Dumbledore's Secrets
Secret 1: Yeti
As they walked out of the Dursley's front door, Harry was so busy being happy about being rescued that he didn't notice Dumbledore sneak a wink to Vernon Dursley.
When they were alone on the deserted street, Harry's curiosity got the best of his manners and he asked the question that had nagged him since Privet Drive: "Why is your arm black Professor?" Dumbledore, obviously knowing the answer stopped, and his face glazed over as if he was having a flashback, and coincidentally, he was…..
Not too long ago, in 1652 when he was just a few years younger, Dumbledore was hiking in the Himalayas. Why? You ask. To visit Hagrid in his summer home on top of Mount Everest. But on his way up, he got stuck in a snowstorm (and I mean a BIG snowstorm, there was snow everywhere and it was so cold that even the Yeti, THE YETI, needed an extra blanket at night because it was that cold(slightly exaggerated). So Dumbledore being at the young, young age of 352 and a half wasn't the great wizard he was today. So he performed a not-so-perfect warming spell that worked well enough, but tragically...
…...…Sorry, I dozed off. Now where was I? Ahh yes! But tragically, it didn't reach his big toe on his right foot. Which resulted in an irreversible (yes, even by magic) case of frostbite, thus worth making his toe turn…………………………...
……….BLACK dun, dun, dun…….. "And so Harry, that is the story of my black toe."
But Harry said "Uhh, professor, I don't want to be rude or anything, but I asked about your arm, not your toe (That's just nasty man.) And anyway, I don't think anybody knew you had a black toe."
"Oh yeah!" chimed up Dumbledore "For your information, Hagrid knows!"
"Umm, I don't really care; I want to know about your arm, Okay? I don't know why you don't get this."
"Well Harry, just because no one understands you, doesn't make you an artist."
"Uh-I didn't say I was and you're the one who doesn't seem to understand me."
"Well someone is grouchy. Did you forget to take your nappy-nap before we left?"
"Yes Professor, I'm sorry."
Are you wondering about that wink between Dumbledore and Vernon? Well, so are we. Over the next week we will interview them both and try to find out what it meant.
