Bab 72: Gift
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After leaving the stage, Edward separated with his aunt and Professor Flitwick to meet someone backstage; it was a middle-aged wizard dressed elegantly with a gentleman-like atmosphere around him.
"Mr. Barnabas Cuffe?" said Edward as he stretched his hand for a handshake.
"Just call Barnabas," responded the editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet while shaking Edward's hand, knowing that the person in front of him was actually the secret owner of the Daily Prophet, and could determine whether he held on to his job or not.
"In that case, Barnabas, have you brought the thing I asked for?"
"Yes, sir," replied Barnabas, handing Edward a newspaper that was just printed a few minutes ago just for this occasion.
Edward took it and first read the front page: "Edward Bones changes the magical world." Then, there was a picture of him on the previous stage talking about the Three Counter-Curses.
Taking a few minutes to read this paper that will be published throughout the British Wizarding World tomorrow morning, Edward then said: "Change the picture to the one with my aunt and Professor Flitwick. Additionally, all the papers published from now will not focus on me, but on the Bones family. Make sure to always mention my aunt on a positive note, emphasize her all virtue and accomplishments in the magical world, but leave my cousin out of the spotlight."
Quickly thinking about the meaning behind these actions, Cuffe replied: "As you wish, sir," but he did not say anything regarding the matter, and just went back to the Daily Prophet to change the news accordingly.
As Edward watched Barnabas Cuffe leaves, he slowly thought about how much the magical world will change from now with the release of these counter-curses. Of course, these changes will not affect him in a negative way in any way possible.
Wizards like him and Dumbledore do not care if someone has mastered these three counter-curses; if any of them were to use the Three-Unforgivable Curses, these counter-curses will not be of any much help.
After pondering for a moment, Edward then apparated someone else; he was finally going to do something that he has been putting off for some time now ever since his return due to how busy he was.
Edward walked into a dilapidated castle. In one of the rooms, he saw an old man who seemed to be waiting for him.
"Oh, time has not been kind to you, has it, Mr. Grindelwald?" said Edward slowly.
"No, they have not," replied Grindelwald calmly. "Have you come for that contract?"
"Correct," replied Edward as he watched the old man closely. "I have to say, I'm surprised you did not try to do anything to the Bones family after I left."
"Not because of lack of trying. However, every time I got close to any of them, I could feel the power of the contract warning me; even if I sent one of my Acolytes, the same warning manifested itself. So, I just gave up."
Edward just nodded, but did not say anything more; he took out the contract and acquired all of Grindelwald's knowledge since 1926. After that, he prepared to leave, however, Grindelwald suddenly said:
"I have to thank you."
"Oh, why is that?"
"Because you showed me that my dream of freeing wizardkind is indeed possible, it's just that I went about it the wrong way."
Edward turned around and looked at the man who was once feared as the greatest dark wizard that ever lived. In his eyes, he did not see any sadness or pity for his failure, but hope.
"Did you have another vision of the future?" asked Edward calmly.
"You can say that," replied Grindelwald. Then, he got up from the floor and went to the corner of the room. After tapping a specific spot, a small chamber appeared. Inside were two sealed beakers: one full, while the latter had a small amount of blood--well relative to the other one.
"This is my gift to you," said Grindelwald. "I know that you are studying bloodline, so these two vials contained both my blood and Dumbledore. Unfortunately, during our battle in 1945, this was the little amount I could gather. However, I managed to preserve its freshness for so many years using magic."
Edward looked at the two vials of blood for a moment, then with a wave of his hand, they floated in front of him before placing them inside his pouch.
As a matter of fact, he did not need Grindelwald's blood as he already acquired it in 1926 when he was imprisoned by MACUSA. All Edward had to do was secretly control the person in charge of the prison to use a reasonable reason to draw Grindelwald's blood.
As for the reason that he did not take his blood when he forced him to sign the contract, that's because he did not want to push Grindelwald too far and forced him to resist; after all, blood is the medium for countless dark magic.
Edward's cautious nature always made sure to use the most efficient and easiest way to accomplish his goal.
Nevertheless, he was still very interested in the headmaster's bloodline. From Credence to Aberforth, all the members of the Dumbledore family seemed very gifted wizards. As such, Edward has always been very curious about their bloodlines.
Now that he got Albus Dumbledore's blood, he finally collected all the Dumbledore's blood--including both Credence and Aberforth, which he secretly collected.
Due to time constraints, he did not have time to study their bloodlines, but now that his initial plan for world domination had been set, he could finally return to his experiments.
Right before leaving, Edward asked Grindelwald: "Why are you helping me?"
After a brief pause, he said: "Because I want to see the world you are going to create with my own eyes."
'And even participated in creating it,' secretly thought Grindelwald. Meanwhile, Edward could guess some of the thoughts of this old and powerful wizard, so he said: "You should be aware that might require you to give up everything--including your soul and will."
However, Grindelwald just smiled without saying anything. Nevertheless, Edward understood the meaning behind that smile: Grindelwald was willing to do so, but now was not the time.
That's because Edward still had one major obstacle standing in front of his grand dreams and aspirations: Albus Dumbledore--just like Grindelwald did.
Only after passing through that obstacle will Grindelwald be willing to offer his loyalty to Edward.
Not only because this will show that Edward is a more powerful wizard than him by defeating the man who defeated him, but also because Edward's victory will prove that in some ways, Grindelwald's ideas and philosophies were correct, it's just that he did not use the proper method to accomplish them.
After comprehending Grindelwald's message, Edward smiled before apparating away. He could not wait to experience the legendary battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in 1945.
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Next Chapter Title: Suspicions
Bab 73: Suspicions
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After receiving Grindelwald's memories, he spent the next few days going over his memories since he left in 1926, focusing more on his legendary battle with Dumbledore. And the battle was truly legendary.
Even with the advantage of the Elder Wand, Grindelwald still lost due to lack of skill. Of course, this was not the main reason. One of the reasons that he lost the way he did was because of his prophetic ability.
Before his battle, he foresaw that he was imprisoned and having a conversation with a person; however, he could not see the face of the person nor what he said; he only knew that he gave that person his and Dumbledore's blood and all his memories before they agreed.
After that, Grindelwald was able to deduce his eventual downfall in the hand of his old lover, and the fact that the person in vision was probably Edward.
After taking a long time to accept this fact, he eventually concluded that for his dream to come true, his purpose in life is to help Edward as much as possible.
So, he used all his strength to battle Dumbledore to gather information, then he secretly collected the latter's blood. Finally, after his incarceration, he secretly conducted much magic research so that Edward could absorb them through memories.
After reading through all the memories, Edward sighed as he thought to himself: 'I finally understood how this guy knew that I was studying bloodline in 1945. Additionally, I now know that prophecy seems to have little effect on me. Additionally, the research that Grindelwald made will be of great help to me.
'However, before I start using his research, I need to deal with the problem of the Second Limiter."
After that, Edward started his research as there was still a month before school started; he was not yet willing to give up his job as a professor. After all, it is easier to influence these young minds of Great Britain as their professors.
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Dumbledore was inside his office with a newspaper in his hand, seeming deep in thought. In front of his desk, there were also many newspapers lying there.
Professor McGonagall entered the headmaster's office to hand Dumbledore a document.
"Professor Dumbledore...Professor Dumbledore...Professor Dumbledore...Albus," she yelled near the end.
"Hmmm, Minerva, you are here," replied the headmaster, who raised his head after hearing her roar.
"Albus, is everything alright? Ever since Edward's announcement a few weeks ago, you have been very distracted."
After a brief pause, Dumbledore answered: "I just feel that something is wrong, Minerva."
"What do you mean?"
"Look at these newspapers, what do you see?" replied the headmaster.
Professor McGonagall looked at all the newspapers and read some of the titles: "Professor Flitwick became the Third Person to survive the Killing Curse", "Potion Master became the Fourth Person to survive the Killing curse", "Bones Family's New Alchemy Item Are Cheap and Affordable to All Wizardkind". "Bones Family, the New Future of the Magic World?"
Additionally, these newspapers were not just from Britain, but all over the world; she even saw one from the very reclusive or secluded magical country of China.
"All these articles talked about either Edward or Bones family in one way or another. But is there something wrong with that?" asked Professor McGonagall. "They seem to want to promote their family name."
"If it was any person, I would think so. But Edward is different. After so many years of observing him, I know that he is different; everything he does has a purpose."
"What are you trying to say exactly, Albus?"
Dumbledore sighed before answering: "I'm afraid that Edward has started his grand plan of world conquest and civilization building."
Professor McGonagall frowned before asking: "Didn't you say during the interview, he told you that he was not planning on doing so? Did he lie?"
"Given his character, not likely."
"So, what made him change his mind?"
Dumbledore paused for a moment, "I received news from an old friend that he met Edward in 1926. Most likely, something happened there to change his mind."
"1926?" asked Minerva with a frown on her serious face. "He is messing with Time Turner? However, after seeing him a few weeks ago, he did not appear to age by more than 60 years."
"That's what makes me more worried; According to Nico, Edward has the recipe for the Philosopher's Stone. And it appears that he succeeded in crafting one of his own, thus attaining immortality. Adding his Youth Potion, maybe even eternal youth."
The room instantly became quiet for a good half a minute. Then Minerva asked: "So, what are you going to do?"
Dumbledore sighed as he looked through the window of his office: "I do not know, Minerva. Part of me wants to see the world built by him, while another part fears that he will become lost in the pursuit of power; no, the pursuit of knowledge."
Minerva did not say anything after hearing this as she too looked forward to what world Edward would build. She once had a conversation with him and he told him that Transfiguration was probably one of the magic with the most potential--despite the majority of wizards ignoring its value.
According to Edward, the highest level of Transfiguration that he envisioned is called "Matter Manipulation." When Edward explained to her the concepts of atomic manipulation, subatomic manipulation, macro-quantum manipulation, and quantum manipulation, Minerva spent a great deal of time to have a basic understanding of these concepts.
Then, she was fascinated and truly wondered whether Transfiguration could truly reach such height described by Edward.
After waking up from his wandering mind, Dumbledore then said: "Well, now is not the time to think about these things as I have no definite proof of anything. What I am currently most concerned about is Cornelius!"
"The Minister of Magic? What does he have to do with all of this?" asked Minerva with a puzzled look on her face.
"Based on recent events, I can deduce that Edward plans to increase the Bones family prestige, then have his aunt Amelia run for the position of Minister of Magic. Like this, they will have the rightful right to control the British Magical World.
"Nevertheless, I worry that Edward will not have the patience to wait for the next election, but use some unscrupulous method to achieve his goals."
Minerva was not surprised by these words, nor did she think that Edward was not capable of doing such a thing. After years of knowing him, although she had to admit that Edward was her most talented student, she could see that he was the kind of person willing to bend the rules when necessary.
"Do we need to warn Minister Fudge?" asked Minerva.
"Yes, however, I fear that things may not go as easily as stated." Then the headmaster sighed before taking a parchment and writing a letter. Then, he had an owl deliver it to the Ministry of Magic.
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