Ian took Dumbledore's broken body to a secret castle located in Scottish Highlands. This fortress built by Magic Metal "Mithril" is his special It was meant to be a shelter built to deal with the prying eyes of Bleach. He laid the old principal flat on the healing table made of enchanted Crystal, and the pure Phoenix flame rose in his palm, and began to reshape the limbs eroded by the dark energy.
"Circle of life, rebirth of flesh and blood." Ian whispered the ancient healing mantra, watching the new bones and muscles grow in the flames at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, he took out a bottle of Elixir of Life that shone with golden light, and carefully fed it into Dumbledore's mouth to repair the source of life that was on the verge of drying up due to excessive overdraft.
A few minutes later, Dumbledore's eyelids trembled slightly and slowly opened. He looked around, his voice weak and confused. "I... am not dead?"
"No." Ian replied calmly, "Fawkes used a sacrificial magic to save your life at the cost of his own existence."
"So it disappeared? Leaving me alone." A trace of pain flashed in the old principal's eyes.
"I have collected a fragment of its soul. As long as there is a suitable method and enough time, it may be able to be reborn. However, this probability is quite low."
Dumbledore nodded lightly to express his gratitude, but said nothing more. Ian took out a contract with magic runes shining on it. "I need you to agree to the terms of this contract."
The old principal nodded silently and pressed his hand on the contract. Countless gray silk threads were pulled out from his temples and were Ian directed into a Crystal ball.
Ian quickly browsed through these memory fragments and finally solved several mysteries in his heart. How could Dumbledore break through all Limiter in a short period of time and greatly increase his magic power? The answer to the first question is exactly what he said Speculation: Dumbledore used the blood connection with Fawkes to break through Second Limiter, and then broke through the last barrier with the help of Grindelwald's experience and Elder Wand.
As for the rapid increase in magic power, the answer is actually quite simple - it comes from Dumbledore's own body. As the wizard grows older, the magic power in the body will continue to accumulate. If Limiter is not broken through, the magic power will be spread throughout the body, has no other purpose than nourishing the body and prolonging life. What Dumbledore does is to redirect the magic accumulated over more than a hundred years back to Magic Core. With his talent and such a long accumulation, it is more than enough to reach a hundred times the level of magic.
However, Ian noticed something unusual. During the process of breaking through Third Limiter, Dumbledore heard some kind of whisper. From the memory, the old principal only thought it was an auditory hallucination caused by his mental stress, but Ian immediately recognized the voice - Bleach, or Herpo.
Just after that whisper, Dumbledore became obsessed with finding a way to activate [Authority] in the wand, and stopped Ian at all costs.
'I was right to be cautious. Although Herpo cannot leave Underworld, he can still influence Material World in some way.'
Ian looked at Dumbledore and passed a set of memory fragments to him. A trace of surprise first flashed in the old principal's eyes, and then became solemn.
'Now do you understand who the real enemy is?'
Dumbledore did not answer, but looked around warily.
"Don't worry about his prying eyes. This castle was built by me myself using Mithril, which can effectively shield him from spying."
"I'm sorry for my behavior," the former principal whispered.
"No need to apologize, but there is something you need to do."
Dumbledore was silent for a moment. "What is it?"
Ian explained his plan in detail, and the old principal finally nodded and accepted it.
"You'd better get used to life in this castle, because in the eyes of the world, you are already a dead person." Ian added, "I can allow you to say goodbye to your friends, but they must keep this secret."
Then, Ian picked up Elder Wand, and Apparition came to Nurmengard Castle. When he walked into the cell, he saw the old man waiting for his arrival with a smile.
Ian threw a contract to the other party. "Sign it."
Grindelwald did it without hesitation. For him, selling his soul didn't matter at all. As long as he could see the wizard get out of the current situation, he was willing to pay any price. In any case, his dream would eventually be realized in another way.
After signing the contract, Ian handed him a bottle of Potions. After drinking it, Grindelwald instantly returned to his middle-aged appearance and walked out of the castle where he was imprisoned for the first time in decades. After assigning tasks to Grindelwald, Ian returned to his aunt Amelia's residence.
"Thank you Merlin for being okay! I thought you and Dumbledore died together. Many of your followers started to panic." Amelia said eagerly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, just a little tired. As for my followers, I'll handle the situation."
Amelia nodded and asked, "Where is Dumbledore?"
"He's still alive."
"You didn't kill him? Why?"
Ian paused for a moment and replied, "Most of his points are correct. If anything happens to me - whether it's due to Mind Control, corruption from some force, or being carried away by power - I need an insurance policy to stop me; he is part of that insurance."
"Are you a little too paranoid?"
"I recently realized that no matter how cautious I thought I was, it was never enough. So, I'd rather be safe than sorry."
Later, Ian once again used Prophecy magic to show all the spectators that he was the winner of the duel. Not only did he not slander the old principal's behavior, but he said that this was just a collision of different ideas about the future of wizards. He also announced that Dumbledore would be forever remembered as one of the greatest wizards in history and recorded in history.
After this battle, Ian's position as the leader of the entire Wizarding World was indestructible. People began to respect him as "Your Excellency", "Archon", and even "King of Wizards". In addition to his handling of the Dumbledore incident, those wizard groups that had always remained neutral finally recognized his leadership status and chose to follow him.
In the next year, he spent almost all of his time consolidating power, unifying wizards from different countries and making them abide by the same law.
More importantly, he created "Bones Institute of Advanced Magical Studies", which is actually an institution of higher learning for wizards to continue their studies after completing seven years of school. Of course, not only young wizards who have just graduated can enroll, but adult wizards of any age can enter this school. Ian also specially set up a special training program that can graduate in just three months.. In this project, wizards will wear Diadem, allowing knowledge to be forcibly instilled into their brains - just like Bellatrix and Death Eaters experienced. This method allows wizards to learn several years of knowledge in a few months, at the cost of continuous severe headaches. Of course, weak-willed wizards cannot afford this method.
In the summer of 1994, another major event occurred. This not only affected Wizarding World, but also the entire planet.
United Nations suddenly asked all countries in the world to come together and broadcast important news. Strangely, everyone obeyed this request. All TV stations were ready to broadcast the same content. Huge TV screens were set up in public places and large crowds gathered to watch the announcement.
When the moment came, Ian's face appeared on all screens, but he was not alone. Albion was sleeping behind him. So, to the shock of nearly seven billion humans around the world, they saw a man standing in front of the dragon on TV.
At first, some people thought it was some kind of movie special effect, but they soon realized that no movie could achieve such realistic effects and that this was indeed a live event.
Wearing a black suit and smiling, Ian began to speak, "Greetings, citizens of the Earth."
As he spoke, the words were simultaneously translated into different languages.
"My name is Ian·Alvin·Bones, the current leader of Wizarding World. I know many of you are confused, so I will explain. Among the humans on this planet, there are a few individuals who are born with extraordinary magical talents; they are collectively called wizards."
After saying this, he paused for a moment and raised his hand. Flame, lightning, ice, and whirlwind appeared in his palm one after another.
"As you can see, this group of individuals is capable of many mysterious and magical things. Unfortunately, due to our small numbers and the persecution we suffered during the Middle Ages, we decided to hide from society."
"This isolation lasted for over a thousand years. During this time, we never interfered in non-Wizarding World affairs. Since we are peace-loving by nature, we thought this was the best option."
"Unfortunately, our peaceful life was shattered not long ago. A group of non-Wizarding World individuals attacked us and killed many of our women and children."
After Ian finished speaking, the camera turned to the soldiers of the Anti-Wizard Alliance. The audience quickly noticed that these soldiers came from different races, countries and nationalities.
A short video played later showed the men killing women and children without any remorse.
"Despite our success in apprehending these individuals, Wizarding World has realized that our past quarantine policies may not have been the best option. Even if we are peaceful by nature, that doesn't mean our neighbors are too; we recognize that change is needed."
"So, I am not speaking here today out of hatred or to declare war. No, I am speaking to all of you today to ask for your help."
"I ask you to help our tribe integrate into society so that tragedies like this will never happen again. I ask you to work with us to build a better future for magic and non-Wizarding World."