"Pus-filled boils..." Selina Pendragon picked up the decanter and glanced at it. "Good thing you're sitting here making analogies with me..."
"If you were outside, and someone happened to take a sip of eggnog while listening to your analogy, I think they'd be disgusted enough to throw up."
"Doesn't matter..." Gellert Grindelwald replied. "Such a rich imagination is an impressive ability in itself."
He continued, "The existence of these cases is like the footnotes in a book—they're specifically there for people who can't understand the book."
"Footnotes in a book?" Selina Pendragon sounded somewhat surprised. "Why does that analogy... sound like something Wizet would say?"
"It was just a passing thought." Gellert Grindelwald answered casually. "The reason I previously only read papers Albus published in Transfiguration Today..."
"Was mainly because... Albus's papers were interesting enough. I found that same sense of interest in the series of books Wizet wrote on Magical Tuning."
"Besides, don't forget... Wizet is someone I hold in high regard, so there's no need for you to be so surprised. At most, it means I'm a discerning person, not someone who only reads Albus's papers."
Selina Pendragon shrugged. "Explain it however you like. I don't care..."
"Let's return to the matter at hand." Gellert Grindelwald leaned forward, like a beast poised to pounce on its prey.
"Reports of Muggles dying from overdosing on potions have been growing more frequent lately. Some involve Felix Felicis, others Baruffio's Brain Elixir..."
"Yes, I saw them." Selina Pendragon asked, "Is there a problem?"
"There's no problem. All I can say is that the wizarding world's habitual laziness... saved them." Gellert Grindelwald smiled, his lips curling with mockery.
"Let's return to the subject of 'potions'... Think about it: the Muggle world and the wizarding world have yet to truly merge. Everyone is