Wizards of Hogwarts

What does it mean

Elrohir withdrew her shocked gaze and looked at Dumbledore, who looked calm and composed, feeling a little unsure for a moment.

Why did Albus Dumbledore bring this book to his door?

The Hobbit is a newly published fairy tale book at the end of January this year. It tells the adventure story of one of Elrohir's friends, the hobbit Bilbo. The content also involves the subsequent story of "The Lord of the Rings" .

Elrohir originally wrote this book, on the one hand, he wanted to earn some income, and on the other hand, he wanted to collect funds to fill the gap in learning Legilimency.

From the end of January to July now, the sales of The Hobbit have gradually slowed down from the initial explosion and begun to move towards a stable trend.

According to incomplete statistics from Obscurus Books and Flourishes and Blotts, in the past six months, The Hobbit has sold nearly 800 copies in the British wizarding world, bringing almost [-] copies to Elrohir. Earnings of gold galleons.

Frankly speaking, although The Hobbit still has potential to be tapped in the British market, there is not much left.

After all, the market capacity is only that big, and if Hobbit sales want to expand, they must go abroad.

But these probably have nothing to do with Albus Dumbledore, right?

Elrohir thought about it and couldn't find the reason why Dumbledore would come to the house with the hobbits.

He carefully recalled the contents of The Hobbit, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the gray wizard Gandalf, the twelve dwarves, the trolls, Rivendell, King Elrond, and the dragon Smaug.

There doesn't seem to be anything worthy of Dumbledore's attention.

At this time, Newt, the host, came over carrying a brown tray with three cups of steaming black tea on it.

He gave the cup with honey and milk to Dumbledore, and took the cup with lemon slices for himself. As for the cup with nothing added, it belonged to Elrohir.

Speaking of which, Newt has never understood why Elrohir prefers simple tea soaked in plain water.

Just like Elrohir doesn't understand why Newt likes to put jam, milk, and sugar cubes in tea.

Dumbledore picked up a few sugar cubes, threw them into the cup and stirred them a few times. He took a sip of tea and said with satisfaction, "It tastes great, Newt."

Even looking at it, Elrohir felt that it was a little too sweet to make her panic.

Is this bearded bald monster some kind of bee that likes to collect honey?

Newt didn't respond. He just smiled at Dumbledore, then took out his wand, used magic to cool down the cup of hot tea in front of him, and then drank the tea slowly.

Newt felt that the topic should be left to Dumbledore and Elrohir at this time, and it was not appropriate to interrupt.

Elrohir was not in the mood to chat with Mr. Dumbledore. He asked frankly: "I heard from Newt that Mr. Dumbledore wants to see me. What can I do?"

Dumbledore did not answer directly. He lowered his head and looked at the Hobbit on the coffee table. On the cover of the book, which was composed of distant mountains and green grass, there was a small and exquisite photo of magical activities, a "dwarf" with a resolute face. "He was carrying his luggage and walking on the rough ground. There was a shining golden ring on his finger, which was the "Supreme Lord of the Rings".

The cover of The Hobbit book was jointly determined by Elrohir and August, because there is no Hobbit, or "Hobbit" race in the magical world, and August also deliberately With great effort, a dwarf was found to be the impostor of "Bilbo".

No doubt, there is a race of dwarfs in the wizarding world. In the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart invited the dwarfs to give greeting cards to teachers and students of the school on Valentine's Day. It was the phrase "eyes as green as freshly pickled toads." ". .

It's just that compared to the "dwarves" Elrohir knows, the status and strength of these dwarves in the wizarding world are very low, and they are not taken seriously by wizards.

"This is a very good book." Dumbledore praised.

Elrohir nodded without knowing why. I know The Hobbit is a good book. What next?

Newt was a little impressed. He obviously had a better relationship with Dumbledore. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was the official Hogwarts textbook, but he had never heard Dumbledore praise the quality of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in person.

"Elrohir, can I call you that?" Dumbledore asked again.

Elrohir said nonchalantly: "Please do so."

"I have always admired writers very much. Their unbridled imagination always shocks me greatly." Dumbledore praised.

Elrohir lowered his gaze and did not make eye contact with Dumbledore. The Hobbit was not some wild imagination, but a real case that he knew.

"Where did your genius inspiration come from?" Dumbledore asked. "The Hobbit, Gandalf, Troll, Smaug. By the way, I really like the way Bilbo and Gollum guessed the riddles." Mysteries, especially the one that devours everything, insects, fish, birds, animals, flowers, grass and trees, bites through pig iron, erodes through diamonds, turns rocks into ashes, kills kings, slaughters towns, turns seas into fields, and mountains into plains.”

"Time is like water in a sponge. It will come out if you squeeze it." Elrohir said with a pun. "The same is true for inspiration."

"Really?" Dumbledore nodded noncommittally. Although Elrohir's words were very philosophical, he didn't quite believe it.

The story of The Hobbit is so real, as real as if it had happened somewhere in the world.

Dumbledore and Elrohir talked a lot about the contents of The Hobbit. They talked about Gandalf's magic, Smaug's dragon fire, the knowledge of the Elf King, and the cruelty of the Orcs.

then.

Dumbledore asked casually as if he didn't care: "There doesn't seem to be a lot of magic involved in the books I read."

"Well, that's right." Elrohir replied calmly, Occlumency was operating faster and faster, protecting his brain completely.

"I heard from Newt that Elrohir seems not to be good at magic."

"That's true," Elrohir glanced at Newt, who was a little embarrassed, and said very naturally, "In the past, I never used a wand to cast spells myself, and I didn't meet you until I came to the bottom of the sea. These wizards. Because he was not very familiar with magic, Gandalf was more of a swordsman than a wizard."

It is absolutely impossible for Elrohir to admit that he comes from the middle-earth of the Lord of the Rings in another time and space, and that Gandalf is his good friend. Albus Dumbledore definitely belongs to the kind of person who "can perceive the value of another world" top wizard