Serena Pendragon recalled, "He was approached by that 'Master,' and then the two merged into one. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that Herpo was devoured... In any case, he was definitely dead."
Upon hearing Serena Pendragon say this, Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald's expressions immediately darkened.
"What's going on with you two?" Noticing the change in Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald's expressions, Serena Pendragon's eyelid twitched. "Did you discover something even worse?"
Dumbledore asked Gellert Grindelwald, "Gellert, do you think this is possible? If he is summoning the moon, then the moon should be his true body..."
Gellert Grindelwald added, "Then his killing Herpo was because he needed a temporary vessel, a substitute that would allow him to move about on the ground before the moon descended!"
"The moon is the body! Merlin's underpants!" Serena Pendragon could not help swearing. "This is too insane!"
"The moon is someone's body?" Many people looked up at the moon again, then quickly lowered their heads, as though afraid their gaze would be noticed.
"Merlin's beard!" Ron pressed his lips together. "All those fairy tales I used to hear suddenly feel like horror stories!"
Quite a few people agreed with Ron, and their eyes now revealed a fear they could barely suppress.
"But the possibility is extremely high!" Ominis Gaunt said. "The moon's influence on magic extends to every aspect."
"For example, whether all sorts of magical materials have been exposed to moonlight makes a difference to their effects. That means the moon itself contains enormous magic."
"It is simply that this magic is too vast, creating an illusion that makes us overlook the magic possessed by the moon, much as we tend to overlook the magic of nature itself."
Gellert Grindelwald continued, "The 'Master' said that we are supposedly 'one level