If Rita Skeeter had previously praised Dumbledore and dug up dirt on Fudge and the pure-blood families, it was only because of her own threats. Now that Dumbledore had come to power, she had no more pressure to praise Dumbledore.
Putting down the newspaper, Grindelwald asked in confusion, "Hmm? You look like that...what? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
Edward thought for a moment, "Let's go out for a walk together?"
"It's interesting."
Grindelwald raised the corner of his mouth, "Are you going to tell me something that Albus can't know?"
Edward said seriously: "Ariana."
"…"
The smile on his face disappeared and he stood up: "Let's go."
...
Black Lake.
An old man and two young children walked forward in the thick snow, neither of them spoke a word.
Audrey was originally in the common room treating Emily's psychological trauma caused by the pain, when she was called over by Edward.
After learning the reasons why Emily contacted Edward several times, Audrey admired her very much. Facing the control and threats of the Death Eaters, she overcame the pain brought by the contract curse time and time again, trying to make Edward, who had powerful transformation abilities, discover the problem on his own initiative.
According to Dumbledore, she was cast under more than twenty contract curses by more than twenty Death Eaters, which almost blocked any possibility of her telling on the truth - even having this thought would make her feel excruciating pain.
But she still did not give up looking for opportunities. Audrey felt that it would be impossible for her to do it.
At this time, Grindelwald stopped and asked, "You got the Time Turner from Ariana."
"That's right."
Edward rubbed his frozen palms and said, "You knew Ariana was still alive sixteen years ago, but you chose to hide it from Professor Dumbledore. You are really patient."
He snorted coldly, "That's because you haven't seen her at that time."
Grindelwald exhaled a puff of mist and recalled: "When she sent you here, you gave me the feeling of a thing without emotions. Yes, a 'thing', or a monster."
"She is Ariana, but not the Ariana I knew. She has only pure hatred for Albus and Aberforth. I am sure that if she saw them, she would kill them without hesitation.·墈?风雨文学￠小.说-謝￠ + 嗯￠错/内容\"
Grindelwald laughed at himself, "I wanted to take her to Albus, but..."
"You can't beat her?"
"That's right." He nodded and continued, "She came to see me a few more times afterwards, and each time she asked about things in the past. She seemed to be searching for memories of the past. I could see that she was gradually recovering her feelings, but her hatred for Albus and the others did not diminish, so she had to keep it secret until now."
"So she really lost her memory?"
"I think so."
Audrey then asked, "Mr. Grindelwald, do you know anything about the powerful power that Ariana possesses?"
He shook his head and said, "I always thought that she, like Credence, had mastered the power of the Obscurus, but as Albus revealed another kind of 'magic' to me not long ago, I began to guess."
Edward's face darkened. Did Grindelwald also think that Ariana was an Beyonder?
Which way will she take?
Amnesia?
Excluding other human factors, it seems that the only undead in Sequence 4 of the Corpse Collector (Death God) Path who will lose their memory among the 22 paths is the Undead.
So, Ariana is an undead demigod?
Grindelwald saw what he was thinking: "Are you worried?"
"Are you worried that there are others in this world who possess the 'magic' that only you should know?"
Edward nodded calmly: "That's right."
The problem with this matter is not just that the spread of the potion is out of control, but more importantly, where did Ariana and even more extraordinary people's potions come from?
Is there anyone else in the Harry Potter world who can travel between the two worlds? (Note: No, I won't write such a plot that would make things worse)
Grindelwald chuckled, "Have you found any traces of that kind of 'magic' besides Ariana?"
"...No."
"Yes, think about it. This world has been in such a mess twice, caused by me and Voldemort, but there is still no trace of that kind of 'magic'. Either the person who mastered that kind of 'magic' was patient enough to stay in an unknown place for decades, or never showed his ability, or there is no such person in this world at all - Ariana is just a special case. +Zero? Point~Read'Book?, choked*譆_蕞¨剁+"
Edward thought for a moment and said, "After learning that she was the one who stole all the time turners, I wondered if it was my future self who used the time turner to go back to the early past, saved Ariana who was supposed to die in the chaos, and taught her the ability of potions, but... at least for now, the time turner is far from being able to go back to that long ago."
Grindelwald laughed. "But that's magic, isn't it? The magic of magic has never been about how powerful it is, but that it can make the impossible possible."
At this point, his expression suddenly turned serious. "So, I always feel that the fact that magic is inferior to potions... is unreasonable."
"…"
Edward was stunned, remembering what Will the Mercury Snake once said: the reason why magic seems inferior to extraordinary abilities is not the problem of magic, but the problem of the people who use magic.
But what is the problem with people? -- Am I incapable, too weak to exert the true power of magic?
But it is also a fact that the status of the two worlds is different. It is normal that the middle demon cannot defeat the high demon.
"Okay, that's getting off topic. Let's get back to Ariana. Are you going to tell Albus?"
"Of course not."
Audrey was the one who spoke. "Of course it's best for you to tell the professor about this. If you plan to keep it secret, Edward and I will have no choice but to cooperate."
"After all, this involves the safety of Professor Dumbledore's life."
"...Heh, you cunning girl."
Grindelwald smiled and said, "But I don't think it can be kept secret for much longer. When he came to ask me for help last week, he asked about your background again in a roundabout way."
Edward suddenly realized, "I met Ariana in Godric's Hollow last time. Later, I saw the portrait in the Hog's Head Inn and became suspicious. I told the professor."
"No wonder." Grindelwald suddenly patted Edward's shoulder, "I hope...if Albus goes to find Ariana later, you can go and help him. You don't want to see Albus being killed by Ariana, do you?"
Edward's mouth twitched, and he nodded: "I understand."
...
When the three returned to the headmaster's office, Dumbledore had already returned, but there was another person at the scene - an old man with white hair and a very frail body, exuding a smell of decay.
"Oh, vanilla again!"
The old man ate a strange-tasting bean with a bitter face, "Every time I come here, you treat me to this, but it never tastes good."
Dumbledore laughed, "Hahahaha. Have a piece of toffee then."
"Excellent."
Dumbledore turned to look at the three people and greeted them warmly.
"Oh, you're back. This is my old friend Nicolas Flamel, the original owner of the Philosopher's Stone. You must have heard of him a long time ago."
"Good evening, Monsieur Nicolas Flamel."
Edward and Audrey hurriedly greeted the legendary figure who was over 600 years old, while Grindelwald simply nodded.
"Oh, hello~" Nicolas Flamel smiled slightly, looking very kind and gentle.
Edward asked curiously, "Professor, is Mr. Nicolas Flamel here for the Philosopher's Stone in Harry's stomach?"
"Yes, but not entirely."
Dumbledore said, "Nicol, you go ahead and speak."
"I am here for the Mirror of Erised."
Chapter 259 Christmas Eve
"Why?"
"Heh, I didn't expect to hear its name again before I die."
Nicolas Flamel said in a relatively weak voice, "In fact, the last person to discover the Mirror of Erised was me."
"That was more than 500 years ago. At that time, I had reached the end of my life, so I wanted to travel around the world in the last few years... In those years, I traveled all over the world and came to Hogwarts by chance."
"Many people know that I was able to create the Philosopher's Stone because an angel I met in a dream gave me a copy of the Jewish Book of Abraham. In fact, that is not true."
"At that time, after years of traveling, I became increasingly reluctant to leave this world, so I decided to look for a way to make people immortal... With this thought in mind, I accidentally entered the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts and discovered the Mirror of Erised."
"I stood before the mirror and saw myself and Perenelle (his wife) enjoying a long and happy life. I saw that I had created an alchemical object that would grant immortality."
"So I secretly brought it back home."
Nicolas Flamel fell into a long memory. "You should know that what you see in the Mirror of Erised is actually just the image that everyone desires most in their heart. It is false and unreal. However, the next day after I brought it back, I got a red stone from the mirror."
"That later became the Philosopher's Stone."
This news was probably the first time for Edward and Audrey, even Dumbledore heard it, and their faces were filled with surprise.
"Of course, it was just a prototype at this point and couldn't make people immortal, but it undoubtedly gave me a direction. After more than two years of sleepless research, the Philosopher's Stone was finally born."
"After my lifespan was successfully extended, I gradually had time to think about other things. For example, how did the red stone appear? Did it really fall out of the mirror? And where did the Mirror of Erised come from?"
"So I went back to Hogwarts and started investigating... I finally determined that this thing was left behind by Salazar Slytherin after he had a falling out with the other three and returned to Hogwarts secretly."
Edward and Audrey looked at each other: They are right! The secret left by Slytherin before is about the existence and residence of the gods, and the Mirror of Erised seems to be the entrance to the so-called residence of the gods!
"He seemed to be afraid of this mirror and even used the power of the magic circle of Hogwarts Castle to seal it, turning it into an ordinary mirror."
"After learning this, I felt something was wrong. Imagine that even the great Slytherin was so afraid that he could only seal it. I knew there must be something wrong. So my first reaction was to destroy the Philosopher's Stone, but I couldn't bear to do it... Oh, please forgive an old man who has just gained immortality for his greed for life."
He smiled self-deprecatingly and continued, "But I returned the Mirror of Erised to the Room of Requirement and re-strengthened the seal until Albus discovered it again more than ten years ago..."
Edward suddenly asked, "Mr. Nicolas Flamel, according to you, as long as we take the Mirror of Erised out of Hogwarts, we will have unlocked its seal, right?"
The old man nodded slightly: "That's right."
That's a problem!
In this case, why didn't Barty try to steal the Mirror of Erised? This would be much more reliable than going through so much trouble.
After all, everyone thought his target was the Philosopher's Stone, not a mirror.
Is it because Voldemort is lurking inside Harry?
But he could also kidnap Harry and take him away