Grindeldore One-shots

Changing Sides #3

     As they lied on the bed, catching their breaths, someone knocked at the door. Gellert suddenly grabbed the blanket underneath them and pulled it over him and Albus. When they were covered, Gellert let the person come in the room.

     "What?", Gellert asked as Rosier entered his bedroom.

     "I don't want to disturb you much, but the Wizarding World has noticed that Dumbledore had disappeared from his brother's house. The news are public already. Look.", she had a newspaper in her hand and she handed it to Gellert.

     The newspaper had a photo of Albus from the last summer. He had another boyfriend who took the photo back then. The news were written with capital letters. 

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED WIZARDS
OF ALL TIMES, HAD DISAPPEARED FROM HIS BROTHER'S HOUSE
TODAY MORNING, WHILE ABERFORTH DUMBLEDORE WAS IN THE VILLAGE

     "Why would it concern us? When we go to Berlin, he's going to show up with us and that's when people would know. Two more days, Vinda. Two more.", Gellert said.

     Albus wasn't feeling bad about the fact that he betrayed his friends. They've been happy, he hasn't. He deserved to be happy like they were. He deserved love and to be cared of. He never felt that, not even with all the boyfriends he had had before.

     "Why don't you give a speech in Berlin? To candidate. If you win, you could finish the war between us and the rest of the wizards. I can talk to Herr Vogel. He would surely let you.", Albus said all of a sudden and both Gellert and Vinda looked at him.

     "That's a really good idea, if you would like to know another opinion.", Vinda said.

     "That could work.", Gellert said.

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     Two days later, they were in Berlin. Albus had left the others and went to Anton Vogel's house. He never woke up before 12 pm. He knocked at the door and Mrs. Vogel answered. 

     "Hello, Albus! What a nice surprise! Come in.", she said with a strong German accent.

     "Hi, Elli!", Albus smiled and entered.

     "My husband will be here in 5 minutes. What can I bring you? I don't think you ate anything consistent until now. Do you want at least some biscuits with tea? Or gem with bread? Why am I asking? I can bring you all of them and you choose.", Mrs. Vogel said.

     "You don't have to, Elli.", Albus said.

     "Oh, but I do. Just a second.", Mrs. Vogel said and she disappeared to the kitchen.

     Albus was left alone in the living room. He looked around. There were a lot of photos of Anton Vogel on the walls, but not as many as destroyed photos of his competitors. 

     Mrs. Vogel came back and around here were flying plates. She set four plates on the coffee table and a teapot with a cup next to them. She poured the tea in the cup and mixed one cube of sugar in it, because she knew how Albus liking his tea.

     "Elli!", Anton yelled from the hallway.

     "Anton, come in the living room. Albus is here.", Mrs. Vogel said.

     "Oh, sorry. Who do I have to thank for this surprise?", Mr. Vogel asked.

     "Gellert Grindelwald. I wand to ask you for a favor. Of course, you'll get something back.", Albus said as he shook hands with Mr. Vogel.

     "What favor?", Mr. Vogel asked.

     "I want you to let Grindelwald to candidate. This would let you show your power in the world without being afraid of being caught. And the favor would be that you'll be treated like a king and your wife as a queen. You'll never be forgotten if you help us get Grindelwald to win. What do you say?", Albus said.

     Mr. Vogel made sign to his wife and she came to him. They talked in German for a while, commenting whether to help or not. They decided to help without asking for anything more.

     "We are alright with this. We're going to help you get Grindelwald to win.", Mr. Vogel said.

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     "So, how did it go?", Gellert asked as Albus came back in their hiding place.

     "Herr Vogel and his wife are going to help you win this election.", Albus said as he took off his shoes.

     Gellert wrapped his arms around Albus' waist and picked him up, spun him around and kissed him.

     "Well, this is a kind of exaggerated reaction.", Albus joked and walked in the living room, with Gellert after him.

     Rosier came in the hiding place, breathing heavily.

     "Scamander... Is here... In Berlin...", she breathed as she came in the living room.