Hogwarts, before you know it, the hour hand has passed twelve o'clock.

However, the lights in the principal's office have not been extinguished.

The conversation between the two old wizards at the top of the wizarding world was not over, and on one side of the Headmaster's desk were Grindelwald's bread, drinks, and desserts that he had bought from the Soviet Union—the Hogwarts kitchens had almost completely fallen, and the Headmaster's words were sometimes not always effective, let alone a supernumerary like Grindelwald.

“...... All in all, that's it. ”

Dumbledore sighed, his slender fingers tapping over the stack of incriminating evidence.

"The line between magic and science doesn't seem to be so clear, and Miss Caslana's experiments have shown that if a wizard correctly uses certain Muggle products to cast spells, it can be terrifying. ”

"It's just ordinary explosives, if so...... What about nuclear bombs?"

Grindelwald nodded thoughtfully, picking up a small biscuit and stuffing it into his mouth.

"I don't know, it's just the beginning. ”

Dumbledore shrugged, a deep sadness on his face.

"Maybe nothing will change, maybe there will be the same magnitude of the increase, or maybe it will become a more terrifying monster. However, the premise is that the wizard who assists in spellcasting needs to understand the principles of that Muggle weapon - haven't you known before, there are so many dense numbers that ordinary wizards can't grasp. ”

"What do you think...... Elena's little girl, is she an ordinary wizard?"

“...... Maybe?"

The two fell silent, and the only thing left in the room was the faint sound of wood burning in the fireplace.

After a long time, Grindelwald let out a sigh of relief and broke the silence.

"If you think about it, since the healing magic text [?] can be turned into a chaotic and furious power magic text in Elena's hands, it is not surprising that the muggle production of drugs for angina will be used to create dangerous explosives. ”

“......”

Albus was so tired that he wanted to retire Dumbledore shook his head and put the "nitroglycerin tablets" confiscated from the girls on the table into the bookcase behind him, he didn't even want to comment on the matter now.

"In the wizarding world, there are not many high-risk spells like this, and I know of at least ten or more types of war magic that are more terrifying than this one, so one more is not a big deal in my opinion......"

Glancing at Dumbledore with a smirk, Grindelwald stood up and continued.

"Albus, what you're worried about is what she said later—the confusion about the purpose of this magical research, and whether or not a new discipline should be established, right? After all, you've already seen the birth of two Dark Lords. ”

“......”

A wry smile appeared on Dumbledore's face, and he nodded silently and heavily.

"No, Albus, the kid isn't studying this for the sake of power itself. ”

Grindelwald picked up a small fried fish stick and shook it, and said slowly.

"Her goal from beginning to end was clear, to find a way to promote the fusion of magic and non-magic, to find a way to deal with the collision of magic and non-magic - before I get into that, I want to talk to you a little bit about the situation on the Soviet side. ”

"Soviets, didn't you say everything was going well over there?"

Dumbledore frowned, looking at Grindelwald with some confusion.

"That's right, and the problem is that it went too well. ”

Grindelwald grinned, and with a click, he bit the head of the fried fish strip in his hand, and his eyes were extremely cold.

"Not a single wizard has appeared to thwart our movements, not because of how successfully we have hidden, but because ...... The magical light of that land was about to be extinguished. ”

"The Soviet Union was founded in 1922, which is probably a long time for Muggles. But in the eyes of us wizards, it was still too short after all, let alone compared to the wizarding world. ”

"Of course, most of the wizards living in the Soviet Union did not have a sense of belonging to the Soviet Union. After these days of investigation, most wizards after the war, whether they were new or survived, did not have much affection for the Muggle government. ”

In this era, wizards' theoretical lifespans are still far greater than those of Muggles.

Even excluding the alchemists who used the Philosopher's Stone to increase the average lifespan of the wizarding world, as long as they did not die by accident, the average lifespan of wizards in the wizarding world was about twice that of non-wizarding Muggles.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that after World War II, the average life expectancy in the non-magical world today is only 60 years.

World War II not only killed nearly 90 million people worldwide, but also set the record for the worst wizard casualties ever recorded in the wizarding world - none of the previous wars between humans and all magical creatures were more devastating than the civil war between wizards.

And the death of a large number of wizards has caused not only a fault line in the magical civilization, but also a fault in the wizard population.

Although it is theoretically possible for children born of Muggle-Muggle unions to awaken magical powers, such as minor witches such as Hermione Granger, who were referred to as primordial in antiquity.

But in fact, the real part of more than 90% of the population of the wizarding world still comes from the inheritance of blood, both in the past, present, and future - thousands of years before Father Mendel began to play pea field, people have realized that at least one parent has a magical talent for the way of union, it is easier to give birth to a wizard.

After the war, wizards and Muggles who had suffered great war scars needed to recuperate and recover their populations as soon as possible, and in this regard, the Soviet high-level who had seen the power of the wizarding world naturally did not ignore this powerful fighting force.

Substantial encouragement of childbearing was the primary policy orientation of the Soviet Union after the war.

However......

"In any war, women are the majority who survive. This is true for the non-magical world, and the same is true for the magical world. ”

A cold banter appeared on Grindelwald's face, and he said with a sneer.

"The stupid and arrogant Muggle government, the victory in the war, and the great centralization of power, have made them forget the most basic respect and reverence for magic, and they seem to think that wizards are also part of their jurisdiction. ”

“...... So?"

Dumbledore's face changed slightly.

The mockery on Grindelwald's face was even stronger.

"Purges, or, according to the Soviets, purges – people are always more powerful when they attack their own people, even if it is a righteous country, heh...... Whether it's Muggles, or wizards......"

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Alas~the more you know~

The more I feel ~ hairy bear???? ~Died unjustly~

(End of chapter)