Chapter 827: stationery

Chapter 827: stationery

Chapter 827 Letter Paper

 Austria, this place is quite famous in the magic world.

Of course, this fame does not refer to Nurmengard. Although Grindelwald is very famous, that happened sixty years ago after all. More than half a century later, his little popularity has gradually been eliminated. It’s almost gone.

Especially for those little wizards who are still in school, few people still know who Grindelwald is.

 The reason why this place is famous is because the International Federation of Wizards has held many meetings here.

 As to why the location was chosen here, no one knows.

 At noon, in an unknown village in Austria, because it is remote and close to the forest, there are often wild animals, so there are very few people living here, only a dozen people in total.

　　No one noticed that when they were busy with their morning work and anxious to go home for lunch, a person suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village, as if he suddenly fell from the sky.

Kyle staggered and almost lost his balance.

He never expected that Nico actually made the double-sided mirror into a door key, and also specially blocked the time.

He had just put the photos away, and before Kyle could react, the door key was suddenly activated, taking him directly from home to such a...

Kyle looked around...remote and desolate. Except for the endless virgin forest, there were only those peaks standing in the sky, as if someone had cut off a section of them.

It's hard to imagine that there are still people in such a place that is incompatible with urban life...maybe it is to facilitate hunting in the forest.

Kyle glanced ahead. At this time, smoke was rising from several of the houses built with wood and stones, and various kinds of bacon were hung in front of the houses.

 He didn’t think much and looked at the double-sided mirror in his hand again.

 “Nico, Nico...how should I go?”

 He called twice, but there was no response in the mirror. It was obvious that Nico had gone to do his own thing.

 “Really, why can’t you finish what you said.”

Kyle rubbed his forehead. As expected, the address he had seen before had been completely forgotten and he had no memory at all.

The only thing he knew now was what Nico said hastily after the door key was activated.

 “As long as you keep moving forward, you will always find your goal.”

 Going forward, does it mean entering the forest?

Kyle didn't know if this idea was right, but he could only give it a try now.

Thinking of this, Kyle no longer hesitated and strode into the village... No, it cannot be said to be a village. It should be said that a gathering place is more suitable.

Maybe it was because he hadn’t seen a stranger for a long time. After Kyle appeared, he immediately attracted everyone’s attention. They stood at the window or walked out of the house, but no matter where they were, they all stared at Kyle unabashedly.

Kyle initially guessed that the people who lived here wanted to go into the forest for hunting, but he soon discovered that he was wrong.

Although it was a wooden house and a meat-baking environment, it was very much like a gathering place for hunters, but he didn't see any hunting tools, not even a knife or even a pointed stick.

  And the person is not right either.

There are all old people here, and the youngest one looks like he is eighty years old. It is obviously impossible for Muggles of this age to go into the forest to hunt with bare hands.

"Something's wrong." Kyle frowned, clasped his hand on the wand, but continued to move forward calmly.

But before he could go out, Kyle was surprised to find that he was surrounded.

The other party moved very quickly and concealedly. Even though Kyle had been paying attention to his surroundings, he didn't realize how they appeared around him at the same time.

 “Are you all wizards?”

Kyle took out his wand and pointed it at the person closest to him. At the same time, a seemingly invisible silver-white round shield appeared around his body.

 Living in such a remote place without hunting tools, one can only be a wizard in this situation.

It’s just that Kyle didn’t understand. He didn’t notice the slightest magic reaction in the surroundings, which was why he initially thought the other party was a hunter.

Just as he thought, the other party also took out the wand.

The leader, the one pointed at by Kyle with the wand, said something with a sullen expression.

Kyle blinked.

He discovered something very embarrassing. What the other person said was neither English nor French... He couldn't understand it.

 “Sorry, what did you say?” Kyle asked politely.

 “He asked, who are you and what are you doing?”

 Another person came over. She was a very old witch, well-dressed, elegant, and somewhat out of tune with the surrounding environment.

When she came over, everyone around her dispersed to make way for her.

Kyle can understand this time.

 “Ah, I am...”

Kyle paused, as if he thought of something, and immediately changed his words: "I am a student who has just graduated from Beauxbatons, and I am also an herbal enthusiast." Kyle said, "I came here to observe some rare plants. "

 “Beauxbatons.” The witch thought for a while, “Are you French? Why do you speak English.”

"No, I just go to school in Beauxbatons." Kyle showed a harmless smile, "If you are better at French, I can do that too."

“No, that’s it.” The witch looked Kyle up and down, “You said you came here to look for herbs?”

"Yes." Kyle nodded, "I have read about water drop flowers and iron thorn vines in books. These two plants are native to Austria, so I wanted to try my luck."

"You are in the wrong place." The witch said bluntly, "You are talking about the forest in the south. There is nothing you are looking for here."

"Really?" Kyle said. Just when he was trying to fool him with some reason, he heard the other party suddenly say: "But there are more herbs here. We have seen the more precious cedar manna flowers before. I don't know how you feel about it." not interested."

"Of course." Kyle smiled: "I am a student majoring in herbal medicine, and I am interested in all kinds of herbal medicine."

"Then we won't disturb you." The witch also smiled, "Or you can stay for lunch. The forest is very dangerous, and you can't go hungry."

 “That would be great.”

What the witch didn't expect was that after she said a few polite words, Kyle actually agreed and even walked into a smoking house.

 “That’s it, bacon and mushroom stew, that’s what I like.”

The people in the house glanced at Kyle, then quickly walked to the witch and asked in a low voice in German: "Wenda, he..."

"Then entertain our guests well." The witch glanced at the other party and said, "I hope you can call me by another name."

 “Of course, Ms. Amara.” The man said quickly.

“I hope you can remember.” After the witch finished speaking, she also walked into the room, seemingly preparing to have lunch with Kyle.

She glanced at the wooden bowl on the table and did not move it. Instead, she used magic to change two very delicate plates and cutlery, and took the initiative to serve Kyle a portion of bacon and mushroom soup.

"Thank you." Kyle took it, "Can I ask a little more? You are here..."

“Study magical animals.” The witch said, “We are all scholars in this field. This is one of the few magical animal parks in Austria, which makes it easier to observe and protect them.”

“That’s cool.” Kyle said in surprise: “Do you know Mr. Newt Scamander? I heard he is the best expert on magical animals.”

Hearing Newt's name, the witch paused suddenly, holding the tableware tightly in her right hand, and continued after a moment:

"Of course, I will never forget this name. It is like a devil's vine, rooted in my heart."

"Take root in your heart, is he so important to you?" Kyle took a sip of soup, "But I heard that he seems to be married, which is a pity."

 The witch looked at Kyle suddenly, with a strange expression on her face, but she didn't explain anything.

 The two of them sat opposite each other and finished their lunch calmly... at least on the surface it was calm.

 Afterwards, Kyle walked into the forest under the watchful eyes of everyone.

“Thank you for your hospitality. I will bring you a gift next time we meet.”

 It wasn’t until Kyle’s figure completely disappeared that a group of people quickly gathered around the witch.

“Wen, Amara, just let him leave?” “He is lying.”

"What?"

“This person is not a student of Beauxbatons.” The witch sneered and wiped her hands with a piece of cloth.

 “If I’m not wrong, he should be from Hogwarts.”

"Dumbledore's student..." The old man's face was instantly filled with anger, "Then you let him go into the forest, maybe he was sent to deal with it."

"Why not." The witch smiled and said: "For some reasons, we cannot enter that high tower and can only wait endlessly in a place like this. We have waited too long."

 She turned to look in the direction where Kyle disappeared, "Maybe this is an opportunity to follow him..."

At the same time, Kyle who entered the forest did not know what was happening behind him. He was struggling to shuttle through the gaps between trees.

Different from the Forbidden Forest, there is no road at all in this forest. Kyle can only rely on his own sense and guiding magic to go as far forward as possible.

In this way, Kyle didn’t know how long he walked. Anyway, it was from noon to evening, and then late into the night.

When the moon fully rose, Kyle finally saw a round tower built on the cliff.

How should I put it, it seemed to appear there suddenly. Kyle was sure that there was nothing there one second, but then it appeared when he turned around.

 Is it related to gaze? Still have to wait until some time.

Kyle was not sure, so he chose to keep staring at the tall tower, and then used his memory to take out his box from the deformed lizard skin bag and gently opened the lock.

 “Norbert, take me up.”

A huge fire dragon appeared in the forest, spread its wings, and took Kyle straight towards the tower.

There was no obstacle as expected, nothing at all. Kyle came to the door of the tower so easily.

 There is a line of very eye-catching words engraved on the side of the door.

 “For the greater good.”

Kyle took a deep breath and put his hand on the door.

There was also no magic, just a little force to push the door open.

There were no lights inside, and it was pitch black, as if it were a wild beast hiding in the darkness, choosing people to devour.

 At this point, due to the restrictions of the gate, the fire dragon cannot enter. Kyle could only put it back into the box, but for safety reasons, he released the cat leopard and the poison leopard and let them follow him.

Although I don’t know if they can threaten Grindelwald... there is a high probability that they are not possible, but at least they can give them a little confidence.

Kyle lit his wand and walked slowly up the stairs.

 The staircase is very long, extending around the central pillar to the top. When Kyle walked on it, the surroundings were eerily quiet. He could only hear his own footsteps and his increasingly faster heartbeat.

I don’t know how long it took, but the light from the wand revealed a door.

A very old door, with no lock on it, just ajar, and a faint light inside could be seen through the crack in the door.

Kyle became even more nervous.

 “You’re here at last, Albus…”

An old and hoarse voice came from the door. It felt like he hadn't spoken for a long time.

“No, no, you’re not Albus!” Inexplicably, there was a hint of curiosity in his voice, “Who are you? How did you find this place with two little cuties?

"Why don't you come in? Or are you afraid of an old guy who doesn't even have a wand?"

Kyle cursed silently in his mind.

Is he afraid? He is, after all, the main culprit who messed up the whole of Europe sixty years ago.

 But rather than being afraid, Kyle was more troubled. The man in the door was a huge trouble.

 But we’re all here... we’ve come here, we can’t turn around and go back.

“Dumbledore can really cause trouble for people.” Kyle muttered under his breath and reached out to push the door open.

This is a much smaller room than expected, not much bigger than a broom closet. There is a very small window, or a larger crack, on the ceiling. The bright light I saw just now is the moonlight falling from here. What came in was also the only source of light in the room.

There was a thin blanket placed in the corner, with a skeleton curled up on it... It really looked like a skeleton, as if there was only a layer of skin left on the whole body.

After hearing the noise, the thin body moved, the skull-like face turned to look at him, and his eyes opened.

"Hahaha…"

Without saying anything, Grindelwald suddenly laughed inexplicably.

 “You’re here…I knew we would meet again…”

"See you again?"

Kyle was stunned for a moment. All the previous emotions were suppressed at this moment, leaving only doubts.

 “Have we met before?”

"For you, it doesn't." Grindelwald stood up with difficulty and leaned against the corner, holding himself up to prevent himself from falling.

 He glanced at Kyle again.

"Go, there is an abandoned barn south of Godric's Hollow... It's easy to find, right next to a pine tree.

"Through the barn window, you can just see the attic of a house. That is Albus's home. If you go there, you will definitely find him."

"Do you know the purpose of my coming here?" Kyle was confused and walked over and asked.

  He was very sure that no one in front of him had used Legilimency on him since he came in until now.

 “If I said, I know, would you believe me?”

"Why don't you believe it? After all, you are Grindelwald." Kyle said. He glanced around and simply sat on the ground.

He didn't dare to take out his wand to turn himself into a chair. Even though the person in front of him was only a skeleton, but still, he was Grindelwald after all.

“Ha, that’s interesting, that stupid guy, what does he think he can change?” Grindelwald muttered to himself.

"How did you guess that?" Kyle asked again: "...I will come here, and what do I want to ask?"

 “If you could give me a piece of writing paper…”

"Forget it, I don't want to ask anymore." Kyle stood up directly and was about to walk out.

His brain was cramped just now. Since he already got the news he wanted, why bother?

 No matter how Grindelwald knew the purpose he must pursue, he could not get out of here, and it would not have any impact on himself.

 In this case, it doesn’t seem to matter even if Kyle doesn’t know the secret.

 “Wait.” Grindelwald squirmed.

Kyle quickly took two steps back.

"Don't worry, man, do you think there's anything else I can do now?" Grindelwald said mockingly.

"That's not necessarily true." Kyle said calmly, "Maybe this is just the way you acted on purpose, just to make me relax my vigilance."

"If you could have come twenty years earlier, maybe I would have done this." Grindelwald said, "Just give me a piece of writing paper as a reward for saving you time."

He pointed to the bare thin blanket under him and a piece of rag no bigger than the palm of his hand, "I really can't use the sheets to write letters anymore."

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 (End of this chapter)