The clash at Godric's Hollow shocked the entire British wizarding community.
Grindelwald, who had never before engaged in a fight in Britain, now appeared openly on British soil and started a riot!
The Ministry of Magic had to work hard to make the Muggles living in Godric's Hollow forget what had happened the previous night...
The next morning, Levid saw a large headline in a copy of the Daily Prophet brought by Dumbledore:
"Godric's Hollow Riot! Grindelwald Officially Declares War on the British Wizarding World?"
The accompanying image showed a group of Wiccans surrounding and attacking a house...
It's unknown where the photographer was hiding at the time, but the animated image is quite impressive, capturing the overwhelming pressure of the Wiccans.
By then, Levid and his companions were no longer in Godric's Hollow.
Having been targeted by Grindelwald, Dumbledore had escorted them away overnight.
Levid, however, felt that given Grindelwald's character, having let them off this time, he wouldn't return.
After all, if they really wanted to take them away by force, Grindelwald could have easily taken them all last night before Dumbledore arrived.
Why bother coming a second time?
When they disembarked from the Thestrals again, they arrived at a new location.
It looked like a small town, but the buildings were imbued with the spirit of the magical world.
With all the magical artifacts on display, it meant this was a purely wizarding community.
"This is Hogsmeade," Dumbledore said as he hopped off the carriage.
"It's the closest wizarding village to Hogwarts."
Tom also disembarked, curiously surveying his surroundings.
Seeing the unbridled wizarding atmosphere around him, Tom's eyes lit up with excitement.
Since this was a wizarding village, he didn't have to carefully conceal anything about the wizarding world like he had in the orphanage or Godric's Hollow.
This meant he could cast spells as he pleased.
Professor Hicks had been seriously injured in the battle against the wizarding cult and would be kept at St. Mungo's for observation.
So, this time, Dumbledore personally led them to their new residence.
Levid suddenly asked, "Professor... The house in Godric's Hollow was attacked.
Are Mr. Kowalski and the others okay? I heard they were supposed to arrive today."
Dumbledore, hearing Levid's concern for Jacob's family, a smile of relief crossed his weary face. "I sent them back...
It was my fault, Wade. I never imagined Grindelwald would attack you... and nearly put a good friend in mortal danger..."
Dumbledore seemed a little frightened. Grindelwald might not kill Levid and the others, but he would definitely show no mercy to Jacob!
What if Jacob and the others arrived early and were caught by Grindelwald? The fate that awaited him would be absolutely tragic.
Not coming? Levid was speechless. He had spent a whole day painstakingly learning Occlumency, only to have it go unused?
But that didn't mean Occlumency was useless.
At the very least, it improved his acting skills and allowed him to tell a few lies to Dumbledore from time to time.
Generally speaking, having an extra skill isn't a big deal...
"It's not your fault, Professor...
Who could have imagined Grindelwald would attack because of us? We didn't even know who he was before..."
"I'm glad to have your forgiveness, Wade.
In fact, I've implicated you all...
He was in London at the time, so some of my actions couldn't have escaped his notice. It was my negligence..."
"No, no, no, it's all my fault
If I hadn't acted so impulsively, you wouldn't have had to make so many arrangements for us, and none of this would have happened..."
"How can saving someone be considered wrong?" Dumbledore shook his head repeatedly. "It's my fault.
I didn't make the arrangements properly, and I didn't keep it secret..."
Tom watched the two men endlessly scrambling to take the blame.
He rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "According to you, the root of the fault is still me.
I should have stopped Wade, right?"
Hearing Tom's words, Wade and Dumbledore finally stopped.
Just when Tom thought he could finally calm down and go to his new place to rest,
Li Weide suddenly stared at him and asked, "Yes! Why didn't you stop me?"
Tom widened his eyes and looked at Li Weide in shock, "Didn't I stop him?"
"Did you stop him?"
"I did!"
"Then why did I go?"
"You... when did I have the ability to stop you?"
"You can't stop me, that's your fault! This is all your fault! Tom!"
Tom: "Huh?"
You only know how to pick on an honest man like me and bully me, right? I have never seen such a shameless person!
Just wait, when I can beat you...
I will take revenge on both the old and new grudges!
"You two have such a wonderful bond..." Dumbledore sighed, remembering how he'd had a similar friendship back then, when they'd bickered just as much. But now...
Tom's face darkened as he raged, "A hammer's bond! I've only known him for two weeks!"
"A friend in need is a friend indeed...
What's a short time of acquaintance? Haven't we all been through this together?"
"Ah! I've had enough! Professor...
Can you arrange for me to go somewhere else? At least to another orphanage!"
Of course, Dumbledore couldn't just send Tom to another orphanage.
With Tom's personality, only Levid could control him. Anywhere else, he'd definitely relapse...
Dumbledore wouldn't sit idly by.
He didn't want another more formidable figure than Grindelwald to appear in the future!
A moment later, they stopped in front of a bar, and Toby, carrying all his luggage with a levitation spell, followed behind them.
In a wizarding settlement, Toby naturally didn't need to hide.
Levander also told Dumbledore about Toby's origins.
Dumbledore said Levander's kindness was rewarded, and after instructing Levander to treat Toby well, he said nothing more.
He believed having an extra house-elf to look after them was a good thing.
"The Hog's Head?" Tom struggled to read the name of the pub from the grimy, almost unrecognizable sign.
"Yes, the owner is my brother.
You'll be safer here than in Godric's Hollow," Dumbledore said.
But his expression seemed a little uneasy.
"Professor, what's the matter?"
"Well... Actually, my relationship with my brother is a little... delicate... Okay, come in."
Dumbledore took a deep breath and pushed open the door.
It was a bar with a similar atmosphere to the Leaky Cauldron, and Levander thought even the clientele was similar...
"Welcome, what would you like to drink..."
A tall, thin man stood behind the bar, his head lowered as he polished his glasses.
Levander noticed that he had the same azure eyes as Dumbledore, and a small mustache.
This must be Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth.
At this moment, Aberforth raised his head, and when he saw it was Dumbledore, his already stern face suddenly fell.
"So... that bastard successfully escaped from your hands again last night?"
He didn't know if he could test the waters and was nervous and anxious...
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