With Professor Snape's usual attention, Phoenix didn't have to wake up early. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Wait for the Gryffindors to arrive at the playground before they should leave.

But when Phoenix arrived at the auditorium, it seemed that most of the students in the school were there, and a group of senior students at the door were holding newspapers, pointing at them with suspicion and intense curiosity.

Phoenix couldn't figure out what everyone was watching. Because Scrimgeour continued to enforce press control, he moved to other international newspapers.

"Everyone is crazy, or Voldemort has been arrested. Phoenix sat next to Rogge, who was reading the Daily Prophet intently.

"You take a look first. Rogge looked hesitant, not sure whether to believe what was written in the newspaper.

Phoenix took the newspaper.

There was a picture of a familiar face in the article: a woman with jeweled eyes, hair curly blonde, teeth bared, a smile that she apparently thought she was charming, her fingers waving towards Phoenix.

Rita Skeeter's writing is known for her sharpness, but she herself is much more enthusiastic and easy-going. In the warmth and comfort of her home, she greeted me in the foyer and led me straight into the kitchen for tea, a slice of cake heavy on sugar and, of course, a steaming hot chat.

"Needless to say, Dumbledore was a biographer's dream figure," Skeeter said, "such a long and rich life." My book is the first one, and I'm sure there will be many, many more. ”

"I refer to the most widely circulated comment by Ephias Dorjee, a special adviser to the Wizengamot and a longtime friend of Albus Dumbledore, who said that "the facts contained in the Skeeter book are as good as a chocolate frog card."

Skeeter looked up to the sky and laughed.

I remember interviewing him a few years ago about mermaid rights, God bless him. The whole old fool thought we were sitting at the bottom of Lake Windermere and kept telling me to watch out for salmon. ”

However, many media outlets have reprinted Efias Dorjee's accusations that the biography is riddled with errors. How did Skeeter get such a detailed account of Dumbledore's life in such a short period of time, and gave her the courage to veto Dorjee's remarks?

"Oh, dear," said Skeeter with a smile on his face, clapping my hand affectionately, "you know as well as I do how much information you can get out of it with a heavy bag of gold galleons, a rush to break the casserole, and a nice and sharp shorthand quill! You know, not everybody thinks he's that good -- he's offended too many important people. However, the old slippery head Dorjee was able to get down from his elevated Hippogriff, as I found a source that most journalists would be willing to trade their wands for: a man who had never spoken in public before, but who had been close to Dumbledore in his turbulent youth. ”

The advertisement for Skeeter's new biography makes it clear that a strong shock awaits those who believe Dumbledore's life was flawless. So, what's the most surprising secret she's discovered?

"Well, don't talk about it, Betty, I'm not going to reveal the best stuff until you buy the book!" Skeeter laughed, "but I can guarantee that anyone who still thinks Dumbledore is as innocent as his beard will suddenly wake up from his dream! Yes, Albus Dumbledore had a very shady past, not to mention his very suspicious family, which he did everything he could to cover up. ”

I asked Skeeter if he was referring to Dumbledore's brother Aberforth, who had been convicted of the misuse of magic fifteen years earlier, and it was a minor scandal at the time.

"Oh, Aberforth is just the tip of the dung heap," Skeeter said with a laugh, "No, no, I'm talking about something much more serious than a brother who likes to play tricks on goats, and even worse than the father who mutilated Muggles - they've all been accused by the Wizengamot, so there's no way Dumbledore could cover them up." No, it was his mother and sister who piqued my curiosity, and I dug a little and uncovered a whole bunch of dirty things - but, as I said, you'll need to read chapters 9 through 12 to know more. All I can say now is that it's no wonder Dumbledore never kept his mouth shut about how his nose broke. ”

In spite of all these family ugliness, could Skeeter deny Dumbledore's brilliant talent for making major magical discoveries?

"Oh, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald," Skeeter said with a teasing smile, "and those who believe in Dumbledore's brilliant victory will probably have to be prepared for a bomb - maybe a." Very dirty deal. Suffice it to say, don't believe that there really is such a legendary and amazing duel. When people read my book, they have to assume that Grindelwald just conjured a white handkerchief from the tip of his wand and died!"

Skeeter refuses to reveal much more on this interesting topic, so we turn to the relationship that undoubtedly appeals most to readers.

"Oh, that's right," Skeeter said, nodding his head, "I've devoted an entire chapter to detailing the relationship between Potter and Dumbledore. This relationship can be described as unhealthy and even evil. 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 or not it's really for the boy's sake—ahem, we'll see. It is no secret that Potter's adolescence was chaotic and turbulent. ”

After she said this, I took my leave. There is no doubt that Skeeter's book was an instant bestseller. And a large number of Dumbledore's admirers would probably tremble with fear, wondering what would happen to their hero.

The book will be on sale Monday at the Blotted Bookstore!

"Personally, I think this book is about half credible. Phoenix shrugged, handed the newspaper back to him, and began to enjoy breakfast.

"Half - that's pretty good enough. Rogge lowered his voice.

"I may not be right, I mean that everything in Skeeter's book should be true, but I'm sure she'll play it in the book, and her unique talent for mixing truth and falsehood is impossible to refute. The lie in the middle of the two truths is the most difficult to detect. ”

At this point, Harry and a group of Gryffindors left the table and headed outside, each staying on him for a moment. When he walked away, the auditorium whispered slightly, and immediately raised. It's not just everyone who is curious, the relationship between Harry and Dumbledore, and those fascinating and difficult Dumbledore's secret past.

"Truth and lies, those who read this book have to distinguish well. ”