"Amelia, the value of this open class..." Dumbledore said softly to Amelia Bones beside him, "I'm afraid it is far, far greater than I had imagined."
"Oh?" Amelia Bones was applauding with all her strength. "Albus, it seems... you sensed even more from it?"
"Of course!" Dumbledore nodded slightly, his eyes gleaming behind his half-moon spectacles.
"What Wizet is doing now is something I have always wanted to attempt, but have kept putting off because I've been so occupied lately."
"Oh?" Amelia Bones's applause slowed as she asked tentatively, "So it still has to do with education?"
"You're right. It does concern education." Dumbledore affirmed. "I wonder how much you know about Hogwarts Voice?"
"I quite like that magazine." Amelia Bones replied without hesitation, a nearly nostalgic smile appearing at the corner of her lips.
"To be honest, when I first encountered that magazine, I even felt a little resentment."
"Resentment?" Dumbledore blinked. "Surely... it wasn't resentment toward me?"
"Of course it was toward you!" Amelia Bones said with a laugh and a nod. "Think about it—when I was learning magic at Hogwarts, you never suggested creating anything like Hogwarts Voice."
Dumbledore spread his hands. "Then I should first apologize, and then properly defend myself..."
"You must understand, when you were studying magic at Hogwarts, I had only just become headmaster myself. I truly had very little experience."
"And the timing was not yet right then. There was no suitable environment for Hogwarts Voice to emerge."
"An environment?" Amelia Bones seemed to realize something. "Albus, I feel that what you mean is not merely an environment. It sounds more as though you are referring specifically to Mr. Lovegood?"
"Perhaps I should put it this way..." Dumbledore corrected. "The environment I speak of is actually an atmosphere, a potion catalyst, a