Chapter 176 – Demands
It happened at the beginning of spring when Hermione contacted us once again. Well... This time, it was evident from the start that she was missing the enthusiasm with what they had when they left for France. As for why they wanted to meet in person, although Quincy felt suspicious —and so did I— I still considered Krum as a friend and someone who I could trust. So we agreed; there was no reason not to. The meeting happened in the Scottish highlands, in the middle of nowhere, a coordinate that we had decided on. We were the first to arrive, just the two of us, right at the start of the day, witnessing the sunrise before we saw Krum and Hermione arrive via apparition.
"Victor. Hermione." I nodded at them as we stayed about five yards apart, and I could tell they weren’t here to tell me they still wanted to help out. One look was enough to know that was no longer the case.
"I want ask question." Krum began, and I now knew it was him who was having doubts, and Hermione was with him, supporting his decision. I wasn’t angry... I can respect that.
"Feel free."
"Your Master. Grindelwald? Is he?"
"Where did you learn that?" Quincy asked, making them look at each other before he answered in a disheartened voice.
"We met Dimitris."
"I see." I nodded with a soft smile, "I guess you don’t like it? Is there a reason why? Besides him being a dark wizard in the past."
"Yes. Grindelwald killed my... Grandfather. I never work with monster, you should not, Conrad. He evil... Don’t do it."
"Haaaah..." I couldn’t help but sigh, understanding it without him needing to explain more. I could tell how he felt about it, and putting myself in his shoes, I wouldn’t want to work with someone like that either. Losing family to somebody can create a grudge that lasts through many generations; Dimitris was the best example of it. "People can change, and he served his time for his sins."
"Did he...? I not believe so."