Xenophilius glanced out the window, then stood up, picked up the tray, and headed for the spiral staircase.
"The tea's gone cold. I'll be right back. Wait here for a moment."
His footsteps faded into the distance before Harry finally spoke. "Sir, what do you think about the Deathly Hallows?"
"They're real." Gandalf took a puff from his pipe and blew out a smoke ring. "You have the Invisibility Cloak, Voldemort is looking for the Elder Wand, and as for the Resurrection Stone..."
"There can't be a stone that brings the dead back to life," Hermione said stubbornly. "In the story, the second brother despaired and killed himself precisely because he couldn't bring back the one he loved."
"Maybe he didn't gather the Elder Wand and the Invisibility Cloak," Harry said seriously. "The Deathly Hallows are only complete when you have the Elder Wand, the Invisibility Cloak, and the Resurrection Stone, aren't they?
"Dumbledore left behind that symbol. Maybe he wanted me to find the Deathly Hallows so I'd have the power to fight Voldemort to the death."
Hermione laughed in exasperation. "Fine, let's say all your guesses are right.
"Never mind the Elder Wand for now. We can't possibly go looking for Grindelwald. He's even more dangerous than Voldemort.
"And what about the Resurrection Stone? We don't have the slightest clue where it is."
"Peverell—yes, the Peverell family." Harry suddenly thought of something. "Dumbledore showed me many memories related to Voldemort, including some about the Peverell family."
"What exactly were they?" Gandalf asked curiously. He knew Dumbledore had collected a batch of memories, but there were many he had never seen.
"Voldemort's grandfather, Marvolo Gaunt, said he was descended from Peverell.
"The ring their family passed down had a black stone set in it. When he showed off the