dragon and boy

Chapter 17

The news that the envoy sent by Hogwarts was driven back overnight by Grindelwald spread among all the royal families the next day.

The story of Hogwarts saving Durmstrang is well known at this time, so no one understands the true meaning of Grindelwald's move, including Dippet.

Without saying a word, without even seeing each other, he was sent away by the king of a country like this. After the prince returned, he was afraid that he would be severely laughed at, right?Punishment must also be inevitable.

This is too bad, right?

Albus thought so, he followed Grindelwald, and the two walked in the garden of the royal castle, he asked tentatively: "What did the prince do to offend you so much?"

Grindelwald didn't answer Albus' question, he turned his head to the other side, looked into the distance and said, "I asked someone to take the three children to the church school."

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to answer." Albus followed Grindelwald's meaning and stopped asking. He continued, "I want to go to the church school."

"Together."

The school is very close to the royal castle, and it is obviously much smaller than any magic school.There are only two simple hollow iron doors at its entrance, but the patterns on them are exquisitely carved.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see the front garden of the school, which is full of plants of various seasons, just like the pomegranate flowers blooming in front of the building, and the fiery red one is just like this hot summer.

The two walked up a gravel path leading to the church that was used as a classroom.The gravel road was a bit resting, and Grindelwald deliberately accelerated his pace to pass quickly.

Gently pushed open the door of the church, there was no one inside.The statue of Jesus stood tall and directly in front of the church. Albus cast his eyes, and the moment he met the statue, Grindelwald's voice came from his ear: "They are not here."

"Perhaps... the lesson is outside." Albus motioned Grindelwald to look out the window to the left.Outside the window, dozens of children gathered in groups of two and two, each holding a light sword in his hand.

Grindelwald lowered his head slightly, he saw Albus tied the saber he gave him around his waist, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

"Go out and have a look?" Albus asked.

"Not urgent."

Grindelwald walked towards the statue of Jesus. The sound of his leather boots landing echoed throughout the church. Albus stood behind him and watched his back. Grindelwald's long black coat made him It looks very elegant.

"Gellert." Albus suddenly stopped him a few meters away, and when Grindelwald stopped and turned around, he was standing on the steps in front of the church.

The two looked at each other up and down, and they could clearly see the dust floating in the sun slowly falling between them.

Behind Grindelwald, the eternal candle in the church is flickering its candle flame.The sense of holiness and solemnity permeated the whole church, and with the unique coolness in the church in summer, Albus thought, let this moment end slowly.

He wasn't sure if the person in front of him was the same as him, but he had to admit that Grindelwald felt very kind to him.

Grindelwald held out his hand towards Albus, and he said softly, "The third gift."

Albus stood there without any movement, but Grindelwald walked up the stairs and took the other's hand.He took Albus to the pulpit belonging to the priest and the bishop, on which lay a "Bible".

Grindelwald slowly opened the somewhat yellowed book with his slender fingers. He stopped his hand in the middle of a certain page, and Albus cast his gaze along it. There was a sentence written on it:

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

"I take that," said Albus.

Albus is not a qualified Christian, he believes in Merlin more than Jesus.His knowledge of the Bible is also limited to Chapter 6 of the Gospel of Matthew, because the inscriptions of the former Ariana and the present Andrea all come from there.

Albus can be sure that Grindelwald must have his own intentions in sending him this sentence.He wanted to pull his hand out of the opponent's palm, not ignoring Grindelwald's tendency to grab slightly when he left.

His heart tightened suddenly, and he withdrew his hand even more quickly.

I hope I'm wrong, Albus thought, whether the person in front of him is his old lover or not, he doesn't think so at all now.

Albus watched Grindelwald close the book and put it back in its place.The two did not speak a word during the whole process, and the silence between them was not broken until the church bell rang.

"get out of class is over," said Albus. "What were they learning?"

"Knight education." Grindelwald replied, "Knight education is very important to them here, and Durmstrang values ​​it more than Hogwarts and Beauxbatons. But the difference is that in our They send their children to church schools to study, not to serve as page boys in the homes of high nobles."

"I approve of this," Albus praised. "They are the future of Durmstrang, not slaves."

Saying that, Albus stepped down from the high podium, the sunlight fell on Albus's head through the multicolored glass above his head, and together with his short auburn hair, his whole body became colorful.

If there was a color, Grindelwald thought, it must be the color of Albus Dumbledore.

"Go out." Grindelwald said softly.

The harsh sunlight outside the church made Albus squint his eyes, and they walked half a circle around the church, towards the area where the children were.

Ron was the first to see them, pouting and casting his incredulous gaze while frantically poking Hermione aside with his finger.

Compared with the formality of the Iron Triangle, Leonard seemed extra casual. When he looked at Grindelwald, he glanced at Albus at the same time, then he put the sword back into the soft scabbard, and raised his head to meet him. .

At the same time, there was also the bishop here, he was an old man with white hair, he was wearing a white robe, his forehead and the corners of his eyes were covered with wrinkles.The bishop's steps were small, and he walked on his back like a tortoise just landed.

"Your Majesty Gellert." The bishop walked slowly and stopped in front of the two of them. He bent down and said respectfully, "The children are receiving knight education."

Grindelwald nodded, he glanced at Leonard, and then looked at the three of Harry not far away.He walked in front of Leonard, without any emotional ups and downs in his tone: "The collar is not turned properly."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Leonard's face, he hurriedly adjusted his appearance, and then turned his head to the side.

Albus watched this dramatic scene from the sidelines. Leonard was still a child at heart after all. His behavior just now was very much like a child who was eager for success in front of his elders and wanted to be praised, but Grindelwald did not succeed. his wish.

The three of Harry walked over, and Albus asked, "How was your first day?"

Harry turned his gaze to Leonard, and after a few seconds of silence he replied, "Very good, I like it here."

Albus smiled slightly at Grindelwald, and they all saw the clue, but they didn't say anything.

"Leonard looks a little afraid of you." After leaving, Albus said to Grindelwald, "Did you do something to him?"

"I haven't talked to him much," Grindelwald explained, "but usually they don't want to have any contact with me."

"You look a little serious, you should smile more," suggested Albus, "Just like when you were talking to me, don't put too much pressure on them."

Although Grindelwald has always liked to take the MLM route and prefers to start from people's hearts, Albus always feels that this is just his superficial effort, and a real conspirator will never give his heart to his believers.

As the two talked, they walked to a river that passed by the school. The river was quite narrow and clear, and there were fish wagging their tails at the bottom of the river.

"The river goes into the Forbidden Forest," Grindelwald explained. "It flows through the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts, and Durmstrang is its source."

Speaking of Hogwarts, Grindelwald suddenly remembered an important thing: "You follow me out once in two days, we are going to Hogwarts."

"Didn't you drive back the prince sent by Hogwarts?" Albus stopped and asked, "Are you going to conclude an alliance agreement?"

"The alliance agreement is part of it," Grindelwald replied. "They held a dance, and to celebrate Dippet's birthday, he invited Durmstrang and Beauxbatons at the same time."

"Sounds exciting."

He thought that Grindelwald was just stating this fact to him, but he didn't expect that the other party looked at him with deep and engrossed eyes.Albus noticed Grindelwald's gaze, but he deliberately didn't look back, and the two walked by the lake one after the other, as if they were competing who would speak first.

"Albus."

Finally, Grindelwald spoke up, and the moment Albus stopped, he stepped forward to close the distance between them.

Albus's red hair fluttered back like silk satin under the blowing of the south wind. Standing in the shade of a tree, he didn't feel hot at first, and he didn't know if it was because of the fiery gaze from the person in front of him. A drop of sweat slipped off.

The two stood in a stalemate for a long while, which to Albus felt as if it had been a century.The river beside them was running fast, but Albus felt as if his ears were automatically ignoring the rushing water, and he could only hear Grindelwald's voice, just as the other party's eyes only he.

Grindelwald said slowly: "I still lack a dance partner, but I hope it is you."