Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 513 Strength Comparison! Pre-Battle Clarification! Surprise Attack on the Ministry of Magic!

Dudley listened silently to the system prompts in his mind while at Hogwarts.

The long list of victims and the basketful of human tragedies filled him with both sorrow and pride.

The sigh is naturally a lament for the white wizard's all-or-nothing struggle in the original story, while the pride comes from the fact that he has completely changed the fate of the characters in the book.

With him around, the fish may die, but the net will never break.

The reward for this SSS-level special unfortunate event also proves that the system is about to be partially laid off.

To this day, there are almost no new regret events to unlock.

Once he receives this reward, as long as it's not an SS-grade peak human magic item or an SSS-grade artifact, Dudley can freely fuse any S-grade or lower magic item as many times as he wants.

He can't use it himself, but he can transfer the abilities and characteristics gained from the fusion to others, helping his friends and family to get a cheat code.

He gets three fusion opportunities a year for SS-grade and SSS-grade magical items, which is enough even if he can't accumulate them.

After all, the world's top magical items have either been fused with Dudley or become his collection.

In the future, if he wants to integrate unique top-tier magical items, he will have to create them himself and sell them directly.

But that's a story for another time.

The most important thing for Dudley right now is to see what surprises Grindelwald can bring him.

In order to prevent Grindelwald from suffering a crushing defeat, he has shortened the development period of Project Sharpening Stone as much as possible after creating the Dream Realm.

Grindelwald thought he was getting carried away, unaware that if he dragged it out any longer, he didn't know how much of the sharpening effect of the Sharpening Stone Project would remain.

At Hogwarts today, more than half of the students have reached the limit of their bloodline in terms of magical cultivation. Considering the magical knowledge and combat skills in their minds, there are many who are stronger than ordinary professors.

Among them, some outstanding students who are both gifted and hardworking have even reached the level of elite professors.

As for Dudley's closest friends, since their bloodline shackles have already been fully unlocked, their magical cultivation and strength have surpassed those of elite professors. The extent to which they have surpassed them varies depending on their individual efforts.

Hermione, who worked the hardest, didn't waste a single bit of the time acceleration in the dream realm, and her magical skills and strength are already approaching those of a legendary wizard.

Of course, the terms "ordinary professor level" and "elite professor level" used here are from a past perspective.

Today, the overall strength of Hogwarts' faculty and staff has also increased considerably.

However, since Dudley has not yet unlocked the bloodline shackles of the Hogwarts faculty and staff, the old professors, whose magical abilities had already reached the upper limit of their bloodline, have not yet received an improvement in their magical abilities.

However, their magical knowledge has become more profound, their combat skills have improved, and their overall strength has increased.

After this decisive battle, the bloodline shackles will be broken, and legendary wizards within Hogwarts will spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Those faculty members who were not too old to begin with and whose magical cultivation still had room for improvement, after more than half a year of learning and training in the dream realm, have all reached the upper limit of their bloodline in terms of magical cultivation, and most of them have surpassed the elite professor level.

The most talented among the faculty was Snape, whose magical abilities were comparable to Grindelwald's.

The leaders, professors, and students of the seven exchange teams have all made significant progress in their magical skills and overall strength.

Mr. Akinbad, the leader of the team in Vagado, has also been promoted to a legendary wizard, and his cultivation level is now comparable to that of the Founding Master.

White wizards in the British wizarding world outside of Hogwarts have also benefited from the dream realm for more than half a year, and their magical skills and strength are now incomparable to what they used to be.

In terms of high-end combat power, Hogwarts' side is overwhelmingly superior.

With the added power of the Twin Wands' group spells, Hogwarts can employ a swarm tactic, spreading their magic far and wide and launching area-of-effect attacks.

While Grindelwald recruited many ruthless dark wizards from around the world, including some truly formidable figures, apart from Grindelwald and Ecclesia, not a single legendary wizard could be found.

So, don't be fooled by the fact that Grindelwald has gathered over 40,000 saints and around 10,000 intelligent magical creature allies.

If they were to actually fight each other head-on, even excluding Dudley and Dumbledore, they would still find it difficult to defeat the more than three thousand wizards currently in the British wizarding world, as well as the allied creatures of Hogwarts.

(Although the dark wizards had been thoroughly purged, the resurrected British white wizards who had died in battle and the more than one hundred Muggle talents who had been converted into wizards, along with the people from the seven exchange teams, meant that the total number of wizards in the British magical world exceeded three thousand.)

Dali didn't intend to let Grindelwald win either.

It remains to be seen how much valuable experience Grindelwald can offer the British white wizards in this decisive battle.

……

Three days later, Grindelwald gathered all his forces and prepared to attack the British wizarding world and launch a decisive battle.

In a secluded house in the suburbs near England, Grindelwald, Ecclesia, and a dozen or so core saints whose magical abilities surpassed those of elite professors sat together.

They were all dressed in regular invisibility cloaks made of invisibility animal fur and the Dispersion Charm, and each had a briefcase beside them.

At this moment, none of the suitcases were locked, and they were slightly ajar.

"We will move out in three hours."

Grindelwald said firmly, "I asked you to summarize the confusion surrounding your men's actions. Now, in the next three hours, ask them and I will answer them."

Once the battle begins, I don't want anyone to hesitate to follow my orders.

Upon hearing this, the core saints exchanged glances, and then one of them respectfully asked:

"Sir, why don't we wait until Hogwarts' defenses are weak before attacking? For example, during the summer vacation after the international exchange teams have left."

"Coward! How dare you ask such a question?"

Before Grindelwald could answer, Eckeris, sitting in the second-in-command position, spoke up sarcastically and sharply.

Her mania had not improved, and fearing that forcibly suppressing it would cause even greater side effects, she simply dispersed her venting in everyday conversations to avoid losing her temper and making mistakes at crucial moments.

However, she didn't just mock; after rebuking her, Eckeris continued:

"We have now gathered all the most vicious and powerful dark wizards in the world, with a force of over 50,000. With a thunderous surprise attack, do we really need to pick a time to deal with Hogwarts, which only has a few hundred people?"

Even if Dumbledore and Dursley are strong, can they be tireless? Can they defeat tens of thousands of dark wizards? Not to mention, with the help of the Master and me, what are you afraid of?

Or are you afraid you can't beat those professors and team leaders?

Upon hearing Ecclesia's outrageous remarks, the core saint who had asked the question did not say anything further.

He first nodded respectfully to Ecclesia, then, along with the other core saints, looked at Grindelwald and awaited his reply.

Grindelwald then replied:

"It's very simple. Our goal in this battle is not only to destroy Hogwarts and the blessing magic of its founder, but also to wipe out the remaining forces in the British wizarding world in one fell swoop."

Only in this way will all the white wizards in the world be deterred, dare not have the idea of ​​rebuilding Hogwarts, and honestly return to the days when there was no delusion of resurrection!

Those seven teams that went on exchange programs will witness the destruction of Hogwarts, and then return to their respective kingdoms with their remnants, spreading our might throughout the world!

Grindelwald's answer convinced more than a dozen core saints, and also slipped through the crack into more than a dozen briefcases.

Then, another core saint asked:

"Sir, is our plan to attack the British Ministry of Magic also aimed at eliminating the vital forces of the British magical community? Or is there some other purpose?"

"Of course. We need to defeat them one by one and cut off their escape routes!"

Without first destroying the Floo Network teleportation fireplace system of the British wizarding world and taking control of the British Ministry of Magic, there will be no resistance from the Aurors and folk wizards in the British wizarding world, whether they are supporting Hogwarts or seeking help from the Ministry of Magic of other countries.

No one can be sure how long Albus can withstand our attack.

In case of unforeseen circumstances and excessive delays, we can take control of the British Ministry of Magic and spread false information to buy time for foreign wizards to provide support.

"Sir, there's also..."

Next, a dozen or so core saints asked Grindelwald some more questions about the details of the operation, and Grindelwald answered them one by one.

After all the questions were asked and answered, the group then had a discussion about the large army in their briefcases.

Three hours later, everyone got up together, packed their suitcases, and put on their regular invisibility cloaks.

"action!"

Grindelwald gave the order.

Everyone in the room immediately used the location and interior of the British Ministry of Magic, which they had obtained from the memories of the corrupt pure-blood wizards of Britain, to Apparate, carrying their briefcases.

A dozen or so inconspicuous spirals twisted and formed within the room.

The next instant, a dozen or so uninvited guests with transparent figures appeared next to the statue in the main hall of the British Ministry of Magic.