Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

"Dumbledore, you know perfectly well that I would never hurt you, so what are you afraid of?"

Grindelwald toyed with the Blood Pact in his hand, while Dumbledore, standing opposite him, dared not approach him even a fraction of an inch.

This blood oath is obviously fake; it's a counterfeit created by Grindelwald using magic.

But in his haste, Dumbledore couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake, and he dared not gamble.

In reality, the Blood Oath has indeed been reborn. Dumbledore and Grindelwald can both feel that faint connection. He dares not gamble on whether the Blood Oath in Grindelwald's hands is real or not.

He couldn't bear the consequences of failure.

“I never imagined you’d be even more cowardly than you were back then.” Grindelwald put down his teacup listlessly, without taking a sip. “Muggle tea is no good, really.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the phantom image formed by the mental world before his eyes quickly dissipated, and in the real world, only Dumbledore sat in the dining room, silently gazing at the black tea in his cup.

Things were beyond his control, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

The blood oath represents the combined power of him and Grindelwald; no one in the world can destroy him.

With the Blood Pact in hand, Dumbledore is no longer able to harm Grindelwald, meaning Grindelwald is no longer restrained.

For some reason, Dumbledore remembered what Grindelwald had just said.

The infamous dark wizard, I thought this would put your mind at ease.

A bitter smile crept onto Dumbledore's lips. Although it was wrong of him, he now genuinely felt more at ease knowing that Grindelwald had killed someone than having him escape silently.

It's not fifty years ago anymore; the Muggle world has long since returned to peace.

With no war, the conflict between wizards and Muggles has reached its lowest point, and Grindelwald is a world-renowned dark wizard.

The so-called saints no longer have a fertile ground to exist.

Grindelwald's ability to act as he was originally his identity was the biggest limitation he faced.

If Grindelwald wanted to take a different path, he shouldn't have killed anyone; he should have simply changed his identity after escaping.

Grindelwald has this ability; he can change his appearance at will without needing Polyjuice Potion.

If a dark wizard is nearing the end of his life and hasn't committed any murder, the Ministry of Magic will eventually give up after investigating for a while.

But is a hundred years old really that old for Grindelwald?

As he said, for wizards like them, living for hundreds of years is a trivial matter.

At that time, Grindelwald changed his appearance and hid in the shadows, disappearing from sight, and Dumbledore truly could not sleep soundly.

Even if Grindelwald said he had really changed, would Dumbledore really believe him? Dumbledore knew the answer in his heart.

He won't believe it.

so......

Three lives lost, earning the attention of the Ministry of Magic, but jeopardizing his own future.

It was just to put my mind at ease.

Dumbledore shook his head violently; he dared not think any further.

Fifty years of solitude have not diminished Grindelwald's language; on the contrary, it has become even more alluring.

Like a demon, it clung tightly to Dumbledore's heart.

Dumbledore left, and as hastily he came, he left in a sorry state.

He lost this match completely.

Chapter 90 Dumbledore pondered for five days and five nights but still couldn't understand why Fudge was targeting him.

London, England.

Inside the abandoned warehouse where Labastan is located.

Witt returned here feeling relaxed, along with Radolfs, whom he had summoned with the Philosopher's Stone.

"Serpent Demon, he hasn't done anything unusual, has he?"

"No, Master."

Many creatures in the magical world can speak. Goblins, fairies, and elves can all speak human language, and long-horned water snakes can even enter people's dreams to give them reminders.

In the magical world, it's perfectly normal for a snake-earth demon to be able to talk.

More than this matter, Rabastan was concerned about the old man in front of him, who looked like his ancestor.

Most people in the magical world choose to leave behind a portrait before they die, especially those in high positions. The greater their achievements, the more they want to leave a portrait to teach future generations.

Rabastan was raised on the image of Radolfs and was quite familiar with him.

"Who are you, daring to impersonate my ancestor Radolfs?" Labastan instinctively began to hurl insults at the other party in a rude tone.

Radolfs lived over a hundred years ago and has been dead for at least a century. If the person impersonating him wasn't younger, they wouldn't have chosen someone younger.

"Shut up, you idiot!" Radolfs used a spell to suppress Rabastan and shouted, "How could I have such stupid descendants like you?"

"You'd better pack your things right now and go to Europe for refuge. Oh, and make an unforgivable will that you absolutely cannot go looking for Voldemort. Then get married, have kids, and live a peaceful life for me."

Radolfs was in a great hurry to get rid of his only remaining child.

What purebred glory? They're practically extinct now, what's the point of having glory?

"Are you really my grandfather?" Labastan asked, seeing how anxious the other person was and how familiar his manner of speaking was.

"Nonsense, of course I'm your grandfather."

Radolfs, fearing the other party wouldn't believe him, quickly explained, "You know the Resurrection Stone, right? The one from the Gaunt family."

"Didn't the Gaunt family die out a long time ago?" Labastan asked.

"What do you mean 'gone'? I went to his house before, and it was sealed with a thick layer of magic. And what's in front of you is the bloodline of the Gaunt family."

“Those snake eyes are an obvious sign of the Gaunt family’s bloodline atavism.”

Rabastan looked up in surprise, completely oblivious to the snake-like eyes in Witt's eyes.

???

Witt suddenly heard some words that bothered him, and he grabbed Radolfs and whispered a question.

"You've been to the Gaunt family's house?"

He wondered why the Ministry of Magic would suddenly acquire a Horcrux, since this wasn't mentioned in the original book.

At first, Werther thought it was simply due to reality, since how could a novel possibly depict a complete world? There must be some errors or omissions.

But now, Witt suddenly realizes that the problem might lie with him.

Radolfs then realized that he had said the wrong thing because he was too eager.

So he quickly explained, "I just glanced at it, really, just glanced at it."

That day, after retrieving the vault key, Radolfs stopped by the Gaunt family's neighborhood to take a look, knowing that the Resurrection Stone had originally been in the Gaunt family's possession.

On the way to Gaunt's house, a Muggle on night watch yelled at him, basically asking who he was and what he was doing there, in a very rude tone.

Radolfs' temper flared up immediately. As a pure-blood, he had always looked down on Muggles. When he was alive, he was afraid of the Ministry of Magic's laws and the International Wizarding Secrecy Act, but he could only talk about it. Now that he was dead, what did he have to be afraid of?

So he decisively bestowed upon the other party a killing curse.

He then went to the Gaunt family ancestral home again, but was blocked by the protective magic set up by Voldemort. Finding that he could not break through it, he could only return to Witt in frustration.

He didn't mention this to Witt at all. Magic has loopholes; I only need to answer if you ask. If you don't ask, then naturally nothing happens.

He had been hiding it well, but now that he saw his only son in his bloodline in this terrible state, Radolfs was so excited that he blurted everything out.

“Tell the truth,” Witt said sharply, his eyes narrowed.

“Okay, I also took care of some clueless Muggle while I was at it.” Radolfs raised his hands in surrender.

"It really was you." Witt kicked him directly and cursed angrily, "I've changed my mind. All the previous deals are null and void."

"Serpent Demon..."

Just as Witt was about to strike, Rabastan knelt down in front of Witt and shouted.

"Owner."

Not only that, he even wanted to kiss Witt's feet (actually the bottom of his wizard's robe).

Startled, Witt took three steps back.

Witt simply couldn't accept that such a burly, skeletal-looking man wanted to kiss his feet.

"Even if you call me master, I will not let you go."

"Master, I truly wish to pledge my loyalty to you."

Rabastan knelt on the ground and prostrated himself as he spoke.

Although Voldemort never mentioned his family, he was always proud of his Slytherin bloodline.

All Death Eaters knew that Voldemort was a descendant of Slytherin and a member of House Gaunt.

However, by then the Gaunt family had already been wiped out by Voldemort himself, so they didn't know exactly whose child Voldemort was.

The only certainty is that Voldemort is the only surviving son of the Gaunt family.

The man before him, who was suspected to be his ancestor, swore that Witt was of the Gaunt bloodline. Therefore, the adult wizard in front of him who could talk to and control snakes was most likely a descendant of Voldemort.

Voldemort was his master, and Navid was naturally his master as well.

That makes sense.

Of course, most importantly, if he didn't call for his master soon, Labastan felt that his life might be in danger.

He had witnessed firsthand how ruthless his new master was; he was a carbon copy of his father.

Witt looked at Rabastan, who was kneeling before him, and Radolfs, who was desperately trying to explain, and fell into deep thought.

Killing him is easy; Rabastan doesn't even have a wand, so killing him is no problem at all.

But if I keep him, it seems I can gain more.

After the first grade, how did Voldemort resurrect? It was because Peter Pettigrew was exposed, and with nowhere else to go, he had no choice but to go find Voldemort.

Of course, Witt wouldn't let the plot follow the original storyline.