Edward gave Audrey a helpless look. My fault. This is my fault. I didn't understand these elderly fools well enough, still dreaming of changing the world "For the Greater Good" in their seventies and eighties.
It would have been stranger if a bunch of old warlocks and witches who had spent their whole lives studying dark magic thought normally!
He rubbed his forehead and asked, "Weren't there five of you last time?"
The old witch said, "Do you mean Kraft and Carrow? They went to New Zealand."
"What for?"
The old witch answered as though it were obvious, "Didn't you want us to help you find some phoenix feathers? There are only two phoenixes in the entire world. One is Dumbledore's Fawkes, but unfortunately, he discovered us when we sneaked into Hogwarts last time."
Edward: "???"
So you were the dark warlocks who sneaked into Hogwarts last time? No, seriously, how are you this bold?
She continued, "The other phoenix is in New Zealand."
"So they went to pluck that phoenix's feathers?"
Lilith's eyes immediately lit up at this. Suddenly, she found the old witch much more agreeable, as though she had found a kindred spirit-great feline minds thought alike.
"No!"
She shook her head. "How could they go all that way just to pluck a few feathers? Of course they're going to seize the phoenix and bring it back."
Oh, Merlin's beard.
Edward couldn't help groaning. At that moment, he made up his mind: he would find Grindelwald afterward and tell him to keep these old followers away from him. If this went on, he might offend the entire world without even realizing it one day and truly become the next Dark Lord!
"From now on, stop your activities!"
He took a deep breath. "Whether you're searching for legendary