A manor not far from Nurmengard prison in Austria.
Gellert Grindelwald, imprisoned for decades, left Nurmengard for the first time.
And his Wizarding Supremacist Party, once under his command, reassembled, though now only a few remained.
The Wizards, once full of youthful vigor, were now old and frail; some members of the Wizarding Supremacist Party had lost their loyalty to Grindelwald, and others had long since departed to another world.
Among all the members who came, there was a white-haired old woman of great elegance; her silver hair was neatly combed back, and while time had left its marks on her face, her youthful beauty was still discernible.
She looked at Grindelwald, who was also white-haired, with a perpetual smile on her face.
Decades ago, she was Grindelwald's noble, aloof, and elegant female assistant, the French Rose, Vinda Rosier.
She looked at Grindelwald and asked, "Sir, shouldn't we send someone to help Arthur Black? Walter Bernhard is no simple Vampire; a 12-year-old Little Wizard is no match for him."
Grindelwald smiled, "Vinda, don't worry. Black is the Wizard I chose; he will deal with Bernhard. That cunning Vampire, previously afraid that our failure would implicate him, never openly supported me. After I truly failed, he eagerly began to gather my former subordinates. What a shortsighted Vampire, living for over a hundred years in vain."
"Understood, Sir."
Although Vinda Rosier did not continue to ask due to Grindelwald's reasons, she was still very worried.
This was the first time Grindelwald had voluntarily left Nurmengard since his defeat by Dumbledore in their duel.
She didn't want Grindelwald to fail again; after all, Arthur was only 12 years old and not yet an adult, while Bernhard was over a hundred years old and a Vampire skilled in speed. For a Little Wizard with little experience and strength, magical creatures like Vampires were not easy to deal with.
Seeing her concern, Grindelwald also took the initiative to comfort her, "Don't worry, Vinda, you know me. I saw him in the future; he will be fine. On the contrary, only after this ordeal with Bernhard will I know Black's current strength and what level his future can truly reach."
Soon after, the Wizarding Supremacist Party's informant in Britain finally sent news and a package.
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Bernhard is dead, Arthur Black is unharmed.
Black Manor was severely damaged, Arthur Blackclaimed it was caused by magical artifacts left by the House of Black.
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Looking at the message, Grindelwald and the others all smiled.
Being unharmed proved that Arthur now possessed at least the strength of an Auror, specifically an Aurorfrom their generation.
As for the claim of magical artifacts passed down by the House of Black, Grindelwald did not believe it at all.
How could such things still exist now? They might have existed in ancient times, but now even the deceased Nicolas Flamel couldn't create them, let alone the House of Black.
"Open that package and take a look," Grindelwaldinstructed.
Vinda Rosier stepped forward first, opened the package, and inside was Bernhard's corpse.
This was obtained by the Wizarding Supremacist Party by bribing British Ministry of Magic personnel.
The purpose was for Grindelwald's "resurrection."
As a Wizard, Grindelwald inevitably suffered a decline in his strength due to age. And because of the changes in his living environment and psychology over these decades, his strength was rapidly declining.
To achieve greater interests, and for his next goal, he had to possess the powerful strength he had in his prime.
Therefore, he now had to switch to a new body.
Through Dark Arts, he would reshape his body using three things: his father's bone, a servant's flesh, and an enemy's blood.
His father's bone and a servant's flesh were easy to obtain, but an enemy's blood was somewhat difficult.
His adversaries were either killed by him decades ago or had died of old age.
And some were Dumbledore's people, like Newt. He couldn't directly kill such enemies now.
Therefore, Bernhard, the Vampire, caught Grindelwald's eye.
Originally his subordinate, if he betrayed him, he would naturally become an enemy. This would both solve an internal problem and provide one of the materials for resurrection.
Bernhard, who did not want Grindelwald to return, betrayed him as Grindelwald had expected. Grindelwald then had all the materials needed to remake his body.
Looking at Bernhard's corpse, Grindelwald first sensed the magical traces left upon it.
He was also very curious about the magic Arthur had used.
As his perception deepened, he quickly sensed a trace full of darkness and curses.
"Is it some Dark Arts I don't even understand?" Grindelwald's lips curved upward, his face full of smiles, and he turned to Vinda Rosier, asking, "Vinda, if I remember correctly, the intelligence we gathered indicated that Black doesn't know any Dark Arts."
"That's right, Sir, that's correct. All the teachers and students at Hogwarts have never seen Black use Dark Arts."
"Then it seems Mr. Black, whom I chose, is hiding quite a lot. I just wonder if Albus knows about this."
After collecting some fresh blood from Bernhard's corpse, Vinda Rosier also took out the already prepared father's bone and placed it in a large cauldron.
Then, without changing her expression, she cut a large piece of flesh from her own arm.
After all the materials were ready, Grindelwald began to chant a spell, and Black smoke slowly rose from the cauldron.
A few minutes later, the aged Grindelwald slowly collapsed, his soul entering the cauldron. Subsequently, a young body rose from within.
Looking at the strong body and white short hair, Vinda Rosier and the others knew that their familiar king had returned.
Grindelwald, newly "alive," felt his new body. After familiarizing himself with it, he immediately began to heal the wound on Vinda Rosier's arm.
After storing his old corpse, he looked at the members of the Wizarding Supremacist Party and said with a smile, "So, starting today, let us restart our new endeavor, let us become the dawn light of the Wizarding world. Though brief, it will be dazzling enough."