Chapter 268 Straightforward and affirmative

"Professor?"

Krum looked at Jon incredulously.

"If he's a professor of Transfiguration class, then what about Professor Johnson."

"If I want to recruit two professors for the Transfiguration class, do I need to apply to you?"

Grindelwald's voice was flat, but it was this flat tone that made Krum's whole body shiver in fear.

He is muscular, but not some dunderhead, and knows that this Headmaster in front of him doesn't have much patience left now.

"I admit the punishment, Sir Headmaster, I'll go to the confinement room for detention now!"

He bowed his head and confessed his mistake with an incomparably sincere attitude, without any half-heartedness.

In response, Grindelwald did not express any more of his attitude, and Krum then gave a final bow and walked quickly in the direction of the confinement room with hurried steps.

Unlike Krum's fear in the face of Grindelwald's high-handedness, although Jon had scruples in his heart towards this former dark lord, there was no fear to speak of.

After all, since Dumbledore dared to hand over the Hogwarts students' safety to him with confidence, it proved that he would not harm them at least.

But regarding Grindelwald's words just now, Jon got a headache.

In the beginning, he did not react to how the identity of a fake professor still needs to be validated in the real Durmstrang, but later on, he seems to have figured something out.

After dealing with Krum, Grindelwald did not stay in place to talk to Jon about the meaning of it and walked straight in the direction of the stairs.

Jon was in no mood to stroll around the castle, so he quickly followed Grindelwald and asked cautiously

"Sir, can I know what kind of arrangement did Professor Dumbledore made with you?"

Faced with Jon's question, Grindelwald did not talk as briefly as he did before, it's just that even while answering Jon's question, he did not stop and still continued to walk forward.

"After what happened today, your voyage will end here, next you and your students will be temporarily settled in Durmstrang until the situation in France is completely divided, and then whether to teach you guys independently at Hogwarts again will be considered."

Jon's face showed a look of confusion.

"But we still have one last stop, we still haven't visited the one at the North Pole?"

"If Voldemort had shown up to see me today, then I would have gone to that place, only it wouldn't have been you guys who went there, and since he didn't show up today, there's no point in going to the North Pole."

That is a name that has been long absent in the magical world, but Grindelwald just called it out without any avoidance.

Jon did not feel any surprise, even if the current Voldemort may be a little stronger than Grindelwald, but it is not that much stronger, the wizard of the same level will not feel intimidated just by a name.

His words are also considered to give Jon an answer to some doubts.

At the surface of the sea, Jon could feel that as long as Grindelwald wanted to, he could have completely prevented Rodolphus and the others from escaping, and all the Death Eaters who were there could have been left there, but he seemed to be deliberately trying to let them go.

It is probably to place the bait out to catch the big fish Voldemort, but unfortunately, Voldemort did not appear until the end.

Since he did not dare to risk meeting Grindelwald there, it also means that the last remaining location in the Arctic is not too important for him, or he already had sent Death Eaters in advance to take away the important things there.

Then, for safety considerations, interrupting the last part of Hogwarts' voyage is also a matter of course.

Anyway, as long as the location is known, then if you still want to investigate, there is always time to send others over; under the circumstances that Voldemort has discovered them, it is not worth letting Jon and a group of children take the risk anymore.

But Grindelwald's words were obviously problematic, although they seemed to be lightly mentioned, Jon still perceived the implications in them.

What do you mean by saying that these students of yours will be settled in Durmstrang for the time being?

He would not be a student of Hogwarts?

Jon then opened his mouth and asked tentatively.

"Sir, I actually didn't quite understand what you said to Krum about me being a professor of Transfiguration at Durmstrang just now. Isn't that just an identity that I assumed before?"

As he asked this question, Grindelwald suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head to look at Jon, and Jon didn't avoid meeting his gaze either.

But those eyes, which seemed like they would always remain sharp and cold, did not seem so piercing at this time but instead gave Jon a kind of... The illusion of gentleness.

"Today at sea, was it your first time killing someone with the killing curse?"

Grindelwald asked a question that seemed irrelevant to what they were discussing.

Hermione looked at Jon in shock; none of the Hogwarts students knew exactly what kind of battle had taken place between Jon and the Death Eaters while they were away.

Jon didn't evade the question and smiled in response.

"It's the first time I've used it on a human."

"It was pretty well done."

It is extremely rare, if Rosier and those old people were here, it would be sufficient to drop their jaws, a compliment came from Grindelwald.

"Even when I was your age, I hadn't exposed myself to the sphere of the Unforgivable Curses in the dark magic, let alone successfully learning it."

"That ship disguised as Durmstrang and the identities of the other students are, of course, false, and I wouldn't bother admitting it even if Dumbledore wanted to, but your identity as a professor of Transfiguration is not something that you can just simply take it if you want and leave it if you don't need it."

Grindelwald's words were calm, yet they revealed a hint of an unquestionable tone.

"Since Dumbledore let you bear the title under my name, it is not that easy to remove, in the future you will be here in the school together with Johnson as a professor of Transfiguration. Of course, although you are talented, your level is indeed still somewhat lacking, in the future, if you have any questions on magic you can always visit me."

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving only Jon and Hermione who had been completely frozen in place.

It was as if they had been under a full body-bind curse and did not move for ten seconds or so before Hermione turned her head to Jon with a strange look on her face.

"He wants to snatch you away from Hogwarts and bring you to Durmstrang?"

After digesting the information with difficulty, Jon fell silent.

He was tempted to analyse Grindelwald's words from other angles, that there was actually another meaning in them, but all the reasons seemed to pale in comparison to reality no matter what.

Grindelwald is not even half a euphemism as Dumbledore, he is very straightforward, and certainly, wants to steal people from Dumbledore!

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