So Dumbledore hurriedly changed the subject and asked:
"Douglas, what do you think of the Deathly Hallows?"
He truly wanted to know how this outstanding young man regarded the Deathly Hallows. Rather than the Deathly Hallows, it was more a question of death or great power-or, to put it more tritely, what his dreams were.
Transcending death was something many young, outstanding wizards pondered. Some merely thought about it, while others took action.
Douglas picked up a piece of snake meat and put it into his mouth, enjoying nature's bounty.
After thinking for a moment, he asked in return:
"Professor, you have the Elder Wand, and Harry told me the Invisibility Cloak was in your possession for some years too. Although you don't have the Resurrection Stone, do you think gathering these things really makes someone the master of death?"
Looking wistful, Dumbledore glanced at the stone box beneath Douglas's backside and said quietly:
"According to legend, only someone who gathers all the Deathly Hallows can become the master of death... Douglas, if you gathered the Deathly Hallows one day, what would you do?"
Dumbledore suddenly caught on. I was asking you. How did you start asking me questions again?
Douglas blinked and said with a smile:
"The Elder Wand-I have a wand that rivals it without having to worry about it turning against me. The Invisibility Cloak-with my abilities, do you think I still need one?
"As for the Resurrection Stone, the story makes it very clear that it cannot bring the dead back to life at all. They return to the human world without truly belonging to it. I'm more inclined to think the Resurrection Stone doesn't bring the dead back into this world, but leads the living toward death...
"Well, coming back to the question, if I