Chapter 221

"You're here?"

"You know me?"

"Of course. Take a seat."

"Now that you know me, you should have guessed what I'm here for. Let's not waste time."

"You are even more impatient than I was back then."

"I really didn't expect that the world-famous Grindelwald would be like this now."

Voldemort looked at the old man with a look of contempt on his face.

The two looked at each other.

Lu Yun, who was following behind, felt happy for a moment.

In the highest tower of the castle, opposite the two of them, the old man with bright white hair sat in an old armchair. He looked around Voldemort, and then he also glanced at Lu Yunkai who was following him, and said nothing.

His figure looked a little rickety and lethargic, just like an ordinary Muggle.

However, Lu Yunkai, who came here with Voldemort, knew that he was definitely not an ordinary old man.

Along the way, Lu Yunkai watched as Voldemort casually broke several baskets of various sealing and imprisonment spells. The counterattack of two of the spells even made him a little embarrassed when he was following Voldemort.

The protection of this castle is probably no worse than Hogwarts.

How could the old man living in such a castle be an ordinary Muggle old man?

But Lu Yunkai never dared to think that this old man was actually the famous Grindelwald! !

That man's origins and achievements are not mentioned in almost all magic history books, but he is the most powerful footnote to Dumbledore's reputation as the greatest magician of our time.

And in an instant, Lu Yunkai also knew where he was now.

The famous Nurmengard.

Damn it, when I first entered the castle, why didn't I take a look at the top of the arch? Isn't that where the famous phrase "for the greater good" should be engraved?

"Everyone will age. Especially when you have been alone for many years, you will age faster." Grindelwald smiled and answered Voldemort, "But I am very strange, how did you get in? As far as I know, in There are at least six or seven wizards patrolling outside this castle every day, and I didn’t hear any fighting.”

"They are all busy today. And... you are not worthy of their surveillance, right?" Voldemort said sarcastically.

"That's right." Grindelwald nodded.

"Originally, I just brought a child to meet you today and let him meet the famous Grindelwald." Voldemort glanced at Lu Yunkai who was following him, and then continued to look at Grindelwald, "But I have to do it in the morning I got an unexpected surprise..."

"Not necessarily happy, right?" Grindelwald glanced at Voldemort with a smile, and then finally stared at Lu Yunkai, "I heard that you advocate the transformation of wizards into pure blood, why is there an Easterner following you?"

"His bloodline is not lowly at all. It is even possible that his bloodline is nobler than any of us." Voldemort smiled and shook his head, then looked at Lu Yunkai, "That legendary ring of yours What? Let the famous Grindelwald see."

The word famous is very strong.

Lu Yunkai narrowed his eyes, then turned his hand and took out the ring.

A real ring rented from the system.

Grindelwald's eyes fell on the ring in Lu Yunkai's hand, and he was stunned for a moment.

A long time.

"...Is it really true??" Grindelwald's voice wavered a little.

"It's interesting, isn't it? I believe you have also heard of that legend." Voldemort nodded, "So, I brought him here to meet you... and, before, I thought he would be very suitable to your taste... Well, I didn’t expect you to become like this, it’s really disappointing.”

"If you just bring him to see me, then you can leave." Grindelwald stared at Lu Yunkai without moving his eyes, but said to Voldemort, "Or, you can just kill me and leave. "

"You want me to kill you?"

"For me now, death is also a kind of relief." Grindelwald smiled, "I know what you want, and in fact you should have guessed it, that thing can't still be in my hand now. , isn’t it?”

"So, where is it?"

"Aren't you asking knowingly?" Grindelwald laughed, "Of course it's in the hands of that person! Albus Dumbledore. Go find him!! I hope you can successfully get it from him Grab it."

"So, you were holding the Elder Wand, but you still lost to Dumbledore??" Lu Yunkai couldn't help but interjected a sentence beside him.

"Of course there are other reasons. But I am convinced that I lost." Grindelwald put away his smile and answered Lu Yunkai seriously.

"Lu Yunkai, just stay and talk to him! I hope he can help you... Well, but I don't think this hope is great. He has disappointed me so much."

After hearing the answer from Grindelwald, Voldemort's expression was obviously gloomy, but he still said a word to Lu Yunkai, and then he apparated and left the room.

Only Lu Yunkai and the old man were left in the house.

The old man looked at Lu Yunkai and the ring in his hand. No words were spoken for a long time.

Lu Yunkai was a little embarrassed. He didn't know whether to leave or stay. He didn't know what to say, and it was particularly awkward to keep quiet.

What to do?

Finally, Grindelwald broke the silence.

"Young man, do you know what magic is?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was an old fool. Lu Yunkai silently complained in his heart.

But I have to say that this topic is really attractive.

If Malfoy or Blaise used this word to talk to Lu Yunkai, Lu Yunkai would just roll his eyes back.

But now, he didn't.

Because in front of him was the famous Grindelwald.

The most eye-catching existence in Dumbledore's personal profile.

"Have you ever wondered why wizards can use magic? Where does our power come from? Why without a wand, most wizards can't use any magic?" Grindelwald continued to ask.

"...I was curious when I was in the first grade." Lu Yunkai muttered, "I was also curious about why the magic wand glows!"

"Yeah. But have you noticed that most of your friends think this is natural, and no one is curious about why?" Grindelwald's eyes flashed with appreciation, and then continued.

"...Not only my friends, even I can't find anyone in the book who studies why the magic wand glows when using magic." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"That's because of fear." Grindelwald sighed softly, "Almost all those who are interested in studying this issue, in the end, see fear and despair."

"...What do you mean? Are you persuading me not to learn magic?" Lu Yunkai was a little speechless.

"Don't learn? No! Of course not! Not only should you learn, but you should also learn seriously and become the most outstanding wizard." Grindelwald shook his head, "It's just... if you don't know what magic is now, it's best not to ask in the future. This is my advice to you."

"Why are you doing this?" Lu Yun laughed, "You know the more you persuade me not to pursue it, the more curious I will be. Aren't you encouraging me to study in disguise? Then you might as well tell me an answer directly!"

"I can give you an answer, and even the guy who brought you here can give you an answer... Oh, by the way, looking at your age, maybe you are still a student of Hogwarts? Then your headmaster can also give you an answer." Grindelwald shook his head seriously. "Our answers may be similar, but knowing that answer is not a very happy thing. Especially for you, this is not a good thing."

"... Can we talk straight?" Lu Yunkai was confused by the fog, "What do you want to tell me?"

"I just don't want you to follow the old path of me and the person who just brought you here. There is no need for the path we are on." Grindelwald shook his head, "Maybe magic should not exist in this world, or maybe it should have died thousands of years ago. Wizards are not special people favored by heaven and gods. We just bear some responsibilities that no longer exist."

"... I still don't understand." Lu Yunkai shook his head.

"One day in the future, you will understand what I am talking about." Grindelwald glanced at the ring in Lu Yunkai's hand, "After you figure out what the symbol on this ring means."

Silence.

Lu Yunkai and Grindelwald both looked at the ordinary, nothing special ring.

For a long time, Lu Yunkai took a deep breath.

He pulled out his wand from his sleeve and cast seven or eight confidentiality spells in a row towards the room.

Grindelwald, who was sitting on the chair, was stunned at first, and then his expression became strange.

"Do you already know what this symbol means?"

Grindelwald's voice was a little doubtful.

Even Lu Yunkai heard a little bit of excitement in it? ?

"Are you talking about summoning the demon?" Lu Yunkai tried to make his tone calmer.

Quiet.

"Have you summoned it?"

"...Yeah." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"You are still alive? It seems that... you are really the descendant of the legendary man!" Grindelwald's expression became more and more strange.

And Lu Yunkai's expression suddenly became strange.

Still alive? ?

Why did Grindelwald know that summoning the demon might cost his life? Could it be that his... friend, someone has summoned it?

"Maybe." Lu Yunkai answered without comment.

"Since you have summoned the demons, you should know what magic is, right?" Grindelwald sorted out his feelings and said, "Magic is the knowledge these demons imparted to us, and it is our responsibility as wizards."

"Responsibility? What responsibility?... So, the legend of giants, they were once the gods of wizards, is it true?"

Lu Yunkai's mind flashed with inspiration, and a vague story was connected.

It can only be related to giants!! Lu Yunkai learned this summoning magic circle from giants, and he still remembered the legend.

Responsibility? What responsibility? The responsibility to resist giants!!

Resist those so-called uncursed giants who have the power to summon wind and thunder in the legend!

"Even the stupidest giants know that such a legend is of no benefit to them. But it still exists, what do you think?" Grindelwald looked at Lu Yunkai again with admiration.

"So, what did you do back then?" Lu Yunkai suddenly became curious about Grindelwald.

"Why, have they wiped out what I did?"

"I haven't seen any detailed description in any book." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "What did you do?"

"I led the wizards to oppose the International Statute of Secrecy." Grindelwald said very straightforwardly: "That law makes us like rats committed to the sewer! That law requires us to hide our true selves! That law makes those under its jurisdiction curl up in fear, fearing that we will reveal our identities! Who do you think this law is to protect? Us? Or Muggles?"

Lu Yunkai was stunned.

I have to say, Grindelwald's words...however, they sound very inflammatory.

And...

"Do you think that wizards, as representatives of the fight against giants, should lead the future of the entire human race?" Lu Yunkai also sorted out Grindelwald's logic.

"With great power comes great responsibility." Grindelwald nodded, "But I failed. I admit that in order to achieve this goal, I did some...overdoing things. Even later, I gradually forgot my original intention and only focused on fighting against the old forces that supported the International Statute of Secrecy... and Albus."

"But you never admit that your philosophy is wrong?" Lu Yunkai understood what Grindelwald said.

"Of course." Grindelwald smiled, "Since you know that magic is related to giants, you should naturally understand how many wizards have paid a price to force those big guys to the present state. Why should we hide from those Muggles who are so afraid that they want to kill us? Without us, they might still be moving stones to build tombs for giants!"

"..."

"The kid who brought you here today learned some lessons from my failure, so he did some things that I disdain to do." Grindelwald sighed softly, "I used to look down on him, but today he actually brought you to see me, which made me understand that he is not narrow-minded, but more patient than me. What I thought one person, or a generation of wizards could accomplish, he felt that it would take many years, or even many generations of wizards to complete..."

"Pure-blood wizards, and then use the natural alliance between pure-blood wizards to achieve what you said, to overthrow the International Statute of Secrecy?" Lu Yunkai also understood why Voldemort came here by himself today.

But wait a minute! ! How can this logic make sense... I became Voldemort's successor? ?

What's wrong with that? ?

One more thing, in the original book, Grindelwald never said that the Elder Wand was in Dumbledore's hand until his death, because Dumbledore was already dead at that time, and he wanted to die and mocked Voldemort in order to protect Dumbledore's grave. But in my case, because of the change in the timeline, Dumbledore is still alive, so Grindelwald has no need to hide it, anyway, he thinks Voldemort can't beat his old lover.