The Death Knell

"I need an explanation."

According to the regulations of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Ilvermorny School prohibits wizards under the age of 17 from possessing wands outside the school. If they go home during the holidays, they need to hand the wand to the school management office and cannot possess it until graduation.

Therefore, many students choose to stay in school during the long summer vacation. Even though there are many non-human creatures here, they have nowhere to go during the holidays.

After the principal introduced the two professors from England to the students during breakfast time, Snape found an excuse to leave temporarily, took Su Ming back to the dormitory they were assigned to, cast a protective spell and asked very seriously.

"It's all for the greater good, do you think I'm crazy if I say that?"

Su Ming took out cigarettes and wine to signal Snape to calm down. Where did he go? Grindelwald hasn't started yet.

Snape's eyes were gloomy, and he seemed a little anxious. He kept pacing back and forth, breathing heavily from his nostrils:

"You don't know what Grindelwald means. Voldemort is as harmless as a baby compared to him! How could you let him out?! If Dumbledore knew..."

"Haha, I like hearing this." Suddenly a man appeared on the sofa next to the two of them. He was wearing a beautiful gray coat. He picked up the wine on the table and poured it down: "Albus mentioned you to me. , you are indeed very discerning."

As he spoke, Grindelwald crossed his legs, smiled and toasted to Snape, patted the sofa next to him, and motioned for Snape to sit down and chat.

Snape immediately pointed his wand at the person who came. This Disillusionment Spell was so clever that he didn't even notice that Grindelwald was in their dormitory.

He looked at Deathstroke with a stern look on his face and realized that since he signed some contract, the subsequent development of things was completely out of his control.

As a professor at Hogwarts, Slade blatantly got involved with the former Dark Lord. This was too much.

"Don't be so nervous, Severus, I'll call you that." Grindelwald didn't even take out his wand. He cast the disarming spell, the holding spell, and the levitating spell with his bare hands. He held a wine glass in one hand and the other. His hand dragged the stiff Snape to float and placed him on the sofa next to him: "We are allies, but I don't like to be pointed at by others with a wand."

Su Ming poured himself a glass, loosened his tie and sat on the other end of the sofa, speaking conciliatoryly: "Yes, Severus, just as you think, Grindelwald has similar goals to us. And the old man , you should at least give him a chance to speak and ask questions, how can you communicate if you turn people into stone?"

"My fault."

Grindelwald smiled evilly, shrugged easily, and put his arm on Snape's shoulders, while the black-haired professor regained his mobility.

The first Dark Lord was also a master of silent spellcasting, and he used most magic without the need to recite spells.

Snape didn't try to resist anymore. As soon as he made a move, it was obvious that the two were not on the same level at all. He just took his wand back from Grindelwald, stuffed it into his robe and hugged it, waiting for an explanation with a cold face.

Su Ming didn't want to waste his words anymore, so he let Grindelwald speak. This man's eloquence was always very reliable, and he could tell the truth even if something didn't make sense.

Snape would soon understand.

Grindelwald put his arm around Snape's shoulders and poured him wine while telling stories from the past, such as his past with Dumbledore and how the two met and fell in love.

The Dark Lord learned the information from the Supreme Mage. The person next to him must be the poor person who plans to resurrect his first love. This is a weakness that can be exploited, so using empathy to persuade others will always be beneficial.

Snape, who was still resistant at first, gradually calmed down and even developed sympathy as he listened to the Dark Lord's memories.

In that story, Grindelwald and Dumbledore met each other at their best years, signed a blood pact, and developed an unforgettable love.

Although Snape was a little disillusioned that the headmaster was gay. In the past, he only knew that the two had a very good relationship. There was no mention in any history that they were a same-sex couple. But as he listened, Snape couldn't help but think Compare your own situation with that of the other person.

They were all equally miserable, perhaps even worse for me because Lily never responded to her feelings.

"We want to kneel on the ground and pray for justice in the world, but this is fundamentally wrong. The only way is to stand up and fight for yourself, at all costs." Grindelwald put his head on Snape's shoulder and said very A serious voice floated into the other party's ears, and the yellow and blue eyes stared at the long black hair: "I will deal with Voldemort with you and redeem the regrets of the past together. Severus, help me, just to help you. Own."

"......what do I need to do?"

Snape finally accepted his new ally and decided to hide everything from Dumbledore for the time being.

"I don't know that either, just look at him."

Grindelwald used his tactics to lean back and leaned comfortably on the sofa. After decades in prison, there was always only a cold wall behind him.

"These are my hairs." Su Ming took out a few hairs and handed them to Snape: "During this period, I will be acting with Grindelwald. You need to prepare the polyjuice potion, and one person will play two roles to cover. , and guide the public opinion here according to my plan. Ilvermorny is very influential in the American wizarding world, and they will be the ones who pay the price when the time comes. We need to make sure that they don't think of any crooked tricks... By the way, Lord Dark Lord, haven't you found where the snake tree is hidden?"

"I am not omnipotent, although I am reluctant to say so. But this castle is shrouded in powerful magic. I can only guess that the trees should be in places with soil and sunshine. From before dawn to just now, I maintained the illusion The body curse has been checked around the campus, but I still haven't found anything wrong. Maybe it's been hidden in other spaces, and it can't be opened without a specific spell code."

Grindelwald spread his hands and said that there was no way, or that there was no way that would not hurt others:

"Unless I catch Fontana and torture him, but he is Albus's friend. It is best not to use those methods before. I want to be a good person now."

"Well, it seems that you are already going to become a saint, but it doesn't matter, just follow the original plan. We will make some big noises and force the Magical Congress of the United States to ask the International Association of Wizards for help. In the end, we will definitely ask Dumbledore There, after all people only know he beat you last time.”

Su Ming waved his hands indifferently. If he wanted to take a shortcut, he would just do it step by step.

The Dark Lord shook the cup in his hand and watched the brown wine tumbling inside: "Albus and I are about the same strength, but whoever holds the Elder Wand will lose. This is a curse. We didn't do it last time During the fight, he took out the first gift I gave him back then, and I couldn’t cast a spell on the one I loved.”

Su Ming's face was expressionless. He also drank the wine in his glass and quickly told his plan, without giving the other two a chance to interrupt:

"Dumbledore is now under suspicion because of the wounds on the body that look like Shen Feng Wu Ying. As long as we defeat the others, he will definitely come here to prove his innocence."

"Earlier, I had bribed Fudge with a promise of 300,000 gold galleons, hinting that I wanted the leaves of the snake tree. He will not miss this opportunity and will definitely intervene in this matter on behalf of the Ministry of Magic."

"To raise the matter of 'help' to a diplomatic level, you want the principal of Hogwarts to take action against the first-generation Demon King? It's easy to say, but for this the United States needs to take out some leaves of the snake tree to use magic to heal the wounded heroes in the past. Auror..."

"At that time, I just need to buy a few pieces from Fudge. As for where the things are? Are the numbers not right? It's just that they were lost on the way."

Snape had never heard this part of the plan until today. He lowered his head and thought for a while:

"Although Fudge likes money, is he really so easily bribed? If he knew about your alliance with Grindelwald, he would definitely not follow the original plan."

"Thanks to him, he is stupid and greedy. He doesn't need to know so many things. He only needs to know that a wealthy shop owner wants snake leaves. And for him who has the power, he only needs a reasonable opportunity. You can make a lot of extra money for retirement."

Su Ming replied calmly and put the empty cup back on the table. The sunlight made it crystal clear:

"Besides, where do you think I used my Felixir? Where do you plan to use the rest? I already had a plan..."