【GGAD ABO】Nirvana

The church in Godric's Hollow was built more than 100 years ago and was renovated last year, with its exterior painted white.The former pastor went to a parish in a big city, and the new young pastor is not quite used to public preaching, and his face is red when he speaks.People talked a lot, and they didn't believe that he had reliable knowledge, because he hadn't married a wife yet. "He can't settle down without a wife..." Albus heard the old man behind him mutter, "The valley is too small, and he's going to find an excuse to flee back to London soon."

The service was over, and people thinned out, chatting in low voices about the new pastor.Albus sat on the wooden bench in the front row, thinking quietly.He had to sort out his emotions, but his mind went blank.

"How long will you search for language? Thou canst ponder thoughts, and we shall speak. Why are we counted as beasts, and filth in thy sight? Thou wrath tore thyself, shall the earth forsake you, Will the rock be moved from its place..."

Pheromones precede footsteps.Incomparably powerful, as cold as the tundra of the extreme north.That night, he could barely bear the oppressive force and was on the verge of collapse.Gellert Grindelwald's pheromones are like sharp ice knives, cutting every inch of his skin and spirit.Now he heard the hinges turn, and the voice behind him said, begging and mournful, "—don't look back, please."

Albus couldn't speak a word, and it was him who had the choke in his throat.Gellert was standing less than ten meters away from him, he might have clasped his hands, or he might have stood upright with his arms crossed, like the way he used to lean against the willow tree.

God, the Almighty!O Examiner, if I am guilty, what does it matter to you?Why make me a target for your arrows, and make me loathe my own life?Why not forgive my transgressions and take away my iniquities?I will now lie in the dust—

"Albus, I don't know what to say," Gellert said, his voice hoarse. "My past sins... I have no excuse. I didn't come to ask your forgiveness."

Albus tried to sit up straighter.

"I want to tell you that I'm sorry, I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart. I've done so many things wrong..." the man said, choking up a little. "I'm sorry, Albus, I'm sorry. Saying this now Words are meaningless, but I sincerely hope that you... hope that you..."

What do you want?Let go of the past and face the future?This is what he has been doing for 18 years. "I'm actually... doing well." Albus regained his voice and tongue, although it was still difficult to speak, but he needed to express, "I guessed that you were coming, after all... you should have found out."

"I found out." Gellert said sadly, "I heard my aunt tell about your family, and I feel very sad."

"When my parents passed away, at least we were all around." Albus said, "I am grateful to God for giving me a second chance." He used to say that he should give others a second chance. Maybe this moved God . "You came later than I expected. I thought you would come by the end of June. I wanted to move, wherever I wanted, as long as I could avoid you."

"I see."

"Aberforth and Ariana disagree. Our parents are buried in Godric's Hollow, just behind this church."

"I'm very sorry."

Albus was silent for a few seconds, "This has nothing to do with you, although I tried to—" He shook his head and covered his face with his hands, "Merlin, Gellert, without you, my sister she... I Thought I'd dodged it, and I've tried everything since she was born. I took her out to play and never let her go out in the yard alone. I used my father's wand and cast all kinds of things inside and out of the house. spell. I have to protect her! Didn't realize—”

"Maybe this is my chance," Gellert said, "a chance at redemption."

As the sun rises higher and higher, the sun shines through the colorful mosaic windows, casting colorful spots on the ground, and the dust is slowly flying among them.The smell of myrrh and frankincense lingers.Albus raised his head and stared at the idol, "When are you leaving?"

"In a few days." Gellert seemed to hang his head, "When the summer is over...I have to make sure that Ariana spends this summer safely, for you. Please, please don't refuse, I will be outside your house , in my great-aunt's garden. When she starts school, I'll leave and go back to the Continent. And then—"

"Back to Durmstrang?" Albus asked, his throat so dry that it felt like a file was slicing through his vocal cords with every word. "Being a saint?"

After a long time, until the dust stopped dancing, Gellert smiled shortly and sadly, "No, I can only be a sinner."

"It's going to be like last time?" Albus closed his eyes, "Even if the ending is doomed?"

"I'm going another way," Gellert said. "I'm so tired... There's nothing wrong with being ordinary—don't look back."

Ordinary sinner.Albus sat back on the bench, maintaining his previous posture.The ice-like pheromones slowly melted, which made him feel strangely comforted.He put the fingertips of both hands together and listened attentively.

"Listen to me, after the summer is over, I will go. If you don't want to see me again, I swear that I will never appear in front of you again for the rest of my life, whether it is in the UK, Europe, or the United States... every corner, I will not Appear." Gellert said, seeming to be suppressing the great pain, "I follow your orders. If you, you don't trust me, I welcome your...your inspection, your order. You can read my I don't have any resistance, I can do it now. Those few... Muggle women in Berlin last time, I made it up. I thought you were another Albus Dumbledore. I didn't expect you It's you." He paused, "Sorry."

"I'm afraid I can't promise anything right now," Albus smiled bleakly, "I'm confused. I thought you were not you, too." He stared at a small spot of light, red as blood, "You come Yes! I was so scared. I kept my brother and sister away from you. I tried Legilimency on you... You are not that Gellert, I consoled myself. You are not like him, you don't laugh, you don't strike up conversations, you don't talk Terrible debate...but you protected Ariana."

Gellert replied softly, "That's what I should do."

"I...I have a question to ask you." Albus covered his face with his hands again, his left hand was aching, as if he had been cut by a wand. "I've wanted to ask you for over a century. You—"

Gellert obviously guessed the question, walked forward in a hurry, and knocked over something with a "bang", "Albus, I—"

"No, stop," Albus interrupted the answer, "stop. Gellert, I will not order you, you are free. You have to go another way, I support you, be you If you go back, I will stop you and do my best to be your enemy." He said quickly, "I am here, always here."

Gellert paused. "Well—Albus, at least we're still friends, aren't we?"

"Yes." Albus said, now that he had completely lost the courage and strength to look back, "Yes...to be friends. We will be very good friends."

"As you wish." The man said, "I will obey you."

The church fell into silence, and the idol looked at the world with pity.

If you want to pray to him, he will listen to you; you also have to pay your vows.Whatever you decide to do, it will be done for you; and light will shine your way.Albus murmured, "...the light shall shine your way too."

Finally, he stood up with his support on the long table, "Gellert. One of my students told me that you didn't tell him the whereabouts of the Elder Wand when Voldemort pressed you."

Gellert said "hmm".

"--thanks."