From Kamal Taj to Hogwarts

"I'm sorry, Aurelius." Dumbledore looked at the weak Credence, or Aurelius, and said softly. "I didn't know you had been enduring such pain."

Aurelius stared blankly at the sky, silent.

"Want to hear the story of our Dumbledore family?" Dumbledore didn't care about the humidity and mud in the snow, and sat directly on the ground next to Aurelius, saying gently.

Aurelius's eyes regained some focus and looked at Dumbledore.

"I want to tell you in advance that our story can be called a tragedy." Dumbledore sighed, looked at Aurelius and said. "If you want to hear it, I can tell it from the beginning.

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"My father Percival Dumbledore and my mother Kendra Dumbledore have three children, namely me, my brother Aberforth, and the youngest sister Ariana. We once had a relaxed and happy life

life, but unfortunately, Ariana's magic was seen by several Muggle boys..."

"Those Muggle boys chose to ostracize and persecute Ariana. This encounter made Ariana resist the use of magic. The suppression of magic made her gradually unable to control her rioting magic, and eventually became an Obscurial.

Just like you."

Dumbledore looked at Aurelius, as if Ariana's reflection was reflected in his eyes.

"What happened next?" Aurelius finally spoke and asked hoarsely.

"Later, in order to retaliate against those boys, our father cursed them with magic, and he was arrested by the Auror for this. But he did not disclose to the Ministry of Magic the reason why he attacked Muggles. Because once the Ministry of Magic knew

When Ariana becomes an Obscurial, she will be taken away from her family by the Ministry of Magic because she cannot control her magic and poses a threat to the Statute of Secrecy. She will probably be permanently placed in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries in the future."

"Our father was imprisoned in Azkaban, and our mother moved our family to Godric's Hollow. Later, Aberforth and I went to Hogwarts to attend school. We thought we could live peacefully like this.

, but we were wrong.”

"One day Aberforth and I were attending Hogwarts, and Ariana completely lost control at home, and she accidentally killed our mother. So later, the two brothers of us took on the task of taking care of Ariana.

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"But you haven't mentioned my origin yet." Aurelius said with some urgency.

"Don't worry, we're almost there." Dumbledore smiled at Aurelius and continued.

"In the summer of 1899, in Godric's Hollow, Grindelwald and I met. Speaking of which, it was really a crazy two months. I was intoxicated by Grindelwald's thoughts. We dreamed of overthrowing the International Wizarding Secrecy.

Law" and establish a new order - in this order, the powerful wizard will be the benevolent overlord of the entire world!"

Hearing this, Aurelius's expression became extremely shocked, and he asked in disbelief: "So you and Grindelwald were once friends?"

"We are more than just friends." Dumbledore smiled, with a bit of nostalgia in his eyes.

"Yes, Grindelwald told me that you abandoned me and you abandoned him, so we are on the same side." Aurelius murmured.

"Listen to me to finish the story first." Dumbledore shook his head noncommittally and continued. "In fact, I had some scruples about his ideas. But at the time, I was too indulged in the ideals they shared.

, and soothed my conscience with empty words - this was all for the greater good, and any harm caused would be repaid a hundredfold."

"But I am different from Grindelwald after all. The reason why I hope to establish a new order is to protect the people I love from the cruelty and xenophobia shown by Muggles. But he is different. He

I just think that wizards are superior to others and should not live incognito in the darkness of the world."

"Later, we wanted to leave Godric's Hollow to start our revolution. When Aberforth realized this, he was both worried and disgusted by my ambition, thinking that I had neglected my responsibility to Ariana."

"I always thought that he wanted me to stay and take care of Ariana because of the family affection that I couldn't let go, but until I saw you, I didn't know that there was another reason." At this point, Dumbledore looked at Ori.

Take a look.

Aurelius seemed to realize that his life experience was about to be revealed next, and his expression became uneasy and extremely nervous.

"It turns out that those two months were not just two crazy months for Grindelwald and I, Aberforth also had his own story - he fell in love with a witch in Godric's Hollow!"

Aurelius' eyes widened and he asked eagerly: "So I am..."

"Yes, you are Aberforth's child." Dumbledore said softly. "It's a pity that because of the stiff relationship between Aberforth and I, he is unwilling to talk to me about anything. If I could be better

If you fulfill your responsibilities as a brother, maybe your tragedy will not happen."

"Later, some time after Aberforth and your mother fell in love, your mother left Godric's Hollow for unknown reasons. There were rumors that she gave birth to a child, and Aberforth always

Looking for this child. Until one day, he heard that you were wrecked on a ship bound for the United States and sank in the Atlantic Ocean..."

"You know what happened next. On the ship, Leta Lestrange secretly replaced the quiet you with Cobos Lestrange V because she was annoyed by her brother's noisiness. Later.

You survived, were adopted by Mary Barbourne, and were named Credence."

Aurelius looked at Dumbledore blankly and asked tremblingly: "So, you don't want to abandon me, right?"

"Never!" Dumbledore looked deeply at Aurelius and said gently.

Then, Dumbledore pressed the Deluminator and silently withdrew from the mirror space.

The two of them returned to the lightly snowing streets of Berlin again.

Dumbledore stood up, bent down and helped Aurelius up from the snow, and gently patted the snowflakes on his clothes.

"So what happened to your sister, Ariana?" Aurelius suddenly asked.

Dumbledore was silent for a moment and gently patted Aurelius on the shoulder.

"You will know one day." Dumbledore showed a forced smile and said to Aurelius. "There are more important things that need you to complete now, and I can't stay too long."

Then, Dumbledore took a few steps back, took a deep look at Aurelius for the last time, turned and left the snowy street.

"Wait, when can I see Aberforth?" Aurelius shouted before Dumbledore disappeared.

"We will definitely meet again soon!"

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