The Years Welding at Hogwarts

Meanwhile, Nurmengard Castle, Austria.

This is a majestic castle standing between layers of snow-capped mountains. Its pitch-black appearance is daunting. Near the cliff, a towering tower stands alone, independent of the castle.

A thick and tall wall surrounds this castle, which is far away from human habitation. The layers of protective magic on it block any outsiders who want to peek into the castle.

The rugged trail leading from the wall to the main entrance of the castle is covered with weeds on both sides, and rubble with traces of rain erosion is scattered randomly on the road, indicating that no one has walked on this trail for a long time.

Dumbledore’s figure appeared on this long-untraveled trail. He looked at the nearly damaged main entrance of the castle not far away, his eyes full of complicated memories.

The door frame, which is carved from a single piece of heavy black stone, is engraved with a line of Grindelwald’s famous sayings.——

“For the greater good.”

After decades of time erosion, this originally luxurious and majestic castle has long lost its appearance.

Both the walls and floors have been covered with a thick layer of dust.

On the first floor of the castle close to the ground, some The damper dark corners are covered with a thick layer of moss. Fresh green moss and old yellow moss are staggered, like an abstract painting using only two colors on the wall. The corners near the ceiling and the foyer The huge bronze carved chandelier hanging in the center was covered with a thick layer of spider webs, covered with the mummies of various insects, as well as dust that had been inadvertently absorbed, as well as some small fragments that had fallen off the ceiling. Something like that.

The luxurious wooden furniture in the hall has been gnawed by unknown moths, and the glass inlaid on the huge floor-to-ceiling windows has also changed into unrecognizable debris.

It is also covered with a The thick layer of dust, washed by the occasional rain between the mountains, got wet and dried up, and then was wetted again…

The rainwater and dust mixed together to form a large piece of black dirt, It adhered to the ground extremely tenaciously.

Standing in the middle of the dilapidated hall, Dumbledore looked at the surrounding scene with a complicated expression.

His footsteps no longer stopped, and he spiraled up the stone steps in the foyer. Dumbledore soon Arriving at the top floor of the outer tower of Nurmengard Castle, he stopped in front of an old wooden door.

Before he could raise his hand to knock on the door, the ajar wooden door automatically rotated back and opened. Got it

“Hey, what kind of wind brings you here?”

Dumbledore stepped into the cell where the most powerful dark wizard in history used to imprison himself. It was hard to imagine that this small cell could be a habitable place. The whole room was empty. , there is only a protruding stone platform, which can barely be called a bed.

There is no other lighting tool, and the only light in the entire room comes from the skylight above. It cannot even be called a skylight, it is just a narrow window without any cover. Gap.

If magic hadn’t blocked the cold wind from the outside, the cold air from the outside could have flowed in through the gap at night, making the temperature in this cell reach minus 20 degrees or even lower. The owner of this castle , Gellert Grindelwald, with only a shabby blanket that had been covered with him for who knows how many years.

At this time, the first-generation Dark Lord, who once shocked the world, was only wearing a thin piece of clothing. Covered with this shabby blanket, he huddled up on the flat stone platform in an uncomfortable position. The long-term imprisonment made Grindelwald very weak. The old man’s body was shriveled and thin, and his face looked like a skeleton. The heroic spirit of the past is completely absent from his ordinary face.

The sunken eye sockets look like he has been malnourished for a long time.

And this is indeed the case.

Trapped in such a small cell, Green The rations Devo can get every day are just a few meager potatoes and a few slices of unpalatable black bread. This is the case every day, year after year.

If it weren’t for the magic power contained in his blood that still maintains his If the body functions were replaced by an ordinary old Muggle man who followed his diet for a month, he would probably burp.

“What are you doing, Albus?”

He tilted his head and looked in the direction of the door.

Looking at the ragged Grindelwald, Dumbledore didn’t know how to speak for a moment.

After defeating his destined opponent, from now on Over the decades, he rarely or almost never set foot in this castle.

Over the years, he came to visit Grindelwald only a handful of times.

In the beginning, he could still maintain The frequency of visits was once a year.

But as time passed, especially after the Wizarding War started by Voldemort, Dumbledore, who was too busy to do anything, never stepped into the gate of Nurmengard Tower again.

Even Voldemort After being defeated and the British magical community once again won a temporary false peace, he never came to this deserted castle nestled between the snow-capped mountains again.

So much so that for so many years, he had a closer relationship with him than his brother. He knew nothing about the bad situation of his old lover who was still close.

He had no idea that Grindelwald’s living conditions would be so bad now.

His heart was filled with guilt, but Grindelwald said it before he even spoke. Already guessed his inner thoughts

“No need to apologize.”

Grindelwald let out a disdainful sneer,”Don’t be pretentious.”

As he spoke, he casually grabbed a small stone next to him and threw it in the direction of Dumbledore.

The pain from the small stone hitting his forehead successfully made Dumbledore move away from him. He was pulled back from the guilt of having not visited his old lover for ten years.

Seeing Dumbledore looking at him with a puzzled look, Grindelwald shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

“This is just to make sure you are not a figment of my imagination.”

After Grindelwald’s gag, the previously stiff atmosphere in the room also relaxed.

After standing there for a long time, the words in Dumbledore’s mind that he had already thought about before coming finally just It became such a sentence——

“Merry Christmas, Gayle”

“ha?”

Grindelwald acted as if he had heard something appalling. His brows furrowed heavily, and his tone contained a strong mockery of Dumbledore.

“When did you become so sentimental, Albus?”

He threw a small stone again, trying to confirm whether he was under some incredible illusion.

But this time the stone he threw was dodged by Dumbledore, who had already experienced it for the first time.

Dumbledore The eyes looking at Grindelwald contain complex emotions.

They include reminiscence, regret, regret… and mixed with strong love.

“I thought you came all the way from your Hogwarts and your elm head suddenly became enlightened.”

Even though Grindelwald had an extremely powerful gift of prophecy, he never expected that the first words Dumbledore said after seeing him were just…

Merry Christmas?

Lying on the stone platform Grindelwald lazily turned over, leaving Dumbledore with his thin back hidden under the shabby blanket,”Okay, Merry Christmas.”

He waved his hand, indicating that Dumbledore could get out after he finished speaking.

“Come on, Gail.”

Dumbledore’s wrinkled face trembled,”I……”

Facing Grindelwald, no matter how eloquent Dumbledore was, it was difficult for him to formulate appropriate words at this time.

The words came to his lips but could not come out. Dumbledore knew that no matter what he said, it would sound like he was trying to defend himself in Grindelwald’s ears.

So, he finally chose to give up

“I just want to spend Christmas with you.”Dumbledore slowly walked to the stone platform where Grindelwald was lying, and put his hand on Grindelwald’s shoulder.

“Every time I look in the Mirror of Erised, I can always see the two of us in the mirror, making a secret blood pact in the barn.”

I don’t know what kind of stimulus this old bee received to be so crazy. Grindelwald slowly turned around and stared at Dumbledore with a pair of strange-colored pupils.

The two looked at each other for a long time. , Grindelwald raised his eyebrows feeling slightly uncomfortable.

“Just having an ordinary Christmas?”

“It’s just Christmas.”

Dumbledore hesitated for a while and said,”Maybe we should talk about it.���Something about a descendant?”

“Descendants?”

Grindelwald’s pupils narrowed slightly, and there was suddenly a hint of undetectable guilt in his tone, just like a bitch who was caught cheating on his wife. After the fall of his power, Grindelwald Didn’t the family already…

With the hatred of the Ministry of Magic of various countries towards him, the Grindelwald family after losing his protection will inevitably suffer an extremely terrible liquidation. Even if Dumbledore remembered their old relationship and took action to protect his family, that would be To no avail.

What descendants can he have left in this world?

Grindelwald thought silently, it couldn’t be that silly girl Wenda Rozier, right?

For some of Grindelwald’s subtle expressions, Dumbledore could It was so familiar, he raised the corner of his mouth

“About your great-grandson, Noah Shafrin.”

Dumbledore felt his eyes darken when he thought of the inherently evil kid Grindelwald.

There was a sinister tone in his tone,”You have left a good descendant, Gale.”

Grindelwald silently averted his gaze,”Maybe we should enjoy our Christmas dinner first.

Dumbledore turned his attack and said,”Haha.””

Dog man.