“Young man?” Grindelwald’s smile was in kindness or maliciousness, “Like a young man like Newt Scamander?”
Dumbledore shook his head helplessly.
“Newt is no longer young anymore. When I saw him last time, his grandson was already at the age of going to school.”
“However, the young man I am talking about is not bad at all compared to Newt, and he is even much better in some aspects.”
Grindelwald stared at him. “It’s rare to hear from you that you compare two students, and it seems that this young man is really excellent.”
Dumbledore said seriously.
“Voldemor has made six Horcruxes. So far, this young man has found two of them himself and destroyed them. And just half a year ago, he almost killed Voldemort who had just resurrected with his blood.”
Grindelwald’s smile was restrained and he said calmly.
“It sounds like this that he is indeed worthy of your reputation.”
“You should still remember that the last time I came to you to learn about Voldemort’s way of resurrection from you, I also asked you about your opinion on the prophecy of the Savior,” said Dumbledore.
Grindelwald’s face was full of disdain.
“Of course I still remember the prophecy you heard from the divination professor you recruited. What is the name of that woman?”
“Sybil Trilawney.”
“Ah, yes, the descendant of the famous divination master of Cassandra Trilawney, but what about?” Grindelwald said lightly, “I have always said, Albus, don’t take this thing so seriously. I am a prophet myself. If you put the divination professor family you recruit, my status is equivalent to her most famous ancestor.”
“No one knows better than me what kind of magic the so-called prophecy is. When outsiders have even a little trust in a prophecy, the future that may have a chance will become established. The more they want to change their destiny and destroy the destined behavior in the prophecy, the more they will move closer to the final result of the prophecy.”
“Just like the story of the Oedipus in the Muggle myth.”
Grindelwald, when he was young, always believed that the wizard’s biggest enemy in the future must be Muggle. The biggest difference between him and Voldemort is that he actually did not discriminate against Muggle, but he felt fear from the future scenes of the plane cannons and the bullets flashing before his eyes.
He knew very clearly that Muggles would be able to master them a hundred times more terrifying than a wizard in the futurePower, so he wanted to complete the wizard’s rule over Muggles before Muggles completely controlled that power.
The more you attach importance to the enemy, the more you will understand the enemy. Grindelwald has read many books written by Muggles and has a deep understanding of the customs and mythological background of the European continent.
King Oedipus is a story in Greek mythology about killing his father and marrying his mother.
The story started with the king who believed a prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his biological mother, which made the king extremely scared, and asked his servant to take the child away, throw him in the wild, and starve him to death.
But after many twists and turns in the middle, the child named Oedipus not only did not die, but also killed his biological father without knowing it, and married his biological mother to become the new king.
In the end, he knew the truth. His mother, who had become his wife, hanged herself and committed suicide. Oedipus could not accept the reality. He blinded his eyes with his own hands and chose to exile himself.
Of course, Dumbledore also heard of this story. The old king was a typical case of believing prophecy and wanting to resist the prophecy, but in the end it turned out to make the prophecy come true.
What Voldemort has done to Harry so far is very similar to the old king in the story.
What Grindelwald said is basically equivalent to determining the final outcome of Voldemort. “That’s why I always tell you, Albus, don’t put prophecies too much, especially when you hear prophecies related to yourself.” Grindelwald said softly.
Dumbledore smiled freely.
“To be honest, I had already started to believe that prophecy the night Voldemort killed the Porter couple, but three years ago, I saw the performance of the young man, and I questioned the prophecy. Later, the more he did, the more I had an unnecessary mentality about the prophecy that would be a savior. Do you know what that young man said to me?”
Grindelwald looked at Dumbledore with his eyes slanted.
“You look like you are showing off.”
Dumbledore asked and answered indifferently.
“He said, ‘Professor, I never felt that what we are doing now will succeed, but what I know is that what Voldemort wants will definitely fail. No one in this world is indispensable. If we fail, then there will definitely be another us in the future, because we will definitely not only think of resistance, but we will definitely not only want to maintain justice in our hearts. What we have to do is to do the present well, not rely on prophecy and destiny, we only rely on ourselves.'”
Grindelwald seemed unmoved by this, and DengBlido blinked.
“He said great, right?”
“The scene just sounds pretty good.”
Dumbledore leaned on the back of the chair relaxedly, he said lightly.
“You know, he was not saying anything, he did everything he said. Just an hour ago, we found Voldemort’s last unknown Horcrux, and I was ready for it next, Gellert.”
Grindelwald narrowed his eyes, and he heard a different breath from Dumbledore’s words.
“What are you preparing for?”
“I am old enough.” Dumbledore’s voice was calm. “No matter how people will judge my right or wrong in the future, I have reached the age of over one hundred years. I have experienced enough in my life. It is wonderful, but it is indeed time to reach the end.”
Grindelwald’s face was a little dark, and his tone just sounded like people to know that he was in a bad mood.
“Are you ready for your own death?”
Dumbledore shrugged.