Chapter 356 Grindelwald, Running for Election

"Did you find anything?" Hermione asked curiously when she saw Sean walking out of the ring.

Sean frowned, his eyes filled with confusion.

He said slowly: "Yes, a little bit...it's just weird..."

In Sean's original idea, he might be able to learn some more specific information about the [Returners] through the hidden monster's vision, such as the other party's composition, gathering place, contact information, etc.

However, the hidden monster's intelligence was much lower than he thought.

The cryptid is an animal created by chance. Phineas Fletcher, who was engaged in the trade of prohibited cultural relics and animals at the time, wanted to transport a trafficked invisible beast to the New World to use it to make an invisibility cloak. But the invisible beast escaped on the ship and interbred with a stowaway ghoul. Their offspring fled into the woods of Massachusetts after the ship docked, and still roam the area in large numbers today.

This creature also has the ability to be invisible, but the invisible beast's philanthropic character, short-term prediction of the future, and extremely high level of intelligence among magical animals have not been inherited. Instead, it has a stronger and more powerful body and is dozens of times more brutal. character and an instinctive urge to hunt.

Cryptozoologists love to feed on humanoid creatures, and their favorite prey is humans. Magizoologists speculate that this is because Phineas Fletcher once treated the animals under his control cruelly.

This also makes it difficult for Sean to communicate with the hidden monster even if he wins its trust.

Yes, that hidden monster was very affectionate towards Sean, wanting to taste his body...and this guy's intelligence was so low that he couldn't even teach normal recipes...

It took Sean a lot of effort to dig out some information from the insipid monster's barren brain. During this period, the invisible monster tried to taste one of his fingers more than ten times.

Originally, the hidden monster's brain, which only knew about prey and eating, could not save so many memories, but some extremely terrifying magic fluctuations were recorded by his instinct, and those creatures that should not be provoked were also written into the memory. .

The one who impressed me the most was an old man with a white beard. After Sean took out the portrait of Dumbledore, the Invisible Monster was even trembling.

Summarizing the memory fragments of the Invisible Monster, Sean learned something about Dumbledore's cooperation with the Returned.

Dumbledore seems to be looking for something, and those things are only known to those who have returned. In the memory of the hidden monster, the descendant of the Calkas family who was killed by Sean once led Dumbledore to several places.

A long-abandoned castle, an inland lake shrouded in swamps, woods, and mist, and a small, dilapidated village.

In the memory of the hidden monster, the first place Dumbledore went was the long-abandoned castle. At that time, the wizard who led the way from the Calkas family seemed to be very afraid of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore stayed in that castle for a long time, and seemed to be very emotionally unstable when he finally appeared.

The poor description ability of the hidden monster says this: The old man with the white beard walked out of the pile of stones. He became more terrifying than any creature. I wanted to escape from that place, but I was restrained and wanted to The thought of eating each other didn't dare to arise again.

After the trip to the abandoned castle, when Dumbledore went to two other places again, the Calkas family was no longer so afraid. However, no one except Dumbledore dared to enter the next two places. As a magical animal tool, the invisible monster naturally didn't know what was going on.

This is all the information Sean dug out from the invisible monster.

Among them, Sean is very concerned about the attitude of the Calkas wizard.

I was very scared when I visited the abandoned castle, but not anymore...

Does that mean that during the trip to the castle, Dumbledore had not yet reached a cooperative relationship with the returnees? Dumbledore may have learned some information from the castle, and then formed a cooperative relationship with the returnees...

Regarding the latter two locations, Sean couldn't figure out where they were, but now he was very curious about the castle. What did Dumbledore find inside?

He had an intuition that if he could also find the location of the castle, he might be able to discover the secret that Dumbledore had been hiding.

Moreover, Sean also guessed something.

Those who dared to cooperate with Dumbledore on a mission like this, the returnees were obviously not fools. Combined with the change in attitude of the Calkas wizards, Sean felt that Dumbledore was likely to have formed some kind of contract with the returnees.

For example: Unbreakable Vow.

In this way, Dumbledore's state of not revealing any information to Sean is also explained.

If you think about it personally, Sean feels that if he were in the position of a returnee and there was no unbreakable oath to restrain Dumbledore, he would never dare to cooperate with him.

Otherwise, you don't know when the opponent will stab you from behind.

Today, there are still incomprehensible things about Dumbledore's cooperation with the Returned.

Among the goals of the returnees, suppressing Grindelwald and controlling the wizarding world should occupy a large part.

Dumbledore's goal is not clear enough.

However, it is better than before, with all eyes darkened and no knowledge of anything.

Sean closed his eyes and meditated. His head was a little swollen now, but there were some things he couldn't tell Hermione and Daisy.

It would be nice if we could discuss this with Grindelwald...

At night, a message came from Lupine.

"Look at this," Lupine handed over a note in the reception room, "all newspapers will publish this news tomorrow. We got the first-hand news from the International Federation of Wizards Candidates Dinner. "

Sean took the note and pursed his lips tightly.

"On the tenth day to the end of his term, the current President of the International Confederation of Wizards, Charles Vogel, officially announced that all charges against Grindelwald were dropped due to insufficient evidence and the various actions of the Guardians."

This must be Grindelwald's handiwork... The news immediately popped into Sean's mind.

Lupine continued: "Furthermore, according to our people's information, Charles Vogel is likely to announce immediately that Grindelwald will also participate in the election of the chairman."

"He wants to participate too?" Sean said subconsciously.

"It's very likely," Lupine nodded. "Vogel seems to have convinced many committee members, and several other candidates seem to have acquiesced."

"Do you have any specific information about the other candidates?"

"Yes, take a look."

…

In Germany, on the third-floor terrace of a castle, several men and women wearing formal attire and bearing the aura of superiors were conversing.

In the night sky in front of them, the green fireworks have not completely dispersed, and the warm voices of people are still lingering in the streets.

A woman in a gorgeous dress with her hair tied up looked seriously at the middle-aged wizard in the middle.

Esanne Archer, from Greece, is the most vocal candidate in this general election. She proposed a number of measures and won the support of many wizards. At the same time, there were many hidden powerful pure-blood family forces behind her.

"Mr. Vogel," Archer said solemnly, "it seems that the withdrawal of the charges against Grindelwald has not yet fully passed the vote of the committee?"

The person standing in the center is the soon-to-be-laid-off President of the International Federation of Wizards, Charles Vogel.

Vogel was a calm man with a Chinese character. He glanced at Archer and shook his head with a helpless expression.

"Madam, you know the current situation very well. Look, look at the people who have just dispersed below. The Guards are constantly exposed to various shady stories. How can the public choose to completely believe them? Moreover, Grindelwald is a New Yorker. Mongard's principal, most of the people who came just now are his former students, and they worship their principal."

"After various situations in the Guardians were exposed, you should understand how much pressure we have endured from public opinion. Every day, letters demanding a thorough investigation of the truth and the innocence of Grindelwald are sent continuously by owls, and the Guardians are still here There has not even been a press conference. Madam, although I am about to step down, I am still the chairman of the federation, and I must respond to the calls of the people."

He sighed: "Do you think I don't want to leave this position quietly and peacefully where I have stayed for decades without any trouble? But can I?"

Vogel stood in the night wind, feeling somewhat desolate as a hero coming to an end: "Rather than leaving the mess to one of you, I might as well take the blame."

"Haha——" He smiled bitterly, "This is the last thing I can do."

Archer and another candidate, Wahag da Silva, who is from Africa and has a high voice, looked at each other. Of course, a person who can reach this position will not be put off by Vogel's words. Easily impressed.

But they also have to admit that judging from the current situation, it is unrealistic to continue to arrest Grindelwald, so it is indeed a good choice to leave this fault to the outgoing Vogel.

"Mr. Vogel, thank you for your hard work," da Silva mused, and then his eyes sharpened again, "I can accept the withdrawal of the charges against Grindelwald, but what I can't understand is that he will also become another Candidate."

"Sir, this is what you just asked us to see, so please take a look too." Da Silva walked to the terrace and pointed at the noisy crowd that had not dispersed.

Those supporters of Grindelwald had expressions of enthusiasm and anticipation. They and the people around them were all close together, and they kept sending green curses towards the sky.

"Boom -" Green light reflected on the faces of everyone on the terrace.

Da Silva spoke in a heavy tone: "What Grindelwald wants, you and I here know very well. He wants to start a war between wizards and Muggles!"

"Prison escapes occur frequently in various places, the frequency of attacks on Muggles has reached its highest level in decades, and the risk of exposure to wizarding communities in various countries has reached an unprecedented high -"

Archer also took a step forward: "Mr. da Silva is right. This is not my selfish intention as a candidate. This is a fact. If Grindelwald is really elected, a new war will destroy the Muggle world. Likewise, It will also destroy our world."

Vogel's face became more serious: "So, let him run, so we can't let him win."

"I understand the feelings of the candidates, and I also believe that you are not raising this concern out of selfish motives. But I must remind you that my proposal for him to run is not for this war, but to avoid the current war."

His chest rose and fell, and there was solemnity and a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Because of the stupid actions of the Guards, Grindelwald is now an innocent victim in the eyes of most people! And his loyal subordinates are just as good at stirring up people's hearts as he is. I don't need your reminder. I can also see that his supporters are more fanatical than any wizard group, and you can't deny that such wizards have always existed and have never disappeared. Grindelwald's ideas fully meet their needs. It was inevitable that they would be united."

Vogel took a deep breath: "So, he must be allowed to run for the election and let the people see it. If Grindelwald is not elected, they will no longer be able to raise objections. If not - just before us Before our eyes, the wizarding world will soon fall into a fight between compatriots and compatriots."

At this time, he looked at the serious-looking candidates again: "So, the key to everything is not to let him win, ladies and gentlemen."

Vogel's personal secretary stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mr. Chairman has already considered these, so this time we will restart the ancient election method-Qilin."

All the candidates were shocked, some were slightly excited, some were secretly thinking something bad, and everyone's thoughts were attracted by Qilin. But they are certain that if the Kirin election is restarted, the person elected will definitely not be Grindelwald.

Where no one could see, Charles Vogel turned around. His face was illuminated by the green light from the magic spell exploding in the sky, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

…

Hogwarts, which was banned from sending messages by owl, ushered in a commotion. Perhaps the matter was too big, and the Ministry of Magic sent a message.

"Due to insufficient evidence and the suspicion that the Guards were creating false images to frame innocent people, all charges against Gellert Grindelwald have been dropped."

Before the shocked students could finish digesting the news, more exciting news came again.

The current president of the International Federation of Wizards, Charles Vogel, officially announced that Grindelwald, who is over 100 years old and has just been cleared of being a suspect, will participate in this general election.

Moreover, considering the current tense situation and the fact that many wizards are unable to conduct normal voting activities, the Federation will use the ancient election method-Qilin Election.

Ten days later, the general election will officially take place!

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