Luke looked at Luna in front of him, his face looking a little weird.
"Hi, Luke!"
Luna looked at Luke's smile and waved and said, then she looked at Luke's height belatedly, and said with some surprise: "You said in your letter that you have grown a lot, and now it seems that you have indeed grown a lot. .”
"Is it the help of the taller elf?"
Luke was speechless...
"Who is the tall elf?"
Is it another new magical animal?
Luke felt the urge to shake his head. It turns out that in this world there are not only oyster hooks, harassing flies, curved-horned snorkels... but also such things as tall elves?
Luna seemed to sense Luke's thoughts and said to Luke: "My father tricked me into going to bed early with the taller elf. The taller elf will come to the children when they are sleeping to cast magic on them that can make people grow taller. . But they go to bed very early, so they can only cast magic on those children who go to bed early, and then go back to rest. Therefore, children who go to bed late will not be enchanted, so they will not grow taller."
Luke opened his mouth, and he noticed the word "lie" in Luna's words.
"cheat?"
"Otherwise?" Luna looked at Luke's expression, and the smile on her face became happier. "Dad looked so guilty when he said this. Of course it's a lie."
"Eh, I thought you would come up with some evidence that tall elves don't exist."
Luke didn't expect that Luna's reason for opposing Xenophilius was actually his own intuition.
Then Luke laughed out loud: "Hahaha, but this is indeed your style."
Luna still had an indifferent smile on her face.
"Let's go inside and chat. But I guess we won't be able to chat for too long. I'm going on a long trip in a while."
Luke extended an invitation to Luna and explained that he might not be able to stay for long.
He was indeed very happy that Luna could come and play with him. There is a secret in this girl. It's good to be able to observe things up close. It wasn't that Luke didn't want to find out what secrets Luna had, but he was just too busy. Only a few days had passed during the summer vacation, and he had to go on his second long trip.
During the whole summer vacation, it is impossible to have any leisure time. Luna will also be enrolling in school this year, so there will be a lot of time to interact with Luna at Hogwarts. So he won't be in a hurry.
But he never thought why Luna would suddenly come to play with him.
If it were another person, Luke would definitely think that the other person had some agenda. But the person who came was Luna... At most, he suspected that the little girl suddenly remembered that she knew his address, and then stopped by to take a look.
As for how it came here. Luke's own Floo network address was not told to anyone. He bought the house on the edge of town, closest to the woods. He transformed the fireplace there into a floo network and told some of his friends, along with the guests' tokens.
If Dumbledore came via the Floo Network, he would have gone that way.
Just now, the snakes gave Luke a visitor with a token, and Luke thought it was Dumbledore. I really didn’t expect Luna to be visiting. But since the guests are here, no one can stay outside the door. This is so rude.
So he invited Luna into the house. But Luna surprised Luke again.
Luna shook her head and said, "I'm not here as a guest this time."
Luke was a little confused. If it were another person, Luke would have doubted whether there was any other purpose. But again, the person coming was Luna, which naturally made people less vigilant.
It was hard for him to imagine Luna coming here with malicious intentions to harm others. In other words, it was hard for him to even imagine this girl harboring any bad emotions other than anger...
Every maturity has a price. Whether it's Luke or Luna.
"Then you are?"
As soon as Luke finished speaking, he saw Luna taking out a necklace from her chest. The pendant of this necklace is a small piece of emerald that has not been polished much.
The quality of this emerald is very high. Not too small either. For Luke, such a thing is nothing, but for any normal wizard family, such an emerald is considered a luxury.
As far as Luke knows...the Lovegood family is a pure-blood family with a relatively long history. But because each generation of their heirs has a tendency to be a little crazy, they have never been rich, nor can they be considered nobles.
In other words, our ancestors have never been rich.
And Xenophilius Lovegood really doesn't make much money now. It’s only natural that sales of The Quibbler magazine should be abysmal. Luke didn't even think Lovegood could buy such a decoration for Luna...
"This is what my mother left me."
Luna held the emerald in her hands, with a happy smile on her face that Luke had never seen before.
Her smile is always so indifferent, so fairy-like. Luke had never seen such happiness from the heart.
"She said that this gem can protect me in danger and keep me away from those dangers." Luna looked at the gem in front of her reluctantly, but her eyes finally revealed a touch of determination, " But I still think you might need it."
"It's...intuition."
Luna still had a relaxed smile on her face.
Luke looked at Luna and the necklace in her hand, and didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew the significance of this thing to Luke, but he never imagined that Luna came here today just to give this thing to him.
Luke couldn't tell whether Luna's intuition was accurate or not. But he really felt Luna's worries about him.
After hesitating for a moment, he chose to take the necklace. The necklace stretched for a moment, and then Luna let go of her hand.
She was obviously not as calm as she appeared.
"Luke, I don't know what will happen to you, but in short...be safe..."
Luna looked at Luke seriously and warned him seriously.
Luke also nodded seriously and said, "I understand."
"This is what you are doing?"
Dumbledore's voice came from not far away.
He saw Luke and a little girl he didn't recognize from a distance.
Looking at Dumbledore, Luke just nodded. The little girl looked at him curiously, but the expression on her face did not change much.
"This is my friend, Luna Lovegood." Luke introduced Dumbledore. "She will be a first-year student at the end of this summer."
"Lovegood? Pandora's child?"
Dumbledore looked at Luna in surprise. And his reaction caught Luke's eyes, making Luke raise his eyebrows.
"You know my mother? Professor Dumbledore?"
Luna looked at Dumbledore with some confusion but also surprise.
It is not unusual for anyone in the wizarding world to know Dumbledore without ever having met him. As a top figure in the wizarding world who appears in the headlines of major wizarding news magazines all year round. Many people recognize the picture of Dumbledore, and many people know it.
Dumbledore stretched out his hand, touched Luna's head, and said with a smile: "Of course I know her. Your mother... is a very good wizard..."
As he said that, he looked at Luna with a complicated expression, as if he had something he couldn't bear to say.
"Your mother is a genius, Luna. But I..."
Dumbledore didn't say anything after all.
He just smiled and said to Luna: "I hope you can have a happy study career."
Dumbledore's expression was so kind, as if he were seeing his own junior.
Luke took this scene seriously. I don’t know how much of it is due to myself, and how much of it comes from Luna’s mother whom she has never met.
In the original work, Dumbledore except Harry
Apart from profit, he doesn't care about other students. Luke didn't know that it was because of his own influence that Dumbledore wavered in his desperate plan, so he showed more emotions. Or maybe it's because something happened in this time and space before he came that didn't appear in the original work.
Pandora Lovegood, this dead woman who didn't even know her original surname, and who had never been taken seriously by Luke before. For the first time, Luke had a desire to explore.
"I will, Professor, because Luke is here too."
Luna's smile was still so bright and relaxed. When people see it, they can't help but feel comfortable.
She looked so at ease. He is neither bound by the secular rules nor moved by the eyes of others.
This is a carefree girl.
The combination of one old and one young watched Luna leave. The expressions on their faces were different, but they were both obviously touched.
"This is a very good girl."
Dumbledore said with emotion.
Luke nodded. He definitely didn't deny that Luna was a great girl. Maybe his personality is slightly different from ordinary people. But if someone likes such a character, he will definitely love Luna to death.
Luke? Luke didn't dislike this character. The carefree and indifferent character has a kind of fairy-like beauty.
"So I think you'd better not delay her."
Dumbledore suddenly changed the topic and said something that was not suitable for his status as an elder. Luke knew that Dumbledore was speaking from the perspective of his long-lasting friend and Luna's elder.
"For other children, I know that it is useless for me to say this. It will only make him more obsessed with Luna. But you are different, Luke. After what we experienced in France, I no longer treat you as a child. Read it."
Dumbledore's tone was quite calm. It can even be said to be cold.
"You are not a good match for any girl. At least not until you fulfill the wish in your heart. And, for now, none of the girls around you can be truly equal to you."
"An unequal feeling..."
"I understand, Professor!"
Luke interrupted Dumbledore. Dumbledore lowered his head and saw Luke's cold eyes.
"I understand everything. But Professor, I can handle these things myself."
"And, Professor, I have to tell you..." Luke and Dumbledore looked at each other, refusing to give in. "I don't like others dictating my personal affairs."
"Neither can the elders."
Luke has long passed the age where the words of his elders should be taken seriously. Once he is reborn, apart from completing the system's tasks, the rest must be decided by himself.
Dumbledore and Luke looked at each other for ten seconds, and finally smiled helplessly: "As long as you know it yourself, it's useless for me to say anything more."
With that said, Dumbledore pointed to the cabin in the distance and said, "I have to borrow your dressing room."
He pointed to the suitcase in his hand: "I need to change my clothes."
Luke nodded: "You can do it yourself, the locker room will open by itself."
Dumbledore nodded and walked towards the cabin carrying the box.
Luke, on the other hand, looked at where Luna left and remained silent for a long time.
After a moment, there was a sigh.
……………………
Luke looked at the man in front of him wearing a brown suit and a somewhat ruffian jazz hat. Dumbledore, who was dressed like a lively old British gentleman, had some surprise in his eyes.
Dumbledore said with some pride: "When I was young, I was also very fashionable!"
He himself is not a conservative person, he just knows his own character and his own strength, so he uses layers of rules to lock himself in so that he cannot act arbitrarily.
He is really too strong, strong
To the point where he alone can destroy the existing order in the wizarding world. Unfortunately, he really couldn't stand the existing order. The only thing that allowed him to restrain his desire to destroy the existing order was that if the existing order was destroyed, countless people would lose their lives.
Life is so precious. Whenever someone loses their life, someone will grieve for it. Especially when a loved one dies, Dumbledore has experienced the heartbreak, distress and anger at that moment.
It's a pain that can drive people crazy.
If you have been caught in the rain, don't pour water on others.
Dumbledore could watch someone suffer from the loss of a loved one. But he didn't want this to happen because of himself. That's why he was so nervous about Luke. If he can't stop Luke, then at least he can't let Luke become extreme. Become your younger self, or Grindelwald.
"I can't help but compliment your clothes. You remind me of another famous educator."
"Oh, which one?"
"A principal who once appeared in my dream was a Frenchman named Angers."
Luke said casually, as if the name really just appeared in a dream.
Dumbledore nodded: "If there really is such a person, I would be very willing to get to know him."
Luke laughed dryly.
"Where's your luggage? We're leaving..."
Dumbledore looked at Luke's empty hands. He asked with some confusion. But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted them.
Isn't this a chance for this kid to show off?
Luke smiled and patted his belt and said, "Multifunctional belt, you deserve it, Professor!"
