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"No, no, no, not many people know about this." Bathilda shook her finger. "Now most people think that this is where Gryffindor met Ravenclaw, and few people know that this is where he was born.
"You must have read a lot of books on the history of magic to find this. I guess you must have read the book "Crossing the Muddy Valley" and "The Tenth Century Wizard Records."
"Hmm...hmm..." Kyle laughed dryly twice.
In fact, he had never heard of either book; the only one he had read was A History of Magic.
The origin of the name Godric's Hollow is the above content, and it is the content of the first lesson in the first grade, so these things are no different from common sense in his eyes.
But Kyle suddenly realized that "A History of Magic" was the work of Bathilda Bagshot, and at this point in time, the book had not yet been written.
"Oh, yes, I've seen it." Kyle could only say with gritted teeth.
"So you're also a student interested in magical history?" Bathilda looked even more enthusiastic.
"I also like magical history. I think it's very interesting to dig out the stories hidden in time. This is why I moved here."
"I'm sorry I don't understand your preference, aunt." Grindelwald's voice came from upstairs again, "Magic is the most attractive thing. Things like history should be left in the past."
"Shut up, Gellert, or I'll send you back." Bathilda said viciously, like an angry fire dragon.
Under the threat of the fire dragon, the big golden bird immediately closed his beak.
"Sorry, kid." Bathilda turned her head and smiled again, "Don't worry, he is Gellert Grindelwald, my great-nephew, a student at Durmstrang.
"I think you must know that the people in that school are a bunch of idiots who like to use their muscles to control their bodies. They simply cannot understand the charm of history."
"I'm not, I'm fired!" Grindelwald corrected.
"Does this seem so glorious to you?" cried Bathilda.
"At least I'm not an idiot." Grindelwald said with a smile. He jumped off the windowsill and landed steadily on the ground.
"Are you really a student of history?" He looked Kyle up and down.
To be honest, Kyle's back was already starting to sweat.
In his original plan, he would not contact anyone in Godric's Hollow, he would just wait quietly for Dumbledore.
Diagon Alley didn't matter. It was far enough away that it had little to do with his plan. As long as he didn't do anything too exaggerated... like letting the basilisk slaughter the entire street, anything else would slowly be diluted by time.
This is also his advantage, because there was no second Kyle a hundred years ago. In a sense, he is a man of this era.
But Godric's Hollow is different. Everyone here is a monster. The most troublesome ones are Grindelwald and Dumbledore. It is difficult for Kyle to guarantee that his excuses can deceive them.
Moreover, they were the protagonists of the following decades and had a huge influence, so it was too risky to get in touch with them.
But at this point, it was impossible to just walk away. Kyle could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, I do like magical history."
"Then do you know where Durmstrang is?" Grindelwald narrowed his eyes.
"Gellert." Bathilda frowned. "You..."
"It's okay, aunt." Grindelwald shook his head and said, "I don't think he's that old. He should be a student. If he's a student, he must be interested in other magic schools."
"Ah, yes, I don't know the exact location." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But I know that the school is in Northern Europe, a very cold place, and the school uniforms include fur capes."
"You're right, that place is indeed cold, but is that all?" Grindelwald raised his eyebrows.
"Compared to magic school, I am actually more interested in goblins." Kyle continued, "I have been studying the history of the goblin rebellion in school."
Bathilda's eyes lit up even more.
"Fairies, rebellion... I'm also interested. Can you tell me about it?" Grindelwald asked.
"I found Hogsmeade." Kyle said, "There is a place there that was their former headquarters, but it has been abandoned. I tried to look for any remaining traces there before, but was driven out."
Grindelwald looked at Bathilda, as if to ask for confirmation, but found that she had become extremely excited.
"If it's about the history of the goblin rebellion, I recommend you go to the Bacol Ruins. That's where the goblin Bacol first decided to start a rebellion. There are many useful traces left there, and their weapons foundry is also there."
“Looks like I have a target for my next stop,” Kyle said.
Grindelwald suddenly smiled, looked at Bathilda, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "I always thought you were the only one who liked that kind of boring stuff, but I didn't expect that there are other people who like it too."
"Be polite."
"Oh, sorry." Grindelwald said sincerely, "Although I don't understand, I respect your preferences and sincerely hope that you can achieve your wish."
He bowed slightly, then turned and went back into the room, no longer paying attention to Kyle.
He came here at first because he was worried that Bathilda had been deceived. After all, when he saw Kyle for the first time, he felt that this person was not a good person and was difficult to see through.
But now it seems that he was worrying too much. Bathilda's performance told him that the man really knew a lot about the history of magic.
Maybe it's a hobby only for British wizards.
And a person who likes the history of magic, in his opinion, is not worthy of too much attention.
After Grindelwald left, Kyle breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, at this time Grindelwald's eyes were full of magic research. In his opinion, he might be no different from the goblin in the garden.
Bathilda was very enthusiastic. It was rare to meet someone who also liked the history of magic. She talked to Kyle a lot, from the goblin rebellion to the giant war.
With the knowledge he learned from "History of Magic", Kyle was able to say a few words. As for the content that was not in the book, he simply said that he had not paid attention to it.
Anyway, he set his character as a sixth-year Hogwarts student. His experience is there, so it's normal that he doesn't know much.
Or if he really knew everything, that would be suspicious.
Before he knew it, it was already noon. The enthusiastic Bathilda invited him to have lunch together, but Kyle refused.
Are you kidding? It was already troublesome enough after just a few words of conversation. How could he possibly have lunch with Grindelwald?
Seeing Kyle's firm attitude, Bathilda was disappointed but did not insist.
"Okay then, but I must say that Gellert is indeed an expelled student, but he is actually a very enthusiastic and cheerful person, not what you think."
Bathilda thought Kyle just didn't want to have too much contact with someone who was expelled from school, so she helped to defend him.
She liked Grindelwald very much, so naturally she didn't want others to look at him with tinted glasses.
"No, you misunderstood." Kyle shook his head quickly and said, "I have an elder who was also expelled from school, but this did not prevent him from becoming an excellent Magizoologist in the future."
"Is he from Hogwarts too?" Bathilda asked curiously. "Do I know him?"
"I don't think so." Kyle shook his head and said vaguely, "He's not in the UK right now, maybe you will know him later.
"Just like what Mr. Grindelwald said just now, some people don't need a diploma to prove themselves."
"I'm glad you think so," Bathilda said happily. "So where are you going now? Do you need any help?"
"Let's find a place to stay before tonight," Kyle said. "I may have to stay here for a few more days to look for any traces of Gryffindor that may exist."
Kyle originally wanted to say that he wanted to leave directly, so that he could get rid of Grindelwald more easily.
But he soon realized that he would most likely not stay in the same place without moving, and it would only be more troublesome if he was discovered.
"A place to stay... You can go to the Valley Bar." Bathilda thought for a moment, pointed in a direction, and said, "It's at the lowest point of the valley. There's accommodation there, the price is reasonable, and the environment is good.
"When you get there, you can tell me my name. If old Johnson can't give you a satisfactory discount, I will throw his precious oak barrel into the lake."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 837 Search
"Dear Auror, if it is all right, could you please move aside?"
At the entrance of Diagon Alley, a double-decker bus was forced to stop here. The conductor looked at the circle of Aurors around and said impatiently: "I have told you many times that the person you are looking for has never taken the Knight Bus."
"But as far as we know, someone has indeed taken the Knight Bus here." The leading Auror said expressionlessly.
"Is there any problem with this?" The conductor became even more annoyed. "We are here to help wizards in distress. Not only today, we receive passengers from Diagon Alley every day."
"But today is the most special." The Auror continued, "Someone killed five wizards in Knockturn Alley. With such cruel behavior, he will definitely attack other wizards. We must catch him as soon as possible. You don't want to be targeted by a cruel dark wizard, do you?"
"Killed... five wizards..." The ticket seller panicked instantly and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his ticket wallet. "Oh, you just mentioned Knockturn Alley, could it be the wizards there who did it?"
"Knockturn Alley has its own rules. We won't mess around, and we won't get ourselves into trouble."
"So you're sure he left on the Knight Bus?"
"These are not questions you should ask." The Auror said coldly, "Now you just need to cooperate with us."
"Okay, you want to know something," the conductor said, "but you'd better ask quickly, because there are many wizards waiting for our help."
"Don't worry, it won't take too long." The Auror said, "But your answer is too vague. I may have to take some other measures."
"Legilimency."
Before the conductor could react, she saw a wand, and then everything that had happened in the past three hours began to flash through her mind rapidly.
But besides her, the Auror on the opposite side could also see these clips.
"You actually... dared to use... Legilimency on me!"
The conductor reacted and exploded, "You can't do this, I'm going to the Ministry of Magic to complain to the Minister!"
"It's okay, go ahead." The Auror said calmly, "The situation is urgent, and some measures are necessary. As long as we can catch that dark wizard, I will accept the punishment."
"That's a nice thing to say." The conductor was not calmed down by his words. "So, have you found any clues?"
The Auror said nothing.
He did not find the rich strange wizard described by the shop owners in the ticket seller's memory.
Only two people have ridden the Knight Bus in this memory.
The first one is a middle-aged wizard, who is also the first to be excluded. It is not because of his appearance. In the wizarding world, it is too easy to change one's appearance, whether it is Transfiguration or Polyjuice Potion.
It was mainly because of that man. He didn't even have a complete Sickle and had to count a handful of Knuts twice. It was obvious that he was very poor, which didn't fit his character of spending money lavishly.
As for the second one, she was a witch, and she looked very anxious. It was possible that she was the person they were looking for, but it was just a possibility.
Because these cruel dark wizards are usually very cunning, they have many ways to avoid being tracked down by the Ministry of Magic, and perhaps they have already slipped away without their knowledge.
The Auror rubbed his forehead. No matter what, he decided to go and take a look. At least he had to keep himself busy, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the Ministry of Magic.
All he could do now was to make as much noise as possible to make the other party afraid to act rashly and keep quiet for a short period of time.
Otherwise, if five more wizards died, his career as an Auror would be over.
He waved his hand, signaling that the Knight Bus could leave.
The conductor snorted and got on the bus.
"You guys stay here." Then he turned to the people following him and said, "Bartok, come with me to Northamptonshire."