Once Hector had laid out the reasoning clearly to Professor Dumbledore, he decisively washed his hands of the whole affair. Still, he remained quite curious about what Professor Dumbledore had been up to lately.
"Let's put that aside for a moment, Grandpa Albus. Could you tell me a bit more about what's been happening recently?"
Professor Dumbledore understood that he could no longer treat the great-nephew sitting before him as an ordinary first-year wizard. There were certain things he felt Hector was entitled to know.
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