In the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts, Fudge clung to Dumbledore's leg and wept. "Headmaster Dumbledore, what kind of monster did you teach? He single-handedly challenged and destroyed the entire Ministry of Magic, then used Fiendfyre to force me to send him to Azkaban. And now Azkaban has completely spiraled out of control! The key is that he's only in his second year!"
Dumbledore took a sip of black tea and calmly said, "Fudge, you are the Minister for Magic. These matters should be handled by you."
Fudge froze and stared at Dumbledore in disbelief. After a long while, he left behind the words, "Dumbledore, you'll regret this," then stormed out of the Headmaster's Office.
After calmly finishing his tea, Dumbledore summoned Fawkes and teleported to Nurmengard, where he found the room holding Grindelwald.
The moment he opened the door, Dumbledore threw his arms around Grindelwald's leg and cried, "Gellert, this is too hard for me. Tom Riddle started a Wizarding war to create Horcruxes, and I've already exhausted myself fighting him. I finally chose Harry Potter as my successor to oppose Voldemort.
"Now Horatio has appeared out of nowhere. In his second year, he created a monster that destroyed Hogwarts. Now he's made an upgraded version called the Civilization Arbiter, which is fully capable of destroying the world.
"You sought wizard rule over Muggles as your ideal. Voldemort seeks immortality and power. But Horatio? He's doing it purely for fun. I truly have no way to deal with him."
As Grindelwald comforted Dumbledore, he also felt that something was off. When he had seen those visions of the future before, Horatio clearly had not been this powerful. Why had the whole style suddenly changed?
"Albus, may I go and see this child?" Grindelwald asked as he helped Dumbledore to his