Next to a shallow stone basin with runes and symbols carved on the edge, Dumbledore was immersing his head in it and watching memories.
In my memory, it is a human military base.
Various weapons such as armored vehicles, tanks and armed helicopters were placed there, and there were many people in military uniforms training. Unfortunately, they could not see an old man with a white beard next to them, and Dumbledore was very interested in them.
Not interested either, just walking through the ammunition depot one by one, seemingly searching for something...
pity.
He found nothing.
He was startled by the sound coming from outside the door, so he had no choice but to raise his head.
And almost at the same moment.
McGonagall, Flitwick and even Snape walked in from the door. Before he could ask questions, McGonagall asked anxiously: "Albus, have you read today's Daily Prophet?"
"
"Not yet?" Dumbledore arranged the photos beside him, "What's wrong?"
"It seems like you really didn't see it."
Mag shook his head and handed over a newspaper: "Look at this headline."
"It won't be about the Bol family or Shelby again, right? I, an old man, have been summoned several times..."
The sound stopped suddenly.
Under the curious gazes of several professors, Dumbledore froze on the spot.
For a while.
He chuckled and said: "Oh... is this Lockhart's new book? I, a bad old man, am actually lucky enough to be the protagonist... Haha, have you read the book? Well, I mean... that
Who is the person I love? I'm a little curious..."
He looked at the professors with intelligent eyes.
He didn't seem to care that he was being teased.
Instead, he seemed to be really curious about who would be liked by an "old bachelor" like him.
"Mary Sue." Snape suddenly stared into Dumbledore's eyes and said, "It is said that she is a pure and beautiful girl. She was originally with you, but she was controlled by Grindelwald with a love potion..."
Dumbledore's expression remained unchanged and he looked at Snape: "Severus, I didn't expect you to be interested in Lockhart. What a pity. I can't remember ever knowing anyone named Mary in my life."
·Su’s pure girl.”
"What about Grindelwald?"
"Haha...of course I have an impression of him."
"Because we were once like-minded..." Snape wanted to continue asking.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by McGonagall: "Okay, you can discuss the content later. Albus, will this article affect your reputation, or even Hogwarts..."
"Don't worry too much." Dumbledore comforted the vice-principal, "It is Lockhart's habit to advertise new books in newspapers. Usually it only takes one day, and it will be cleared up in a few days."
"The content of the book..."
"When I heard that the girl I liked was called Mary Sue, I knew it was just a fabrication." Dumbledore said with a nonchalant expression, "Of course, I will also take the time to take a look at Lockhart's
This book, well, I mean if there is anything bad about it, I will contact Lockhart to make some changes. As for the rest, don’t worry, I’m very happy to be a good protagonist.”
"All right."
Seeing that there was really no change in Dumbledore's expression, the professors had no choice but to respond and turn around and leave.
And wait until the professors leave.
However, Dumbledore immediately walked towards Phoenix Fawkes and handed it 5 Galleons: "Fox, go to Lumihart Company and buy me a copy of "Dumbledore Falls in Love with Me"."
Say it.
He no longer cares about the meditation pool and the photos.
Just sit in silence.
The expression on his face was not as calm and gentle as he had been in front of the professors just now, but instead contained a faint hint of apprehension.
Until the Phoenix appears again.
He just took the book and read it carefully, and as he read, his expression showed reminiscence, sadness, and nostalgia from time to time...but occasionally he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Finally he finished reading.
But he didn’t close the page for a long time:
"Lockhart, this is an embarrassing book."
Really embarrassing.
Even Dumbledore didn't expect Lockhart to be so clear about what happened to him when he was young, and to know about his mother's death, his sister's out-of-control magic, and his brother's incomprehension... He even knew about his relationship with Grindelwald.
I have been neighbors and had like-minded friends...
If you don't like "Mary Sue".
He almost suspected that Lockhart broke into Nurmengard and usurped Grindelwald's memory.
certainly.
He finally endured it.
Because thinking about it.
In fact, many of these things are known to others - as long as you are willing to investigate, it is not difficult to investigate - and there is no "bad news" coming from Nurmengard.
He had lost the will to write to Lockhart.
at the same time……
I don’t want to stay bored in the office anymore - after reading this, I feel dull inside.
"Let's have something to eat." Thinking that he had not eaten breakfast, Dumbledore adjusted his mood, returned to his amiable daily appearance, and walked slowly from the principal's office to the auditorium.
I met many little wizards along the way.
Lively;
Cheerful;
Lively...
This made Dumbledore's mood gradually clearer.
Then--
He was surrounded:
"Mr. Dumbledore, have you ever really liked a girl named Mary Sue?"
"I have read "The History of Magic in the 20th Century", which introduced a legendary duel between you and Grindelwald... Was the reason for your duel because of Mary?"
"Did Grindelwald really use a love potion to possess Mary?"
"Mr. Dumbledore, can you tell us the details?"
"Do you have a picture of Mary?"
"The book "Dumbledore Falls in Love with Me" has not been finished yet. You are still alone. Is it because you and Mary failed to get together in the end..."
"..."
——Dumbledore finally failed to enjoy breakfast in the Great Hall.
He returned to the principal's office.
And decided to hide away for two days before the incident passed, and it was best not to show up again. This kind of thing was actually not a big deal in his long life. He still had some experience, and just had time to continue to check Ringo and Bol's family.
The relationship between eucalyptus——
He had a connection with Scrimgeour, and felt there was something fishy about it.
Think so.
Dumbledore returned to the pensieve, ready to continue observing the memories of the route he had visited Ringo had described in the past few days.
Then……
He received a subpoena from the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic.
The content of the subpoena is as follows:
Gilderoy Lockhart accused "The Daily Prophet" and "Dumbledore Loved Me" of infringing on his reputation, demanding that Dumbledore reprint the autobiography, remove the cover that falsely promoted his reputation, and
To clarify everything publicly - Lockhart is already at the Ministry of Magic waiting to meet and negotiate.
"It's not Lockhart's book?"
Dumbledore looked at the cover again and looked at the author's name in tiny letters, dumbfounded, "I can't be clean now..."