[HP] Dearest Enemy

The green-eyed man slowly hugged the black-eyed boy's back, and patted him reassuringly.

"You really agree?" Tom asked uncertainly, his black eyes fixed on Harry.

"I agree," said Harry, patting Tom on the cheek.

The black-eyed boy finally smiled reassuringly.

In the end, what cannot be violated is still one's own heart.

"Is that child your student?"

"One of the best."

"he is very smart."

"He was the prefect and the president of the student union before, and he just graduated in July."

silence

"This child is the one who will replace me in the future?"

"Harry promised he wouldn't."

"No, he has this ability, as long as he takes time and practice."

Clear blue eyes cast a sharp glance over their half-moon lenses at their blond friend.

"I think we should go out."

The two pushed the door out, and Tom stood up quickly.At this time, Matthias knocked on the door as a reminder as if it had been arranged in advance.

"My lord, we should leave." The man wearing the blindfold said neither humble nor humble.

Grindelwald waved him and turned to Tom: "Mr. Riddle."

"I beg your orders," replied Tom at once.

The blond-haired man smiled: "Tomorrow, I will have a duel with Albus, and I ask you to honor it."

Tom was taken aback for a moment, and then gave him a deep salute: "I'm very honored!"

Dumbledore was displeased and concerned, but he made no objection.

Grindelwald was satisfied with Tom's reaction, nodded slightly and left.

"If it weren't for the rain, I think you would be very happy to visit the Church of Our Lady and St. Mark's Basilica." Dumbledore said to Tom in a more gentle tone, "You always do something unexpected. Something I expected."

Tom couldn't help being startled.Before he entered the hotel he was sure that Harry would be surprised by his presence, but Dumbledore didn't express much surprise.In fact, Tom noticed the expression on Dumbledore's face out of the corner of his eye when he and Grindelwald hid quietly in the next room. No one could tell what this annoying old bee was thinking.

The astonished thought was hidden before it appeared, and Tom lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Dumbledore, tomorrow's duel..." Harry always felt that Dumbledore had something to say, so he quickly changed the subject.

"We will rush to the manor after lunch tomorrow," said Dumbledore. "Now I want to go downstairs and have a glass of the famous beer here. Tom, I suggest you try it too. It's much better than the British ones."

Dumbledore left too.Seeing Harry's thoughtful expression, Tom picked up something to brighten up the atmosphere.

"I always feel that Professor Dumbledore doesn't seem to be coming to a duel." Tom said, he felt very inconsistent when Grindelwald and Dumbledore appeared together just now.

"It's a bit unexpected." Harry shrugged. "Would you like some beer?"

"No, I'd rather have a bath than this," said Tom. "It's a little uncomfortable though, to dry the clothes."

"It's not difficult," said Harry, standing up to go out to find the waiter, but Tom stopped him.

"Isn't Alex coming to watch the game?" Tom asked.

Harry's face darkened: "No, I just know he's going to meet me here. Dumbledore told me not to worry, just wait for his owl."

Tom raised his eyebrows and said nothing.It seems that he acted quickly enough, Alex has not found a way to break the curse, or he is on the way.

"Have you been feeling well lately?" Tom asked, in a cautious tone.

Knowing that Tom was asking about the curse on his back, Harry shook his head: "There is nothing that requires magic along the way, so don't worry."

When Tom lay in the bathroom of Harry's room, the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.Hugging Harry and asking him to agree to live with him was something he had planned on the road.Sure enough, Harry accepted his request as he expected, only with an unplanned bonus.Tom thought that he would not be able to catch up with this rare peak duel, but he didn't expect that Grindelwald still remembered him, and invited him to watch it together.The Lord Dark Lord who took off his halo looked as amiable as a hospitable noble master, and it was hard to believe that his hands were covered with the blood of Muggles and wizards.

The next day Tom and Harry accompanied Dumbledore to the appointed place for the duel very early.The rapport of the previous day was gone, and even Matthias, who was usually almost expressionless, looked nervous.Harry and Tom both signed a document, and all those present were witnesses to the duel.Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald brought their own assistants. For them, the opponent only needs one person.Harry's face was unusually pale, while Tom was a little excited and a little nervous.

At two o'clock the duel began.Skeeter's books were all bullshit, Harry comforted himself with relief.

This duel can undoubtedly be regarded as a wonderful and peerless battle. Dumbledore and Grindelwald used their respective housekeeping skills to attack each other with only one purpose: to win the duel.

It wasn't until after the duel that Tom understood why Grindelwald was called the Dark Lord, and Dumbledore was the one he feared most.The Transfiguration professor, who usually looks very gentle, uses fierce moves, and Grindelwald's ultimate moves are not much better than Dumbledore's, and almost all moves are black magic.

Harry suddenly remembered the confrontation with Voldemort in his fourth grade.If it weren't for relying on the twin wands, if it wasn't for Voldemort's underestimation of the enemy, he would never have survived.

The green-eyed man turned his head and glanced at the black-eyed boy who was seriously watching the duel.He has already changed this child's life, so they should not go back to this step.

Harry felt he would not be able to bear this situation.His Tom, the good kid, wouldn't be Voldemort, he'd have a new future where they wouldn't be rivals again.

The duel was over quickly, with Dumbledore's spell finally hitting Grindelwald's wrist with precision, and the knotted elder wand twirled and landed on the charred grass.Grindelwald clutched his wrist, his face lost the color, but he didn't show any surprise.

The president of the International Federation of Wizards, who presided over the duel, called a stop loudly.Dumbledore wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face was also pale.

"I'm sorry, Gellert." Dumbledore whispered as he picked up the wand that had fallen beside Grindelwald, "I need it."

All the blood on Grindelwald's face faded.He stared closely at Dumbledore with an unbelievable gaze, staring at him step by step out of the garden that was devastated by the two.

"Albus Dumbledore!" Grindelwald yelled desperately and angrily, but Dumbledore didn't seem to hear him, and soon disappeared.

Harry watched all this in astonishment, and it took a few seconds before he realized that something was wrong, and that Tom had already chased in Dumbledore's direction.No one noticed that Matthias, who was watching from the shadows, cursed fiercely, and then disappeared.

"Mr. Grindelwald." Harry stepped forward, and found that the king who stood at the pinnacle of the wizard had lost his vigor, as if he had aged 20 years.

"Harry Potter, have you read the gauntlet that Albus sent me?" Grindelwald asked in a low voice.

Harry nodded.Once Grindelwald loses, he will give up all his powers. This is the content of Dumbledore's challenge.

"I knew I would be defeated by Albus," Grindelwald said. "He didn't dare to ask me, but I know who killed Ariana and what spell caused her death."

Harry's eyes widened in surprise, but Grindelwald didn't continue.

"I should have known, he needed that wand, and the glory of defeating me." The blond man gave a bitter smile, "Yeah, should have. I was blinded by myself, I forgot, He's like me."

Like me, he has been changed too much by time and can never go back.

"You've all been waiting for this moment, I understand." Grindelwald looked at Harry after a long pause, "Are you really not of this era?"

Harry froze for a moment, then nodded.

"It must be inevitable, I am a loser." The king who lost his wand all said sarcastically, "Albus told me that the child who came after you is my successor."

Harry felt like his heart was being grabbed.Grindelwald's voice was very low, almost a whisper, but Harry felt that his words were like a sharp knife, engraving everything he said on his heart.

"He has aptitude and potential. People who are too good often make mistakes. They think they can get what they want, and they will be blinded by their talents." The blond man sighed long, "But He's a good boy for you. Does he like you?"

Harry blushed and nodded slightly.

"If you find it unacceptable, you'd better look at him." Grindelwald said, "This kid is ambitious, and he loves you, but what he said to you is not necessarily true."

Harry frowned.Tom's sudden appearance surprised him, but what Tom said yesterday undoubtedly moved him.When emotion trumps reason, people often lose sight of the facts.

"If you can accept his feelings for you, then you might as well give it a try." Grindelwald's tone was a little gentler, "That kid is very persistent, and he really likes you, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have the courage to chase after you." Here. Albus told me about you, you need to reorganize your life." Grindelwald paused, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you with the curse, but I think you probably don't Would deny that coming to Munich is worthwhile." He stopped abruptly, then sighed deeply, "I think I should go, Harry Potter. Pass a word to Albus for me."

Harry glanced uneasily at the approaching Auror, and nodded quickly.

"You tell him for me..." Grindelwald was silent for a few seconds, "I don't hate him, this is what I owe him."

The Auror stopped in front of him.Grindelwald patted Harry on the shoulder, then carefully smoothed the robe again, and left indifferently surrounded by the Aurors, as if he was going to a magnificent throne instead of a dark prison; The Aurors who surrounded him nervously with their wands were not the jailers escorting him, but the squires who followed him.Even though he was defeated, Grindelwald maintained his dignity as a king, and would not allow anyone to despise his dignity.

Harry watched the king who had just stepped off the throne slowly leave the manor. An Auror walked up to him and whispered to remind him that this place had been taken back by the Grindelwald family, asking him to leave immediately.Harry plodded out and found Tom waiting at the door for him to leave.

"Professor Dumbledore has gone back to the hotel to rest." Tom said, "Grindelwald will be tried by the International Federation of Wizards tomorrow, and we need to appear in court as witnesses to the duel."

Harry nodded to show that he understood, and walked side by side in the direction of the hotel with Tom.

Grindelwald, like Dumbledore, has a keen eye that can penetrate people's hearts, and Harry has no doubts about every word he says.The blond elder was right, he really needed to think about his future life, and he should sort out the confusion caused by Tom.