Although he is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Ivan has never seen Elphias Dorje himself at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix before.
He was too old, and as Dumbledore's close friend and student classmate, his physical strength and energy were far inferior to Dumbledore's.
At such an old age, Dorje couldn't even stand firm, so naturally he couldn't participate in the activities of the Order of the Phoenix, but the obituary he published about Dumbledore in the newspaper was impressive, and his understanding and loyalty to Dumbledore were also impressive. way above everyone else.
Dorje has also contributed to the "Hogwarts Magic News" many times before, and published articles in support of Dumbledore.
Because he was a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic before retiring and served as a special advisor to the Wizengamot for a long time, Dorje's articles had a great influence.
There are many things that it is not convenient for Dumbledore to come forward in person. The Order of the Phoenix needs a highly respected wizard like Elphias Dorji to express his opinions and express some ideas that support Dumbledore or are beneficial to the Order of the Phoenix. In a sense, he played no lesser role than those members who rushed to the front line to fight the Death Eaters.
Dorge was most recently known to the public for his obituary about Dumbledore.
In that obituary, Ivan saw Dorje's photo, presumably Harry recognized him because of this.
"Let's go over and say hello too, Elaine, you come with us." Ivan said, "Don't act alone, we'd better find Ron again"
"You two seem very worried." Elaine narrowed her eyes and looked at Ivan and Hermione. "Could it be that Death Eaters will break in?"
"Trust me, it's very possible."
"If they capture the Ministry of Magic, it will only take a few minutes to crack the Burrow's protective Ministry of Magic. If this is the case, we will be ready to run away."
"You don't think the Ministry of Magic will collapse today, do you?" Elaine asked in surprise.
"Do you think that Voldemort will tolerate us holding a wedding under his nose and do nothing?" Ivan asked, "If that's the case, then he is not Voldemort. Scrimgeour wants to attack the stronghold of the Death Eaters , but he didn’t expect that Voldemort also wanted to attack the Ministry of Magic, and he probably already took action, which was much easier for him than Scrimgeour’s attack on Malfoy Manor. By the way, Elaine, I asked You carry your wand with you, do you?"
"Take it, I just used it to get rid of that self-proclaimed international star bastard, he's probably going to keep getting nosebleeds."
"Good job, but when facing Death Eaters, I allow you to use more powerful magic." Ivan said.
He held a second of silence for Krum, and made sure to find someone before he approached a pretty girl next time.
But having said that, Ivan knew that Elaine was already very restrained, otherwise it would not be as simple as a nosebleed.
In a sense, vampire magic is almost all black magic, which is terrifyingly harmful.
"I hope my worries are unnecessary. Maybe Scrimgeour is stronger than I thought." Ivan continued.
But no matter how hard Scrimgeour struggled, it was only a matter of time before the Ministry of Magic fell.
Either today or tomorrow, Aiwen and the others must be prepared to leave the Burrow at any time.
In the corner of the tent, Harry seemed to be talking to Doge about Dumbledore's past.
"You're right, my dear boy," said Dorje, his voice very thin and wheezing, "I've known Dumbledore the longest, if you don't count Aberforth, somehow , people really don't seem to count Aberforth, in fact, very few people have."
He stopped, panting heavily, and looked at Ivan, Hermione, and Elaine approaching vigilantly with his cloudy eyes.
"Don't worry, this is Ivan, he wears makeup like me, you know Ivan Mason?" Harry said.
"Of course, of course!" Duoji said nervously and happily, "I have written with Aiwen before, of course you are here, Arthur told me, I am really confused, I should have thought of it earlier. Sit down, Boys, I was just telling dear Harry about my acquaintance with Dumbledore, and that was a long time ago."
"You were classmates at the time?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Just like you, Albus and I entered Hogwarts in the same year and lived in the same bedroom. For a while, we were inseparable." Duoji said melancholy, his small eyes suddenly filled with tears, "It's so long ago Dumbledore, who was still a student, showed amazing talent, as I mentioned in my obituary, brilliant. Before he graduated, he attracted the attention of many magic masters at that time. Research is even more sophisticated than the professors."
"Since the obituary was mentioned, Mr. Doge, I don't know if you saw it," Harry asked.
"Oh, my dear children, just call me Elphias, and you may all call me that."
"Ephias, I wonder if you have seen Rita Skeeter's interview with Dumbledore in the Daily Prophet?"
Dorje's face suddenly flushed with anger, and he said angrily, "I saw it, Harry, I saw it. That woman, maybe it's more appropriate to call her a bald old eagle, she actually pestered me to talk to her. I'm ashamed to say it. At that time, her attitude was also very rude, and she called her a nosy and hateful mother-in-law. As a result, you probably also saw that she poured dirty water on me and slandered me for being insane. Children, don't believe what she said , don’t believe a single word, it’s all made up indiscriminately.”
"But Rita Skeeter hinted in that interview that Professor Dumbledore was exposed to black magic when he was young."
"No, that's false, don't believe a word of it, Harry! Don't let anything stain your memory of Albus Dumbledore!"
Duoji had a painful expression on his face, because his tone was too hasty, he could only keep saying "don't believe a word" in the end.
For a while, the atmosphere fell silent.
Harry stared at Dorje's sincere and painful face, instead of being comforted, he felt disappointed.
Did Dorje really think that things were so simple that Harry just had to choose not to believe it
Could it be that Dorje really didn't understand how he felt? What he really cared about was not whether Dumbledore had studied black magic, but the meaning behind it.
It's no surprise that Dumbledore dabbled in the Dark Arts.
Aiwen has known for a long time that the headmaster never applies those magics because he is too noble, but this does not mean that he does not understand. , Dumbledore probably has the deepest understanding of this extremely evil black magic.
Black magic needs to be tended by evil thoughts, but it doesn't mean that all wizards who use black magic are evil.