Hogwarts Emerald

Do you know who R.A.B. is?

Faced with Harry's inquiry, Ada had no other choice but to shake her head. She was not an encyclopedia in the wizarding world.

After thinking hard and racking her brains, Ada still couldn't figure out who this R.A.B. was. There are so many mysteries surrounding R.A.B., who is he? Death or life? Have the soul fragments in the locket been destroyed?

All these questions can only be answered after finding the person who took the locket.

Fortunately, fortunately there is still an abbreviation to look for. If this person had done good deeds without leaving a name, not even "R.A.B.", Slytherin's locket would have really disappeared.

Confused about R.A.B., Ada left Hogwarts.

Before attending Dumbledore's funeral, there was one place she had to go to, and that was Nurmengard.

In order to rush to Nurmengard as quickly as possible, Ada used various modes of transportation, including apparation, portkeys, etc. When she arrived in the mountainous area far away from human habitation, it was the hottest time of the day.

Nurmengard is a castle and a wizard prison. It has magic to prevent disembodiment. Ada can only walk up the mountain road or fly.

As Ada walked, she organized words in her mind. She didn't know how to tell the sad news.

As the cold castle got closer and closer, Ada also covered her robe more tightly. The mountains surrounding Nurmengard are covered with snow. Even in the sweltering summer, you won’t feel the heat. There is no summer in Nurmengard.

The old and damaged castle had been repaired the last time I came here, and it looked a little like before, but it could not return to its former power.

Vader sat at the long table waiting for Ada. Almost no one except her would touch the magic at the castle door. The house elf Agnes has also prepared tea.

"What's wrong? You look like you're not in your right mind?" Vader asked softly after a simple hug. During her stay in Nurmengard, Vader cut off contact with the outside world. Without those distractions, she became much younger.

"How is he doing now?" Ada asked. She originally planned to tell Grindelwald about Dumbledore's death, but after she walked into Nurmengard, she hesitated.

Sometimes, just living well for one person is enough to save another person.

Just like Dumbledore to Grindelwald, Grindelwald lost everything except the unforgettable old time.

Vader sighed and said, "It's not good. I can't tell when... these years of life are a cruel torture to anyone. His body has long since collapsed."

More than fifty years of prison life and half a century of loneliness are the torture of fate to Grindelwald and the result of his own choices. The blood blisters on my feet were all caused by myself.

"What happened?" Vader asked. She could hear the hesitation in Ada's tone, and she could also imagine that it must have something to do with Grindelwald.

Ada took out the Elder Wand and said, "Albus Dumbledore passed away just last night. He... was killed."

Vader fell into a long silence due to shock. It would be hard for anyone not to be surprised when hearing the news.

Dumbledore's power is well known in the wizarding world, and even children of several years old have heard of his name. He is the greatest wizard of our time.

Darkness has once again enveloped England, and Voldemort has risen again. The first person people think of is Dumbledore, and they place their hopes on this over-100-year-old man.

Who could have imagined that he would leave this world, or in such an unacceptable way?

"This isn't some bullshit plan, is it?" Vader lost his usual elegance.

This news was so shocking that Vader even wondered if this was Dumbledore's plan to fake his own death, waiting for an opportunity to trick Voldemort. People who fake their own death can be found in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds.

Vader and Ada had performed a show together before, and carefully prepared the coffin. Finally, Alan Rozier and others were put into the coffin, so they no longer had to worry about anything.

"I hope so too, but it's a pity..." Ada said softly.

Through analysis, Ada had already guessed that Dumbledore was not going to die soon, and also guessed that Dumbledore might let Snape kill him. He did use his own death to make Voldemort trust Snape even more.

This is also the reason why Ada took action against Snape, she had to show off.

After a long silence, Vader took Ada upstairs without saying a word, heading towards the highest room in the castle. It was Grindelwald's bedroom and the cell of the first Dark Lord.

Ada had been to this room before. At that time, it was in a mess, with books and rags everywhere. Only a small wooden box was well preserved. Now the place is neatly arranged, the books are back on the bookshelves, the shabby clothes are gone, but the hard bed is still there.

Climbing up another narrow staircase, Vida and Ada arrived at the cramped small attic.

The black stones used to build the castle were exposed, and sunlight shone in through a very narrow gap. It was the only light in the prison.

Grindelwald, who was leaning on the chair, slowly turned his head, and his clothes were draped on his body like a skeleton.

Despite Vader's careful care, Grindelwald was still very thin, his face became skeleton-like, and his eyes were sunken into their sockets. He also had almost all his teeth.

Ada couldn't recognize the old man in the dimly lit attic. Is this still the Gellert Grindelwald she knew?

"It's you. Why are you here again? Is there anything you can't figure out?" Grindelwald said, his voice was very soft and he spoke very slowly.

Then he turned back and looked out through the narrow window again. Grindelwald continued: "Or are you here to tell me some bad news?"

The words suddenly got stuck in my throat, making it difficult to get them out.

Ada believes that as long as she tells the reason for this, Grindelwald will immediately lose the will to live and accelerate toward death.

Vida turned his head, and the crystal tears disappeared in a flash. Although she was the one who brought Ada up, and it was she who decided to let Ada tell Grindelwald the news, Vida still couldn't bear it after all.

"Dumbledore...Albus Dumbledore has left, just last night." Ada mustered up the strength to say these words that made her suffocated, and told her about her visit to Nurmengard again. s reason.

When the words fell, Grindelwald showed no reaction and seemed to accept the cruel fact of Dumbledore's death calmly. Perhaps Grindelwald had already had a premonition, and he was the wizard who accurately predicted the Muggle World War II.

After a while, Grindelwald said slowly: "I understand. In fact, you don't need to care so much. Death is nothing to be afraid of, it is just another great adventure."

Ada took out the Elder Wand from her robe. It once belonged to Dumbledore and once belonged to Grindelwald.

The originally trembling hands stopped trembling after taking the Elder Wand. Grindelwald gently stroked the Elder Wand with his dry wood-like fingers, as if stroking his lover's face.

He continued: "Thank you for telling me the news, Ada. We were as close as brothers, more than brothers, and now we are both old, and that mean guy..."

"And you, Vader. Don't be sad or sad. You should know that my life was destroyed a long time ago. Now I am just a body bound by chains, growing moldy and rotting... "

Grindelwald spoke calmly, as if he was comforting or saying his final farewell.

Suddenly, he seemed to see the summer in Godric's Hollow in Nurmengard.