Whiskey Chocolate

1945, summer.

Albus tightened his grip on the wand in his hand, the sweat on his palm made him a little uneasy.Finally came the day, people were dying, Grindelwald seemed unstoppable, he had to do his best, or it would be too shameful.

He sent an invitation to a duel to Grindelwald through the Daily Prophet, and no one thought that the future of the entire world would be decided in the form of a duel.He ended his long period of stagnation and walked out of Hogwarts, intending to give himself and the world an end.

The duel was held at the Church of Our Lady of Cosmedin in Rome. Albus had always wanted to visit this place, which originated from an anecdote he heard when he was young.At that time, he and Grindelwald were giving speeches around Munich. A traveler from Italy told people a story about the Mouth of Truth. Albus believed in the existence of the Mouth of Truth. There are some things in this world that even magic cannot explain. That's the most fascinating thing about those things, Grindelwald insists there's no Mouth of Truth, it's just a clever spell and Muggles take it for a miracle.They disagreed and quarreled for the first time, but soon they reached a consensus, and they agreed that when the revolution spread to Italy, they would jointly verify the authenticity of the Mouth of Truth.

Years late, and now they're finally here.The Ministry of Magic had already cleared the venue, but there were still many good-natured people who wanted to witness this historic moment from such a distance.Albus knew that these people were expecting his or one of Grindelwald's death, that the protracted war was expected to end, and he was going to accomplish it in his own way, Albus licked his lower lip to welcome Grindelwald who came at the appointment.

"Church? Dear Al, are you going to ask me to confess?" Grindelwald said sarcastically, with a coldness in his tone that Albus had never felt before.

Albus did not respond to him immediately, but turned sideways to reveal the mouth of truth behind him, and he said calmly: "I just wanted to complete the last agreement between us before the duel. But it seems that there is no need for that, let's do it .”

Grindelwald was taken aback for a moment after hearing this. As time went by, he no longer remembered that there was an agreement between them here. In his opinion, the agreement at that time was just a means to deceive Albus, and of course he didn't take it to heart.

"If I remember correctly, Al, the biggest agreement between us-to complete our great plan and stand on top of the world hand in hand. Now we can achieve it together as the last agreement." Grindel Wo gave a fake smile, knowing it was a waste of time to tell Albus now, but he just wanted to say it again.

Albus faced Grindelwald's bewitchment expressionlessly, and repeated, "Do it."

The scene where the two top wizards fought was naturally grand and full of danger. None of the people present dared to make a sound, and some even breathed lightly on purpose, just because they were worried that a little noise would spoil this unparalleled duel.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Disarm!"

Albus fell down, Grindelwald stood on the spot and laughed loudly, everything was over, almost all the people in the Ministry of Magic were desperate amidst the cheers of Grindelwald's followers, no one thought of checking whether Albus The life and death of thinking.Newt got out of the crowd and planned to check on his teacher's life and death. Theseus grabbed him, and the Dark Lord, who had been trying to kill Newt, was still standing around with many of his followers. Theseus would not let his brother die.

Just when the two brothers were about to argue about this, the situation suddenly changed. A phoenix came through the air, and the crisp bird song interrupted the cheers. People watched this legendary bird land on Albus's side and rub it affectionately. He, Grindelwald who was standing closest, even saw human-like tears flowing from Phoenix's eyes and dripping on Albus.

"Dumbledore won!"

Whoever was the first to notice that Albus was clutching two wands and Grindelwald's hands were empty, that yell caused cheers from the other group, and they won!

The followers who fell to the bottom in an instant began to counterattack the Ministry of Magic without waiting for Grindelwald's instructions. Grindelwald is a symbol of faith, and they do not accept the fact of defeat.

Standing in the chaotic crowd, Grindelwald smiled more wildly than before, as if he was crazy, and he didn't care about the constant offensive magic flying around him.

He had lost, lost to Albus, lost to the self he had been trying to protect the one he loved all those years ago.Albus didn't break the blood oath!Phoenix is ​​still saving him with tears to prove that Albus is not dead at all, and the reason why he can survive after being hit by Avada is only because of the blood oath.

The ideals and careers that I have worked so hard to regard as my life for many years may disappear in a flash, but Grindelwald just wants to laugh out loud at this moment.

Wenda took advantage of the chaos and ran to Grindelwald, hoping that he could take advantage of the chaos and leave. Grindelwald smiled and said, "I have told many lies in my life, but this time I want to keep my promise." He turned and stood opposite each other. Theseus, who was beside Albus, shouted: "Mr. Scamander, give you a chance, I will go with you!" He said and walked towards Theseus.He lowered his voice, and said to Newt who was squatting beside Albus to check the situation, "Tell Al when he wakes up, I love him."

Newt looked up at Grindelwald, still raised his proud head slightly, with an unruly and confident smile, and followed Theseus away chicly, as if he was the winner who was about to receive his reward.

With the tears of the phoenix, this time in Avada Albus woke up much earlier than the first time, beside him Newt and several of his friends were looking at him with concern, a big bird with feathers like fire Resting in his arms.After the therapist checked that he was not in any danger for the time being, the crowd gathered again. Newt kept hesitating to speak, and Albus blinked his eyes waiting for Newt to speak. He was still weak and had difficulty speaking.

After Newt opened his mouth silently for the fifth time and then closed it, Queenie finally couldn't help but speak out for him, "Mr. Grindelwald wants Newt to tell you that he loves you."

Newt nodded, relieved, and for the first time thanked Queenie for taking the liberty to read what was on his mind.

Queenie continued to talk about Grindelwald these days. Although she no longer followed Grindelwald, the relationship between Grindelwald and Albus still moved her, and she wanted to do something for them.

Some of Grindelwald's followers chose to give up the fight, and some lost control. Without Grindelwald's leadership and restraint, they began the final madness. Some people also tried to attack the Ministry of Magic to rescue their leader.The Ministry of Magic was overwhelmed, and almost all the Aurors in Europe were mobilized to maintain order.

There is also Grindelwald's sentence. Before Albus proposed a duel, he made an unbreakable spell with the ministers of magic of all countries-Grindelwald will be judged fairly.At that time, everyone thought that the crimes committed by Grindelwald were enough for him to be sentenced to death several times, and all of them readily made this oath, but when Grindelwald defended himself in the court, everyone was surprised by those notorious things The perpetrators are all followers of Grindelwald. He himself just used that silver tongue to confuse others. The Ministry of Magic racked their brains to count down the most serious crime Grindelwald committed. It turned out to be manslaughter in the UK many years ago. In the case of Arianna Dumbledore, the scene was chaotic and no one could figure out who issued that Avada. This manslaughter crime is thanks to the fact that the Auror who handled the case only based on Grindelwald’s school of origin and bad records. Only when the case is closed can a conviction be obtained.

Because of the unbreakable spell, the ministers of magic of all countries had to angrily lobby for Grindelwald in all aspects of power to get the most fair ruling. This is the only thing Albus can do for Grindelwald.

Albus lay in the hospital for half a month, sporadically many people came to see him, but because of the turmoil among Grindelwald's believers, everyone came in a hurry to express their condolences and then left in a hurry. Instead, Queenie and her Muggle boyfriend, whom he didn't know very well, took care of him.Queenie likes to tell Albus about Grindelwald. In her mouth, Grindelwald is a romantic man who is crazy and desperate for love. This experience is very novel, although Albus does not believe that Grindelwald in Queenie's mouth But he still listened with gusto.

There is also good news these days. When people come in and out of his ward, he finds that there is always a familiar and unfamiliar figure floating outside, which makes him stare at the door every day. His time confirmed what he suspected - his brother Aberforth, whom he hadn't seen in decades, is finally back!

1947, winter.

The verdict against Grindelwald lasted for two years before it was pronounced. Although a small number of Grindelwald's believers were still rebelling, they had generally calmed down.

A few months ago, the Ministry of Magic passed the law on the intermarriage of wizards and Muggles. Queenie and Jacob can finally be together legally. Albus put down the wedding invitation he just received, and Aberforth was waiting outside the house He, their relationship has eased a lot in the past two years.

Grindelwald was sentenced to life in the end, and was sent back to the country after repeated applications from the German Ministry of Magic. For Nurmengard, which he established by himself, Aberforth just wanted to follow Albus to see that damned The final fate of the German thief.

The German Ministry of Magic has set up a heavy defense line in Nurmengard to prevent Grindelwald's followers from attacking suddenly. Albus watched the team escorting Grindelwald arrive. Grindelwald walked out of the prison car. Years of prison life made Grindelwald look down and out, surrounded by abuse against him, he just smiled sarcastically and glanced at this group of stupid people.Grindelwald paused, the sarcasm faded away, Albus and Grindelwald's eyes collided, and Grindelwald looked up at the words written by himself - "For the greater good. ", taking a last deep look at Albus, turned around and walked into his cage under the urging push of the Auror.

When Grindelwald disappeared from sight, Albus raised his head and looked at those words, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald died here today, these words are very dramatic The land has become their epitaph, which is appropriate and has unique significance.

It was rare for Aberforth not to curse with the crowd around him. After the crowd dispersed, he patiently stood with Albus for a long time. When Albus moved, he immediately opened his mouth and invited him awkwardly. He wanted to try his handiwork, and said it was to celebrate Grindelwald's death from prison, but Albus read the awkward love from Aberforth's heart, and he was just worried that his brother would be too sad .

The dinner was good, Aberforth's cooking skills were very good, and he was no longer a teenager who could burn eggs.Under Aberforth's disapproving gaze, Albus finished off a large glass of butterbeer with half a can of honey in it, and then he took out the candy box he carried with him and asked Aberforth if he would like a lemon sherbet too .

"Merlin's beard! Are you going to get tired of yourself?!" Aberforth finally growled at him for the first time today, yes, this is what Aberforth should look like.

"Enough!" Aberforth roughly snatched the candy box from Albus's hand, not at all wanting to see Albus gobble up the candy morbidly.

Losing the candy box Albus seemed to have lost all his strength, he lowered his head and whispered to Aberforth, "Aberforth, I'm sorry." He didn't dare to look into Aberforth's face .

Aberforth's voice came from above after a long silence, barely audible but Albus was sure he heard it.

"I forgive you, but it's just today, brother... brother."

Albus happily looked up at Aberforth, who was still awkward, and gave his brother a big hug. He had waited too long for this moment.

Thanks Merlin.

Giving Aberforth back to him just when he thought he would have nothing left.

Thanks Merlin.

At least Grindelwald is still alive, and he will spend the rest of his life with Grindelwald to confess and atone for those who died.

Thanks Merlin.

Let him meet him.