Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Thank God!! You must pay attention to safety and don't participate in these dangerous activities!"

Fiona was literally admonishing him with tears in her eyes.

Wade nodded, only to see Ferdinand staring at him suspiciously.

Based on the father's understanding of his son, if he really did not participate, he would say something like "this activity is stupid" or "it is meaningless" instead of asking them to find evidence.

Vader blinked and mouthed silently, "I'm recording."

Ferdinand believed it.

Although there is a risk of being affected if standing nearby, it is much better than being flattened by the snake's tail.

……

There is no moonlight tonight.

The sea water looked pitch black and almost merged with the bare island.

The waves beat against a dark, towering fortress on the island. Apart from the waves going back and forth, there seemed to be no other moving object here.

There was no light in any of the windows in the tower, and it was obvious that it had been abandoned for a long time, but in the narrow room at the top, the only prisoner was still imprisoned.

The huge stone door was blocked, and the narrow gap in the black stone was the window of the room. A thin old man was lying on the hard bed, with only a dirty blanket on his body.

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" in the room.

A palm-sized mirror was stuffed into the narrow gap and fell to the ground.

Chapter 293 Zhanlan

The sound of the mirror falling to the ground woke up the person sleeping on the bed. He moved, turned sideways and opened his eyes.

The small mirror fell to the ground, facing upwards, reflecting the faint light in the cell, looking like a small cold puddle of water.

The old man lying on the bed was as thin as a skeleton. He looked weak and old, but his eyes still held a cold and sharp power.

It was as if he was still the leader who led the revolution in the wizarding world and committed countless tragedies - Gellert Grindelwald.

He saw the mirror, but did not stand up. He just squinted his eyes for a while before he uttered a hoarse voice:

"Two-way mirror? Who asked you to deliver it?"

A respectful voice came from outside the bare stone wall:

"Sir, this is not a two-way mirror, but an item that has become popular in the wizarding world recently. It can transmit images and sounds, similar to a Muggle television."

Although the magical world has always been in a hidden state, it is not completely unconnected with the world of ordinary people.

On the contrary, most of the villages where wizards live in seclusion are inhabited by many Muggles, and the Ministry of Magic is basically hidden in the cities. Wizards naturally have some knowledge of the popular television in the Muggle world.

Before the old man inside was locked up, many families already had black and white televisions, but color televisions had not yet been invented.

After hearing his first words, the faint light in Grindelwald's eyes disappeared, replaced by boredom and impatience.

"I should have told you not to bother me again."

"Yes."

The people outside the wall still said respectfully: "We are not trying to persuade you to leave here, but... maybe you want to see what the world looks like now?"

Grindelwald closed his eyes again and said coldly: "Get out!"

There was no sound from outside, but magic told Grindelwald that the man had left.

He lay there for a long time, and it seemed as if he was thinking a lot in his mind, but also that he was thinking nothing. It was as if in a trance, the darkness had faded away, and the sunlight shone in through the slit.

I felt a thin warmth on my arms with thorny veins.

A house-elf appeared with a plop, bowed to the person on the bed, placed a tray on the low stone table, and disappeared without a word.

On the tray was a bottle of water and a piece of bread.

Grindelwald sat up on the bed with his hands. His body was so weak that even such an action was difficult for him.

Although he was starving, Grindelwald did not take the food brought by the house-elf, but just casually reached out his hand.

The mirror flew into his hands.

He wanted to throw the mirror out through the gap, but when he saw the old face in the mirror, Grindelwald couldn't help but waver.

The long and lonely prison life can gradually drain his vitality, but it cannot kill his heart.

——I'll just take a look.

Grindelwald said to himself.

——Take one look and throw it away.

He turned the mirror over and considered it.

The streaming mirror is just like an old-fashioned TV, with fool-proof operation. There is only a power button and a volume knob on the side, and there is no option to change channels.

So the old man pressed a button casually, and a moving picture appeared on the mirror, and at the same time, a young man's excited voice was heard -

"Look! The third team is about to reach the core area! The enraged ball pythons are waiting for them! Will they be eliminated within five minutes like the previous team?"

The screen changes.

A plump ball python and several nervous-looking students appeared in the mirror, all holding wands.

At the edge of the camera, there is a wizard patrolling on a broomstick in the sky, and a bowtruckle is hanging on the hedge wall separating the students from the ball python.

That's Hogwarts.

But it was not the Hogwarts that Grindelwald knew.

……

"Yes, yes, your tie matches this sapphire perfectly, and it makes you look noble and elegant. Your hair doesn't need to be combed too neatly, it's better to have a slightly messy feeling..."

The mirror, which was more than one meter tall, made a noisy sound, and the gray eyes of the young man in the mirror looked somewhat helpless.

He casually pulled his hair twice, ignoring the mirror's voice shouting at him to put on his hat, walked to the window, transformed into a bird, and flew into the air.

Not long after, Wade landed on the roof of a tall building in the city. He transformed back, used the unlocking spell to open the locked iron door, and went down the stairs.

After walking out of the building, there is a deserted city street. A bus with a few passengers just passes by in front.

After the bus left, Wade also saw the figure on the opposite side - it was Professor Murray, who was also dressed as an old gentleman.

He walked over quickly and said softly, "Professor."

Professor Murray took out his pocket watch to check the time, nodded and said, "We're just in time. Let's go."

The two walked side by side along the street. Wade thought they would enter a roadside telephone booth or an abandoned toy store, but he didn't expect Professor Murray to lead him into a small museum on the street.

"Ding-dong-"

When the glass door was pushed open, Wade heard the sound of a bell ringing, and a girl who was originally sitting behind the counter stood up.

"Sorry, the museum is closed today and you can't visit..."

"Let's go watch the magic show upstairs," Professor Murray interrupted her.

"Oh, alright."

The girl's expression changed slightly, and then she led the two of them to the elevator next to them.

When Wade walked in, he saw the girl looking at him curiously, and he smiled gently.

The girl lowered her head and helped them press the button on the elevator.

Vader: ...

If I'm not mistaken, she pressed the emergency call button, right?

The elevator door closed, then shook and began to descend.

"Professor, why can't we use the fireplace or Apparate directly there?"

It was only then that Vader raised his question.

"Because there will be many valuable magic items on display, Apparition is prohibited, and the use of fireplaces is also prohibited. This is to avoid robbery."

Professor Murray said seriously, then smiled.

"Of course, more importantly...alchemists are almost always interested in Muggle inventions, and this time's organizer is even more so."

This time, Professor Murray takes Wade to an exhibition of alchemists' works, and it is said that some very ancient magical items will appear.

Of course, this kind of private exhibition is not open to the public. If it weren't for Professor Murray's relationship, ordinary students like Wade would not have gotten any information at all.

He has been looking forward to this for a long time.

The title was accidentally typed into pinyin...

Chapter 294 Looking at each other

"Ding-dong-"

The familiar bell rang again and the elevator door opened silently.

Bright light poured in from outside, and Wade squinted subconsciously, then he saw a magnificent hall.

Long crimson curtains hung down, and portraits of all sizes were hung on the walls. Strange statues of magical creatures would open their mouths, yawn, or wag their tails from time to time, just like real animals.

The shelves and bookcases were filled with various magical objects, such as crystal balls, looking glasses, or enchanted tea sets. In a transparent glass jar, a ribbon was slowly spinning and dancing.

The long table was filled with desserts and drinks for people to take at will. Many of them were things Wade had never seen before, and some even glowed.

But there were not many people in the hall, only about twenty or thirty, and about one-third of them were brought here by their elders or teachers, just like Wade.

But he is the only one so young.

Wade knew that everyone who appeared here today was an alchemist.

Alchemists may not look special at ordinary times, but when they gather together, their unique temperament is particularly obvious.

He is different from ordinary wizards and Muggles. He possesses the temperament of both a scholar of mysticism and science. Even when he is in a bustling crowd, he seems to be immersed in his own world.

Compared with them, Professor Murray is quite down-to-earth.