A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 663 Moonlight (Ask for a monthly pass at the beginning of the month!)
Felix knew Grindelwald when he was in school, the introduction on the chocolate frog card said.

"Defeat the Dark Wizard Grindelwald in [-]."

But at that time Grindelwald was only one of Dumbledore's well-known contributions, a footnote to his legendary experience.Anyone who has seen that chocolate frog picture will only be in awe of Dumbledore, and will not pay any attention to the loser 'Dark Wizard Grindelwald'.Of course, his terrible reputation may be passed on from word to mouth among children, who let their fertile imaginations run wild in discussions about how bad this guy really is.

Felix has every reason to be skeptical: During the growth of many young wizards, some were forced to play the role of 'Dark Wizard Grindelwald' in dueling games, and eventually fell at the feet of the righteous side.

The time when Felix really became curious about Grindelwald was after hearing what Newt said:

"I can't reveal more - it involves Principal Dumbledore... Grindelwald is very proud, or confident... and very charismatic, although I don't like it very much, and it caused a lot of trouble at the time..."

Obviously, the short one-line description on the chocolate frog card is actually wonderful and even thrilling in reality.

And Newt's silence also corroborates this point.

Later, Voldemort secretly arrested a group of wand makers and experts in the history of magic, including Gregorovitch and Florin Fusk, the owner of the ice cream shop in Diagon Alley. Under the information provided by these people, Voldemort fabricated The saying that ten powerful wands were issued, the legend of the "Old Wand" spread, and was dubbed the title of the invincible wand that would never lose, and the current holder was pinned on Felix's head.

Later, there were various indications that perhaps Voldemort had given up the pursuit of the Elder Wand since then, and instead investigated the whereabouts of the snakewood wand inherited from his ancestor Salazar Slytherin.The ten mighty wands were just a means for Voldemort to contain Felix, to find something for him and at the same time confirm the authenticity of the 'Old Wand' in Felix's hand.Moreover, perhaps in Voldemort's plan, the bloody inheritance rules of the Elder Wand will more or less affect the tacit understanding between Felix and Dumbledore.

But coincidentally, the real owner of the Elder Wand is Dumbledore, and the calculation of alienation is in vain.

From this, Felix also guessed that before Dumbledore, the holder of the Elder Wand was Grindelwald.

Afterwards, Voldemort fell cleanly and swiftly, so fast that many people were dumbfounded and didn't react at all.Felix also hooked up with Grindelwald. To be precise, Grindelwald took the initiative to find Felix.The two became pen pals.

Felix smacked his lips, which was also a new experience for him, he had never tried to write a letter to a person in prison.Considering that Grindelwald once wrote letters letter by letter with a small dim oil lamp, and didn't even have a decent table, he missed that time even more.

Unfortunately, not long after, Felix learned from Dumbledore that Grindelwald was suspected of escaping from prison. For the first time, Dumbledore confessed his relationship with Grindelwald as a close friend, and expressed his fear of another person's thoughts.

But in the blink of an eye, Dumbledore changed his attitude and left Grindelwald, who took the initiative, to stay at Hogwarts as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

There are several reasons.

There are some reasons that Dumbledore took the initiative to tell Felix, such as Grindelwald’s poor physical condition, and his strength has almost permanently declined; Felix partially understood and accepted this statement. In his opinion, Voldemort’s downfall is very important to Dumbledore Has no small impact.

Felix roughly simplifies psychological change to:

After solving a long-term heart disease, Dumbledore must have been filled with emotions and brought back long-term memories. At this time, the former best friend and enemy met after half a century, and it was inevitable that he felt soft-hearted for a while.

Although there is a limit to this soft heart, Dumbledore promised that Grindelwald would only teach at the school for one year, after which he would return to Nurmengard Castle to continue serving his sentence.

Then Dumbledore's purpose...

Felix thought for a moment, and had a vague idea.He decided to talk to Severus and Madam Pomfrey soon.

"...I didn't realize that the old man's health is getting better and better, and even the sound of quarreling seems to be full of anger..."

He suspected that Dumbledore was sneaking up on something.

In addition to Dumbledore's initiative to tell Felix the reason, he himself also heard half of the words from the portrait in the principal's office, which also involved a prophecy...

Here Felix would like to thank Phineas Black.

As for the content of the prophecy - after more than half a year, Felix has gradually grasped a pattern.He really didn't know the specific content of the prophecy, but Dumbledore knew it, and judging from Dumbledore's tolerance for Grindelwald's teaching content, he could roughly outline the shape of the prophecy.

Should have something to do with secrecy laws.

Felix frowned slightly recalling, what does this mean?Is the exposure of the wizarding world inevitable?But he and Dumbledore have a similar consensus, unless Grindelwald can produce more direct evidence, such as the specific time of the event.

Felix was slightly startled, and seemed to be right.He had guessed before that the prophecy might be something that needs to be interpreted, such as tea, a crystal ball, astrology, or a fragment of the future.His thoughts kept rolling... He thought of the New Year's parade that Grindelwald showed to the students in the first class of the school.

procession.

So there will be a massive anti-wizard march in the future?
Felix made a note of the incident.He was not very urgent, Dumbledore's sense of responsibility was much stronger than his, and when the time was right, the content of the prophecy would automatically appear in front of his eyes, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Felix felt that Dumbledore was perfectly capable of doing this kind of thing, and that the headmaster was very good at keeping secrets.

As for Grindelwald, the professors generally have a good impression of him, with outstanding abilities, profound knowledge, and polite manners in dealing with others. Even Professor McGonagall, who complained about some of his dangerous remarks, has gradually accepted this somewhat alternative colleague.The Charms professor even introduced him as a confidant, "Professor Bagshot is amazing in the subtle handling of spells." The short Flitwick said more than once.

Well, one exception, Felix thought.That Professor Slughorn was as sharp as ever, rarely dealing with Grindelwald alone.

Felix wondered if he saw something.

But this possibility is actually very low.

Because Grindelwald has been imprisoned for half a century, his appearance has changed a long time ago.Even McGonagall, Flitwick, and other old teachers didn't recognize him, not to mention that Grindelwald's departure from Nurmengard Castle was not made public, so even if Severus had some doubts about his identity, But I didn't think about it at all.

In the eyes of those who know his true identity (Dumbledore and Felix), Grindelwald's actions did not touch the bottom line.If he contacted or responded to the Saints, I believe Dumbledore would send Grindelwald back without hesitation.

Reminiscent of Dumbledore's defensive attitude from the beginning, to now acquiescing to Harry and Grindelwald to contact alone, and even to learn magic, this undoubtedly represents an increase in trust.

Felix is ​​also at ease here.

No matter what Grindelwald wants to do, whether it is to pass on his own magic (which he is happy to see), or to pass on his own ideas, he only has one year. If he really intends to confuse Harry, he will definitely find Harry More stubborn than expected.

Dumbledore didn't do nothing, and weekly lessons were no secret.Harry's thinking has been almost finalized in the past few years. What Grindelwald has to do is to reverse it, while Dumbledore guides him to think independently. The difficulty of the two things is completely different.

Just like the blood alliance mentioned by Harry today, Felix was surprised by the question itself and that Dumbledore had the courage to reveal this past. Law prevails.

Perhaps this was also expected by Dumbledore, who hoped to complement another part of Harry's personality.But exactly what it was, Felix wasn't sure.

……

Later that day, Felix emerged from the campus hospital with the information he wanted.

His guess was right.

Grindelwald's magical power was almost completely imprisoned, no different from a squib. Over the past few decades, his health has been extremely bad, and Madam Pomfrey has been supplying him with mild nourishing potions.

Suddenly, an idea came to Felix's mind: the blood alliance between Dumbledore and Grindelwald might have been destroyed—otherwise they would not be able to duel—but there might be another unknown magic between them contract.

And the evidence is what Dumbledore said on the day he learned that Grindelwald disappeared in Nurmengard Castle:
"...he is restricted by powerful spells. I can ensure that these restrictions still exist. It is difficult for him to use advanced magic...no matter what he wants to do, these conditions objectively set the threshold for him."

Why is Dumbledore so sure the spell has not been broken?There is only one answer that Felix can think of. After the duel, Dumbledore participated in (or even led) the International Wizarding Confederation's plan to imprison Grindelwald.

As it was getting dark, Felix walked down the spiral staircase and across the hall.

To his slight surprise, there were already people in the open space at the entrance of the castle. Two familiar silhouettes were bathed in the golden evening sun. Felix squinted his eyes, and the edges of their bodies seemed to reflect colorful rays of light.

Dumbledore's elder-like tolerant and understanding voice blended with the scene in front of him.

"...It's still a long time, Miss Granger, you have plenty of time to see the road ahead. I think the process of controlling magic power is similar to the process of recognizing yourself, that is to follow your heart, where is the treasure, Where the heart is...don't forget, we are Gryffindors."

Hermione bowed her head and said nothing for a while.

"Principal Dumbledore? Granger?" Felix said.

Hermione jerked her head up, gave him a quick glance, screamed, and jumped back a few steps.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I still have something to do, I'm leaving first." She ran away without looking back.

Felix looked stunned.

"What's up with her?"

"Miss Granger is a little confused about her future path. This is the privilege of young people." Dumbledore said with a smile: "She trusts me very much and is willing to tell me something in her heart."

"Oh," Felix said, looking back at the silent hallway, "I thought she had set her goal early, Amelia has high expectations for her, and she has shown a lot of confidential information .”

Dumbledore blinked, but said nothing.His blue eyes reflected the last rays of light from the horizon, and his long silver beard seemed to glow.When the golden border on the edge of the Forbidden Forest disappeared, the night was covered like a thick curtain, and the earth became dark, but soon, some dots of lights appeared.

"Albus," Felix said, breaking the silence, considering his words, "I heard a word from Harry today, blood bond..."

"Ah, I've thought about it. It is indeed possible that he will ask you for help." Dumbledore said calmly: "When I decided to speak out, I no longer felt that I could keep it a secret, and I also agreed to let Harry learn wisdom from other people." .For example, Miss Granger asked me for advice just now."

"That's a blood alliance." Felix said softly.

The meaning is completely different.This at least shows that at a certain stage in Dumbledore and Grindelwald's life, they are willing to give part of their destiny to each other's control.

"Yeah, two smart and arrogant teenagers made a reckless oath when they were closest to each other." Dumbledore said, with a touch of relief in his tone, "We are smarter than ordinary people, much smarter, Therefore, we need to be more arrogant, and firmly believe that we can accomplish things that our predecessors could not accomplish... But I want to say that being smart does not mean wisdom, and it does not mean that it can replace experience, and we are equally ignorant in some fields."

He looked into the distance, at this time the twilight replaced the sunlight, and stars appeared in the thin sky.

"I once said that Gellert's thoughts attracted me and inspired me. He expressed what I have always buried in my heart but never dared to express. I am dissatisfied with the status quo at that time. I am excellent, but forced to Trapped in a village that no one cares about, I am very talented, but I can't provide shelter for my relatives... Felix, my father's experience still affects me. For a while, in the dead of night, I always ask myself in my heart: What if I saw it with my own eyes? When it comes time for Ariana to be bullied, what will I do?"

"Sometimes I hate my maturity. I keep telling myself that Muggles are just like wizards, both good and bad. It is stupid and despicable to deny a huge group at will, but when the mother died unfortunately and Ariana's condition worsened , I am full of resentment, resentment..."

Dumbledore closed his eyes.After a while, he opened his eyes again, and said calmly and almost indifferently, as if he was telling another person's experience:
"During my most painful time, Gellert appeared, and we hit it off right away. He told me that the same experience happened not only to me, but also to many fellow wizards. We have power, but we will suffer misfortune. What an absurd thing! He came up with a way to get the best of both worlds - at least that's what I thought at the time - join hands and establish a new order. From then on, wizards don't have to hide, Ariana doesn't have to hide, what happened to us The tragedy of the family will never happen again."

"We pride ourselves on our wisdom and strength, and therefore make even greater mistakes."

"I am fascinated and completely immersed in it. Think about it, it can not only solve our family's troubles, but also liberate thousands of wizards. This plan is simply in line with my appetite. I have been working day and night to perfect the plan , and finally deviated from the original intention, and completely fell aside in the family that should be valued and the extremely brilliant career that only existed in fantasy... You should have guessed the final ending, my sister, Arianna... After being lovingly cared for and cared for...became the first victim."

It was completely dark, and Dumbledore was completely immersed in the darkness.

"Albus-"

"Don't comfort me, Felix, I've got what I want." Dumbledore turned around, walked slowly towards the castle, and said softly at the same time: "Maybe we were born with our own mission, and I Your mission is to correct the mistakes you have made. Felix, you also have your mission."

Felix stared at Dumbledore's back, and he heard something different.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, thestral-like gray eyes shining in the dark night, Dumbledore paused slightly, and then continued to leave.Felix couldn't help but inhale lightly.

He had used these eyes to observe Voldemort. Voldemort's soul was broken, and his body exuded an ominous black air.He has also seen Dumbledore, and Dumbledore's soul shimmers like white jade emitting a faint fluorescence.

But now, everything is different.

Bright soft light radiated from Dumbledore's body, covering the earth like a moonlight. Felix vaguely saw Dumbledore holding a little girl by the hand, but they disappeared in the hall in a blink of an eye.

Felix stayed where he was, looking up at the sky, the stars reflected in his gray pupils.

He waited quietly, a ray of moonlight flashed through the windows of the corridor on the eighth floor of the castle, and finally stopped at the tower of the headmaster's office. There was no moon tonight, but the moonlight shone all over the Hogwarts castle.

　This chapter is to sort out some clues from the previous chapters, and to show Dumbledore's achievements in the soul realm.

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(End of this chapter)