Chapter 15: The Terrible Truth I

"Albus. Dumbledore? Actually, I don't know much about him, he has been an excellent wizard since he was a child, such children are always difficult to figure out, they are born to hide their hearts. ”

"But as far as I know, you're supposed to have grown up watching him."

"You're mistaken, kid. The Dumbledores moved to Godric's Hollow later, when Dumbledore was already a calm child. Because of his mother's relationship, I couldn't even talk to them at first. ”

"His mother?"

"Yes, his mom Candela. Dumbledore, when the family moved in, his mother Candela was very unfriendly - I mean, the family consciously avoided contact with other wizards. Until I gave Albus, who was still studying at Hogwarts? Dumbledore sent an owl to exchange some of his work on the Transfiguration Today paper on the transformation of species. Tongguò's gesture of kindness to Albus made Candela accept me, and I became acquainted with the Dundedons. In fact, until Candela's tragic death, I was the only person in Godric's Valley who had a good relationship with Candela. ”

"And Miss Bathilda, how much do you know about the Dumbledores?" Harry asked.

"Because I'm the only person Candela confides in, I know a lot. Albus's father, Percival, was imprisoned in Azkaban for attacking Muggles. ”

"What?" Harry and Ron exclaimed.

"It can't be!" Harry couldn't believe that Dumbledore, who had always advocated for the protection of Muggles from wizards, had a father who had been imprisoned for attacking Muggles.

"Nothing is impossible, kids. What's more, it seems to me that Percival just did what he was supposed to do. Bathilda waved her hand.

"But the attack on Muggles ......"

"I don't think there's anything strange about that, Harry. Porter. Your father, Jaime, would have gone even further than he had if he had been on Percival's side. Those Muggle children permanently hurt Albus's little sister, Percival's most beloved little daughter, Ariana. ”

Bathilda stood up, "Every wizard shows some magical talent when they are young. Arianna should be one of them. She was able to consciously control some gadgets. To Muggles, this is incredible. One day Ariana accidentally showed this skill in front of her Muggle friends, and the Muggles did something very excessive to her - they beat her up and called her an evil witch. They fought so hard that by the time Albus arrived, Ariana was half a breath left. ”

Albus taught the Muggles who were bullying her sister a hard lesson, and he almost killed the little Muggles. It was Percival who stopped Albus - Percival was not an extreme pure-blood wizard who hated Muggles. But Ariana is in a very bad situation. She lost control of the magic in her body because of great fear, and the raging magic drove Ariana crazy. Albus also had a younger brother, Aberforth, who also loved his sister considerably, and when he heard the news, he was furious and wanted to take revenge on the hateful little Muggles. ”

Bathida paused. He smiled inexplicably, "But Percival is much faster and more ruthless than the two brothers." He killed the abominable little Muggles. An angry father can do anything, you can't expect the Ministry of Magic to judge those nasty little Muggles, right? ”

Both Harry and Ron were silent.

In this way, Percival was imprisoned for life in Azkaban, where he soon died, and no one could live long in that kind of hellish place. And if Ariana's condition were discovered by other wizards, she would have to be locked up in St. Mungo for the rest of her life. Candela was reluctant to do so, so he left their home with the Albus brothers and Ariana. Coming to Godric's Hollow, that's why they were so wary of outsiders in the first place. ”

"So, Albus. Was Dumbledore a Muggle-hater? Harry said, his voice a little weak.

"It's not just 'ever'. Harry. Porter. Bathilda's chubby face turned to Harry, "I don't think he'll like Muggles later either." However, he did not hate Muggles much because of what happened to his sister and father. I think it has something to do with the education he received as a child. Percival was actually quite an enlightened wizard and was once considered a Muggle sympathizer, and he also married Candela, who was of Muggle origin. So when he went to prison for attacking Muggles. It caused a lot of repercussions in the wizarding world. ”

"You can imagine how much pressure Dumbledore had to endure at Hogwarts. But he's a really good kid. He survived, and as his eighteenth birthday approached, Dumbledore left Hogwarts with a series of jaw-dropping glories—all of his academic achievements. President of the Student Council, winner of the Barnabas Finkle Award for Special Contribution, representative of the British Young Magicians in Wizengamot, Gold Award for Pioneering Contribution at the International Alchemy Conference in Cairo, and much more. He had written to me that he was going to travel the world with one of his friends. ”

But just then, something happened to Candela - Ariana was out of control, and she inadvertently killed Candela. Grief-stricken, Dumbledore had to abandon his trip and return to Godric's Valley to take over Candela's care for Ariana. He didn't have to, and his brother Aberforth offered to drop out of school to take care of Ariana, but Dumbledore insisted that his brother finish his studies. ”

At this point, Bathilda suddenly sighed.

"I sympathize with the Dumbledores' family, and I like Albus the child, so I often invite him to my house. But if I knew what would happen in the future, I'd rather never invited Albus. (To be continued......)