Chapter 826: New target, Grindelwald
Chapter 826 New goal, Grindelwald
Percy's return made the Burrow lively again. Mrs. Weasley seemed to be relieved of her worries, and her whole state was completely different from before.
That day, she prepared a sumptuous dinner and enthusiastically invited Kyle to the Burrow.
Chris is still in the Heshidry Islands and has not returned.
This is normal, as long as anything related to the fire dragon is no small matter, and even Newt has gone, it is obviously not a trivial matter that can be solved in a day or two.
If nothing else goes wrong, Chris will probably stay in the Heshidry Islands for a while. Although Kyle also wants to help and just treats it as passing the time, he has not received an invitation. If he goes there like this, he will most likely be considered as illegal intrusion.
After all, there are dragon eggs and baby dragons in places where dragons are raised. In order to protect them from being snatched away, stranger wizards are generally prohibited from breaking in.
This is the case with Romania’s Fire Dragon Sanctuary.
Especially now that the Black Dragon is not in the right state, and the people in the Heshidry Islands are very nervous. If they go there rashly, unnecessary conflicts are likely to occur, and it will not be good no matter who is hurt by then.
So after hesitating for a while, Kyle gave up the idea.
And one thing Chris said is right. He and Newt are both here, and Kyle really doesn't seem to be of much help. With this time, it's better to stay at home and take a good rest to prepare for what's to come.
…
At seven o'clock in the evening, Kyle arrived at the Burrow on time. Mr. Weasley was there too, and for the rare occasion he got off work at a normal time, he got home on time.
And Fred and George, even though they had been noisy in the afternoon and said they would not participate in anything to celebrate Percy's homecoming, they still came now.
The two of them were wearing the dragon leather jackets they wore when they opened the business, and they seemed to be dressed up. George's head was shiny as if it had been licked by a three-headed dog.
Fred has a special scent, which should be Mrs. Parnia's moisturizer, but this is usually a product that only witches like, such as Conner, Autumn and Ginny, who are its loyal customers.
Kyle glanced at the two of them teasingly, but said nothing.
“Don’t get me wrong, we really can’t find anything more outdated than this jacket.” Fred looked at Kyle’s eyes and explained.
"No need to explain, I understand." Kyle patted his shoulder, "It doesn't matter, Percy is your brother after all, this is human nature, you don't have to feel embarrassed."
After saying that, Kyle turned around and walked back to the Burrow.
“What does he know?” Fred raised his eyebrows.
“I feel like he misunderstood.” George said, “If I had known, I wouldn’t have researched the explosive cream just now. I was afraid of missing the time and rushed over here without even having time to change my clothes.”
"Yeah..." Fred pulled his clothes and asked in a low voice: "Do you think he would believe it if we went to explain to him now that this dragonskin jacket is worn to prevent himself from being hurt by exploding pods? ?”
“Probably not.” George sighed and scratched his hair with his hands, “Oh, this mucus is really annoying, and I haven’t even washed it off yet…”
"Let's wash it again later. We'd better get in quickly now," Fred said. "If we're late, Mom will be nagging us for a long time."
"It can only be the."
The two of them quickly walked into the Burrow.
Although Ron and Ginny are not here, Bill and Charlie are back, so the Burrow still seems very crowded, but this kind of crowding does not make people feel irritated.
Kyle sat next to Charlie, watching Mrs. Weasley happily serving stew to everyone's plates and Fred and George yelling and taunting Percy.
At eight o'clock, Kyle also left the Burrow and returned to his home.
Chris did not come back for several days.
The Daily Prophet also noticed the changes in the Heshidry Islands. It said that some Muggles had seen fire dragons nearby, and there were more than one. Fortunately, members of the accident reversal team rushed over in time and modified their memories. Otherwise, this matter might have spread throughout the Muggle world.
No, it should be said that it has been spread, but not many people believe it. In addition, the person involved has forgotten about it. Gradually, people regard it as a sensationalism trick and no longer pay attention to it.
Members of the incident reversal team are now constantly nearby, ready to deal with emergencies.
Fortunately, the fire dragons seemed to calm down after that and did not continue to run out.
Chris stayed in the Heshidry Islands longer than he thought. It took almost another half a month before he came back, and he looked listless and exhausted.
He told Kyle that the reason why the black dragons rioted was because some wizard...most likely Voldemort and his Death Eaters blew up the highest cliff on the southern side of the Heshidry Islands.
“It’s just a cliff that was destroyed, it’s no big deal.” Kyle didn’t understand.
Things like cliffs can be seen almost everywhere in the Heshidry Islands. They are not dragon eggs or nest locations. Are they worth being so angry about?
In Kyle's impression, the black dragons of the Heshidry Islands have not left there for two centuries. The previous conflicts were all resolved within the islands, but now they all want to go outside to find the culprit. …
"The cliff is not important, but what if that is the place where they choose their leader." Chris sighed, "All the previous leaders of the black dragons of the Heshidry Islands died on that cliff and were born in the same place. , it can be said that it is their most important place, it is not an exaggeration to say it is a holy place, but it was suddenly bombed. "
Okay, now Kyle can understand why the fire dragons are so angry.
“Have you found out who did it?” he asked.
"It would be great if we could find out." Chris shook his head, "However, the other party's spell can blow up a mountain cliff. There are not many wizards of this level. We guess it is a mysterious person, and he is the only one, or Only a few Death Eaters can cause such huge destructive power."
"Mysterious man?" Kyle was even more puzzled. "Hasn't he been silent all this time? Why did he suddenly go to the Heshidry Islands to cause destruction? Is it any good for him to anger the fire dragon?"
"This is what we want to know too." Chris poured himself a glass of whiskey. "Maybe he wants to create chaos for us. If Newt hadn't used the Hungarian Horntail to calm the strongest black dragon in time this time, I'm afraid The nearby towns were already in chaos.
“Even if people from the Ministry of Magic come together, there will be no way to modify the memories of all Muggles in a short time.”
Hungarian Horntail…
To appease?
Kyle couldn't connect them together. As the most violent species among the fire dragons, the Hungarian Horntail has never been calm, especially when facing other fire dragons. Giving each other a tail without meeting them is already considered a character. So weak.
If Kyle guessed correctly, it should be through physical appeasement. Beat the strongest black dragon to defeat, and the others will naturally be quiet.
"It really causes trouble for people." Kyle couldn't help but said, "Are you sure it's a Death Eater?"
"It's just a guess." Chris said, "But we found a lot of black magic nearby and the traces left by the burning fire. They must be right."
Kyle muttered something under his breath. It had to be said that if Voldemort's conspiracy succeeded, it would be really troublesome for the Ministry of Magic.
No wonder they have been so quiet recently and didn't expect to be waiting here... But one thing is that without this incident, he would not have guessed Voldemort's true purpose.
Let the fire dragons riot, it's a shame they came up with such a bad idea.
After drinking the whiskey, Chris ate a whole plate of sandwiches and two grilled sausages before dragging his tired body back to the room.
Some time passed after that. After entering October, the weather gradually became colder, and Kyle finally waited for Nico's owl.
But to his disappointment, what the owl sent was not a repaired time turner, but a mirror.
Double-sided mirror.
As soon as Kyle picked it up, Nico's face appeared inside.
“How have you been lately?” he asked with a smile.
“It’s okay, I’m just a little anxious waiting.” Kyle put the mirror on the table. "When I first saw the owl, I thought the time turner had been repaired."
“Be patient.” Nico said, “This thing is not that easy to repair. By the way, did you insist on drinking what I gave you?”
"Of course, I have never forgotten it." Kyle took out the bottle containing 'raspberry juice', "I have always wanted to ask, what is the use of this thing."
"Protect you from the interference of time." Nico explained: "Albus told me that the last time you used the time turner, your mind was confused for a period of time, right." "That's true. "Kyle nodded.
It must have been when he was in third grade, that is, when the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets was opened, he had passively returned to a few months ago without knowing it.
From that time on, I did many inexplicable things before I knew there was a time turner.
For example, he insisted on hiding the Basilisk. Under normal circumstances, he would have told Dumbledore about it, but he just didn't want to say it at the time.
Later Rowena Ravenclaw explained that she made some arrangements that affected Kyle, who was time-disordered.
This matter is a bit complicated to say. In short, Ravenclaw deployed an unknown magic in Hogwarts, but this magic will only take effect on people who are disturbed by time.
To be disturbed, the time span must be at least more than two months. An ordinary time converter that can only go back one or two days does not need to worry about this problem.
In other words, this is a magic for Kyle.
"But that happened many years ago, does it have anything to do with now?" Kyle asked.
"When there are two selves in one time and space, your mind will become very unstable, which is why many wizards resist time turners." Nico explained: "This potion solves this problem. , as long as you drink it continuously for a month, you will no longer be affected.
“If you want to rescue Albus, you must ensure that you are awake enough, so even if I repair the time turner, I will have to wait until a month before I can hand it over to you.”
“That’s it.” Kyle nodded, “Thank you.”
"No need to thank me, this is just necessary preparation work." Nico said.
“So you came to me this time specifically to talk about this?”
“Isn’t this what you asked me?”
“Huh? Sorry, I forgot.”
“It’s okay, that’s understandable.” Nico said with a smile, “I’m looking for you this time because I forgot to mention something before.”
"What's up?"
"You still need to go somewhere." Nico said, "When you go back to the past, you must first find Albus, right."
“Yeah, what’s the problem?”
“Do you know where he is?” Nico asked.
Kyle's expression froze.
Don’t tell me, he really doesn’t know.
The only thing he knew was that Dumbledore's family used to live in Godric's Hollow, and they were neighbors of Bathilda Bagshot.
But that is also where young Dumbledore will appear. What he needs to find is the Dumbledore who returned to the past.
"It seems you have also discovered it." Nico held a thick book tremblingly, "So before that, you need to find someone and ask him where Albus might go to hide."
"Who to go to...Professor McGonagall should know, right?"
“She didn’t know, or no one knew except one person.”
"who's that person."
“Grindelwald, maybe you have heard of this name.”
Kyle was silent for a moment, "I heard that sixty years ago, Professor Dumbledore was the biggest opponent."
"They are also best friends." Nico said softly, "Although I really don't want to admit it, the two of them did have a deep friendship when they were young, and they had the same feelings for each other. Even now, this friendship has not faded. It was just hidden, hidden deepest in their hearts.
“If anyone could guess where Albus might appear if he traveled back in time, it would be Grindelwald.”
“I’m going to find him?” Kyle couldn’t help but raise his voice.
He didn't want to see Grindelwald. As a dark wizard who almost overturned the whole of Europe, that man was so evil. Kyle even heard that when he was imprisoned, there was no one around him.
Because he was afraid that the guards would be bewitched by him and rebel directly, some of his abilities were even more terrifying than his magic.
Given a choice, Kyle would rather face Voldemort, of course, Voldemort after using Horcruxes.
When he was still Tom Riddle, he was actually not much worse than Grindelwald. He could make people around him follow him and willingly devote their loyalty.
It's just that the two people followed different paths. Tom chose power and immortality, and voluntarily gave up other things.
“Do you have to go?” Kyle resisted.
"No." Nico said, "If you are willing to search slowly, you don't have to go, but I can't guarantee how long it will take."
"Then I'll make some noise so that Professor Dumbledore can see me." Kyle asked, "He must know me, right?"
"That's one way." Nico nodded, "But can you guarantee that Dumbledore will still be in the mood to pay attention to other things after seeing Ariana?"
Kyle stopped talking.
To be honest, he really couldn't guarantee it.
Dumbledore has been blaming himself for Ariana for a hundred years. After seeing her again, his eyes may not be able to tolerate other things.
“Okay, I’ll go.” Kyle sighed.
"Don't worry so much." Nico laughed, "You are here to save Dumbledore. Not only will he not do anything to you, he will even try his best to help you, I promise."
“I hope so.” Kyle shook his head, stood up and said, “Then I’ll go now.”
"Where are you going."
"Of course it's Nurmengard. Isn't that where Grindelwald was imprisoned?"
“Then do you know where Nurmengard is?”
“It should be Austria, I remember seeing it in a book.”
“But there must be no specific location in that book, or do you think Nurmengard is just a tall tower built casually on the roadside, and anyone can go in and visit it?”
Kyle paused and sat back down again, "Nico, since you said that, you must know how to get there."
“What a coincidence, I happened to be involved in the construction of Nurmengard.” Nico blinked and opened the back book on the table, “I was looking for it somewhere...ah, I found it.”
He put the book up and pointed it at the mirror.
Kyle immediately came over.
He saw an old, faded photo of a round tower made of stones, a bit like a thickened chimney.
There was a line of text under the photo. Kyle stared at it carefully for a while, but found that he could not remember the content.
A few seconds later, Nico closed the book in his hand.
“Wait, I haven’t remembered yet.”
"That's enough." Nico said, "Go quickly. When you come back, the time turner should be repaired."
(End of this chapter)