dragon and boy

Thick smoke began to fill the corridor. Albus and Grindelwald walked to the entrance and reversed the bookshelf to its original position. As soon as they went out, Grindelwald was coughing choked by the thick smoke.

There is also a lot of cloth in the room, and it catches fire instantly when it encounters a flame.The fire had a tendency to spread gradually, and it was late at night, and no one should be able to find the two of them before it spread to other rooms.

Grindelwald bent down and tried to stick himself to the ground. Without a wet cloth, he could only cover his mouth with his sleeve.Albus looked around and found that the only way out was the wooden door they came in, and the room didn't even have a window!

Albus stood in front of Grindelwald, trying to use his body to resist the spreading flames for him.The fire was burning on Albus, but he didn't feel the slightest discomfort, he was on fire too, and the red hair stood out against the firelight.

Grindelwald had to be sent out safely, Albus frowned, racking his brains for a way to escape safely.

The clothes hanger in front caught fire, and the wooden shelf next to it burned and broke its beams. Albus jumped out of the way. He rushed to the hanger and quickly found a few surviving clothes.

Albus threw the clothes to Grindelwald: "Put it on your body and throw it away later."

Grindelwald did as he said, and the moment he put on his clothes, he suddenly felt himself being embraced by another person.

Albus tightly surrounded Grindelwald, blocking most of the flames for him with his body.The waving of the dragon's wings disrupted the flame's dancing trajectory, and the wind blew out a road surrounded by fire. Albus rushed out with Grindelwald in his arms as fast as he could.

The door of the room was a huge piece of floor-to-ceiling glass. The moment they rushed out of the room, due to inertia, the two broke through the glass together.

The moment he rushed out of the castle, Grindelwald let go and dropped the burning clothes on his body without hesitation.Albus glanced at him and sighed that it was a good thing he didn't burn the clothes he was wearing, otherwise he would have to fly Grindelwald to the nearest river and drop him.

The sound of glass breaking is loud, especially in the silence of the night.It woke up the people in the entire castle, and then the servants rushed to carry buckets to put out the fire. The fire spread quickly, and the surrounding rooms were not spared. The walls were burned to gray, and the wooden furniture became a mess. Heap of ashes.

The two landed in a wood not far from the castle. They looked in the direction of the castle, where it was already a mess.

"Thank you." Grindelwald said suddenly.

Albus smiled: "Mutual benefit."

Compared to Grindelwald, Albus is obviously a bit inappropriate. Although he is not afraid of fire, it does not mean that the clothes on him are fireproof.Albus's clothes had several holes, and the threads at the corners were also scorched. It was a bit cold in the night, and he couldn't help shivering.

Grindelwald took off his coat, although it was also damaged in several places by the fire, but it was much more decent than Albus's.He handed the coat to Albus, and suddenly saw a glimmer of light in the eastern sky.

The last night is over.

"Going back?" Albus asked.

"I won't go back." Grindelwald counted the time, "It's almost there, the mourners are coming soon. I think we can fill our stomachs first."

This was the first time Albus really got to know the country of Durmstrang.The hardworking people started their busy day early in the morning. The men sat at the door and looked at the stalls, while the women wore linen dresses in the room behind them and prepared breakfast.

"Aren't you afraid that others will recognize you?" Albus asked, looking at Grindelwald, who had no disguise at all. "No matter what you say, you are the king who is about to ascend the throne."

"It's okay, no one recognizes me."

Saying that, Grindelwald walked towards the tall and thick man not far away, and the man smiled and got up when he saw the two of them.

Grindelwald pointed to the baguettes on the stall, and the man picked out the biggest ones and wrapped them up.When he handed the bread to Grindelwald, he didn't forget to remind: "The goat milk at Ms. Jenny's house in the front corner is very fragrant."

Albus thanked Grindelwald, and just turned around, only to hear the businessman behind him stop them again: "Excuse me, are you coming from the castle? It was noisy there in the morning, and you know what happened Yet?"

"Nothing happened." Grindelwald stopped suddenly, turned his head and added, "Durmstrang is very peaceful."

There is a huge old tree at the gate of Durmstrang, and people like to stay in its shade for hundreds of years.Grindelwald didn't have much money on him, and the bread he bought was barely enough to fill his stomach. He gave most of it to Albus, and sat by himself looking around.

"Grindelwald? Is it better to just call you Gellert?" Albus asked, "Are there any rules in Durmstrang's royal family?"

"There are no rules." Grindelwald replied, "Just be free, don't be too restrained."

Albus didn't continue.At this time, the sun has risen high, illuminating the land, and the morning in Durmstrang is golden, and at the same time, there is a smell of bread and wheat.

"I've been in the Forbidden Forest for ten... oh no, 20 years." Albus said, "The most beautiful scenery I've seen here is the sky above the Forbidden Forest. Andrea took me with me, We were the closest to the stars then."

"You never came out?" Grindelwald frowned.

"No." Albus said, "The patriarch doesn't allow us to leave the Forbidden Forest without permission. The farthest place I've ever been is high altitude."

"Then you've never been in contact with humans?"

"You are..." Albus counted, "fifth."

Looking at Grindelwald's heavy face, Albus was a little puzzled. He turned his gaze to the children playing in the distance, and unconsciously smiled.

The group of children ran closer, brandishing toy swords in their hands.The blond-haired kid had a very loud voice, probably because of a missing tooth, and he still had some leaks in his speech: "I learned a trick yesterday, and I can sweep people three meters away!"

Albus pricked up his ears to listen, why is this tone familiar?

Oh Merlin's beard!

When he turned his attention to the three children, Albus showed his occasional look of surprise.Isn't this the iron triangle of Hogwarts?

Short Harry, mischievous Ron and clever Hermione.

But Albus didn't show too much joy, he resisted the urge to go over, and sat quietly in the shade of the tree waiting for a farce to come.

"You like them?" Grindelwald asked.

"Children are the future of Durmstrang."

Today is the day when Grindelwald and Albus talked the most, and I don’t know if it’s because everything is coming to an end. When Albus glanced at each other, he saw Grindelwald’s erratic eyes. Some apprehension.

There was no embarrassment in the way the two sat without saying a word, as if everything was supposed to be like this, sitting side by side with the sun pouring down on them on a quiet but noisy morning, like that one in 1899. summer.

Suddenly, a group of well-dressed soldiers appeared beside the city wall, followed by a tall white horse, and a serious-looking blond man was riding on the white horse.

"What number is this?" Albus asked.

"It seems to be the third one." Grindelwald analyzed, "The second child ran away with someone last month, the fifth child died three years ago, and the sixth child is still too young, so it is either three or four."

"You don't know them?"

"I don't know much." Grindelwald said lightly, "These people are not worth my time to remember their looks and names."

"Well, I think what you said makes a lot of sense." Albus closed his mouth, and the two of them were crowded in the middle, which at first glance was impossible to notice.

That blond-haired man, let's call him the third child, is riding on a white horse, looking very high-spirited.He seemed to be here for a stroll. When he walked in front of a lady, he held up the lady's hand and gently kissed it. The playfulness in his eyes was clearly visible: "I wish you happiness, lady."

The "honoured" lady withdrew her hand in embarrassment, and thanked him stiffly.

"I think he looks like the kind of hooligan who walks on the street with his bare ass." Albus elbowed Grindelwald and said bluntly, "His eyes are too lewd. If he wasn't wearing that suit Aristocratic clothes, the man next to that lady will definitely beat him up."

"Same temperament as old Grindelwald." Grindelwald said, "they are the most similar."

Albus shrugged, and he pulled Grindelwald into the shadow of the giant tree.They watched from a distance that the third child's servant led the white horse and followed leisurely behind, everything was taken for granted, except for the cunning on his face.

The blond kid was waiting, and so were Grindelwald and Albus.Soon, in their anticipation, a black spot in the shape of a figure finally appeared on the horizon outside the city.

Albus stood on tiptoe and looked around, but the crowd of heads still blocked his sight. In desperation, he climbed up the huge tree behind him, stood on a tall branch and looked forward.

The man was wearing tattered armor, and there were obviously several scars on his hands and face.His expression was very flustered, as if he was being chased all the way by something, and when he ran to the gate of the city, he knelt down with a "plop" and looked at the third child with sadness in his eyes.

"Lord Grindelwald!" the man sobbed, "Durmstrang's army was attacked by Beauxbatons halfway in Hogwarts. They killed our dragon and took away His Majesty the King, Durmstrand Lang's entire army was wiped out..."