The Last Goodbye

Involved in the Continental War.At the same time, the British and French wizarding circles appealed to the International Wizarding Council, demanding that Grindelwald and his followers be arrested at all costs.While there is no clear evidence that the Dark wizard was involved in the Muggle Wars, his role as the spiritual leader of Continental fanatics in his own right was a serious threat to the status of the Statute of Secrecy.

The radical faction headed by Germany scoffed at this.Not only did the German wizarding community not thoroughly investigate Grindelwald's whereabouts, they even turned a blind eye to the dark wizard's troubles in various parts of Europe.After France proposed the policy of relocating refugees, the German wizarding community immediately generously stated that Britain was far away from the European continent, and that Germany voluntarily accepted all refugees implicated in the Muggle war—as long as they had magical talents, no matter what nationality and origin they were, they could come. Germany asylum.Germany not only provides shelter and subsidies free of charge, but is even willing to solve work problems for fellow wizards in Europe.Many of the wizards who answered the call felt right at home, and this once again strengthened the Radical faction.

The British and French wizarding governments were shocked at the beginning that Germany had the financial resources to take over the refugees while it was developing its military power. However, this question was quickly answered——Albus Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel personally explained their deduction to the ministers——The Philosopher’s Stone Theft The man behind the scenes is none other than Grindelwald.Now there is evidence that the dark wizards are indeed in collusion with the German government, which also explains why Germany condoned Grindelwald so much.But if it is revealed that the military spending of the German Muggle government and the financial relief of the wizarding government are supported by gold made from the Philosopher's Stone, it is necessary to publicly explain how the Philosopher's Stone was stolen by Grindelwald from under the noses of the British and French protectors.The current situation is not conducive to Britain and France. If this scandal breaks out again, the entire European continent may turn against Germany.The British and French wizarding governments who missed the opportunity but suffered unspeakable suffering had to suffer a dumb loss and began to re-plan the plan to get back the Philosopher's Stone.

At the same time, Germany, taking advantage of the prestige established by the refugee policy, began to advocate that the international wizarding community should unite to jointly resist the impact of the Muggle war on the European continent, and proposed that the secrecy act does not apply to wartime and will make it difficult for wizards to protect themselves. Call for the complete repeal of the International Statute of Secrecy.However, this time the British and French wizarding circles took the lead and received the support of the largest supporter of the Secrecy Act, the Wizarding Association of America. In the end, they narrowly defeated the radical forces by three votes at the International Wizarding Council, and the bill was continued.Germany has always conceded three points to the United States, and after the failure of the confrontation, it temporarily died down.In this way, the European countries fought openly and covertly, and each served its master. Twenty years after the end of the "end all wars" war, another world war broke out vigorously.

Tom Riddle was naturally concerned about the battle situation, but he was more concerned about his long-lost guardian.He had spent the whole summer looking for news about Harry - it wasn't difficult - after all the entire British wizarding world was looking for Harry Potter.He didn't even have to leave Godric's Hollow to gain first-hand information.Of course, this is due to the fact that he has a face that the female editor-in-chief of the newspaper office likes.Originally, he accepted the vice-principal's invitation to live here just to take the opportunity to get more inside information from the Dumbledore brothers.However, when he actually moved in, he realized that he was actually under house arrest. Brother Dumbledore left early and returned late, his whereabouts were unpredictable, and he deliberately avoided all contact with him.They must have doubted him, but they refused to confirm their suspicions with his Legilimency. Riddle had no choice but to get along with the two brothers cautiously, while finding another way to find the female editor-in-chief.Of course, it's not that he didn't think that the most direct way to find Harry was through Grindelwald Manor.

Thanks to two quick-witted brothers, he spent the holidays trying to secretly learn to Apparate.But even if you learn it, it's not very useful-because you can't apparate within dozens of miles of Grindelwald Manor.He tried owl mail, phone calls, but nothing worked.That manor was as solid as gold, as if it didn't exist in this world at all.The owner of the manor is not bragging. If he wants to contact Grindelwald Manor, he must first obtain the approval of the manor. Riddle had even tried contacting Grindelwald's servants, and was not surprised to find that they had all been sent away.Of course, he could also climb up to Berchtesgaden on foot, but obviously he couldn't do it under Dumbledore's nose.Otherwise, Harry hadn't found it yet, and he advanced into Azkaban by himself. Riddle is forced to spend an unusually quiet summer vacation, hoping that things will improve when school starts.But he soon discovered that he was still too young and too simple.

It wasn't Dumbledore who was staring at him after school started, but the whole school was staring at him. The story of Harry kidnapping him to steal the Philosopher's Stone eventually spread like wildfire, even in a dozen different versions, but it was clear that Riddle appeared not as an accomplice but as a victim.As for Harry, he was an outright greedy devil.He had reason to believe that Slughorn had absolutely embellished the story of Harry casting the Imperius Curse on himself to the other professors, directly leading them to think that he might be kidnapped again.So all the teachers and students in the school 'protected' him with a sense of justice, and even Dumbledore, who doubted him, didn't play a corrective role at all.No, it should be said that the vice-principal's attitude towards this matter was welcome, but this really caused Riddle a lot of trouble.

After all, who would like to have no privacy and attract teachers, students, ghosts, armor, and paintings wherever they go?And thanks to Grindelwald, Hogwarts' defense mechanism has become stronger than ever, and the area that cannot apparate has expanded by hundreds of miles. Riddle had planned carefully - if he wanted to slip from Hogwarts in Scotland to Grindelwald Manor in Bavaria, even taking into account the distance that he could not apparate very skillfully, it would take at least one round trip. month time.What's more, with the war in Europe and the flood of refugees, it is very difficult to get a boat ticket to Germany now.So in the end he decided to wait until the Christmas break before making a move.In addition, the first semester of the second grade was uneventful and uneventful.

Until the arrival of the white snowy owl.

It was a snowy day in early December.Riddle was sitting with Abraxas in the library reading a book when it came.There was a gust of wind blowing outside the window.It pecked at the glass for a while before it caught their attention. Riddle had to admit that he could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the bird - he desperately hoped it was Harry's owl, but was also a little scared that it really was Harry's owl.Hesitating in this contradictory mood, it was his friend who helped open the window.The snowy owl flew in flutteringly, glared at him critically, and then proudly raised its gray feet.Well, looking at the gesture, it's definitely Harry's owl.

The letter paper is some kind of high-end official paper, with only one line of writing on it, and it is still written with a ballpoint pen.

[I will go to Hogsmeade on the weekend, and hope to see you there. 】

It wasn't signed, but Riddle recognized the handwriting.

He clutched the paper for a moment, until Abraxas coughed lightly before recovering. "I think it's waiting for your reply." His friend was still writing with his head down, just glanced at the snowy owl. Riddle took the quill, wrote a few words on the same piece of paper, and tied it back to the owl's leg.For a moment he really wanted to cast a tracking spell on the bird, but he was afraid that Harry would find out that the owl had a tracking spell on it, so he wouldn't show up.After struggling for a while, he let the bird go and watched it fly far away until the owl's white feathers melted into the swirling snow. "I'm going to class first." Abraxas put away his books and notes, and smiled at him when he got up, "Be careful yourself." He left a vague reminder and left without looking back.

SKYFALL, PART III

1939

It was impossible for Grindelwald not to be angry.

Not to mention that owls were easy to track, and he didn't approve of Harry going to England alone—there was a war now—did this green eye figure out the situation?The young man put down his telegram and coffee respectfully, and smiled at him with those beautiful green eyes.He knew what the other party meant, but Quan pretended not to see it.

"Go and tell the Minister of Finance that the gold needed by the head of state will be ready before Christmas, so don't rush him. Even if there is a Philosopher's Stone, I can't move him out of a gold mountain in one day. The plan to attack France must be postponed at least By next spring, military expenditures will be on the one hand, and the current weather is not suitable for long-distance marching..." He put down the telegram and looked at the person who moved to his feet at some point.The other party sat on the floor, leaning on his knees and looking at him.

"You're so interested in him?" Grindelwald sighed.

Harry nodded, and took out a color photo that had just been developed not long ago from his pocket.He found it in a stack of photographs developed by Grindelwald.it mixes with those