Grindelwald continued speaking to Dumbledore. "There are precious few clues about the Resurrection Stone.
As you know, it originally belonged to Cadmus Peverell, the middle of the three brothers. Legend says he used it to call back his dead lover.
I kept searching for it. According to Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy, the Peverell family had died out.
But after years of investigation, I discovered that the last women of the Peverell family had married into other families. I was able to trace descendants of both Cadmus Peverell and the youngest brother, Ignotus Peverell.
The eldest brother, it seems, really was murdered back then.
Cadmus Peverell's descendants married into the Gaunt family, while Ignotus's granddaughter, Iolanthe Peverell, married Hardwin Potter.
But before I could find the Gaunt family's descendants or investigate the Potter Family, we fought our final battle.
Perhaps if I'd been a few days earlier, I could have used the Resurrection Stone to change everything."
"Gellert, you sound as though you still regret it." Dumbledore took a sip of hot tea.
"Al, if I did, would I still be sitting here?" Grindelwald smiled. He had let it go long ago.
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth lifted. "Gellert, if the Resurrection Stone could summon an army as you imagined, it wouldn't be called the Resurrection Stone."
"You still haven't let that go." Grindelwald sighed.
Dumbledore shook his head. "I let it go long ago."
Will listened from the side and shook his head inwardly. Besides doubting Dumbledore's claim, he thought they were both wildly mistaken.
One reason Grindelwald had sought the Resurrection Stone was that he believed it could summon an army of the dead.
Dumbledore, meanwhile, had always believed it could bring his dead family back to life. They were both wrong. Otherwise, Dumbledore would never have risked