This Thing Works Better Than Magic!

William sat in a chair, looking down as he browsed through Arya's belongings—collections that could be considered fetishistic:

Numerous silhouettes from old newspapers and old photographs!

From reports of Grindelwald forming the Grindelwald's Acolytes, to his arrest in the United States, his escape again, and his open incitement of wizards in Paris... until 1945, when he was defeated by Dumbledore and imprisoned in Nurmengard.

Then, news about Grindelwald gradually decreased, and it became about Dumbledore... He accepted the Order of Merlin and refused to become Minister for Magic... At some point, reports about Voldemort began to appear... Then came the Boy Who Lived... and then William Stark...

William frowned, surrounded by newspaper silhouettes of himself, from the Tywin incident to just a few days ago when he was wanted by the French Ministry of Magic!

There are even more reports about him than about Grindelwald, for a simple reason: his timeline is all within these few years, making it easier to collect information about him than about others.

Arya's pursuit of this group was almost fanatical!

Hermione specifically took out two newspapers.

One of them is from 1927, when Grindelwald publicly displayed his prophecies about the future at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris:

Muggle threw some kind of weapon, creating the illusion of a mushroom cloud.

There was also a Muggle newspaper that reported: In 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima Nagasaki.

Arya made a special mark on it.

William was horrified. If the newspaper was true, it meant that Grindelwald Prophecy what would happen eighteen years later.

This Prophecy ability... no wonder it's Grindelwald, it's way better than Trelawney, and dozens of Centaur!

Clearly, Grindelwald's speech at the Paris rally inspired Arya, and she set her sights on this weapon.

At some point in time, Arya began collecting Muggle newspapers, continuing until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when rumors circulated that nuclear weapons had been leaked.

In fact, the US and the USSR lost quite a few nuclear bombs over the past half-century, including even a Mark 15... hydrogen bomb.

The United States made a movie called "Broken Arrow," which tells the story of the United States losing a nuclear bomb.

Judging from the newspapers collected, Arya probably has her sights set on Ukraine.

The reason is simple: Ukraine inherited a large amount of the Soviet Union's legacy, and it is currently the third largest country in the world in terms of the number of nuclear weapons.

The country itself is in chaos, its economy is in continuous decline, and the power of its domestic wizards is weakening.

For these reasons, Ukraine is discussing the dismantling of its nuclear weapons.

Yes, Ukraine is prepared to destroy its nuclear weapons and become a nuclear-free country!

Because the US, UK, and Russia have pledged to protect Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and borders from being violated.

Historically, they should sign this memorandum next year in Budapest, Hungary.

At that time, Ukraine will not only completely destroy its nuclear weapons, but will even abandon the delivery vehicles for nuclear warheads. They will also destroy mature missile silos and dispose of rocket fuel...

Similarly, Ukraine is also actively dismantling nuclear power plants.

During the Soviet Union era, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster in Ukraine made the entire Ukraine people very resistant to nuclear power.

When Leon Kravchuk encouraged Ukraine to secede from the Soviet Union, he took advantage of this public sentiment by promising that after Ukraine became independent, all of the country's nuclear power plants would be gradually dismantled.

After Ukraine seceded from the Soviet Union, the Kravchuk authorities indeed kept their promise and immediately sealed off the nuclear power projects under construction within the country, and planned to shut down and dismantle several nuclear power plants in succession.

However, a dramatic turn of events occurred: as the Ukraine economy plummeted, the power generation of traditional thermal and hydroelectric power plants continued to plummet.

On the contrary, the four nuclear power plants still operating in Ukraine can stably provide the country with about 50 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, accounting for 30% of Ukraine's total annual electricity generation.

In this situation, not only the Ukraine government, but also the Ukraine people, rarely mention shutting down the nuclear power plant anymore; it's become... surprisingly appealing!

Expecting a country so utterly corrupt to protect nuclear weapons is impossible. Arya probably managed to obtain one amidst this chaos.

Her goal was obvious: to drop an atomic bomb on Paris and enjoy the spectacular fireworks display.

Her intention might have been to tell Grindelwald, "This thing is more useful than magic!"

William packed all the newspapers into his Safety Watch, intending to take them back and study them carefully.

"What should we do?" Hermione asked worriedly.

As Muggle-born child, she knew very well the power of nuclear weapons.

"We don't know when or where Arya threw the spell, nor do we know where she is. We can only give the French Ministry of Magic a heads-up."

William still needs to rescue Newt; what if Arya's target is the Ministry of Magic?

If William rescues Newt but still doesn't know where he is, he'll take Hermione and run away.

Otherwise, how could they possibly withstand a nuclear bomb with their bare hands?

Even if William wanted to, nuclear weapons wouldn't allow him to be that awesome!

William quickly wrote a letter and had House-elf find an owl to deliver it to the Ministry of Magic.

After doing all this, William and Hermione left the house without bothering Vinda any further.

Under the gentle moonlight, the two walked hand in hand along the Champs-Élysées, strolling aimlessly.

"Nagini is in Newt's trunk," William said.

"That giant snake?"

"Yes, she's taken over the Occamy's nest and sleeps there every day. Other animals don't dare approach, and the Occamy doesn't dare either, so she has to squeeze in with the Niffler," William laughed.

The Occamy returned to the box and was furious to find its nest occupied. It tried to entice William to teach Nagini a lesson... but William ignored it.

"Nagini is quite pitiful," Hermione said with pity.

It's truly pitiful; Nagini was originally a very beautiful witch, but now she's turned into a snake.

"William, what would you do if I were also afflicted by the Blood Malediction?" Hermione suddenly asked.

I won't let you...

"What if!" Hermione said with utmost seriousness, "What if I turned into an animal and lost my memories..."

"Then I will definitely turn you back."

"What if it fails?"

"Why don't you go find Death? Isn't he the one who can grant any wish?"

"Death..."

The two reached the intersection, and the enormous silhouette of the Eiffel Tower slowly came into view.

"Shall we go up to the top and take a look?" Hermione suggested softly.

When Dumbledore's last letter arrived, they returned without even making it to the third floor.

William nodded. The Eiffel Tower was already closed at this time, but it would be easy for a wizard to get up there.

Hermione suddenly grabbed his clothes, blinking her bright, intelligent eyes. In the moonlight, the soft downy hairs on her delicate ears were faintly visible.

"What's wrong?" William asked softly.

Hermione's cheeks flushed, her eyelashes fluttered, and she mimicked Anne, pleading, "I can't walk anymore, can you carry me up?"

William smiled, squatted down, picked her up, and transformed into a sea eagle, his figure rising from the ground like a rainbow.

When the two reached the top of the Eiffel Tower, William transformed back into his original form, but still carried the girl on his back.

Hermione nestled against his back and whispered, "William, do you want me to leave Paris?"

William hesitated for a moment, turned his head slightly, gave a soft "hmm," and said earnestly:

"It's dangerous here. I'll take you to Lyon; Anne and the others are there."

Hermione shook her head, her resolve exceptionally strong. She blinked and said firmly, "I'll do anything you want, except this one thing... no way!"

William stared into Hermione's eyes, lost in thought.

Hermione touched his forehead with her smooth forehead, then hugged the boy's neck tightly, stubbornly saying, "Don't let me go, I can help!"

William nodded slightly, then turned back to face him with a gentle smile.

Hermione gently bit the boy's earlobe, turned her face to the side, pressed herself tightly against his back, closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling, and murmured:

"William ~"

(Thanks to "Blue and White Bowl BWB", "Ying Miao", "Qincheng Guo", and "Fengling Fifteen" for the reward.

Only one chapter today, my tooth hurts ╯▂╰ Sorry.