Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 839 The Blood Pact Made in the Barn

 Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship is getting better and better, and it is well known in Godric's Hollow.

Even in just a few days, the two have become inseparable, always studying magic together and discussing ideals. If you only see one of them on the road, then there is no doubt that the other one must be nearby, but you haven't seen it yet. .

As for why they were outside, it was probably because of Aberforth. He and Dumbledore were quarreling more and more often. Some people passing by Dumbledore's house at night could hear the roar coming from inside.

Dumbledore seemed to feel that he was in the wrong and never quarreled too much with his brother. To put it simply, he would not hit back or scold him.

 But Grindelwald was not so good-tempered. Because of this incident, he almost got into a fight with Aberforth several times.

But in the end, Dumbledore came forward in time and barely resolved the conflict.

 And all of this, Kyle found out from the bar. He himself had never even been out of the bar. He heard all the information from others.

Through getting along with each other in the recent period, everyone here knows that Kyle is a person who likes to listen to stories... In other words, all wizards who study the history of magic like to listen to stories. For example, when Bathilda Bagshot was young, she always He tried his best to get some rumors from the past from adults.

It's just that Kyle is different from Bathilda. He never picks the type of story, whether it's an unfounded picture book story passed down in the past, or a family feud that happened around him yesterday... As long as he is happy to hear it, he will With a wave of his hand, the narrator is offered a glass of the best firewhiskey.

 Three Sickles in total.

These people are usually reluctant to drink such expensive wine, but now that someone is buying it for free, they are naturally very enthusiastic. Anyway, they just pay more attention to what is happening around them, and it doesn’t take much effort.

 They were happy, and so was Kyle.

Grindelwald and Dumbledore have become more and more vigilant recently. He was almost discovered several times before... Now he only needs to spend a small amount of money to get the information he wants without exposing himself. Why bother? Not for that.

It was only a few Sickles. Even if he invited everyone, it would not cost him three Galleons. The ones sponsored by Holicon alone were enough for him to spend two months.

"If you ask me, the two of them will have a fight sooner or later." Cord sat in his familiar position, drinking and sighing: "This afternoon, Albus almost stopped them, but in the end Bathilda came forward to resolve the conflict."

 “What, are you worried about Aberforth?” Kyle asked.

"Of course not. As a teenage wizard, who has never had conflicts with other people? When I was at Hogwarts, I often had fights with my classmates."

“I think back then we, Gryffindor, started fighting with Slytherin on the court, and if we dropped our wands, we would pick it up on the broomstick.

Don't mention it, those things are really good, especially the silver arrow broom, which is as thick as your wrist. When you swing it round and smash it, it works better than a magic spell. "

I don’t know if he drank too much, but Cord suddenly recalled the past glorious years, most of which were scenes of fighting with Slytherin. After a while, he shook his head.

“Forget it, let’s not mention these things... Actually, I am more worried about Albus. He is his brother on one side and a good friend on the other. Being caught in the middle is the hardest thing for him to do.

 Actually, occasionally I think that it would be great if they really fight, and the matter of venting their anger would be over, which would be good for the three of them...But we can't say anything about this kind of thing, so we can't instigate them to fight. "

Cord sighed and took another sip of brandy.

 “Bang…”

 At this time, the door of the bar was pushed open from the outside.

Kyle subconsciously looked back, then quickly turned his head back.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald walked in one after the other.

It's just that Grindelwald looked furious, and Dumbledore was comforting him.

“Oh, this is a rare guest.” Cord also noticed the two of them. “Albus almost never comes here. I always thought he didn’t like drinking... It seems like they had a lot of noise this time.”

Kyle didn't speak, he just lowered his head and calmly leaned on the table, pretending to be drunk and falling asleep, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

The two of them walked over, with only one space between them and Kyle. Fortunately, they didn't notice this.

"Who is he? He dares to talk to me like this." Grindelwald shouted angrily: "If it weren't for your sake, I would have made him pay the price!"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Dumbledore persuaded him kindly: "Just think of it for my sake, please bear with me a little longer."

“New customer.” At this time, the bar owner walked over and asked, “Gentlemen, what would you like to order?”

 “Mead.”

"wine."

 The two said at the same time.

The bar owner raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to say something. He subconsciously looked at Kyle's position, only to find that he was lying on the table, looking like he was drunk and asleep.

 Seeing this scene, the boss shut his mouth again and quickly turned around to get what they ordered.

He originally wanted to tell the two of them that they could drink for free, but Kyle was drunk and would not be able to hear the story, so he gave up the plan.

 It can only be said that they came by chance and missed a good opportunity to drink for free.

Of course, Grindelwald and Dumbledore don’t know what their boss is thinking. Now they only have eyes for each other and will not notice anyone else at all.

Grindelwald took a sip of wine, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked: "Before that guy came here, you said you were going to travel with your classmates after graduation?"

Kyle, who was lying on the table, moved his ears, trying to distinguish their voices in the noisy environment.

“Yes, go on a trip around the world with Ephias Dorje.” Dumbledore also took a sip of mead.

"He wrote me several letters asking when I would set out, but I think I have to break my promise. There is no way I can leave Godric's Hollow now."

Grindelwald frowned and seemed a little unhappy.

"Is it because of that Aberforth?" Grindelwald said coldly: "He is a loser, how can he decide what you want to do!"

"Don't say that, Gellert, he is my brother." Dumbledore whispered: "And I have other reasons why I must stay here."

There was a bit of struggle in his voice. Kyle guessed that he probably hadn't told Grindelwald about Ariana yet, or didn't know how to say it.

 In fact, the reason why Dumbledore gave up traveling around the world was because he had to take care of Ariana.

 In September, Aberforth will start school, and he will be the only one to take care of his sister.

If you leave an Obscurial alone at home, Godric's Hollow will probably be gone when he comes back.

Dumbledore sighed again.

He didn't know if Grindelwald would alienate him after telling him about Ariana, so he had been hesitant to say it.

After all, in the magical world, the Obscurial has always been a taboo existence, and the two of them had just met each other. Dumbledore cherished this friendship, and it was inevitable that he would be a little worried about gains and losses.

But Grindelwald only thought that he was feeling sad because he could not travel around the world, and immediately put the cup in his hand on the bar with a dull thud.

"You are too talkative. You have the right to choose what you want to do. You are Albus Dumbledore, and that idiot cannot restrain you."

Dumbledore shook his head. It was not Aberforth that bound him, but responsibility.

"Ha..." Grindelwald drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, "Do you still remember our decision?"

"Of course." Dumbledore said without hesitation: "Free wizards and let all wizards live freely under the sun."

Kyle moved his ears again.

"Yes, but you don't think that we can achieve this ideal just by staying in Godric's Hollow." Grindelwald said solemnly: "We must go out, and only by going to everyone in the world A corner to accomplish this great ideal.”

 His tone was full of enthusiasm. "I think it's time for us to take the first step."

 “What do you want to do?” Dumbledore asked.

“Go to the highlands south of the valley.” Grindelwald said. “I found out from my aunt that wizards once lived there, and it seems to be related to what I have been looking for...”

 At this point, Grindelwald's voice suddenly became much quieter, so quiet that Kyle couldn't hear what he said.

 “You mean, those three things?” Dumbledore asked.

 “That’s right…must find…in order to complete…the ideal…”

 The sound was intermittent and could not be heard clearly.

 There was another long silence.

"We should leave here." Grindelwald's voice became clear again, "It won't take long, just treat it as an attempt."

Perhaps because of drinking, or because Hogwarts hadn't started school yet and wanted to indulge, Dumbledore agreed to Grindelwald's proposal after a short silence.

 “Great, let’s go now!”

Grindelwald said excitedly, "But before that, I think we should do something to commemorate this great first step."

"What's up?"

"I know a special magical contract, which is perfect to witness our friendship." Grindelwald's voice was filled with excitement that could not be concealed, "Follow me..."

He took Dumbledore and hurriedly left the bar.

Kyle also raised his head again.

"Are you awake?" Codd looked over and asked, "What happened to you today? You just drank two drinks and you got drunk."

“Maybe it’s because I haven’t had any rest.” Kyle said perfunctorily: “I’m going back first, and we’ll get together tomorrow.”

"No problem, get out of here." Cord waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't delay my drinking."

Kyle smiled, stood up and left the bar.

 But he did not go back to the room upstairs. Instead, he circled around and left the bar.

He had a hunch that something big might happen tonight. Even if he might be discovered, he had to go and witness it with his own eyes, otherwise he might regret it for the rest of his life.

 After leaving the bar, Kyle walked quickly on a path and covered himself with an invisibility cloak. This prop is more invisible than magic and is difficult to detect.

Five minutes later, he finally saw Dumbledore and Grindelwald in front of him. The two came to the abandoned barn, opened the door and walked in.

Kyle looked around.

It is definitely impossible to follow in. Even if he is protected by an invisibility cloak, he will definitely be discovered. However, if he does not go in, the surroundings of the barn are closed, and he cannot see what is happening inside.

 Hold on... there is a place where it might be possible.

Kyle looked at Dumbledore's house not far away, to be precise, the attic at the top of his house.

The barn window is facing there, and in turn you can definitely see the situation in the barn. Ariana lives there, and if there is any movement, she may be awakened.

There were voices coming from the barn, like some kind of magic spell...

"Never mind." Kyle gritted his teeth and used the broomstick to reach the top of the attic. He tried to be gentle with his movements and lay there on tiptoe, looking into the barn through the invisibility cloak.

Very good. Although the window is very small, Dumbledore and Grindelwald are standing in the middle. He can just see it. The only problem is that he can't see clearly.

Kyle quickly pulled out the panoramic telescope. This gadget he bought at the Quidditch World Cup a few years ago was just in use now.

 Through the telescope, the situation in the barn is much clearer.

After wasting some time, they had finished reciting the magic spell. In the barn, the two teenagers stood opposite each other, with a piety on their faces that they had never seen before.

The looming magic text swirled and flickered around the two people, adding a sense of solemnity and mystery to the dilapidated barn.

 Grindelwald conjured a knife in his hand and scratched his palm. Blood seeped from the tip of the knife and hung in the air wrapped in magic text.

 Then Dumbledore.

 Part of the magic text got into the open wounds in the palms of the two people. The young man's trembling hands were clasped together, and more magic text emerged, flying around like crazy.

The number of magic words is increasing, and the speed is getting faster and faster, like a long silver chain, wrapped around the two people's interlocked wrists.

The other end of the chain was connected to the blood that they had just dripped. When the light dissipated, the magic text turned into a diamond-shaped silver shell, and the original blood drop was kept in the middle, shining with a strange light. light.

The diamond-shaped silver ornament that sealed Grindelwald's blood was connected to the chain on Dumbledore's wrist, and the corresponding other one naturally fell into Grindelwald's hands.

 Since then, the blood alliance has been completed.

This kind of contract made with the blood of wizards is extremely binding. It can be said that from now on, they are equivalent to sharing the same body and cannot harm each other... Even if they have such thoughts, they will be caught by the contract. and be punished accordingly.

In the barn, the two teenagers hugged each other tightly. After a while, they said something together and then left the barn at the same time. They quickly disappeared into the night, apparently heading to the so-called southern highlands.

At the same time, Kyle on the roof of the attic also put down the camera in his hand with satisfaction.

He originally bought this thing to record the dirty information about Fred and George. It was the latest magic item at that time. Unlike the cheap ones on the market that were equipped with additional flash lights, it had excellent concealment.

Now it seems that the money was really well spent. Focusing on the two people making the blood alliance, no one noticed anyone recording their scene from a distance.

As long as he goes back to develop the photos and soak them in developer solution, Kyle will have a complete set of precious photo albums.

Kyle happily put away the camera and prepared to go down from the attic.

"Who are you?"

A voice came from behind, startling Kyle.

I don’t know when, the attic window was pushed open, and a little girl was leaning out half of her body, looking over here.

I have to say that her action was very dangerous and she might fall at any time, but Kyle did not dare to remind her.

Kyle didn't know how he had disturbed Ariana. He could only try not to make any noise, hoping that Ariana would go back without seeing anyone.

 He has an invisibility cloak on him, so the other party shouldn't be able to see him...

"Why don't you speak? Why are you in the attic of my house...and what are you wearing? What magical clothes."

 “Can you see me?” Kyle asked as he lifted the invisibility cloak.

Everyone has made it clear that there is no point in pretending any longer, and it is also extremely dangerous to keep a little girl lying on her stomach in mid-air.

"I can't see it." Ariana shook her head, "But I know there is someone here."

Kyle estimated that this situation is most likely due to the Obscurus... Although he doesn't know what the principle is, this is the only way to explain it at present.

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 (End of this chapter)