Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 77 Dumbledore: I Don't Want to Die (45 first order)
Facing Roger's invitation.

Dumbledore was very hesitant.

Anyone with a sound mind can see that this is the next wave of the times.

Do you want to add fuel to the fire?

What will this wave change the world into?

reject?

After all, Dumbledore is also a wizard.

Countless pioneers of wizard civilization have stumbled forward in the wilderness for thousands of years, hitting walls along the way, and summing up a series of experience paths. At this moment, a little wizard finally stood on the shoulders of the pioneer giant and provided a new possibility. How could he bear to extinguish it?

When Albus Dumbledore was struggling, he was not thinking about seeking wisdom from the portrait hanging in the headmaster's office of Hogwarts, which contained part of the thoughts of past headmasters.

He thought of another figure.

An old friend who has been imprisoned by himself for many years.

A...prophet!
"This is not a trivial matter. Please allow me to think about it for a while." Dumbledore's choice was neither to agree nor to refuse.

He wanted to ask another person who could see the future and get some reference information from him.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen him for many years.

When it comes to Grindelwald, Dumbledore always feels a little depressed, but this matter is so serious that he feels it is very necessary for him to go.

"If you've made up your mind, you can come to me anytime." Although Roger was eager for Dumbledore to join the group, he was not in a hurry.

The world will go on just fine without anyone, and Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards in the world.

It doesn't mean that there are no other powerful wizards in the world besides Dumbledore.

The world is big and human history is long. For magic, if you just want to live longer, it is not that difficult... as long as you don't insist on immortality or make yourself tougher than a cockroach.

After they had almost finished their communication, the two began to return.

Of course, before leaving, they also dealt with the scene to avoid any complications.

There was nothing much to say about the return journey. Roger deliberately chose a very remote place and used a spell to block the impact and eliminate the radiation in advance. When he returned to the Pacific island country, the relevant personnel there didn't even know what had happened.

If someone investigates carefully afterwards, they might be able to find some clues, but it would be difficult to verify what exactly happened at the time.

Unless they use the banned long-distance time travel magic.

After returning to Hogwarts, Roger continued to work in the library and laboratory, instruct Harry, and communicate with Hagrid about the cultivation of magical creatures, without focusing on unnecessary things.

Today is December 12th. The second half of the semester will start after January, so Roger doesn't have to attend classes during this period.

...Actually, even if it's class, it won't interfere with Roger's schedule.

Roger's progress in learning magic has far surpassed that of students of the same level, but he cannot let the teacher teach advanced things in class.

Otherwise, how can other students study?

So during Roger's class, he usually thinks about his own problems.

Think in class and practice after class without any delay.

While Roger returned to his daily rhythm, Dumbledore just returned to school and had to embark on a new journey to meet an "old friend" whom he had not seen for many years.

Although the immigration officials at the Ministry of Magic were puzzled by Dumbledore's frequent trips abroad, they signed the exit documents and contacted the relevant Austrian authorities at the minister's "green light".

Given Dumbledore's international reputation and power, the Austrian side would naturally not set up roadblocks without reason, and all approvals were quickly passed.

The Floo Network lights up again.

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Nurmengard Castle was the building that Grindelwald built when he gathered a large number of elite wizards and stirred up trouble under the banner of "greater interests".

It stands among the mountains and looks very majestic.

This is normal. After all, its original purpose of construction was to match Grindelwald's power center, and it was also the place where Grindelwald imprisoned dissidents.

But unexpectedly, this place eventually became Grindelwald's cage.

There is a sense of absurdity in it, that one is imprisoned in the palace for life and is not allowed to leave even a step after failing in a political struggle.

Seeing this familiar building again after so many years, fantasies of the endless past echoed in Dumbledore's mind.

After standing for a moment, Dumbledore gritted his teeth, forced himself to break through the depression in his heart, and took a step forward.

He walked closer and closer, and as the distance between them became shorter and shorter, he could feel a pair of eyes staring at him.

He looked up and saw an old man with white hair and beard like himself.

Although he was imprisoned, he kept his clothes neatly arranged, as if he knew Dumbledore was coming and had specially tidied up his appearance.

When they were only a few steps away from each other, Dumbledore stopped.

After a few seconds of silence, Grindelwald spoke first: "You look much better than before."

"Aren't you the same?" The Grindelwald in front of him was very different from the last time Dumbledore saw him.

If the former Grindelwald seemed like a frustrated hermit who was forced to retire to the mountains and could only pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely view the southern mountains, then the current Grindelwald gave Dumbledore the illusion that he was gradually returning to his youth.

"Because I found something interesting, I suddenly feel that this world...hahahaha."

"What about you?" Grindelwald asked halfway through his sentence.

"Nothing, I just don't want to die." Dumbledore answered in a calm tone.

Dumbledore was a powerful wizard, but he was never a happy man.

He lost his father, his sister, his friends, lost, lost, and kept losing... What made Dumbledore most sad was that many things were actually his own fault. For many things, he might have been able to redeem himself, but he missed the opportunity.

Dumbledore spent the rest of his life immersed in guilt. Although his sense of responsibility prevented him from giving up, he was tormented in his heart.

He longed for another great adventure after death.

A wizard at his level knows that there is an 'afterlife' in this world.

All his deceased family members are there.

But now, Dumbledore didn't think so.

Because he was really worried.

Dumbledore was afraid that if he didn't keep a close eye, Roger would change everything into something else!
He firmly believed that with Roger's ability, one day he would also set foot in the 'afterlife', or even set foot in the 'afterlife' while still alive.

Then there will be no peace even after death.

"...You have changed, Dumbledore." Grindelwald stared at Dumbledore for a while and said with some melancholy.

"Compared to how I remember you, you've changed. You've become more and more like that...little prophet!" At the end of his words, Grindelwald's eyes changed from melancholy to sharp.

This is no small matter, both from a personal perspective and from a magical perspective!
　The next chapter is not finished yet, it will be a little later, around 10 or 11 o'clock_(:з」∠)_
　　
　
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