Night falls.

The black veil in the sky had dissipated, and the old wizards gathered at the entrance of the hospital had also dispersed, and they had once again merged into the brightly lit city below, like water droplets falling into the surface of the lake, and there was no trace of it.

After a brief recollection, Grindelwald naturally returned to the secret abode of Paracelsus, protected by layers of magic.

Not surprisingly, the modest room had one more guest: an old wizard with a pair of half-moon glasses, a long, crooked nose, long silver hair and a draped beard—Albus Dumbledore, who had just arrived in Salzburg from London, England.

"I'm sorry, Gellert. I apologize for being late, and of course, as I told you at the Ministry, I'm sure you must have your own ......" Dumbledore got up from his chair and smiled gently.

"Hohenheim, is she okay?"

Grindelwald glanced indifferently at Dumbledore, his gaze straight past him, at the little silver-haired girl lying quietly on the soft bed in the room, as if Dumbledore were nothing more than a transparent person.

"No problem, this child sleeps deeply, and the life force in her body is far more powerful than we thought - after all, you know, half-blood wizards are usually like that. ”

Paracelsus, that is, Hohenheim, glanced at Dumbledore, who was deliberately ignored by Grindelwald, with some embarrassment, and shrugged his shoulders and replied, but there was not much surprise in his tone.

It has to be said that half-blood wizards do have a much superior physical quality over ordinary humans, and as probably the oldest doctor in the wizarding world at the moment, Elena's identity as a half-blood girl was recognized by Hohenheim almost the first moment she entered the room.

"It's okay. ”

Hearing Hohenheim's answer, Grindelwald's eyebrows relaxed, and the look on his face couldn't help but be a little soothed.

"Gellert, rest assured. She'll be better taken care of at Hogwarts, and now that I'm here, I'll be relieved to take care of the rest of the matter, and you can rest well. ”

Following Grindelwald's line of sight, Dumbledore looked at the sleeping Elena, frowned slightly, and was about to take a few steps forward to check the girl's condition up close.

Suddenly, a white curtain of light appeared around Dumbledore, trapping him in place.

"I'm sorry, I don't think you can take her yet. ”

Grindelwald casually fiddled with the wand in his hand and whispered.

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, drew his wand and waved, and the white curtain of light dissolved as quickly as ice and snow in the sun.

However, in between Dumbledore's magic, Gellert Grindelwald had already walked briskly to Elena's bedside.

Grindelwald stood beside Elena's bed, waved his wand casually, and an invisible layer of soundproof protection shrouded the girl behind him, blocking out all sounds and possible noise.

The wand belonging to a certain Ministry of Magic wizard who didn't have time to name slowly swirled around the old man's slender fingertips, and Grindelwald raised his head to look at Dumbledore for the first time since entering the room, and whispered.

I said...... Stay away from this child, don't you hear? She needs to rest now. ”

Whether it is words or actions, the rejection and hostility expressed by the original Dark Lord could not be clearer.

"Oh, that's not funny, Gellert. ”

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, his wand raised, his fingers subconsciously caressing the wood grain swirling around the wand, "She belongs to Hogwarts, and she has a full day of classes tomorrow." ”

"Oh, really, so that means there's no such rush back to Hogwarts Castle. Moreover, I haven't told you about the results of the past few days. Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, the wand in his hand swaying, intentionally or unintentionally, and the position of the tip of the wand kept changing.

Contrary to the seemingly calm expressions and conversations of the two, two high-concentration magical forces began to stir in the air.

"That...... Speaking of which, I suddenly felt a little hungry. I'm going to go out and buy some supper, why don't you talk first?"

Paracelsus looked at the two wizards who were facing each other, swallowed with some difficulty, and reluctantly glanced at the house where he had lived for almost a hundred years, and said cautiously.

He knew that all women were troubles, especially those with the blood of Meiwa, but fortunately he realized this early on, and was not chained to a tree for hundreds of years like poor Nick Lemay.

Dumbledore nodded apologetically to the owner of the house, "I'm sorry, can you leave us alone for a while." It's just some misunderstanding, and I don't think it will be long. ”

"It's okay, it's okay. Paracelsus waved his hand hurriedly, "I suddenly want to go out and hang out, I shouldn't be back tonight, don't think about mine." ”

- He also wants to live two more years to celebrate his 500th birthday, and if he gets involved in the fight between two of the most dangerous wizards of all time, or accidentally hears something he shouldn't have heard secrets, he may have to die later.

Click.

As Paracelsus' figure vanished into the room, the door closed slightly, leaving only Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and Elena in the room.

"Gellert, maybe we need to talk, what's going on? It's no joke. ”

Dumbledore frowned, his index and middle fingers together, and rubbed his brow vigorously, "You can't imagine the kind of pressure I faced when I heard the news of your escape from prison and the whole of Salzburg was enveloped by your magic—not to mention, the first two large holes I saw when I arrived at Neumengard Castle. ”

"In that case, why don't I tell you something funny and funny?"

The corners of Grindelwald's mouth curved, and he suddenly changed the topic, and said in a tone that seemed to be homely.

"You know, I almost died today, from a minor illness that Muggles call diabetic ketoacidosis - if it weren't for this kid saving me. ”

As he spoke, the old wizard casually pointed to the girl behind him, sat on the edge of the bed with a big grin, and carefully combed the hair on Elena's forehead, moving so gently that he was afraid of accidentally waking the girl from her sleep.

"Is this the case?Gellert, I don't ......" Dumbledore's expression changed slightly, and he opened his mouth.

After all, the time left for him was too short, from receiving the Austrian Ministry of Magic for help to his arrival in Salzburg in less than half an hour, not to mention, the entire Austrian Ministry of Magic could not even find anyone who could explain what was going on.

"Wait, that's not the most interesting thing. ”

Grindelwald grinned, raised his hand to interrupt Dumbledore's words, a trace of tenderness appeared in his eyes, and he took out four wands from his arms and shook them in front of Dumbledore, and his speech sped up a little.

"Because of your backsliding and sudden tardiness as a busy man in the wizarding world, and the fact that I, a useless old fellow, was in a coma on the way, this penniless little fellow who didn't speak German was stupid enough to fight with the officials of the Austrian Ministry of Magic in order to cure me...... Four adult wizards - What's even more interesting is that the only one currently injured in the whole incident is this stupid protein ball. ”

"If that's the case, then rest assured that I'll take care of all the aftermath and explanations, and Miss Elena Caslana won't be ...... from any Ministry of Magic," Dumbledore said without hesitation.

"No, I've taken care of it. ”

Grindelwald snorted, a hint of banter on his face, "Remember, there is no shadow of Elena in the whole incident. There is only one legendary Dark Lord, who is bored and comes out to chat with old friends and wander around by the way. ”

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Mutter~