Hogwarts: I'm a model wizard

Austria, this place is quite famous in the wizarding world.

Of course, this fame does not refer to the place of Nurmengard. Although Grindelwald was very famous, that was sixty years ago after all. After more than half a century, his fame has been almost completely eroded.

Especially for those young wizards who are still in school, few people know who Grindelwald is.

The reason why this place is famous is that the International Confederation of Wizards has held many meetings here.

As to why this location was chosen, no one knows.

It was near noon in an unknown village in Austria. Because it was located in a remote area and close to the forest, wild animals often appeared there, so there were very few people living here, only about a dozen people in total.

No one noticed that when they finished their morning work and were rushing home for lunch, a person suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village, as if he had suddenly fallen from the sky.

Kyle staggered and almost lost his balance.

He never imagined that Nico had made the two-way mirror into a door key and even specially timed it.

He had just put the photo away, and before Kyle could react, the door key suddenly activated, taking him directly from home to such a...

Kyle looked around... It was remote and desolate. Apart from the endless primeval forest, there were only those mountains standing in the air, as if someone had cut off a section of them.

It’s hard to imagine that there are still people in a place that is so out of tune with city life... Maybe it’s to make it easier to go into the forest to hunt.

Kyle looked ahead and saw smoke rising from some of the houses built with wood and stones, with various smoked meats hanging in front of the houses.

He didn't think much about it and looked at the two-way mirror in his hand again.

"Nico, Nico...how should I go?"

He called out twice, but there was no response in the mirror. Apparently Nico had gone to do his own thing.

"Really, why can't you just finish what you're saying?"

Kyle rubbed his forehead. As expected, he had completely forgotten the address he had seen before and had no impression of it at all.

All he knew now was the words Nico had hurriedly uttered after the portkey had been activated.

“As long as you keep moving forward, you will always find your goal.”

Going forward, does it mean entering the forest?

Kyle didn't know if this idea was right, but he could only give it a try now.

Thinking of this, Kyle no longer hesitated and strode into the village... No, it cannot be called a village, it would be more appropriate to say a gathering place.

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen a stranger for a long time, but when Kyle appeared, he instantly attracted everyone's attention. They stood at the window or walked out of the house, but no matter where they were, they all stared at Kyle unabashedly.

Kyle initially guessed that the people who lived here did so to make it easier for them to go into the forest to hunt, but he soon discovered that he was wrong.

Although the wooden house and the smoking environment here made it look like a gathering place for hunters, he did not see any hunting tools, not even a knife or a pointed wooden stick.

And the people are not right.

Everyone here is old, and the youngest looks to be around eighty years old. It is obviously impossible for a Muggle of this age to go into the forest and hunt with bare hands.

"Something's wrong." Kyle frowned, clasped his hand on the wand, but continued walking forward calmly.

But before he could go out, Kyle was surprised to find that he was surrounded.

The other party acted very quickly and covertly. Even though Kyle had been paying attention to the situation around him, he did not realize how they appeared around him at the same time.

"You are all wizards?"

Kyle took out his wand and pointed it at the person closest to him. At the same time, a silver-white round shield appeared around his body.

Living in such a remote place and without any hunting tools, the only person who could have caused this situation was a wizard.

But Kyle didn't understand. He didn't detect any magical reaction around him, which was why he thought the other party was a hunter at first.

Just as he thought, the other party also took out his wand.

The leader, the one who was pointed at by Kyle with his wand, said something with a stern expression.

Kyle blinked.

He discovered something very embarrassing, the language the other party spoke was neither English nor French...he couldn't understand it.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Kyle asked politely.

"He asked, who are you and what are you doing here?"

Another person came over. She was a very old witch. She was well-dressed and had elegant manners. She seemed a little out of place with the surrounding environment.

When she came over, everyone around her dispersed and made way for her.

This time Kyle understood.

"Ah, I am..."

Kyle paused, as if he had thought of something, and immediately changed his words: "I am a student who just graduated from Beauxbatons, and I am also a herbal medicine enthusiast." Kyle said, "I came here to observe some rare plants."

"Beauxbatons." The witch thought for a moment, "You are French? Why do you speak English?"

"No, I'm just studying at Beauxbatons." Kyle showed a harmless smile, "If you are better at French, I can do that too."

"No, that's all." The witch looked Kyle up and down, "You said you came here to look for herbs?"

"Yes." Kyle nodded. "I've read in a book that these two plants, water drop flower and iron thorn vine, are native to Austria, so I thought I'd try my luck."

"You've come to the wrong place," the witch said bluntly, "You're talking about the southern forest. What you're looking for is not there."

"Really?" Kyle said. Just as he was about to use some excuse to fool the other party, he heard the other party suddenly say, "But there are more herbs here. We have seen the more precious cedar nectar flowers before. I wonder if you are interested."

"Of course." Kyle smiled and said, "I am a student majoring in herbal medicine. I am interested in all kinds of herbs."

"Then we won't bother you." The witch also smiled, "Or you can stay for lunch. The forest is very dangerous and you can't go hungry."

"That would be perfect."

What the witch didn't expect was that after she said a few polite words, Kyle actually agreed and took the initiative to walk into a smoking house.

"Here it is, bacon and mushroom stew, just what I like."

The man in the house glanced at Kyle, then quickly walked to the witch and whispered in German: "Wenda, he..."

"Then please entertain our guests well." The witch glanced at him and said, "I hope you can call me by another name."

"Of course, Ms. Amara," the man said quickly.

"I hope you remember." The witch said, and also walked into the room, as if preparing to have lunch with Kyle.

She glanced at the wooden bowl on the table and did not move. Instead, she used magic to transform two very delicate plates and cutlery, and took the initiative to serve Kyle a bowl of bacon and mushroom soup.

"Thank you." Kyle took it. "Can I ask you one more question? Why are you here..."

"Studying magical animals," said the witch. "We are all scholars in this field. This is one of the few magical animal parks in Austria, so it is more convenient for us to observe and protect them."

"How cool." Kyle said in surprise, "Then do you know Mr. Newt Scamander? I heard he is the best expert on magical animals."

Hearing Newt's name, the witch paused abruptly, holding the cutlery tightly in her right hand, and continued after a moment:

"Of course, I will never forget this name. It is like a devil vine, rooted in my heart."

"He's so important to you, is he?" Kyle took a sip of soup. "But I heard he seems to be married. What a pity."

The witch looked at Kyle suddenly with a strange expression, but did not explain anything.

The two of them sat opposite each other and finished their lunch peacefully...at least on the surface, they looked peaceful.

Then Kyle walked into the forest under everyone's gaze.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I will bring you gifts next time we meet."

Only when Kyle's figure completely disappeared did a group of people quickly surround the witch.

"Ven, Amara, are you just going to let him leave like that?"

"He's lying."

"what?"

"This person is not a student of Beauxbatons." The witch sneered and wiped her hands with a cloth.

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be from Hogwarts."

"Dumbledore's student..." The old man's face was instantly filled with anger, "Then why did you let him into the forest? Maybe he was sent to deal with you."

"Why not." The witch smiled and said, "For some reason, we cannot enter the tower. We can only wait endlessly in a place like this. We have waited too long."

She turned to look in the direction where Kyle disappeared. "Perhaps this is an opportunity to catch up with him..."

At the same time, Kyle, who entered the forest, had no idea what was happening behind him. He was struggling to move through the gaps between the trees.

Unlike the Forbidden Forest, there is no road in this forest. Kyle can only rely on his own sense and navigation magic to go forward as far as possible.

Kyle didn't know how long he had been walking, but he walked from noon to evening and then late at night.

When the moon rose completely, Kyle finally saw a tall round tower built on the cliff.

How to say it, it was as if it suddenly appeared there. Kyle was sure that there was nothing there the previous second, but it appeared when he turned around.

Is it about the gaze or do we have to wait until a certain time?

Kyle couldn't be sure, so he chose to keep staring at the tower, then relied on his memory to take out his box from the deformed lizard skin bag and gently opened the lock.

"Nobel, take me up."

A huge fire dragon appeared in the forest, spread its wings, and carried Kyle straight to the tower.

There was no obstruction as he had imagined, nothing at all, and Kyle arrived at the door of the tower so easily.

There is a very eye-catching line of words engraved on the door.

"For the greater good."

Kyle took a deep breath and placed his hand on the door.

Again, there was no magic involved, just a little effort and the door opened.

There was no light inside, and it was pitch black, as if there was a wild beast hiding in the darkness, waiting to prey on its prey.

At this point, the fire dragon could not get in because of the restriction of the gate. Kyle could only put it back into the box, but for safety reasons, he still released the cat leopard and the leopard and let them follow him.

Although I don't know whether they can threaten Grindelwald...it's highly unlikely, but at least they can give me some confidence.

Kyle lit his wand and slowly walked up the stairs.

The staircase was very long, extending all the way to the top around the central pillar. When Kyle walked up it, it was horribly quiet, and he could only hear the sound of his own footsteps and his increasingly rapid heartbeat.

I don't know how long it took, but the light from the wand shone through a door.

It was a very old door without a lock on it. It was just ajar, and you could see a faint light from inside through the crack.

Kyle became more nervous.

"You're here at last, Albus..."

An old and hoarse voice came from the door, and it sounded like he hadn't spoken for a long time.

"No, that's not right, you're not Albus!" For some reason, there was a hint of curiosity in his voice, "Who are you? How did you find this place, and you brought these two little cuties with you?

"Why don't you come in, or are you scared of an old guy who doesn't even have a wand?"

Kyle cursed silently in his mind.

Is he afraid? I guess he is. After all, he was the culprit who messed up the whole of Europe sixty years ago.

But compared to fear, Kyle felt more troubled. The person in the door was a huge trouble.

But we're already here... Now that we're here, we can't just turn back.

"Dumbledore is such a nuisance." Kyle muttered softly and reached out to open the door.

This is a room that is much smaller than imagined, not much larger than a broom closet. There is a very small window, or rather a larger crack, on the ceiling. The bright light that was seen just now was the moonlight falling in through here. It is also the only source of light in the room.

There was a thin blanket in the corner, with a skeleton curled up on it... It really looked like a skeleton, as if only a layer of skin was left on its body.

After hearing the noise, the thin body moved, and the skull-like face turned to look at him, and its eyes opened.

"Hahaha……"

Without saying anything, Grindelwald suddenly laughed for no apparent reason.

"Now that you're here... I knew we would meet again..."

"See you again?"

Kyle was slightly stunned, and all his previous emotions were suppressed at this moment, leaving only confusion.

"Have we met before?"

"For you, not at all." Grindelwald stood up with difficulty and leaned against the wall, trying to prevent himself from falling.

He glanced at Kyle again.

“Go ahead. There’s an abandoned barn south of Godric’s Hollow… It’s easy to find, next to a pine tree.

"Through the barn window, you can just see the attic of a house. That's Albus's home. If you go there, you'll definitely find him."

"Do you know why I'm here?" Kyle was confused and walked over to ask.

He was very sure that since he came in, no one in front of him had used Legilimency on him.

"If I say, I know, will you believe me?"

"Why not? You are Grindelwald after all." Kyle said. He glanced around and simply sat on the ground.

He didn't dare to take out his wand to turn himself into a chair. Even though the man in front of him was just a skeleton, he was still Grindelwald after all.

"Ha, how interesting, that stupid guy, what does he think he can change?" Grindelwald muttered to himself.

"How did you guess?" Kyle asked again: "...I would come here, and what do I want to ask?"

"If you could give me a piece of writing paper..."

"Forget it, I don't want to ask anymore." Kyle stood up and was about to walk out.

He just had a brain cramp. Since he had already got the information he wanted, why bother with this?

No matter how Grindelwald knew what he had to do, he couldn't get out of here, and it wouldn't have any impact on him.

If that's the case, then it doesn't seem to matter even if Kyle doesn't know this secret.

"Wait." Grindelwald squirmed.

Kyle quickly took two steps back.

"Don't be nervous, buddy. Do you think there is anything else I can do now?" Grindelwald said self-deprecatingly.

"That's not necessarily true." Kyle said calmly, "Maybe you just acted like that on purpose to make me let my guard down."

"If you had come twenty years earlier, I might have done the same," Grindelwald said. "Just consider it as a reward for saving you time. Give me a piece of writing paper."

He pointed to the bare thin blanket and a piece of cloth no bigger than his palm, "I really can't write letters on the bed sheet anymore."

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