Wu's Orphanage, an old orphanage in London.

This is a square building surrounded by high railings. The interior looks very shabby, but it is very neat and spotless.

The time when the orphanage was established is unknown. Although it has a long history, there is nothing commendable about it. There are no famous businessmen, politicians or scholars here, nor can it attract more donations. Or the kindhearted people who came to adopt.

This is just an ordinary, dilapidated orphanage on the verge of bankruptcy, and the manager, Mrs. Gary, is just an ordinary old woman.

However, this orphanage has an extraordinary reputation on the other side of the world, in a society that is inaccessible to mortals, and this reputation will surely become even louder from today on.

Just today, June 11, 1991, this orphanage welcomed a special guest

"dong dong dong——"

A knock on the door reached Mrs. Gary's ears.

Nestled in the recliner, she put down her needlework and hurriedly walked towards the door.

"Who would come to visit such an old orphanage on such a rainy day?"

She was so confused that she picked up an old black umbrella from the shelf at the door, opened it and walked towards the door.

Standing at the door was an old man. He was tall and thin, with long silver hair and silver... The beard is so long that it can even be said to reach his waist. Outside the robe, the old man is wearing a purple cloak and holding a dirty black umbrella. The robe is already soaked, and the half-moon glasses are full of water drops. Mrs.

Gary is already 60 years old, but she feels that this old man is much older than her. But what is amazing is that this old man who is old enough to be her father (in Mrs. Gary's opinion) looks But he is much more energetic than her, and his beautiful blue eyes are full of bright life.

"Oh, come in quickly." Mrs. Gary hurriedly pulled out a large key from the key ring and opened the rusty door of the orphanage with great effort."The weather has been really bad recently. The children's clothes have been put away. Haven't done anything in two days"

"That's not the case," the old man agreed, following Mrs. Gary into the main entrance of the orphanage. He looked around, a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"This place hasn’t changed at all, it’s still so neat and tidy," he sighed.

"Of course." Mrs. Gary took out a clean towel from the cabinet, handed it to the wet old man, and said proudly,"This has always been like this here. Although we cannot provide wealthy living conditions, we will still do our best to provide A good living environment for the children, starting from Mrs. Cole. It's a pity that not many people will come to help us, and not many people will come to help these poor little people."As she spoke, the somewhat garrulous old woman couldn't help complaining again.

"Have you been here before? I don't seem to remember you."She was a little curious

"Oh, that was many years ago," the old man recalled."About fifty-seven...or was it fifty-eight years ago? I can't remember clearly. It was Mrs. Cole who received me at first. She provided me with a lot of help."

"Are you afraid you are over 80 years old?"Mrs. Gary asked casually as she prepared tea for the guests.

"Believe me, I'm older than you think." The old man finally dried his beard and hair with a towel, and then chatted with the somewhat lonely old woman. After a while, he satisfied his desire to chat. Only then did the old woman remember the business."Well, sir, you...oh, I'm so rude, I actually forgot to ask your name.""

"Albus, Albus Dumbledore," the old man replied,"My profession is the principal of a private school, and I came here to find a boy named Ting Ye."

"Oh, Ting Ye." When the name was mentioned, the old woman's cloudy eyes seemed to light up."Little Ting Ye is the pride of our place. There is no child smarter and more sensible than him. I am watching When this child grew up, I saw all kinds of naughty and mischievous little pitiful people. You know, that's what my career is like, but I have never seen such a smart and sensible little adult."

Mrs. Gary's face showed great pride and joy, and she introduced nonstop,"Little Tingye can speak at the age of 1. Since then, he has never cried with us. Whether he was hungry or bullied by older children, he always tried his best to face it alone. Oh, he is such a strong child. Mrs. Gary refilled Dumbledore's black tea and continued:"This child is so cute at reading. He has been learning to read since he could read. He reads newspapers, magazines, dictionaries, novels...he reads everything." This child is smart and learns quickly. He can read newspapers fluently at the age of 3.……"

Just like introducing her proud grandson, the old woman spent a long time introducing the 10-year-old boy named"Ting Ye". Dumbledore listened patiently and gradually developed a liking for this child. Basic impression: smart, sensible, studious, hard-working, kind, etc. Although he knew that there was more or less subjective favoritism from the old woman, this impression was generally perfect.

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