Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

It turns out they were old acquaintances!

Snape flipped through the pages of the book, then his gaze fell on a photograph.

That was a magical photograph of Grindelwald giving a speech in Paris, taken by an unknown person.

The photo shows Grindelwald giving a rousing speech, surrounded by wizards seated on a high platform in support of him.

Most of these wizards are pure-blood wizards, a small number are half-blood wizards, and there are also a few Muggle-born wizards.

These people listened intently as Grindelwald explained his philosophy to them.

Snape's focus was never on the background of the picture, but on the person walking around in the picture, telling everyone something.

Gellert Grindelwald.

Snape's eyes were fixed on Grindelwald's eyes in the picture.

Those were completely different eyes, unlike those of ordinary people.

This was the second time Snape had seen heterochromia.

When was the first time he saw heterochromia?

It happened when Isaac came to Hogwarts during the summer vacation.

At that time, Isaac's clothes, appearance, and even hairstyle were exactly the same as the person in the picture.

As a double agent, Snape never believed in bizarre coincidences.

Because he encountered too many coincidences in his life, most of which were created by his own hands.

It's one thing for people to look alike, but their clothing and style are also similar.

Even abilities...

The book mentions Grindelwald's special ability almost casually at the end, referring to him as the most powerful prophet of his time.

Yes, Prophet.

Snape suddenly understood why Isaac knew so many things that even Snape himself didn't know.

Why was it discovered that Peter Pettigrew (Peter the Little Star) was completely flawless after turning into a rat, except for his extremely long lifespan?

How did they know that Voldemort's Horcruxes were hidden in the Lestrange family vault?

Why was his action so perfectly timed?

Why would those bigwigs who rose to the top of the European magical and political arena collectively acknowledge Isaac, this little wizard?

Because they had followed a prophet, and because they all knew that every prophet would do something extraordinary.

Damn it, what on earth is that senile old man Dumbledore planning to do?!

Snape's hand, gripping the edge of the History of Magic book, began to tremble slightly. Only now did he realize that Isaac Waldorley was never Dumbledore.

It's Grindelwald, the fuck!

That first Dark Lord! That reformer who led his followers to wreak havoc across Europe!

Because the second Dark Lord was too difficult to kill, and it was impossible to directly release the first Dark Lord, Dumbledore planned to cultivate a replica of the first Dark Lord to become the third Dark Lord.

When did Hogwarts start offering a Dark Lord training program?

Snape was devastated to suddenly learn the truth. Driven by emotion, he wanted to go to Dumbledore's office right now and confront him.

He questioned him about what he was planning to do.

But reason was constantly battling against Snape's mind.

The absolute rationality that came with Occlumency served as a reminder to Snape: what if Dumbledore really intended to do something?

Or perhaps they have some kind of plan involving Isaac. If he comes knocking now, he'll be just like a third-rate supporting character in a wizarding novel.

Not only did it fail to advance the plot, but its recklessness also led to its premature exit from the story.

Snape was very confident in his skills, but confidence did not mean he thought he could defeat Dumbledore, who wielded the Elder Wand.

If his former master Voldemort was a master of manipulation, then Dumbledore, the chief wizard of Wizengamot, was much more unassuming.

Spells were very simple for Dumbledore: the first spell dealt high damage, and the second spell also dealt high damage.

Then the two spells are used in a cycle, and no matter what spell Dumbledore uses, it's always a cycle of high damage and high damage.

This is pure numerical beauty—by the way, the Elder Wand's stat boosts are based on percentages.

Why did Voldemort keep avoiding Dumbledore while he was alive?

It's all because Old Dumbledore's stats are too high, and Voldemort feels that his mechanics can't keep up!

Chapter 118 The Trump Card

The first thing Isaac did upon returning to Hogwarts was to go to Old Man Dumbledore's office.

At the headmaster's desk, Isaac casually ate the ice cream brought to him by a house-elf and said to Dumbledore.

"I had someone take care of Voldemort's Horcruxes in Gringotts, and Hufflepuff's golden cup... Damn, Tom really knows how to waste things."

"It's just that Gryffindor's sword has always stayed in the Headmaster's office; otherwise, this guy would definitely have turned that sword into a Horcrux."

Dumbledore nodded calmly, neither asking how Isaac knew that Gringotts had the Hufflepuff Cup, nor who he had taken with him to do it.

Not to mention that Isaac's team had a "whistleblower" like Snape.

Just the fact that Venda Rosier came to Hogwarts to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, didn't Dumbledore know who she was after?

Venda Rozier was his old lover's right-hand woman; during the Wizarding Wars, she was the French Rose who always stood by Grindelwald's side.

With such a young Grindelwald at Hogwarts, could it be that Venda Rozier is here to seek refuge with Dumbledore?

"So, you saw Tom, right?"

Isaac came to the headmaster's office and talked on and on, but all he really did was try to shut Dumbledore up.

He would rather Dumbledore ask him where the people who robbed the bank came from.

I'd rather Dumbledore coldly tell me that robbing a bank is wrong.

He would rather Dumbledore patiently explain the rules of the wizarding world to him.

Unfortunately... no matter how many timelines Isaac looked at, Dumbledore never got hung up on those minor details.

He always gets straight to the heart of the matter.

"Yes, I saw Tom. He's not doing well, and there's nothing in Gringotts' vault that can help him recover."

But he had no way to leave Gringotts' vault.

At this point, Isaac laughed: "Speaking of which, it's all Tom's fault."

He entrusted his Horcrux to Lestrange, whom he trusted most.

Lestrange did not disappoint him, placing his Horcrux in what they considered the safest place.

Gringotts vault... This place is indeed very safe, but it is also the most deadly cage for Horcruxes.

Unfortunately, the entire Lestrange family from England ended up in Azkaban.

By placing himself inside and outside the prison, Voldemort essentially threw his Horcrux into an "unbreakable" cage.

Isaac said this, but Dumbledore's expression remained completely unchanged.

The two stared at each other for a long time before Dumbledore finally spoke: "Isaac, you know what this means."

Tom is back.

We haven't found all of his Horcruxes, but sooner or later he will stand before us again.

“Yes.” Isaac didn’t refute Dumbledore; it was a fact that couldn’t be denied.

"So we need a trump card, a trump card to deal with Tom." Dumbledore didn't say what the trump card was, and Isaac didn't ask.

Because both of them actually knew the truth.

Who else could be the trump card but Harry?

But Isaac was genuinely curious.

"Why are you so sure it's Harry, Professor Dumbledore? Is it because of Professor Trelawney's prophecy?"

The one with the power to conquer the Dark Lord approached.

He was born into a family that had defeated the Dark Lord three times.

Born at the end of the seventh month,

The Dark Lord marked him as a formidable enemy.

However, he possesses an energy that the Dark Lord does not understand.

One must die at the hands of the other, because neither of them can live; only one can survive.

The one with the power to conquer the Dark Lord will be born at the end of the seventh month.

Isaac was referring to the prophecy that Sybil Trelawney made unconsciously when Dumbledore hired her as the Divination professor at Hogwarts.