Vita didn't know how to answer Grindelwald's question.
In fact, she was just as puzzled.
In the years since the Blood Pact was broken, Grindelwald and Dumbledore had fought each other.
However, almost every time, they were evenly matched.
This showed that their fighting abilities were not much different.
However, that night, Grindelwald's defeat was extremely abrupt.
If Dumbledore hadn't taken the Elder Wand, Vita would have even suspected that Grindelwald was deliberately losing out of old friendship.
"Vita, I've lived my whole life on thin ice. Do you think... I can reach the other side?"
Grindelwald asked dejectedly.
Vita stared at Grindelwald in astonishment. "Sir?"
Grindelwald sighed deeply.
"We...we can't possibly win now..."
"No!
We can win!"
"So many of our men have been captured, and the news of my defeat at Dumbledore's hands has already spread...Vita, from now on, the tide of battle has turned..."
"Sir!
This is just a temporary setback!
You can't lose your fighting spirit!"
"You...you may leave now. I need some peace and quiet..." Grindelwald said dejectedly.
"Yes..." Vita glanced at Grindelwald again, her eyes filled with worry.
Grindelwald seemed to have completely lost his confidence...even as his most trusted assistant, she didn't know what to do.
Since the news of Grindelwald's insane attack on Hogwarts spread, the wizarding world was in an uproar.
And to everyone's delight,that very night, Grindelwald was defeated by Dumbledore.
And his most elite squad of Wizards was captured by the Aurors.
Grindelwald's power dwindled significantly after that night.
Although many of his supporters launched retaliatory actions,the Aurors were prepared.
Their hasty and aggressive actions yielded little result.
However, while these peripheral figures continued their activities, their leader, Grindelwald, and his loyal followers, the Lich Party, chose to completely disappear.
Several more months passed.
June arrived.
The Hogwarts students were tense, busy preparing for their final exams.
There was no time to discuss the story of Li Wade and his two companions cleverly capturing several Lich Party members and receiving a special award.
Indeed, Dumbledore publicly stated that the three had only captured a few Lich Party members.
Such an achievement wasn't particularly outstanding compared to the major accomplishments of that night.
However, receiving a special award was entirely justified.
This still made Li Wade and his companions incredibly famous at the school.
After all, those were several Lich Party members! It was Grindelwald's most elite "army"!
The envious and jealous looks from the Gryffindors showed just how much of a show they'd pulled off.
The Gryffindors were all annoyed; they spent their nights out, why hadn't they encountered such a stroke of luck?
Of course, compared to Livid and Tom's cheerful demeanor,Anne had been much more depressed these past few days.
In her view, it was her negligence that had caused Grindelwald and the Sorcerers to suffer such a great loss.
Even though she had "embezzled" a small amount of money for that magical power, she still held Grindelwald in high esteem.
Especially after learning from her secret communication with her aunt that Grindelwald was extremely dejected because of this incident, she felt even more distressed.
Anne thought, if… she had successfully won over Livid and Tom for Grindelwald before that night's events,then Livid would definitely not have sent a message to Dumbledore that night.
Grindelwald, of course, wouldn't be defeated...
However, what surprised Annie even more was that Grindelwald would rather remain dejected than reveal the role of Livid and Tom in this matter, tacitly protecting them alongside Dumbledore.
Although Annie couldn't quite understand it, it showed how much Grindelwald valued the two boys...
Annie thought that if she could successfully win them over, Mr. Grindelwald surely wouldn't continue to be so dejected...
But before, when Grindelwald's power was at its peak, they hadn't joined him; now, with Grindelwald's recent defeat, it was even more impossible.
Annie spent each day feeling anxious and guilty.
Time flew by, and the final exams were over.
Students
had a week to await their results.
During this week, there were no classes, and the immense pressure of exams was gone.
They were essentially on vacation, free to play and have fun at school, and as long as they didn't break school rules, the professors would tacitly refrain from interfering.
Therefore, this week was arguably the happiest time for the students.
Of course, for the seventh-year students, it was a little bittersweet… after all, this was their last week at Hogwarts.
This day marked the last day of this joyous week.
In the Room of Requirement,
Li Wade and Tom were both very excited.
Before them lay a map, on which many tiny dots were moving.
Next to each dot was a name!
"I declare the Marauder's Map complete. Yes, I've named it the Marauder's Map!" Li Wade declared proudly.
"Haha, with this map, it'll be much easier for me to go to the forbidden section to read books!" Tom added happily.
Seeing the two so happy, Annie, who had been watching from the sidelines, could only clap her hands symbolically.
"Annie, cheer up! You did a great job making this map!
If it weren't for your months of investigation, how would we know so many secret passages?"
Li Wade said with a smile.
"Hmm... but the map I contributed was just a piece of paper, and you managed to turn it into what it is now... Wade, you're really amazing."
Although Annie was in a bad mood, she couldn't help but admire Li Wade's abilities.
The Marauder's Map could even show the whereabouts of Professor Dumbledore and Headmaster Deeppet, which showed how amazing it was.
But Li Wade still managed to do it... no wonder Grindelwald valued him so much.
"Annie, you've seemed preoccupied these days, has something happened?"
Tom suddenly asked.
"Ah?
No... no! Really, nothing!"
Annie was startled and quickly explained.
However, after explaining, she realized that her reaction was a bit too much.
Sure enough, Tom showed a suspicious look at the right moment.
Just as Annie was at a loss for words, Li Wade suddenly said, "Is it because of your aunt?"
"Ah?
You…" Annie seemed flustered.
"I remember you mentioning that you have an aunt who went away to make her way in the world for a long time and lost contact with her family… And on a wanted list published in the Daily Prophet, I saw a name—Vita Rozier…" Li Wade smiled slightly, "That's your aunt, isn't it?"
"I…" Annie was initially panicked, but after hearing Li Wade's words, she found a reason and quickly nodded, "Yes… She's been away from home for many years, and I never imagined she'd joined the Umayyad Party… I… I don't know what to do.
What if everyone thinks our family has some connection with the Umayyad Party?"
Tom secretly scoffed. What "what if"?
There's definitely a connection!
Grindelwald has lost power now!
Logically speaking, Annie is useless!
He didn't know what had gotten into Li Wade, insisting on protecting this woman!
Was there some reward for protecting her?!
Li Wade smiled and comforted her, "One Rozier has fallen into darkness, but that doesn't mean all Roziers are mired in it.
Even if some people doubt you because of this, as long as you stand upright, there won't be any problems! Look, none of your classmates have doubted you, have they?
After all, you and we caught several sorcerers together!"
"Um… that's true…" Annie smiled, but her heart was even more bitter.
Fortunately, her aunt was taken away by Mr. Grindelwald, otherwise…she might already be in Azkaban!
Because Grindelwald and her aunt were the only two people who knew her identity.
And the Ministry of Magic's Truth Potion wasn't fake…
She looked up at Li Wade, who was examining the map with satisfaction, and couldn't help but ask, "Wade, do you think Grindelwald can rise again?"
"What?
Are you worried he'll retaliate?"
Li Wade asked with great interest.
"Well… that's part of it…" Annie had no choice but to go along with Li Wade's words.
"Don't worry, he can't possibly win," Li Wade said.
"Even when he was at the height of his power, it was difficult for him to succeed, let alone now."
"Um… but why?
Let's not talk about that now. Before he lost, he had a lot of power! Back then, his chances of winning should have been much higher, right?"
Annie couldn't help but argue softly.
In her opinion, Grindelwald's defeat this time was just an accident.
If it weren't for this accident, Grindelwald's victory would have been just a matter of time! "
He won't lose?"
Li Wade laughed.
"He can't even unify the voices of the wizarding world.
I really can't think of how he can win."
"You're right…" After a moment of silence, Annie asked again, "But… since his ideas can attract so many people, it means there's something reasonable about them. So why are there so many people opposing him?"
"His ideas are reasonable?"
Li Wade laughed.
"He doesn't have any mature ideas.
It's just a few catchy slogans.
And just a few slogans can't serve as a guiding principle.
How can a revolution without a guiding principle succeed?"
"Guiding principle?
What guiding principle?" Annie asked.
"I ask you, Grindelwald shouted his slogans all the time, but has he ever published a book? Any book about his own ideology?"
"No...no."
"Then who else failed if not him?
Even that mustachioed guy next door at least has a book called *My Struggle*...but Grindelwald doesn't even have an autobiography."
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