great-warnovel Chapter 465 Battle of the Four Strongest
Chapter 465 Battle of the Four Strongest
Chapter 465 Three Powers Clash
"Rice has been captured by them, we have to go and rescue him," Zorian said worriedly.
Grindelwald glanced at him.
"He's not in any immediate danger," he said casually.
"If I'm not mistaken—at least for the next few months, it's safe."
Hermione laid down the Pettier sisters, who had lost their lives, and the soil on both sides automatically gathered to bury them, just as Professor McGonagall had done years before.
She stood up and met Grindelwald's gaze.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, she understood what the old man meant.
The Muggle authorities' sudden re-capture of experimental subjects is likely related to the Wish Cup.
But this news cannot be revealed. Fairy magic listens to the entire world, and only the minds of the two great wizards are absolutely reliable.
"Furthermore, you can't find each other either. Your companion must have been taken to the goblin cave." Hermione remembered that the goblins used silver rings to initiate the teleportation, which meant that the destination was not in the real world.
Grindelwald turned to the six children with a smile: "Coincidentally, we are also looking for the Fairy Cave, and we have already found some clues."
"You can come with us."
The Dark Lord's abacus beads were practically hitting Hermione's face; he planned to recruit these powerful and potentially limitless children who hadn't received much formal magical education.
Hermione objected: "They should be in school! Not charging into battle as your SS!"
She said with a dark expression.
"Go to Hogwarts and receive a proper magical education! This might alleviate the risks associated with their psychological experiments!"
The power of mythical beings is undeniable, but how could fifty years of magical research by Muggles possibly be as stable and reliable as a thousand years of practice by wizards? After all, this is an mutated Obscurus, and no one knows what changes might occur in the future.
Grindelwald, feigning innocence, shrugged: "Then ask them themselves, do they want to go to school or save their friends?"
The children looked determined; clearly, while going to Hogwarts was very appealing, it was only possible if they were with Rice.
Hermione looked at the eldest, Zorrian and Brannslava, and said seriously, "Levi and Metek are only ten years old, right? You're taking them to the Extinction Faction's lair?"
"That's a million times more dangerous than an old mansion teeming with vampires!"
The two older siblings frowned, exchanged hesitant glances, and said, "Why don't we just let them go to school?"
"No! We don't want to be separated!" The children immediately grabbed their arms.
"I'm quite curious, are you still able to cast spells?" Grindelwald asked with interest, pulling a wand from his sleeve.
That distinct, segmented shape is clearly elderberry!
Hermione had never seen Grindelwald use a wand before, especially this wand that was said to make its wielder invincible.
"It looks pretty ordinary," she thought to herself. The wand really didn't look like something a Deathly Hallows should have.
Watching the old man hand the wand to Zorian.
"Your mythic species is Veles, so your mind must be quite agile. Come on, imitate my staff-waving motion and repeat after me: 'Yugadimurle Viosa'."
The test subjects were also very interested in regular wizarding magic, watching their eldest brother hold a wand and chant spells in a seemingly unrelated manner.
But no matter how Grindelwald corrected the teaching, or how standard Zorrian performed, it seemed impossible to activate the Levitation Charm.
"That shouldn't be the case. They have magic, and it's very powerful?" The old man frowned.
Hermione said, "Let Levi try."
"He's too old, and his thinking has been shaped by scientific training. It won't be easy to change it in a short period of time."
In the experiments they underwent, mythic species were part of psychological personality shaping, including magic and its usage, which were very much in line with Muggle materialism. This made it difficult for Zorian to accept the wizard's wish-fulfilling spellcasting logic in a short period of time.
On the contrary, Levi, being young and with an unformed worldview, is easier to change.
Sure enough, after only two lessons, this little brat, who wasn't even old enough to enroll at Hogwarts, could easily make the rags dance with his wand.
"Good news!" Hermione smiled.
"This proves that the experiments you underwent will not sever your path to magic. Even the older Zorian and Branislava can successfully reverse the situation if they stay in the magical society for a longer period of time, and the power of the mythical species will not be affected."
This makes them more well-rounded. A wide variety of spells can compensate for the lack of single-function abilities in mythical species. On the contrary, mastering a specialty ability will greatly raise their potential.
This made Grindelwald even more interested.
He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, my advice is the same as Hermione's: you two should both go to school."
He looked at Zorrian, who was about to speak, and interrupted him before he could finish, saying, "Let me finish."
"Thanks to Miss Granger, she has captured a door knocker leading to the Fairy Cave, and our antidote is working day and night to decipher its coordinates."
"Once we've cracked the code, we can appear directly in their lair! Any schemes or tricks they have will be thwarted!"
"And your partner Rice will also be rescued."
A flame of hope ignited in the children's eyes.
Grindelwald immediately poured cold water on the idea: "But that takes time. Fairy magic is completely different from human magic, and our anti-spellcasters also need time."
"Don't worry, it won't be long. The fairy's plot has serious consequences, even for our own sake."
It won't take too long.
Before that, I think you should all learn proper magical knowledge at school. This will strengthen your abilities so you won't hold back during the later rescue operations, right?
Hermione had to admit that Fiend Harden was indeed better at persuading others and winning people's hearts than she was.
"I think Durmstrang is a better fit for you," Old Deng said with a smile, instantly extinguishing any admiration Hermione had felt for him.
"Give up your delusions about the mythical experimental class! I won't let you have your way!" she angrily rebuked the old man. After going around in circles, he was still full of bad intentions!
"Then half and half," Grindelwald said, still smiling, showing no anger.
"Six children, three to Hogwarts and three to Durmstrang, how about that?"
He was distributing them as if he were selecting goods.
"Zorian has a God of Transfiguration, so it's better for him to go to Hogwarts where the Transfiguration is more advanced. Brannslava is mine; Bojan looks a lot like Krum, I think they'll get along well, so Ashbeek goes to Hogwarts, right? And finally, Levi and Metek... well, you choose? Do you want a physical golem? Or something more like Lylek with the Confusion Charm?"
Hermione ignored him and angrily turned her head away.
"Sir..." Levi swallowed nervously.
Actually, according to their late aunt's arrangement, it would have been best if they had all gone to Hogwarts.
But the terrifying Dark Lord was right in front of them, and his power just now was frightening enough that they dared not raise any objections.
"We—we don't want to be apart—"
Grindelwald scratched his chin, in a good mood. "This is going to be difficult."
"How about—"
He looked at Hermione.
"How about we reinstate the Triwizard Tournament?"
"Huh?" The witch didn't understand the Dark Lord's thought process and stared at him with wide eyes.