On matters that did not touch his deepest secrets, Shawn hid nothing from Dumbledore and answered honestly.
"He's investigating the connection between the Church and Herpo the Foul. I keep feeling there's some deeper secret behind it. Mr. Nick was the one who told me about this."
"Oh?"
A sharp gleam flashed through Dumbledore's bright blue eyes. He had noticed something himself, but had never had the time or energy to pursue it.
Since Tom was handling the matter, the Old Beekeeper had no objections. He then brought up something else.
"A while ago, several groups of suicide-squad wizards tried to break the seal on Herpo the Foul's Temple. Fortunately, I noticed them.
That was why I spent so long stationed in Albania. I only returned to England a few days ago."
Under the resolution passed at the last meeting of the International Confederation of Wizards, the International Auror forces maintained a permanent presence in Albania, and Dumbledore was essentially in charge of the matter.
So Shawn really had known nothing about it.
He thought of Theodore, who was already deeply entangled with Herpo the Foul, and made a mental note to speak with him again later. Aloud, he said,
"This and Voldemort suddenly stirring up trouble are probably both the Double Serpent Society's doing behind the scenes. They don't want us to have any real peace. Still, the Double Serpent Society has been keeping fairly quiet lately, so all we can do is keep a closer watch."
Dumbledore nodded, his bright blue eyes filled with sincerity.
"My thoughts are much the same. If you trust Grindelwald and me, leave all these matters to us.
Your most important task right now is to grow stronger!"
Shawn stared steadily at the unusually serious Old Beekeeper without answering at once.
Dumbledore straightened