Just like in Azkaban, there was little information about Newmenggaard in the world of magic. There were only rumors.
Among these rumors, the most terrifying and fantastical one was the guards of Newmenggaard.
Some people said that the guards were like the Dementors in Azkaban. They were nightmarish monsters from the deepest depths of hell. No one could resist them.
Others said that the guards of Newmenggaard were cursed and the embodiment of death.
No matter what the rumors were or what the truth was, there was one thing that could not be denied. All the prisoners who tried to escape from Newmenggaard died in the end. They disappeared from the world, never to be seen again.
However, no one knew what Newmenggaard looked like and what kind of creatures the guards were.
Only those who had been there personally knew how terrifying it was. Ordinary wizards talked about it enthusiastically.
Whether it was the past or the present, the prisoners were imprisoned, or the legends hidden behind the buildings.
Elwyn thought that he would see a terrifying building like in Azkaban. Terrifying prison guards like the Dementors wandered in the ruins, sucking away all the happiness and life in the land, leaving only fear and despair.
But that was not the case. He and Dumbledore revealed themselves. What appeared in front of them was a desolate town.
Although it was chaotic, there were still traces of human activity. It was just not pleasant.
Speaking of which, this place was a bit like Rollover Alley.
In the night, the dirty path stretched out in all directions. There was only darkness at the end of it.
The ground was piled with gravel that looked like slag. The shops and houses on both sides of the street were all made of black rocks. They were built randomly and in strange shapes, like monsters baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
As for the shops themselves, they were all black magic shops.
In the window of the shop closest to Elwyn, there were rows of shriveled human heads.
The faces of the heads were painted with different colors, waiting for customers to choose.
The house next to this shop had a corpse hanging outside. The corpse was full of scars, and its skin had been cruelly peeled off.
Elwyn looked at it for a long time but could not tell what kind of creature it was.
It looked a bit like a dismembered human body, but there were two big horns on its head.
Dark red blood and some unknown mucus slowly dripped down from the corpse and fell to the ground, making a patter.
This was the only sound that Elwyn heard. Other than that, there was no other sound in this terrible town.
Although it was late at night, it was still very abnormal.
The surroundings were dead silent. Even the sound of the wind had stopped.
At the end of the alley, several wizards with hoods walked quickly, which proved that there were still living people here.
But no one dared to speak. They even held their breath, for fear of waking up some horrible monster.
"Professor, is this Newmengaard?" Iven whispered. "It looks like a gathering place for dark wizards."
"This is a small town on the outskirts of Nurmengard, known as Gad Castle." Dumbledore said, leading Elwyn down an alley. "At the height of Gellert's power, he built Newmongaard as a symbol of his evil rule, the strongest fortress of the dark forces. Many dark wizards and greedy people came to join him, most of whom did not have the strength and qualifications to join Gellert's army, but he did not drive them away. Instead, he allowed them to stay in the periphery of Newmongaard. Eventually, it developed into the small town in front of them. After the defeat of Gellert, this town was not destroyed. Instead, it became the largest gathering place for Dark Wizards in Germany. "
"Doesn't the German Ministry of Magic care?" Elwyn asked in surprise. "They let the dark wizards gather here?"
"It's reasonable to exist, Elwyn. We all hate dark magic and oppose the use of those evil spells, but it doesn't mean that everyone is like this, and it's impossible to erase a school of magic that has been passed down for thousands of years." Dumbledore said, "How to put it? Just like Knockout Alley and the Underworld in England, you've been there. The Ministry of Magic allows them to exist, but they can't cross the line."
Indeed, the magic world was not as simple as black and white, and it was not as simple as Hogwarts, where there were school rules that explicitly prohibited students from learning dark magic. Everyone thought it was bad, so it was boycotted and not discussed openly.
In the real magic society, the line between good and evil was very blurred.
Light and darkness blended and existed with each other.
It was unrealistic and impossible to eliminate all dark wizards and dark magic.
As long as they did not do illegal and evil things, the Ministry of Magic had no reason to arrest them and sentence them.
But if it was not evil, was it still dark magic?
Walking along the alley, passing by a shop, Elwyn saw a tall and majestic building in front of him.
The building looked like a palace, with many towers in it. The most eye-catching one was the main tower in the center.
The main tower stood tall and extended to the clouds, with no end in sight. It was a daunting sight.
A mysterious atmosphere shrouded around it, which seemed to be a kind of power. People who stared at it quickly looked away.
To be honest, the building was a miracle, a miracle built by Grindelwald.
Newmenggaard was located on an island in the middle of a lake, surrounded by a huge pool of calm and deep black water.
The other dark wizards in the town seemed to be very afraid of the lake and did not dare to go near it.
They hid in the dark doorway, and when they saw Dumbledore and Elwyn walking straight toward it, they all showed an uncontrollable expression of panic.
What was hidden in this calm pool of black water that caused these dark Magi to be so afraid?
"That's the real sorcerer's prison, Newmenggaard!" Dumbledore said simply.
Following the direction of his gaze, Elwyn looked at the dark main tower, where Grindelwald was imprisoned, repenting his sins at the top.
From the fact that he treated Keresis, it could be seen that he had a certain degree of freedom.
As a powerful dark Magus, it was almost impossible to completely control him.
Therefore, Grindelwald was imprisoned here, in the fortress that he built, completely out of his own will.
However, Elwyn still did not quite understand. Not everyone was like Grindelwald, who would be imprisoned in this sorcerer's prison of his own will.
This place was so close to the gathering place of the dark wizards, so what kind of protection did Newmenggaard have to ensure that no one would escape?
Facing the main tower, the main building also stretched forward on the ground, forming a symmetrical L shape.
The main building of Newmenggaard was stretched across half of the lake until it was built in front of them, where Newmenggaard's gate was.
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