Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

In his long and wonderful life, he had the opportunity and ability to get more, whether it was greater rights or stronger power, but Dumbledore gave up all of them in the end, the Minister of Magic, the Deathly Hallows, immortality, these Dumbledore had everything at his fingertips, but he rejected it all because it didn't suit his quest.

As the obituary says, for the higher good.

In Nurmengard Wizard Prison, Aiwen saw this sentence engraved on the gate.

That's what Dumbledore stayed there, and it's a portrayal of his life. He sincerely gave everything for Hogwarts and the better development of the wizarding world.

Dumbledore, great man!

The more you know about his past, the more admirable you are.

But not everyone thinks so. Soon, Hermione found the latest issue of the "Daily Prophet". On the front page, there was a picture of Dumbledore walking in a hurry, with a slightly smaller one on it. title and introduction.

"Elphias Dorge's obituary is good, but there are a lot of places where it's not too specific. Obviously, Rita Skeeter, that bastard, has a different view on Dumbledore's past," she said. "Alvin, listen to this, Dumbledore, the truth is out! A shocking biography is out next week about the flawed genius who many consider to be the greatest wizard of his time. Rita Skeeter strips back the beloved silver-haired wise man to reveal Dumbledore's turbulent childhood and chaotic youth, his lifelong enemies, and the sinful ways he took to his grave. Secret. Why is this would-be Minister of Magic content to be just a headmaster? What is the real purpose of that secret order called the Order of the Phoenix? How did Dumbledore die? Why were people not seen at the funeral His dead body? The answers to these questions and more are explored in Rita Skeeter's explosive new biography, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, written by Betty Braithwaite. The biographer gave an exclusive interview, see page 13 of this newspaper."

Ivan blinked, looking at Hermione who suddenly became very angry.

"Don't be mad, Hermione, she just likes to talk nonsense, you know that."

During this summer vacation, Aiwen made some adjustments to the business of "Hogwarts Wizardry News".

After Dumbledore's death, Voldemort's rise to power was inevitable.

Therefore, Aiwen must make preparations earlier.

He couldn't have expected Voldemort and the Death Eaters to turn a blind eye to a hostile newspaper on the bustling street of Diagon Alley, and an adjustment was necessary.

After the adjustment, "Hogwarts Wizardry" began to be unable to compete with the old "Daily Prophet", and the increasingly restless wizarding world was also undergoing changes.

Under this change, although Rita Skeeter did not completely turn against Ivan, she started writing articles for the "Daily Prophet" again, writing some articles about Dumbledore, and then disappeared for a while, holding back Such a big move.

Probably in her opinion, Aiwen is no longer a threat to her.

The fact is also that Ivan and the Order of the Phoenix can't take care of Rita Skeeter now.

It is as unrealistic to expect a reporter like her to have integrity and bottom line, not to cause trouble at this time, and to expect Voldemort to get better.

"You're right, it's all worthless nonsense."

Hermione flipped through it for a while, then threw the newspaper into the wastebasket.

She promised to help make dinner, and after she left, Ivan walked over to find the latest issue of the "Daily Prophet", page 13.

He was curious about what Rita Skeeter said again. Is she going to write a biography for Dumbledore?

Having said that, this woman is still good at digging up some news.

Did she know anything about the secret of Dumbledore's death?

Of course, there are many contents in Skeeter’s article that need to be picked and read, and we cannot believe all of them.

In the newspaper, what appeared in front of Ivan was a familiar face: a woman wearing a pair of jeweled eyes, a head of blond hair made into delicate big curls, teeth bared, and a face that she obviously thought was charming. Smiling, fingers opened and swayed towards Ivan.

Ivan tried not to look at the disgusting photo and continued to read.

Rita Skeeter is famously sharp in her writing, but she is much more warm and easy-going in person.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 with sugar and oil, and of course, a hot, fresh-baked conversation.

"Needless to say, Dumbledore is a biographer's dream character." Skeeter said, "Such a long and rich life, my book is the first, and I believe there will be many, many more."

Skeeter was undeniably quick, with the [-]-page biography written just four weeks after Dumbledore's mysterious death in June.

I asked her how she could do it so fast.

"Oh, if you've been a reporter for so many years like I have, it's second nature to rush for time. I know wizards are hungry for a full biography, and I want to be the first to satisfy that need."

I refer to the most widely circulated comment of Elphias Dorge, special advisor to the Wizengamot and longtime friend of Albus Dumbledore, who said that "what is contained in Skeeter's book In fact, it's not as good as a chocolate frog card."

Skeeter looked up to the sky and laughed, disdainful of this statement.

"Lovely old slick! I remember interviewing him years ago on the subject of mermaid rights, God bless him. Whole dodger, seems to think we're sitting at the bottom of Windermere, and keeps calling me Watch out for salmon."

However, many media have reprinted Elfias Dorje's accusation that the biography is full of mistakes.

Did Skeeter really feel that four short weeks were enough to adequately describe Dumbledore's long and extraordinary life?

"Oh dear," Skeeter said with a smile on his face, patting my hand affectionately, "You know as well as I do that with a heavy bag of Galleons, a drive to get to the bottom of the casserole, And a nice, sharp shorthand quill, so much information! And people lined up to gossip about Dumbledore. Not everyone thinks he's that good, you know, I must say, he has offended too many important people. However, old slippery Dorje can get off his high hippogriff because I have found the source most journalists are willing to trade wands for: this man Never spoken in public before, but was intimate with Dumbledore during his extremely turbulent youth."

The ad for the new book of Skeeter's biography makes it clear that for those who believe that Dumbledore's life was perfect, there will be a powerful shock waiting for them.So what's the most shocking secret she's uncovered?

Chapter 1540 The Secret To Be Revealed

Dumbledore's Most Shocking Secret!

Well, if Rita Skeeter's article is not so unreliable, Ivan is very interested in this topic and wants to buy a biography.

Undoubtedly, Dumbledore has many secrets, the most astonishing of which...

what is itThe Secret of the Deathly Hallows?The past of his miserable family?A lifetime of entanglement with Voldemort?Or fall in love with Grindelwald?

It seems that the last person can surprise the world the most!

On the night of heading to Nurmengard, Dumbledore and Ivan talked about his extraordinary friendship with Grindelwald when he was young.

Although not many, but still can try to figure out some clues.

But Ivan hasn't met Grindelwald himself, so he can't be too sure.

He was a little skeptical, how much of Grindelwald's feelings for Dumbledore was true, maybe he was just trying to win over Dumbledore, or he was really sympathetic to each other, the two were entangled in grievances and grudges, creating a bond beyond friendship...

If these can be revealed in Rita Skeeter's biography, Ivan would be interested to see.

He read on, looking for more information.

"Okay, stop talking, Betty, I won't reveal the most exciting content until everyone buys the book!" Skeeter laughed and said, "But I can guarantee that anyone who still thinks that Dumbledore Whoever is as innocent as his beard wakes suddenly from his dreams! So those who hear of his righteous indignation against You-Know-Who never dream that he himself dabbled in the Dark Arts in his youth! Small-minded at the same time! Yes, Albus Dumbledore has a very dark past, not to mention his very suspicious family, which he tried his best to cover up."

I asked Skeeter if he was referring to Dumbledore's younger brother, Aberforth, who was a minor scandal at the time by the Wizengamot 15 years earlier when he was convicted of misuse of magic.

"Oh, Aberforth is just the tip of the dung heap," Skeeter said, laughing, "No, no, I'm talking about more serious things than a brother who likes to tease goats, or even a father who kills Muggles." Seriously. They've both been accused by the Wizengamot, so there's no way Dumbledore could have covered both. No, it was his mother and sister who piqued my curiosity, and I dug a little and found out A string of nasty things. But, as I said, you need to read chapters 9 to 12 for the details. All I can say right now is that it's no wonder Dumbledore never talked about how his nose broke of."

Despite all these family scandals, could Skeeter deny Dumbledore's brilliant talent for making major magical discoveries?

"Oh, I'm so glad you mentioned Grindelwald." Skeeter said with a lecherous smile, "Those who believe in Dumbledore's glorious victory may be prepared for a bomb, maybe a piece of shit Eggs. It’s a very dirty deal. I just want to say, don’t believe in that legendary and amazing duel. The relationship between Albus and Grindelwald is not as simple as the world imagines. There is no peerless duel, as long as people After reading my book, one has to assume that Grindelwald just conjured a white handkerchief from the tip of his wand and died down!"

Skeeter would not say much more about this interesting subject, so we turn to the relationship that undoubtedly will most interest the reader.

"Oh, that's right!" Skeeter nodded again and again, "I used a whole chapter to describe the relationship between Potter and Dumbledore in detail. This relationship can be said to be unhealthy, even evil. There should be feelings between life. Readers also need to buy my book to know the whole story, but there is no doubt that Dumbledore has an abnormal interest in Potter from the beginning. Is it really for the boy? Consider... well, wait and see. It's certainly a fair secret that Potter's adolescence was extremely chaotic."

And that's not all, Skeeter mentioned that Dumbledore's abnormal interest in male students was not limited to Potter alone, but also the boy who was also famous recently, and he was also influenced by Dumbledore. Bullido's favor.

"Yes, many people know Alvin Mason. He arrived at Hogwarts a year later than Potter, but soon became Dumbledore's favorite student. People even describe him as the star of hope in the wizarding world. , After several times showing powerful magic power, some people say that he may be as powerful as Dumbledore." Skeeter said, "I don't deny this, Mason is undoubtedly a smart boy, and he is also very powerful. Compared with Potter, who was in the chaos of adolescence, he knows how to ask and gets more from Dumbledore, as you can see in the biography, I also use a whole chapter in the book to describe him."

I pressed Skeeter if she was still in touch with Harry Potter and Evan Mason, whom she had reported on last year, letting everyone know that You-Know-Who is back.

"Oh, yes, that's right, we developed a very close relationship, and we still do," Skeeter said. "You all know that Mason started a newspaper and he needed my help, which I helped Together with him he developed the paper from an obscure tabloid to a medium comparable to the Daily Prophet, and I have a friendship with Alvin Mason far beyond anyone else. Poor Potter has few real friends, He needs a mature and stable person like me to guide him in his confused life. I can say that I am one of the few people in the world who really understand Harry Potter."

The conversation turned naturally to the many rumors surrounding Dumbledore's final moments, did Skeeter believe that Potter was present when Dumbledore died?

"Oh, I don't want to say too much, it's all in the book, but witnesses in Hogwarts castle saw that after Dumbledore either slipped and fell, or jumped off the building himself, or was pushed down, Potter hastily fled from the scene. Potter later proved that Severus Snape was the murderer, for whom he was known to hold a grudge. Is everything as it seems? Let the wizarding world judge for itself. After reading my book..."

I should have said my goodbyes after she finished this tantalizing remark, but at the end of this interview, I couldn't help but ask, why didn't people see Dumbledore's body at his funeral?If so many people saw Dumbledore die and fall from the tower, where did his body go?

"This involves a very profound and complicated magic. Dumbledore cast a spell before his death." Skeeter suddenly lowered his voice, "As long as you read my book, you will know that this powerful spell is the key to dealing with the mysterious man Well, many of my friends who work at the Ministry of Magic think so. I repeat, Dumbledore's death was not as simple as it seems, and I can't say much about this spell, the only thing I can tell you That is, it is related to Ivan Mason. I can be sure that Dumbledore told him this secret, and as Mason's partner and close friend, I have written all the parts that can be said in my book... "

Chapter 1541 is still a child

At the bottom of the newspaper, Betty Braithwaite wrote: There is no doubt that Skeeter's book will be an instant bestseller.And Dumbledore's legion of admirers would probably tremble with fear that what would be revealed about their hero.

After reading the article, Ivan stared at the photo of Rita Skeeter for a while.

For a moment, he even wondered if this woman had turned into a beetle and sneaked into Hogwarts again, recording everything that happened that night.

But this is impossible. Based on Ivan's understanding of her, Skeeter may have found some clues, and she made up the rest of the content by herself.

I have to say that the entry point she found was very accurate.

This content is what the public is interested in and wants to know. How much truth is in it is hard to say, but who cares? !

The answers people want to know are not necessarily the truth.

There is no doubt that her book will be a bestseller.

Rita Skeeter revealed secrets about Dumbledore's past and satisfied people's curiosity about the great wizard, but she should not be stupid to touch on the sensitive topic of Dumbledore's death, what else to say Among them is a profound and complicated magic, and the key point is right. This will bring her a lot of trouble. I hope that when she is invited to drink tea by Death Eaters again, she can still be as calm as she is now.

As Ivan's partner and close friend, of course she knows all the secrets, if the answer about the disappearance of Dumbledore's body can't satisfy Voldemort...

At this moment, Hermione's voice came from downstairs, telling him to go down for dinner.

"Understood, I'm going down now!"

Ivan crumpled up the newspaper and threw it in the wastebasket again. If he had time to worry about Rita Skeeter, he might as well look forward to the dinner made by Hermione.

At the dining table, Hermione handed Ai Wen a letter that had just been delivered. It was sent from the Burrow. Judging from the handwriting, it should have been written by Ginny, Elaine, and Gabriel. They said something Recently, I hope Ivan and Hermione can go to the Burrow as soon as possible. There is also news that Lupine and Tonks are married.

Everyone was looking forward to their wedding, and hoped to hold it together with Bill and Fleur's wedding, but Lupine and Tonks didn't say anything, and no one told them. It is said that they just went out for a walk after lunch yesterday. Came back with the ring.

After Ginny, Elaine, and Gabriel tortured "extorted confessions", Tonks later told them that she and Lupine went to his parents' cemetery to pay homage, and then held a wedding in a nearby Muggle country chapel, sunset wedding , Lupine prepared the ring in advance, very suddenly, very simple, and very hasty, but Tonks thought it was very happy...

You can imagine that scene, the setting sun, the warm light, the colorful sky, the breeze blowing on the face, and the affectionate and loving eyes of the two.

Anyone will be intoxicated by it and experience the beauty of the world quietly.

This is a scene that Hermione described to Ivan before going to bed at night.

She felt that it was not easy for Lupine and Tonks to get together. Although their wedding was not so lively and not many people witnessed it, as long as they really loved each other, it was enough. After Lupine put the ring on In Tonks' hands, she must be the happiest person in the world at that moment.

The beauty of love is not in long-term, but in short-term possession.

The fact that Lupine and Tonks can come to this point is the best reflection of this sentence.

If she can be like them, she will be satisfied!

Hermione talked a lot, and Ivan was a little confused at first, but then he understood.

In short, she was touched and suddenly wanted to get married too!

Just like what Mrs. Weasley said, in today's precarious age, many people decide to live their lives privately. If the two parties agree with each other, what are you waiting for?

Yes, so what are you waiting for?

Uh, for this question, Ivan thinks that at least he has to wait until he becomes an adult...

……

In the dark, Harry was bleeding.

He squeezed his right hand with his left hand, cursed silently, pushed open the door of the bedroom with his shoulder, and suddenly there was a crunching sound of broken porcelain under his feet: a cup of herbal tea was placed on the ground outside his bedroom door, and he stepped on it .

"how……"

Harry looked around. The landing of number four Privet Drive was empty.

This cup of tea was probably Dudley's own cleverness, trying to play a prank on him.

With his bleeding hand held high, Harry picked up the fragments of the teacup with the other and threw them into the already full bin behind the bedroom door.Then he crossed the room into the bathroom and ran his fingers under the tap to rinse.

There are still four days of no magic, which is really stupid, unreasonable, and annoying... Ivan is not an adult, why can he use magic outside of school, and he can't, how did Sirius explain it last time... …Harry had to admit that this deep gash on his finger must have been keeping him out of hand.

He'd never learned how to mend wounds, and thinking about it now, and especially considering his next steps, it seemed like a serious flaw in his magical education.

While he secretly decided to ask Ivan or Hermione about this question next time, he took a large ball of toilet paper and tried to wipe off the tea stains on the floor.

Then, he went back to the bedroom and closed the door hard.

Just now, Harry completely emptied his school box for the first time since he packed it six years ago.

In the past, every time school started, he would replace and renew the top three-quarters of the box. There was always a layer of messy debris at the bottom of the box, old quills, withered beetle eyes, which had long been out of place and unmatched. socks.

A few minutes ago, when Harry put his hand into this layer of debris, he felt a sharp pain in the ring finger of his right hand. When he pulled it out, he found that he was bleeding profusely.

Now that his movements were more cautious, he knelt down next to the box again, groped carefully at the bottom of the box, and took out a worn badge, then he took out a broken and cracked looking glass and an empty bottle, and finally found the scratch on his finger. the sharp edge.

He recognized it at once. It was the fragment of the magic mirror that Sirius had given him, and it was two inches long.

This thing could reach Sirius, like a Muggle phone, but Harry hadn't used it once, before it shattered into pieces.

Except for handing him over to the Dursleys at the beginning of the holiday, Sirius did not appear again in this summer vacation, but this deterrence to the Dursleys was enough. Harry knew that Sirius was very busy. After Bullido left, the entire Order of the Phoenix was in a bad state, and he couldn't ask for anything else like a child.

The only thing he can do now is to stay quietly in this house, as he has done for the past 16 years, stranded and silent alone.

Protecting yourself from causing trouble is the best help Harry can give to the Order of the Phoenix. It's really discouraging to think about it...

Chapter 1542 Harry's Summer Vacation