Old Dumbledore Is a Desperate Beast / Who Really Killed Grindelwald? ...

Seeing Grindelwald's puzzled expression, Harry was utterly dumbfounded.

What the hell is this?!

So, the Nagini she brought back from Albania wasn't actually herself, but rather Aurelius Dumbledore from her Obscurial?!

She had lost her original memories after completely transforming into a viper, and by chance, she encountered her Obscurus, and thus mistook Mo Mo Ran for her original closest person...

For some reason, Harry had a feeling that he had originally been watching from the sidelines, but had suddenly gotten himself into the fire.

Oh, Zouwu, you're being unfair!

Harry rolled his eyes in frustration, thinking to himself that if it weren't for Zouwu, that knowing cat, deliberately misleading him, he too... Wait!

The Zouwu also recognizes Nagini!

So...

The 'past' that Newt and the others have always been so concerned about, is actually intertwined with the feud between Dumbledore and Grindelwald?!

Yet, he himself harbored such deep hatred for Grindelwald...

Suddenly, Harry seemed to understand something.

The two elderly people continued their argument and conversation. They hadn't seen each other in person for fifty years, and each had a lot to say to the other, while also seemingly trying their best to convince the other.

In the end, it seems that Dumbledore had a slight advantage.

"Gellert, you can't deny the fact that Aurelius was ultimately destroyed by despair." Dumbledore's expression was serious, almost frightening. "He grew up in an environment devoid of love, and this trauma gave birth to another self within him—a terrifying dark magic capable of destroying everything. Later, he met Nagini and found a kind of love in his distress that could bring him some stability. But Nagini herself had serious problems; she couldn't stay with Aurelius for long..."

"But you, in a wicked way, caused Aurelius to completely lose the only love in his life, ultimately turning him to his darker self!"

"Albus, if you brought up your cousin's situation to mock me, then I can only say you've achieved your goal. The victor is king, the loser is villain; you're the winner, so you can say whatever you want." Grindelwald shook his head helplessly. "But if you just wanted to warn this kid, then I think it's unnecessary... Look at him, all cuddled up with women on either side of him, he doesn't look like he's lacking love at all."

"It is precisely because Harry is not lacking in love that I need to warn him in advance, and even come to you to share my experience... I don't want Aurelius's tragedy to happen again, and I don't want him to regret it one day!"

Dumbledore spoke righteously, then turned to Harry and asked, "Child, how long has it been since your Obscurus erupted?"

"Ah, me?" Harry, who was deep in thought, was taken aback by Dumbledore's words, and then said uncertainly, "Aside from a few times when I was out of control at the Dursley family, I've been pretty much in control most of the time."

"That's the crux of the matter," Dumbledore nodded with relief. "I don't know what you went through afterward, but in my personal opinion, your experience was undoubtedly much happier than Aurelius's, to the point that your Obscurus never fully erupted."

"That's because I have this." Harry showed the ring on his hand. "This ring, when used with a special calming spell, can greatly suppress the power of the Obscurus ..."

"That's just an external thing; its power is ultimately limited." Dumbledore shook his head. "What can truly suppress the Obscurus is love. And you have never lacked that power."

"Is it... love?" Harry repeated Dumbledore's words unconsciously, a sense of understanding gradually forming in his mind.

Whether it's Dumbledore and Grindelwald in the present, or Aurelius, or even Albus Dumbledore and himself in another timeline, the crux of everyone's problem might just be this one word...

Chapter 797 Albus Dumbledore is a desperate beast

Credence Byrben—let's use that name for now—had a past that shared many similarities with Harry or Harry Potter.

He had no idea who his biological parents were, and his adoptive mother, Mary Lou Byrburne, was a woman even worse than the Dursleys, to the point that Credence suffered endless abuse from childhood to adulthood.

The other person seemed to know Credence's birth mother, but she never told Credence the details, just as the Dursleys would curse the Potters every few days, but dared not tell Harry who they really were.

Yet, despite being in the same abusive environment, Credence and Harry both became Obscurial, while Harry Potter escaped. The reason for this can only be attributed to the fact that ignorance may be a blessing.

Harry Potter was unaware of the existence of wizards from a young age, and even less aware that the strange things about him were due to his possession of magic. Therefore, he did not hide his magic because of the abuse he suffered, and naturally, he did not develop Obscurus.

But Harry is different. He is a time traveler who naturally knows about the existence of wizards and magic, and will eventually become Obscurial he can no longer tolerate it.

Credence's adoptive mother, though an ordinary person, was aware of the existence of wizards and was the leader of an extreme anti-wizard organization, basically hating all wizards!

The Obscurus is a power that a young wizard generates when he is in extreme pain and trying to hide his magic, and Credence and Harry both experienced this pain.

However, their subsequent developments were quite different. Harry escaped his prison through his own efforts and eventually found a place where he could truly be loved, and he also gained a lover who would never leave him and would accompany him for the rest of his life.

However, Credence, after finally losing his temper Obscurus, killed his adoptive sister and adoptive mother with his own hands, and was later attacked by the Auror of the entire America.

After surviving and leaving America, he finally found Nagini as a partner, but while investigating his own past, he was seduced by Grindelwald, ultimately parting ways with his lover and plunging into darkness.

No, at that time, he probably no longer considered Nagini his lover.

He began to believe he was alone. Grindelwald made him feel... he had suffered the most heinous betrayal, betrayed by his closest and most trusted people, even by his own family!

His brother, Dumbledore, always wanted to destroy him and rejoiced in his suffering...

Thus, in his most desperate and darkest moment, he achieved unprecedented power!

This is the truth behind the complete eruption of the Obscurus: when Obscurial believes himself to be in true despair and can no longer see a glimmer of light, he will abandon everything and transform into a dark wind capable of destroying everything!

Of course, if Grindelwald hadn't used Credence... oh, by then he had changed his Aurelius Dumbledore, and if he hadn't been used to fight against Dumbledore, he wouldn't have embarked on the path of self-destruction so quickly.

Because Aurelius was accompanied by a phoenix, and with the help of the Phoenix Tears, his body was not so easily broken.

But it can only be an "if, "Aurelius ultimately lost everything...

Through Aurelius's example, Dumbledore wanted to remind Harry of the love that surrounded him.

The love that Harry felt, represented by Hermione and Luna Lovegood... As long as this love exists, Harry will not fall into true despair, and will not completely erupt into Obscurus, leading to an uncontrollable loss of control!

"Love is the most wondrous force in the world, Harry. It can restrain more than just the Obscurus," Dumbledore said earnestly. "Everyone has a beast called Despair within them. When a person cannot feel love, the power of this beast gradually grows stronger and eventually devours everything! As for the Obscurus, it is merely one manifestation of this beast. In other cases, such as..."

"Albus Dumbledore ... uh, I mean the headmaster in my timeline." Harry blurted out instinctively, but quickly changed his form of address.

"That's right. In that other timeline, I am now a desperate beast." Dumbledore nodded sorrowfully. "He has truly lost everything... no mother, no father, no sister, no cousin, no friends. His only brother will never forgive his mistakes, and most importantly, he has lost the most precious thing in his life..."

Dumbledore paused unconsciously, his voice becoming somewhat choked, and the corners of his mouth began to tremble slightly.

Harry, Grindelwald, and his two companions listened quietly. Grindelwald, who had previously argued with him, also pursed his lips, seemingly expecting some kind of response...

"I feel I should tell the truth, he is my most important friend... and the love of my life!"

Really!

After the initial shock, Harry gradually came to understand the whole story. Hermione and Luna Lovegood stared wide-eyed, while Grindelwald, the person directly involved, beamed with surprise and relief...

He never imagined that Dumbledore, with whom he had been entangled his entire life, would, at the age of one hundred, personally acknowledge their relationship in front of his three children!

"Why are you so surprised, Gellert? Could it be... you no longer expect me to say these things?" Dumbledore looked gently at Grindelwald, who was almost completely losing his composure, deliberately mimicking his tone. "I remember when we were young, these words were as tempting as toffee to you, whether by the deserted riverbank, in the barn where we pledged our Blood Pact, or at that old oak table after Aberforth Dumbledore left..."

"Ah... Albus, if you're going to imitate, fine, but can you please not try to surpass it so easily?" Grindelwald's lips twitched in frustration, but a hint of... reminiscence gradually appeared on his face.

"But if you put it that way, those times were truly wonderful... both your voice and everything else~"

"Uh, Harry... are you sure we want to keep listening?" Hermione gently tugged at Harry's sleeve, her face showing a great deal of conflict.

This final development was completely unexpected for her. The highly respected headmaster would actually confide in the fearsome Dark Lord, openly discussing romance and even revealing the locations of his past crimes!

Although Hermione's gossip-loving spirit was already burning brightly, Luna Lovegood was also there, and Hermione was genuinely afraid they would corrupt the innocent children.

Chapter 798 Who exactly killed Grindelwald?

Can't understand...

It's hard to say whether Dumbledore and Grindelwald were genuinely explaining to Harry the reason Albus Dumbledore became the Beast, or simply taking advantage of the rare opportunity to retaliate with a public display of affection...

Anyway, Harry and his friends said they couldn't understand a single word of what they said during the rest of the time.

What about 'you often wrap your body in sweet spells, revealing a provocative smile when you make demands', and 'ants attracted by the sweetness wander confusedly along the edge of your unbuttoned robe, yet are forced to endure the tremors like Goblin hammering a pile'...

Who knows what they mean? Harry certainly doesn't understand a word they're saying.

As for the idea that 'white beings are prone to flushing and becoming hot all over due to excessive pleasure,' weren't Dumbledore and Grindelwald discussing some profound medical and physiological issues?

In short, after a rather serious and earnest discussion, Harry finally understood why Albus Dumbledore had become like this.

Just as Dumbledore said, along the way, Albus Dumbledore had completely lost everything around him, to the point that he no longer believed in love, and had no love left to give to others!

Including the things Newt had discussed with Harry before—his seemingly irrational desire for control, Harry so-called sense of the big picture, and his brainless idea of maintaining stability no matter what—all of these now have reasonable explanations.

To put it bluntly, Albus Dumbledore was a typical example of someone who couldn't stand seeing others do well.

He himself had a very hard life, so he didn't want others to be happy. Although he held a high position and great power, he couldn't care about those ordinary people who were too far removed from him.

So he unrestrainedly extended his morbid desire for control to everyone he could influence, including Harry, the Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic, and Voldemort.

Within the sphere of his influence—such as the Britain Wizarding World —no demon lord is allowed to appear, whether black or white. Even the slightest hint of one will be met with his ruthless suppression.

All those who followed him had to have their orders carried out, and even when and what sacrifices they should make, decided by him.

His deceased ex-boyfriend was a Prophet, so he began to follow Prophecy. Trelawney made Prophecy that seemed to be able to defeat the Dark Lord, and he became so convinced of it that he was superstitious, believing that only Harry could defeat Voldemort.

Moreover, the method of defeating him had to be exactly as he had designed, with Harry and Voldemort destined to exchange one for another... Even though Harry later proposed a strategy of 'defeating and imprisoning Voldemort first, and then dealing with the Horcrux one by one,' and even though this strategy had been proven to be quite feasible, Albus Dumbledore still refused to agree.

Because this goes against the Prophecy, and even more so against Albus Dumbledore Xiaoping's insatiable desire for control!

Ultimately, ever since Gellert Grindelwald died, Albus Dumbledore has completely transformed into a beast devoid of love...

However, there was still one thing Harry couldn't understand.

"I don't understand. Our headmaster over there knew he would lose everything, so why was he so determined to kill Grindelwald?"

"Are you kidding me?" The former Dark Lord, busy with his sweet talk with his old flame, took a moment to make a disdainful expression. "Albus would never kill me. He's always just used his sweet words and body to control me step by step."

"Holy crap... "Harry couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

Harry felt that Dumbledore's previous explanation was definitely wrong; Grindelwald's behavior wasn't romantic at all, it was just plain frivolous!

"Harry, there must be some misunderstanding." Dumbledore shook his head. "Gellert Grindelwald is the only thing left in Albus Dumbledore's body. If he disappears, I will cease to exist. So... no matter how much we are enemies, I would never kill him with my own hands, and I would never allow anyone else to take his life!!"

"What did you say?!" Harry was startled by what he heard!

He could hear the determination in Dumbledore's words; it was a protection without any bottom line!

"Whatever Grindelwald did before..." Harry murmured to himself, as if confirming something.

"Yes, whatever he has done..." Dumbledore nodded gently, "Love blinds me, so even if Gellert had implemented an extremely horrific reign, inciting wizards, torturing Muggle, and wantonly slaughtering all kinds of life, I still wouldn't hate him, and would even be willing to pay for his sins in his place..."

After hearing all this, Harry remained silent for a moment, unsure of how to respond.

This was truly an extremely blind and selfish love. Perhaps... only when Grindelwald fell in love with someone else would Dumbledore consider taking him down with him...

So now it seems that, in his own timeline, Grindelwald wasn't actually killed by Dumbledore?!

When this conjecture was uttered, Harry himself was immediately shocked, because this was truly a very serious matter!

If someone else killed Grindelwald, it means that the other party at least altered Albus Dumbledore's memory!

So... what role do I actually play in all of this?

Upon seeing Grindelwald, he couldn't suppress his anger; Luna Lovegood, too, would tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name...

And most importantly, why did I insist on taking Luna Lovegood with me to the 'past' and getting involved in the mess that Albus Dumbledore and his group made back then?!

After receiving Dumbledore's help and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of Albus Dumbledore, Harry found that he had not achieved the clarity he had expected, but instead found it even more difficult to let go of his troubles.

Some mysteries still surround him, so he doesn't know whether he should blame Albus Dumbledore or...

Is it his own fault?

But just as Harry was lost in thought, he felt someone gently pat his shoulder.

It was Dumbledore, who was now standing before him, looking at him with a kind expression.

"Child, don't be confused, because that won't solve anything, it will only bring you to a standstill," Dumbledore gently encouraged Harry. "Aren't you always surrounded by love? As long as they are willing to support you, you can do whatever you want, and you will definitely achieve the results you desire in the end!"

"Yes, being confused solves nothing... Professor Dumbledore, thank you very much for your teachings!"

After listening to Dumbledore's words, Harry, though not completely at ease, was at least much more relieved.

So he solemnly bowed deeply to the old man.

When he looked up again, his face was no longer blank, and he firmly made his final request to Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, there's another reason I've come... I hope to take the Elder Wand with me!"

Chapter 799 The Indestructible Deathly Hallows...

"You said you wanted to take the Elder Wand?"

Upon hearing Harry's subsequent request, both Dumbledore and Grindelwald wore solemn expressions.