The mysterious case of one William Taylor.
Dumbledore would most certainly not be considered normal by muggles, though many wizards also see him as quite...unusual. Quite odd...
Yes, that was the word.
Odd.
That word could be used to describe a lot of things about this day. Dumbledore had chosen to wear very odd brown robes. It was oddly quiet. The owl on his desk was rather 'odd' looking. The message it held was not any less odd.
It was one of those messages that was clearly written with both utmost care and unflinching bluntness. The handwriting was unfamiliar to the headmaster, though it almost looked as though it was made to seem that way. As though the author went through great pain to make it as unrecognisable as possible. The words, however, were the most interesting part.
'Good Evening Headmaster Dumbledore,
I write to you to ask that you accept six foreign students into the fifth year at Hogwarts. They come from a Wizarding school in Germany (the name is not allowed to be disclosed) and speak very fluent English. You'll find they have no problem keeping up with your students should you choose to accept them. The school is being temporarily closed for structure repair to make sure the grounds are safe, and I hoped they could stay at Hogwarts so as to not fall behind. I leave their names and other information attached. I hope you consider letting them in.
Sincerely,
William Taylor'
This left Dumbledore slightly curious. He had never heard of this Wizarding school in Germany, or any Wizarding school in Germany. He had never heard of this William Taylor before either, but he had a sneaking suspicion that it was not the author's real name.
He read the student's names and files again and again and again, perhaps looking for flaws that would reveal something, or maybe just extremely curious. It wasn't every day he got on offer like this. Though, to no surprise, they were perfectly normal student files, listing names, birth dates, address, year, achievements, and similar such things.
Of course, after some consideration, he let the students in, and added their names to the list of students attending this year.
After all, who was he to deny students their right to learn? He wrote a quick letter to this 'Mr. Taylor' telling him that his request was accepted, and that his students were now enrolled.
Quietly, as though nothing had happened, he returned to his previous thoughts, sitting down and pushing this whole mystery to the back of his mind.
Yes, that was certainly odd... although it was nothing as odd as the old man himself.
You have no idea how hard it was to refrain from calling him 'William Williams', honestly.
This one was short, that's why I posted two today. I'll probably won't post two back to back unless one is really short.