Chapter 197 Harvest
Bubbles are many small bubbles gathered together, which reflect beautiful colors under the sunlight. Even though it is beautiful, it is fragile and illusory. Even if there is no interference from external forces, it will be broken quickly, leaving nothing behind.
These fantasies are like foam in the water, shadows in the mirror, and dewdrops in the morning. If you indulge in this and illusion, it will eventually destroy your fighting spirit, soften your beliefs, and stop you from moving forward.
The sweetness of the hot cocoa has long been diluted by the additional water, but the relationship between Ada and Grindelwald has deepened during these small conversations. This is the charm of Grindelwald. He can always make others willing to listen to his words and make others regard his thoughts as standards.
This is something Ada does not have, and it is one of the reasons why she has no appeal in school. It is precisely because of the lack of this charm that Ada cannot become a true leader.
Ada needs to have this charm and develop this leadership quality. Only in this way can she truly surpass Dumbledore and Grindelwald. Otherwise, she can only be a general who charges into battle or a lone ranger.
In Nurmengard, Ada did not learn any decent magic, nor did she receive private lessons from the first generation Dark Lord, but she learned something more important.
Spending these days with Grindelwald, Ada learned from him that talent is not the only thing, but that matching determination and confidence are equally important; she learned from him what a leader is and where her own flaws lie; from him she learned He has learned many lessons from failures. Compared with real people, the power of written words is ultimately inferior.
No magic can compare to the words and deeds of the first Dark Lord. This is Ada's biggest gain.
If Voldemort had studied Grindelwald carefully, perhaps Voldemort's impact would have been greater, and he might not have been so extreme before he achieved his goal.
As for inheriting Grindelwald's mantle, raising the flag "for the greater good" again, waving the flag in order to be able to "breathe in the sun", and for "relative fairness", Ada will not do it and go through it all over again. Grindelwald's old path makes no sense.
We didn't succeed in 1945, and it's even harder now. And because of her background, even if Ada really replicated Grindelwald's actions, it would only be even more difficult.
Two generations of Dark Lords tried to change the world for their own different ideals. They used violence and war to achieve their goals, but what they got back was the same violence and war. Without exception, they all failed.
Even if we tread on a road paved with the bones of our predecessors, the hope of success on this road is still slim. At least Ada has no good solution now. Rather than thinking about how to slay the dragon, what she should do most is to strengthen her body. Otherwise, no matter how good the dragon slaying plan is, it will be useless.
A leader who can be defeated easily is meaningless and will not win the approval of others.
Perhaps this is why Dumbledore brought Ada to Nurmengard, letting Grindelwald become the beacon of her life, guiding Ada in the direction of progress on the foggy ocean.
In addition to these, the kind Grindelwald also answered a question that has troubled Ada for a long time, that is, will every dark wizard fall? Pulled into the quagmire by black magic, he becomes violent and extreme, looking like a psychopath.
Ada regretted asking this topic because she saw Grindelwald looking at her like he was a fool.
Perhaps it was because the sunshine that day was very good, or perhaps it was because the sausage tasted like home, but Grindelwald simply asked indifferently: "Do you think I'm mentally ill?"
It really doesn't look like it. Grindelwald doesn't fit the description of the dark wizard in the book. He is one of the two people most proficient in black magic in the world, but black magic has not brought him much harm, at least in Ada's opinion.
In Grindelwald's explanation, Ada learned that: It turns out that the influence of black magic on the user is divided into two types: active and passive.
When casting black magic, in addition to the support of magic power, you also need to mobilize extreme negative emotions so that the black magic can be effective. Being continuously affected by this kind of negative emotions, over time the user will be eroded by the evil power of black magic itself. This is the passive influence of black magic.
For example, Death Eaters and most dark wizards enjoy the pleasure of killing or torturing others. If they are not strong enough, they are naturally unable to resist the influence of black magic and become extreme and crazy.
Another method is to actively seek. Users of black magic actively accept the influence of black magic on themselves and obtain more powerful power through dangerous black magic transformation. This irreversible transformation will make people become more and more dangerous. .
Moreover, dark wizards who can actively seek influence are often very powerful. For example, Voldemort gained more power in this way, but also lost a lot. And because of his strong personal strength, he did not die in the dangerous transformation.
A counter-example is Grover Cecil, Ada's former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. His strength was not strong enough to support him in completing his transformation. If Dumbledore hadn't saved him, he would have died in the summer of 1990. I didn’t have a chance to get to know Ada.
As long as they don't seek active transformation like Voldemort, then the only thing users of black magic need to resist is passive influence. To resist this method, in addition to your own strength as the basis, you also need a strong inner heart as support, or you need to find other "external forces" to help you resist this influence, such as love, such as the person you love.
The world of magic is so idealistic. In this world, "love" is the most powerful emotion. It can not only form an ancient magic to resist the killing curse, but also serve as inner strength to resist the invasion of thoughts by black magic.
Grindelwald did not comment on Voldemort, who actively sought transformation, but judging from his daily behavior, Grindelwald was somewhat disdainful of his colleague. Grindelwald recognized Voldemort's personal strength, but criticized his conduct.
It's no wonder that when Grindelwald's followers kill someone, they prepare a good coffin for them. Naturally, some of them look down on their British counterparts who kill people, set fire to them, and then put a lot of flowers on them.
Grindelwald was very rude to those wizards who could not resist the passive influence of black magic. He called such people "idiots". Ada, who was previously afraid of black magic, was naturally included in this category.
Nurmengard is surrounded by a strong learning atmosphere, and so is Hogwarts, because the exam is getting closer and closer to them. In addition to the pressure brought by final exams, Gryffindor is also affected by other things.
The internal strife was caused by Harry and the others losing one hundred and fifty points, which made Gryffindor lose the qualification to continue competing for the Academy Cup, so he was no longer regarded as a hero by other Gryffindors, but as "that people".
One of the parties involved in the internal strife incident was suffering from a month-long confinement; the other one had not been seen in school since that day. Although there was no announcement, all the students in the school still took Ada for granted. Have been fired.
This left Fred and George distraught as they were worried about Ada.
These days, in addition to pestering Professor McGonagall, Fred and George sent a lot of letters to the Burrow, but Mr. and Mrs. Weasley told the two brothers to calm down and not worry.
But Ada, who was in Nurmengard, couldn't get in touch with the twins, and the twins couldn't ask anything from Professor McGonagall. How could this not be urgent?
Harry Potter's punishment was also determined. Not only would points be deducted, but he and Hagrid would also have to go to the Forbidden Forest at night to investigate clues because someone killed the holy unicorn in the Forbidden Forest.
I don’t know if Harry is lucky or unlucky. While investigating in the Forbidden Forest, he happened to meet Quirrell who had sucked the blood of a unicorn. So Harry did not hesitate to put the blame on Snape, treating the evil figure in the Forbidden Forest as the Potions Professor.
Ada, who was far away in Austria, still didn't know what was happening at Hogwarts. She was counting down the days until she would come here. Although she was very happy getting along with Grindelwald, her homesickness became more and more intense. She missed everything in Hogwarts, especially her friends.