Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 467 Grindelwald's Inner Thoughts! The Sharpening Stone Plan Exposed!

To say that Voldemort's words and those newspaper reports had no effect on Grindelwald would be a lie.

But to say that these things led Grindelwald to break his promise to Dumbledore, willingly board Voldemort's pirate ship, return to the world, and dominate it.

That's nonsense.

Grindelwald did indeed harbor deep jealousy towards Dudley.

Back then, Newt was one of Dumbledore's favorite students. However, just because a few small things about Dumbledore protecting Newt reached Grindelwald's ears, Grindelwald became jealous and seized the opportunity to interrogate Newt mercilessly.

Not to mention Dudley today.

Based solely on the news published in the Daily Prophet, there were instances of Dumbledore awarding Dudley the Order of Merlin's Medal of Honor, Dumbledore exceptionally recruiting Dudley as a teaching assistant, Dumbledore willingly playing a supporting role in Dudley's campus speeches, and Dumbledore personally selecting Dudley to announce numerous reforms to the Hogwarts education system...

If this were in a large Muggle corporation, Dudley would be like the successor that Chairman Dumbledore is strongly supporting.

Anyone with eyes to see in the British magical world can tell that Dumbledore values ​​Dudley exceptionally, extremely, and highly; their relationship is far from ordinary.

Given Grindelwald's love and possessiveness for Dumbledore, the fact that he didn't explode with rage and burning with jealousy upon hearing this news is already a testament to his self-cultivation in Nurmengard over the years.

At the same time, Grindelwald did indeed harbor resentment towards Dumbledore.

Dumbledore didn't even write to him to explain the two important events: becoming younger and Ariana's resurrection.

Grindelwald couldn't help but be angry.

While angry, Grindelwald also felt a sense of panic.

More than half a year ago, he and Dumbledore had a disagreement in a letter.

He repeatedly pressed Dumbledore about the reason why he had defeated him in the duel, using very harsh language, which annoyed Dumbledore so much that he wrote in a letter asking him not to send similar letters anymore, and later even stopped corresponding with him.

In reality, he just wanted Dumbledore to admit that Dumbledore hadn't intended to break their blood pact back then; it was all an accident, a trick of fate.

He also wanted Dumbledore to admit that despite their differing beliefs, Dumbledore still loved him.

Unfortunately, perhaps because his letter contained too many hidden barbs, Dumbledore failed to grasp its deeper meaning.

Or perhaps Dumbledore understood, but decades later, he felt there was no possibility of them falling in love again, so he simply pretended not to understand and decisively cut off all contact with him.

Grindelwald was able to understand Dumbledore's thoughts and was clear about the ideals and positions that Dumbledore upheld.

But when writing to Dumbledore, he could never control his emotions and could not write anything gentle and peaceful. Instead, he would write some very aggressive, sarcastic and sarcastic words that hurt the person he loved deeply.

His feelings for Dumbledore were too complicated.

He didn't want to lose Dumbledore, yet he truly did lose him.

He wanted to tell Dumbledore about his love, but he could never bring himself to say it first.

Now, he was really scared, afraid that Dumbledore would stop communicating with him and stop sending him letters.

He was also afraid that Dumbledore would become younger, have a completely new life, and forget about him.

Although he knew the chances of this happening were slim, he didn't dare to gamble.

He must take advantage of Voldemort's opportunity to reappear in Dumbledore's sight, and if possible, even rekindle their past relationship.

Therefore, Grindelwald did not want to go against Dumbledore and repeat the mistakes of the past.

He signed the alliance pact with Voldemort to follow Dumbledore's plan.

He had already gleaned a great deal from that stack of The Daily Prophet and from Voldemort's words.

Although Voldemort was quite powerful, she couldn't even defeat Dudley Dursley, whom she had never met. Even the magical amulets made by Dudley Dursley posed a serious threat to Voldemort.

Under such circumstances, Voldemort was able to gather all the dark wizards in the British wizarding world and successfully escape from Britain.

He simply couldn't believe that there wasn't interference, indulgence, or even planning from Dumbledore's side involved.

Don't forget who's on Dumbledore's side now.

The legendary wizards he knew of included Dumbledore, Dudley, and Credence (also known as Aurelius).

There's also Aberforth, who's weaker than the legendary wizard, but not by much.

And then there are the formidable combat professors at Hogwarts.

Even more so were Newt, Joseph, Theseus, Tina, and Queenie, who had caused him so much trouble in the past.

Queenie is a natural-born Legilimency master; no wizard can resist her mind-reading abilities, not even legendary wizards who have mastered Occlumency.

With such an ally, is it possible that Dumbledore's side didn't know what Voldemort was thinking, or that she would try to win him over after escaping England?

Dudley was able to lead the British Aurors to ambush Voldemort in front of the Black family's ancestral home. Is it really that difficult for Queenie to secretly read minds and know Voldemort's thoughts?

Furthermore, since Voldemort is such a menace, why not send out more powerful pursuers to hunt him down?

Hogwarts is now teeming with powerful individuals, with a serious overabundance of professors. Would it be too much trouble to spare some of them to eliminate Voldemort and her Death Eaters?

Why did you manage to handle this with just five magic charms and a squad of elite Aurors?

With so many doubts gathered together, and excluding the possibility of coincidence or negligence on Dumbledore's side, the answer is quite obvious.

That is, Voldemort was deliberately let go by Dumbledore's side.

She also secretly orchestrated for Voldemort to take away all the dark wizards in the British wizarding world, turning it into a haven for white wizards.

It's even possible that Voldemort's thoughts and ideas were influenced by the powerful figures on Dumbledore's side.

From the fragments of the future he foresaw, and from the negotiations just now, we can conclude that although Voldemort sometimes goes mad, she is not stupid.

Could Voldemort not see the suspicious points in her past experiences?

Don't you understand that even if you bring in Grindelwald, you still have no chance of defeating Dumbledore's current star-studded lineup?

Don't forget, there's still the magical blessing of the founder of Hogwarts, the White Wizard, who's helping Dumbledore's side.

Many white wizards who had died at the hands of him, Voldemort, and his men had been resurrected.

If the black and white wizards were to go to war in the future, the white wizard would most likely be able to be resurrected if he died, but the black wizard would be truly dead if he died.

Their high-end combat capabilities are weaker than the enemy's, and they cannot afford a war of attrition.

How can we win like this?

Voldemort and the Death Eaters were just tools—tools used by Dumbledore's side to hone the strength of the white wizarding camp, and tools to gather all the dark wizards in the world so that the white wizarding camp could annihilate them in one fell swoop!

Moreover, fearing that this tool wouldn't be enough, they allowed it to come to him, making him a tool in the same way.

Is Grindelwald some kind of stupid and despicable person?

Such a plan, it's amazing that Dumbledore could come up with it!

No, not Dumbledore...