"Password!" The stone monster's muffled voice rang out in the silent Seventh Floor corridor.
"Fizzing Whizzbees?"
"Incorrect. Password!"
"Er... Cockroach Clusters?" Su Er blinked and continued guessing blindly, reaching into his cloth bag to rummage around.
"Wrong... Never mind, go on in." Before Su Er could pull out the Honeydukes order form, the gargoyle turned aside and revealed the entrance.
"Thank you." Su Er stopped rummaging in his bag and thanked it politely.
A moment later, the clang of the Bronze Door Knocker sounded inside the Headmaster's Office.
"Come in." Dumbledore's voice rang out. Su Er pushed the door open and walked in. The moment he looked up, he spotted a curved black thing in Dumbledore's white beard, still twitching...
It looked like a cockroach's leg... There was also a distinct chocolate scent in the air. That settled it: Dumbledore had definitely been eating Cockroach Clusters just now.
The corner of Su Er's mouth twitched. "Good evening, Professor Dumbledore."
"Oh, it's you, Su Er." Noticing Su Er's slightly peculiar expression, Dumbledore raised a hand and discreetly brushed his beard, saying amiably,
"Your final exams are over. Why aren't you enjoying your freedom? What brings you here?"
"Well..." Su Er considered his wording. "I ran into Harry in the Castle this afternoon. He'd just come out of Professor Trelawney's Divination Classroom."
"Professor Trelawney made a prophecy. I found it a little strange, so I came to see you."
"Oh?" A look of surprise crossed Dumbledore's face.
Su Er faithfully recounted what Harry had told him about Professor Trelawney's prophecy. As he spoke, Dumbledore's expression slowly grew solemn.
A brief silence fell over the Headmaster's Office. Dumbledore raised a hand to pinch his brow and pondered for quite some time before speaking.
"Many people have told me that Sybill's lessons tend to