Spotted By Grindelwald And Went To Hogwarts Chapter 507: The “education” of Dumbledore

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Shawn walked to the cushion next to Dumbledore and sat down on it.

“You look very unhappy, Sean, well, you finally look like a child now?” Dumbledore laughed happily.

Sean curled his lips angrily: “As a person in the game, the elders who are worthy of my trust guard me like a thief. I am really unhappy, but this has nothing to do with age-a normal person would think like me, professor.”

Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully: “You are very reasonable, you should be unhappy, and it has nothing to do with age…”

Shawn just wanted to roll his eyes when he heard that, you are doing good at this time—and in the eyes of Dumbledore, I am afraid that not only you, but even people of Sirius’ age are probably considered “children”.

He didn’t speak, just waiting for Dumbledore’s next words.

The old man tugged at the folds of his robe, and said in an ethereal tone that Sean had rarely heard before: “Sean, I already know about the conversations you had with the principals, and I must admit that your sensitivity is beyond my imagination, and you and Gellert have indeed learned a lot. At least in terms of pondering the hearts of others, I have never seen a peer who is better than you.”

“However——” he changed the subject, “It’s not good to use acting skills to get information from the elders. They are all people who have contributed to Hogwarts and the entire wizarding world. Now we can’t bully them as just portraits, right?”

Sean glanced at Dumbledore. Both of them had lake blue eyes. The difference was that Dumbledore’s eyes were deeper, while Sean’s were brighter.

“Professor, I don’t deny that I have used some acting skills and used some words that can inspire others-but what I said is the truth.” Sean said softly.

“Oh—” Dumbledore didn’t seem to expect Sean to say that, and he looked surprised.

After a while, he sighed, sat on the cushion like a child, and touched the corners of his eyes: “I’m very touched, Sean.”

Sean was silent for a moment, and said something that he himself felt very mean: “Now, being moved doesn’t mean much, Professor.”

Even after saying it, Sean was surprised that such cold words were actually spoken to Dumbledore by himself.

However, Dumbledore didn’t look unhappy, but his voice was a little lower: “From the current point of view, you are right, Sean—but I must declare that feelings are the greatest wealth of human beings, regardless of wizards or Muggles.”

And Sean couldn’t bear it anymore, he felt that he had lost his usual calmness: “Professor, you will die, right? You have hidden part of the prophecy from me?”

Dumbledore did not admit or deny it, he just talked about another topic: “Sean, please allow me to ask you a question-do you think that the current world, not only wizards, but also Muggles, can continue to be equal and friendly?”

“Professor, I know you are a benevolent and kind person, but I also admire your wisdom, so you should know the answer to this question.” Sean answered in another way.

“No, I want to know your answer.” Dumbledore was unexpectedly persistent.

Sean took a few uncomfortable breaths, looked around, and then stood up.

His ring was opened, and Dumbledore was not surprised when he saw the magical animals coming out, but Dumbledore looked a little surprised when he saw the things that the magical animals moved out.

It is a very exquisite classical piano.

Sean caressed the piano indifferently, and said to Dumbledore: “Professor, this piano is made in the UK, John Broadwood, and has a long history—the piano in front of you is worth hundreds of thousands of pounds——”

A flash of surprise flashed in Dumbledore’s eyes, and he looked at Sean with some thought in his eyes.

Shawn chuckled lightly: “And this piano was placed in the living room of my house when I was born. I have been using this piano since I was three years old, when I could only hit the keys roughly. It is a musical instrument and a luxury. For most people in this world, if they did not have such a piano at home when they were born, they probably would not have it in this life.”

“Is this fair, Professor?” Sean looked at each other calmly.

Dumbledore fell silent.

Shawn continued: “For me, this is just a relatively expensive musical instrument. If I accidentally break it, my parents will only ask me if I am injured, and then care about this…toy?”

“Although I have become a wizard, my mother still hopes that I can keep practicing the piano. She thinks this is a skill that can increase my value, so I moved this piano, and I will practice when I have time. My animals like to listen to me playing the piano. Although my piano skills are not good, they are not worthy of this very expensive piano.”

“And then? To keep the living room from feeling so empty, my dad bought another collector’s piano, which is more expensive, but no one even touches it when I’m not home.”

Sean pressed on the black keys of the piano and made a trembling note.

“Professor, is this fair?”

Dumbledore took a long breath, and he almost smiled bitterly: “Sean, your words are sharper than I imagined. As an old oily man, I even felt a tingle.”

Sean just said indifferently: “Professor, you asked me this question, but you are actually very clear-there may be fairness in this world, but there will never be equality.”

“These animals, if they were replaced by another person, would they still be obedient? No, because the person they identified was Sean Wallop, and I, Sean Wallep, naturally possessed this talent——Professor, you should feel it more deeply than I do. As a well-known magical genius in the wizarding world, you will humbly deny this, but it is true——You are better than others since you came into contact with magic, you learn much faster than others, and your spells are much stronger than others. Arguable fact.”

“If there is another person, his name is John? His name is Tom? He has put in exactly the same effort as you, even harder than you, studying magic day and night-then now, why is there no wizard named John or Tom in the wizarding world who becomes a wizard like you? Others will respect Dumbledore when they see Dumbledore, but they will not when they see Tom or John. Is this equal?”

Dumbledore smiled wryly and shook his head: “I regret asking you this question—but, do I really know a genius named Tom?”

“Well, I also know—” Xiao En shrugged, “Professor, I can probably understand a little bit of your entanglement, but what must be said is that everyone is born different, and we don’t need to require everyone to be the same—I personally believe that a relatively equal degree of opportunity can be achieved, that is, society should provide each member with the necessary opportunities and conditions to pursue their own interests, self-development, and self-improvement.

“Professor, your kindness will not be given to everyone evenly—and I don’t think this is something worth worrying about. You might as well think about how to encourage others to work harder to improve themselves and give equal help to as many people as possible. Aren’t you the headmaster of Hogwarts?” Sean said softly.

Dumbledore fell into deep thought. After a while, he took a long breath and smiled: “You are a genius, Sean.”

Sean shrugged: “No, I’m more realistic than others, and as a person with vested interests, it’s actually annoying for me to say such things, and it’s just a casual discussion between us.”

Dumbledore seemed to have figured something out. He touched the piano and said with great interest, “Sean, I suddenly became curious—oh, please forgive my sudden increase in questions…”

“Please don’t mind, Professor.”

He pressed the white key, and the piano issued a soft note: “Do you think there is absolute good and evil in this world?”

Shawn didn’t know why the other party raised this question. He shook his head: “I never say absolute, but good and evil must exist—because I stand on my side, or in other words, my position is close to most ordinary people. Then, the boundary between good and evil may not be obvious, but the boundary will definitely exist.”

Dumbledore thought thoughtfully: “Your statement is very interesting.”

Sean casually leaned on the piano and pressed the keys casually. Dumbledore was surprised to find that this familiar child seemed to be a different person. He was no longer so gentle, elegant, and humble. He seemed to have suddenly become the most arrogant genius boy, with pride and confidence in his eyes.

“Professor—” Sean’s mouth curved slightly, “Although it is very immodest to say this, I still have to confess to you—in some respects, you are inferior to me.”

“Oh—of course, such as the relationship.” Dumbledore said with a smile.

Sean didn’t have any embarrassment or shyness, he just smiled faintly: “This is just one of them, but, professor, when you say this, you must have some thoughts in your heart. You can maintain your humility and tolerance, but there must be an idea in your heart – as Albus Dumbledore, I am stronger than most people in this world, no matter what it is.”

Dumbledore did not speak, waiting for Sean’s next words.

“This is human beings, this is human nature, Professor, about human nature, you don’t see it as clearly as I do—” Sean looked straight at the other party, without the slightest guilty conscience, “You are too kind, and you believe too much in the good parts of human nature. It’s not that good things are not worth our pursuit, but that while pursuing them, we should maintain a certain degree of…coldness.”

Xiao En held his head up: “Professor, you have always had respect for beauty, which makes you unable to truly see through human nature, and even makes you dare not pursue the lofty [beauty].”

“And you have always held another kind of aloofness that belongs to Albus Dumbledore—oh, these difficult problems, are I the only one who can handle them? Shouldn’t I expose those young people to more cruelty—as Albus Dumbledore who is ‘above’, you are proud beyond borders, even prouder than Gellert Grindelwald.”

Dumbledore just sighed, looking a little remorseful.

Shawn changed the subject: “Professor, how about my interpretation of you from another angle?”

Dumbledore said bitterly: “This makes me unable to refute, and even makes me breathless, Sean.”

Sean smiled easily. He sat down on the expensive piano, and the black and white keys made messy notes together.

“Professor, I have a question – who do you think is the proudest among the four founders of Hogwarts?”

Dumbledore shook his head, but replied according to his own understanding: “Salazar Slytherin and Royna Ravenclaw cannot be easily judged, but Slytherin may be more proud, as can be seen from his requirements for recruiting students.”

Sean said, “No, I think it’s Lady Helga Hufflepuff.”

Dumbledore showed a thoughtful expression.

Shawn continued: “Sounds a little strange? Hufflepuff, Hogwarts has the most people and the most heart-warming house – even the Sorting Hat can sing – you may belong to Hufflepuff, where people are upright and loyal, Hufflepuff students are stoic and honest, and are not afraid of hard work. Everyone says that every house is the same, but it is undeniable that there are still many people who believe that Hufflepuff students are not so good, they are mediocre. There is such an outstanding representative as Cedric.”

“Everyone says that Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw all have their own admissions requirements, and only Hufflepuff kindly takes in the remaining students who have been selected, but I think Ms. Hufflepuff is not the most tolerant one, but the one who is the most proud—she is so proud that her college can still educate the remaining students selected by other colleges to be excellent wizards.”

Sean showed a smile: “Ms. Hufflepuff is so proud~IndoMTL.com~ Dumbledore showed a dazed expression, he almost shook his head in admiration: “Sean, you are really…”

“I accept your compliment, Professor—” Sean stroked his chest gracefully.

“I didn’t expect it. I originally wanted to talk to you about, um, something about your thoughts. I didn’t expect that the person who received the education was actually me. This feeling——” Dumbledore showed a happy smile, “It’s wonderful, very wonderful, Sean.”

Sean also laughed: “Let’s look at various things from another angle, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah——” Dumbledore sighed, and then he put on a serious expression, “Sean, it’s time to talk about business.”

“I’ve been waiting for this moment.”

Dumbledore said in a deep voice: “There are some things that I really don’t want to tell you. I think it’s not good for you to know, but there are some things that I really can’t tell you. Especially, some things have an impact on you.”

Sean frowned: “Crime?”

“Exactly.”