The Grindelwalds 2

Gellert Grindelwald's Grave Part 29

A couple of hours later, Sarah returned home from her run. She had obviously been out longer than usual. Partly because it had been a while since she last exercised properly as she stopped going on runs when she got to Hogsmeade and because she had gained weight through not exercising. 

Once she got inside, she told the kids about their fathers castle.

"Hey girls, sit down in the living room please." Sarah told them.

The girls did as they were told and sat down on the sofa. Sarah came in and sat down opposite them.

"Apparently Mildred told you two about your dads castle..."

"Yes she did, she said that you might let us visit it." Penelope said.

"Hmm well, why don't we go today?"

"Mildred said that to us earlier."

"I assumed that, wanna go now?"

Both girls nodded.

"Ok, let me go and change my clothes into something less sweaty, then I'll take you."

Sarah rushed upstairs to her bedroom to get changed into something less moist. She changed into some jeans and a white t-shirt and then came back downstairs. Mildred was there now.

"Hello Sarah, the children tell me you are going to see my master now."

"Yes, Mildred. Is that ok with you?"

"Yes, can I give you these to put on his grave?"

Mildred passed Sarah a sunflower.

"Thank you, of course I will."

"No problem, see you 3 later."

Mildred went back into her bedroom and closed her door. Clearly she still felt sad when thinking about Grindelwald's death.

"Let's go then." Sarah told the girls. "Hold on to me so we can disapparate together."

The 3 of them disappeared from the house and reappeared outside of the castle in a field.  It looked just as Sarah had remembered it. The field still had sheep and cows in it and it was still in the middle of nowhere. 

"Wow mum, this is epic." Luzia said.

Both girls walked forward towards the castle.

"Hmm, if you think this one is great then you should have seen the old castle, that one was even bigger." Sarah said while following the girls.

"How do we open the door?"

"With magic, obviously." 

Sarah put the end of her wand into the key hole on the front door and the door unlocked.

"Wow, how did it know it was you?"

"Cause it knows my wand from before, your dad made it like that."

"Wow, would it know our wands?"

"Maybe, but let's test that another time. Let's get inside."

Sarah pushed the door open and the children followed her. 

The inside was just as Sarah remembered it, when you walked in; Aurelius's old room was on the left, Grindelwald's office was in the left top corner ahead of them, there was then a spiral staircase, then a dining room/kitchen in the top right corner and a door to the basement in the bottom right corner, kind of like how the old castle was set out.

"Wow mum, I can't believe daddy used to live here."

"Well, he didn't stay here a lot, this was his second castle. He mainly stayed at home with me...well he, died not long after moving here so, not much of staying anywhere, but you know what I mean. This was his base where he'd work."