Wu's Orphanage, an old orphanage in London.

This is a square building surrounded by high railings. The interior looks very shabby, but it is very neat and spotless.

The time when the orphanage was established is unknown. Although it has a long history, there is nothing commendable about it. There are no famous businessmen, politicians or scholars here, nor can it attract more donations. Or the kindhearted people who came to adopt.

This is just an ordinary, dilapidated orphanage on the verge of bankruptcy, and the manager, Mrs. Gary, is just an ordinary old woman.

However, this orphanage has an extraordinary reputation on the other side of the world, in a society that is inaccessible to mortals, and this reputation will surely become even louder from today on.

Just today, June 11, 1991, this orphanage welcomed a special guest.

"Dong dong dong——"

A knock on the door reached Mrs. Gary's ears.

Nestled in the recliner, she put down her needlework and hurriedly walked towards the door.

"Who on earth would come to visit such an old orphanage on such a rainy day?"

She was so confused that she picked up an old black umbrella from the shelf at the door, opened it and walked towards the door.

Standing at the door is an old man. He is tall and thin, with long silver hair and a silver beard that can even reach his waist. Outside of his robe, the old man is wearing a purple cloak and a dirty coat. The dirty black umbrella. The robe was already soaked, and the half-moon glasses were full of water drops.

Mrs. Gary is already 60 years old, but she feels that this old man is much older than her. What is amazing is that this old man who is old enough to be her father (in Mrs. Gary's opinion) looks... Much more energetic than she was, his beautiful blue eyes full of bright life.

"Oh, come in quickly." Mrs. Gary hurriedly pulled out a large key from the key ring and opened the rusty door of the orphanage with great effort. "The weather has been really bad recently. The children's clothes have been put away." I haven’t done anything in two days.”

"That's not true," the old man agreed, following Mrs. Gary into the main entrance of the orphanage. He looked around, a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"This place hasn't changed at all, it's still so neat and tidy," he sighed.

"Definitely" Mrs. Gary took out a clean towel from the cabinet and handed it to the wet old man, proudly saying, "This has always been like this here. Although we cannot provide wealthy living conditions, we will still do our best. Giving children a good living environment has been like this since Mrs. Cole. Unfortunately, not many people will come to help us, and not many people will come to help these poor little people." As he spoke, this somewhat garrulous person The old woman couldn't help complaining again.

"Have you been here before? I don't seem to remember you." She was a little curious.

"Oh, that was many years ago," the old man recalled. "It was about fifty-seven...or was it fifty-eight years ago? I can't remember clearly. It was Mrs. Cole who received me, and she provided me with great help."

"I'm afraid you are over 80 years old, right?" Mrs. Gary asked casually as she prepared tea for the guests.

"Believe me, I'm older than you think." The old man finally dried his beard and hair with a towel, and then chatted with the somewhat lonely old woman.

After a while, the old woman, who had satisfied her desire to chat, remembered the business: "Well, sir, you...oh, how rude, I actually forgot to ask your name."

"Albus, Albus Dumbledore," the old man replied, "My profession is the principal of a private school. I am here to find a boy named Ting Ye."

"Oh, Ting Ye." At the mention of this name, the old woman's cloudy eyes seemed to light up. "Little Ting Ye is the pride of our place. There is no child more smart and sensible than him. I see Growing up with this child, I've seen all kinds of naughty and mischievous little pitiful people. You know, that's what my career is like, but I've never seen such a smart and sensible little adult."

Mrs. Gary's face showed great pride and joy, and she introduced nonstop, "Little Tingye can talk at the age of 1. Since then, he has never cried with us, whether he was hungry or being beaten. When the older kids bully him, he works hard to face it alone, oh, he is such a strong kid.”

Mrs. Gary refilled Dumbledore's black tea and continued: "This child is so cute. He has been learning to read since he could read. He reads newspapers, magazines, dictionaries, novels... he can read everything. This child has a smart mind. , learns quickly, and can read newspapers fluently at the age of 3..."

Just like introducing her proud grandson, the old woman spent a long time introducing the 10-year-old boy named "Ting Ye". Dumbledore listened patiently and gradually developed a liking for this child. Basic impression: smart, sensible, studious, hard-working, kind, etc. Although he knew that there was more or less subjective favoritism from the old woman, this impression was generally perfect.

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