Gellert Grindelwald

I've always found beards to be annoying - but I am going to assume that this won't be for too long.

It's strange. I am not used to seeing him so old. Last time I saw him face to face he was perhaps half this age. But his eyes aren't much different than they were back then. Still that vivid blue. It is unsettling to see them reflected in the mirror back at me. I have to admit it fills me with sadness - and yes, regret - for what I could have had. Now, I know that might sound selfish but I think I understand something more of what I did now. How it affected everything and everyone.

No false bravado. I made a mistake - I made a lot of mistakes. Many I was loathe to admit, even to myself.

I am done.

I am ready to move on.

It must be my time soon, if not now.

So it appears that nobody knows who they are and everybody is linked in some way. I do mean with the communications since all these voices or texts or even pictures keep showing up in this book I have.

And I have come to the conclusion that I must be the ship's entertainment. A magician, it seems, although I don't recall doing and tricks and I have no doves or rabbits in my room. I do have a stick that I can only conclude is a magic wand though. Even if it isn't nearly as showy as one would expect. It's rather plain. And no flowers come out of it or anything.

I don't even have a deck of cards though. If I am a real magician shouldn't I at least have those? Maybe there is a room for my equipment around here.

Has anyone figured out what exactly is going on yet?

There are a lot of CONDESCENDING MUGGLES here. Also ones using very INAPPROPRIATE language, particularly in front of the children. Did you bring us here to CORRUPT us?

Next you'll probably set us all on FIRE! I always thought those were just silly superstitions to keep me away from certain places but I wouldn't put it past the Muggles here.

That old man with the SILLY LITTLE BEARD? The one who claims to be my GUARDIAN in some way? Where are you? I didn't attend your boring lesson and I want to do SOMETHING FUN. You claim to be responsible for me, didn't you say so? So ENTERTAIN ME!

Also, I DEMAND that you return any powers that you have removed from any of the wizards or witches that are here, including, of course, MYSELF.

Do so and I won't.... Well, you'll find out what if you don't.

[Laughter can be heard - it is vibrant and light and friendly laughter, nothing sinister at all. Then a voice, young and with a slight accent that may be recognised as Germanic. He says a greeting in Bavarian, more traditional German, French and Russian before he settles on English.]

Hello! Obviously this is not school; not Durmstrang. It's certainly not home either.

Mind telling me where I am and who brought me here?

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[And a little later (after speaking to Hix), Gellert is loose and running around the Barge. Spam if you want to run into him somewhere!]