Vid saw that Grindelwald seemed unable to recover for a while, and his gaze involuntarily glanced toward the door.
No one came in.
Is this the turning point... the turning point...
Is the turning point now?
Should he take this opportunity to Apparate away directly?
Given Grindelwald's current condition, he couldn't suddenly intervene in his magic.
Vid drew out his Magic Wand and waved it decisively. Immediately, his face turned dark.
The air was like a solid object. He felt a strong sense of restraint as soon as he tried to turn on the spot.
Seeing this, Grindelwald, though still coughing, let out a hoarse laugh.
Vid: "...!"
He gritted his teeth, his hand holding the wand twitching with eagerness.
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Delaine strode in with a cold and bloody presence. He glanced at Vid, then went directly to Grindelwald.
"Sir!"
Delaine half-kneeled, rapidly taking out a bottle of pale golden Magic Potion, helping Grindelwald to drink it.
Grindelwald's condition quickly stabilized. When he lowered his hand, there was a trace of blood color in his palm.
Delaine handed over a handkerchief with his head lowered.
For some reason, even so, Grindelwald still laughed, shivering with mirth.
Delaine looked at him worriedly and glared at Vid, his eyes angry but not hostile.
"Gunter..." Grindelwald managed to stop laughing and asked in a low voice, "Has he been captured?"
Delaine quickly replied, "Yes, Sir."
"Bring him here," Grindelwald said.
"Yes, Sir."
After standing up with his head lowered, Delaine took two steps back, walked out of the room, and as he passed Vid, he suddenly said in a low voice, "Grindelwald's health isn't good, his emotions shouldn't be too agitated. Be mindful of your words and don't joke inappropriately with him!"
Vid met his gaze, belatedly realizing that Delaine seemed to think he had told Grindelwald a jaw-dropping joke, amusing their leader almost to death.
Vid was speechless, facing this terrifying misunderstanding, unsure from which angle to refute it.
Delaine didn't wait for his answer, he just turned and hurried away.
At this time, Vid sensed a gaze on him, and he slowly turned around to see Grindelwald looking at him with a spine-chilling expression.
"Vid Gray."
Grindelwald seemed to grind the name through his teeth, scrutinizing Vid, then slowly said it again: "Vid Gray..."
He asked, "Did Dumbledore give you individual lessons?"
Vid: "...?"
He blinked, decisively saying, "Yes."
Of course, Dumbledore had taught him, showed him the lives of the two Dark Lords, and personally taught him Apparition.
—Even though Vid doubted the meaning of Grindelwald's "lessons," could he deny it at such a time?
Of course not.
Dumbledore, with his immense Magic Power, wisdom, and high esteem, could easily bear the burden Vid could not now carry.
The grand strategies of a great man were correct, but they should not be spoken by a thirteen-year-old's mouth.
Hearing his answer, Grindelwald remained silent for a long time, then as if talking to himself, said, "I thought all these years, he had been avoiding reality, avoiding the past, hiding in that school as a professor with no desires or ambitions... I never expected..."
Grindelwald looked at Vid with a newfound glance, murmuring, "Indeed... he is a professor... he taught a student like you..."
Vid kept silent, only hearing his heart pounding fiercely.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
As if responding to his heartbeat, the door was suddenly knocked on. Vid quickly pulled up his hood, then Delaine, accompanied by two other black-robed Wizards, used a Spell to control three people as they walked in.
An older man with slightly dark skin and a beard; a woman in her forties or fifties, still charming, with an elegant and exquisite hairstyle; and a young man, handsome, wearing three or four gemstone rings on his hands.
They instantly recognized who was in charge in the room and cast pleading glances at Grindelwald, seemingly striving to say something but unable to open their mouths to utter a single word.
Delaine leaned in and said, "Sir, they are the leaders and managers of this place. As for this young man, it's said he is the son of a Muggle noble."
Grindelwald nodded and said, "Antoine."
A black-robed Wizard hurriedly stepped out and saluted.
Grindelwald pointed at Vid and said, "You take this boy back first, the remaining work needs him to assist you."
"Yes." Antoine Moro gestured to Vid and left with his arm around his shoulders.
As they walked out of the room, Vid heard Grindelwald's voice behind him:
"Even among Muggles, there are those with exceptionally strong wills. To avoid wasting time, give them a heads-up before using Legilimency."
"Yes." Delaine unhesitatingly performed the Spell: "Crucio!"
The Muggle leader in the room let out a whimpering cry of agony, unable to make a sound even under inhuman pain.
"Let's go."
Antoine Moro grabbed Vid's arm, took out a lighter-like object from his bosom, and pressed it hard.
With a "click," the two instantly disappeared from the spot!
...
Vid returned to the dark gray castle once more.
At this time, the castle appeared vast and silent, as Antoine Moro and Vid appeared on a circular platform.
He saw the distant hillside covered in white snow, a brown bear slowly walking at the edge of the forest.