The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 433 Past
After being kicked out of the office, Harry wandered around the castle in a daze for a long time, and only returned to the Gryffindor common room very late.

When Harry went to have breakfast the next day, he was still in a daze. He couldn't accept that his father was the kind of person he hated the most.

He looked so abnormal that anyone who was slightly familiar with him could see that he was abnormal. After breakfast, under Ginny's questioning, Harry finally told Ginny what he had encountered in the Potions classroom.

Ryan and Hermione also greeted Harry with concern, but Harry only said that Snape felt that he now had some basics and could continue to learn on his own. Ryan roughly guessed what was happening now, but since Harry was unwilling to say anything, he naturally didn't want to talk too much.

"Does this mean you're not taking Occlumency lessons anymore?" Hermione asked, frowning. She had always thought that Harry shouldn't stop learning from Snape until he could fully control his dreams. But Harry seemed a little impatient.

"Okay." Seeing the atmosphere getting more and more heated, Ryan reached out to stop Hermione. "It's not a bad thing that Harry doesn't accept Snape's guidance. I think Harry's recent nightmares are closely related to Snape's previous brutal Legilimency. Those spells made Harry's brain more fragile. I think it might be better for Harry to take a break and slow down before studying on his own."

"Maybe you are right." Hermione was finally convinced and stopped talking about it.

As Headmaster Dumbledore was driven away, numerous articles disparaging Dumbledore began to appear in various magazines controlled by the Ministry of Magic. It seemed that Fudge wanted to completely destroy Dumbledore's prestige.

However, unlike the situation after Dumbledore's death in the original book, a living top white wizard cannot be humiliated by others at will, at least not at the level of those reporters.

Especially in any world, those who can become journalists are well-informed people. Now they all know vaguely about the extinction of the ancient vampire family and the extinction of the last batch of giants in Europe. In this case, they can only mention something vaguely, and they definitely dare not publish a book like "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" as in the original text.

But even this extremely vague description still caused a stir in the wizarding world. People began to pay attention to what Dumbledore, who was considered the most powerful white wizard and a symbol of justice, did when he was young?
Since wizards generally have a longer lifespan than Muggles, many of the old men who lived through Grindelwald's time are still alive. In this case, many young wizards at Hogwarts have learned a lot about Dumbledore's youth from their elders.

As the news spread, the Ministry of Magic achieved part of its goal. A lot of news that was unfavorable to Dumbledore began to spread inside Hogwarts Castle.

"Is all the news about Dumbledore true?" On the third day of the Easter holiday, Ryan was refining a new defensive bracelet in an empty classroom when Hermione suddenly pushed the door open. From the book tucked under her armpit, it was clear that she had just come from the library.

"What news?" Ryan gently turned the red solution suspended in the air into a bracelet and placed it on the metal table next to him, then turned around and asked.

"It's about... those stories about Dumbledore when he was young." Hermione looked a little unbelievable. "I heard from a Ravenclaw girl that her great-grandmother was in Godric's Hollow and saw young Dumbledore and Grindelwald together with her own eyes."

"It's not just that." Ryan pulled Hermione to sit at a table, then looked at Hermione and said, "I know much more than you know. If you want to hear it, I can tell you." Hermione nodded immediately after hearing Ryan's words, and then stared into his eyes. Ryan smiled. It is indeed human nature to pursue the privacy of celebrities. It has nothing to do with the age, gender, and personality of the person.

Half an hour later, Hermione sat in a chair with a dull look on her face. The information she received before was too unbelievable. From the moment she entered school, Dumbledore declared that love was the greatest power, giving people the impression of a kind grandfather. But from Ryan's narration, she knew that when Dumbledore was young, he and Grindelwald tried to establish a world where wizards ruled over Muggles. This was really hard for her to accept.

"What do you find unacceptable, Dumbledore's treatment of his family or his idea of ​​trying to rule the world?" Ryan took out a set of tea sets and poured a cup of black tea for himself and Hermione.

"Of course, he wanted to rule the world." Hermione picked up a teacup and took a sip. "If his sister was an Obscurial, I can understand why Dumbledore wanted to hide his sister. Considering the attitude of wizards towards werewolves now, hiding his sister was the best choice. His sister's death was also an accident, so it's not appropriate to blame him completely. I just can't understand why he wanted to rule the world when he was young, especially when he was the one who came up with the idea of ​​doing it for the greatest good."

"That's normal." Ryan also raised his teacup and took a sip. "Think about it, the tragedy in his family was entirely caused by what three Muggle boys did to his sister. In that situation, it's natural for him to hate Muggles."

"But you have to note that even under such circumstances, Dumbledore finally came to his senses. He realized his mistakes and corrected them himself to make up for the damage he had caused. Then he defeated his lover in a duel, and then he insisted on doing justice and cultivating generations of young wizards for so many years. From the results, we can see that Dumbledore was at most confused in the early days, but after he woke up, he always insisted on justice and fought against all kinds of evil forces. This is why I don't agree with some of his views, but still think he is a great wizard."

"Yes, our headmaster is not a god, he will make mistakes. But he corrected his mistakes when he was young, and finally made up for the losses caused by his mistakes. We can't deny his greatness because of his mistakes when he was young." Hermione suddenly came to her senses and seemed much more lively than before. "By the way, the Grindelwald you just mentioned is Dumbledore's lover?"

After figuring out her biggest doubts, Hermione shifted her focus in a strange direction.

"You heard it right, our headmaster's sexual orientation is not so mainstream. But the wizarding world is much more open-minded than Muggles in this regard—" For the next ten minutes or so, the two began to chat about the differences between wizards and Muggles, while accumulating some interesting information for their magazine.

"By the way, when will the next issue of the magazine be released?" Ryan asked shortly after talking about the magazine.

"It will be on sale on time in the middle of this month," Hermione said confidently. "Thanks to the Ministry of Magic's stupid policy, we have been able to recruit several excellent Muggle-born wizards like Penelope. As people who understand both worlds, they have a great advantage in compiling this magazine. To be honest, I think they are fully capable of taking on some important positions in the Ministry of Magic. Even the worst one is much better than Umbridge."

"These outstanding wizards can only do the lowest-level jobs in the Ministry of Magic and lack sufficient room for promotion. This is because they are of Muggle origin. This is why we must be determined to change all this." Ryan said seriously.

"Yes, it is indeed worth risking everything for." Hermione nodded in agreement. "Even if the price is life, whether it is the life of the You-Know-Who and his lackeys or ours."

(End of this chapter)