In fact, when Albus and I left Hogwarts to start a different life, we wanted to take a trip to the world that was popular at the time...... Visit and observe foreign wizards.

However, the evening before our journey began, Albus's mother, Kedra, passed away, and Albus had to provide for the family as the head of the family.

I postponed my departure for a long time to attend Kedra's funeral as a sign of respect. Then go on this lonely journey alone.

There is no doubt that Albus will definitely not travel with me...... He has a younger brother and a younger sister to take care of, and they have little money.

We had little contact in those days, and I wrote to Albus, probably unconsciously, to paint a picture of the wonders and stories I saw during my travels, from the barely escaping fire-spitting beasts in Greece to the experiments of the alchemists in Egypt.

His letters to me barely mention his day-to-day life, which I think must have been very frustrating and boring for a wizard of such a genius.

While I was still immersed in my travels, I was saddened to hear that another tragedy had befallen Dumbledore: his sister Ariana had died.

Although Ariana had been physically weak for a long time, this was another blow shortly after the loss of their mother, and the impact on the brothers was still very strong.

All these Albus unfortunate private affairs...... Plus the lucky thing that happened to me...... They left an indelible mark on Dumbledore as he felt responsible for Ariana's death (which of course had nothing to do with him).

In fact, when I returned, I found that such a young man had gone through the pain of an older man.

Albus was a little more conservative and less carefree than he had been. It seems that God, in order to increase his suffering, the loss of Ariana did not make Albus and Aberforth closer, but more estranged.

Anyway, from then on, he stopped talking about his parents and Ariana, and his friends never talked about it again.

It was as if all this pain was just a countermeasure to his success in the years that followed.

Dumbledore's countless contributions to the scholarship of magic, including the discovery of twelve uses for dragon blood, would benefit many generations. Similarly, he became the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, and he showed remarkable wisdom in many trials. Many say that there is still no wizarding duel comparable to the one between Dumbledore and Greenwald in 945, and all eyewitnesses have written of the horror and awe they felt as they watched the battle between the two brilliant wizards.

Dumbledore's successes, and their importance in the wizarding world, are recorded in the history of magic, alongside the introduction of the International Secrecy Ordinance and the fall of the Adversary whose name he can't even mention.

Albus Dumbledore was never arrogant, he could benefit from anyone, but it was despicable and meaningless, and I believe that those early setbacks gave him a noble personality and compassion.

Until now, I can't believe that I would lose such a friend, but my loss certainly can't be compared to the entire wizarding world. He has been described as the most inspiring and beloved Headmaster Hogwarts has ever seen, and he is alive and dead in the hearts of the people. He had been working for the better for a long time, and until the end of his life, he must have been happy to lend a hand to a little boy who had dragon rash, just as he did the day I met him......

At this point, Harry had finished reading, but he was still staring at the picture next to the obituary: Dumbledore had his familiar, kind smile, but his piercing gaze, through his half-moon glasses, could make a strong impression on Potter even in the newspaper, as if it were starlight, condensed, and breathtaking.

However, there was a sense of shame mixed in Harry's grief.

In fact, Harry had always thought he knew Dumbledore well, but after reading the obituary, he had to realize that he had never known him.

Every time Harry thought of Dumbledore, he jumped out of the solemn, old, silver-haired man he knew.

Neither he nor anyone else had any idea of the young Dumbledore, as if trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly whelch.

Harry had never thought to ask about Dumbledore's past, and it would have been strange, even reckless. And after all, the legendary duel between Dumbledore and Greenwaldi had become universal knowledge, and Harry didn't bother to ask Dumbledore what kind of duel it was, let alone his other achievements.

No, they just kept talking about Harry, Harry's past, Harry's future, Harry's plans...... It seems that for Harry now, despite the dangers and changes in his future, he has missed those irreplaceable opportunities to ask about Dumbledore himself. Even, the only personal question he had ever asked the Headmaster, Dumbledore didn't answer him honestly: "What did you see when you looked in the magic mirror?"

"I—I saw myself holding a pair of thick woolen socks. ”

God's got a pair of thick woolen socks!

As far as this obituary is concerned, what Dumbledore saw would never have been so simple.

Van Lin had discussed something with him, and he had accidentally said about the experience of Van Lin and Dumbledore searching for Horcruxes.

Voldemort's magic had caused Dumbledore to be lost for a long time, which was terrifying, and, it was reportedly the magic left behind by Voldemort as a teenager.

However, Harry noticed another message, Dumbledore was lost, and the illusion always showed what a person's heart longed for most, like the Boggart would target your fears.

Harry's own is a Dementor, Ron is a giant spider, and Verin and Hermione are each other's corpses......

Of course, things could change now, and Harry knew exactly what he was afraid of.

Ginny?

That...... What about Dumbledore?

Everyone's craving and fear comes from someone or something important, Harry once asked, and Van Lin only replied to him that you will know later.

Ariana, Aberforth, or, Grindelwald?

Harry thought for a long time, he tore the obituary from the Daily Prophet, folded it and put it in the first volume of Practical Defense Magic and Its Restraint on Dark Magic, then threw the rest of the newspaper in the trash and turned to face the room: it had become much more neat.

The only thing left outside was today's Daily Prophet, still on his bed, and on top of it, was a fragment of the damaged mirror.

Harry walked across the room, removed the mirror fragments from today's Daily Prophet, and opened the newspaper.

When he picked up the rolled newspaper delivered by Owl Post early in the morning, he glanced at the headlines and saw that there was no news about Voldemort, and tossed it aside.

Harry was certain that the Ministry of Magic would ban the Daily Prophet from publishing news about Voldemort. But now, he suddenly sees what he's missing because of it.

At the bottom of the first edition there was a small message in the middle with a picture of Dumbledore, which seemed to have been released in a hurry: Dumbledore - the final truth? The shocking story of this flawed genius has been valued by many since last week, as the greatest wizard of his generation.

Uncover the semblance of the silver-bearded sage, Rita Skeeter's chaotic childhood, lawless youth, long family struggles, and Dumbledore's secrets that he brought to his grave: why did this man easily give up the chance to become Minister of Magic, and be content to be a Headmaster?

What was the true purpose of the mysterious organization known as the Order of the Phoenix, and how did Dumbledore deal with his death? And many other questions like these have been explored in Rita Skeeter's latest explosive biography, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, as detailed in the thirteenth edition, an interview with Berry Briswighet.

For a moment, Harry's face turned extremely ugly.

Harry tore open the newspaper and found the thirteenth edition.

At the top of the article, there is another familiar face of Harry: a woman with jewel-encrusted glasses, curly blonde hair well-groomed, baring her teeth undoubtedly showing a triumphant smile, and in the photograph she is waving her finger at Harry.

Harry tried not to look at the disgusting picture as much as he could, and continued to read.

Personally, Rita Skeeter is much more gentle and passionate than her famously sharp showcase.

After greeting me in her cozy hallway, she ushered me straight into the kitchen for tea and a slice of heavy oil cake, and then, needless to say, it was a lively conversation.

"Of course, Dumbledore is every biographer's dream," Skeeter said, "such a long and fulfilling life." I promise that my book will be the first of many biographies to come. ”

Skeeter did get to the point.

Her ninety-hundred-plus pages were completed in just four weeks after Dumbledore's mysterious death in June. I asked her how she managed to achieve this super-fast feat.

"Oh, when you've been a journalist for so long, like me, you know that extreme work is just an instinct. I know the wizarding world is clamoring for the whole story, and I want to be the first to meet their needs. ”

I referred to the recently circulated comment by Efia Dogo, a special advisor to the Wizengamot and a longtime friend of Dumbledore: "Skeeter's book doesn't contain as much as a picture of a chocolate frog. ”

Skeeter burst out laughing. "Dear Dogo, I remember interviewing him a few years ago about mermaid rights, oh my God! He was so stupid, like we were sitting at the bottom of Lake Windermeyer and he kept telling me to be careful of salmon. ”

But the denunciations of Eufia Dogo had an impact in many places, and did Skeeter really think that four weeks would be enough to get the message of Dumbledore's long and extraordinary life?

"Oh dear," Skeeter smiled, tapping my knuckles affectionately, "of course you know how much news a big bag of Galleons, his never-no-no, and a wonderful shorthand pen can get in exchange! People are lining up to expose Dumbledore's stains! You know, not everyone thinks he's that good...... He annoyed a lot of important people. The old crook Dogo will soon be stripped of his loft of his loft, for I have obtained a source that many journalists will exchange their wands for...... A man who never spoke in public, but was a very close figure in Dumbledore's lawless youth. The aforementioned public biography of Ben Skeeter does suggest that those who are convinced that Dumbledore's life is immaculate must be prepared for the blows that are coming. ”

I wondered, what was the biggest amazing thing she uncovered?

"Don't ask now, Berry. I won't give away any highlights until you buy my book!" Skeeter laughed, "but I can guarantee that those who still believe that Dumbledore is as innocent as his beard will be smacked in the face! Let's think that people have heard that he is vehemently opposed to the Mysteries, but they would never have dreamed that he himself had dabbled in the dark arts in his youth! As a wizard who advocated tolerance in his later years, he was by no means a man of great power in his youth! Yes, Albus Dumbledore had an extremely dark past, not to mention his sordid family that he had avoided mentioning by studying hard. ”

I asked Skeeter if she was referring to Dumbledore's brother Aberforth, who had been convicted of a misuse of magic fifteen years ago by the Wizengamot.

"Oh, Aberforth is just the end of that big mess," Skeeter said with a laugh, "No, no, I'm talking about something much worse than a wasted brother, or even more than his Muggle-killing father...... Although Dumbledore could not calm either of them down in any way, both of them had been accused by the Wizengamot. However, it was his mother and sister who piqued my interest, digging up a little bit of a scandal that had been well concealed...... Still, as I said, you'll have to wait until chapters 9 to 12 to know all the details. All I can tell you now is that there is no doubt that Dumbledore never told anyone the story of his broken nose. ”

Although a family scandal was revealed, Skeeter couldn't deny Dumbledore's brilliance in many magical inventions, right?

"He has a brain," Skeeter admitted, "though there are still many doubts as to whether the accomplishments which are now assumed to belong to him are really exactly the glory he deserves." As I revealed in Chapter 16, Ivor Dillonsby claimed that he had discovered the eight functions of dragon blood long before Dumbledore 'borrowed' his papers. ”

But, with all due respect, the importance of some of Dumbledore's accomplishments cannot be denied. What about the famous incident in which he defeated Grindelwald?

"Oh, I'm glad you spoke of Grindelwald now," Skeeter said with a shallow smile, "I'm afraid those who naively believe in Dumbledore's great victory must have been hit by a bomb...... Maybe it's better to be hit by a dung bomb. Very obscene means indeed. I would say, don't be so convinced of that spectacular duel in the legend. After reading my book, one might be forced to admit that Grindelwald just conjured a white handkerchief from the end of his wand and it was all over!"

Skeeter refuses to reveal more about the conspiracy, and we turn to the interpersonal aspects that most fascinate her readers.

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