"Gellert Grindelwald must not be in Hogwarts Castle, this is the bottom line for the entire wizarding world. ”

"Of course, but it doesn't matter if it's an old wizard named Otto Apocalypse, right? Naturally, the evil Grindelwald will be defeated by you once again and imprisoned in the prison of Newmondard Castle. ”

Grindelwald shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively, and the old man was quite satisfied with the pseudonym that Elena had given him. (Note 1 expands here)

"Apocalypse? is an unmodest name, but it fits your style very well. However, a simple pseudonym is certainly not enough......"

Dumbledore groaned for a few seconds, shook his head with a smirk, and refused without hesitation.

"To enter Hogwarts, you also need a reasonable status that can be used in the wizarding world - the school's directors and the Ministry of Magic will not allow a wizard of unknown origin and a blank past to enter Hogwarts Castle. ”

"Oh, that's so easy. ”

Grindelwald looked around and smiled, his tone relaxed and casual.

"What do you think, Hohenheim? Or rather, Paracelsus, Phillips, Orioles...... Anyway, he has always had a habit of using a pseudonym. And believe me, with my relationship with Paracelsus, he who lives in Salzburg will never come forward to question my identity. ”

Sure enough, one of the worst decisions poor Mr. Paracelsus has ever made in the past few hundred years is that he should not choose Salzburg as his last place of seclusion.

"Hehe......"

The corners of Albus Dumbledore's mouth twitched slightly, looking at Grindelwald with a look of "I have a very good relationship with Paracelsus", and tried to hold back the sarcasm that slipped to his lips - for this kind of wicked person, no matter how mean the mockery is, it may seem to him to be a compliment, right?

"So, any questions? ”

Gellert Grindelwald's wand lightly touched himself, his facial features changed slightly, and he cleared his throat in imitation of Paracelsus's tone.

"Or, uh-huh...... Normally, they're more used to calling you Professor Dumbledore, when are we going back to Hogwarts, and which position do you think I'm better suited for?"

"Just call Dumbledore. ”

Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald, who had changed his face, frowned and shook his head, and did not hesitate to point out the loopholes in Grindelwald's plan.

"The Ministry of Magic won't be so stupid, at the same time that Grindelwald reappears, an old wizard who has disappeared for a long time appears at Hogwarts, there will always be smart people who will notice that something is wrong, and when the time comes, ......"

"Since he is really a smart man, he would not even think to verify whether Paracelsus is Grindelwald or not. ”

Gellert Grindelwald waved his hand nonchalantly, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he shook his fingers regretfully.

"After all these years, Albus, you still have no political talent at all - questioning the greatest wizard of our time, exposing the most dangerous Dark Lord of our time, if there is such a stupid guy, maybe the Ministry of Magic will kill him before we do. ”

Looking at the original Dark Lord with a smug face, Dumbledore sighed helplessly, and suddenly felt tired—suddenly wanting to retire.

"I think even the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Minister of Magic in the United Kingdom, may be a bit condescending to you. Your most suitable position is the dragon guarding the vault underground in Gringotts. ”

"Dragon? You don't mean to say that you're the only one who defeated the dragon and saved the world. ”

Grindelwald pursed his lips disapprovingly at Dumbledore's analogy, with some dissatisfaction in his tone, "Also, read less Muggle fairy tales, and don't compare me to those stupid lizards." ”

"No, I'm the one who changes. ”

Dumbledore sighed lightly, looking at the magical light and shadow outside the window, with a deep emotion in his eyes, "Actually, sometimes I still envy you......"

That's when —

“rua~”

A milky little monster scream rang out from the house.

Elena's delicate little face suddenly wrinkled, as if she had encountered something unhappy, subconsciously hugged the small pillow, closed her eyes, and bit the corner of Grindelwald's clothes sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Don't run ...... big meat steak"

“......”

Grindelwald subconsciously stiffened, lowered his head and glanced at the white-haired ball beside him who was grinding his teeth in his sleep, and raised his head to look at Dumbledore, with a strange look on his face.

"Albus, you envy...... I didn't expect that after all these years, you would actually develop such a strange hobby. ”

"You know I'm not talking about ......" Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald who deliberately diverted the topic, his expression was a little helpless, in his impression, the last time he saw such an indecent Grindelwald was decades ago.

"Oh, no. The Wiener schnitzel I bought for Elena earlier fell on the ground and I forgot to take it with me. ”

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, Grindelwald's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt Dumbledore's words again, and said with an anxious expression.

"Albus, you should go out and have a look now, you should be able to buy something to eat, of course it would be best if you could buy Wiener schnitzel - you should know a little bit about this child's character, if you wake up and find that you have no food, something terrible will happen......"

This time Grindelwald didn't just want to digress the topic, it was the crucial rule of peaceful coexistence that Grindelwald had come up with after four days of living with Elena at Newmontard Castle - never confront a starving white-haired ball.

If this cute little monster is starved and crazy, Grindelwald won't be surprised by whatever she does.

You know, Elena Kaslana is not the active little witch she was a week ago, and the lethality and destruction she can inflict have changed dramatically after mastering the two derivative spells of the uruni script, as well as the various forms of explosive charms (although Elena prefers to call them equivalents).

"Gellert, do you feel that you are paying a little too much attention to this child?"

Dumbledore glanced at Elena, who was biting the "big steak" in her dream, and shook his head with a dumb smile, he didn't expect that after decades, Grindelwald would actually show such a side.

If those officials in the international wizarding community had seen this, they might never have thought that Gellert Grindelwald was a demon king who was extremely dangerous in today's world—after all, no matter how you look at it, he was just an old man who spoiled his granddaughter.

However, Dumbledore was very happy to see Grindelwald's change, smiled slightly, and nodded approvingly without waiting for Grindelwald to answer, and added along with Grindelwald's words.

"But you're right, it's a terrible thing for a little girl of this age to cry – something I've learned in my long teaching career. ”

"Crying? Okay...... Barely counted. ”

Grindelwald recalled the scene when the girl once brandished a kitchen knife and directly smashed the wooden cutting board, shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly - in order to surprise Dumbledore, he also needed to hide the learning progress of the little group as much as possible for the time being.

"Wiener schnitzel, right, I see, what else?" Dumbledore looked at the sky that had completely darkened, nodded, and walked out the door.

"Anyway, buy as many as you can...... By the way, when you go to dinner, you'd better cover your face or stagger the shops with the Deathly Hallows logo - or I'm afraid you'll be whipped all the way back with a wand. ”

"I don't need you to remind me of this, I'll be back in about a quarter of an hour. Dumbledore gave Grindelwald and Elena a meaningful look, waved his hand and turned away.

After waiting for about a minute or two, Dumbledore's figure disappeared behind the door, and Grindelwald patted Elena's little head gently.

"Alright, little girl, you can spare my poor clothes now—I have to say, your ability to pretend to sleep is really poor, and you can't hide it from me and Dumbledore. Say, is there anything you want to say to me alone?"

"Yes, of course...... Let's talk about how to fight back. You won't forget how this old radish deceived you a few days ago, right?"

The next moment, Elena's eyes opened suddenly, and her eyes flashed, "I'm good at doing things, but how to give Professor Dumbledore a headache just right, this point needs the guidance of professionals." ”

As an excellent girl, holding grudges has always been one of Elena's most notable characteristics.

Since Dumbledore had the audacity to leave her alone at Newmengard Castle, he should have been prepared for a heart attack—even if she had been having a pretty good time these days.

"Don't worry, when it comes to dealing with Albus, there's no one in the wizarding world more experienced than me. ”

Grindelwald smiled triumphantly, he admired Elena's character more and more, such a child could never be the next Dumbledore.

"We're sure to have a big surprise for Albus. ”

"How can it be enough for just a surprise, one a month? After all, we are not demons, so Professor Dumbledore has a buffer time. ”

"I think the frequency of one surprise a month is good, and since that's the case, it's better to do it on holidays. ”

"Hey, actually, I'm planning to count the number of holidays separately, what do you think?"

"Genius idea, you are really a natural little demon king......"

"Hey, hey, each other, still need your guidance......"

The old and the young glanced at each other in tacit understanding, and a happy smile appeared on their faces at the same time.

At the same time, on the streets of Salzburg.

Dumbledore, who was looking for a Viennese schnitzel restaurant, shuddered and couldn't help but shiver, and an inexplicable palpitation suddenly welled up in his heart.

Why, suddenly, for no reason, the idea of early retirement arose again.

Maybe it's because Grindelwald's situation today touches him a little?

Dumbledore shook his head, as the headmaster of Hogwarts, he was indeed too old.

When Elena graduates, he should probably seriously consider handing over the position of principal.

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Mutter~