Arrival in the European Wizarding World

As Christmas approached, Andy made two sets of preparations.

First, Andy wrote home to tell his family that he planned to stay at school for the holidays this year.

Second, Andy told the school that he would be going home for the holidays this year.

Hmm...

Very good. Foolproof!...

"Half the term has gone by..."

In the library, Andy propped his chin up with one hand and casually flipped through the pages with the other, yet he could not take in a single word.

The holidays were almost here. Who would still be studying? At that moment, only Andy and Hermione remained in the library.

Everyone else had gone off to celebrate.

Across from him, Hermione read as she asked, "Will you be seeing Professor Dumbledore during your trip to Europe?"

"Probably..." Andy was not entirely sure.

Dumbledore had not appeared for several months.

The situation in Europe was not looking good.

Old Malfoy had written that Dumbledore and Grindelwald seemed to have clashed in private, but neither the course nor the outcome of that battle had been made public. Only a few people knew about it.

Besides that, the Wanted Orders for Grindelwald in various countries had become little more than empty formalities.

The Wanted Orders were still there, but no one was trying to arrest him.

Grindelwald had even publicly held several gatherings, and Old Malfoy had attended one of them. According to Draco Malfoy, his father had become one of Grindelwald's most loyal fans.

He was willingly crazy about him!

All one could say was that Grindelwald was really good at fooling people.

"I wonder how Professor Dumbledore is doing."

Hermione said worriedly, "From the newspaper reports, the situation over there is terrible. Grindelwald is different from Voldemort. He wants to gain power through legitimate means."

"Perhaps