The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 513 The Elder Wand

When Grindelwald was young, he studied at Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a magic school where dark magic is prevalent. Even though this school is very tolerant of dark magic, Grindelwald was expelled because of a death caused by his dark magic experiment.

After leaving Durmstrang, Grindelwald spent some time traveling. He went to England to visit his great-aunt Bathilda Bagshot, the same Bathilda Bagshot in History of Magic textbooks.

The famous magical historian lives in Godric's Hollow. Grindelwald wants to find Ignotus's invisibility cloak and also wants to learn some secret history from his great aunt.

Grindelwald did not find the whereabouts of the Deathly Hallows in the valley, but he met the equally talented Dumbledore through his great aunt's introduction. So, Bathilda Bagshot was the matchmaker between Grindelwald and Dumbledore?

The two children who had tasted the vicissitudes of life too early hit it off at first sight. The two young souls were attracted to each other. They planned to establish a wizard organization, spread their ideas, and search for the legendary Deathly Hallows together.

But unfortunately, the two young men parted ways until their epic duel in 1945.

Ada was not aware of these past events, and not many people knew about them. Even if they did, no one dared to say anything. This story of two young people was sealed in Godric's Hollow decades ago.

"It's just a legend, just a bedtime book for children in the wizarding world, isn't it?" Ada said puzzledly, "Countless people have tried to find it, but they have never found anything, right?"

Ada really couldn't understand it. She found it hard to believe that Dumbledore and Grindelwald would actually believe in such an illusory legend!
"I did not find the Invisibility Cloak in Godric's Hollow, but I found something else many years later," Grindelwald said. "I found the legendary Elder Wand from Gregorovitch."

Gregorovitch was one of the three greatest wand-makers in Europe, along with Ollivander.

Ollivander's wands are widely used in the British wizarding world, while continental Europe is Gregorovitch's territory.

When he was young, Grindelwald followed the trail of the Deathly Hallows and found Gregorovitch, who was obsessed with wand research. He knocked Gregorovitch unconscious and took the Elder Wand away, claiming it as his own.

In legend, the Elder Wand is a magic wand that can make its owner invincible. But in reality, no one who has owned this wand has a good ending.

"Are you sure that's the Elder Wand?" Ida asked. She still didn't believe it. "If it's really as the legend says, why did its owner change? It passed from Antioch to Gregorovitch for who knows how many generations, and then to you?"

Grindelwald put on that idiotic look again and said, "You also said that it is invincible in legend, not in reality. The Elder Wand can only help you cast spells more easily and amplify your magic power, but it is not truly invincible. If the person holding the Elder Wand is a child, it is not as useful as a stick full of nails."

Making spellcasting simple and easy, and increasing the destructiveness of your spells, isn't this a cheat? Ada suddenly felt that Grindelwald deserved to live alone in Nurmengard for decades. Who allowed you to cheat? You must have been banned!

"But I still find it unbelievable." Ada continued, "You are not a child. Didn't you still lose to Dumbledore even though you held the Elder Wand? I don't think the gap between you is so big that even the Elder Wand can't make up for it."

Grindelwald looked at him with disdain. He said, "You know nothing. What does a little brat know? That duel was not as simple as it seemed. It...it was very complicated. You wouldn't understand even if I told you!"

"Oh~" Ada shook her head and pretended to be an old driver.

Did Ada understand? She only understood part of it, but she couldn't let Grindelwald see that she didn't understand. It's okay not to understand, but you must not lose in momentum!
This meaningful "Oh" made Grindelwald blush, and he didn't think carefully whether Ada really understood. Imagination is always fatal.

"You lost, and you don't seem to still have the Elder Wand now," Ada said, "So it should be in Dumbledore's hands now and recognize Dumbledore as its master, right?"

Grindelwald nodded awkwardly, admitting that Dumbledore was the master of the Elder Wand. Although Grindelwald knew that his image was not tall and mighty in Ada's mind, he seemed even smaller from this moment on.

At this moment, the system, which had been silent for so long that Ada almost forgot about it, came back to life.

[Ding! Hidden quest: The treasure of the three Peverell brothers. Gather the three Deathly Hallows to complete the quest. The reward is generous. Wouldn't the greedy host be tempted? ]

Heartbeat, heartbeat, you big head ghost! What do you want to do with the three holy instruments of death? Summon the god of death and perform the Demonic Sealing? Aida is not a girl who will never be with you. She is not so open-minded and has no interest in this extreme one-for-one exchange.

That's Dumbledore, Dumbledore with the blessing of the Elder Wand!

Unless she attacks by surprise, Ada has no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. Instead of fighting Dumbledore, Ada might as well go after the noseless Voldemort. At least she can still fight him.

A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Facing Dumbledore, Ada was really unsure.

"What are you thinking about?" Grindelwald said. "You are so lost in thought."

Ada's meditation was interrupted, and she subconsciously said: "I am calculating my chances of winning a duel with Dumbledore. I think my biggest advantage is my youth. He is over a hundred years old, and I can slowly wear him down..."

"Don't you believe in this legend?" Grindelwald asked, "Why are you planning to take the Elder Wand? You are saying one thing and thinking another!"

"You don't understand." Ada said. She was still trying to do two things at once. While replying, she was also thinking about how she should fight so as not to put herself at a disadvantage.

These words choked Grindelwald. He had just said that Ada didn't understand, but now the opposite was said. How uncomfortable and ridiculous it was.

Grindelwald stood up angrily and slammed the table with all his strength. The loud noise scared Ada.

Seeing Ada suddenly jump up from the high-back chair and holding the yew wand to be alert to the surroundings, Grindelwald walked up the stairs with satisfaction, leaving Ada in a daze.

I don't believe you, you old man, you are so bad!
Putting away her wand, Ada sat back down. She didn't want to argue with the old kid.

……

Ada stayed in Nurmengard and she and Grindelwald no longer talked about the Deathly Hallows. Instead, she analyzed the possible movements of the second Dark Lord with the help of the first Dark Lord.

Grindelwald is also a dark lord, but his career is even bigger, and his ideas are definitely closer to Voldemort than Ada thought. This is all Ada's preparation for returning to England.

Grindelwald knew this very well. He knew that after he was drained by Ada, this heartless little woman would abandon him. But Grindelwald still tried his best to help analyze the situation, and was directly demoted from the first generation of Dark Lord to a small advisor.

Seeing how Grindelwald was helping her (and possibly helping Dumbledore), Ida wanted to share her new analysis with him. Conjecture about Ignotus's invisibility cloak.

This was the conclusion Ada came to after thinking hard for a long time. She felt that the invisibility cloak in Harry's hand was very likely the legendary invisibility cloak.

In the wizarding world, although the invisibility cloak is not a common item, it is not a rare thing either. As long as you have money and connections, you can get one to wear. Alastor Moody has an invisibility cloak in his hands.

However, the effects of these invisible cloaks are not very good and are time-limited. They need maintenance after a period of time, otherwise they will lose their invisible effect and become an ordinary cloak.

The Invisibility Cloak in Harry's hand belonged to his father, James Potter, and was passed down from generation to generation in the Potter family. Since Harry got it, he has never been heard of maintaining or preserving the Invisibility Cloak.

Ada didn't think Harry had the ability to maintain the invisibility cloak, which meant that the invisibility cloak passed down from the Potter family might be extraordinary.

Also, is it just a coincidence that the Potters were murdered in Godric's Hollow?
(End of this chapter)