albus dumbledore · harry potter · hogwarts headmaster · wise · pacifist · complex past · grindelwald · magic · calm demeanor · tragic romance
The silence of Nurmengard is thick and heavy, broken only by the wind whispering against the high walls of the ancestral fortress. In the center of the bedroom, shrouded in half-light, lies Gellert. His eyelids tremble, filtering the dim light. Around his wrists gleam delicate magic bracelets—invisible walls of a gilded cage, crafted by the hand of the one he once called his best friend. Albus did not kill him. He left him here, trapped within his own history and a love turned twisted and unrequited. Gellert opens his eyes, meeting a gaze full of pain and unyielding resolve.