Chapter 120 – Cracks
Grindelwald was not in the house when we woke up; he had probably already headed out to the spots he mentioned before. Was I curious about it? Yes. But he was right; secrets are something that can save lives, so I was going to wait patiently and without questions.
"Want me to make some breakfast?" I asked, gently stroking Quincy's hair, who looked a bit tired, opening her eyes, but at least she smiled without me feeling that it was forced.
"That does sound good... but let's make it together!"
"Even better~!" I nodded while climbing off the couch, stretching, and cracking some of my joints before heading for the kitchen. We didn't go for anything fancy, so with a little scrambling in our holding bags, we pulled out some eggs and bacon, ready to fry.
"I do miss Hogwarts... The kitchen, there was... something else!" Quincy sighed as we sat down to eat.
"Agreed! Helga Hufflepuff and her recipe are something that nobody can stand up to, and honestly speaking, it would be an irresponsible thing to ask for.
"Why?" Asked a voice, and when we turned to the door, it was Grindelwald walking in, patting down his coat while looking at us. "Don't let that mindset fester and take root within you, young ones. It is bad."
"What do you mean?" Quincy asked while I was munching on a slice of bacon, curiously watching him.
"Thinking that you can't live up to someone is the downfall of every mage. The thought that you can never be like some old, dead, but famous wizard is nothing but setting limits for yourself. The more you think, 'Oh, I can't do that because I am not XYZ,' the more you drift away from a successful life. It is nothing more than boxing yourself in. You are putting up limits and barriers that you will never break through and, in the end, fail as a wizard."
"Barriers..." I murmured, feeling I was resonating with his words the more I was hearing him speak.
"Ancestors and powerful wizards of the old time are to be respected, yes, but to give their achievements a rank that is not to be reached by us? That is the idea of a weak mind, finding excuses for their lack of abilities and motivation. Never fall into that quagmire, or you will sink to the bottom, never to rise to the top."