Maybe the two of them were already side by side in climbing the mountain called 'magic', maybe they were companions in dealing with Voldemort, and they both knew a lot about Voldemort, in short, Dumbledore was much more frank in front of Amosta, although he always showed his own humor and humor in front of others.

It wasn't the first time Dumbledore had joked about the subject, just as he had made fun of Dumbledore with the gossip about him and Gellert Grindelwald.

But the two of them still maintained a high level of understanding, never trying to dig deeper, but this time there was an exception, but when Amosta turned the conversation back to the incredible thing they were trying to figure out, Dumbledore did not follow the steps that Amosta had left behind.

"Think of satisfying a centenarian's curiosity, Amosta--"

Dumbledore faced Amosta with a confused expression,

"Why have you been so resistant to the wonderful thing of 'love', please don't use the reason of 'studying magic' to deal with me, I know what it's like to be obsessed with magic, but it doesn't conflict with accepting beautiful love, does it?

You're not a wizard who lacks courage, Amosta, and you dared to raise your wand at me when you were in your fifth grade, something that most adult wizards can't do.

With all due respect, even Tom is much more frank than you in this regard, and from what I know, he was already close to girls two grades above him when he was a student at Hogwarts, of course, and that was in disguise, of course, and he was just as cold to everyone, but at least he wasn't afraid to come into contact with girls his age because of his parents' tragic love story-"

The awakened Fawkes let out a pleasant cry on the golden branches, and the portraits on the walls also cheered up one by one, and all showed interested expressions.

Amosta Bryan - Referring to Dumbledore, there may not be a wizard in the European wizarding world who can surpass him in the next century, and he can hear his gossip when he is young, which is even more exciting than Voldemort's secrets!

"I thought we were talking about--"

Amosta said with a calm face, and Dumbledore interrupted,

"Barty Crouch Jr. is still alive, and this is indeed the most bizarre news I've heard so far this year, Amosta, but since Tom has survived for so many years, it's not unacceptable that the Death Eater who followed him and was doomed to a tragic end is alive, Amosta, and as far as Barty and his son are concerned, I'm more concerned about you-"

Dumbledore smiled, he was not pretending to be worried about Amosta, his blue eyes behind the half-moon frame flashed with worry,

"You can accept affection., I mean, of course, the old man in the orphanage where you were raised, the deceased, respectable old man, oh, maybe Severus can be counted as one.

You can accept friendship, Remus, Sirius, Minerva, Felius, Pomona, Molly and Arthur, you have a good relationship with many people, Amosta, you really care about the students, but I don't understand what the real you are afraid of? ”

What are you afraid of?

Amosta knew that Dumbledore's question was not an attempt to get into his secrets, Dumbledore was not a simple wizard, but he was indeed an idealist, and his greatness had its own reasons.

Amosta knew that Dumbledore's problem stemmed from his concern for himself, a centenarian who had gone through ups and downs, and a knowledgeable wizard's concern about a gifted junior, but. What could he say?

What is he afraid of?

Without it, the fact that he came from another world, his identity as a time-traveler.

This is his last barrier from the world, which is almost his magic barrier, and it is embodied in his cautious approach to 'love'.

If there is really a God's perspective at this moment, looking at Amosta's previous life and current situation, it may be confusing, in fact, even if Amosta tells Dumbledore that he is from another world, as long as he does not tell Dumbledore, this world is a book in the world before him, it will not change anything at all.

But is that really the case?

The sense of estrangement between the people who have traveled through and the new world is something that outsiders cannot appreciate.

Even though Amosta was so convinced that he was in a real world, the deepest hints of caution still reminded him what to do if the world was false.

What if he let down all his guard and put into the fact that a girl he is truly in love with is a phantom?

This fear may seem ethereal, but it is deeply ingrained in Amosta's soul, and he cannot extricate himself.

Amosta leaned back in his soft chair and his gaze fell to the floor, keeping himself calm when he thought he was calm, but in fact, the pain and weakness in his eyes unconsciously showed and Dumbledore was stunned.

Dumbledore frowned and stared deeply at the young man in front of him, realizing that the pain hidden in Amosta's heart was far greater than he could have imagined.

Ever since he first set his eyes on this boy years ago, he had noticed that the boy had far more emotional control than his peers, and the most emotionally out of control he had seen in all these years was probably the night when Amosta was in fifth grade.

Just like others always think that Dumbledore is omnipotent, Amosta's strong emotional control for a long time even made Dumbledore think that Amosta's mind has no loopholes, however, everything that happened in front of him subverted his cognition, and in a trance, Dumbledore even thought that he had seen Severus Snape who learned that Lily was dead many years ago!

"Amosta--"

There was concern in Dumbledore's voice, but Amosta held up a hand to stop him from continuing.

"Stop trying to dig into the reasons why I'm resisting my attitude in matters of emotion, Dumbledore—"

Amosta spoke, but his voice was hoarse like that of a traveler who had been dry in the desert for many days, but Dumbledore still heard a resolute attitude,

"Thank you so much for your concern, Headmaster Dumbledore, what I want you to understand is that, firstly, I know exactly what the problem is, and secondly, you can't help me in this matter, so let's get back to the point, shall we?"

The long silence seemed to last until the end of the world, and the ornate and solemn circular office seemed to be moving only by the light of the candles on the chandeliers that hung from the ceiling.

From what Harry, Hermione, and Ron have just said, I think we should have the same opinion, Amosta, Barty Crouch Jr. sat next to Twinkle in the box that night, and Barty Sr. must have used magic to control his son's movements, and let Twinkle watch over him. But when the riots began, Twinkle probably had some kind of accident that prevented him from leaving in time to take Barty Jr., who unfortunately broke free from his father's grasp."

Dumbledore understood that it was no longer appropriate to pursue the reasons for Amosta's resistance to 'love', and he sighed regretfully in his heart, and the conversation seamlessly transitioned to Barty Crouch and his sons,

"Barty Crouch Jr., like Twinkle, should have suffered serious damage under your magic, so, after conjuring that Dark Mark mark, he collapsed in the box before Amos entered the box to investigate, he covered himself with the cloak that I prefer to invisibility, but Barty Sr. knew that his son was still in the box and knew that he had broken free, so he rushed to the box to control Barty Crouch Jr."

"The question now is--"

Amosta breathed a sigh of relief, cleared his throat, and said in a low voice,

"Old Barty was later controlled by the Imperius Curse, was it because Barty Jr. broke free from magic again, or was there something else?"

"You and I know Barty Sr.'s style very well, Amosta, after he found out that the magic he controlled his son had failed once, he would never make the same mistake again, because he knew very well that if this matter was made public, not only would his career be completely hopeless, but he himself would spend the rest of his life in Azkaban, and he would probably use the strongest magic he knew to make sure that his son could no longer break free, I would prefer that Voldemort found him--"

The two of them are the world's first-class sharp-minded wizards, and they communicate without words, and after just a little thought, Amosta communicates with each other.

"In the short time that Barty Jr. broke free, he sent Voldemort the message that he was still alive? But well, the Dark Mark? ”

"I agree with you."

Dumbledore sighed,

"I guess Tom must have been ecstatic to know that there was a Death Eater loyal to him who was still alive and not imprisoned in Azkaban, and if he could, he would probably have Barty Crouch Jr. replace Miss Cliona as Alasto, but alas, at that time, Barty Jr. was too badly injured to complete this 'difficult' mission-"

(End of chapter)