"I need an explanation."
According to the regulations of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, all wizards under seventeen at Ilvermorny School were forbidden from possessing wands off campus. If they went home for the holidays, they had to hand their wands over to the school administration and could not have them back until graduation.
As a result, many students chose to remain at school throughout the long summer break. There were also many nonhuman creatures here to begin with, and they had nowhere else to go during the holidays.
After the headmaster introduced the two professors from the United Kingdom to the students during breakfast, Snape found an excuse to leave temporarily. He pulled Su Ming back to the dormitory assigned to them and, after casting protective spells, questioned him with a grave expression.
"Everything for the greater good. If I said that, would you think I'd gone mad?"
Su Ming took out cigarettes and liquor, signaling for Snape to calm down. What was this, anyway? Grindelwald had not even gotten started yet.
Snape's gaze darkened. He seemed agitated, pacing back and forth with heavy breaths snorting from his nostrils.
"You have no idea what Grindelwald represents. Compared to him, Voldemort is as harmless as an infant! How could you let him out?! If Dumbledore finds out—"
"Heh, I like hearing that." Someone suddenly appeared on the sofa beside them. Dressed in a handsome gray coat, he casually picked up the bottle from the table and poured himself a drink. "Albus mentioned you to me. You really do have good judgment."
As he spoke, Grindelwald crossed one leg over the other and raised his glass at Snape with a smile. He patted the sofa beside him, inviting the other man to sit down and talk.
Snape