"In this regard, he'll unite every force he possibly can. After all, he sees himself as a chess player. He wouldn't refuse to use a piece just because it looks ugly."
"Oh, you mean Voldemort might recruit more Death Eaters? Maybe half-bloods, maybe Muggle-born wizards, and I should pay more attention to that?" Kasenhis asked.
"Not quite. What I mean is that Voldemort may focus his new pieces on those powerful and easier-to-control non-human groups," Dumbledore said quietly.
"I don't really get it... My activities in the magical world have basically just been Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic. I don't know much about other groups," Kasenhis shook his head.
"You actually do know one such group. Werewolves." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.
"But didn't I already weaken lycanthropy to the point where it's basically just a mild cold?" Kasenhis still looked confused.
"That's another matter entirely. Back then, you acted like a savior and decisively pulled werewolves back from the fringes of society into the normal world. So you never got the chance to witness the true strength of werewolves. In truth, werewolves have always been a dangerous yet scattered group within the magical world. But if someone were capable of leading them, they would become a genuinely dangerous force."
"How about we get straight to the point?" Kasenhis frowned.
"If werewolves hadn't been nearly wiped out by you, and still maintained a considerable population in England, then what if Tom promised them extremely high status in the future? Do you think they would become Tom's vanguard?" Dumbledore asked.
"Werewolves aren't idiots. Who in their right mind would actually believe promises made by someone like Voldemort?" Kasenhis shrugged.
"People always need something to strive toward. So tell me, don't you think werewolves could have become a very considerable force?" Dumbledore continued.
"Mhm... I won't deny that." Kasenhis nodded. "But werewolves have already been wiped out."
"But the magical world still has other marginalized groups. Tell me, what if they became Voldemort's claws? What then?" Dumbledore said quietly.
"The terrifying thing about werewolves was the spread of lycanthropy. As for those other fringe dark wizard groups... at most, it would just mean a few more Death Eaters. I don't think they're worth worrying about." Kasenhis shook his head.
"Well, I suppose I still shouldn't treat you like a traditional wizard." Dumbledore sighed helplessly and shook his head.
"So can't you just speak properly for once? Why do you always have to play the damned riddler? Just tell me what you want me to do directly," Kasenhis said speechlessly.
"I need you to find the giants hiding in the Ural Mountains and slaughter them all," Dumbledore said bluntly.
"Oh... huh?" Kasenhis stared at Dumbledore in disbelief. "How does a mouth at thirty-seven degrees say something this cold?"
"That's the downside of not letting me finish speaking." Dumbledore shook his head. "Hagrid is only a half-giant, yet his magic resistance is already extremely powerful. Even Professor McGonagall would have difficulty subduing Hagrid with fewer than three Stunning Spells."
"And the magic resistance of pure-blood giants is even more absurd. Let me put it this way. Ordinary Stunning Spells and Severing Charms can be compared to bullets. Against ordinary wizards, they can subdue them with ease."
"But half-giants... you can think of them as tanks. Unless you're using an exceptionally powerful Killing Curse or Fiendfyre, most other spells are basically just scratching an itch to them," Dumbledore explained slowly.
"I disagree. You want to come up with some genocide nonsense just because of your baseless speculation? Besides, if Voldemort has the power to control giants, then you and Grindelwald should have a way too. You keep saying giants are incredibly powerful, but instead of trying to win them over, you're afraid Voldemort will win them over first, so you want me to slaughter them in advance..."
"Dumbledore, tell me the truth. Did you secretly make a Horcrux too?" Kasenhis asked in a low voice, frowning.
"You saw what Hagrid's brother Grawp is like. Hogwarts is a school, after all. Tell me, how exactly should we settle them?" Dumbledore went "emmm" for a moment before saying helplessly.
Kasenhis slowly raised his head and looked at the ceiling. He was thinking that if he used obsidian or Netherite blocks to make the giants some incredibly awesome prison...
Uh...
That felt a little wrong. It was just changing execution into imprisonment...
"How is your consideration going?" Dumbledore asked.
"I'm thinking of a way to maybe find those giants some other place to live. The Himalayas? Don't they always have things like Bigfoot showing up there? Hmm, or maybe Africa. The wizards there are all pretty fierce, and if we send the giants there, we won't have to worry about Voldemort killing his way over directly."
"And what made you think of asking me to do something like this? No matter how you look at it, Grindelwald is way better suited to this kind of thing." Halfway through speaking, Kasenhis suddenly remembered that there was still such a prime specimen as Grindelwald.
"Because he made a mistaken judgment about the Dursleys' situation, which dealt him a small blow. For example, last night, he failed to find Voldemort and kill him in time. So now he feels somewhat guilty and is in seclusion training. He says he wants to develop a method of high-speed flight, or perhaps a way to travel that ignores Anti-Apparition restrictions," Dumbledore explained.
"Him? Being shaken because of the situation of Muggles? Did something get into him? No, wait... did you two swap souls? Are you actually Gellert Grindelwald right now, using Dumbledore's body to tell me to go find a giant tribe and massacre them, while Dumbledore is using your original body and hiding at the Dursleys' new house, secretly repenting?" Kasenhis rattled off at high speed.
"Your imagination has always been quite rich... But please think carefully about the giant tribe. If you're curious about Grindelwald, then after the matter with the giants is settled, going to see him would also be a good choice," Dumbledore said helplessly.
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