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Esther decided to go back to the Burrow at once and talk to Harry when Dumbledore brought him.

She Apparated to the Burrow door just in time to see Tonks coming out of it, looking like he was about to leave.

"Esther, you're back. Dumbledore and Harry are here, I'm leaving first." Tonks said hastily, and Apparated away where Esther came.

"Esther? I thought you'd live there. Stay tonight?" Molly said, smiling at her.

"No, thanks, Molly, I'm not staying here today, I'm here to see Dumbledore." Esther replied.

She walked into the room and saw Harry and Dumbledore, "Hi, Harry, I hope you are safe and sound. Professor Dumbledore, I want to talk to you, do you have time?"

Dumbledore looked at Esther with bright blue eyes, "Sorry, Esther, I have an appointment with Rufus Scrimgeour, and I have something important to discuss with him, can you wait for me to come back?"

"Okay, please notify me as soon as you are back, and I will wait for your news when I return to the headquarters. Molly, good night, I'm leaving first. Harry, I wish you a happy holiday, good night." Esther returned to the courtyard to apparate left.

Esther paced back and forth in the room, and she had never felt that time passed so slowly.She forced herself to sit down and be quiet for a while or read a book.But every letter in the book twisted and turned into chains wrapped around Snape and Narcissa's hands.Esther threw the book aside in frustration, lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling to gather his thoughts.

After about a century, Phineas' long-lost voice suddenly came from the landscape painting on the wall, "Dumbledore said that I would like to invite you to meet in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts."

"Thank you!" Estelle jumped up from the bed and strode out.

When Esther arrived at the principal's office, Dumbledore was sitting on a chair behind the desk, his head resting on his hands, looking a little tired.

"Professor, why don't I come back tomorrow." Esther suddenly couldn't bear to see Dumbledore's appearance.

"It's okay, sit down. If it's not something urgent, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to see me." Dumbledore said understandingly.

Esther sat down on the chair opposite Dumbledore and asked impatiently, "Professor, what is Voldemort's mission for Draco?"

Dumbledore's expression became serious, "How do you know about this?"

"Yes...well, Professor, I went to find Professor Snape secretly today...and I saw Narcissa and Bellatrix..." Esther told Dumbledore what he saw .Finally she asked Dumbledore, "So what is that mission? Do you know?"

Dumbledore listened to Esther's words calmly, and was silent for a while. "You shouldn't have gone to Severus. You might have killed him, I thought you'd be in control."

"I'm sorry, Professor. I..." Esther said guiltily.

Dumbledore waved his hand to stop Esther from apologizing, "I know you're just worried about him, I understand. But don't meddle in this matter, Severus will take care of it."

"Can't you tell me what the mission is?"

Dumbledore shook his head.

"What is the unbreakable oath? What are the consequences of breaking the oath?" Esther changed the question.

"It's a spell used to make vows between wizards. If the vow is broken, the party who breaks it will die," said Dumbledore.

"So...Severus...will die..." Esther's voice was hollow.

"No, he doesn't need to break his oath. He will complete that task. When the time is right..." Dumbledore's expression became elusive.

"Who is this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?" Esther asked suddenly.

Dumbledore looked at Esther with sharp eyes, hesitated and said, "It's Severus."

"Very well, then, I guess the appropriate time refers to a certain time in this semester?" Esther suddenly became a little crazy, "You finally gave him that cursed position to carry out a certain Difficult task. If he fails, he will be cursed back, and if he succeeds, he will be considered a death eater through and through. So what is that task!"

The portraits of past principals on the wall booed dissatisfied.

"Some sacrifices are unavoidable, Esther," said Dumbledore.

"Well, I don't want to do this either." Esther seemed to have made up his mind, "Since you don't want to tell me, let's exchange. I have a clue about Voldemort's gadgets. You tell me about the mission, and I tell me clues."

There seemed to be a gleam in Dumbledore's eyes. "I'm sure you'd tell me if I didn't tell you. You're not one to lose your mind over feelings."

"I don't think so myself," Esther said with a sullen face, "I don't have any feelings anymore. My family and friends have left me, and my partner died in front of me. Now it's Severus' turn. Is it the next one?" Harry? Dumbledore, tell me, what am I doing now? Who else can I keep?"

Dumbledore said calmly, "You said you respected Severus' choice and you would support his work."

"Well, since you insist on going in circles, let me take a guess. A quest that requires Draco and Severus to complete is clearly aimed at Hogwarts. Narcissa said 'Voldemort couldn't do it himself ', huh, thanks to the fact that there are so few things he can't do, the scope is much smaller, isn't it? Is it to help him get into Hogwarts? No, no, no, his appetite will not be so small, he likes control and killing, just to help him in is to look down on him. He wants them to help him occupy Hogwarts, right? Or clear the biggest obstacle to his occupation of Hogwarts. Who else but you will be What about this obstacle, Dumbledore? That's why Narcissa is so scared, isn't it? Her son is going to assassinate the greatest wizard Dumbledore. Don't say it's impossible, even if it succeeds, all wizards except Death Eaters will Hate him, he'll be reviled by everyone. Or that's what happened to Severus, right?"

Esther stared at Dumbledore tightly, for fear of missing even a slight change in his expression or mood swings.But Dumbledore just raised his eyebrows and showed a gentle smile.

"You make me so popular. I'm not the greatest wizard. And I'm sure there are some wizards besides the Death Eaters who don't like me long ago."

"So the assassination was real, and you're still going to let them succeed?" Esther was shocked and angry.

"If necessary," said Dumbledore calmly.

"I don't see any need for that!" Esther yelled. "There must be other ways. You can't die! The Order needs you!"

"Don't you want Severus to be punished by Voldemort or to be cursed back?"

"I..." Esther was speechless for a moment.

"Can you tell me your clue now?"

Esther was still obsessed with the fact that Snape and Dumbledore had to die, and didn't hear Dumbledore's words.

"It's still a long time, Esther, I believe it's enough time for me to arrange everything. And if your information is useful, it may accelerate Voldemort's demise. If the war is over, there is no need to go to that step, what do you think? said Dumbledore patiently.

Esther tried to convince herself of Dumbledore's words, even though she knew in her heart that defeating Voldemort would not be so simple.She stabilized her mind and said as calmly as possible, "It's Bellatrix. She said that Voldemort gave her valuable things. She is as pure-blooded as Lucius, and her family background is prominent. It is reasonable for Voldemort to let her keep it."

Dumbledore bowed his head in thought, and said after a while, "It's a very possible conjecture, but it may be dangerous to verify. Let me think about it again, you go back first."

Esther didn't say anything more, just nodded silently, got up and left.

For the next few days, Esther was listless and absent-minded.Moody reprimanded her severely, saying that she was as distraught as Tonks, and wondered if they had been kissed by a dementor.

In the middle of the night, Esther was awakened by the nightmare again.She poured a glass of water and walked to the window, looking out of the foggy window in a daze.Her heart was still beating violently for the nightmare just now.The fiery red chain in Dreamy Snape's hand spread along his arm to his whole body, he struggled in pain, gasped for breath, but couldn't make a sound.

Esther took a sip of water to calm himself down.Suddenly, he saw a black spot in the mist coming towards him.Gradually the black dot turned into the figure of a big bird, and soon flew near the house.But the big bird seemed to have lost its direction and flew around outside the window without thinking.

Esther had a feeling that the big bird had come to find her.She walked out of No. 12's concealment range, and Big Bird seemed to find the target in no time.Esther stretched out an arm, and the big bird landed heavily on her arm, its claws deeply embedded in her flesh, which made her gasp, and tears filled her eyes instantly.The big bird squinted at her proudly, and she realized that it was a golden eagle.The golden eagle lowered its head and pecked at the letter box on its own leg, asking Esther to untie it.The golden eagle that completed the task did not stop for a moment, kicked Este's arm hard, and quickly flew into the mist.Esther finally couldn't help but let out an "ah".

Back in the room, Esther first cast a healing spell on his arm to stop the bleeding.Then open the letter box and pull out the parchment inside.It is an unfamiliar font, with only a few short sentences: I can help you prevent Dumbledore from dying.Come and find me in Nurmengard, at the top of the tower, and be there.Signed by Gellert Grindelwald.

Grindelwald, a familiar name, a famous dark wizard, who almost ruled the whole of Europe.what does he knowAnd why are you willing to help yourself?As Esther used her wand to clean the blood from her sleeve so it wouldn't stick to her arm, she wondered if the letter was a trap.

She soon discovers that even if it's a trap, she has to take the risk to see it.Ever since he knew that Voldemort planned to kill Dumbledore, and Snape was one of the executors, Esther had been thinking about this question almost every moment.And as time passed, she also calmed down.This is inevitable, Dumbledore can't stop Voldemort from trying to kill him, and Snape can't resist the task.Even without the Unbreakable Vow, it was bound to happen sooner or later.Even if Snape procrastinated as much as he could, the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse would not have allowed him to procrastinate for more than a year.His departure is inevitable, if he leaves with failure, even if he does not die, it will be useless to Voldemort, and the end may not be better than death.

Yes, we should meet, even if he is a dark wizard.

It took Esther a week to prepare adequately, at least in her own opinion.She prepared various potions and potions, as well as various props for the Weasley twins.If misfortune is really a trap, she is also confident that she can escape.She was going to take a Muggle plane to Austria, and then search in the untouched mountains.Yes, she has already investigated it. Although everyone keeps secret about Nurmengard, from a few words, it can still be heard that it is a fortress on the top of the mountain.As long as she flies along the mountains, she can find a place in no time.

She gave Harry an early birthday present, a bottle of scent-cloaking potion.In this way, under the cloak of invisibility, even werewolves or magical creatures cannot find him.Esther told Harry that he was going on a secret mission and could not spend his birthday with him.

After everything was ready, Esther drank compound potion to change his appearance, and used a confusion spell to easily board the plane to Austria.

After getting off the plane, the sun shone on her body after a long absence, and she felt very comfortable.She greedily enjoyed the comfort of the afternoon for a while, then got into the dense forest where there was no one, turned into a bat and flew towards the mountains.

The fog in the mountains made the temperature drop a lot, and Esther couldn't help shivering.Flying in such a high-altitude mountain is very hard work for a small bat like her that has been active in forests and cities for a long time.But she still insisted on flying as high as possible so that she could see the whole picture of the mountains and find her direction.She flew very carefully, because a mountain eagle might attack her at any time.

Finally, after searching for more than four hours, she found a tall building shrouded in the setting sun.The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the entire top of the mountain, and the mottled white cliffs and blue tower stone bricks were dyed with a layer of golden red light.It is more like a desolate castle than a prison.

Esther carefully flew to the crevices on the edge of the cliff to hide and observe carefully.This place does not seem to be tightly guarded, there is a line of words engraved in German above the entrance: For the greater good.

Esther watched patiently for a long time, until the stars were faintly visible, and then she flew back to the sky, circled along the high wall and landed on the tallest window of the tower.

The windows are just slightly larger gaps.Esther's eyes and ears caught the figure in the small room at the same time: a thin, withered old man, like a skeleton.If it wasn't for hearing him still breathing, Esther would almost have thought he was dead.

Just when Esther was hesitating whether to go in, the thin body suddenly raised his head to look at her, and his sharp eyes projected on her through the gap.Esther couldn't help shivering, this man made her feel dangerous.

Esther's reaction gave her away.The old man smiled at her, and although his teeth were almost gone, he still spoke clearly, "You came faster than I thought, I thought you had to think for a while. It's hard to imagine such an impulsive little guy like you Babies are the key to change. Come on in, little Bat. Don't waste your time outside."

Now that he has been discovered, Esther no longer hides.She slipped through a crack in the rock and fell to the ground and changed back into a human form, standing in the shadows opposite him.Even though the old man in front of her didn't seem threatening at all, she was still fully alert.He is a dark wizard who has dueled Dumbledore, and he should not be underestimated at any time.

Seeing Esther's nervous look, Grindelwald laughed again, "Why is Dumbledore surrounded by a group of cowards now? What you are facing is just a dying old man without a wand. Relax, young man, Come here, sit here and let's talk."

Esther was not affected by his words, and still stood by the wall without moving.

"Can you help me stop Dumbledore from dying?" Esther asked bluntly.

"I thought you Brits like to talk about the weather first." Grindelwald still had a faint smile on his face.

Est was silent for a moment.She knew that since she decided to come here, the initiative was not on her side.She walked up to Grindelwald and sat down, "The weather here is much better than in England. The UK has not seen the sun for more than a month, and there is cold fog everywhere."

"Really? Is the weather here good? I don't know. You don't see much from this window." Grindelwald looked up at the gap and said regretfully.

"So you want me to help you out?" Esther asked coldly.She figured there was a price to be paid for getting something useful out of the dark wizard's lips.

But unexpectedly, Grindelwald refused decisively.

"No, I don't want to go out." Grindelwald shook his head and said, "If I wanted to, I would have gone out. I stayed here voluntarily. I have nowhere to go outside. It's good here."

Esther felt that the direction of the conversation was getting farther and farther away from what he expected, but he couldn't help being curious about this once ambitious dark wizard.

"You are not... Excuse me, I thought you were the Grindelwald who wanted to overthrow the International Statute of Secrecy and lead wizards to rule the world."

"Ah, after such a long time, it is really nostalgic to still hear these words." Although Grindelwald said so, there was not much nostalgia in his tone, "If I said, I have given up that idea, And regret what you did, do you believe it?"

"I believe it, but it has nothing to do with my purpose of coming here." Esther said bluntly.

"It seems that you are not only reckless, but also very gullible." Grindelwald looked at Esther jokingly and said.

"Sorry, sir, for a Slytherin, your criticism is quite serious." Esther's tone cooled down, "If you can't talk to me frankly, and you have to cover up the truth again, I think I There's no need to stay here. If it's because you've had no one to chat with for so many years, I'll begrudgingly chat with you in exchange for help. Sorry if you're just bored and looking for someone to poke fun at ,I am very busy."

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, "What is real and what is fake? Can you tell the difference?"

"That's my business, and now I want to hear what you should have to say," Esther said.

"Well, well," said Grindelwald, not offended, "let's start from the beginning. I have some special abilities, I can foresee some things. I foresee Dumbledore's death many years ago. The tower fell down and fell to pieces. Of course I didn't believe what I saw at first, it was hard to imagine that he would be killed by such a humble wizard. But as I saw more sights, I gradually believed it It is true, also begin to accept this fact.

"But just a few years ago, I foresaw something new. Dumbledore turned into a bat when he fell, and the bat eventually became you. I believe it was your appearance that changed what would have happened. Things. That got me interested in you. It took me a while to find you because it's not easy to get some help here."

Grindelwald breathed a little after finishing this long paragraph.Esther conjured up a glass of water and handed it to the old man, who took the glass and took a sip without any doubt.

"So Dumbledore won't die?" Esther asked after Grindelwald's breathing returned to normal.

"Not all of what I foresee will come true, let alone what I saw this time are two completely different results. I don't know which will become reality. I guess you don't want Dumbledore to die, on this point I can help you." Grindelwald swirled the water in the glass gracefully, as if it was a glass of mead.

"Why? Why did you help me?" Esther looked at the old man's blue eyes, feeling his emotional changes seriously.

"Maybe it's boredom," Grindelwald looked up at Esther, "or he wants to try the feeling of protection."

"You want to protect Dumbledore?" Esther was a little surprised, "Isn't he your enemy?"

"No, we were never enemies." Grindelwald looked out the window and said softly, "Never."

"Well, although I don't know what's going on with you, I believe you are telling the truth." Esther paused, "Then how are you going to help me?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. After all, I just saw some clips. When and how things will happen, I don't know."

"Looks like I'm going to have to get you out of here in case that moment comes?"

"I'm afraid so."

"You still want to use me to escape." Esther narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party.

"You need me to go out, I don't want to leave here." Grindelwald said slyly.

Esther struggled in his heart, taking away Grindelwald was a very dangerous move.Esther believes she can't control him.But if Dumbledore can really be saved, it seems worth the risk.

After struggling for a long time, Esther said, "No, I can't let you out. I can't control you."

"It seems that I want to take back what I said before. You are indeed not reckless and gullible at all." Grindelwald said with a smile, "But since you are here, I can't let you make this trip in vain. Can you use your wand for me? "

Seeing Esther's vigilant eyes, Grindelwald explained unhurriedly, "I just pulled out the memory about the future to show you. Don't worry, I will never do anything to you. After all, I still count on you Save Dumbledore."

Esther hesitated, but carefully handed over the wand.The other hand secretly clutched his mother's wand in the sleeve.If Grindelwald attacks, she can defend the fastest.

But Grindelwald is really just draining memories.The wand pulled a thin silver thread from his head. "Bottle," he said to Esther.

Esther quickly handed over a glass bottle.Grindelwald carefully bottled the memory and handed it to Esther along with the wand.

Esther looked at the silver substance in the bottle, feeling unreal.This is not the same as Grindelwald she thought. "What the hell is your relationship with Dumbledore? You want to save him that much?"

"I thought he was going to die. But now I suddenly found out that there is still a glimmer of hope. I always want to give it a try. What is our relationship? What do you think we are?" Grindelwald suddenly looked at Esther, full of The emotional look in Este's heart moved.

"You love him?" Esther said in disbelief.

"I thought I loved him once. But when I saw his death, I realized that I had always loved him. I regretted going astray with him, which is not like myself. It is obvious that he first gave up our common ideals, betrayed Our oath." Grindelwald showed the madness that a dark wizard should have for the first time, "But watching him fall from a high tower, I realized that he was right. I was blinded by power and ignored more important things .”

Esther looked at Grindelwald, feeling some of the same emotions in him as himself.She couldn't help pity him a little.

"So you came to me really only for Dumbledore? If that's the case, I might consider taking you out, provided you swear to stand on Dumbledore's side. I don't think there is any need for another person outside The Dark Lord is gone." Esther observed Grindelwald carefully, looking for the expression that the plot might succeed.

But Grindelwald didn't have the slightest sly or smug smile, he just said calmly, "I swear to stand by Dumbledore, and I'm over 100 years old, do you think I can still lead the revolution? I went out just to help you."

"That's not certain, Dumbledore is over 100 years old, isn't he still leading the Order of the Phoenix against Voldemort? Besides, you are here to help yourself, and I am not just here to save Dumbledore." Esther said disdainfully.