Chapter 103: An Old Friend Who Spanned Fifty Years
Gordo Town, Austria.
Dumbledore's appearance caused a lot of discomfort.
In the eyes of everyone in Godot, Dumbledore was the one who ruined their business.
They still remember Grindelwald standing on a high platform and raising his arms on those days when they couldn't see the light.
For the greater good!
What an inspiring slogan, how much effort they put into this goal, and Grindelwald was so heroic at that time.
If it weren't for Dumbledore, he would never have given up on a great cause.
Obviously, their group of people still has the ability to break the cauldron.
But a duel, a duel that seemed child's play to them, destroyed the cause for which the saints had fought for it.
Even if Grindelwald no longer closes his heart, he contacts them from time to time to comfort them.
They almost thought they had forgotten the pain of the past.
However, when Dumbledore actually appeared in Godot, they realized that they had not forgotten.
Not only did they not forget, but they remembered every bit of what happened in the past.
They didn't expect that after many years, Dumbledore would dare to set foot in this forbidden place.
Seeing so many people gathered in the town of Godot, many of them are old friends from the past.
There were so many familiar faces that Dumbledore was a little surprised.
He knew the news of Newmongaard, and he knew that many saints had gathered at the foot of the mountain to accompany Grindelwald to the end of his life.
But he didn't know that there were so many people gathered here.
Because Dumbledore believed that Grindelwald would keep the contract between them, he had only imprisoned him in the first few years of his imprisonment in Newmengard.
Dumbledore had paid attention to the place, and then when he learned that there were saints who had come to accompany their past leaders.
In order to avoid unnecessary conflict, Dumbledore withdrew the man who was being watched here.
He couldn't help but do it, after all, it was Grindelwald who had signed a contract with him, not a saint.
The saints obeyed Grindelwald's orders and chose to disband, so that the wizarding world could not push too much.
Those saints who have finally settled down are indispensable for those who have a fiery temper.
Grindelwald has imprisoned himself, and if they really treat people as prisoners, they will inevitably cause a new war.
The wizarding world can no longer withstand war, and being able to live in a corner of the country is already a good ending.
To be honest, if it weren't for Gretel's appointment to say that there was information about Voldemort, I would have to consult with him.
Dumbledore felt that he would never set foot in Newmengard again until he died.
In fact, after Dumbledore seriously raised his doubts, Snape had already decided to try to contact Gretel.
Fortunately, they mediated between the two and tried to buy some time for Gretel to develop.
In Snape's opinion, neither Glitter nor Dawn had the ability to confront Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.
After all, the Dark Lord, who once swept most of the British wizarding world, could only hide in the corner after being resurrected, for fear that Dumbledore would come to the door and destroy the group.
A group of teenagers trying to overturn the secrecy that weighs on the heads of the wizarding world is tantamount to a dream.
Although Gretel had a showdown with him, Snape still felt that they were not strong enough, otherwise, why bother to stir up public opinion.
In the wizarding world, as in the Muggle world, a big fist makes sense.
Since he chose a detour, it proves that no matter how perfect Gretel's plan is, his strength is still insufficient for the time being.
However, before he could figure out what to do, Gretel contacted him one step ahead of him.
also asked him to be an intermediary and make an appointment with Dumbledore to talk in detail.
Everything that happened in the past two days was challenging his cognition.
First, the Dark Lord sent him a message to slander Dumbledore, with Dawn and Gray as his primary targets.
Then Dumbledore came to the door and asked him to prove that Glitter was harmless to the wizarding world.
All this frustrated him, but before the matter could be resolved, his dear student contacted him again, saying that he wanted him to send a message to Dumbledore, and that the two were going to make peace.
At one point, Snape thought he was ill and had hallucinated because his head had burned out.
In order to solve this illusion, he poured several bottles of healing potions in a row, and then found Dumbledore against the dark cloud formed after drinking the potions.
——
Fortunately, the old guys in Godot were resentful, but restrained.
No matter how many fingers moved, at least he didn't really pull out his wand and launch a spell attack that spanned decades towards the hundred-year-old whitebeard in front of him.
He had contacted Grindelwald when Glitter had decided to make peace with Dumbledore for a while.
To be honest, without Grindelwald, the man who has been involved with Dumbledore all his life, Glitter really doesn't know if he can trust Dumbledore for the time being.
As the uncrowned king of the wizarding world, Glitter is really afraid that the old man Dumbledore will set some traps in the contract.
But with Grindelwald here, there's no need to worry about it.
In this world, apart from Dumbledore himself, the person who knows him best is, of course, his soul mate, Grindelwald.
Glitter wasn't afraid that Grindelwald wouldn't help him, especially after seeing that his lifelong dream could be realized.
He believed that Grindelwald would be able to make a wise choice between his personal emotions and his great cause.
Fifty years ago, he had already let down those who believed in him once.
But today, the dawn has appeared, and he will definitely not let it happen again.
……
When Dumbledore walked into Nymengard, he was dazzled.
More than ten storeys high, the castle that once served as a prison is now filled with various materials and documents in each cell.
In every cell, there is a saint who is immersed in research.
Even if Dumbledore, the enemy who had destroyed their cause in the past, had already walked in, they didn't have time to give him a pair of white eyes.
Step by step, the entire castle has been cleaned, and the fungus carpet that used to be carefree and hung on the castle wall has been cleaned up.
In Grindelwald's words, all the documents here, piece by paper, are more precious than their lives.
Even if Newmengard were to be destroyed one day, they would have to protect the research records here, which would open the door to a new world.
Grindelwald's cell, at the top of Newmengard.
After Gretel left last time, he gathered the elite of the saints and spent most of the day cleaning and repairing the place.
Today, the castle, which once served as a cage, is probably even more stable and solid than it was when it was first built.
The further up he went, the faster Dumbledore's heart rated.
Obviously, he has always shown himself to be calm, but after so many years, he thought that his heart had already stopped and the ancient well was gone.
However, the thought of the next thing he saw was a confidant he hadn't met for years, and he couldn't help but feel his heart beat wildly.
If it weren't for the appointment with Gretel, Dumbledore didn't know if he would have chosen to turn around and leave.
He was suddenly a little afraid to meet that person.
It's been fifty years, and when it all came to an end, they were both young to each other.
But now, Dumbledore looked at his white beard hanging down to his chest, and he was inexplicably a little emotional.
No matter how you go, there will be an end to the road.
One level further up is the top floor of Newmondgard.
Whether it's Grindelwald or Gretel, they're all there waiting for him.
Once he was still standing, Dumbledore quickly pulled out his wand and cleaned himself from top to bottom, not even the dirt and dust under his high-heeled boots.
He took out a comb from his pocket and carefully combed the messy hair.
The comb is made little by little from the horns that have fallen off the unicorn.
After washing away the grievances on his body, Hagrid made it by himself in order to thank him for his years of protection.
No one knew how Hagrid's big body with the palm of his hand like a fan could accomplish such a delicate thing little by little.
Taking a deep breath, Dumbledore stepped onto the final staircase.
……
At the same time, in the cell on the top floor.
Grindelwald got up early and began to toss himself, and in the morning, he changed an unknown number of clothes.
Fortunately, Mrs. Daphne has not given up on preparing new clothes for him for so many years, one set a month.
But before today, he hadn't worn it, and he had always been that sloppy look.
However, when he learned that Glitter said that he wanted to use Newmengard as a place for peace talks between him and Dumbledore.
Grindelwald contacted Lady Daphne, the only master of ready-to-wear in Godot overnight.
Decades of clothes, almost piled up on an entire penthouse.
I took the trouble to try it on, and I would say that the color was too bright, and then I would say that the color was unstable.
It wasn't until Lady Funnie's face turned black, and she said that if he didn't choose well, he would burn all the clothes here, that he finally settled on his clothes.
The dark green velvet magic robe is comfortable and smooth, and a pair of dark brown high-top and low-heeled leather boots are amazingly shiny.
The sloppy and sloppy messy gray hair that was about to rival the exploding head was finally properly moisturized and smoothly clinging to the top of his head.
When Dumbledore's footsteps stopped on the next floor, Grindelwald was still whispering to Gretel if his appearance was dignified enough.
It's a pity that he only got a white eye from Gretel.
But there's no time for him to tidy up now.
Dumbledore had already stepped up the last step and was about to go around the spiral ladder.
Grindelwald took a few quick steps and stood still at the door of his cell, his hands crossed, leaning on his abdomen, his eyes looking around the corner.
A corner of hazy blue leaped into Grindelwald's eyes first.
Looking up, the old face, the piercing silver hair, Grindelwald's heart thumped.
Fortunately, the pair of deep and dazzling blue eyes are still bright.
For a moment, he seemed to be back in Godric's Hollow, where the afterglow had shrouded him.
……
At the same time that Grindelwald saw Dumbledore, Dumbledore also saw him.
Even if he came out of failure, decades of depression still caused Grindelwald to be mentally depressed.
Even if two full years of nutrition have been replenished, the loss of decades is not at all possible in such a short time.
Grindelwald tried to look refreshed, but to Dumbledore, he looked like a candle that could run out of oil at any moment.
Even though Grindelwald had worked hard to tidy up his hair, the gray could not be concealed after all.
Albus (Gellert) ......"
The two of them shouted each other's names at the same time, and even though the two of them forcibly suppressed their emotions, their voices still trembled uncontrollably.
With a thought, Glitter dissipated from Grindelwald's cell and appeared on the floors below.
At the same time, the magic particles responded to his needs, isolating the entire top floor.
Glitter floated in mid-air with his arms crossed, watching a group of old men tiptoe up the spiral ladder.
One by one, they held their breath and listened to the movement on the top floor.
It's just that I just heard my confidants upstairs call out each other's names, and I can't hear anything from behind.
Before they could furlenish their brows, Glitter floated behind them and let out a heavy cough.
"Ahem~"
Everyone knows that when people are holding their breath and nervous, even the slightest sound will appear very clear in the ears of the person concerned.
Not to mention Gretel's heavy cough, at that moment, everyone who eavesdropped seemed to hear a thunderclap above the nine heavens.
Turn around and slip~
That was the only thought on the minds of all present.
They didn't even have time to blame the person for coughing, and the only thought now was to get themselves out of it quickly.
After all, the two people upstairs, no matter which one, they can't afford to mess with.
Turning around, they saw Gretel floating, and suddenly everyone's faces turned red, and they were caught by a junior at the scene of their stalking for gossip, which was really a bit deadly.
Fortunately, there is a shameless one in this group, Saini's grandfather, the brainchild of the saints.
Vladimir Dilgo, "Well, we're just here to ask if there's anything we need help with, and now it seems that we don't need to, we're going to get busy." ”
Gretel didn't mean anything else, he just didn't want people to disturb the meeting of the century.
Both of these men are old enough, whether it is Dumbledore or Grindelwald, even as wizards, they don't have much to live for.
Especially Grindelwald, decades of self-blame and self-consumption, even if you start raising it now, you don't know how many years you can live.
No one knows if this meeting will be goodbye forever.
At another time, Glitter would definitely not stop them from listening to gossip, after all, gossip is human nature.
However, this scene was only after Gretel learned that this was the world of Harry Potter.
I've been looking forward to it, and he won't let people spoil the atmosphere.
"Gellert, won't you invite me in for a seat?"
When Gretel, a big living person, left the cell, these two lifelong soulmates had already found out.
Hearing Dumbledore speak again, Glitter suppressed his excitement and silently leaned against the wall.
Small theater
A tabloid:
According to this newspaper, Mike Gretel, the supreme wizard of the All-Human Alliance, was born with delicate emotions, and once single-handedly bridged the rift between the former White Lord Dumbledore and the original Dark Lord Grindelwald, and made them enjoy their old age happily.
However, such a delicate Supreme Wizard still resides in the office of the Supreme Decision-making Department every day.
Whether there is no fixed place to live, or there is no place to get married.
This issue is of urgent concern to all humankind.
This newspaper has invited the famous emotional expert XXX to analyze it for us.
……
A few days later.
Magic Today
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