Grindelwald's sentence! Laying the groundwork for a new era!

The professors and leaders of the seven exchange groups—even counting the timid, cowardly Karkaroff—had all spent more than a decade, if not several decades, navigating adult society.

How could they fail to hear that Dudley intended to spare Grindelwald and help him and Dumbledore be together?

Moreover, Dudley had made it plain that he intended to offer something in exchange.

He had already distributed the spoils in a way that favored the seven exchange groups, and had even offered the Dream Realm, an epoch-making magical creation that could accelerate magical training.

With Dumbledore serving as president of the International Confederation of Wizards, offering such valuable benefits in exchange for pardoning a guilty Grindelwald who had surrendered was already generous in the extreme.

The Dream Realm alone left them unable to oppose Dudley and Dumbledore.

Not to mention the broader backdrop: the Blessing Magic of Hogwarts' Founders' Spirits now covered the entire globe without a gap.

Thus, as long as Dudley's proposed treatment of Grindelwald was defensible on the surface, every White Wizard would wholeheartedly approve.

If Dudley's proposal went a little too far, they would dress up the excessive parts, find a justification for them, and then approve.

Dudley knew exactly what everyone was thinking.

In truth, however, his plan to construct a Dream Realm in each country's Wizarding World was not entirely for Dumbledore and Grindelwald's sake. His greater purpose was to prepare for the subsequent reforms that would turn Muggles into wizards.

But he had no need to state that purpose now. The White Wizards would naturally realize it later.

What he needed to do now was settle Grindelwald's case in a way that kept everyone happy.

Dudley said, "Gellert Grindelwald is powerful, ruthless, and has a history of wrongdoing. He poses far too great a threat to