Dumbledore's Secrets

Secret 2: Fantastic Five

"Okay Harry, you asked for it, this is kind of complicated so listen well………..A while after my first Himalayan visit (in 1652) I was giving the giants some everlasting fire like I did last year. Oh, why did I give them another one, you ask? Well, the first stick ran out about a decade ago and they've been begging me to give them another one; anyway, I was giving them the everlasting fire (finally) and one night, on my way up, I was sleeping and my arm was put into the fire by me (subconsciously of course) and to this day I have always been able to do this…….…"

For a while Dumbledore just starred into space before Harry got annoyed with waiting and said "Professor, what have you been able to do to this day?"

"Well, Harry, I'll explain. A while after my first Himalayan visit (in 1652) I was giving the giants-"

"I know professor, you already said that (sheesh) , I want to know what you've been able to do ever since that incident."

"Oh, well, you see Harry, you should've said so in the first place." At this point Harry and Dumbledore both disapparated from Little Whinging and apparated to the village Slughorn lived in. "Well anyway……." Continued Dumbledore Did you know a horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be led?"

"What the-?"

"Stop interrupting! Now where was I? You made me lose my boat of thought."

I'm not even going to say it. Thought Harry.

"Well anyway, my arm fell into the fire and it (obviously) caught fire. I tried as hard as I could, but I couldn't put it out. And so, ever since then my arm has been on fire and I've been able to do this…" At this point Dumbledore's body erupted into flames like the Human Torch from the Fantastic 4 except the flames were hot pink, not orange(Don't ask). "When school lets out in the summer, I secretly help the Fantastic 4 fight crime in the…..….you know……..that uh……...that city they live."

"Professor, it doesn't look like your arm is on fire to me."

"Hmm, you know, I think you're right. How did I not notice that before?"

"Well, we all get old sometime."

"I'm not old, I'm only 706 and three fourths!"

"That's really old professor."

"Oh yeah, well I heard that 706 is the new 500!"

"That's nice professor, but don't you think you should explain something useful sometime soon?"

"Yes, yes Harry that's nice….now where was it? Ahh yes! Here we are!"

Where are they? Find out later, I can't tell you now; I have math homework to do.