At that moment, Dumbledore felt a little old.
Although he had never dealt with Rita Skeeter face-to-face, he had featured more than once as the subject of her articles in newspapers and periodicals including, but not limited to, the Daily Prophet, Magic Weekly, Comprehensive Wizard Journal, Ministry of Magic Today, and London Magic News.
He knew all too well how appalling this prominent reporter and writer's interviewing style was.
He also knew how devious her tricks were. As he saw it, Harry and Ron, who were only fourteen or fifteen, should not have been able to handle her. So when he learned that Skeeter had taken Harry and Ron off for some sort of exclusive interview, he immediately decided to go over and "rescue" the two students.
Yet when he opened the door to that room, he found Harry and Ron beaming and looking eager for more, while Skeeter looked dejected, as though she had eaten a peculiarly flavoured Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Bean. For once, Dumbledore felt he was having trouble keeping up with everyone else.
"Dumbledore, you're here. Wonderful, oh, I mean, perfect timing. The interview is over." Skeeter's gaze wavered a little, and after a few perfunctory remarks, she slipped out.
Dumbledore chuckled softly, then glanced at Harry and Ron. "We can go and have your wands tested now."
Harry and Ron nodded with broad grins. They were already looking forward to the article about them that would soon appear in the Daily Prophet.
Back in the previous room, Harry and Ron saw a familiar face: Mr. Ollivander from the wand shop. In addition, the heads of the other schools had already arrived.
Dumbledore said with a smile, "Esteemed heads and Champions from around the world, please allow me to introduce Mr. Ollivander."
"I've heard so much