Dumbledore quickly retrieved the letter, absently offering a lemon sherbert to the owl, who ignored him with the ease of long experience.
Albus;
I have just had the most interesting conversation with young Harry Potter-Inverse. He requested information on the making of magical staffs.
As you know, most information on magical amplifiers, with the exceptions of wands, is strictly controlled by the Ministry. However, staffs were not included in those restrictions. Curious, is it not?
Normally, I would not think of giving this information to someone so young, but considering Mr Inverse's... shall we say... unique, situation, I believed it for the best.
Best Wishes.
Ollivander.
"Still choosing to only use your last name, old friend?" Dumbledore chuckled.
Ollivander had been a Ravenclaw of the same year as a young Albus Dumbledore. The pair had sparked up a friendship, which had extended into the present. While proud of his family history, Ollivander had never been fond of the first name his parents had given him, and requested that, when possible, he was to be called by his family name.
"Don't see what the fuss is about. I happen to like the name Oleg."
Dumbledore quickly wrote out a letter for Cadaeus to return to his master, and as the old owl winged off, Dumbledore settled down into his chair, and turned to Fawkes.
"I always did think that half of those Ministry restrictions were a bit overboard. Then again, considering Harry's situation, most restrictions based on his age are inappropriate." Dumbledore began to stroke his beard for a few moments, and began to chuckle.
"You know," he glanced at the Sorting Hat, "Harry may have almost gone into Slytherin, but he almost seems to be more of a Ravenclaw, much like Ms Granger."
The Hat seemed almost to shrug.
"The two of them would have fit in either." It said. "Infact, the boy could have easily fit into any of the Houses with ease. It is simply that Gryffindor was, with the possible exception of Slytherin, the place I felt which would best help him develop for the coming war."
Dumbledore sadly nodded. The Sorting Hat was the only entity, with the exception of the Headmaster himself, and Fawkes, to know the full prophecy, the prophecy which had forever shaped the lives of both Harry and Neville.
Both the Longbottoms, and the Potters, had been told as much of the prophecy as Voldemort had known, that one of their two children, either Harry, or Neville, would one day bring about Voldemort's downfall.
"Perhaps it is time I told him..." Dumbledore muttered to himself.
"No. Not yet. I should wait until Third Year, possibly Fourth." Dumbledore sighed. "Perhaps I am wrong, but to lay such a burden on the shoulders of a child, is not a fate I would wish on any."
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