In the Two-way mirror, Grindelwald chuckled and asked in return, "How is your Headmaster?"
Andy instantly caught on.
Although the old guy now seemed quite confident, this is only under the premise that Dumbledore doesn't get in the way.
"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you."
Andy raised an eyebrow and smiled as he spoke. "Just a few hours ago, our Headmaster dealt with Voldemort. I think he'll be coming to Europe to trouble you soon."
"By the way, originally, Professor Dumbledore didn't plan to adopt such a radical action."
"It looks like he highly values you."
Grindelwald: "..."
Isn't this Voldemort brat too useless?
How long has it been?
And he's already gone?
Back in the day, when he and Dumbledore competed, although he suffered many setbacks, overall he was in the advantageous position.
If he hadn't lost the duel with Dumbledore, he would never have failed.
"Didn't he have Horcruxes?" Grindelwald asked somewhat unwillingly.
Andy pondered for a moment and said, "Well... Voldemort had seven Horcruxes, but all of them are distinctive, and the places where they were hidden... are all some memorable places."
Grindelwald was speechless again.
Seven Horcruxes...
To be fair, even if there was only one Horcrux, as long as it was placed inside a sealed box and thrown into the sea, it would be difficult for others to search for it.
What Voldemort had done was no different from playing hide-and-seek.
The clues had all been laid out.
After a pause, Andy suddenly asked, "You're not thinking of creating a Horcrux, are you?"
"Not at the moment,"
Grindelwald said, "I won't do any unnecessary things until I successfully fuse my mind and magic power."
Andy nodded slightly, "That's good."
"By the way, I have another reason to find you."
"I need to focus on my studies recently, and I need a quieter place. I hope you won't come to Britain to cause trouble."
Grindelwald asked in return, "What about you? Will you come to Europe to oppose me?"
Andy spread his hands. "What does this have to do with me?"
"Heh heh heh..."
Grindelwald let out a low chuckle before changing the subject, "What have you been studying lately?"
Andy raised an eyebrow. "Alchemy...and love."
Grindelwald seemed a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to come this far."
Andy instantly became interested. "Why do you say that?"
"To be honest, I have some guesses, but I've never had any substantial evidence."
"I think love is related to the dimension of death."
"We have a Department of Mysteries here..."
Andy then told him his guess about the Department of Mysteries.
"Well...it's roughly in line with my investigation."
Grindelwald thought for a moment and said, "You should know that when I was young, I searched for the Deathly Hallows, um... together with Dumbledore."
"After Dumbledore gave up, I continued to investigate on my own for a long time."
"And I believe...Dumbledore didn't give up either."
"Whether it was out of a passion for magic or to better understand my methods and counter them, he would never have given up on investigating the Deathly Hallows."
Andy: "…"
I want to hear about some secrets.
I didn't sign up to hear some mushy love story!
Sensing Andy's impatience, Grindelwald continued, "On this matter, Dumbledore and I agree—some secrets should remain buried forever."
"But…"
"You will soon find out the truth!"
Andy: "…"
If they weren't so far apart, Andy really wanted to curse him with an Avada Kedavra and send him to meet Death.
"Since you are determined to find out the truth, there is no need for me to hide certain things."
Grindelwald said, "When it comes to the Deathly Hallows, you cannot separate them from Death and the Peverell brothers."
"They were the original owners of the Deathly Hallows."
"Among the three Peverell brothers, the eldest and second did not sire any descendants, and the youngest's descendants inherited all the second's wealth."
Andy was startled by this news. "So Harry and Voldemort have a common ancestor, and they are both descendants of the youngest?"
"Exactly!"
Grindelwald said with a faint smile, "This may be the continuation of the Death Curse! The third brother, who possessed the Cloak of Invisibility, ultimately survived."
Andy took a deep breath.
In his previous life, there was an argument on the internet: According to the prophecy of Trelawney, both Neville Longbottom and Harry Potter could be the Chosen One.
But if you look at it from a more distant historical perspective...
Harry being the Chosen One was inevitable!
And Voldemort was destined to meet his end before Harry.
"Mr Grindelwald, do you think this is Death's Curse?" Andy questioned.
Although it seems a bit too coincidental.
But Andy felt that it was still a bit far-fetched to forcefully link these things together.
Well...mainly it's a bit unbelievable.
"Do you think it's a coincidence?"
Grindelwald said matter-of-factly, "If Death's Curse really existed, you wouldn't think it was a coincidence."
Andy's eyes lit up.
That's right!
If you judge it solely on the prophecy involving Harry and Voldemort, it does appear to be somewhat coincidental.
But what if the Death's Curse exists?
Then it's not a coincidence!
Everything is inevitable!
"I have looked into Voldemort's prophecy."
Grindelwald continued, "And it speaks of two individuals, one living, one dead."
"Voldemort chose his own path to death!"
Andy's emotions fluctuated.
Grindelwald was certainly not talking about the prophecy.
He was telling Andy through this that the Death's Curse did exist.
Which meant... Death also existed!
Although this was just Grindelwald's personal opinion, and it could not be viewed as a definitive fact.
But Andy already believed about 80% of it!
"Do you have some supporting evidence?" Andy asked.
"Heh heh..."
Grindelwald chuckled, looking at Andy with a somewhat playful glint in his eyes, "Next summer holiday, feel free to come to Germany. The Ministry of Magic here also has its secrets."
Andy's eyebrow twitched.
Indeed! The British Ministry of Magic has the Department of Mysteries, so perhaps the same department exists in the Ministries of Magic in other countries.
"You can just say it," Andy said with a frown.
Grindelwald nodded slightly. "The Death did existed, and there is also a connection between the Love and Death dimensions."
Andy: "..."
"Okay!"
Andy raised an eyebrow and said with some resignation, "I'll go over there next summer. Remember to arrange accommodation."
For things like this, if Andy can't verify them with his own eyes, no matter how certain the other person is, he won't be able to believe them 100%.
"Welcome..."
Grindelwald continued, "You're studying alchemy, right?"
"Most of Nicolas Flamel's collection was donated to the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in France; if you need it, I can send you some."
What a good news.
"Thank you!" Andy said.
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