Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 225 Hearing News from an "Old Friend" Again
Nurmengard has no measures to prevent prisoners from escaping, but there are magical restrictions to prevent outsiders from entering; even the specific location of Nurmengard is protected by magic, just like the Black family's old house, everyone knows that it is located in Grimmauld Place, but outsiders can never get in.

The tower was cold and desolate; due to the obstruction of magic, those who wanted to climb the tower could only walk up the spiral stairs, and footsteps were the only sound that could be heard.

Dumbledore stood quietly in front of the cell door for a long time before pushing it open - the door was not locked at all.

Lin You followed him in and saw a thin figure sitting on the edge of the bed.

Grindelwald's appearance is much worse than shown in the movie, and is closer to the image described in the original text; perhaps this is also related to the fact that the shots after the movie adaptation were not recognized by the original fans.

Although they were of the same age, Grindelwald looked much older than Dumbledore; his eye sockets and cheeks were sunken, like a skeleton. When he smiled at the visitor, you could see that his teeth were almost gone, and his voice was inevitably unclear when he spoke.

"Albus, long time no see. From your looks, it seems you are not here to visit an old friend, but to call him to task."

"Then do you know what I want to ask?" Dumbledore asked back.

When two old friends met, although their tones were equally gentle and calm, there was no polite greeting at the beginning, but they got straight to the point.

"My old friends must have been too crude in their work, and you discovered it, didn't you?" Grindelwald said with a lost look, "They are also old, and not as decisive and sharp as they were when they were young."

The aging Dark Lord shook his head and sighed, sighing for his friends and seemingly for himself; those people who had dominated the wizarding world half a century ago were now old.

"I don't understand why you would do this, Gellert?"

Grindelwald did not answer, but turned his slightly cloudy eyes to Lin You; "Who is this young gentleman, is he your student? He doesn't look like one."

"Forrest, Brice de Forest." Lin You introduced himself in a tone similar to James Bond. "Currently serving as the magic advisor to the British royal family, participating in the investigation of the 'Saints' organization's attack on Muggle archaeologists."

"Ha, it's Forrester. Another 'old friend'." Grindelwald emphasized the word "old friend". "How come I remember that your Forrest family never interfered in affairs outside of Britain? That Muggle archaeologist is an American."

"Because she is an old friend of my family," Lin You answered the question with the same word, "I can't just ignore her when she came to me for help."

"Oh, then my luck is so bad." Grindelwald was a little annoyed, but more helpless.

Who would have thought that a Muggle woman's connections would lead directly to the de facto first family in the British wizarding world; the "saints" had intended to accomplish their goal quickly out of everyone's sight, but now they had directly alarmed Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic.

Given the current state of The Saint and Grindelwald, it is impossible to take action under the attention of official agencies; this also means that the mission has failed at the very beginning.

Dumbledore spoke again: "Why would you do this, Gellert? The Spear of Longinus is worthless to you."

"There is nothing in this world that is truly worthless," Grindelwald retorted. "Anything has its value if it is used in the right place."

"So where do you plan to use the Spear of Longinus?"

Faced with his old friend's questioning, Grindelwald did not answer directly, but changed the subject again: "Do you believe that the dead can be resurrected, Albus?"

"I don't know, but it's not recorded in history, and I've never seen or heard of it." Dumbledore answered calmly; he hadn't realized the true meaning of the question. "Then if someone told you that he could resurrect the dead, would you believe it?" Grindelwald asked again.

"I won't make any preconceived judgments; perhaps, I will ask him to find an opportunity to prove himself." This answer is extremely consistent with the identity of the headmaster of Hogwarts, and it is exactly the attitude that an educator should have when facing the unknown.

"That's what I told that guy, too." Grindelwald said it calmly, but it was like a bolt from the blue.

"Who is that guy? How did you meet him? When did you meet him?" Dumbledore could no longer maintain a calm tone; he had a hunch that this might be the first valuable new clue he had obtained since their conversation tonight - as long as Grindelwald was not lying.

"Just two months ago, or three months ago?" The former Dark Lord showed a distressed expression. "Sorry, I've been here for too long. I'm not very sensitive to time."

"Two months ago, here?" Dumbledore looked surprised.

This is Nurmengard, the prison with the highest level of confidentiality in the European wizarding world. How could a prisoner at the highest level of danger possibly meet outsiders?

So far, apart from the house-elf who delivered meals, only Dumbledore came back to visit his old friends every few years or more than ten years - the old wizard was also the only one who could make everyone feel at ease about his contact with Grindelwald.

It can even be said strictly that Earl Goff was the second outsider in the past ten years who had the opportunity to enter the tower cell.

Grindelwald seemed pleased to see Dumbledore's loss of control, and replied with a grin, "Yes, it is here; I don't know how it happened, but that man just appeared out of nowhere."

"Who is he?"

"According to his self-introduction, his name is Gaunter O'Dimm, and he calls himself the Master of Mirrors."

As soon as the answer came out, it was Lin You's turn to be surprised.

Wasn't that demon focused on attacking Constantine? Why did he come to mess up Harry Potter's story?
Fortunately, Earl Goff's short figure was hiding in the corner, and his slight changes in expression did not attract the attention of the two old men.

"I have never heard of this name. Is he a wizard?" Dumbledore asked again.

"He does have some magical skills, and he seems to be a dark wizard with a problem in his brain. But if you ask me, his essence is more like a demon - like those beings that church exorcists occasionally deal with."

Although he didn't know how Grindelwald made this judgment, Lin You felt that he was worthy of being the former Dark Lord and prophet, as he actually revealed O'Dimm's true identity in one sentence.

"Devil..." Dumbledore's face was solemn; although the relationship with the church was not good, the magical world was actually well aware of the existence of the devil.

Judging from the little information leaked by the church, those evil creatures from hell have a strong attraction to the evil in human nature; although they are subject to many restrictions in the human world, they will use all kinds of strange and terrifying means to invade every human who comes into contact with them.

"You think he is a devil, and you are working with the devil?" Dumbledore's expression was no longer as calm as before. "What do you want to do?"

Grindelwald remained calm: "Didn't I tell you? That demon promised me that he could resurrect the dead."

(End of this chapter)