Just a few days later, Aurora brought Hector news from Dumbledore. It was clear from the reply that Dumbledore was extremely pleased about Hector's agreement to meet Grindelwald. In the letter, Dumbledore readily promised to take on the task of talking to Aberforth, and casually added a note at the end about Harry. Dumbledore assured him that Harry's situation was completely normal and there was nothing to worry about, though he also mentioned he would find time to go check in on Harry.
In this way, Ron and Hermione's requests had been properly taken care of. After reading Dumbledore's reply, Hector wrote back to Ron and Hermione, fulfilling their wishes. Next came waiting for Dumbledore to return from France. Dumbledore had recently been busy wrapping up matters related to the Sorcerer's Stone; he needed time to handle the final arrangements for his good friend Mr. Flamel. With the Sorcerer's Stone destroyed, the Elixir of Life had lost its most crucial ingredient, which also meant that the long lives of the Flamel couple were drawing to an end.
Hector felt a deep sense of emotion. He was largely unfamiliar with this living fossil of the magical world, who was so rarely mentioned in the original books. Nicolas Flamel was excessively low-profile; Hector had perused many historical texts, and even the most authoritative and detailed books contained only a few brief sentences about Mr. Flamel. Aside from a vague, understated summary of Mr. Flamel's achievements wrapped in cla…
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