Chapter 17: The Boy with Stars in His Eyes (Happy National Day, Asking for Monthly Tickets and Recommendation Tickets)
"Gellert!"
The mutation happened too quickly, when Dumbledore had just come back to his senses from painful memories.
Grindelwald's shriveled palm was already pressed against Arthur's shoulder.
Seeing that Grindelwald wanted to use Apparition to take Arthur away, Dumbledore immediately raised his wand and cast a spell on Grindelwald.
Rumble!
The magic of the riot interrupted Grindelwald's apparition in an instant, but not completely.
"Arthur!"
Dumbledore ignored Grindelwald as he fell to the ground.
He tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and looked up at the top of his head, his blue eyes emitting a magical light, when he realized that Arthur was not teleported too far.
Only then did he rein in his magic and was about to settle accounts with Grindelwald.
But at this time, Grindelwald turned over, held the wand beside him, and laughed wildly.
"Albus, you're getting old too!"
After saying that, he didn't wait for Dumbledore to react, his figure twisted and disappeared into thin air.
"Albus, you know, it's very dangerous to be silent..."
It all happened so quickly that when Minister Fudge finally made up his mind, he realized that Dumbledore was the only one left in front of him.
"Cornelius! I need a reasonable explanation! ”
Dumbledore's angry face had not yet disappeared, and he looked around at the surrounding wizards of the Ministry of Magic who had been reduced to the background, and said to Fudge in a deep voice.
"It's... It's not what you think. This..."
Fudge, who felt that he was at a loss, wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling the anger of his old friend, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.
The old man in front of him is the most powerful white wizard today.
His anger was not something that any of the wizards present could withstand.
"You've betrayed the agreement between you and me, and I think it's time for us to sit down again and have a good talk."
......
In the barn of an abandoned farm in the northern suburbs of London, several black-robed wizards silently bowed their heads.
No one dared to speak, or do anything.
Because they had followed their masters for many years, Lord Grindelwald stood with his back to them.
Suddenly, a birdsong came from outside the barn, and a black-robed gray-bearded man appeared in front of Grindelwald.
"My lord, as you might expect, I won't find St. Mary's Orphanage. What do we do next? ”
The old man with the greybeard bowed to Grindelwald and said.
He was the one who followed Abernethy from Grindelwald in the early days of his rise.
"Go, first break your oath and leave Newmengard, and then come to his territory without saying hello. If you don't leave, that guy will be very angry. ”
"He's got gray hair, and I don't want him to be a bald old man yet. That's not the greatest wizard in the hearts of the world. ”
The bad news from Abernethy didn't make Grindelwald angry.
He looked in the direction of Hogwarts and smiled meaningfully.
"Your Excellency... Where do we go next? ”
"Outdated means are not available in this world that is about to change, so fight him for the same means."
Grindelwald's inexplicable words puzzled Abernothery, but the adult in front of him was always more distant than anyone else.
"Let's go, it's been a long time since I've been back to my alma mater. It's a shame to hear that he's now controlled by a Death Eater..."
The young bird hovering around the barn shook its head in confusion, not understanding how the humans had managed to disappear into thin air.
......
The afterglow is reflected on the park's only small river, and the orange light in the clear water is particularly bright.
Hermione Granger, sitting on a wooden bench by the river, pouted, and threw the book aside in her hand in annoyance.
"What a nasty guy, why do you want to name the heroine after me? Just use it... Why should it be portrayed as ordinary-looking, and a pair of front teeth! ”
Hermione glanced angrily at the author's name on the cover of the book, Arthur Pendragon.
Hermione became even angrier at the sight of the name.
"I dare to use my own name, but I don't dare to use my real name. Arthur, Arthur, King Arthur wouldn't do such a nasty thing! ”
Hermione scratched her hair angrily.
Suddenly, she thought of the girl in the book with the same name as herself.
Thinking that she was portrayed as not caring about dressing up and her hair was messy, Hermione hurriedly began to comb her messy hairstyle again.
"Harry Potter, Professor McGonagall, Hogwarts, this nasty author, must be from the wizarding world. When I go to Hogwarts, I'll be sure to find out who you really are! ”
After arranging her hair, Hermione reluctantly held the Harry Potter Philosopher's Stone in her hand, which had been left out in the cold.
Though... The heroine's name makes her angry, but this novel about Hogwarts is much more interesting than the Hogwarts: A School History.
The child who never died, Harry Potter, is no longer shrouded in mystery.
The little wizards she thought knew a lot of magic also needed to learn from the basics...
After watching "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Hermione, who was still a little nervous before, is now full of confidence.
She believes that she has always been excellent and will not become a bad student in the mysterious Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Those children of wizarding families may not be as good as her.
Thinking of this, the smile that could melt the heart returned to Hermione's face.
She glanced at the novel in her hand again, looking at the orange light reflected on it.
She suddenly realized that she had been out for too long and that it was time to go home and finish eating.
"Huh?"
Just as Hermione stood up and was about to walk in the direction of home, a handsome young man with short black hair and short white sleeves caught her eye.
"There seems to be a starry sky in his eyes..."
Hermione walked a few meters forward to the edge of the creek and looked at the boy who was also standing by the river, her gaze in his eyes seeing something she had never seen before.
Deep as night, mottled and shining, like a milky way.
The white and clean face was a little emaciated, but it did not affect the handsome temperament on his body that was as muddy as mud.
Like a son of God who has just fallen into the earth...
Hermione had never seen anyone her age like this, and her curiosity forced her to move cautiously towards the teenager.
Lips slightly opened, words Hermione couldn't hear.
She guessed that the boy should be singing some kind of melodious song.
"The detection of the covert Grindelwald and others saddled me with another 10,000 pounds, which was converted into Galleons... It's about 2000..."
"Looks like I need to work harder..."
"Those ways to make a lot of money are written in the law..."
"I still write books with peace of mind..."
"Thank you... I don't understand why you're obsessed with money......"
Arthur looked at the strange river in front of him and whispered to him/her.
"You are?"
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps around him caught Arthur's attention, and he looked for the sound to find a young girl watching him.
The long hair of the thick brown shawl and the big eyes that exuded a curious light gave Arthur a sense of déjà vu.
"Hello! My name is Hermione Granger and my family lives nearby. I don't think I've ever seen you before, are you new here? ”