My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

Xia Qing revealed the false origin of the Mithra Ring, but the true origin is not yet ready to be revealed.

"Something I shouldn't know... Hermes's magic ring?"

"Hmm, it seems my old friend has had quite a few opportunities these past few years. But compared to that, I'm more interested in understanding what you mean by 'dreams are reality'?"

"Well, the information about the Magic Ring is not something that the four legendary wizards who founded Hogwarts are qualified to know, and the Magic Ring does not allow anything similar to itself to exist in this world."

If dreams are reality... then if you can't defeat Dumbledore, then become Dumbledore.

Voldemort tore his own soul apart to create a dark magic that even I find thrilling—a magic that allows one to become part of the person who killed them.

Voldemort became a part of Dumbledore; the current Voldemort part has defeated Dumbledore's original soul, and the body now belongs to Voldemort.

Helbo's words gave Grindelwald a sense that times had changed. Had dark wizards now even researched such spells?

"My strength is not what it used to be, so why do you think I can fight Voldemort?"

Grindelwald voiced what puzzled him. Although he found Voldemort's actions somewhat laughable, he believed that Voldemort's mastery of spells was probably on par with, or even surpassed, his own at his peak.

"I need the assistance of a legendary wizard. There are many rare treasures in this world, and most of those wonders require at least a legendary wizard to unleash their true power."

Helbo began to explain, and upon hearing this, Grindelwald's first thought was of the wand from the Deathly Hallows: "The Elder Wand?"

My old wand was indeed incredibly powerful; the enhancement it provided was beyond what a wand should have.

If I had to choose the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen, the Elder Wand would be it without a doubt.

Chapter 1242: Arthas: What kind of identity did the Source give me?

"The Deathly Hallows are also quite remarkable among the wonders. In Britain, apart from that outrageous thing in the Department of Mysteries, the Elder Wand is undoubtedly the strongest wand."

However, even a legendary wizard would be unable to unleash the true power of that wand.

Only wizards who have stepped into the realm of gods are qualified to unleash that power; even I am not qualified yet.”

Without hesitation, Helbo spoke, and then took out the "strange object" he had prepared beforehand.

At the same time that the conversation was taking place in Nurmengard, on the other side of Hogwarts, McGonagall heard Harry and his friends talking and her first reaction was that they were making some kind of outrageous joke.

However, with the photograph of the Mithra Ring as proof, McGonagall reluctantly accepted the reality that Dumbledore had been infected and possessed by Voldemort.

“Dean, we have no way to fight against Headmaster Dumbledore. We need to reassemble the Department of Wizards... no, I mean, reassemble the wizards.”

At this moment, Arthas spoke without hesitation, and upon hearing this, Mag immediately thought of Arthas's outrageous behavior in the previous video.

With that kind of performance, I'm no match for them at all.

Seeing through McGonagall's thoughts, Arthas said without hesitation, "I used a family secret treasure back then, and now those treasures are almost exhausted. If Dumbledore attacks again, we will have no chance to resist him."

Now, we need more fighting power.

McGonagall believed Arthas's words without a second thought; what kind of fighting power could an 11-year-old wizard possibly have?

Wait a minute...

This... 11 years old?

Looking at Arthas's height, McGonagall fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Arthas immediately sensed something was wrong. Oh no, the cognitive disguise of his protective item had failed. Sure enough, it had been damaged by Dumbledore in the previous battle.

Hmm, in a moment, I'll just say that my development is different from others.

"In the current situation, we cannot survive without mobilizing troops. I think you all know Dumbledore's power. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."

To deal with Dumbledore's Voldemort persona, we must use some special methods and strike hard.

Looking at McGonagall and Snape, whose mind was in turmoil, Arthas began to speak at length.

"So, Arthas, what do you want to do?"

Looking at Arthas, McGonagall instinctively asked, since Arthas and his group were not novice teams and were no strangers to manipulating people and leveraging power.

Influenced by Arthas's words, McGonagall recalled the background of the student before her and thought to herself that it might not be difficult for this child to restore the glory of his bloodline.

The three reincarnators created increasingly outrageous identities for themselves in this world. Arthas's true identity is that of the chief heir of the lost pure-blood Menethil family from a foreign land.

In terms of its long history, translated into British terms, it is roughly equivalent to the status of the direct heirs of the four founders.

In McGonagall's eyes, Arthas had become a wizard who had received an excellent education since childhood and was striving to restore his family's glory.

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. In such situations, we should abandon some moral principles. I think we can form a suicide squad."

Dumbledore's power is too great; we need the help of someone of equal or slightly less power. If we form a blood pact, we don't need to worry about him getting out of control.

Arthas spoke up for the sake of his own life, and after a moment's thought, McGonagall immediately understood the true purpose of the guy in front of her who didn't look 11 at all and made her a little suspicious of him lying about his age.

"You mean...using Grindelwald against Dumbledore? As far as I know...your father was once a member of the Saints?"

And… Arthas, your intelligence… doesn’t seem like something an eleven-year-old wizard should possess.”

McGonagall frowned slightly and subconsciously remarked, "This level of intelligence and ability... seems a bit too outrageous for someone this age."

A hint of doubt arose in Mag's mind. Could Arthas have... faked something?

At that moment, Arthas felt a chill run down his spine, sensing something was wrong.

The Dark Lord was not alone; just as Voldemort had Death Eaters, Grindelwald also had his own followers.

The Saints were a force that followed Grindelwald. Hearing McGonagall's words, Arthas felt a chill run down his spine. Wait, did someone like him really have such a background?

So the identity that the Source had assigned to him... has now become a problem. Does McGonagall really think that he wants Grindelwald to regain the glory of the first Dark Lord?

However, at this moment, the voice of the Mithra Ring came to Arthas's rescue: "Arthas Menethil is the offspring of the Menethil family, one of the three founding families."

Its true nature is not human, but rather an artificial being, a candidate to bear the Lesser Grail, currently aged eleven.

...?

Wait, what the hell is the ancient artifact that Dumbledore dug up talking about?

Arthas looked surprised. The starter trio? Homunculi?

The identity that the secret source arranged for him... could it be that he copied the identity he's thinking of now?

Ilya is actually myself?

Arthas's expression turned subtle. This was truly a twisted identity arrangement by the Source.

"I never expected... you had this other identity."

Upon hearing this, Mag looked at Arthas with an incredulous expression. A homunculus, an homunculus with this kind of intelligence, had actually been created?

At least in the realm of alchemy, the Menethil family far surpasses the entire British Isles.

"Excuse me, Arthas."

After a moment of silence, Mag suddenly shook her head and looked at Arthas with a pitying gaze.

what?

What exactly are you imagining?

Arthas looked at Mag and was completely bewildered, but he didn't say anything.

In this situation, the more you say, the more you'll expose your secrets. This artificial human is just an identity; it's not real.

"In order to restore the glory of their family, they have wantonly trampled on the dignity of life. The Menethil family is obviously no good."

At this moment, Hermione clenched her fist and muttered to herself, her thoughts seemingly mirroring McGonagall's.

Harry nodded in agreement. Life should be in one's own hands to have value. At this moment, Arthas seemed to have become a prisoner without freedom, bound by the fate of his family, whose life's meaning was to rebuild the family's glory.

Chapter 1243: Voldemort: This must be Dumbledore's scheme!

"But even if we ask him, Grindelwald might not necessarily help us."

At this moment, Geed frowned and spoke, while Arthas pondered for a moment before replying, "Based on my understanding of Grindelwald, given Dumbledore's current madness, he might actually make a move."

Aberforth sat quietly in his office chair, observing the discussion before him. After taking a deep breath, he spoke:

"What a troublesome situation. My peaceful life is ruined just like that... But let me go to Grindelwald's place."

While the Hogwarts students were still discussing calling for reinforcements, Grindelwald himself had already left the tower where he had been imprisoned for many years.

After leaving the tower, Grindelwald embarked on his own journey, with his next destination being Hogwarts.

……

The events unfolding at Hogwarts began to spread rapidly to the outside world, and news of Grindelwald's escape quickly reached the desks of high-ranking officials in various countries' Ministries of Magic.

At this moment, Fudge, the Minister of Magic at the British Ministry of Magic, had cold sweat dripping down his forehead and felt a sense of foreboding.

As expected, my initial hunch was correct.

I already felt something was wrong when I saw Dumbledore mass-teaching the Unforgivable Curse to underage wizards. Now, looking at it this way, it seems Dumbledore had planned this all along.

The world's greatest white wizard? No, no, no, this isn't a white wizard at all, it's a white demon king.

From beginning to end, Dumbledore was playing a grand game!

I understand now; I finally understand.

Why did Dumbledore, whose strength should have surpassed Voldemort's, repeatedly fail to defeat him?

So, Voldemort was deliberately created by Dumbledore to eliminate his opponents.

Grindelwald and Dumbledore must have never lost contact, and over the years they must have been secretly plotting how to truly dominate the world.

Fudge still has some understanding of what happened back then, and what Grindelwald and Dumbledore did back then could very well be repeated today.

According to the intelligence he had gathered, Dumbledore killed Voldemort and then feigned madness to distance himself from Hogwarts.

Madness? Voldemort virus?

Hmph, it's all an illusion. How could such a petty trick fool me, Fudge?

Tear away the fog of falsehood and see the only truth clearly. You have already seen it; you have seen the truth of everything.

Dumbledore wasn't insane at all! It was all a facade!

If he wasn't mistaken, what he needed to do next was to clear Grindelwald's name and then join forces with Grindelwald to realize their arrogant ambitions.

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen at this time? Dumbledore went on a rampage and Grindelwald escaped from prison right after. If it weren't for prior arrangements, it would be impossible for them to cooperate so well in such a short period of time.