Dumbledore and Grindelwald Get the Creeps
"I think it should be this green one. After all, therapists all wear green uniforms." Kate thought for a moment and then walked to a shop window.
There was only one particularly ugly female mannequin inside, with her false eyelashes about to fall off, and she was wearing a green nylon dress.
Kate leaned closer to the shop window, looked up at the ugly mannequin, and her breath blurred the glass. "Hello... we've come to see Frank Longbottom."
Despite saying that, Kate found it a bit funny.
With people coming and going on the street and cars making so much noise, how could the mannequin hear her speaking so softly through the glass?
Besides, dummy figures can't hear anyway.
"Look, it moved!" Ryan immediately saw what Kate was thinking and pinched Kate's cheek to remind her.
Kate looked up, and the mannequin actually moved.
It nodded slightly and waved its clasped fingers together.
"We can go now." Ryan took Kate's little hand and walked straight through the glass and disappeared.
Kate was pulled along, following closely behind Ryan.
Just as she was about to touch the glass, she suddenly turned around and looked back. In the bustling crowd, not a single person glanced at the ugly shop window of Taotao Company, nor did they notice that Ryan had just blended into the air in front of everyone.
Logically speaking, Kate should be quite used to it.
She and Ryan both possessed magic that allowed them to conceal themselves.
But she is different from Ryan.
Her talent is an active skill.
This was the first time that they had openly disappeared into the crowd without using any skills, and without Ryan clearly concealing their presence.
This made Kate feel a little strange.
She became increasingly curious about what would happen next.
Today, Ryan and she only want to be an ordinary wizard couple.
Does this mean she's more special than Penelope, Phoebe, Luna, and Hermione?
A sweet smile involuntarily appeared on Kate's face.
However, there is one thing Kate can confirm.
Ryan definitely used some strange magic to diminish his charm.
If it weren't for this, in his normal state, which is like a male version of an enhanced Veela, he would have long been surrounded by people who were infatuated with his appearance.
Such a thought only lasted for a fleeting moment.
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by the strange sensation of passing through the glass, like passing through a layer of cool water, yet entering the room warm and dry.
Ryan was to her right, in front of a crowded waiting room.
Rows of male and female wizards sat on wobbly wooden chairs. Some looked normal, reading the recently popular book "The Quibbler," while others had terrible deformities, such as having two heads or an extra tentacle growing from their chests.
It felt like we had returned to Atlantis.
The people there always like to install interesting external organs on themselves.
The room wasn't much quieter than the street, because many patients were making very strange noises.
In the middle of the front row, a pale-faced witch was stretching out her hands and randomly tapping her fingers in the air, making a series of clanging piano sounds. When her hands stopped and she raised her head, she began to make eerie organ sounds.
In the corner, a thin wizard moved, and the buzzing sound of bees flying among the flowers and grasses rang out. His left eye also started to dart around. He had no choice but to force himself to remain still and close his eyes.
Male and female wizards in green robes walked among the waiting patients, asking questions and making notes on writing boards.
"Are we supposed to wait in line?" Kate asked Ryan with a delighted tremor.
Queuing—that was a name she and Ryan hadn't heard in a long time.
With Ryan around, who can conceal his presence, she never needs to wait in line; they simply need to walk to the front of the line and then reappear.
Everyone else would assume that the two of them had always been there.
"Okay, let's line up." Ryan affectionately patted Kate's head and, amidst the buzzing of the skinny wizard, led her to the line.
A curious little head peeked out from the side behind Kate Lane, looking around.
At the front of the line, a plump blonde witch sat at a table marked "Inquiry Desk." Behind her, the wall was covered with notices and posters, such as "Clean cauldrons prevent Potions from turning into poison," and "Antidotes should not be used indiscriminately and must be approved by a qualified healer."
There is also a large portrait with only a background, with the following caption:
Dilys de Winter
St. Mungo's's healer (1722–1741)
Headmaster of Hogwarts (1741–1768)
Kate's round eyes darted around, and she pursed her lips. "Looks like we're not so lucky; Principal Doris just happens to be away."
"She probably prefers to stay in the Headmaster's Office, where there are at least many familiar faces."
"Maybe we can even overhear Dumbledore and Grindelwald gossiping. They're at Hogwarts right now, maybe they're having a passionate affair," Ryan said, glancing at Kate.
Holy crap!
Ryan was so scared he almost swore.
You should know that he never used that word again after he traveled through time.
Because, in Ryan's eyes, Kate's eyes seemed to suddenly light up, brighter than a 24k gold-plated dog's eyes.
Ryan could only shake his head, indicating that he was too young.
He forgot that Kate was also once a fan of Dumbledore.
Although over the years, with Gandalf's help in the Mind Games, Kate no longer idolizes him.
But Dumbledore and Grindelwald's twilight romance still aroused Kate's paparazzi instincts.
Rita Skeeter Skeeter II is back in the world!
Kate: "Ryan, how about we skip the queue and go straight to Hogwarts?"
"What if they're not together?" Ryan raised an eyebrow.
"You can add a tiny bit of magic!"
"Isn't it better for two people who love each other to be together?" Kate sneered, rubbing her hands together like a fly.
At Hogwarts, thousands of miles away, Grindelwald and Dumbledore, who were in their tents and the Headmaster's Office respectively, suddenly turned around and simultaneously drew their wands.
Inside the tent, a large group of people knelt down, asking, "Master, what are your orders?"
"Nothing?" Grindelwald asked, putting away his wand in confusion.
In the Headmaster's Office, the people kneeling were replaced by portraits of the Headmaster's Office, but they did not kneel; instead, they all asked Dumbledore their questions at once.
Dumbledore hesitated before saying, "I just suddenly feel a chill."
"I have a feeling that Aberforth will definitely come after us."
"Hmm, why use us?"
"Let's forget about it if that's really the case."
"I think Aberforth, that goat-loving guy, will go after his brother and Grindelwald." Ryan whispered to Kate in St. Mungo's's party.
"All right."
"But do Dumbledore have quirks?"
"Besides Aberforth Dumbledore's goats, Albus Dumbledore likes wizards, and it seems there's another one who likes Horklump."
Ryan shook his head. "You're mistaken. The one who likes Horklump isn't named Dumbledore. He's our Headmistress's aunt's fiancé."