Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

"Gellert Grindelwald must not appear in Hogwarts Castle. This is the bottom line for the entire wizarding world."

"Of course, but it doesn't matter if it's an old wizard named Otto Apocalypse, right? The evil Grindelwald will naturally be defeated by you again, and then imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle In prison.”

Grindelwald shrugged indifferently, and the old man expressed that he was quite satisfied with the pseudonym Elena gave him. (Note 1 click here to expand)

"Apocalypse? It's such an immodest name, but it fits your style very well. However, such a simple pseudonym is definitely not enough..."

Dumbledore pondered for a few seconds, shook his head with a half-smile, and refused without hesitation.

"If you want to enter Hogwarts, you also need a reasonable identity that can be used in the wizarding world - the directors of the school and the Ministry of Magic will not let a wizard with unknown origins and a blank past enter Hogwarts Castle."

"Oh, this is so simple."

Grindelwald looked around and smiled, his tone relaxed and casual.

"Hohenheim, what do you think? In other words, Paracelsus, Philips, Aurelius... Anyway, he has always had the habit of using pseudonyms. And believe me, with Paracelsus and I Because of his relationship with Sri Lanka, he who lives in Salzburg will never take the initiative to come forward and question my identity."

Sure enough, the most wrong decision that poor Mr. Paracelsus has made in the past few hundred years may be that he should not choose Salzburg as his final retreat.

"Ha ha……"

The corner of Albus Dumbledore's mouth twitched slightly. Looking at Grindelwald who had an expression of "I have a very good relationship with Paracelsus", he tried hard to hold back the sarcasm that slipped to his lips—— For this kind of evil person, no matter how harsh the ridicule is, maybe it is a compliment in his eyes, right?

"So, any questions? Dear Headmaster Dumbledore."

Gellert Grindelwald gently touched himself with the wand, his facial features changed slightly, and he imitated Paracelsus' tone and cleared his throat.

"Or, um... Generally speaking, they prefer to call you Professor Dumbledore? When will we return to Hogwarts? Which position do you think I am more suitable for?"

"Just call Dumbledore."

Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald, who had changed his appearance, frowned and shook his head, pointing out the loopholes in Grindelwald's plan without hesitation.

"The Ministry of Magic will not be so stupid. When Grindelwald appears again, an old wizard who has disappeared for a long time appears in Hogwarts. There will always be smart people who notice that there is a problem. When the time comes..."

"Since he is such a smart man, he would never even think of verifying whether Paracelsus is Grindelwald."

Gellert Grindelwald waved his hand nonchalantly, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and shook his finger regretfully.

"After all these years, Albus, you still haven't made any progress in your political talent - questioning the greatest wizard of our time and exposing the most dangerous Dark Lord of our time. If there really is such a stupid guy, maybe the Ministry of Magic will be better than Let’s kill him first.”

Looking at the proud-looking first-generation Dark Lord, Dumbledore sighed helplessly and suddenly felt tired—suddenly he really wanted to retire.

"I feel that even the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the British Minister of Magic may be a little condescending to you. The position you are most suitable for is the dragon guarding the vault under Gringotts."

"Evil dragon? You don't mean to say that you are the only one who defeated the evil dragon and saved the world."

Regarding Dumbledore's metaphor, Grindelwald curled his lips in disapproval, with some dissatisfaction in his tone, "Also, read less Muggle fairy tales, and don't compare me with those stupid big lizards."

"No, I am the one who changed."

Dumbledore sighed softly and looked at the magical light and shadow outside the window with deep emotion in his eyes, "Actually, sometimes I still envy you..."

at this time--

"rua~"

A milky little monster cry sounded from the house.

Elena's delicate little face suddenly wrinkled while she was sleeping, as if she had encountered something unhappy. She subconsciously hugged the pillow tightly, closed her eyes, and bit Grindelwald who was sitting beside the bed fiercely. corner of clothes.

"Don't run away, big meat steak..."

"..."

Grindelwald froze subconsciously. He lowered his head and glanced at the white-haired dumpling next to him who was grinding his teeth in his sleep. He raised his head and looked at Dumbledore, with a strange look on his face.

"Albus, do you envy...this? I didn't expect that after all these years, you would develop such a strange hobby."

"You know what I'm talking about isn't..." Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald who deliberately changed the subject, his expression a little helpless. In his impression, the last time he saw such an unruly Grindelwald was decades ago. Things happened before.

"Oh, that's bad. The Wiener Schnitzel I bought for Elena fell on the floor and I forgot to take it with me."

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, Grindelwald's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt Dumbledore's words again, speaking anxiously.

"Albus, you should go out and take a look now. You should be able to buy some food. It would be best if you can buy Vienna schnitzel - you should know something about this child's character. If you wake up, If you find you have no food, something terrible will happen..."

This time Grindelwald didn’t just want to change the subject. This was the crucial rule of peaceful coexistence that Grindelwald summarized after four days of living with Elena in Nurmengard Castle—— Never confront a hungry white-haired dumpling.

If this cute little monster is driven crazy by hunger, no matter what she does, Grindelwald will not be surprised.

You know, today's Elena Kaslana is not the active little witch who only knows lighting spells a week ago. She has mastered two derivatives of ur rune magic, as well as various forms (although Ai After Lina preferred to call it the equivalent) explosive spell, the lethality and destructive power she could cause had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Gellert, do you feel that you are paying too much attention to this child?"

Dumbledore glanced at Elena, who was biting a "big steak" in her dream, and shook his head with a dumb smile. He didn't expect that decades later, Grindelwald would actually show such a side.

If officials from the international wizarding community saw this scene, they might never have the idea that Gellert Grindelwald is an extremely dangerous demon king in today's world - after all, no matter how you look at it, he is just a demon king. Just an old man who dotes on his granddaughter.

However, Dumbledore was very happy to see Grindelwald's change. He smiled slightly, nodded in agreement before Grindelwald could answer, and added following Grindelwald's words.

"But you are right. It is indeed a terrible thing for a little girl of this age to cry - I have realized this during my long teaching career."

"Crying? Okay... barely."

Grindelwald recalled the scene where the girl once wielded a kitchen knife and chopped the wooden cutting board into pieces. He shrugged and said helplessly - in order to surprise Dumbledore, he needed to hide the little one as much as possible for the time being. Tuanzi’s learning progress.

"Wiener Schnitzel, right? I understand, what else?" Dumbledore looked at the sky that had completely darkened, nodded, and walked towards the door.

"Anyway, buy as much as possible... By the way, when you go to buy dinner, you'd better cover your face or avoid the shops with the Deathly Hallows logo flashing - otherwise I'm afraid you might be waved by a wand. Drive me back all the way."

"You don't need to remind me of this. I'll be back in about a quarter of an hour." Dumbledore glanced meaningfully at Grindelwald and Elena, waved and turned to leave.

As Dumbledore's figure disappeared behind the door, after waiting for about a minute or two, Grindelwald gently patted Elena's little head.

"Okay, little girl, you can spare my poor clothes now - I have to say that your ability to pretend to be asleep is really bad, and it is impossible to hide it from Dumbledore and me. Tell me, you Is there anything you want to say to me alone?"

"Of course... Let's discuss how to fight back together. You won't forget how this old carrot deceived both sides a few days ago, right?"

The next moment, Elena's eyes suddenly opened, eyes flashing, "I am good at doing things, but how to give Professor Dumbledore a headache just right, this requires professional guidance."

As an excellent girl, holding grudges has always been one of Elena's most notable characteristics.

Since Dumbledore had the guts to leave her alone in Nurmengard Castle, he should have been prepared for a heart attack - even though she was actually having a pretty good time these past few days.

"Don't worry, when it comes to how to deal with Albus, no one in the entire magical world is more experienced than me."

Grindelwald smiled proudly. He appreciated Elena's character more and more. Such a child could never become the next Dumbledore.

"We can definitely prepare a big surprise for Albus."

"How can just one surprise be enough? One every month, right? After all, we are not demons. At least we can give Professor Dumbledore some buffer time."

"I think the frequency of one surprise per month is good. In this case, it's best to do it during the holidays."

"Hey, actually I plan to count the times separately during holidays. What do you think?"

"What a genius idea, you are really a born little devil..."

"Hey, we need your guidance..."

The old man and the young man looked at each other in perfect understanding, with happy smiles on their faces.

Meanwhile, on the streets of Salzburg.

Dumbledore, who was looking for a Viennese schnitzel shop, trembled all over and couldn't help but shuddered. An inexplicable palpitation suddenly came to his heart.

Why, suddenly and for no reason, the thought of retiring early arose again.

Maybe it was because Grindelwald's situation today touched him?

Dumbledore shook his head. As the headmaster of Hogwarts, he was indeed too old.

After Elena graduates, he should probably seriously consider handing over the position of principal.

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