HP Thirty-Five Owls

Gellert:

My sincerity belongs to myself, and what to do with it is also my freedom.That's my choice if I spend it on an angry old friend.And—I have more sincerity than you can imagine, and I swear, once I do something, I always try to do it better.

As for the Dark Lord born in England—

My suspicions started when I first met him.He was 11 at the time, and I was sent to make contact with him, in the Muggle world.I told him he had been admitted to Hogwarts, and told him about a world he had never heard of.He was horny and suspicious back then, cruel just beneath the surface, repulsive.He was sorted into Slytherin, which surprised me, and I considered keeping an eye on him.But I'm such a nosy, sanctimonious old bastard, aren't I?I always stretch my nose to meddle in other people's affairs, and always make things worse after meddling.

He studied at Hogwarts, grew up, became what he became, just as I expected.He created his first Horcrux right under my egotistical nose without me noticing.For Europe is suffering under your rule

□□ because I am wrestling with the need to challenge you, because I don't want to interfere in another child's life.

Oh, I told myself, it wouldn't make a difference if I stepped in then, or it would make everything worse.But my country was at the hands of the Dark Lord until - yes, a baby stopped it - because I couldn't stop him fast enough, because I couldn't stop him when he was a child and still learning to walk Stop him now on the way.Because I wanted to do better.

In a way, those months we spent together seem to be the ones I miss the most.But selfishly, how could I let you order me.Throw the responsibility on someone I trust - but I'd probably only be crazy to trust you.Abandoning responsibility altogether was never an option I had.And you never took responsibility or anything like that.

I guess we were all envious of each other.I guess we have nothing to say to each other other than denial and rejection.I -- sometimes I wish I could have something else.

Albus Dumbledore