Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Frederic Edwin Church Autumn painting

Frederic Edwin Church Autumn painting
Titian Sacred and Profane Love [detail] painting
Dumbledore's many magical discoveries?

"He had brains," she concedes, "although many now question whether he could really take full credit for all of his supposed achievements. As I reveal in Chapter sixteen, Ivor Dillonsby claims he had already discovered eight uses of dragon's blood when Dumbledore 'borrowed' his papers."

But the importance of some of Dumbledore's achievements cannot, I venture, be denied. What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

"Oh, now, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald," says Skeeter with such a tantalizing smile. "I'm afraid those who go dewy-eyed over Dumbledore's spectacular victory must brace themselves for a bombshell – or perhaps a Dungbomb. Very dirty Bsindeed. All I'll say is, don't be so sure that there really was a spectacular duel of legend. After they've read my book,

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