The years of welding at Hogwarts

Although Noah did not sense any malice from the old wizard, he instead felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

But the last name Lecter always gave him some bad associations.

It’s like I’ve become a side dish on the table.

"It's free," the old wizard said with a smile, "I just need you to change the way you address me, that's all."

Noah also raised one of his eyebrows, and the questioning expression on his face was almost identical to the one the old wizard had shown before.

"It's that simple?"

The old wizard's pair of pale white eyes looked sincerely at Noah who was sitting opposite him, "It's that simple."

After the old wizard finished speaking, Noah did not respond.

Professor McGonagall and Gwen also remained silent, and the whole office suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

As early as when the old wizard suddenly joined their conversation, the two of them had already realized that the old wizard's true identity was not as simple as he said before he joined the job, that he was just an ordinary therapist who retired from St. Mungo's.

Before determining the other party's true identity, whether friend or foe, they both chose to quietly watch the development of the situation.

Faced with the old wizard's unconventional words, even Noah, whose brain circuits were very different from those of ordinary people, was unable to guess what the old wizard meant for a moment.

Since he couldn't guess, he just gave up. Noah pointed out his doubts directly.

"What's the name?"

The old wizard just smiled and said, "According to seniority, you should call me 'great-grandfather'."

At the moment the old wizard finished speaking, one of his eyes changed from its original light white to a deep blue-black.

When the pair of heterochromatic pupils appeared, Professor McGonagall was like a big cat whose fur stood on end due to stress. She jumped up from her seat in an instant like a flash of lightning, drew out her wand and pointed it at the mysterious old wizard in front of her.

Although he didn't understand why Professor McGonagall's reaction was so big, he also didn't understand why Noah, who was obviously an orphan for three generations, would inexplicably have such a great-grandfather.

However, Gwen still quickly responded in unison with Professor McGonagall, except that what she held in her hand was not a wand but the Sword of Gryffindor, which she had taken out from under the Sorting Hat next to her.

"Great-grandfather..."

This title is too far-fetched for Noah, an orphan for three generations. After all, he could not even find a pair of parents in his three lives combined, let alone other relatives.

It took him a while to react. Even Noah, who was a man of great nerves, was a little surprised at the identity of the old wizard in front of him. "Gellert Grindelwald?"

Completely ignoring Minerva McGonagall who was pointing her wand at him, the old wizard who was originally sitting very close to Noah, heard that this unworthy descendant dared to call him by his name, so he bent his finger and hit Noah on the smooth forehead.

"You are so disrespectful! Didn't Albus teach you how to be polite to your elders?"

Noah raised his hand and pushed aside the long sword between him and Grindelwald, staring speechlessly at the old man in front of him who should still be in jail.

He originally thought that after he became successful in his career, his parents who had cruelly abandoned him for many years might suddenly appear and cry and shout to be recognized by him.

But he never expected that his parents did not show up, but instead his great-grandfather who had built such a large family business suddenly came running to recognize him.

And he also said that he could give him everything he wanted.

Although the conditions offered by Grindelwald were very good, how could Noah, as a time traveler, accept the fact that he had a great-grandfather hanging over his head for no reason?

Noah Shaflin's favorite thing to do in his life is to say to those old wall lamps who think they are superior: "No! I refuse!"

A hint of ambiguous smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Noah's mouth.

"Shouldn't you be in Nurmengard Castle now, happily living a life like a fairy couple with your Albus Dumbledore?"

As soon as Noah said this particularly hurtful remark, the older cat lady next to him looked as if she had lived in Bengbu, but she pinched her thigh desperately to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

Hold it back, don't laugh.

If you laugh out loud at this moment, you might be killed by this particularly petty Dark Lord.

After hearing what Noah said, Grindelwald's wrinkled old face couldn't help but tremble twice. According to his original idea, the scene of this long-parted reunion should be extremely warm and touching, and it should not turn out like this now.

The kind smile on Grindelwald's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a hint of anger in his eyes.

His gentle voice suddenly turned cold, "This kind of thing is not something you, a little bastard, should care about!"

Noah quietly took a step away from Grindelwald, tilted his head, and said innocently, "As a descendant, isn't it my duty to care about whether my great-grandfather is living a happy life?"

"Don't worry about it!"

The first generation's purpose was almost squeezed out from between teeth.

If it weren't for the fact that the hateful little brat standing in front of him was the only descendant of the Grindelwald family, and also the next leader of the Witch Party who he had high hopes for.

According to Grindelwald's temper in his early years, he should have pulled out his wand now, wrapped this inherently evil kid in breadcrumbs, and roasted him on their family's gas stove until both sides were golden brown, making Albus from the Dumbledore family next door cry with envy.

It was the years of imprisonment in Nurmengard that allowed Grindelwald to cultivate his character and his temper was no longer like a stove with the gas left on that could explode at any time.

Grindelwald suddenly realized that he was almost led off topic, so he crossed his arms and stared coldly at the unworthy descendant in front of him.

"I'm not here to worry about you.

The little brat is concerned about my emotional life."

Speaking of love life, Grindelwald suddenly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, wanting Noah to take over the Witch Party.

The old man, who was bored with his old age, began to look at Gwen, who was standing quietly watching the show with the sword of Gryffindor in her hand, with the same eyes as he looked at his daughter-in-law.

He stroked his chin, his eyes moving back and forth between Noah and Gwen, an inexplicable look appearing on his wrinkled face.

"Since you mentioned a partner..."

"He is a little older than you, but compared to the long life span of wizards, even a difference of more than ten years in age is not a big deal."

"Although his strength is not that great, he is able to draw the sword of Gryffindor, so his talent is pretty good..."

After hearing Grindelwald's words, Noah and Gwen both had dark faces, and both their expressions and demeanor were synchronized, staring fiercely at the old man in front of them.

"Gwen (Noah) and I don't have that kind of relationship!"

The two of them shouted at Grindelwald in unison:

"Who would be interested in this old woman with no breasts and no butt?"

"Who would be interested in this little brat whose hair hasn't even grown out yet?"

With such a high synchronization rate, it is more than enough to pilot mechas in the space of Pacific Rim next door. This also made the two of them freeze in place as soon as they spoke.

They looked at each other, and both saw a hint of disgust and contempt in each other's eyes, as if they had been accidentally entangled by some dirty thing.

As for the two people in front of them who seemed to dislike each other, the thick-faced and black-hearted first generation Dark Demon Lord, and the older cat girl who liked to watch the fun, were just happily eating melons on the side.

The two people who suddenly became the targets of their elders' ridicule exchanged death glances tacitly, and both of them understood the meaning of the other's eyes.

"You said my hair hasn't even grown out yet. I'll settle the score with you later."

"You dare to say I'm an old woman? You'll be dead if you go back!"

After looking away, Noah crossed his arms and pointed his nose at the old man in front of him with an arrogant attitude inherited from Grindelwald.

"I don't think that you went to so much trouble to escape from Nurmengard Castle and then came all the way to Hogwarts just to care about whether your great-grandson has found a girlfriend."

Before Grindelwald could speak, Noah raised his arm, signaling him to be patient.

"I can probably guess what you want me to do by appearing in front of me so suddenly."

"But before I answer, I want to know why you left the stage of the wizarding world so abruptly and were willing to imprison yourself in Nurmengard for so many years?"

"Professor Dumbledore is certainly powerful, but you are also the most powerful wizard of that era. Your strength is definitely not inferior to his. Moreover, the Elder Wand, one of the Three Deathly Hallows, was still in your hand at that time."

Grindelwald looked at the child carefully and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "You know my past so well? You already have the answer in your mind, don't you?"

"I just want to confirm whether my guess is correct."

Grindelwald's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia for the past. "Your guess is not wrong. All this is for the greater good."

"When I realized that my existence had unknowingly become a stumbling block for the magic world to move forward, I decided that a dignified exit was the best approach for the greater good."

In response to Grindelwald's words, Noah put his hands behind his back, his face still showing an obedient look of great respect for his elders, but the words that came out of his mouth were merciless.

“It sounds good to say that you are giving way for the greater good, but in reality it is just a poor excuse for the loser to justify his or her defeat.”

"This method of letting a minority rule the majority has a huge flaw in theory. From the very beginning, you arrogantly underestimated the Muggles who you considered to be an inferior race."

At the beginning, he had never imagined that his great-grandson would suddenly say such a thing. The expression on Grindelwald's face became extremely interesting at this moment.

A variety of complex emotions such as confusion, anger and surprise were intertwined on his face.

Without waiting for Grindelwald to speak, Noah continued to mercilessly express his opinions on the naive theory proposed by Grindelwald back then.

"Ordinary people living in the non-magical world do have many flaws. They are greedy, arrogant, conceited, tyrannical and cruel."

"But how can we wizards be any better than them?"

"This is essentially just two different worlds competing with each other. The wizarding world is stagnant like a pool of stagnant water, while the technological civilization of the Muggles is advancing with each passing day."

At this point, Noah couldn't help but sneer contemptuously, "This is the reason why you are destined to fail, not because your existence has become a stumbling block to the magic world."

"You had the opportunity and the ability to correct the mistakes you and Professor Dumbledore made.

Wrong. "

"But it was not until I got to know your past in depth that I realized that your and Professor Dumbledore's original plan was nothing more than the fantasy of two ignorant teenagers in a closed little place like frogs in a well."

"A man who can abandon his family for a whimsical plan, who can completely disregard the safety of his sister after being scolded by his younger brother, and who can fight with his brothers and best friends."

Although it is not a good behavior to talk bad about others behind their back, let alone the person Noah is talking about now was once his principal.

But when Noah thought of what Dumbledore had done, he still couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"The other one wants to prove to his former best friend that what he did was right, and he does whatever it takes to achieve his goal regardless of the consequences."

"You are as immature as two angry children. Your actions are full of mistakes. Not only have you left countless messes, but you have also missed many opportunities for the wizarding world to take off because you held each other back."

The more Noah spoke, the more Professor McGonagall's heart became, almost jumping out of her throat.

No, even though the person standing in front of you is your great-grandfather, he is also the first generation Dark Lord who once frightened the entire magical world!

And yet you are so mercilessly criticizing his past, this...

Originally, Professor McGonagall thought she had greatly overestimated Mr. Shafrin's courage, but until she witnessed the scene today, she realized that she had still underestimated Noah.

"What you left behind was only devastation and deep, indelible scars in people's hearts."

Noah spread out his palms. "And this is what you call the 'greater good', huh?"

For a moment, Noah was so angry that he couldn't even say a word. He stood there for more than ten seconds before Grindelwald reacted.

It can only be said that the Dark Lord's psychological quality is indeed strong enough. Even after being scolded by the junior, Grindelwald quickly calmed down after the initial anger, and turned to seriously think about whether what he and the old bee did was really as bad as Noah said.

After a moment, Grindelwald slowly raised his head, and his heterochromatic eyes stared at Noah seriously.

"how about you?"

"With you two seniors helping me find out the situation on the road, I will naturally not make the same mistakes as you guys."

Faced with the question raised by Grindelwald, Noah naturally quoted a speech that his great-grandfather once gave at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

"To wizards, Muggles should not be a minority, but the Other."

"It's not that they have no value, but they have other uses."

Listening to the familiar speech, the serious expression on Grindelwald's face suddenly relaxed, as if he was satisfied that his descendant could still recite what he had said after more than sixty years.

He raised his eyebrows complacently, "If that's the case, then I can safely hand over the power I have to you completely."

Professor McGonagall: ???

The older cat girl's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wait, what just happened in her office?

Didn't the two people standing in front of her desk look like they were about to fight at any moment? Why did it suddenly become a scene of the elders entrusting their will to the younger generation?

Who could tell her what was going on?

It can only be said that Professor McGonagall usually focuses on academics and education, and the confrontation between the first and third generations is still too difficult for her to understand.

Gwen, who was standing next to Professor McGonagall, was not much better.

Although during her time at Hydra, she gained a lot of knowledge about the filth and darkness hidden beneath the surface of society, and also understood many twists and turns in the Muggle government.

But Gwen didn't have a deep understanding of the history of the wizarding world, so the conversation between Noah and Grindelwald was like a riddle to Gwen.

She listened for a long time but still couldn't understand what the two were talking about. The only thing she understood was that the old man in front of her, who seemed to have bad intentions, was actually Noah's great-grandfather?

Chapter 332 If the Emperor does not abandon me, I will be your foster father

As soon as Grindelwald's words came out, he successfully made the entire office fall into silence again.