Chapter 857 Gellert Grindelwald

At noon, after asking several house elves for the spatial coordinates of Nurmengard, Ivan took the meal alone and disappeared into Hogwarts in a burst of space transformation.

When he came to his senses again, he had already appeared in a deserted land far away from human habitation.

The teleportation that spanned almost half of Europe made Ivan somewhat uncomfortable. Fortunately, he quickly adjusted and looked forward - a majestic building with a dark fortress like shape was erected on the hillside. What stands out is the tall tower in the center...

Ivan looked around and quickly confirmed that this was the Nurmengard Prison!

It was once as famous as Azkaban. According to records, hundreds of wizards were imprisoned inside Nurmengard during its heyday. It is a testament to Grindelwald's cruelty. The top of the entrance is still engraved with Grindelwald's famous saying: " For the greater good.”

But now this place has been abandoned for many years, half of the solid walls have collapsed, and the sentry at the door is empty.

After the fall of Grindelwald, a large number of righteous wizards captured this place, and the traces of the original battle can still be seen vaguely.

Ivan strode into it and looked around like a tourist. What surprised him was that after more than fifty years, some of the protective formations in this prison were still functioning. effect.

Especially when he walked into the high tower, Ivan clearly felt that the surrounding space seemed to be tightly locked. He knew without thinking that this should be an anti-Apparition formation.

However, he had just merged with the Phoenix bloodline not long ago and mastered another method of spatial displacement.

Similar protective formations had no effect on him, so after sensing it for a moment, Ivan went up the stairs, and stepped onto the top floor of the tower ten minutes later.

Compared to the dilapidated scene below, the top floor of the tower seems to have a bit more life. It has almost been transformed into a small room, with all the necessities of life available, but it seems a little lack of care.

Thick dust has accumulated on the fireplace and a few chairs that are not commonly used. The only window that can peek into the outside world through the tower is also gray, which makes the top floor of the tower look particularly depressing under the sunlight at noon...

And the owner of this tower, Grindelwald, the only prisoner of Nurmengard, was leaning on the only hard bed in the room.

Probably due to his old age and being imprisoned for a long time, Grindelwald's condition looked very bad. His gray hair was tied together, his eyes were sunken, and his face was so pale that no trace of blood could be seen. Ivan He even suspected that the other party might die in this room next moment.

The sound of footsteps coming from the door naturally attracted the attention of Gellert Grindelwald. His eyes swept over Ivan's body like a hawk, making the latter feel a long-lost pressure.

Ivan was already alert and quietly put his hand on the wand. He vaguely felt that the current state of this famous dark wizard was very similar to Dumbledore - both were powerful dying people.

So even if the other party didn't have a magic wand in his hand, Ivan didn't dare to let down his guard...

However, Gellert Grindelwald had no intention of attacking him, but after Ivan approached step by step, he suddenly spoke and said in that hoarse and low voice.

"Ivan Hals... you came much later than I thought..."

"You know me? You also know that I will come to you?" Ivan stopped one meter away from the bed, with some surprise in his tone.

"He thinks you will find it, sooner or later..." Grindelwald explained slowly.

"It seems that Principal Dumbledore really has confidence in me..." Ivan raised his eyebrows and said jokingly. Dumbledore didn't leave him any clues or hints before he died. If it weren't for He got some news from Shining, and he probably wouldn't even think of this dilapidated prison.

"Albus told me a lot about you..." At this point, Grindelwald coughed heavily several times and covered his mouth with his hand for a long time before he regained his composure and continued to speak. "He thinks you are the person most likely to change the wizarding world in hundreds of years."

Ivan touched his nose. Dumbledore had mentioned this to him before, but he was a little curious about how Grindelwald would view this.

"What do you think?" Ivan asked.

"Originally I didn't believe it, but now it seems that there is some basis for it..." Grindelwald stared at Ivan carefully, "No wizard has ever reached such a height at your age..."

Ivan was not moved by Grindelwald's praise and replied casually. "Really? I also heard Professor Dumbledore talking about you..."

As he spoke, Ivan placed the meal in his left hand in front of Grindelwald - he did not forget that he was here to deliver the meal this time.

Grindelwald was not polite, picked up the knife and fork on the plate, slowly cut off a piece of steak and put it into his mouth, elegantly like an aristocratic gentleman.

However, Ivan noticed that the other party's left hand, which was holding the knife and was hidden in the shadow, was somewhat unresponsive, and the cut steak looked crooked rather than neat.

But before he could take a closer look, Grindelwald's voice came over. "If you have any questions, you can tell me now..."

Ivan waved his wand to capture a stool from a distance, and sat down beside the bed. He no longer waited for Grindelwald to finish, but asked directly. "I want to know what Principal Dumbledore talked about with you?"

Grindelwald kept cutting the steak and said indifferently. "Part of it is about you, and the rest is something you don't need to know."

Ivan narrowed his eyes, but he didn't care about the other party's concealment, because he knew that the relationship between Grindelwald and Dumbledore was very unusual, and it was really not convenient for him to hear some words.

Grindelwald openly said that he was going to hide something, which was better than hiding it in private.

Thinking of this, Ivan omitted the inconvenient parts and patiently learned from Grindelwald what Dumbledore's purpose was.

However, Ivan was a little disappointed that during the whole meal, Grindelwald talked a lot but didn't have much useful information. Most of them mentioned Dumbledore's evaluation of him, or talked about what he had done. Those things.

Ivan really couldn't understand why the principal mentioned himself in such detail to Grindelwald. He immediately lost the mood to continue listening and interrupted. "When Dumbledore's headmaster came to see you, did you know that he was infected by dark magic and was about to die?"