Chapter 299 Grindelwald’s Counterattack

"Big news?" Sean walked over and took the newspaper from the twins' hands.

"Merlin Weekly News" is a well-known weekly newspaper in the wizarding world. It is said that the editor-in-chief is very well-connected and often publishes news that is one step ahead of others.

Sean unfolded the newspaper, and at the top of the most conspicuous page was a line of large words in bold and black.

"Room for maneuver?" Dark Lord or victim? Fact or conspiracy? 》

Below is a photo of Grindelwald when he was giving a speech in Nurmengard. In the photo, Grindelwald's eyes are gentle and powerful. He is smiling and looking at the Nurmengard students in the audience.

Sean looked down.

"If we were to say that the most shocking news in the wizarding world in recent decades, it must be that the evil deeds of Grindelwald, the former headmaster of Nurmengard, were exposed, and that he caused a horrific fire in Paris after resisting arrest."

"We learned through two official channels, the International Confederation of Wizards and the United Wizards Guard, that the venerable Gellert Grindelwald was once the Dark Lord who committed numerous crimes."

"For a time, the wizarding world was shocked. A reward of up to 500,000 gold galleons appeared in newspapers and periodicals all over the world. Several main activity locations of wizards were posted. There were even [serial murderers] in the Muggle world. A wanted order for Grindelwald has been issued."

"Under such circumstances, almost everyone was convinced that Grindelwald had planned many unknown terrorist attacks, and the dignified founder and principal of Nurmengard became a wanted criminal overnight."

"However, most of the huge impact of this storm was eliminated in just one summer vacation. Not only did the Wizards United Guards, which lost its temporary leader, rarely speak out, but most importantly, the man known as the Dark Lord Grindelwald did not cause any trouble while on the run."

"Yes, you read that right. Considering the limitations of many wizards in collecting information, we at "Merlin Weekly News" spent a full half a month collecting information from all over the world in detail. Now, we can tell everyone. Green DeVoe, one of the most powerful wizards in the world, has not taken any action for such a long time, let alone retaliated against the 'witnesses' who came forward. He seems to have become a ghost. "

"Readers, let me ask, if Grindelwald is really as described in the remarks published by the Wizards United Guards, such a powerful wizard who is extremely vindictive and ignores rules and laws, will he do nothing? ?”

"Of course, you can't prove anything by just guessing. Our "Merlin Weekly Express" has always implemented our news tenet - fast, true and objective."

"This newspaper received a photo yesterday, and this photo is the focus of this report!"

"At the same time, we solemnly promise that the photo has been authenticated by a famous wizard and there is no possibility of forgery. Our newspaper is also willing to take responsibility for the authenticity of this report."

Only then did Sean notice that a subtle little spell had been cast on this weekly, and the words "Truth" floated out of the page.

The triggering spell has a very small magic source, and it should be the photo that represents the truth.

Sean touched those two words and input a little bit of magic power into them.

The photo of Grindelwald was distorted and blurred, and was replaced by a brand new photo.

The photo shakes slightly, but you can still see the face of the protagonist clearly. It was a middle-aged woman with an old-fashioned expression. She was wearing a long Muggle trench coat and a linen veil on her head. She was half-hunched over, and she was always paying careful attention to her surroundings.

Sean's eyes widened, he knew this person all too well!

However, the other party was clearly burned to ashes under his own eyes.

That was the witch who led a kind of guard to capture Grindelwald that night. That was the temporary head of the Wizards United Guard, Cyril Marshall!

this……

The words in the newspaper seemed to be more eye-catching.

"Yes, who is this? Cyril Marshall, the temporary head of the Wizards United Guards! Amid the overwhelming reports, this 'heroic' witch was unfortunately killed on the way to hunt down Grindelwald. As a The leader of the guard, she fought bravely and finally died in the flames of Grindelwald, even! The International Federation of Wizards has decided to posthumously award Ms. Marshall the Second Class Order of Merlin!"

"So, who can tell me now, who is this lady who looks exactly like the late Ms. Marshall? The public information of the Guards shows that Cyril Marshall is alone, has no family, and she has no one who looks like her. Sister who must be exactly the same!"

"In addition, readers, please allow me to remind you. This woman who looks exactly like Ms. Marshall appeared in Belgium! That is where the headquarters of the Wizards United Guards is located."

"We can completely suspect that Ms. Marshall just faked her death!"

"I think someone will definitely ask questions at this time - what is the purpose of Ms. Marshall's fake death? You are worried about Grindelwald's revenge. You must be thinking so, right?"

"First of all, none of the members of the escort who hunted down Grindelwald and survived that night suffered Grindelwald's revenge. Secondly, don't just pay attention to one face, look at the right rear of our witty and intelligent Ms. Marshall——"

Sean looked around for words, and then he realized that his attention had been completely attracted by Marshall in the center of the photo. Behind her, there was a middle-aged man with the same sneaky figure. The man had short, capable hair. He was originally The long beard in Sean's impression has been shaved off.

"I bet you also remembered that man's name. Yes, Rosa Onassis was 'sacrifice' with Ms. Marshall that night, and was also posthumously awarded the Third Class Order of Merlin!"

Rosa Onassis... Sean narrowed his eyes. To be precise, this person should be an older pure-blood surname, Rosa Mopsus.

Originating from the bloodline of ancient Greek prophets, he is also part of the mastermind in Sean's mind.

"Another wizard who 'should have' passed away! If Ms. Marshall is the temporary head of the Guards, and she needs to conceal her survival because of her identity, what about Mr. Onassis? What are the thoughts of the other Guards? Are the members any different from him? Why would he hide himself?"

"We have reason to suspect that, in addition to these two 'dead people' who have appeared, several other wizards who have also been buried are probably still alive like their companions!"

"At this point, my dear, wise readers, is the whole thing getting subtle? Let me help you recall that it was reported in all mainstream media that Grindelwald had more than a dozen escorts that night. The death of team members, and at the same time, he also caused the fire that broke out in Paris, and the terrifying flame giant that appeared briefly after that was also considered to be Grindelwald's method."

"All of this is information given by the 'live audience', that is, the members of the escort team!"

"That night, Professor Dumbledore, who assisted in the arrest of Grindelwald, did not say anything about the matter after solving the fire in Paris! He did not tell everyone conclusively that Grindelwald had done those evil things!"

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"In addition, please allow us to provide one more additional information. That night, the Fire Giant was summoned outside Paris, and this terrible magic also pointed to Grindelwald. However, don't forget one thing, our French Ministry of Magic, who is good at raising his hands, still sent We asked two Aurors to check on the situation."

"Two people died unfortunately, and no one knows the situation at the scene. Of course, the two Aurors who have been confirmed dead are naturally considered to have suffered the poisonous hands of Grindelwald, or in other words, suffered the poisonous hands of the Fire Giant."

"However, according to our reliable information, the corpses of the two Aurors obviously showed a strange death state, and that situation was not caused by the killing curse, flames or great strength, but by the appearance of charred black marks on the body surface. Twisted lines. In other words, there is a high probability that these two Aurors did not die at the hands of Grindelwald. After all, if such a terrifying flame giant was summoned, Grindelwald, who had already been defeated by Dumbledore, would not have to fight again. Did you use some weird black magic on purpose?"

"The Guardians have always had a high voice among the people, and their actions have been recognized by many people. We did not want to speculate like this. Suspicious points follow suspicious points. As a newspaper that strives for the truth, we must be sure of the authenticity of the news. To be responsible, we must question whether those previous reports are the truth? Or - is that the so-called 'truth' that others want us to see and want the public to see?"

"Here, "Merlin Weekly Express" just puts forward a conjecture. Maybe Grindelwald did not cause any killings that night, maybe he just wanted to prove his innocence..."

"However, someone deliberately 'died', and the situation at the scene was deliberately concealed. Everything seems to be announcing to the world that Grindelwald is so evil. After all, if you are not guilty, why are you resisting arrest? Why so many 'innocent' wizards were killed...all this is worth pondering."

"However, what is even more worrying is - if, if all the speculations of this newspaper are true, then why, why should such a great wizard who has made great contributions to the wizarding world be framed? Behind all this, What conspiracy is hidden..."

"The above report is brought to you by all the colleagues of "Merlin Weekly News"."

Sean slowly put down the newspaper and murmured: "Here he comes..."

In the eyes of others, this report has loopholes and is unclear and incompletely explained. However, the photo alone can prove a lot of things.

At the same time, the person who wrote this report is very smart. He connected every doubt together. Small loopholes are often covered up by bigger doubts. What's more, according to the other party's logic, all this seems to have no meaning. Problem...

But Sean, who was at the scene that night, knew the whole story. Whether it was Marshall or Mopsus, he saw with his own eyes that each other was burned to ashes by the flames.

And the only person who can do anything here is Grindelwald!

As soon as this "whitewashing article" comes out, not surprisingly, many people will change their stance in the discussion about Grindelwald!

As for Mopsus, no, he should be Rosa Onassis. He has always hidden his identity. It is precisely because of this that a non-special identity corroborates various doubts about his pretending to die.

However, it is impossible for those ancient pure-blood families to come out and explain - wow, that person is actually a member of our family, and he did this because he was worried about retaliation.

First of all, let’s not mention the suspicions caused by the involvement of ancient families. You must know that those families were set on fire by Grindelwald and were not written in the newspapers.

Obviously, they just don't want to appear in the public eye early.

Huge doubts are exposed, and you can't explain it even if you want to. The only witness left that night, Sean, was from Grindelwald's group...

Sean couldn't help but secretly admired, Grindelwald's methods are really powerful...

I just don't know if he thought of this on the spur of the moment or if he had already prepared for it.

On the side, Fred and George, who were full of excitement, patted Sean's shoulders hard.

"Man, big news!"

"Your Dark Lord teacher is on his way to clearing his name!"

The two sang together, looking more excited than anyone else.

Sean waved his hand casually: "That has nothing to do with me. It's a game between them, and I can't get involved."

Next to her, Hermione, who had also read the report, crossed her arms and murmured: "If the Guards cannot explain these doubts clearly, as long as similar reports continue to be published and public opinion ferments, Mr. Grindelwald may even be cleared of charges... …”

Sean shrugged: "I'm afraid the guards don't have that much effort. I guess they didn't expect this set of combos."

"Why do you say that?" Hermione asked confused.

Sean pouted at another page of the newspaper: "Well, the Guardians are currently running for the first person in charge. Tsk, the organization has only been established for a long time, and it already has factions with different ideas."

Another page of the newspaper read: "In the dispute between conservatives and radicals, who will be the first person in charge of the Guards?"

However, this also gave Sean a message that the Guardians were not monolithic, and the core leadership was not completely controlled by the mastermind behind the scenes.

It's normal to think about it. The escort team is huge, but the establishment is still a little hasty. It is obviously driven by external forces, but that external force has not completely penetrated into the core.

However, there is still a huge problem in Grindelwald's arrangement.

That is Professor Newt Scamander who just said goodbye to Sean.

This respected old man once told the public about the crimes Grindelwald committed decades ago. Now, Grindelwald wants to clear his name, but it will be difficult for Newt to do so without changing his story. everything.

Because Newt did not change his words, the Guard naturally stood on the high ground of law and morality. No matter what their original intentions were, as long as they had a good reputation, they would be justified.

If Grindelwald wants to clear his name in official institutions, no matter how big his fist is, this word "reason" cannot be circumvented.

Sean looked up to the eighth floor, where the principal's office was.

So, in the end, it still depends on Dumbledore's choice, right?

Come on, old men, let me see what kind of drama you are performing... Sean raised the corners of his mouth.

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