Such a terrible thing is happening all over Europe at this very moment!

In London, in Paris, in Amsterdam......

In all the big cities, the wizards who were hidden in the dark, the Grindelwald believers, they were now exposed.

Many of them probably hadn't even met Master Grindelwald once...... But this does not mean that they worship him fanatically, and identify with his ideas.

These thousands, if not tens of thousands, of wizards are Gellert Grindelwald, who has spent the past fifty years making the layout-

Ever since the victory in the duel with Albus Dumbledore in Berlin fifty years ago, everyone thought that the winner of that duel, the future ruler of all of Europe, and indeed the wizarding world, would turn the entire wizarding world upside down.

But it turns out that the changes are not earth-shattering, but gradual and little by little......

He was not in a hurry at all, on the contrary, he was always patient.

Gellert Grindelwald slowly changed the minds of a generation of wizards primarily through education......

This is also the reason why he came to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to be the headmaster after his victory. Because Hogwarts is the most famous school of witchcraft and wizardry in the whole of Europe (the headmasters of the other two schools of witchcraft and wizardry in Europe have long been replaced by Grindelwald).

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Except, of course, from ideological infiltration. For Grindelwald, the more important thing was the infiltration of the Muggle world and the suppression of opponents.

As Grindelwald told his followers on Victory Day fifty years ago -

Muggles did not know wizards, not only because of their ignorance, but more importantly because of the mysteries of the wizarding world.

Much of this is due to the existence of the International Wizarding Secrecy Act, as well as the control of ministries of magic...... It is precisely because of this ignorance that the wizarding world is truly powerful.

Therefore, the existence of the International Wizarding Secrecy Act is not only to protect the lives of Muggles, but also to maintain the "mystery" of the wizarding world.

It is precisely because Muggles are ignorant of the wizarding world as a whole that they are not curious or consciously aware of the existence of another world.

But once the "mystery" between this no longer exists...... When the Muggles began to deliberately search for the wizarding world, then the greatest advantage of wizards disappeared';

This terrible disadvantage, no doubt, lies in their numbers.

The number of wizards was too small, at least for the number of Muggles.

Britain has a population of more than 60 million, and the number of wizards in it can be 3,000, 5,000, or at most 10,000...... If it's the turn of the number of people, the wizards look a little unworthy.

The life of any wizard is incomparably precious......

This has always been Grindelwald's core point.

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And once the wizarding world loses its "mystery" and the Muggles know about its existence, then everything will be terrible.

No matter how powerful a wizard is, he can't deal with countless times as many vicious Muggles......

What's more, the vast majority of adult wizards are not powerful at all...... They are only proficient in some household magic and everyday magic, and many are unable to use even a good disarming charm or iron armor charm.

How many Muggles can such an adult wizard deal with?

Maybe when he meets someone who is a little stronger, he will panic and can't do anything......

This is not surprising, because in the wizarding world, there is no pressure to survive.

As long as you're a wizard, no matter how lame, stupid, or bad grades you get in school...... You still won't face any pressure to survive. With just a little simple magic, you can survive in this world easily and comfortably, without any problems.

Strictly speaking, the means of production in the wizarding world are too developed, and life is too leisurely...... This kind of leisure makes them lazy and makes them lack "self-motivation...... In other words, they have lived a pampered life for too long.

It's an unsolvable question, even for Gellert Grindelwald.

So once a full-scale war breaks out and the wizarding world is completely exposed, it will be the worst situation......

What does total war mean? It means that the "elite" wizards will die almost one less (many of the Muggles' weapons are enough to inflict damage on wizards), and it is difficult for him to expect the "ordinary wizards" who are unable to use the disarming charm or the iron armor charm to finally rise to the top, and it is even more nonsense to expect the young wizards to grow up as soon as possible.

Fortunately, before this, the "mystery" of the magical world had been well controlled.

That's where the Ministry of Magic comes in.

Their mission is to disguise the existence of the wizarding world and avoid Muggles discovering it......

But this practice is undoubtedly "drinking to quench thirst", Gellert Grindelwald has always thought so.

Muggles developed, fast, unbelievably fast.

A thousand years ago, they were still fighting with cold weapons......

Five hundred years ago, they could already use small tubes similar to wands as weapons, although the shape of those pipes at the time was somewhat ridiculous......

By a hundred years ago, their "magic wand" had grown to the size of the palm of their hand......

And the closer the timeline gets to the present, the faster the Muggles develop-

Fifty years ago, they already had a weapon capable of destroying the city, and if that weapon were used around Hogwarts (normally Muggles would not be able to enter Hogwarts, but they could get close to Hogwarts), the entire Hogwarts campus, from the Forbidden Forest to the Black Lagoon, would be reduced to ruins in a matter of seconds...... All the teachers and students will die in an instant, in flames hotter than the sun......

There's no doubt that it's scary......

The current Muggles are indeed not a threat to wizards...... the existence of the International Wizarding Secrecy Act and the Ministry of Magic can still protect the mystery and safety of wizards.

But what about the future?

What if one day it was the Muggles' turn to discover the wizarding world?

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There is no doubt that, as previously stated, would have been a catastrophic end......

By the time the Muggles discovered wizards, they would have the tools to crack some magic.

The mystery of wizards was gone, and they had not woken up from their former pampered lives, so how could they be opponents of Muggles who were thousands of times more numerous?

At that time, the situation between Muggles and wizards will change drastically.

The biggest difference, however, is that Muggles are not as "benevolent" as wizards...... Muggles, for their part, would exterminate wizards who were capable of resisting, and then imprison the remaining wizards in zoos with ordinary animals.

Gellert Grindelwald gently lowered the cigar in his hand.

At this moment, he was sitting in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, at his desk.

In normal times, he rarely comes here...... Because he was not welcome here, the portraits of the old headmaster on the walls never stopped invecting him.

And these portraits are not something that can be easily removed...... Although Grindelwald didn't care about the invective, it was always a bit annoying.

All that was before was what he had seen in the prophecy—

Future!

This is the final end of the wizarding world.

Prophecy is a very special ability. Being able to see through the mysteries of the future is no ordinary talent......

But Gellert Grindelwald was born with this ability.

But unlike the average prophet, Grindelwald didn't believe in the future...... Prophets often make themselves mysterious, which is why they are killed, even Kassandra Trelawney, Grindelwald's most respected mentor......

For Grindelwald, prophecy is nothing more than a means...... It's just a method of auxiliary......

If you see an unpleasant future, the most suitable choice is definitely not to become crazy and neurotic because of it...... As a true prophet, he only uses everything he sees as a reference, not a real future......

It was as if in his eyes, he saw his own end, in that duel in 1945, when he was finally defeated by Albus Dumbledore......

When he didn't become depressed because of this, on the contrary, he has been trying to change this outcome in the future...... In the end, he did it, and succeeded in changing the so-called fate...... He seized the most precious opportunity, defeated Dumbledore, and finally looked at fate with a mocking smile......

Therefore, he did not "take seriously" the final ending of the wizarding world.

The struggle of the past century is based on this!

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In order to change the future -

In fact, it's a future that most wizards don't believe in...... Many wizards pay lip service to the idea that all creatures are equal, but they are born with a sense of superiority...... They looked down on Muggles at all, thinking they were stupid and backward!

In fact, the same is true for many of their most loyal believers...... Grindelwald is well aware.

But as the most powerful wizard in all of Europe, he himself never showed the slightest contempt for Muggles—

Grindelwald takes Muggles very seriously!

The only option was to enslave and destroy Muggles before they were really strong enough to resist magic......

This is the most difficult thing.

The wizarding world has never been united, but very scattered...... Many wizards simply believe that Muggles should be slaughtered, they are lowly creatures, and there are many wizards who believe that Muggles should be close, that they are the closest microbes to wizards, and that they are friends with wizards (although similar to the former, they also have a strong sense of "superiority" as a magical race...... What they have in common is that they probably don't have any brains......

Uniting all forces that can be united is also Grindelwald's purpose.

He would never give up on any wizard and would always feel that they were worth saving......

But there are wizards who are incredibly stubborn, such as Albus Dumbledore, such as the recently dead Horace Slughorn.

If you don't have a united, go to war with Muggles, and it will become Grindelwald against the Wizards and Muggles.

If the day of war comes, there will still be many Muggles in this world who are close to wizards...... So what's coming?

Wizards who were cornered and close to Muggles...... Their last choice would only be to take refuge in the Muggles they were "close to".

At that time, the mysteries of the wizarding world will disappear completely...... Wizards who are close to Muggles also have a deep understanding of the wizarding world...... Under their "lead", Muggles will be unimaginably terrifying.

Just as Grindelwald had imagined before, drop a bomb in the Black Lake that would destroy the city...... Then the whole of Hogwarts will be gone.

For the entire British wizarding community, once Hogwarts is gone, they will lose decades of the future!

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If you really want to start a war against Muggles, the most crucial choice is to eliminate all opposition from within.

The most typical, like the Order of the Phoenix, and many other Muggle-friendly organizations.

Until then, Grindelwald didn't dare to act rashly......

Only when all opposition is eliminated (at least on the surface) will the wizarding world not lose its mystery after the war on the Muggle world.

These are the two things that Grindelwald has been busy with for the past fifty years...... The first is to cultivate their own power throughout Europe, and the second is to remove all traces left by the opponents in this world!

Finally, today, he did both!

Then, the all-out war against the Muggles is about to begin!

What is the outcome of this war?

What will the future world look like?

Gellert Grindelwald doesn't know.

But in any case, he will not regret it at all......

For the sake of this world, for the sake of the wizards he loves...... He has tried, he has struggled, he has won......

That's enough!

It took him a century to prepare, just for the future ending.

Whatever the outcome becomes, he doesn't really care!

PS: Sorry, this chapter is a bit difficult to write...... I wrote more than a thousand words last night, and then I wrote and wrote, and fell asleep......