On the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, at the end of the stone corridor, further inside the principal's office, there is an extended terrace.
There was no decoration on the terrace, the cold wind of England's winter nights was howling constantly, and the two bare chairs looked cold.
However, there are two people sitting on the chair now, and they don't feel any discomfort on their faces. If you look closely, you will find that the cold wind will always turn when it blows past them.
The large glasses of butterbeer in their hands were exuding warmth.
"Oh, there are only two praiseworthy things in England, one is the great Albus Dumbledore, and the other is butterbeer in winter." Grindelwald took a sip of the light yellow wine, and raised his eyebrows on his short beard.
It was stained with some beer foam, and he wiped it with his hand without any image, with a happy and contented expression.
Dumbledore was sitting on another chair. The butterbeer in his hand had not been touched yet. The other dry hand seemed to have regained some vitality. He was holding a metal piece engraved with runes and playing with it.
Seeing that he was silent, Grindelwald took another sip of wine and said casually: "Albus, it's rest time now - you should relax a little instead of thinking about how to save this rotten world all the time, ha!"
Dumbledore glanced sideways at him, then silently took a sip of butterbeer, and after a long time he said slowly: "Gellert..."
Before he could finish speaking, Grindelwald waved his hand: "I know you very well, Albus. When you open your mouth, I know what you are going to say - and what taught Sean to be kind and learn to love."
Something like that.”
He looked directly at Dumbledore: "Albus, there are some things that you don't understand and neither do I. Only Sean can learn them - of course, we should also learn these things."
Dumbledore was silent for a while, and then changed the subject: "Let's talk about Sean."
Grindelwald didn't feel any displeasure at all. He talked about Sean obediently: "Look at that kid's behavior. Although he is unfamiliar and fake, he really looks like me - I didn't have to be Durmstrang."
Before I was expelled, do you know how much my friends supported me?"
"Friend? Gellert, your method of winning people's hearts is not sincerity, but eloquence and strength."
"At least they think I am their friend, and that's okay... Of course, the word friend only exists between equal souls, such as you and me." Grindelwald said with a smile.
"If this is what you want to teach Sean, then I think it is best for him not to go to Nurmengard." Dumbledore sighed.
"No, no, no," Grindelwald shook his finger, "Just like I promised you, I will not interfere with Sean's life, I will not teach him how to 'make friends', I will only
Teach him how to make reasonable use of the forces that are available and worthy of his use."
Dumbledore took a deep breath, a rare expression of uncertainty flashed across his face, and finally, he nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Albus," Grindelwald smiled proudly, "Shaun will get enough benefits, and then, his friends can also benefit - just like now."
He nodded towards the thing in Dumbledore's hand: "If it weren't for my friends, your hand would be completely useless in half a year."
Dumbledore seemed to want to accuse the other party, but he had already received definite benefits, which made him unable to say anything.
In the end, he just sighed: "Gellert, your methods should be softer."
Grindelwald crossed his legs indifferently. He drank butterbeer comfortably and said leisurely: "I originally wanted to find someone, but it turned out that Sean was not kidnapped by them. However, they are all here. Among those ancient families
There are some good things left."
He saw Dumbledore's helpless eyes, spread his hands and explained: "Please, my old friend, it took me a whole night to visit those families! You know how precious sleep is for an old man over a hundred years old.
Is it? It just so happens that my friend, that is, you, needs something from their family to maintain the life of an old man who is also over a hundred years old, so it makes sense to borrow something from them, doesn’t it? "
"Gellert...you are more unruly than when you were young." Dumbledore said with a sigh.
"Don't say that, my friends, they are precious wizards. I did not kill anyone, and I even expressed my apology before leaving!" Grindelwald shouted, with a proud smile on his face.
, like a naughty boy who is disrespectful to his elders.
Dumbledore rubbed his temples with a headache. His left hand was cursed in an accident earlier in the day. The potion brought by Grindelwald could only prevent the situation from getting worse. He didn't know how long it would take to recover.
.
During the disappearance of Sean, Grindelwald went to the ancient Greek families to "examine the crime." Obviously, he did not find the murderer, but he happened to find something left by one of the families.
Grindelwald apologized in a friendly manner, then raised his wand to 'borrow' the thing and gave it to Dumbledore.
"When I recover, I will come to express my apology in person." Dumbledore finally said.
"Oh, it's up to you," Grindelwald said with an indifferent expression. He looked up at the starry sky. "In more than ten years, I won't have the energy to come and borrow things. You have to think clearly."
"Of course - and, Gellert, death just starts another journey." Dumbledore said seriously.
Grindelwald smiled: "I agree - however, we still have tasks to complete before starting another journey. Sean will become the next me."
"No," Dumbledore corrected, "Shaun will not be you, nor will he be me, he will be himself."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Of course, of course - I mean, if by the time I am too old to move, Sean will already have enough abilities," Grindelwald said with a smile.
Happy, "I am able to go to their door again to borrow things from them."
"……you are hopeless."
"Thanks for the compliment, Albus, hahaha."
…
Christmas was over, and Sean came to Hogwarts one day early after returning to London to reunite with his family.
The selected students must prepare themselves first and go directly to Nurmengard early the next morning.
After Sean's somewhat childish but effective performance, everyone in Hogwarts was full of energy. Moreover, after returning to the castle, many people did not enjoy the afterglow of the holiday with their friends. They either spent time in books
You can go to the gym or practice dueling in a classroom specially designated by the professors.
This is probably the beautiful quality of students. They are easily incited and reckless, but at the same time, the blood in their hearts is hot and pure.
However, Sean paid the price for his words that day - now, a lot of people are lining up waiting to spar with him...
With a nervous and fulfilling mentality, the students gathered early on the playground early the next morning.
"Is there any means of transportation in Hogwarts? It's not written in the book." Hermione wrapped her face with a scarf, only exposing her eyes.
Sean shook his head. He was also quite curious. Beauxbatons had a Pegasus carriage, Durmstrang had a large diving boat, and Hogwarts should also have some magic props for collective travel.
Although there is a simple and crude way of moving like a door key, cards still need to be paid attention to between schools. A group of people appeared in Austria clutching a broken shoe or a hat. Even a pragmatic character like Dumbledore could not
Wouldn't it be a bit shameful?
Sean glanced in the direction of the Forbidden Forest. There were a lot of Thestrals living there. I heard that before there was the Hogwarts Express, many students relied on Thestrals to go to school and leave school.
However, although the Thestrals are very cool, the weather does not seem to be suitable... Moreover, most people cannot see the Thestrals. When the time comes, the students of Nurmengard will see a lot of students flying out of thin air.
Landed, not very impressive...
Professor McGonagall took out her wand after making sure everyone was present. She asked everyone to stand on one side of the playground, and then waved her wand facing the direction of the castle.
"Boom!" A huge sound sounded, and in the shocked eyes of the students, the tower of Hogwarts near the Forbidden Forest shook.
The tower peeled off from the main body of the castle, the bricks on the spiers and walls were opened and closed, the ground at the bottom was raised high, clods of earth jumped in all directions, and the foundation under the tower climbed out of the ground together.
Yes, after crawling out, the main body of the building kept changing and moving, and finally, a huge stone statue appeared in front of everyone.
"Merlin's beard..."
The students were all dumbfounded.
The entire surface of the stone statue was made up of huge stone bricks from the main body of the tower. After it took a rumbling step, the gaps in those stone bricks disappeared, and the surface of the stone statue was completely integrated, as if it were carved.
It was holding a shield and a stone spear. The surface of the shield was the coat of arms of Hogwarts, and the black tip of the spear seemed to be some kind of magic stone.
The stone statue walked around the castle and finally came to the playground.
Looking at the huge thing in front of him, Sean even opened his mouth slightly.
The cards are good...the thousand-year-old famous school still has a solid foundation...
The stone statue knelt on the ground with one knee. It put the stone spear on its shoulder, the head of the spear touched the ground, and an entrance appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Everyone, enter in order." Professor McGonagall directed.
After passing an upward staircase, Sean and the others came to a huge common room, which seemed to be inside the head of a stone statue. The huge arched window at the edge happened to be the eyes of the stone statue.
"Hogwarts really does have a lot of things hidden..." Sean sighed while looking at the scene indoors.
There must have been a space expansion spell cast here. The entire space is huge, and there are several entrances to the bedrooms in the most corners.
The students were all whispering excitedly, and Professor McGonagall finally walked up. She waved her wand, and the stone statue slowly raised its steps, and then walked into the black lake step by step.
Is this thing diving? Sean scratched his head.
Next to him, Percy Weasley seemed to have guessed Sean's thoughts and said: "I heard that stone statues could spread their wings and fly in the past. Later, because they were too large, they were easily discovered by Muggles. This way of moving
It was cancelled, and the principal at the time invited an alchemist to transform the stone statue. From now on, he will only go diving."
"That's it..." Sean Liao nodded clearly, and then asked doubtfully, "But there is no sea in Austria, right? Nurmengard is based on an inland lake?"
"I don't know about this, but the transportation vehicles in each school have magic, such as invisibility, and I heard that the transportation vehicles can be connected to the door key, and can transform in disguise.
"
"It's really amazing...Percy, why do you look so serious?" Sean saw Percy's tightly clenched fists, and even his lips were a little pale.
Percy took a deep breath and said seriously: "We shoulder the glory of Hogwarts and must not lose face in Nurmengard!"
"Besides," he patted his bag, "Professor McGonagall gave me something to use when entering the Nurmengard Hall. I, I'm a little nervous."
"What?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Anyway, it's a certain prop, and prefects from the other three colleges also got it."
Appearance special effects? Sean blinked and thought curiously.
The stone statue sank directly to the bottom after diving into the water. The students all moved to the window to watch the scene outside. However, as soon as the stone statue entered the water, it moved very fast. Waves surged outside the window, and aquatic plants and aquatic animals were quickly pushed back.
After the initial novelty, the students quickly lost interest, and they were discussing excitedly and nervously in pairs.
In this atmosphere, after a day's travel, they stopped.
The stone statue began to float up, and finally emerged from the water out of thin air, and then stepped on the ground.
Have you arrived at the castle? Sean went to the window and discovered that there was a deserted mountainous area near the stone statue.
Immediately afterwards, the stone statue trembled, and Sean immediately felt the magic power fluctuating around it.
Concealment magic? The stone statue needs to go directly to Nurmengard?
As soon as Sean's idea came to him, the huge stone statue squatted down slightly. With a "coax", the stone statue spread its legs and started running!
"Isn't it too wild?" Sean stared at the smoke and dust outside the window dumbfounded. Fortunately, there was magic in the lounge, otherwise their brains would have been shaken just by running like this.
…
Among the mountains, a huge castle stood at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, all the students were standing on the playground outside the castle.
They all stood upright, with their hands folded behind their backs, and their heads held high, looking straight ahead.
At the front, an old man with silver hair and a short beard is waiting for the guests to arrive with a slight smile.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" A huge vibration came from the distance, and the birds in the mountains suddenly flew up, covering the sky with darkness.
The pupils of Nurmengard's students shrank slightly, and they could feel the stone slabs under their feet vibrating together.
Then, they opened their eyes wide.
It was a huge, intimidating stone statue. It held a shield in one hand and a gun in the other. Its huge body ran with an earthquake-like movement.
"Ha-" Grindelwald smiled even more.
His voice reached everyone's ears clearly.
"When the guests arrive, my children, bring out the pride of Nurmengard to greet them."