Jade Must Be Carved to Become a Vessel

The moment Grindelwald saw Dumbledore's scrutinizing gaze, he knew what the man was thinking.

Sometimes, Grindelwald had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, as though he were an eagle snatching chicks to eat.

And Dumbledore was like a mother hen treating the entire Wizarding World as chicks to protect, always looking at him with scrutiny and suspicion, worried that he had come to eat the chicks.

When clearly, he too was making an effort to improve the Wizarding World, for the Greater Good, wasn't he?

Grindelwald felt utterly wronged.

"It truly is a remarkable invention, Gellert. Did you come to Hogwarts just to witness Li Wei invent this thing with your own eyes?"

Dumbledore asked Grindelwald.

"That's right." Grindelwald no longer bothered concealing it. As he toyed with the Second-Generation Hero King Game in his hand, he told Dumbledore about the second Precognitive Dream he had experienced.

A long while later, Dumbledore was so shaken by the second Precognitive Dream that he remained speechless for some time before saying in disbelief:

"...Magic Machine? Warning systems? World Gate? Lizardmen?"

"Gellert, if these words had not come from your mouth, I would only think them the ravings of a mad old man."

"Will the future really become so difficult?"

"Isn't the failure of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, the exposure of wizards to ordinary people, and a world war already the ultimate calamity for the entire world?"

Dumbledore was so grief-stricken that he nearly cried aloud. He could not imagine how many people would die in such a future filled with hardship!

For an old man like him, one who held compassion and love in his heart, it was simply unbearable!

"I think it's a good thing!"

Yet, to Dumbledore's surprise, incomparably cold words came from Grindelwald's mouth.

"If the International