HP: The opening tarot card is used as a Horcrux

In the gap between life and death, if you take another step, you will enter the underworld. Generally, people who are near death will come here, and generally people who come here cannot go back and can only walk towards the underworld.

Grindelwald first looked at the surrounding scene with nostalgia for a moment, and then he looked in both directions of the barn.

These two directions are death on one side and life on the other. Ordinary Muggles and wizards cannot distinguish between them, and under the guidance of someone, they will eventually choose the direction of death.

As a legendary wizard, Grindelwald's magic has been fused with his soul. Even if he really dies, entering the underworld is just an adventure for him, so there is the saying that death is just a great adventure. This It is the power of legendary wizards, not even great wizards.

Therefore, as a legendary wizard, Grindelwald should actually know where the direction of life is, and originally he could not only go in the direction of life by himself, but also lead others to the direction of life - just like HP In the original plot, Dumbledore helped Harry Potter finally pass away.

However, those are normal situations. The real situation now is that Grindelwald was injured, and it was an injury to his soul, and to a certain extent, this injury was more serious than being hit by the [Death Curse].

So Grindelwald himself can't get out, he needs help from others.

"Albus should have arrived in Nurmengard by now! He should be able to understand what I mean... he shouldn't keep me waiting too long!"

"Albus, don't let me down. This is the last chance for you."

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Nurmengard

Sensing Dumbledore's anxiety, Fawkes quickly came to Grindelwald's side. After dropping a tear on him, Fawkes quickly flew up again and sang in the air.

The phoenix's songs and tears are miraculous and possess incredible healing power.

However, Grindelwald recovered from his physical injuries, but he showed no signs of waking up.

"Okay Fox, Gellert's soul has left his body and gone to the boundary between life and death. This is not something you can solve, but I still thank you very much for helping him heal his injuries and giving some of his old The old illness has been cured." Dumbledore quickly calmed down after a brief panic and analyzed the current situation.

"Gellert should be unable to rush back from the boundary between life and death because his soul is injured." Dumbledore did not believe that Grindelwald would die now. They had already agreed... so he Quickly checking the surroundings, he believed that Grindelwald had anticipated the current situation and had made preparations in advance.

"This is it!" Dumbledore looked at the only desk in the room, where there was a piece of parchment.

No wand or spell needed, Dumbledore waved his hand and the parchment flew into his hand.

"This is Gellert's own magic... This is black magic, the magic of using other people's souls to make up for one's own soul." Dumbledore frowned, but soon he stretched again, because he Already understood Grindelwald's intention.

"Use my soul to make up for your soul? Even so, this is black magic. It seems that I will have to talk to Gellert after he wakes up. Can't his magic talent be used in other magic? If it has to be black magic, wouldn’t it be great like transfiguration?”

Although Dumbledore complained, he actually started to move.

As one of the three legendary wizards in the world, it goes without saying that Dumbledore's magical attainments are great. Although he could not create Grindelwald's magic, after understanding the principles and casting methods, Dumbledore could reproduce it even if he wanted to. It's just a matter of a minute or two.

The first step of this magic is to tear apart the soul, to forcibly tear the soul apart without killing other lives. This is probably a pain that even Voldemort would find difficult to bear.

But who is Dumbledore? The pain he has endured in his life is something that young wizards can't even imagine, and even Voldemort cannot compare with it.

So Dumbledore's lips turned white, there was sweat on his temples, his knees softened a little, and then the soul fragments were successfully torn apart.

"Go!" Dumbledore took the second step of this magic and used a special method to send his soul fragments to the gap between life and death.

……

In the gap between life and death

Grindelwald, who was looking at the scene in the barn and recalling the past, suddenly looked in one direction, and then he saw the golden fragments he had been waiting for flying towards him.

As soon as Grindelwald stretched out his hand, the soul fragment flew into his hand. However, he did not fuse immediately, but instead explored the fragments.

"Albus is so stingy. The memories filled in this fragment of his have nothing to do with magic. They are all memories of happily getting along with the students at Hogwarts - wouldn't he want to use this to teach me what magic is? Love it!”

When the legendary wizard tears apart his soul, he can of course control where he tears his soul apart.

"Don't I understand what love is! Albus, you are...forget it!"

Grindelwald smiled helplessly, and then he merged Dumbledore's soul fragment with himself.

This process was quick, and Grindelwald soon had the power to escape from here, and when Dumbledore's soul fragment floated just now, he confirmed the direction of his life.

Grindelwald flew towards life, and as he left, the barn scene presented in the gap between life and death began to crack.

"What a pity!"

"What a pity!" When Grindelwald said the last words, his soul had returned to his body, so the words he spoke with his soul were also spoken by his body.

So in Nurmengarde, Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald sitting up with a smile and asked the question just now.

"It's the gap between life and death. When I was there, it was like a barn scene." Grindelwald had nothing to hide about this.

"That's it!" Dumbledore had nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, he was already this age, and he had dared to meet Grindelwald.

"But I paid a heavy price to save you this time, and I won't live much longer."

"You don't want to live long anyway, do you? It's okay for you to live for ten years now, and what you want to do won't take ten years." Grindelwald replied with a smile: "And this time, I will treat it as your ration. Damn it, I pretend I don’t remember what that kid Newt did back then.”

"Really, that's great!" Dumbledore also laughed.

"But speaking of it, this magic still has side effects that I didn't tell you." Grindelwald wanted to sell it off, but he didn't see the expectant expression on Dumbledore's face, so he had no choice but to say it himself:

"Because of the existence of this magic, you must tell me if you want to die in the future. I need to die with you, so that we can go to the underworld together instead of one person's soul wandering alone in this world."

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then he continued to smile and said: "Is it because our souls are bound together!"

Grindelwald shook his head: "No, it's because your soul is incomplete. The missing part of my soul has been erased by me personally, so although my soul is incomplete, I am still complete. And Your soul……"

"My soul fragment is not completely incomplete, but because part of it is in your hands, even if I die, because that part of your soul has not merged with other souls, my soul is still alive in this world, so in the underworld You won't accept me!" Dumbledore frowned, as if he had thought of something.

"Just a reminder, the magic you just used is not my original creation, but something I modified based on other magics... I won't go into details. It's a little test for you, Albus. Take a look at you. Has magic research declined over the years? But here’s a suggestion, you can look for clues in your Hogwarts library.” After Grindelwald finished speaking, he changed the subject:

"Albus, you don't care about me too much. You haven't asked me yet what happened to me just now!"

Dumbledore was interrupted from thinking, but he didn't mind, nor did he care about Grindelwald's deliberate hiding. After all, there were already clues.

So he followed Grindelwald's words: "I know that if you want to say it, you will say it without asking!"

"Has the former Dark Lord become like this now? I wouldn't have been able to handle you this way before."

"The former Dark Lord has been imprisoned here for more than forty years. He has not been seen by outsiders for more than forty years, so it is not easy to be manipulated." Grindelwald answered indifferently.

Of course, no one would believe what he said. This was Dumbledore. If it had been anyone else, even if Grindelwald had been imprisoned for another forty years, he could have easily manipulated others.

Both of them knew this, but neither of them pointed it out. This is just a little fun of two centenarians!

"Okay, let me tell you!" Grindelwald became more serious: "There was too much information just now. You may not have noticed my eyes. Yes, my strange pupils have disappeared. I am no longer a prophet. ”

Dumbledore noticed this and his eyes widened in shock: "What did you do? Magic talent is engraved on the soul and is part of the soul. So with that magic circle just now, you were cutting your own soul. You cut out the soul with the gift of prophecy!"

Grindelwald had a rare bitter expression on his face: "That's right!"

"Albus, most of the time in my life, I have been proud of my proud prophetic talent. I proudly displayed its ability, and I trusted its ability."

"But - this seems to be wrong, I only found out now!"