"That's great." Wade breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Has Professor Snape found a solution? What exactly was it that forced Remus to transform?"
"Now for the bad news—let me think where to begin."
Dumbledore lowered his head and ate another piece of pie, as if organizing his thoughts, or perhaps deciding what part to tell him.
"Professor," Wade reminded him before Dumbledore could speak, "If you're unwilling to tell me the truth, I can find a way to investigate myself."
"Alright, you'll find out soon enough anyway…"
Dumbledore said vaguely, then continued, "You know, Wade, though the Wizarding World and the Muggle world live on the same land, they are two completely separate worlds."
"We Wizards do everything we can to hide ourselves. Any violation of the Statute of Secrecy is severely punished. This is a protection for us, and for Muggles."
"Many have always firmly believed that, with the exception of a very small number of Muggles, most Muggles know nothing about our world—perhaps that's true in Britain, but in another country across the ocean, the truth is different."
Wade frowned. "Are you talking about… America?"
"Precisely, America—the location of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Dumbledore had forgotten about his dessert. He frowned, his expression somber, and said, "In the 18th century, America experienced a very serious breach of secrecy."
As Dumbledore recounted the tale, a history Wade knew nothing about unfolded before his eyes.
When the New World, America, was "discovered," many Muggles and Wizards from different countries flocked to that land.
Since there were no laws or law enforcement agencies there at the time, malicious incidents frequently occurred, and bounty hunters emerged.
There was a group of Wizard mercenaries who hunted anyone they could exchange for money, including selling Wizards or selling innocent Muggles as Wizards to Puritans. Later, they were punished and hunted by the Magical Congress.
These were the earliest Scourers.
They were well aware of the Wizarding World's existence but harbored deep hatred for Wizards. It's even said that if their own children had magical talent, they would be abandoned or abused.
In the 18th century, a descendant of the Scourers named Bartholomew Barebone met a witch. This was the beginning of a tragedy.
The witch, Dorcas Twelvetrees, became obsessed with Bartholomew Barebone. He managed to extract a large amount of information about the Wizarding World from her, including the locations of Ilvermorny and the Magical Congress of America.
Subsequently, Bartholomew Barebone stole Dorcas Twelvetrees's Wand, displayed it publicly to journalists, printed flyers promoting the existence of the "evil" Wizarding World and various secret locations, and rallied a group of armed individuals to launch a witch-hunt.
This was the most serious breach of secrecy in magical history.
Afterward, Bartholomew Barebone was arrested and imprisoned for attacking innocent Muggles he "suspected of being Wizards."
The Magical Congress of America also took measures to compensate as much as possible, defining the entire leak as a delusion stemming from Bartholomew Barebone's mental instability, and cast Obliviation Charms on some people who knew the secret information.
However, because the news had spread too widely before the Wizarding World discovered it, the Magical Congress of America could never be sure if all those who had learned of the leaked information had truly had their memories erased.
As it turned out, the answer was—no.
For over two hundred years, a mysterious force had actually been researching magic in America.
They also knew that the Wizarding World would not permit such activities, so they always acted very discreetly, not even having a formal name externally, referring to themselves simply as "The Organization."
Their initial research was actually absurd and baseless, built upon myths, legends, and human imagination—a clear fabrication to anyone with discernment.
Some left in disappointment, others joined with hope, some squandered their fortunes, and some strove to become billionaires to gain access.
They persisted for over two hundred years.
Wade could truly understand this kind of persistence—those who possess magic often can't appreciate its value as much as ordinary people.
But to know that you live in a world with magical power yet remain completely excluded, constantly tormented by aging, illness, disability, and the like—this disparity could even drive a person mad.
Most importantly, magic truly existed in this world.
So, the efforts of those people ultimately weren't in vain.
Of course, from the Wizarding World's perspective, this wasn't effort; it was a kind of obsessive, insane fanaticism.
And when it comes to magical ability, you either have it or you don't. Human technology has never deciphered its mysteries, nor can it allow ordinary people to master magic.
But some things don't require any talent to possess.
That is—Werewolves and Vampires.
In the Wizarding World, these are essentially incurable diseases, both transmitted through blood and saliva, and come with significant side effects.
Werewolves attack indiscriminately when they lose their minds, and while Vampires seem perfect, they are essentially living dead, susceptible to many natural predators, and a change in diet is their most minor drawback.
Moreover, any such transformation, when applied to a Muggle, carries an extremely high mortality rate.
Therefore, The Organization has been conducting extensive experiments, attempting to find a stable, effective means of transformation.
Wade couldn't even imagine how many people had died in this process.
The surviving test subjects, brainwashed, became members of The Organization, operating worldwide—
They seized funds, captured Wizards and magical creatures, kidnapped underage Wizards, lured ordinary people to be experimental consumables, infiltrated magical schools to steal magical knowledge, and cultivated reserve forces.
For certain reasons (Wade suspected Dumbledore's deterrent), The Organization's influence had rarely infiltrated the British Wizarding World in recent decades, merely collecting information and occasionally abducting a few individuals.
But in the past year or two, The Organization's clutches finally extended to Britain (Wade was certain this time that it was due to his own butterfly effect). Werewolves, Vampires, and some Wizards they had trained since childhood had infiltrated Britain.
Creating chaos, instigating conflict, and provoking war were their usual methods.
During his three-day absence, Dumbledore not only captured the Vampires who attacked Lupin but also, with their "help," "visited" two of The Organization's secret bases, obtaining a large amount of crucial intelligence.
It was a shame, though, that the individuals sent to Britain didn't have much information, and their memories had even been altered. It was just that Dumbledore's magic was too powerful for them to resist.
After hearing all this, Wade was speechless for a long time, though surprisingly, he wasn't all that surprised.
Even true fairy tales contain a good deal of bloodshed and darkness, let alone a real world that only seems like a fairy tale.
"I also have something else to tell you," Dumbledore finally said. "I brought someone back with me."
Wade paused, then understood. "—Carlyle?"
(One more chapter to make up for earlier)
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