HP: Embrace the Darkness

Severus crossed his arms and watched the show, condemning Flitwick's idleness with his eyes.

Dumbledore poked Flitwick: "Filius."

"What's wrong? Albus?" Flitwick tried to laugh and get away with it.

Unfortunately, neither Dumbledore nor Severus would fall for this trick. He could only point at Sprout and betray his friend under Dumbledore's "how could you do this" look: "Pomona wrote it."

Two gazes that seemed to be piercing his back shifted.

Sprout smiled slightly, calmly raised the notebook, which was blank: "It's not me, it's Filius."

Severus and Dumbledore's murderous gaze returned to Flitwick.

Flitwick tore off the page dejectedly and sat down quietly.

While the others were looking at Flitwick, Sprout quickly changed the notebook in his hand and wrote down his thoughts with full of achievement - if you want to give Severus a way out, there is a high probability that Severus will do so, and a small probability that he will get angry, but as long as you don't refute him, he won't be angry for too long and is easy to appease.

After writing, she turned to another page.

These are all the rules she came up with from observing the interactions between Dumbledore and Grindelwald on the screen. She plans to give them to Grindelwald later and let him decide for himself what to do.

Sprout carefully wrote down the pattern he had just drawn - Albus and Grindelwald don't talk well together, so he should pay attention to the way he talks. Albus doesn't like Grindelwald to be out of control. Albus doesn't like Grindelwald to run around. Albus is very alert in front of Grindelwald and can't be provoked.

The pages were filled with the names of Dumbledore and Grindelwald. Sprout, who was obsessed with recording, didn't notice that Grindelwald's name lit up silently.

Grindelwald, who was far away in Nurmengard, seemed to sense something. He came to the window and just as he put his hand on the window, a twisted force came from behind him. He had no time to find a chance to resist, and he rolled away.

"boom--"

A living Grindelwald fell from the sky in the Hogwarts Great Hall.

Severus reacted the fastest. He stood up instantly and waved his wand to tie up Grindelwald. The invisible magic power just caught Grindelwald and indirectly saved his life.

Grindelwald held his aching waist, unwilling to acknowledge the life-saving favor, and glared at Severus with full of anger.

Dumbledore flashed in front of Severus and blocked Grindelwald's angry gaze for him. His eyes were complicated and his brows were furrowed. After a while, he pressed down Severus' wand and said, "Gail, long time no see."

Grindelwald reluctantly withdrew his hand, nodded as if nothing had happened, and tried to greet Dumbledore in a calm tone: "Long time no see."

Dumbledore patted Severus on the shoulder, "Severus, put him down."

Severus immediately received a deathly gaze from Grindelwald. Severus smiled coldly and glared back without fear.

The two were in a stalemate for a while.

Dumbledore was overwhelmed.

"Gail, you'd better behave yourself. Severus is in a bad mood."

"Severus, don't worry about what Gale might do. I promise to keep an eye on him."

Dumbledore persuaded both sides for a long time, with remarkable results. Severus put away his wand and Grindelwald closed his eyes, and the situation was very harmonious.

["Do you know him?" Snape asked as he looked at Melos's receding back.]

The strange yet familiar voice caught Grindelwald's attention. He shook off his surprise at seeing Dumbledore again and his homesickness, and looked at the screen in the air.

"What is this? Al."

"It's probably a combination of time and space magic and prophecy. This morning..." Dumbledore explained what happened today in a few words. "Perhaps your arrival is also due to it."

Grindelwald thought.

He was the only wizard present who was good at prophecy. Since the picture above was different from the prophecies he had seen in the past, then... maybe he in another world had found a way to change the destined ending.

Thinking of this, Grindelwald sat up straight and stared at the screen with his eyes wide open.

Dumbledore was used to always keeping an eye on dangerous people. Seeing Grindelwald's little move, he subconsciously asked, "What did you find?"

Grindelwald shook his head, his eyes not leaving the screen. "The footage shown is limited. I'm not sure yet. Let's continue watching."

Everyone looked up and looked at the screen.

[The unicorn cried loudly to the sky, and Athis rode the unicorn to the depths of the forbidden forest. ]

"Merlin! How come he's more Gryffindor than Gryffindor?" Professor Flitwick stood on the chair, leaning his head forward, not daring to move his eyes.

Sprout nodded in agreement. "He is indeed braver than Gryffindor. He dares to rush in without knowing anything."

[The unicorn leader Balabala explained a lot, and Aces on the opposite side rubbed the mark and wrote down every word. ]

"Another thing I haven't seen before." Mag tied up his scattered hair and spoke in a deep tone, which made people panic.

Dumbledore could understand her feelings: "Minerva, relax, there are always many things in this world that we don't know."

【Aces knelt on the ground, magic swept around. Snape cast an armor spell on himself, came to him under pressure, and whispered his name. The rioting magic gradually calmed down. Aces opened his eyes: "Professor? I lost control? Are you okay?"... Out of guilt, Aces took the initiative to substitute for the class, brew potions, prepare potion materials for class, and correct papers. Snape's work was reduced again. He ate well, drank well, and slept well every day. His complexion was better than before, and he was refreshed every day. He never scolded students in class.】

Sprout suggested to Dumbledore while writing it down in his notebook.

After all, she is not Athis and does not have that much time to spare. Even if she wants to help Severus share the burden, she is powerless.

"Severus? What do you think? Do you need to reduce your workload?" Dumbledore asked the person involved.

Severus pursed his lips and said nothing.

His workload was indeed heavy, and it would be best if it could be reduced. However, they all knew one thing: apart from him... and the gifted Cavendish, no one else had the time or ability to help with the work.

Dumbledore also thought of this, and after thinking for a moment, he stared at Grindelwald next to him. If he saw it correctly, the strange professor who came to apply for the job in the video was Gale.

Can that be...

Grindelwald's heart was filled with alarm bells, and he tried hard to ignore the gaze of his old lover. He could leave Nurmengard and work, but he didn't want to be a slave at his age.

Severus himself was also worried about Grindelwald, who seemed unreliable, and coldly rejected Dumbledore's suggestion that Grindelwald help him.