Hogwarts: What bad intentions could the little badger have?

"Please come in."

Fudge stood up.

Take the initiative to face the door.

He was always so humble every time Dumbledore visited.

Because he knew he needed Dumbledore's wisdom.

Just this time.

It was not Dumbledore who entered first.

But a strange yet familiar cool old man.

Strange because he had never seen him before, familiar because he had seen this face many times in the Daily Prophet...

"Good morning, Minister Fudge!"

Grindelwald took the initiative to extend his hand to Fudge.

Fudge was slightly stunned.

He was somewhat surprised by Grindelwald's enthusiasm.

In his imagination, a "former dark wizard leader" like Grindelwald.

They should all be extremely cool and aloof.

I didn't expect that he would be in this posture now.

Or... this guy will be easier to get along with than I thought?

Thinking of this, Fudge's fear gradually dissipated.

And when he saw Dumbledore behind Grindelwald.

What little fear Fudge had left was completely gone.

With Dumbledore here, what is he afraid of?

Fudge responded quickly.

He held Grindelwald's hand.

"Hello...you are..."

"Yes, I am Gellert Grindelwald. You can call me Gellert... Mr. Minister, can I call you Cornelius?"

"Oh... of course."

Fudge was a little surprised.

The feeling Grindelwald gave him.

It's not as scary as you might imagine.

Instead, it makes people feel like a spring breeze?

Fudge looked at Dumbledore who had just come in from behind.

To be honest, he had never seen such a serious expression on Dumbledore's face.

However, he guessed that it must be related to Grindelwald.

After all, there are rumors that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were as close as brothers...

"Good morning, Albus..."

Fudge greeted Dumbledore.

Dumbledore managed a forced smile.

"Good morning, Connelly."

Fudge asked them to sit down in the reception area of ​​his office.

Then the minister's secretary served two cups of coffee.

The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries.

Gradually we got to the point.

Then Fudge was shocked to find out.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald were not actually together.

In other words, they are not in the same group.

It seemed that Dumbledore didn't know what Grindelwald wanted to do with him.

The reason why he followed Grindelwald in.

Just to monitor Grindelwald's words and deeds!

For this, Fudge was very grateful to Dumbledore.

If Dumbledore wasn't here, he certainly wouldn't be as calm as he is now.

Although Grindelwald seems to be easy to get along with.

But, this is a former Dark Lord after all!

God knows what he will do to himself?

In fact, if Grindelwald were not now the diplomatic representative of the Austrian Ministry of Magic.

Fudge didn't dare to see him...

"Hmm... I don't know... Gellert, what is it that brings you to me?"

"Are you visiting on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Magic?"

Grindelwald shook his head and smiled, "No, it's not."

"Although I am indeed a diplomatic representative of the Austrian Ministry of Magic."

"But...my visit today is only on my own behalf."

"On behalf of my family Grindelwald."

Fudge looked at Grindelwald in surprise, not knowing what he meant for a moment.

Visiting on behalf of the Grindelwald family?

What is he doing?

Even Dumbledore was a little confused.

Didn't this guy just say that he was coming to abolish the Office of Magic Abuse Prohibition?

But from the time he joined the company till now, Grindelwald has not mentioned a single word about this!

"Um...Excuse me, what kind of help do you want our British Ministry of Magic to provide to your Grindelwald family?"

Since he came on behalf of the family, he must want to ask for something.

But the British Ministry of Magic and Grindelwald actually have a very shallow relationship.

Or maybe it's because of Dumbledore.

Even when Grindelwald was wreaking havoc in Europe.

He didn't even have anyone active in the UK.

Therefore, Grindelwald's sudden visit today really puzzled Fudge.

"In fact, there are things that require the Ministry's help."

Grindelwald said with a smile.

Fudge glanced at Dumbledore.

After seeing that the other party also had a confused look on his face.

I had no choice but to ask, "Please speak."

"You should know that I have been sentenced to prison for many years because of the serious mistakes I made in the past."

Fudge nodded and motioned for Grindelwald to continue.

"But now, I have completed my sentence and have been released."

"Even the Austrian Ministry of Magic recently hired me as a diplomatic representative."

"In other words, I have resumed my status as a law-abiding citizen of the wizarding world."

"So, I have the right to take back control of my property stored in Gringotts."

"But...the goblins from Gringotts refused."

"They told me that 10 years ago, they thought I would never get out of prison."

"So at that time, all my property became the property of Gringotts."

"So, I hope the Ministry of Magic can step in and help me return the property that I originally owned to me."

When Fudge heard this, his brows immediately frowned.

Because this matter involves goblins.

That's tricky.

Those greedy goblins have never taken the Ministry of Magic seriously.

Moreover, things like property annexation have indeed occurred in the past.

There are many pure-blood families that were once prosperous.

After the last heir died.

Their family vault will be reclaimed by Gringotts.

And the property inside will also be taken over by Gringotts.

And Grindelwald...

No one thought he could be released from prison...

So, after being locked up for decades, Gringotts assessed that he would never be able to get out again.

It is also very likely that his vault will be recovered in advance.

Fudge said: "Gringotts has branches all over the world. Why did you come to our British Ministry of Magic?"

Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore.

Then he smiled and said, "Because all my property in the wizarding world is stored in Gringotts in Diagon Alley."

"After that, I never opened a vault in Gringotts in other countries."

Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald.

The eyes became complicated...

Fudge just felt a headache.

This matter...is not easy to handle...

If I don’t help, what if Grindelwald gets angry?

If I help, those goblins will be difficult to deal with. And if I don't handle them properly, what if Grindelwald gets angry again?

Grindelwald saw Fudge's embarrassed expression.

Smiling, he said, "Of course I won't let the British Ministry of Magic work in vain."

"Connelly...if you can help me with this."

"Then I will give you one percent of all the wealth in my treasury as a political donation privately..."

"Cornelly, although there is still some time before the election of the next Minister of Magic, I think you will need this money to make some preparations in advance."

"I assure you, this is a 'donation' you can't refuse."

Then Grindelwald came over and whispered a number in Fudge's ear.

Then, Dumbledore saw Fudge's eyes turn red...