Chapter 493 It would be great if we could meet when we were young

Nurmengard, Austria.

The once-glorious castle is now in ruins.

It was once Grindelwald's centre of power, but now it is Grindelwald's prison.

There is nothing more fickle than the change of the world.

Under the force of time, the sea can turn into a field, let alone a castle?

This castle is going down with its master!

A room in the castle.

Creak –

Grindelwald pushed open the old door and walked along the dusty corridor to the end.

There was a huge window at the end of the corridor, which had not been cleaned for a long time. You could faintly see the view outside—it was a pile of rubble.

There used to be a mountain peak there!

That Obscurial named Credence used just one spell to blow the whole mountain into smithereens.

"I never thought that, in this day and age, there would be such a young wizard..."

Grindelwald reached out his old hand and touched the window in front of him. It was as if he had returned to that day again—the day he had handed the wand to Credence personally.

"An Obscurus that can be controlled freely... that's no easy feat!"

It was precisely because he had witnessed the terrifying power of Obscurus first-hand that Grindelwald truly understood that a controllable Obscurus was not something that could be achieved that easily.

Because Obscurus would grow with the strength of its host.

The stronger you are, the stronger the Obscurus becomes!

After standing by the window for a while, Grindelwald shook his head slowly and then turned towards the room.

He was tired of looking at the view, and he had only come here today to reminisce about the past.

Just as Grindelwald was about to rest, the Two-Way mirror on the bedside table suddenly vibrated slightly. After a moment of distortion, the image in the mirror returned to normal and became that of Andy.

Grindelwald: "..."

Little guy, you're never going to stop, huh?

"Sorry, there was a problem here, but it's been fixed now."

Andy's voice came from the Two-way mirror. "By the way, Mr. Grindelwald, I've given your point of view some thought, and I must say you're really insightful."

"The power of magic transfiguration may indeed be able to restrain the detachment of the Obscurus to a certain extent."

"But..."

Andy paused and asked, "Mr. Grindelwald, what do you think about magic transfiguration? Do you think stealing the magic of nature by using magic transfiguration is the right way to go?"

Grindelwald: "..."

So now you really know me well, I suppose?

Last time we spoke, there were at least a few words of small talk, but now there isn't even that, and you just get straight to the point?

Have some shame!

"Boy..."

Grindelwald looked at Andy and said with a tone of regret, "If only we had met when we were younger."

"Oh?"

Andy was taken aback by the words and then said somewhat sheepishly, "It's not too late to meet now, isn't it? We can be considered friends despite the age difference, right? If you feel lonely over there, you can also contact me, and we can chat more!"

Grindelwald glanced at Andy and said indifferently, "Since being imprisoned in Nurmengard, I haven't touched my wand again."

"Back in the day, life was so much better! No need to worry about anything; I could kill anyone I wanted, anyone I didn't like."

Andy: "…"

So that's what you mean!

I thought you were happy to have met me, but you're just feeling sorry that you don't have a wand in your hand…

What a waste of feelings!

"Mr. Grindelwald, you're full of humour," Andy shrugged and gave a faint smile.

"Really?" Grindelwald didn't say anything.

"Of course..." Andy winked, then got straight to the point, "Mr. Grindelwald, what do you think of magic transfiguration?"

"Stealing the magic of nature...is it really without risk?"

He paused for a moment before continuing, "By the way...if you need a wand, I will send you one."

Grindelwald looked at Andy in surprise. "You dare to give me a wand? Boy, do you know what that means?"

"I don't care!" Andy said indifferently.

"Oh?"

Grindelwald seemed to be very interested in the topic and continued to ask, "So what do you care about?"

"Magic! That's all I care about," Andy said.

"People must have a purpose in life, boy."

Grindelwald's aged voice seemed to carry a hint of enticement: "After learning magic and mastering powerful forces, what else do you want to do?"

Andy answered almost without hesitation: "Of course, it's to learn more advanced magic and master more powerful forces."

"There is no end to learning..."

"My ideal is to become a god-like existence through magic, not to change the magical world."

Having said this, Andy glanced at Grindelwald and said, "I have heard of your deeds... Mr. Grindelwald."

"Right and wrong aside, but through my observations over the years, I have finally determined one thing."

"That is—the wizarding world is hopeless!"

"You think the wizarding world is hopeless?" Grindelwald's tone was a little sharp.

"More or less!"

Andy said with his hands spread out, "Closed, conservative, rigid in thinking, stubborn... and most importantly, those witches and wizards have no motivation at all."

"Mr Grindelwald, will you believe it? There are more than a thousand students at Hogwarts, and the dream of most of them is to find a decent job after graduation."

"Study...work...die..."

"What's the difference between them and Muggles?"

Grindelwald quite agreed with Andy's words. "You're right, most people in this world are mediocre, and the only thing they can do is just live."

"Only a few elites can change the world!"

Grindelwald paused suddenly when he said this.

He wanted to persuade Andy to take over his career, but Andy was obviously not interested.

After just under a day of contact, Grindelwald had a pretty good idea of what kind of person Andy might be.

He saw a young wizard with amazing talent!

Bold, meticulous, and unscrupulous in his pursuit of his goals—the kind of person Grindelwald could really approve of.

There was just one thing...

Andy had actually sent the notorious war criminal Gellert Grindelwald a Two-way mirror to ask for advice on magic.

No normal person would even think of doing such a thing, let alone doing it.

From the moment he received the Two-way mirror, Grindelwald's mind was filled with curiosity.

"Are you preparing for a magic transfiguration?" Grindelwald asked.

Although it was a question, it was asked in an affirmative tone.

"Yes!"

Andy admitted frankly, "I have already started preparing, and the time of the transfiguration is next April."

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