Dumbledore: Not One of Them Gave Him Peace

In Andy's view, he and Grindelwald had achieved a mutually beneficial partnership.

At the very least, Andy felt that he had gained immensely.

As for Grindelwald...

Andy still remembered that on the very day he completed Mind-Magic Fusion, Grindelwald had prepared to begin his experiment.

Clearly, Grindelwald was unwilling to grow old and die in Nurmengard Castle. He still had unfinished ambitions to fulfill.

It was just that, before this, he had not seen even a glimmer of hope.

Now that hope had appeared, the centenarian was clearly prepared to make one last desperate gamble.

Magical Transformation.

Mind-Magic Fusion.

That was Grindelwald's hope!

Magical Transformation could increase magical power, pushing a wizard's magic into an unstable state.

That was the foundation for Mind-Magic Fusion!

Judging by the time, Grindelwald should already have finished preparing for Magical Transformation by now. He might even have already begun it.

Given Dumbledore's attention to him, he might have noticed Grindelwald's unusual movements long ago.

Several months...

That explained it! Only Dark Wizards on the level of Grindelwald and Voldemort could make Dumbledore so wary.

Poor Dumbledore! Andy thought.

Voldemort had not even been dealt with yet, and Grindelwald had started stirring things up. And with Andy himself added to the mix, there was another troublemaker at Hogwarts.

Just thinking about it gave Andy a headache on Dumbledore's behalf.

Too exhausting. Let it all be destroyed! Dumbledore and his three Dark Lords... that would definitely make a fascinating story!

Headmaster's Office.

Dumbledore sat in his chair, his face full of exhaustion.

Andy's guess had been correct. Something had indeed happened at Nurmengard.

Although Grindelwald had been imprisoned in Nurmengard, that did not mean he had no loyal subordinates outside.

On the contrary, quite a few of those who had followed Grindelwald back then were