There had originally been several shallow scratches there, caused accidentally when he first dodged the Hidebehind.
These minor injuries, which had only broken the surface of his skin, completely healed in the blink of an eye under the power of the phoenix’s tears.
But why did Fawkes voluntarily heal me?
Blake immediately looked up at Dumbledore.
Could it be that Dumbledore had ordered Fawkes to do this?
However, when he saw the even more puzzled expression on Dumbledore’s face, he immediately dismissed the possibility.
…
From the moment Dumbledore examined the battlefield to the moment Fawkes flew over to Blake and healed his wounds, the entire process had actually taken only a very short time.
At this moment, Dumbledore also walked over to the two children.
“Are you… Professor Dumbledore?”
Hermione asked softly, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
“Have you seen me before?” Dumbledore asked with a gentle smile.
“Yes! I saw your picture in a book!”
“I… I’m a new student entering Hogwarts this year.”
“My name is Hermione Granger!”
Hermione’s eyes were filled with anticipation and admiration as she looked at Dumbledore.
Ever since learning that the wizarding world truly existed, she had been extremely interested in that legendary school of magic.
“Ah, that is wonderful news!”
“I’m very pleased that Hogwarts will welcome another outstanding new student this year.”
“Miss Granger, I welcome you to the school on its behalf.”
Dumbledore smiled as he finished speaking, immediately making Hermione’s eyes curve with happiness.
No matter how he thought about it, everything that had happened today seemed far too abnormal.
Encountering a Hidebehind could be explained as simply having bad luck.
But why had Dumbledore arrived at precisely this moment?
And why had Fawkes voluntarily approached him?
More importantly, why had the name tag suddenly been restored to its complete form?
And the surname displayed on the name tag was the highly sensitive “Grindelwald.”
This entire series of events left Blake with more and more questions in his mind.
At this moment, Dumbledore also turned his attention to Blake.
Although this was clearly the first time he had met the child, he kept experiencing an inexplicable sense of familiarity toward him.
Dumbledore asked gently, “Then, you should also be a new student preparing to enter Hogwarts this year, right?”
“No.” Blake answered honestly.
“Oh?”
Dumbledore looked puzzled.
“Didn’t you receive an admission letter delivered by owl?”
“An owl delivering letters? Oh, Hermione mentioned it to me, but I’ve never received one.”
This time, Blake was telling the truth.
He really had never received a letter from Hogwarts.
Strictly speaking, he had been waiting for that owl to appear for a long time, but unfortunately, he had never seen it.
But he had grown up in an orphanage, and he didn’t even know the exact day he had been born.
Dumbledore was somewhat surprised by this as well.
In Britain, as long as a child was of the appropriate age and possessed magical talent, they would normally be admitted to Hogwarts.
The exceptions were when a guardian explicitly refused or intended to send the child to another magical school.
However, even if a parent didn’t want their child to attend Hogwarts, that choice would only be made after receiving the admission notice.
The school would still send an admission letter to every young wizard who met the age requirement.
But Blake had apparently never received one.
Perhaps the child wasn’t actually eleven yet.
That explanation did make sense.
Blake continued looking at Dumbledore with a puzzled expression, completely unconcerned that his hidden secret might be discovered.
The newbie gift pack had previously given him Basic Occlumency.
This level of Occlumency might not be enough to stop Voldemort from forcibly invading his mind, but it was more than sufficient for dealing with Dumbledore.
After all, Dumbledore couldn’t possibly use Legilimency to crudely read a child’s memories simply to investigate him.
“Then why were the two of you here? And what happened just now?”
Because Blake had been with Hermione the entire time, Dumbledore had initially assumed that they already knew each other.
Since Hermione understood the wizarding world, he naturally assumed that Blake knew about it as well.
But judging from his answer just now, that didn’t seem to be the case.
Blake then briefly told Dumbledore what had happened earlier.
Of course, he deliberately omitted everything involving the system and his other secrets.
Author’s Note:
Can’t wait to see what happens next?