Hogwarts from another world

The residents of Darlington are still accustomed to calling the old house on the hill to the west of the town "Trelawney House".

Although it looks quite dilapidated now, the cracks in the walls are sealed with wooden strips, the tiles on the roof are incomplete, and the ivy is crawling all over the house...

It is hard to believe that according to some records, it was once the most magnificent house in Darlington!

In the old house, an old woman named Trelawney still lives...

She is so old that most of the young people in the town have no impression of her - Lady Cassandra Trelawney, who now lives alone in "Trelawney House" .

She has a withdrawn personality and hardly communicates with the outside world; due to the ravages of time, her appearance has become a bit ferocious, the kind that makes children cry when they see her...

No one in the town knew about Lady Trelawney...if she had any children, and where were they? How did she manage to live alone in that old house for so many years at such an old age?

It was assumed that there was no such resident in Darlington.

Even if there is a party in the town, if someone proposes to invite Mrs. Trelawney over, they will soon forget about it...

……

Now, an outsider has broken into Darlington, and he seems to be heading to the hill where Trelawney House is located.

He is a gentle old man.

Unlike most of the old men who don't trim their pages, this old man looks very old, but he is extremely neat and tidy... He is wearing a black suit, and his head is not bald, but has neat hair. Silver-white short hair, and a handsome mustache...

In short, this is a very "handsome" old man.

On the lawn by the roadside, a group of boys howled loudly and played football.

I don't know who kicked the football towards the old man. By chance, it hit the old man's back...

"Sorry! Sir, are you okay?" A boy ran over panting.

He saw that the old man had picked up the ball from the ground and turned around... Looking at the old man's eyes, the boy's body suddenly trembled; he suddenly felt so scared that he could not speak.

"Sir...can you...give...the ball back to me..." he stammered.

"Of course!" The gloomy aura on the old man's body only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing, replaced by the gentleness from before.

He returned the football to the boy in a friendly manner, and reached out to touch his head kindly.

"Thank you... thank you..." The boy seemed slightly relieved. He hurriedly picked up the ball, turned around and ran away...

And the old man began to continue towards his destination——

Trelawney House!

……

The exterior of the old house does look quite eerie.

Its internal environment is also much weirder than outsiders imagine, although it is a little messy.

Simple and old furniture is neatly placed in every corner of the house...

A small round table was placed in the center of the room, with several calico armchairs placed around the table; and strange things such as quills, candle holders, playing cards, etc. were scattered on the table.

The curtains were drawn tightly, and the lamps were covered with crimson scarves, making the lights in the room dim. This is why the Muggles outside could not see the lights in the room.

The room is so hot that people can't breathe. It's midsummer now, and even though it's already dusk, the temperature is still high enough... But there's still a blazing fire in the fireplace, as if a pot of tea is being boiled...

A scrawny old lady was sitting in the darkest corner of the room, looking at the glowing crystal ball in front of her——

"I saw that you would come to my place, Gellert!" She said quietly in an old voice.

The identity of the visitor is naturally the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. Gellert Grindelwald... Considering the current situation, he added "actual ruler of the European wizarding world" in front of his title. ” is not excessive at all.

Mr. Grindelwald's status in the entire magical world is extremely high...

But what is quite intriguing is that this scrawny old lady can actually call Grindelwald by his first name... This is quite rare.

Among the remaining wizards and witches in the world, there are very few who possess this qualification.

……

However, considering the age and status of Ms. Cassandra Trelawney, this is not surprising.

She can be said to be a true prophet, a witch who truly knows how to see through the fog...

She is an extremely famous prophet in the wizarding world!

She is also very old, so old that even she herself can't remember it clearly. She may be one hundred and fifty years old; her great-great-granddaughter (granddaughter's granddaughter) Sybill Trelawney is now She works in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic and is already in her forties... Even for a wizard, her life is coming to an end.

Few people know that this true prophet is still alive... Lady Cassandra Trelawney secluded herself in Darlington for many, many years, so much so that the entire wizarding world has all but forgotten her.

Of course, Gellert Grindelwald would never forget her.

At the end of the last century, when he was still young, he was expelled from Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was involved in some bad things; he was forced to flee to the home of his great-aunt Bathilda Bagshot in Godric's Hollow, England.

At that low point in his life...

He first met Albus Dumbledore, his aunt's neighbor, and the two became best friends.

At the same time, he also met his great-aunt's friend, Lady Cassandra Trelawney, who became a mentor who influenced his life.

At that time, Cassandra was already a very famous fortune teller in Britain... But she was very surprised when she saw Gellert Grindelwald. In her words, she had never seen such a thing in a child. The terrifying gift of prophecy...

Cassandra taught Grindelwald for about three months. Grindelwald's terrifying learning ability and effort made her even more stunned.

Then she had to admit that she could not teach Grindelwald anything more...

Of course, Grindelwald did not agree with this... For many years, he often corresponded with this most important mentor in his life through letters, exchanging some ideas about the future.

Even in his chocolate frog drawing, Grindelwald had someone write in the column of his achievements:

"Working with Cassandra Trelawney has been fruitful in the field of prophecy,"

……

"Then you naturally understand the purpose of my visit, my respected mentor Cassandra!" Grindelwald used the honorific, his tone was very gentle.

"I can't give you a definite answer, Gellert, I am very old..." Cassandra Trelawney replied, "so old that I can only wait for death in this rotten house. The advent of... It has been almost seventy years since I left this house..."

"My aunt, your old friend Mrs. Bagshot, is now at Hogwarts; she is as old as you... To be honest, I am not complimenting you. You have not reached the stage where the so-called 'burning out of oil' , Tutor Cassandra..." Grindelwald retorted.

"Bathida is a person who is addicted to the past. She will naturally feel happy when she is with you!" Cassandra said a little tiredly, "But I am different. In my eyes, I can only see the future..."

"The future is inherently more interesting than the past because it is full of unknowns." Grindelwald said with a serious face.

Cassandra Trelawney froze there, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Nowadays, times have changed..." Grindelwald suddenly spoke again, with a confident smile on his lips.

"Yes, times have changed..." Kassandra said with emotion, "Even in this remote Muggle town, you can feel the changes of the times... Gellert, you have indeed proved something. thing……"

She stood up and dusted herself off.

"Then you agree to my invitation?" Grindelwald asked tentatively.

"Of course..." Kassandra said a little tiredly, "You have called me tutor, Gellert... How can a tutor refuse such a sincere request from a student..."

"Then I'll wait for you at Hogwarts, Tutor Cassandra..." Grindelwald bent down slightly and bowed towards the other party.

Just when he was about to turn around and leave——

"Wait a minute!" Cassandra Trelawney suddenly said again:

"I have one last message for you, Gellert."

"All ears!" Grindelwald nodded seriously.

Cassandra Trelawney sat upright in the armchair, her eyes blank and her mouth slightly open.

Her voice became different from before, very harsh:

"When you think you have grasped the throat of fate, you don't expect that fate is actually controlling you..."