Obscure at Hogwarts

"Gift"

"Are you referring to these guys?"

Looking at the content of Grindelwald's summons, Louis couldn't help but control the werewolf clone, put the chess piece used to break into the MACUSA into his sleeve again, and carefully savored the hidden meaning of Grindelwald's summons.

Is he demonstrating?

Is he going to openly appeal to the power he controls in the Magical Congress of the United States of America?

Do not!

It’s totally unnecessary!

But anyone who is not out of touch with the entire wizarding world must be very clear about what the name Gellert Grindelwald means, so Grindelwald never needs to rely on others to demonstrate his abilities. He alone is famous internationally. It has an amazing deterrent effect in the wizarding world.

therefore.

Now it is not difficult for Louis to guess what Grindelwald's hidden meaning is.

Immediately afterwards, Louis also used the brewery mark to reply to the message, and asked as if the donkey was talking to the horse, "The group of Americans who went to Hogwarts to cause trouble were also the people you sent out?"

"of course."

London.

Knockturn Alley.

Grindelwald, who was still disguised as Mr. Borkin in the Borgin-Bock Magic Shop, smiled at the question Louis mentioned and said: "In recent years, there has been less pressure in the United States. I always need to pass some things. Let them know that their so-called advantages are not worth mentioning in the eyes of some people.”

"Like Dumbledore?"

"Yeah, like Dumbledore."

"But the people you sent out looked a little stupid."

Considering the current dilemma faced by the Magical Congress of the United States, Louis analyzed it from an objective perspective: "It is not a good idea to anger Dumbledore. Besides, because of the international turmoil caused by the wolf blood potion, your people will bring down the entire United States in one fell swoop. The Magical Congress is on the opposite side of the Ministry of Magic of many countries. Have you lost too much because of this?"

"Louis, I'm very pleased that you can analyze this matter from my perspective."

"but"

After a slight pause, a hint of playfulness suddenly appeared in the smile on Grindelwald's face. Then he played with an exquisite jewelry and said with deep meaning:

"But if I want to squeeze out every ounce of potential of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, I must build a powerful enemy for them. Otherwise, these people who are used to being comfortable will continue to be comfortable. Only by uniting with the outside world can they be reunited. ."

"Now, depending on the situation, the effect I want is almost achieved, and then the pressure will turn to Dumbledore."

"you say"

"Does Dumbledore have a headache?"

"meeting."

Louis answered without thinking, and then vaguely guessed Grindelwald's personal plot for Dumbledore, and couldn't help laughing:

"You want to tire Dumbledore to death, don't you? If my guess is correct, Tom is in your hands?"

"You are indeed worthy of being my successor, Louis. I am very satisfied that you can think of this."

Grindelwald nodded with satisfaction at first, then expressed deep regret: "Unfortunately, Dumbledore knew clearly that this was a trap, but he still couldn't help but jump into it. This is his most fatal weakness. The same thing that makes him considered great by countless wizards can easily be exploited."

"What's even more frightening is that Dumbledore never realized that time is his biggest enemy. He is already old, and many burdens can no longer be shouldered on his own shoulders. For example, your Hogwarts Snape Professor, Dumbledore can completely trust him and share some of the burden with him."

"However"

"But Dumbledore was a very controlling man."

Recalling the previous face-to-face exchanges with Dumbledore, Louis sighed with deep regret and said: "He has extremely limited trust in everyone. In the end, he only wants to believe in his own abilities and never shares his abilities with others. A secret that is thought to be a secret feels like it is.”

"Everyone who believes in him from the bottom of his heart is actually a pawn on his chessboard!"

"Yes."

Seeing Louis's evaluation of Dumbledore, Grindelwald frowned, and his mood turned out to be a bit complicated.

obviously.

Louis's evaluation of Dumbledore was very fair, and at least Grindelwald agreed with it.

However, since he was able to establish an extremely close relationship with Dumbledore, it undoubtedly means that Grindelwald and he are the same kind of people, and they have too many similarities in personality traits.

When Louis told Dumbledore's character traits, it made Grindelwald empathize with him, and at the same time he felt that he was as clearly seen by Louis as Dumbledore.

of course.

Grindelwald didn't want to worry about the details.

So, it only took a few seconds to sort out his emotions. Grindelwald took a deep breath and simply brought up another topic: "Louis, you said that when Dumbledore began to long for the vitality of youth, he could take the next step. That step?"

"do not know."

Louis answered truthfully: "There has always been a thorn in Dumbledore's heart. Even if he desires to live longer and solve all the headaches that cause him, he will still choose to die if necessary, so Your ideas may not be realized in him.”

“That would be such a shame”

With an inexplicable sigh, Grindelwald left a message directly before ending the summons using the winery mark: "Louis, if you are interested in MACUSA, I welcome you to come in any capacity at any time."

"Don't worry, I won't use your relatives or friends to plan anything, and I don't have much interest in the Smith family."

"Repeat what I said before, if you need more gifts, I can give them to you anytime, anywhere, because you are my descendant, do you understand?"

Instead of denying the identity of the heir again in front of Grindelwald, Louis just replied to the message lightly and said:

"clear."

then.

The two men's arraignments over their use of winery marks came to an end.

On the one hand, in order to make various magical analysis tasks go smoothly and to reduce the troubles in daily life, Louis contacted Lucius Malfoy, who was in charge of the power in Knockturn Alley, with the intention of using the American Auror Thomas. A chess piece, searching for traces of Voldemort in the United States to eliminate the possibility of the second generation Dark Lord coming back in advance.

On the other hand, with the strange light flashing in his eyes, Grindelwald suddenly got rid of Mr. Borkin's disguise, restored his true appearance, and disappeared into Borkin-Bock Magic Shop out of thin air. .

About in just a few minutes.

Two more figures appeared in the Borgin-Bock Magic Shop located in Knockturn Alley.

Among them, Grindelwald, who was sitting behind the counter, looked at the handsome young man in front of him. An intriguing smile suddenly appeared on his face. He pointed at the exquisite jewelry he had placed casually on the counter and ordered:

"Starting today, Mr. Borgin has hired a young wizard to work in the store, and your identity is that shy, hard-working young wizard."

"What's the name?"

"Just like the young man who worked here back then, his name is Tom. What do you think?"

"Tom!"

After muttering the name "Tom", the wizard standing in front of Grindelwald smiled contemptuously and said lightly:

"It turns out Tom"

"I'm also your chess piece!"