"Right here at Hogwarts?"
Dumbledore looked even more surprised, but inwardly, he sighed.
So Manus really had seen the Invisibility Cloak...
Potter, haven't you barely had any dealings with Manus? And don't you only use the Invisibility Cloak to sneak around at night? How on earth did Manus discover it?
Everyone who sneaks around Hogwarts at night knows that Manus never does!
You were lucky you ran into someone as decent as Manus. Anyone else could have knocked you out and stolen the Invisibility Cloak, and you wouldn't even have known what went wrong!
"Since you don't know, Professor, I can't go into detail. I need to protect the Invisibility Cloak's owner's privacy."
Honestly, this Dumbledore...
Manus couldn't be bothered to keep trading veiled remarks with Dumbledore on the subject. After offering a few more thoughts on how the Invisibility Cloak's technology needed updating, he got to the point:
"The last of the Deathly Hallows, the Resurrection Stone... Professor Dumbledore, it's your turn again."
Dumbledore fell silent.
Oh, no. When I had the chance to ask Manus to speak first earlier, I should have chosen the Resurrection Stone instead of constantly putting it off. I was so nervous that I overlooked it.
Actually, could we go back to discussing the Invisibility Cloak? I've suddenly remembered that I know quite a lot about that particular Hallow, and there's no real need to protect its owner's privacy. I even know how the Invisibility Cloak came into their family's possession...
Dumbledore tasted bitterness in his mouth, but clearly, it was far too late for regrets.
"The Resurrection Stone..."
Pain and wistfulness flashed through Dumbledore's eyes.
"Judging by the story's description, it is the most wondrous of the three Deathly Hallows..."
Stripped of their mythical trappings-the supposed blessings of Death-the Elder Wand was merely