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"He was a lovely boy to me," Bathilda babbled, "no matter what happened." Naturally, I introduced him to poor Albus, who was lacking a companion of the same age. The two boys became good friends at once. ”

That's true. Bathilda showed me a letter she had kept, which Albus Dumbledore had given to Gellert Grindelwald in the middle of the night.

"Yes, even after a day of chatting - two talented teenagers, they fell in love like fire and pot. Sometimes I hear an owl knocking on Gellert's bedroom window to deliver a letter from Albus! Sometimes he has an inspiration and wants to let Gellert know it right away!"

What an inspiration that was. As shocking as Albus Dumbledore's admirers may be, here are the thoughts that their seventeen-year-old hero passed on to his new close friend (copy of the original letter on page 463).

Gellert –

You mentioned that wizarding ruled for Muggles' own benefit - I think that's a key point. Yes, we are endowed with power, yes, this power gives us the power to rule, but it also includes responsibility to the governed. We must emphasize this and make it the cornerstone of our business. When opposed, which is inevitable, it must be the basis of all our arguments. We strive to rule for the greater good. Therefore, when faced with resistance, we can only use the necessary force and not excessively. (That's the mistake you made in Durmstrang!But I shouldn't complain, because if you weren't fired, you and I wouldn't be able to meet.) ）

Albus

Although many admirers will be horrified and incredulous. But the letter proves that Albus Dumbledore had fantasized about overthrowing the Law of Secrecy and establishing wizarding rule over Muggles. What a blow it would be to those who had been promoting Dumbledore's best defense of Muggle origins! How hollow those speeches in defence of Muggle rights seemed in the face of this inescapable new evidence! And how despicable was Albus Dumbledore, who was busy plotting his own struggle for power when he should have mourned his dead mother and cared for his sister!

Undoubtedly, those who were determined to leave Dumbledore on the broken pedestal would be powerless to defend that he had not put his plan into practice, and that he must have undergone a change of mind and woken up. However, the truth seems even more alarming.

Just two months after the start of this important new friendship, Dumbledore and Grindelwald separated and did not see each other again until their legendary duel (see Chapter 22). What caused this sudden rupture? Did Dumbledore come to his senses? Did he tell Grindelwald that he didn't want to be part of that plan?

"It was caused by the death of poor little Ariana, I think," said Bathilda, who had happened very suddenly, and Gellert was at their house. He came back to my house that day and told me that he wanted to go home tomorrow. Gellert was in a state of flux. So I got a portkey, and that was the last time I saw him.

After Ariana's death, Albus went berserk. It was tragic for the brothers, having lost all their loved ones, leaving only the two of them. Aberforth blames Albus, you know, people often do in such terrible situations. But Aberforth always spoke a little crazy, poor child. And breaking Albus's nose at a funeral was too much. If Candela had seen her two sons fighting over her daughter's bones, she would have fainted on the spot. It's a pity Gellert didn't stay for the funeral - he would be a consolation to Albus, at least—"

The terrible battle next to the coffin, known only to the few who attended Ariana Dumbledore's funeral, raised several questions. Why did Aberforth Dumbledore blame Albus for his sister's death? Was it just grief, as Bathilda said?Could there be some more specific reason for his anger? Grindelwald, who had been expelled from school for attacking a classmate and narrowly escaped the death of the girl, fled England less than twenty-four hours after the girl's death, and Albus (out of shame or fear?) never saw him again until he was forced to meet him after repeated appeals from the wizarding world.

Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald seems to have mentioned this brief teenage friendship in the future. However, Dumbledore undoubtedly delayed challenging Gellert Grindelwald for about five years, adding five more years of turmoil, casualties, and disappearances to the world. Why did Dumbledore hesitate, was he nostalgic, or was he afraid of being exposed to his former close friends? Was Dumbledore reluctant to arrest the man he had met so late?

How did the mysterious Ariana die? Did she inadvertently fall victim to some kind of Dark Cult? Or did the little girl bump into something she wasn't supposed to see while two young men were sitting there rehearsing how to be famous and rule the world? Could Ariana Dumbledore be the first to die "for the greater good"?

At some point, Hermione had leaned over and was concentrating on reading the biography as he did. Her notes were still stuck in the inventions of the founders of Wanbang City, the Levitation Charm and the Traceless Stretching Charm, which Professor Binns had spoken about half an hour earlier.

"Wake up, we're in class. Phoenix looked at her amusedly. Hermione's red lips opened slightly, looking dumbfounded, "I was counting on your notes." ”

"Phoenix—" Hermione looked at the book incredulously, this was not the impression of Dumbledore, everyone thought he was the embodiment of virtue and wisdom, and now everything was reduced to ashes.

His letter to Grindelwald changed everything.

"Hermione," Phoenix seemed to hear him, "listen to me, it's Rita Skeeter." ”

"yes-I'm just a little-"

"Unbelievable, it's normal. From another point of view, everyone is a bit of a black history, so they are more like a living person. ”

The bell rang just right. Professor Binns finished his homework and disappeared across the blackboard.

"You read it too, Hermione?" said Philip, unsurprised, "but Skeeter has always been like this, and people like it when it comes to factual and vindicated descriptions." ”

"Yes, that's it. Phoenix agreed, "It's good to read it as a novel, well, shouldn't you go to arithmetic divination?"

"Oh-yes. Hermione came to her senses, hurriedly packed her things, put her bag on her back, and rushed out the door. (To be continued.) )