Wade had an excellent memory, so he could almost immediately recall the scene from back then—
Rex Grim had followed behind Salina, quiet and reserved. As the deputy director of the office, he had hardly ever stepped forward; all negotiations had been handled by Salina.
The man's face was covered in scars, and his wary demeanor was very similar to Moody's, though without Moody's irritability and nervousness.
All in all, even if they stood on different sides, he had seemed like a highly dependable elite Auror.
Later, when the emergency arose during the banquet, Chairman Hawthorne's reaction had also been enough to prove it—his reliance on Grim was no less than his reliance on Salina Goldstein, probably second only to Hughes and Lila.
But when Wade carefully searched his memories, he found that he could not recall Rex Grim's reaction when the sudden change occurred.
That could only mean one thing: in that instant, his reaction had not differed much from that of the other guests around him, nor had there been anything suspicious about it. Thus, Wade had categorized it as useless information and swept it into the garbage heap of his memories.
Beside him, Wilan was explaining the situation to Viktor.
"That guy's story is rather tragic too. Back then, his father violated the Statute of Secrecy to save a Muggle and ended up being thrown into prison. More than three years later, he killed himself in prison."
"His mother couldn't bear the blow, and soon fell ill and died. No one adopted Grim, and he wandered the streets for several years. It wasn't until Ilvermorny School accepted him that he finally began living a normal life."
Viktor handed a finished document to the Crab Golem and said, "So some people believe he might blame his parents' deaths