Shadowless Street

A giant motorcycle speeds along Vienna's Ring Road.

The Ring Road, also known as the "Ring Street," encircles Vienna's old town like a ring.

The site of this avenue was originally a city wall built in the 13th century, which has a close relationship with the Great British Empire.

That's right, it was built with the ransom money from the release of King Richard I of England.

Richard I, known as the "Lionheart," also organized the Crusades, and his statue still stands at the entrance of Westminster Abbey.

He is a hero in the hearts of the United Kingdom!

The only pity is that he was a France born in the United Kingdom.

Later, Richard I ended the Crusades and returned home disguised as a pilgrim. He was recognized near Vienna and became a prisoner of Austria.

Austria built a wall using ransom money.

The city walls played a crucial role during the Ottomans Empire's Battle of Vienna.

However, several hundred years later, such defensive fortifications became obsolete.

Emperor Franz then ordered the demolition of the city walls, the expansion of the city, and the construction of this Ring Road, which rivals the Champs-Élysées.

At this moment, William was leading Hermione from the southwest corner of the Ring Road, heading northeast.

William drove for three blocks and, as he approached an intersection on a main road, the car behind him started honking loudly.

A black police car, its two front wheels spinning wildly, sped out from the corner, its rear end out of control, swaying from side to side as it entered the intersection, then accelerated, chasing after the two men.

The car still had its siren on, clearly indicating that the earlier disarmament had prompted the Muggle police to give chase.

Upon seeing this, William immediately twisted the motorcycle handlebars sharply to the right and slammed on the brakes.

The motorcycle glided along the ground for a while and then stopped right behind a tour bus parked on the side of the road, completely obscuring its view.

Due to inertia, Hermione's chest pressed tightly against William's back.

William could feel a soft and enchanting sensation.

Of course, it would be better if it could be moved to the front instead of the back.

William positioned the motorcycle close to the rear bumper of the bus and then turned off the engine.

The police car sped past without slowing down, clearly unaware of their presence.

William simply parked his car on the side of the road; from there, he could see the Golden Hall brightly lit, where a performance was taking place.

The Golden Hall is one of the world's most famous and oldest concert halls.

But during the day it's just a simple red house.

It only turns a dazzling "golden" color when the city lights come on at night.

Hermione picked up a few flyers; they revealed that Bach's symphonies were being performed.

"Once we've settled things now, we can go listen to what's going on," Hermione said smugly.

William patted Hermione's head and chuckled, "Of course we have a vacation."

Coming to Vienna and not going to a concert would be a real waste.

There still needs to be some ambiance.

The two sat on a stone pier by the bridge, with the Danube flowing gently below them.

Hermione leaned on William's shoulder, William was holding a Two-Way Mirror that reflected Anne's face.

"Anne, have you found Cedric?"

"I found him. I just went to his house."

Anne was now behaving exactly like Luna; she was riding a Unicorn, and with a slight pull, the Unicorn braked sharply and came to a stop at the doorway.

William strongly suspected that for every sycophant who died, a Unicorn would be born in the Wizarding World.

Otherwise, their unique characteristics cannot be explained.

Only girls can approach them, and only girls can ride them.

And you still say you're not a simp!

Anne knocked on the door and was quickly ushered inside by Mrs. Diggory.

Cedric's house was also located in Ottery St Catchpole, not far from William's small house.

Anne can get there in twenty minutes riding her Unicorn.

The Diggory family was present at that time.

Old Diggory saw that Anne hadn't even finished three sentences before he started showing off.

He said confidently that Cedric would definitely become the president of the boys' council this year.

Cedric took the Two-Way Mirror and smiled somewhat awkwardly at William:

Didn't you and Hermione go to Vienna?

Why are you thinking of me so late at night instead of going to sleep?

Did you find Mr. Gregorovitch for me?

Before leaving, Cedric repeatedly instructed William to find Gregorovitch and help him make some wands.

Cedric wanted to see Gregorovitch's cooking skills.

Let me learn from this.

"No," William shook his head. "There's something I need your expert opinion on."

William poured the slag he found in Nurmengard onto the Two-Way Mirror.

Cedric looked at the pile of ashes and asked, "Judging from the color, it looks like birch ash."

Do you smell it?

"Yes," William said, covering his nose. "It smells like heather."

"That's it!" Cedric said. "That's the smell of the fire dragon nerve burning."

It smells wonderful, like being surrounded by heather flowers... Ah, my favorite scent.

Cedric closed his eyes, seemingly absorbed in the moment.

"..."

"Your taste is really strange."

William muttered to himself, having discovered yet another of Cedric's quirks.

Does he drink photinia flower tea all the time when he has nothing else to do?

Hmm... what a perverted man.

William put away the Two-Way Mirror, tilted his head slightly, and touched Hermione.

"Birch wood, dragon nerve... it really is a magic wand," William murmured.

"So, before we went, a wizard had already been to Nurmengard, which is why Grindelwald left," Hermione said.

She looked up and asked in confusion:

"But Grindelwald didn't take the man's wand; instead, he burned it?"

Or did that person burn it themselves, to prevent Grindelwald from getting the wand?

"In short, Grindelwald doesn't have a wand right now." William's eyes flickered.

"He didn't take the Auror's wand either; perhaps none of those wands suited him."

So, the most urgent task is...

"He needs to get a suitable wand!"

William quickly unfolded the map and found Vienna's wizarding commercial street.

Shadowless Street.

Conference Hall

Representatives from various countries were buzzing with conversation.

Upon receiving news of William and Hermione's disappearance, Umbridge's face seemed to bloom with a heather flower.

She clicked her tongue and said, "It seems the two of them fled to avoid punishment."

"What crime did they commit by fleeing from justice?" Picquery asked directly.

"Hmm... suspected of releasing Grindelwald," Umbridge said with a sweet smile.

"Who can prove it?" The France representative shook his head. "Besides, aren't you trying to extradite them?"

"Yes, but they ran away, which seems to say a lot."

"No, they left the Ministry of Magic before the Auror you sent arrived," Picquery said.

Before that, they were not suspects and were therefore free to leave the Ministry of Magic.

Perhaps they've discovered Grindelwald's trail.

"Hmph, but I demand that the Austrian Ministry of Magic..."

"Excuse me," Austrian Ministry of Magic Soros interrupted abruptly.

"You are not the Supreme Mugwump; you have no right to order me around."

"You..." Umbridge stood up angrily.

Soros said to an Auror, "Immediately blockade Vienna, blockade Shadowless Street."

"We must find Grindelwald... and also Stark and Granger."

After saying that, Soros left the conference hall.