The Old Geezer's Schemes and the Verdict

At nightfall, Andy went alone to the Astronomy Tower and secretly opened the box Grindelwald had sent him.

The box had been enchanted with a Space Extension Charm, and the space inside was enormous.

Andy roughly counted them. There were over three hundred books in the box, all materials related to alchemy.

In that respect, Grindelwald was still reliable.

Well... if that letter was excluded! Grindelwald had indeed slipped in some personal goods.

It was a letter.

The envelope clearly stated that it was addressed to Andy Collins, while the sender was signed as Gellert Grindelwald.

That old geezer had no intention of hiding it at all!

"Old geezer, damn it!" Andy cursed.

After opening the envelope, he found that there was not much inside.

The first part roughly introduced the categories of the books, while the latter half invited Andy to Europe once again.

The date was set for the Christmas Holiday.

Grindelwald said he had arranged everything. As long as Andy went, all food and lodging would be covered, and he could visit the Department of Mysteries at the German Ministry of Magic whenever he wanted. The Ministry had people working for him.

They could go in openly, and come out openly after the visit.

Just treat it as a Christmas trip! Andy: "..."

That was far too brazen!

Could this guy be unable to beat Dumbledore and planning to drag me over there to take the fall? Andy grumbled inwardly.

He did not dwell on it. After burning the letter, Andy carefully inspected the books Grindelwald had sent. Only after confirming there were no hidden compartments or extra items did he finally relax.

"As expected, they're not originals!"

"The manuscripts Nicolas Flamel left behind should still be in the library at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. Looks like