The owls of the wizarding world are not ordinary animals, but rather closer to magical creatures. They possess higher intelligence, can accurately identify different humans, overcome harsh environments, and serve the function of messengers.
They are also the most commonly used means of external communication within Hogwarts. During every mealtime, owls would fly into the Great Hall and drop off items mailed to Hogwarts from the outside.
...Under the power of magic, nothing messy would fall from the owls along with the items and into everyone's bowls.
The owls delivered more than just personal mail.
They also delivered various academic journals and newspapers subscribed to by the school library and professors.
And today, all these newspapers reported the same content on their front-page headlines.
A moving magical photograph showed the ruins of a shattered castle.
That was Nurmengard Castle, the prison of Gellert Grindelwald! Facing everyone's gaze, Dumbledore appeared calm and collected, showing no particular reaction, clearly having known this news for a long time.
Roger, on the other hand, did not have Dumbledore's information channels and, like other students, had only just learned of it.
But he didn't care.
As he had said before, Grindelwald's affairs had nothing to do with him.
"Let's eat." Seeing that the students and professors were waiting for him to say something, Dumbledore casually broke the silence in the Great Hall.
As Dumbledore's words fell, the students and professors, who had been unsettled by the earth-shattering news, which was like "the shampoo guy is back from the dead," miraculously calmed down.
Dumbledore's long-standing imposing image and his calm demeanor infected everyone.
After a brief shock, they also came to their senses.
They had Dumbledore on their side; he had defeated Grindelwald once, so he could surely defeat him again! It wasn't a big problem.
However, while the students of Hogwarts thought it wasn't a big problem, other European countries outside of Britain, which had been severely harmed by Grindelwald, believed that this was a huge problem! You have Dumbledore, but what about us?
...
"Headmaster Dumbledore, what you said last time about 'not knowing if it was the right thing to do,' did you mean this?" In the headmaster's office, Roger discussed the recent events with Dumbledore.
He might not care about Grindelwald, but he cared about Dumbledore.
"Yes." Unlike his demeanor in the Great Hall, Albus Dumbledore's expression was somewhat melancholic at this moment.
"Will you be held accountable by the international community?" Roger's focus remained on Dumbledore.
Dumbledore thought for a moment and replied, "There will likely be some inquiries."
After all, he was the last person recorded to have met Grindelwald.
Grindelwald escaped prison less than two months after their meeting, so someone would definitely investigate.
"How did he escape? Did you personally let him out?" Hearing Dumbledore say this, Roger pressed further.
Dumbledore was not clear on the detailed specifics, but he knew, "No, most likely Voldemort."
"Voldemort?" Roger was taken aback.
Voldemort saved Grindelwald?
In the original timeline, this didn't happen, did it?
Had the deviation from fate already become this significant? Dumbledore did not hide anything from Roger and proceeded to explain Grindelwald's scheme from back then.
"I see." Roger nodded.
So, his intuition back then wasn't wrong; the message Grindelwald brought was indeed 'the Seer's riddle,' just not meant for him.
Knowing that Grindelwald was not personally released by Dumbledore, Roger felt relieved.
As long as there was this fig leaf, Dumbledore should be fine.
As for whether Grindelwald and Voldemort joining forces would cause any earth-shattering events...
Roger recalled their personalities, their styles of doing things, and their life goals.
To be honest, let alone them cooperating wholeheartedly, it would be considered good if these two didn't stab each other in the back secretly!
...
Roger's intuition had always been quite accurate.
Voldemort, who was almost suffering from PTSD after being repeatedly defeated by the little Seer, how could he not harbor strong vigilance towards another Seer! After reading "Whispers of Fate," Voldemort believed that only one Seer could counter another.
But what Voldemort wanted was a helper to assist him against a powerful enemy, not to release another father figure! After incapacitating the surrounding defense forces of Nurmengard Castle, Voldemort entered the castle and began negotiations with Grindelwald.
The negotiations went smoothly, but Voldemort felt very uncomfortable.
This was because Grindelwald seemed to have known he was coming for a long time and had everything prepared.
It made Voldemort feel like he was being led by the nose... being led by the collar.
The current situation was that he needed Grindelwald, not the other way around. Grindelwald didn't seem concerned about escaping or even his own life. Voldemort had no leverage over him; on the contrary, Grindelwald had figured out his bottom line.
This was terrible!
"It feels so good to have magic again," Grindelwald said, stroking his new wand, a smile gracing his face.
Across from him, Voldemort avoided his gaze, subconsciously shifting his eyes away.
As part of their deal, Grindelwald had sworn an Unbreakable Vow not to observe Voldemort's future. Yet, Voldemort felt as though those eyes saw through his very being… a detestable sensation.
Voldemort hated Seers! "What's next? Are you going to recover your body?" He waved his wand lightly, and under the Weather Charm, a fine rain began to fall from the sky.
"No," Voldemort shook his head.
He needed a body, but it wasn't an urgent necessity.
With Grindelwald by his side now, recovering his strength could be temporarily put on the back burner.
Furthermore, Voldemort didn't want to settle for just any body.
After suffering a significant setback at Hogwarts at Harry's hands, Voldemort believed he had to deal with that Love's Magic, which was so specifically targeted at him.
Otherwise, even if he regained his strength, it would be largely meaningless.
With Harry, protected by love, working in tandem, he stood no chance of winning.
He already had some ideas regarding this matter and would see when an opportunity arose.
"I need to eliminate one of my weaknesses first."
Compared to his strength, which he had many opportunities to recover, his personal safety was more important.
"The Department of Mysteries?" Grindelwald retorted, recalling fleeting glimpses he'd seen in certain timelines.
"Tsk, I really should have added a clause to erase your future knowledge of me," Voldemort said, annoyed.
...
The next day, the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries was attacked by an unidentified powerful individual.
A large amount of data was lost, and all the Time-Turners stored within the department were completely plundered!
... While they said "unidentified," the number of people capable of attacking the Department of Mysteries in the entire wizarding world could be counted on one's fingers.
After all, it was one of the cutting-edge departments at the forefront of global magical research. The wizarding staff within were no ordinary individuals; only the world's most powerful wizards would have the capability to assault the Department of Mysteries.
Considering the recent major events, everyone knew who the perpetrator was.
In an instant, almost all relevant personnel turned their attention to Hogwarts!
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