After a moment, Hector caught his breath and stood up. Dumbledore reacted immediately, rising quickly and looking at Hector with timid apprehension.
Hector still wore a long face, but he reached into Dumbledore's treasured jar, plucked out a piece of chocolate, and popped it into his mouth. Seeing this, color finally returned to Dumbledore's face; that icy "Professor Dumbledore" from moments ago had nearly driven him to the brink of suffocation.
"Grandpa Albus, if I may still call you that," Hector looked into Albus's apologetic blue eyes, "I know this matter made you very anxious, but could you please use a different approach? Preferably a much gentler one."
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