"Miss Granger, how much do you know about Gellert Greenwald?"
When the old housekeeper said this, his expression looked a little hazy.
After all, judging by his age, it was obvious that this old man had been an eyewitness to that big event that year. For him, many years that may have been very bad have now been transformed into memories worth remembering.
The old housekeeper was probably in his youth at that time. Apart from some bad things, there must have been many good things that happened, right
"Grindelwald?" Hermione continued after a pause, "If it's just something recorded in writing, I basically still remember it... But I think Mr. Butler wants to say more than that. ?”
"Um… "
The old housekeeper had also come to his senses at this time, but when he heard what she said, he quickly shook his head.
"In fact, most books written about the history of modern magic include some mention of it. After all, it's no secret in the wizarding world - you know, Gellert Grindelwald's introduction to Deathly Hallows Qi has always been obsessed with it, and even used the symbol of the Deathly Hallows as his own symbol, making it known to the whole world."
"Ah!" Hermione nodded immediately after hearing this, "I do know a little bit about the Deathly Hallows. Not only the ones written in the book, but we have actually had close contact with those three magical objects. Magical objects…”
"Really?" The old housekeeper nodded slightly and continued, "Then, Miss Granger must have already known a lot about the stories about the origin of the Deathly Hallows, right?"
"Uh... Mr. Butler, are you referring to the 'Legend of the Three Brothers'?" Hermione said, "I have read it in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. However, the stories in that collection are not all just fabrications. A fable for children? Are they all true? "
"Maybe?"
The old housekeeper's tone became a little serious.
But Hermione couldn't help but shake her head.
"How could it be true?" She frowned. "The story even mentions the God of Death, but are there really gods in this world? I thought that compared to ordinary people, wizards don't believe it. There is a God, isn’t there?”
"Of course, of course..." The old housekeeper nodded, "Of course there is no so-called 'god' in this world, at least there has never been any evidence to prove it. But stories are stories after all, and legends are just legends after all... Miss Granger, You just said that the story you read is just a bedtime story that parents in the magical world read to their children before going to bed. Of course, many of the details cannot be taken seriously... so-called ' 'Death' is obviously just a layer that writers put on a character that may have existed in the story to help children understand."
Having said this, the old housekeeper raised his right hand to cover his forehead and rubbed it a few times, and then sighed:
"'That person' probably really existed... At least judging from some of the records that Mr. Patriarch found in my collection of books in the Blois family, the reason why this story has been passed down to this day in the form of a story is because it It seems like it really happened a long, long time ago!”
After saying this, the old housekeeper stopped temporarily and became slightly silent.
Not far away, Hermione also fell silent. She obviously thought of something quickly, but her face became more and more serious.
Finally, she couldn't help but said:
"Mr. Butler, do you mean to say that... that 'Witch Kern' is the 'God of Death' in the story who made the three Deathly Hallows?"
When the old housekeeper heard this, his expression became more solemn.
"According to ancient records in the family, a female witch with amazing talent was born in a certain era in the past. This witch has shown extremely high wisdom and understanding of magic since she was a child... Perhaps it is because of her Her 'genius' is different from ordinary people! As she grows, many of her ideas and concepts begin to become different from others, so that she does many things that are not tolerated by others. In the end, She was dubbed the 'Goddess of Death' by other wizards of that era, and most people were afraid of her existence. It was precisely because I don't know when she had begun to reach out to those who were considered by all wizards at that time. The 'rule of death' is regarded as a taboo... And if this witch's name was converted to the current pronunciation, it would be pronounced as 'Kern'."
Saying this, the old housekeeper paused slightly, looked at Hermione and said, "How about it? Did you suddenly feel that if she was the 'Death' in that story... then this nickname couldn't be more appropriate?"
However, Hermione couldn't help but shake her head slightly after hearing this.
"After listening to Mr. Butler's words, I feel that it is no longer important whether she is the 'God of Death' in the story."
When Hermione had never been exposed to regular magic, she might still be lucky, thinking that if she was more careful, she would have a chance of winning more or less - after all, nothing in this world is absolute. Isn't it
However, after truly coming into contact with and mastering a certain degree of power of rules... the rule of death? That's a level three rule! A wizard who has begun to study the third-level rules a long time ago, even if she still has not improved at all, it is no longer something they can face.
What's more, is that possible
Just when Hermione was overwhelmed by the pressure, the old butler continued:
"The ancient document also mentioned that this 'goddess of death' seemed to want to do something by studying the rules of death. The incomplete chapter contained words like 'breaking the shackles of life and death' and 'changing the world' sentence. Grindelwald must have found similar records somewhere before he came up with the idea of collecting the Deathly Hallows and using them to cause trouble."
"In other words, does he think the Deathly Hallows are very important...?" Hermione was stunned. "Could it be that the Elder Wand and other objects can exert more power than we know?"
"That shouldn't be the case." The old housekeeper said, "According to legend, those three magic props should be just tools made by the 'God of Death'. Maybe they all have very strange abilities, but to be honest How powerful it is... It’s not necessarily true.”
"Of course, even if the power they can generate is indeed very powerful, they can't help us much now - if the facts are really what we think, do we really have to be invisible like Yingnotus in the story? Is the cloak going to play hide-and-seek with its owner for the rest of his life?”