Chapter 212 : Dumbledore And Grindelwald

The situation became tense when two of the strongest wizards of this era came face to face. Currently, Orion can barely handle one, let alone two.

Good for him that it's most likely that all the friendship that they had once might be just a thing of the past at this point. 'I at least hope so.'

Both Dumbledore and Grindelwald commanded a presence which was far different than anyone else. Orion found that the Dumbledore he was used to in school was much different than the one he was looking at now. 

If at school he meets an old grandfather then the current Dumbledore is nothing less than Odin All-Father. Powerful magical fluctuations were emitting from him. Though at least the magical power was pure in nature, dangerous and intimidating yes but still nothing compared to the man he looked at after Dumbledore. 

An old man who looked much younger than he had any right too was standing in front of Dumbledore with much brighter blue eyes than his own. Platinum blonde hair and handsome features even after being just as old as Dumbledore himself. Grindelwald didn't look like that Grandfather type. Not at all...

In fact he commanded much more dangerous presence than Dumbledore. Dark magic was emmitting from him. An exact contrast to Dumbledore pure radiance. 

Nothing compared to what Orion had but it was powerful. 

Upon coming face to face for the first time in ages, both didn't bother to say anything to each other surprisingly but rather looked around. Seemingly looking for something or someone.

'Oh shit indeed, don't tell me that I was the reason they came here.' Orion gulped as he, with the help of Law of Presence, cut off all of his presence to he degree that even the legendary wizards like them couldn't find him. Maybe they could if he was the only one there but the place was crowded by many wizards. Some standing and admiring or fearing the presence of two old friends turn enemies, or just lying unconscious, Orion's handy work.

Orion had two thoughts about getting the F out of there but his curiosity got the best of him and he planned to hide and observe what they planned to do.

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"You have grown old, old friend." Dumbledore greeted first upon not finding what he came here for. Though he sensed his friend's presence coming as well when arriving here, even after there was a huge change in him, he could tell his presence apart from others but he first decided to find the source of the powerful magic he sensed from here, no doubt Gellert was here for the same purpose. 

"How long has been since we have seen each other Albus, you seem like are you faring well in Hogwarts." Gellert reply. Though still more interested in sensing the powerful ancient magic in the place.

Not only him but even Dumbledore too sense just how pure the magical power used here was. But due to each other's presence, they couldn't take their time and investigate the magic. 

By default the Dark Wizards who were also the Alliance member under Grindelwald line up behind him while the same happens with Aurors, taking a stand behind Dumbledore. Though both were great wizards of level 4 and also reached level 5 height knew that they were useless if either of them made a move. 

It was not just arrogance but reality, they are naturally stronger than the rest but also they know something which others don't. The secret of Ancient magic. The strongest form of magic...

LAW.

The silence stretched for some time before Dumbledore finally broke it. 

"What are you doing here Gellert? We had a deal.

You yourself chose to atone for your sins." Dumbledore asked, he after all was here in Spain for this exact purpose. 

He spend almost a month tracking down his old friend to find him but to no avail. Let alone him but even finding the alliance members for intrrogation was almost impossible. 

He was fully aware that he wouldn't have seen him if not for this magical riot here. The movement he sensed he came here immediately with the help of Fawks. 

"Atone, do you really think I was in that prison of my own making to atone? Alas, Dumbledore I believe that old age is really catching up to you. I never said I was atoning for anything. 

Do you really think that I still consider what I did was wrong." Gellert Grindelwald all but sneer. 

Dumbledore frowned, though he too realized that his words were not right. It was true that the Gellert he knew would never go back on his ideals. He will make sure that he fulfils them to the very end. 

To be honest, even Dumbledore wasn't sure why Grindelwald chose isolation, however, he was sure of the fact that it wasn't becuase he gave up. Far from it. His activity in the last 2 months or so is proof of that. 

But then the question is why? WHY waste so much time in that prison?

"Indeed you are not the kind of the man who would do that, but it's irrefutable that you choose peace over the pointless bloodshed, so why suddenly this Gellert ?" Dumbledore asked with part confusion and part sadness filling in the heart. Because once against life has brought them both standing against each other. 

"That's where you are wrong Albus, I never choose peace. 

Peace was never an option...

But I had to compromise. 

Cause I couldn't see any future that could lead to peace. All I saw was aimless war and destruction or silent death." Grindelwald said with a little heated tone. 

Dumbledore hearing his words was quiet. He knew better than anyone what Grindelwald was trying to say here. 

After all, he might be the only person in the world who knew Grindelwald enough to see what was going on in his mind. 

He wasn't talking about him here, but rather the wizarding world and the Muggles. 

Grindelwald though may be called a dark lord by others and even his activities were like an evil wizard but his goals were noble at least. Or at least as much as they could be.

Grindelwald wanted to save the wizarding world. It didn't need a prophet like Grindelwald to see where the current wizarding world was headed after all. Magic was getting exhausted, and more and more squibs were appearing all around the world due to that. Magical blood was thinning down to the point of eradication. 

Great minds like Dumbledore and others may can only predict this, but the Grindelwald have seen this. And that was when he took on himself to save his kind.

But the point was how?

After years of there was only one person. To restore magic, he has to reduce the population. He long learned that magic is the chaos in the world and both birth and death are a part of that chaos.

A major reason why chaotic energy was lowering each passing day was because of population. Each birth or generation of a soul and body in other words took much of the chaotic energy. If that would continue then it is mostly likely that the wizarding kind would cease to exist. 

The only way to solve this, or at least what he saw was to reduce births, so by each death, all the magic a soul takes up will be returned to the world. 

Oh how wrong he was, he killed and killed and killed... just so that he can help his race. Only to realise that he was only helping one being. 

The same one who tried to manipulate him, the same one who gave him power and then left him defenseless. 

"Then why are you here? Why suddenly come out of your self-imposed isolation and do this ?" Dumbledore knew that for all the questions he wanted to ask, he already knew the answers to. They were the same things he heard from his friend all that time back. So he decided to ask questions which might shed better light on Gellert's current action. 

"Because I finally show it Albus, a way to save the wizarding world...

A kind of world where both Muggles and Wizard can stay together. That was the exact thing which I longed for such a long time. 

And its was finally possible thanks to that child." Grindelwald said with a little fanatic voice.

Dumbledore was taken a back. Did he hear it right? What Gellert was saying almost sounded like a dream to him. He too after all wanted to save his own kind. Just wasn't ready to spill the blood of the innocent for that.

And finally, the question comes, which child? Rose? no, it can't be.

"Are you talking about Rose Potter." Dumbledore asked- alerted when not knowing what his old friend was planing for his golden girl. 

"Huh ? Who is that ?...." Grindelwald raise his eye brow and asked.

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