Dumbledore's most shocking secret!
Well, if Rita Skeeter's article was not so unbelievable, Elwyn would have been interested in the topic and wanted to buy a biography to read.
Without a doubt, Dumbledore had many secrets, and the most shocking one was...
What was it? The secret of the Sacred Relic of Death? The tragic past of his family? The grudge with the Lord Voldemort for a lifetime? Or the love-hate relationship with Grindelwald?
It seemed that the last person would be the most shocking!
On the night of the trip to Newmengaard, Dumbledore told Elwyn about his extraordinary friendship with Grindelwald when he was young.
Although it was not much, he could still figure out some clues.
However, Elwyn had never met Grindelwald in person, so he could not be too sure.
He was a little skeptical about how much of Grindelwald's feelings for Dumbledore was real. Maybe he was just trying to win over Dumbledore, or maybe they really appreciated each other, and the entanglement of the grudge between them resulted in a bond that went beyond friendship...
If this could be revealed in Rita Skeeter's biography, Elwyn would be interested to read it.
He continued to read, wanting to find more information.
"Alright, that's enough, Betty. Before everyone buys the book, I won't reveal the most exciting content!" Skeeter laughed. "But I can guarantee that anyone who still thinks that Dumbledore is as innocent as his beard will suddenly wake up from their dreams! Therefore, those who heard that he was filled with righteous indignation towards the mysterious man would never dream that he had dabbled in black magic when he was young! He called for tolerance in his later years, but he was narrow-minded when he was young! Yes, Albus Dumbledore had an extremely unspeakable past, not to mention his very suspicious family. He tried his best to cover it up. "
I asked Skeeter if he was referring to Dumbledore's younger brother, Aberforth. Fifteen years ago, he was convicted by Weisengarmo for abusing magic, and it became a small scandal at the time.
"Oh, Aberforth is only the tip of the dunghill." "No, no," laughed Skeeter. "I'm talking about something more serious than a brother who likes to play tricks on the goat, and even more serious than a father who mutilated the Muggle. Both of them had been accused by Weissengamo, so Dumbledore couldn't possibly cover up these two things. No, it was his mother and sister who piqued my curiosity. A little digging revealed a sordid chain of events. But as I said, for the details, you must read Chapters IX to XII. All I can say now is, no wonder Dumbledore never talked about how he broke his nose. "
Despite the dirty linen, could Skeeter deny Dumbledore's great talent in making major magic discoveries?
"Oh, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald." "Those who believe in Dumbledore's glorious victory should be prepared for a bomb. Maybe it's a dung egg. A very dirty deal. All I want to say is, don't believe in that legendary duel. The relationship between Abbes and Grindelwald is not as simple as people think. There was no ultimate duel. As long as people read my book, they will have to believe that Grindelwald just conjured a white handkerchief from the tip of his wand and gave up! "
Skeeter refused to reveal more about this interesting topic, so we turned to the relationship between the two that would undoubtedly attract readers the most.
"Oh, yes!" Skeeter nodded. "I spent a whole chapter describing the relationship between Potter and Dumbledore in detail. This relationship can be described as unhealthy, even evil, beyond the feelings that a teacher and a student should have. Readers also need to buy my book to know the whole story, but there is no doubt that Dumbledore had an abnormal interest in Potter from the beginning. Whether it was really for the sake of the boy... Well, wait and see. It is undoubtedly a fair secret that Potter's puberty was chaotic and turbulent. "
And that was not all. Skeeter mentioned that Dumbledore's abnormal interest in male students was not only limited to Potter, but also to the boy who had recently become famous. He was also favored by Dumbledore.
"Yes, many people know Elwyn Mason. He came to Hogwarts one year later than Potter, but he soon became Dumbledore's favorite student. People even described him as the star of hope in the world of magic. After he showed his powerful magic power several times, some people said that he might be as powerful as Dumbledore." Skeeter said, "I don't deny this. Mason is undoubtedly a smart boy and also very powerful. Compared with Potter, who was in the chaos of puberty, he knew how to ask for more and got more from Dumbledore. You will know it when you read the biography. I also spent a whole chapter in the book to describe him."
I asked Skeeter if she still had contact with Harry Potter and Elwyn Mason. Her report on them last year was well-known, so everyone knew that the mysterious man had returned.
"Oh, yes, that's right. We established a very close relationship, and it is still like that to this day," Skeeter said. "As you all know, Mason founded a newspaper, and he needed my help. It was me who helped him develop the newspaper from an unknown tabloid to a media that can be compared with the Daily Prophet. My friendship with Elwyn Mason is far greater than that of others. Poor Potter, on the other hand, had few real friends. He needed someone as mature and steady as me to guide him through his uncertain life. I can say that I am one of the few people in the world who can truly understand Harry Potter. "
The topic naturally turned to the many rumors surrounding Dumbledore's last moments. Did Skeeter believe that Potter was present when Dumbledore died?
"Oh, I don't want to say too much. It's all written in the book. However, the witnesses in the Hogwarts castle saw that Dumbledore either lost his footing, jumped off the building, or was pushed down by someone. Then, Potter fled the scene in a hurry. Potter later proved that Severus Snape was the murderer. As everyone knows, he has always held a grudge against this man. Is everything as it seems? Let the wizarding world make its own judgment. After reading my book... "
After she finished her teasing words, I should have said goodbye and left. However, at the end of the interview, I couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't people see Dumbledore's body at his funeral?" If so many people really saw Dumbledore die and fall from the tower, then where did his body go?
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