Albert had just left the headmaster's office when the portraits, which had been pretending to be asleep, sprang to life and began discussing what had just happened.
"The boy looks... very clever," the bald wizard in the portrait to the upper right of the desk suddenly spoke up. "He doesn't talk or act like a twelve-year-old. Adult wizards wouldn't be as calm as him when facing something like this."
"Mr. Anderson is very clever, and also... very special." Dumbledore's lenses flashed with an unusual light as he said softly, "And, of course, very confident."
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