Chapter 309: A Chess Piece (Part II)
"Gifts...."
"That's what you're referring to, aren't you?"
Looking at the content of Grindelwald's message, Louis couldn't help but manipulate the werewolf clone, re-put the chess piece used to enter the Magical Congress of the United States into his sleeve, and savored the hidden meaning of Grindelwald's message.
Is he demonstrating?
Is it to appeal openly about the power he controls in the Magical Congress of the United States?
No!
Totally unnecessary!
But anyone who has not been out of touch with the entire wizarding world must know very well what the name Gellert Grindelwald means, so Grindelwald never needs to rely on others to show his ability, and he alone has a terrifying deterrent effect in the international wizarding world.
Therefore.
At the moment, it is not difficult for Louis to guess what Grindelwald's hidden meaning is.
Immediately afterward, Louis replied to the message with the same distillery mark, and asked as if the donkey's lips were not on the horse's mouth, "The Yankees who went to Hogwarts to find trouble.... Also the ones you sent out? ”
"Of course."
London.
Tumbledown Alley.
Grindelwald, who was still disguised as Mr. Burkin, was still disguised as Mr. Burkin, who was still in the Burkin-Burke magic shop, smiled at the question mentioned by Louis, and said: "In recent years, the pressure on the United States has been compared, and I always need to let them know through something that their so-called advantages are not worth mentioning in the eyes of some people. ”
"For example.... Dumbledore? ”
"Yes, like Dumbledore."
"But the people you sent out look a little stupid."
Combined with the current embarrassment faced by the Magical Congress of the United States, Louis analyzed from an objective point of view: "It's not a good idea to provoke Dumbledore, besides, because of the riots caused by the wolf blood potion in the world, your people have made the entire Magical Congress of the United States stand on the opposite side of the Ministry of Magic of many countries, are you losing too much benefit for this?" ”
"Louie, I'm glad you can analyze this from my point of view."
"But..."
After a slight pause, a little more playfulness suddenly appeared in the smile that appeared on Grindelwald's face, and then he said with deep meaning while playing with a beautiful ornament:
"But if I want to drain every ounce of the Magical Congress of the United States, I must erect a formidable enemy for them, otherwise these comfortable chatters will continue to be comfortable, and only by unanimating with the outside world can they be re-twisted into a rope."
"Now, depending on the situation, the effect I want is almost done, and then the pressure will turn to Dumbledore."
"You...."
"Does Dumbledore have a headache?"
"Yes."
Louis replied without thinking, and then vaguely speculated that Grindelwald had personally designed a plan for Dumbledore, and couldn't help but laugh:
"You're trying to exhaust Dumbledore, aren't you? If my speculation is correct.... Tom in your hands? ”
"Sure enough, you are my heir, Louie, I am very satisfied that you can think of this layer."
Grindelwald nodded with a little satisfaction at first, and then said with deep regret: "It's a pity, Dumbledore knows that this is a trap, but he still can't help jumping in, this is his most fatal weakness, and it is also the place where he is considered great by countless wizards, and it is easy to be used." ”
"What's even more terrifying is that Dumbledore never realized that time was his worst enemy, he was old, and many burdens could no longer be put on his own shoulders, such as your Hogwarts Professor Snape, Dumbledore could trust him and share a part of the burden with him."
"And yet..."
"Dumbledore, however, was a man of control."
Recalling the previous face-to-face exchanges with Dumbledore, Louis also sighed with deep regret, and said: "He has extremely limited trust in each Rao, and in the end he is only willing to believe in his own abilities, and never shares the secrets that he thinks are secrets, which makes Rao feel like..."
"Everyone who believes in him from the bottom of his heart is actually a pawn on his chessboard!"
"Yes."
Seeing Louis's evaluation of Dumbledore, Grindelwald frowned, and his mood turned out to be a little complicated.
Obviously.
Louis had a very pertinent assessment of Dumbledore, at least Grindelwald agreed.
However, since he was able to establish an extremely close relationship with Dumbledore in the first place, it undoubtedly means that Grindelwald and him are the same kind of people, and there are too many similarities in terms of personality traits.
And Louis told Dumbledore's personality traits, which made Grindelwald empathize with him and feel that he was seen through by Louis like Dumbledore.
Of course.
Grindelwald didn't want to dwell on the details.
So, after only a few seconds of sorting out his emotions, Grindelwald took a deep breath and simply threw out another topic: "Louis, can you take that step when Dumbledore begins to crave the vitality of youth?" ”
"I don't know."
Louis replied truthfully: "Dumbledore has always had a thorn in his heart, even if he longs to live longer and solve all his headaches, but if necessary, he will still choose to die, so your ideas may not be fulfilled in him." ”
"That's a shame...."
Inexplicably let out a sigh of emotion, Grindelwald left a direct message before ending the use of the distillery mark for communication: "Louie, if you are interested in the Magical Congress of the United States, you are always welcome to come in any capacity." ”
"Don't worry, I won't plan anything with your relatives and friends, and I don't have much interest in the Smith family."
"To repeat what I said earlier, you need more gifts, and I can give them to you anytime, anywhere, because.... You're my heir, you know? ”
didn't deny the identity of Chuanrao again in front of Grindelwald, Louis just replied lightly:
"Understood."
Then.
The arraignment of the two using the distillery mark has come to an end.
On the one hand, in order to make the magic analysis work go smoothly, Louis urgently needs to reduce the troubles in daily life, and contacts Lucius Malfoy, who is in charge of the power of Tumbledown Alley, intending to use the American Auror Thomas as a pawn to search for Voldemort's traces in the United States, and cut off the possibility of the second Dark Lord coming back in advance.
On the other hand, as the strange light in his eyes flickered, Grindelwald suddenly removed Mr. Borgin's disguise and returned to his original appearance, and the entire figure disappeared into the Borgin Burck magic shop out of thin air.
About a few minutes later.
The Borgin Burck Magic Shop, located in Tumbledown Alley, has two more figures.
Among them, Grindelwald, who was sitting behind the counter, looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and suddenly a smile intrigued his face rose, pointing to the exquisite ornaments he had placed on the counter at random before, and commanded:
"From now on, Mr. Borgin has hired a young wizard to work in the shop, and your identity is that shy and hard-working young wizard."
"What's the name..."
"Just like the young man who worked here back then, his name is Tom, what do you think?"
"Tom.... Scold! ”
Muttering the name "Tom", the wizard standing in front of Grindelwald smiled contemptuously and said lightly:
"So Tom...."
"It's also your pawn!"