disobedient and highly threatening Thunderbirds. Hunting them was impossible, and there was almost no hope of taming them. A congressman once proposed to transport them all to Africa, but in the end nothing came of it.

The fourth House of Ilvermorny was Wampus House, whose logo was a magical creature that resembled a cheetah.

The Wampus cat was fast, strong, and almost impossible to kill in the Americas.

Especially in the bloodthirsty Aztec civilization, in order to satisfy the needs of the gods they believed in and maintain a large number of human sacrifices every day, the entire empire was a war machine. They divided the warriors into ordinary soldiers, Eagle Warriors, Jaguar Warriors, and Wampus Warriors according to their own abilities and merits.

The eagle, jaguar and Wampus were also three animals worshipped by the Aztecs.

When an Aztec warrior who had just reached adulthood captured his first prisoner, he would be rewarded with a cloak with a scorpion or floral pattern; when he captured the second prisoner, he would be rewarded with a cloak with red edges; when he captured the third, he would have the right to wear a meticulously crafted cloak, called Jewelry Woven with Honor; when they captured the fourth prisoner and successfully sacrificed him to the supreme god they believed in, the sun god Tonatiuh, they would be qualified to become his servants and obtain the title of Eagle Warrior.

Eagle Warriors were middle and lower-level managers in the army. They could wear unique headdresses, get new weapons, special badges, additional clothes and ceremonial attire, and enjoy many privileges, such as tax exemption, concubines, and alcohol.

The lowest level Eagle Warrior could command one soldier. As the number of prisoners captured increased, the number of soldiers he could command also increased. After capturing the fortieth prisoner and successfully sacrificing him, he could be promoted to a Jaguar Warrior, which was a privileged class above the Eagle Warriors, the elite among the Warriors.

Jaguar warriors enjoyed more privileges, could enter the royal palace, and were eligible to eat human flesh.

This was a promotion path outside the aristocratic system. Regardless of one’s background, as long as one was strong enough, they had the opportunity to become a Jaguar Warrior…

Above the Jaguar Warriors were the Wampus Warriors. Only the strongest warriors, after rigorous selection, were qualified to become Wampus Warriors. They generally did not directly participate in battles but guarded the temples, protected the sun god Tonatiuh, appeared in sacrificial ceremonies, and were allowed to use some enchanted items.

Moreover, Wampus Warriors had the privilege of eating human hearts, a right reserved for the gods, emperors, priests, and nobles.

One could imagine the thoughts of the initial European colonizers when they landed in the Americas and encountered such a group of natives.

Not to mention, they also coveted the gold in the natives’ hands, and war almost immediately ensued…

Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was established in such an environment. The location of the school was originally the site of the largest temple of the Native Americans in North America.

The entire building was built along the mountain, with an imposing grandeur.

In the school hall, which was the main hall of the original temple, the statues of Indian gods were replaced by statues of iconic creatures representing the four Houses.

These statues stood there, each sixty feet tall.

Although Ilvermorny’s heritage could not be compared with the three traditional European Wizarding schools, anyone who came to Ilvermorny for the first time would be shocked by the ancient architecture and the four statues. It was said that among the four statues were four ancient sacred artifacts handed down by ancient Indians, which had powerful magic.

During the heyday of Grindelwald’s power, he had once invaded the United States in an attempt to obtain the four holy artifacts.

Evan found some clues in the books related to Grindelwald’s past history.

Historically, after obtaining the Elder Wand, Grindelwald caused havoc in Europe and then suddenly disappeared.

This was unusual, and no one knew where he had gone during that time.

Many magic historians sorted out the information after the war and speculated that he went to the United States. After analyzing this, they believed that he wanted to obtain Indian holy relics.

Undoubtedly, Grindelwald failed in the end, but the specific reasons had not been investigated clearly until now.

Among the information that Evan found, some mentioned Dumbledore, the world-renowned Magizoologist and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Mr. Newt Scamander, and his wife, former Auror of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Tina Scamander. Some people believed that the three of them were involved in the events back then.

However, Evan could not find any detailed records, and the parties involved remained silent about the past.

Later, because of the trial of Buckbeak, Evan became acquainted with Mr. Scamander. Out of curiosity, he specifically asked about this history, wanting to find out Grindelwald’s true intentions, and whether the four Indian holy artifacts, rumored to rival the Deathly Hallows, truly existed…

But he also did not get a clear answer. Mr. Scamander sent Evan an autobiography that had not been published publicly. It did not talk about those things, but instead described in detail his experiences decades ago in America with his wife Tina, Tina’s sister Queenie, and a Muggle searching for magical creatures.

This experience could be seen as the background story of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

In addition to learning a lot of information about magical creatures from it, Evan also gained a certain understanding of the American Wizarding world.

Although the existence of the legendary Indian artifacts remained a mystery, it was undeniable that the four huge statues inside Ilvermorny’s Great Hall were far from simple. At Ilvermorny, it was not the Sorting Hat that assigned students to their Houses, but these four statues.

Paul described the sorting ceremony to Evan. Every year, as the new students filed into the round entrance hall, the rest of the school watched from the circular balcony overhead.

The new students stood around the walls and, one by one, were called to stand on the symbol of the Gordian Knot set into the middle of the stone floor.

In silence the school then waited for the enchanted carvings to react.

If the Horned Serpent wanted the student, the crystal set into its forehead would light up. If the Wampus wanted the student, it roared. The Thunderbird signified its approval by beating its wings, and the Pukwudgie would raise its arrow into the air…

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