Chapter 505 "He's Dying"

Nurmengard was more deserted than usual. A small number of students followed Rosier and Grindelwald to Hogwarts to participate in this year's Tournament. Some of the professors also went to the event, and the rest of the students stayed behind.

Strict school rules continue to be implemented in the castle. The students are more courageous and less worried about being severely punished. Though their headmaster is not in Nurmengard, the remaining students dare not go to those prohibited places, such as the basement floor, the principal's floor, etc.

Of course, they would never have imagined that a Hogwarts was secretly in the room where Nurmengard students were forbidden to enter.

Sean sat on the velvet chair by the fireplace where he and Grindelwald sat when they first met. Of course, the owners of the two chairs hadn't been here for a long time.

Sitting in a familiar position, Sean covered his chin and frowned tightly. Is the date when Grindelwald started the time travel the same as the date of the final day of the Tournament?

Of course, there are all kinds of coincidences in the world. However, considering the current situation, Sean would never believe that the dates were just coincidences.

Since Grindelwald's long-time travel incident, Sean has been sensitive to various information.

Grindelwald is the only one who knows about time travel. Dumbledore, who has seen Grindelwald's future memories, should also know about it, and Sean should be the third person to know about it. In addition, according to Sean's understanding, he will not disclose this time to anyone else, including his most trusted subordinate, Rosier.

Moreover, the secrets of time travel should not be known to the Returners. After the event that the world's time was erased, the real Grindelwald hid on the island in the middle of a lake wearing an invisibility cloak while Sean transformed into him to deal with the Returners who came to provoke him.

Judging from his own performance and the opposition's reaction, the Returners did not know this secret.

Sean told Grindelwald that the Returners are connected to various ancient Greek wizard families, and those ancient Greek Seers, such as Calchas and Mopsus, two well-known ancient Greek seers, may also reappear in this world as Returners. Was it possible for the Seers to predict everything about Grindelwald?

Grindelwald gave a negative answer. The form of the Returners may retain a lot of magical power during their lifetime and even possess some abilities that normal wizards cannot possess, but the talent of a Seer is the greatest gift the world bestows; when your soul leaves your body, the gift will be gone.

In addition, even if the Returners have a Seer who is still alive, their performance will be limited. Grindelwald is an extremely powerful Seer. It is difficult for Seers to predict each other, especially if one is stronger than the other. If the Returners find a very talented Seer, they may be able to see something about Grindelwald, but the details of Grindelwald's time travel cannot be pieced together.

After Grindelwald's explanation, Sean felt relieved. As long as Grindelwald's body is hidden and becomes one again, the time travel incident can be resolved smoothly.

However, Sean was immediately entangled. He didn't think it was just a coincidence, but don't forget that in the last year, Lockhart cooperated with Dawson and obtained part of the unknown prophecy from Professor Trelawney.

Although Trelawney is usually a tutor who does little good at teaching, when her talent is truly used, she has a very powerful prophecy ability. Although Sean discovered and prevented the Returners' plan to obtain the prophecy from Trelawney, part of the prophecy was still sent to the Returners.

The coincidence of these two events made Sean have to suspect that the Returners had deciphered some information from Trelawney's incomplete prophecy.

The organizers long ago decided on the date of the Tournament, and Sean was puzzled by the decision that the principals of the four schools, the Ministry of Magic, and the International Confederation of Wizards should make.

Professor Dumbledore, who has read Grindelwald's memory, should know this, but he still agreed to the tournament day.

Originally, the day of the Tournament was not important. Judging from the fact that the Returners controlled Durmstrang and the Ministry of Magic, if one of the parties proposed at a similar time, the others would reject the proposal.

Sean frowned.

He forgot that Dumbledore and the Returners are still working together, and the Returners have not discovered Dumbledore's hidden thoughts. This means Dumbledore cannot object to the date proposed by the Returners.

Grindelwald, as the chairman of the International Confederation of Wizards, has the right to know the arrangement of the day, but he did not use his authority to make changes.

Sean felt a little puzzled.

Could it be that both Dumbledore and Grindelwald felt that this time point would not affect the process of Grindelwald's merging into one?

So far, this is the only reason.

However, Sean was a little worried. After all, he still couldn't see the face of the mastermind behind the Returners. This timing always made him a little uneasy.

From the brightest point of view, the Tournament held up most people's time. Dumbledore, Sean, and others must be present. The current Grindelwald was an acolyte who drank the Polyjuice Potion. The body is controlled by a modified version of the Imperius Curse in the distance.

But there are other possibilities, but there are too many speculations, and Sean can't draw a more likely conclusion. He was a little annoyed to think that the Returners had a plan in the dark. Grindelwald and Dumbledore might know it, but there's nothing he can do about it.

This is not the way Sean likes to deal with all kinds of things. He prefers to make all the preparations he can do in advance to minimize all kinds of risks. Of course, there may be a one-in-a-million possibility.

"No, I have to check it." Sean muttered.

He flew back to Hogwarts through the Vanishing Cabinet and turned to the principal's office.

The gargoyle saw Sean coming over,, spoke first before he could speak, "Why are you here again? I must remind you that the principal is not in the office, and he has not left me any instructions. If you have any news that I need to convey to him, you can tell me."

Sean replied angrily, "Professor Dumbledore asked you to say this, right?"

The gargoyle moved in surprise, and some dust fell off, "You are so smart."

"A stupid person would know that it's obvious." Sean said unhappily.

Dumbledore knew that he would come to him after learning about this matter, so he arranged a response to the gargoyle in advance.

Sean changed his mind, "Can I enter the principal's office?"

The gargoyle nodded, "Yes, password?"

"Memory."

After Sean said the password, the gargoyle made way, allowing Sean to go to the spiral staircase to the office.

Walking into the principal's office, Sean looked around. The layout here was the same as when he first came in. The weird-shaped silverware was slowly emitting steam, and a pile of dust had accumulated on the empty wooden shelf.

Sean rummaged through the principal's office, whether it was the desk or those old display shelves. The people in the painting frames of past principals watched him. After Sean opened a drawer, Phineas yelled a little.

"Students today really don't know any manners, huh?"

Sean ignored him but rummaged through the next drawer. Professor Dumbledore hid a lot of candies in the drawer, but when he opened the drawer, he saw a pile of cockroaches. 

Seeing that Sean didn't pay attention to him, Phineas was upset and yelled even more, "You, the kid surnamed Wallup, I'm talking here."

Sean rummaged through the drawers, but he still didn't find any hints. He turned his head and looked at Phineas. He said impatiently, "Can you be quiet? I'm trying to find something here."

Phineas was so angry, "Oh, you mean I'm just a bother to you?"

"What else you are?" Sean rummaged through another shelf.

"I swear, if I were alive, I would smash this frame on your head!" Phineas was furious.

However, the other principals ignored him, and they were even whispering while Sean was searching.

"It's been a long time since I saw such a bold student, right?"

"It's understandable, the kid is Grindelwald's student, and Albus likes him that much. Frankly, I would be a little annoyed by the way Albus talks about him."

"But Albus..."

"Shh, don't let him hear you."

The talk is carried out in a strange way. Sean didn't hear the conversation but was flipping through every shelf. He knew that the chances of Dumbledore leaving him a hint were small. This was mainly because of the Unbreakable Vow and the world's eyes, both of which make it impossible for Dumbledore to give specific hints.

While Sean was looking for a medal display cabinet engraved with the medals of past principals, Dumbledore's predecessor, Armando Dippet, said, "Boy, don't look for it. If Albus left you some hint, he wouldn't be hiding in those nooks and crannies."

He replied calmly, "There was an important reminder that he left behind, and it took me a lot of effort to understand it. He doesn't happen to tell any of you about it, does he?"

"Is this what a student should say?!" Phineas was about to explode.

The other principals also discussed, saying that it was impolite for Sean to speak like this.

However, Sean seems to have forgotten what manner is and continues, "After all, you are just paintings. Don't get me wrong; I respect all of you. After all, you have made great contributions to Hogwarts, but you are no longer here, and the safety of Hogwarts cannot be counted on you."

As soon as this sentence was out, the principals exploded, and they all wanted to jump up and hit Sean. These words were impolite.

Phineas was even more furious. He said sharply, "You're just a child. You don't understand what adults are thinking."

Sean replied calmly, "A child doesn't mean they don't have the right to know things. Especially because I'm still a key figure in the prophecy. Although it's not good to say this, I think Professor Dumbledore's way of thinking is better than you all."

Dippet looked very unhappy. As Dumbledore's former principal, he always admired Dumbledore, "It's for your own good. Albus did this because he was making such a big sacrifice, knowing he is dying now."

Sean looked up. The other principals paused and ran to Dippet's frame.

"Why did you say it?"

"Damn you, Albus told us not to!"

Sean asked in a deep voice, "Why do you say that Professor Dumbledore is dying?"