Ginny's deeds indeed shocked Pabi and Vivi. In fact, even Annie and Cassandra were a bit taken aback by such things.
But then again, actually, Harry is also... well, pretty outrageous.
But there's no choice, after all, he is paying for the misdeeds he committed a hundred years ago.
They took a stroll around Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and then went on to other shops in Diagon Alley to purchase lots of travel supplies.
Harry didn't forget to give the snake monster Alfonso an extra meal, the poor thing had been forgotten in his wallet for a whole year.
Do you know how it managed that year?
Oh, it's not that hard; the snake monster can hibernate.
It ate a lot over the past few years and didn't have to worry about energy depletion at all.
After being awakened, Alfonso flatteringly hissed in Parseltongue, continuously flattering Harry with praises about his brilliant and heroic nature, among others, which was utterly nauseating.
The next morning, those preparing for the Antarctica trip gathered at number 12 Grimmauld Square.
But Antarctica is a bit too far; Apparition definitely won't get us there.
"Let's take a ship," Vivi suggested, "We can depart for Argentina first and then head to Antarctica... or we can depart from Australia, what do you think?"
"Australia," Hermione raised her hand and said, "Argentina... well, not on great terms with the UK, and we're all English people..."
Upon this mention, Vivi finally remembered the conflict between Argentina and Britain in the Malvinas Islands a few years ago—of course, the British call it the Falkland Islands.
This conflict made Britain feel worse than losing—it marked Britain's downfall into Little Britain and almost losing Northern Ireland, with the royal authority being just a facade.
If Churchill's spirit were aware, he'd probably strangle the Iron Lady in rage.
Britain's humiliating victory has become the hottest global topic recently. Let's see former Prime Minister Churchill's commentary on this from heaven. As always, the outspoken Sir Churchill frankly stated: "If Britain continues like this, it might as well throw away its face."
Churchill: You talk about the Navy, how many ships have been swapped out? Have they changed? Just the same old soup in a different pot! Marshal Mountbatten has a point too. What kind of fleet am I leading? I led a true Royal Navy! How many ships do you have now for me to lead? What's the level of the British navy now? Just a few ships, and you have the Queen Elizabeth as the flagship; can it take on that role? It can't, it lacks that capability, you know? Keep this up, and you'll lose to Argentina, then to T.P.L.A.C., then to Iceland, and then no one left to lose to!
"Then let's depart from Australia," Vivi said with a light smile, "I'm okay with that, departing from anywhere is fine."
Yes, that's true. Theoretically, you're Austrian; as long as you didn't fail to get into the academy (rejected version), it doesn't matter where you go.
"Before we set off, we need to make some Door Keys," Vivi added, "so if anything urgent comes up, we can use them to quickly return here, don't you think, Harry?"
"I have no objections," Harry said.
They made a few Door Keys and put them in the wallet.
The group used the Door Keys to arrive in Australia and rented a ship there.
However, before setting off, Australia is quite a fun place to explore.
"I really didn't expect..." Pabi marveled, "there's actually a magical creature zoo here... did the British Ministry of Magic really allow Australia to set up a magical creature zoo?"
As a Commonwealth country, Australia still hasn't had the chance to establish its own Ministry of Magic, so most wizards consider themselves as British.
"It's not open to the public," Harry chuckled, "let's go in and have a look first..."
Australia's magical zoo truly had some fierce creatures.
The first magical creature they encountered was a Runic Snake.
"Remember the description from the textbook?" Pabi said with a smile, "The Runic Snake, a three-headed snake originating from the small African country, Upper Volta..."
"That was its name more than ten years ago, Pabi," Vivi reminded, "after Thomas Sankara became president, he renamed Upper Volta to Burkina Faso..."
"Meaning 'The Land of Upright People,'" Hermione added.
"Oh," Pabi said, enlightened, "I really didn't know that... Muggles keep changing things, it's really chaotic."
Harry noticed that the Runic Snake, hissing and flicking its tongue, was about seven feet long, with an entirely orange-yellow body marked by black stripes.
Hermione continued the lesson, "I also remember Professor Scamander mentioned in the book that because this snake is so conspicuous, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Magic specifically made some forests unmappable for its exclusive use, to prevent being discovered by Muggles."
"Oh, speaking of Newt," Pabi suddenly laughed, "he often uses magical creatures to describe people—remember his wife Tina? When he first praised her beauty, he said his wife had eyes of a Fire Salamander."
Upon hearing Pabi's words, everyone was first stunned, then burst into laughter.
"Professor Scamander is actually that kind of person," Hermione said, wiping away tears from laughter, "I really didn't expect him to be... to be so... indescribable."
"Yes," Pabi continued, "when he praised Tina's foresight, he didn't just say so directly, but instead, he said she is 'the middle head,' can you guess what he meant by that?"