Unexpectedly, is it because of this reason?

Dumbledore rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, if he had time later, he would try his best to resolve the misunderstanding between Fawkes and Elena, it was not a way to go on like this.

Moreover, as far as he knew, in many ancient legends of the Demon Wind, the Boiling Wizard guessed that there was some kind of mysterious blood connection between the phoenix and the Meiwa who could transform into a firebird.

The old man raised his head and glanced at the delicate-looking mixed-race little girl, thinking that maybe he would give one more person and one bird some chance to get along in the future. After all, judging by the girl's rapport with her little owl pet, Elena is not the kind of child who hates and fears magical beasts.

"Professor Dumbledore, do I have anything dirty on my face?"

Elena tilted her head in confusion and looked at Dumbledore from the wooden spiral staircase, her long silky silver hair hanging down her shoulders, and the sudden cuteness of Nirvana made Dumbledore realize for the first time that it was not entirely for nothing that Bulgarian wizards defined Meiwa as a national mascot.

"Ahem" something, it's just that the letter has arrived. ”

After only a slight trance for less than two seconds, Dumbledore quickly came back to his senses, opened the letter in his hand and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth raised, and said with a smile, "It's good news, the temporary professor I found for you agreed, let's get ready to go." ”

"Oh. Elena pursed her lips in disinterest, and after a pause, she suddenly raised her head suddenly, "Go?!Where are you going?!! I thought I was teaching me magic in Hogwarts." ”

"Austria, Newmengard Castle, you've been there before. Of course, this time it may be at least four or five days∫ think about it, in this case, two sets of clothes, belongings ♂, and scales, of course, some base books must also be brought. ”

Dumbledore smiled lightly, tapping his index finger on the letter in his hand, and began to count the various items in a low voice, and it seemed that Elena would at least spend some time in that place.

Neumongard Castle, Austria?

"Wait"

A name instantly appeared in Elena's mind, and the girl gasped, and said slowly and thoughtfully, with a strong incredulity in her tone, "You can't be serious, right?

"First-year wizards are inherently weak in their resistance to spells, and Hogwarts is not without precedent for injuries at the beginning of the school year. Of course, your friends will have professors on their side to explain. ”

Dumbledore shrugged his shoulders and said with a nonchalant look on his face, as the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it was too simple to make a student disappear for a reasonable period of time.

"The key now is your attitude. ”

After a pause, the old man's blue eyes looked at Elena through the half-moon shaped lenses, fell on the girl's delicate face, and whispered, "If you don't want to, of course you can refuse." ”

"How could it be refused. ”

Elena looked down at the back of her smooth left hand, clenched her little fist and waved, and ran from the cover to the door, "I'm going to pack my bags." ”

With that, Elena opened the wooden door of the office and ran out in a hurry.

"Hey, kid, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing. What do you say, Fox?"

The old man smiled, turned his head to look at the fire that appeared next to him, and inquired as if he were facing a friend.

Fawkes let out a soft chirp that landed on Dumbledore's shoulder, and pressed her beautiful head against the old man's cheek, as warm as the sun, exuding a reassuring aura.

"Thank you, Fawkes. Dumbledore touched the beautiful creature that had been with him for almost fifty years, and was about to say something when he suddenly felt the soft body of the big bird suddenly stiffen.

Click.

The door to the principal's office, which had just been closed for a short time, opened again.

"Professor Dumbledore, could you please take me to the Hufflepuff common room? ”

Elena's head poked in through the door, with a slightly embarrassed but polite smile on her face, her eyes swept over the beautiful crimson bird on the old man's shoulder, and waved her hand in a friendly manner, "Hi Fawkes, it's nice to see you again." ”

Hearing Elena's voice, Fawkes turned his head and took a deep look at the silver-haired witch who had appeared in his office.

Before Dumbledore could speak, the phoenix let out a pleasant chirp, and without hesitation, it turned into a golden-red flame and disappeared into the office again.

"Looks like we'll have to find a different way to get to Newmengard Castle. Dumbledore sighed helplessly, after sending Elena away, he needed to communicate with Fawkes.

Neumengard Castle, Austria

Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, a cold, dark, and uninhabited castle rises above the cliff, and an extraordinarily tall tower is built near the cliff.

A towering wall surrounds the castle, blocking the possibility of most people trying to climb in.

"Like Hogwarts, Newmengard Castle has magic around Newmengard to prevent apparitions, so from here we have to walk in. ”

Dumbledore dragged Elena along the rugged trail, and the luggage was temporarily put away by the old man with magic.

Because of Phoenix Fawkes' strike, Dumbledore could only take Elena's apparition to the halfway point of the mountain, but fortunately, the distance from the castle was not too far.

"Speaking of which, Professor Dumbledore, why haven't I seen a single guard along the way? ”

The previous time, the two of them relied on the magical magic curtain of the phoenix to land on the tower. Thus, strictly speaking, this is the first time that Elena has observed the entire castle of Newmengard in its entirety.

Judging from the rugged trails overgrown with weeds and scarred by the rain, the place looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

"Neumungard is different from Azkaban in that the protective spell here works automatically without human guarding. What's more, no one can take him from here unless Gellert himself wants to. ”

Dumbledore panted and walked to the front, his wand flicking deftly in the air from time to time, and it was clear that it was not as defenseless as it seemed.

Elena blinked, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Professor Dumbledore, so what happened back then? Did you really defeat Grindelwald, and why did you mean that he was actually imprisoned in this place of his own volition?"

"It's just an ordinary duel between the witches, you'll know later∫ I've said it, and I'll tell you when you graduate. ”

Dumbledore glanced at the curious baby behind him who was asking questions all the way, and lightly blocked all the questions from Elena's mouth.

"Ah, here it is—"

Dumbledore suddenly stopped about a dozen meters away from the castle, so that Elena, who was following him, did not take a step and unintentionally bumped into the old man's back.

"Well, isn't it that far away?, isn't it possible that the castle will come with its own legs?" asked Elena, looking into the distance in confusion, rubbing her forehead, curiously.

"In a sense, you're right. From here to the door, there are checkpoints set by the European Ministry of Magic, and if someone sets foot on it, the alarm will be triggered. As for the other way to enter"

A complicated look flashed in Dumbledore's eyes, and he raised his wand and drew a complex trajectory in the air, and the entrance to the castle, which seemed to be more than ten meters away, quickly grew larger, and appeared in front of the two of them almost instantly.

Directly above the entrance to the gates of Newmengard Castle, a line of Grindelwald's famous quote is carved: "For the greater good".

It was this sentence that made all the people of the Demon Wind split into two factions and fought for several years. However, to this day, almost no one in the world knows that there is actually a complete text of this maxim, which has been enshrined as the credo of life by countless Grindelwald supporters.

A passage by Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and trusted patron saint of the wizarding world, first made a provocative point in a letter to Grindelwald as a young man.

This is also the reason why Dumbledore avoided the gate every time he came to Newmengard Castle, intentionally or unintentionally.

"I'm sorry," Dumbledore whispered with a hint of guilt and chagrin in his eyes, gently stroking the stone wall.

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Click here to view: Dumbledore's original letter to Grindelwald)

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rua~ I can't bear the number of words.,Heartache.。。

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