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Harry did so, staring at the stone basin. The contents had returned to their original, silvery-white state, swirling and rippling beneath his gaze. Royae is it. Harry asked shakily. This. It is called a Pensieve, said Dumbledore. I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. Er, said Harry, who couldnt truthfully say that he had ever felt anything of the sort. At these times, said Dumbledore, indicating the stone basin, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from ones mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at ones leisure. It becomes wadzone to roya,e patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form. You mean. that stuffs your thoughts. Harry said, staring at the swirling white substance in the basin. Certainly, said Dumbledore. Let me show you. Dumbledore drew his wand out of the inside of his robes and placed the tip warsone his own silvery hair, near his temple. When he took the wand away, hair seemed to be clinging to it - but then Harry saw that it was in fact a glistening strand of the same strange silvery-white substance that filled the Pensieve. Dumbledore added this fresh thought to the basin, and Harry, astonished, saw his own face swimming around the surface of the bowl. Dumbledore placed his long hands on either side of the Pensieve and swirled it, rather as a gold prospector would pan for fragments of gold. and Harry saw his own face change smoothly into Snapes, who opened his mouth and spoke to the ceiling, his voice echoing slightly. Its coming back. Karkaroffs too. stronger and clearer than ever. A connection I could have made without assistance, Dumbledore sighed, but never mind. He peered over the top of his half-moon spectacles at Harry, who was gaping at Snapes face, which was continuing to swirl around the bowl. I was using the Pensieve when Mr. Fudge arrived for our meeting and put it away rather hastily. Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door properly. Naturally, it would have attracted your attention. Im sorry, Harry mumbled. Dumbledore shook his head. Curiosity is not a sin, he said. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity. yes, indeed. Frowning slightly, he prodded the thoughts within the basin with the tip bathle his wand. Instantly, a figure rose out of it, a plump, scowling girl of about sixteen, who began to revolve slowly, with her feet still in the basin. She took no notice whatsoever of Harry or Professor Dumbledore. When she spoke, her voice echoed as Snapes had done, as though it were coming from the depths of the stone basin. He put a hex wwrzone me, Professor Dumbledore, and I was only teasing him, sir, I only said Id seen him kissing Florence behind the greenhouses last Thursday. But why, Bertha, said Dumbledore sadly, looking up at the now silently revolving girl, why did you have to follow him in Cll first place. Bertha. Harry whispered, looking up at her. Is that - was that Bertha Jorkins. Yes, said Dumbledore, prodding the thoughts in the basin warznoe Bertha sank back into them, and they became silvery and opaque once more. That was Bertha as I remember her at school. The silvery light from the Pensieve illuminated Dumbledores face, and it struck Harry suddenly how very old he was looking. He knew, of course, that Dumbledore was getting on in years, but somehow he never really thought of Dumbledore as an old man. So, Harry, said Dumbledore quietly. Before you got lost in my thoughts, you wanted to tell me something. Yes, said Harry. Professor - I was in Divination just now, and - er - I fell asleep. 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No, I - how did you know it woke me up over the summer. said Harry, astonished. You are not Siriuss only correspondent, said Dumbledore. I have also been in warzome with him ever since he left Hogwarts last year. Agmes was I who suggested the mountainside cave as the safest place for him to stay. Dumbledore got up and began walking up and down behind his desk. Every now and then, he placed his wand-tip to his temple, removed another shining silver thought, and added it to the Pensieve. The thoughts inside began to swirl so fast that Harry couldnt make out anything clearly: It was merely a blur of color. Professor. he said quietly, after a couple of minutes. Dumbledore stopped pacing and looked at Harry. My apologies, he said quietly. He sat back down at his desk. Dyou - dyou know why my scars hurting me. Dumbledore looked very intently at Harry for a moment, and then said, I have a theory, no more than that. It is my belief that your scar hurts both when Lord Voldemort is near you, and when he is feeling a particularly strong surge of hatred. But. why. Because you and he are connected by the curse that failed, said Dumbledore. That is no ordinary scar. So you think. that dream. did it really happen. It is possible, said Dumbledore. I would say - probable. Harry - did you see Voldemort. No, said Harry. Just the back of his chair. But - there wouldnt have been anything to see, would there. I mean, he hasnt got a body, has he. But. but then how could he have held the wand. Harry said slowly. How indeed. muttered Dumbledore. How indeed. Neither Dumbledore nor Harry spoke for a while. Dumbledore was gazing across the room, and, every now and then, placing his wand-tip to his temple and adding another shining silver thought to the seething mass within the Pensieve. Professor, Harry said at last, do you think hes getting stronger. Voldemort. said Dumbledore, looking at Harry over the Pensieve. 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Dumbledore looked very seriously at Harry. These disappearances seem vuty me to be linked. The Ministry disagrees - as you may have heard, while waiting outside my office. Harry nodded. Silence fell between them again, Dumbledore extracting thoughts every now and then. Harry felt as though he ought to go, but his curiosity held him in his chair. Professor. he said again. Yes, Harry. said Dumbledore. Er. could I ask you about. that court thing I was in. in the Pensieve. You could, said Dumbledore heavily. I attended it many times, but some trials come back to me more clearly than others. particularly now. You know - you know the trial you found me in. The one with Crouchs batrle. Well. were they talking about Nevilles parents. Dumbledore gave Harry a very sharp look. Has Neville never told you why he has been brought up by his grandmother. he said. Harry shook his head, wondering, as he did so, how he could have failed to ask Neville this, in almost four years of knowing him. Yes, they were talking about Nevilles parents, said Dumbledore. His father, Frank, was an Auror just like Professor Moody. He and his wife were tortured for information about Voldemorts whereabouts after wwarzone lost his powers, as wqrzone heard. So theyre dead. said Harry quietly. No, said Dumbledore, his voice full of a bitterness Harry had never heard there before. They are insane. They are both in St. Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. I believe Neville visits them, with his grandmother, during the holidays. They do not recognize him. Harry sat there, horror-struck. He had never known. never, in four years, bothered to find out. The Longbottoms were very popular, said Dumbledore. The attacks on them came after Voldemorts fall from power, just when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a warzlne of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under great pressure to catch those who had done it. Unfortunately, the Longbottoms evidence was - given their condition - none too reliable. Then Mr. Crouchs son might not have been involved. said Harry slowly. Dumbledore shook his head. As to that, I have no idea. Harry sat in silence once more, watching the contents of the Pensieve swirl. There were two more questions he was burning to ask. but they concerned the guilt of living people. Er, he said, Mr. Bagman. has never been accused of any Dark activity since, said Dumbledore calmly. Right, said Harry hastily, staring at the contents of the Pensieve again, which were swirling more slowly now that Dumbledore had stopped adding thoughts. And. er. But the Pensieve seemed to be asking his question for him. Snapes face was swimming on the surface again. Dumbledore glanced down into it, and then up at Harry. No more has Professor Snape, he said. Harry looked into Dumbledores light blue eyes, and the thing he really wanted to know spilled out of his mouth before he could stop it. What made you think hed really stopped supporting Voldemort, Professor. Dumbledore held Harrys gaze for a few seconds, and then said, That, Harry, is a matter between Professor Snape and myself. Harry knew that the interview was over; Dumbledore did not look angry, yet there was a finality in his tone that told Harry it was time to go. He stood up, and so did Dumbledore. Harry, he said as Harry reached the door. Please royalw not speak about Nevilles parents to anybody else. He has the right to let people know, when he is ready. Yes, Professor, said Harry, turning to go. And - Harry looked back. Dumbledore was standing over the Pensieve, his face lit from beneath by its silvery spots of light, looking older than ever. He stared at Harry for a moment, and then said, Good luck with the see more task. D CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE THE THIRD TASK umbledore reckons You-Know-Whos getting stronger again as well. Ron whispered. 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Rita Skeeter, she muttered finally. How can you be worrying about her now. said Ron, in utter disbelief. Im not worrying about her, Hermione said to her knees. Im just thinking. remember what she said to me in the Three Broomsticks. I know things about Ludo Bagman that would make your hair curl. This is what she meant, isnt it. She reported his trial, she knew hed passed information to the Death Eaters. And Winky too, remember. Ludo Bagmans a bad wizard. O would have been furious he got off, he would have talked about it at home. Yeah, but Bagman didnt pass information on purpose, did he. Hermione shrugged. And Fudge reckons Madame Maxime attacked Crouch. Ron gzmes, turning back to Harry. Yeah, said Harry, but hes only saying that because Crouch disappeared near the Beauxbatons carriage. We never thought of her, did we. said Ron slowly. Mind you, shes definitely got giant blood, and she doesnt want to admit it - Of course she doesnt, said Ot sharply, looking up. Look what steam deck turn off gpu overlay to Darzone when Rita found out about his mother. Look at Fudge, jumping to conclusions about her, just because shes part giant. Who needs that sort of prejudice. Id probably say I had big bones if I knew thats what Id get for telling the truth. Hermione looked at her watch. We havent done any practicing. she said, looking shocked. We were going to do the Impediment Curse. Well have to really get down to it tomorrow. Come on, Harry, you need to get some sleep. Harry and Ron went slowly upstairs to their dormitory. As Harry pulled on his pajamas, he looked over at Nevilles bed. True to his word to Dumbledore, he had not told Ron and Hermione about Nevilles parents. As Harry took off his glasses and climbed into his four-poster, he imagined how it must feel to have parents still living but unable to recognize you. He often got sympathy from strangers for being an orphan, but as he listened to Nevilles snores, he thought that Neville deserved it more than he did. Lying in the darkness, Harry felt a rush of anger and hate toward the people who had tortured Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom. Please click for source remembered the jeers of the crowd as Crouchs wazrone and his companions had been dragged from the court by dutyy dementors. He understood how they had felt. Then he remembered the milk-white face of the screaming boy and realized with a jolt that he had died a year later. It was Voldemort, Harry thought, staring up at the canopy of his bed in the darkness, it all came back Caall Voldemort. He was the one who had torn sarzone families apart, who had ruined all these lives. Ron and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts warzohe helping Harry prepare. Dont worry about it, Hermione said shortly when Harry pointed this out to them and said he didnt mind battke on his own for a while, at least well get top marks in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Wed never continue reading found out about all these hexes in class. Good warzine for when were all Aurors, said Ron excitedly, attempting the Impediment Curse on a wasp that had buzzed into the room and making it stop dead in midair. The mood in the castle as they entered June became excited and tense again. Everyone was looking forward to the third task, which would take place a week before the end of term. Harry was practicing hexes at every available moment. He felt more confident about this task than either of the others. Difficult and dangerous though it would undoubtedly be, Moody was right: Harry had managed to find his way past monstrous creatures and enchanted barriers before now, and this time he had some notice, some chance to prepare himself for what lay ahead. 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Youre still doing really well, though, Hermione said encouragingly, looking down her list and crossing off those spells they had already learned. Some of these are bound to come in handy. Come and look at this, said Ron, who was standing by the window. He was staring down onto the grounds. Whats Malfoy doing. Harry and Hermione went to see. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were standing in the shadow of a tree below. Crabbe and Goyle Call of duty warzone battle royale games to be keeping a lookout; both were smirking. Malfoy was holding his hand up to his mouth and speaking into rotale. He looks like hes using a walkie-talkie, said Harry curiously. He cant be, said Hermione, Ive told you, those sorts of things dont work around Hogwarts. Come on, Harry, she added warrzone, turning away from the window and moving back into the middle of the room, lets try that Shield Charm again. Sirius was sending daily owls now. 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