The Death Knell

"New York, I didn't expect that over the past few decades, the No-Majs have built it into a good city."

That night, Grindelwald and a dark shadow walked through the streets of New York. After meeting the enthusiastic highwaymen, the former Dark Lord sighed.

The robber this time seemed to be a veteran and a drug addict. Su Ming directly crushed him into a meat ball and threw him in the trash can on the roadside.

"You seem to like it here?" the mercenary shook off the blood on his hands.

"So to speak, I just like to observe the lives of No-Majs. Decades ago, I discovered that No-Majs have a strong tendency to self-destruct. They will tend to destroy any creature that is different from them, and finally destroy themselves. and the same kind, just because everyone thinks differently.”

Grindelwald clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the trash can with nostalgia. He had also thrown corpses into this thing.

"The economy has been a bit sluggish recently, and there are more and more crazy people. I actually like this." Su Ming took the Dark Lord to a park, where there were only a few street lights lighting up, and the reflection of the moon was on the lake. Top: "But I don't know much about the distribution of wizards in New York. Where do you think we should start?"

The young-looking old man frowned and recalled, digging from the depths of his memory:

"Walworth Tower is about seven blocks away from here, but with the premise of apparation, they can reach some famous attractions at the same speed. We can't start with the wizard settlement first, but have to deal with the No-Majs. Starting with tourist attractions, they lack knowledge of places, no one would apparate rashly, and I know the tourist attractions of No-Majs very well."

"Okay, as expected, you are quite professional when it comes to sabotage." Su Ming maintained his all-black appearance, looking like two white eyeballs floating in the air at night: "Blow up the Statue of Liberty or the World Trade Center first? Now? It’s nighttime, so there won’t be any casualties, but the movement is big enough.”

Grindelwald smiled ghostly, he put his arm on the Mage Supreme's arm, and held the wand in his other hand:

"When I first came to New York, I came by boat. When I saw the statue of the goddess, I was wondering. She was holding the Declaration of Freedom in one hand. Why was she holding a torch in the other hand? Is she planning to burn freedom? Have you? I’ve always wanted to change something.”

"Oh, then do what you want. I don't necessarily have to blow up something, but what you need is to expose the magical world to No-Majs a little bit. This is what the Magic Congress is most afraid of."

Su Ming laughed. It would be great if the tool man had subjective initiative.

Grindelwald activated his Apparition, and the two of them arrived at the foot of the Statue of Liberty in an instant. There were not many people on Liberty Island at night, only some sleeping seabirds parked on the benches and railings.

He shrugged and tugged on the collar of his coat: "That's what I'm afraid of too. If they really find out about the existence of the magical world, the No-Maj Yankees will definitely use nuclear weapons to greet us. I won't fight with that one."

Su Ming took a deep breath calmly. The sea breeze at night was a bit cool: "I also have nuclear bombs, and they are better than theirs. But I don't want to be too crazy. The broken apocalypse is of little value, so how to grasp the balance between exposure and non-exposure is still important. It’s up to you.”

"It's just a small thing, not to mention that I participated in the first New York Fashion Week in 1943 and entered later. It's a bit of a pity... I also want to see this year's new styles. I can make some money to order a few and buy them in the store. The ready-to-wear is still not perfect.”

Grindelwald took out his wand and pointed it at the sky, saying random things and began to cast spells. His hand was steady and not affected at all.

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In fact, the person who is most worried about Grindelwald's escape from prison is not Principal Fontana, but the current Speaker of the Magic Congress of the United States, Samuel G. Kohaug.

As a member of the American wizarding community, he has a deep understanding of the original Dark Lord's preference for the United States. Most of his followers back then were Americans, and many of them were even alive.

Grindelwald's philosophy is like a virus that will be transmitted to young people full of enthusiasm in an instant. "For the greater good", this sentence still sounds heart-breaking.

After learning that the Dark Lord had escaped from prison this morning, Kohaug had been praying in his heart and couldn't even sleep at night:

‘Don’t come to America, stay in England. Don’t come to America, stay in England…”

He hoped that Grindelwald would escape from prison and come to find Dumbledore instead of coming to settle accounts with the Americans.

However, the answer still disappointed him. With the help of his subordinates who knew about No-Maj things, he turned on the TV with difficulty in the office. After adjusting the antenna, he saw a horrifying scene.

This scene almost caused his heart to stop.

Because the antenna received Fox News, the female No-Maj anchor in the picture was vividly describing the scene behind her.

The torch in the Statue of Liberty's hand disappeared, replaced by a giant wand with one thick section and one thin section, with a tapered shape, exactly like an elder wand.

At this time, the wand was burning with blue fire, constantly spraying the 'Mark of the Deathly Hallows' into the sky, like a fireworks show, and everyone in the city who was still awake could look up and see it.

What's more, there are things that No-Majs can't see and cameras can't capture, but Kohaug knows that the night sky in New York must be filled with crouching bats at this time.

The blood-sucking monsters are Grindelwald's symbol. They will wrap around pedestrians like cloaks and suck their blood and memories until they turn them into mummies.

Compared to their distant cousins, the Dementors, these monsters are more deadly and stealthy.

However, the No-Maj female anchor seemed to be under control, and always seemed to bring the topic to magic when she spoke:

"We can see that someone swapped the torch for a firework stick as a prank, but how? Maybe only magic can explain it?"

"Where did the original torch go? What is this flame? Simple magic or blindness can no longer explain it. Relevant scientific experts have no answer yet. Maybe it is really magic."

"Does magic exist in our world? Maybe, but wouldn't that be too dangerous?"

Kohaug wanted to reach into the TV and cover the woman's mouth.

Fortunately, two Auror teams had arrived at this time, and they cut off the live broadcast in time.

The memory of those present should have been wiped out according to the procedure, and the big torch was transformed back using the transformation spell, right?

However, I don’t know how many people have watched this program on No-Maj TV. It’s not limited to New York and New Jersey. How to clear the memories of all No-Majs! ?

However, before he could finish dealing with the Statue of Liberty issue, another subordinate rushed into the office to report that Grindelwald had set the Empire State Building on fire with a fire spell, and its roof now looked like it was falling from the sky. Blue fire torch.

Kohaug's strong body swayed, he fell back on his sofa chair, and waved his hand to signal his subordinates to leave.

New York has a fairly robust emergency response mechanism, and Aurors will properly handle any problems that may expose the wizarding world.

The key is not that. Korhaug knew how many people Grindelwald had killed back then. If it hadn't been for World War II at that time, the Magical Congress wouldn't have known how to explain how those No-Majs died.

And when he escaped from prison yesterday, he killed so many people, even the elves.

But now, Grindelwald has obviously returned to the United States. Uncharacteristically, he did not kill anyone...

What are you doing? Is there a more sinister plan?

At this moment, the news program that had been cut off came back again. The female anchor seemed to have no idea what she was doing on Liberty Island in the middle of the night, so she could only leave with the photographer in a daze.

But Kohaug saw that in the distance where the camera flashed, a circle of Aurors fell down at the feet of the familiar person.

As if the other party knew that an acquaintance was watching TV, he waved to the camera with an evil smile on his face.

Then disappear instantly.

Almost the next second, subordinates broke into the door again and told the Speaker that Grindelwald painted the White House black, and President No-Maj hid in the basement and issued a national war preparation order, carrying a nuclear bomb suitcase, preparing to go to war with North Korea.

"Wash, wash away all the memories of No-Majs! I want to see how Grindelwald can defeat us by himself!"