Kindness

"All right, Harry, I won't make things difficult for you. You probably didn't remember a single word of that long speech I just gave." Tierra said.

"Heh-heh." Harry scratched his head awkwardly.

"Reply to him like this. Tell him that if he has any objections to this matter, he can come directly to me, or to Dumbledore." Tierra said. "Professor Dumbledore and I will give him a reasonable explanation."

"Okay, okay." Harry took out some paper and a pen, pushed aside the plate in front of him, and bent over to write.

By then, Ron had finally finished eating. He watched Harry write the reply while belching.

"Add one more sentence." Tierra pointed at Harry's reply. "Tell him that Dumbledore has also tacitly approved of crashing the Magical World economy across all of Europe."

"Huh?" Harry asked in shock.

"How could Dumbledore possibly do something like that?" Hermione demanded indignantly. "You're trying to drag Professor Dumbledore out as a shield again."

"Oh, my Hermione, Hermione, Hermione." Tierra shook his head with a smile, speaking in a tone that made it obvious. "You're still too young—too young, and you understand Professor Dumbledore far too little. You think he was born a saint, but think about it: what kind of saint could defeat two Dark Lords, one after the other, through sheer force of personality?"

"If he were a hundred years younger, what wouldn't he dare to do? Or rather, what Voldemort and I are playing at now is all stuff Professor Dumbledore has already played out." Tierra said with a smile, shaking his head.

"All right, let's go. I'll tell you more about Professor Dumbledore's past another time, when I get the chance." Tierra said with a smile, cutting off the topic. Then he patted Hermione. "Come on, Hermione."

"Huh? Where