June 12, 1991
From: Ambrosius Flume, Owner and Proprietor, Honeydukes, Hogsmeade
Addressed to: Elliott Pickering, Copy Editor, Diagon Alley, London
Dear Mr. Pickering,
Thank you for promptly sending back the edits for Minister Theseus Scamander. I look forward to receiving the updated card for John Abbott as well. (In fact, we are looking into expanding the Chocolate Frog Auror Collection, which has been very well received! Sales from our last quarter were up by 39%.)
I have enclosed the latest drafts for the two special edition cards we are planning to include in next quarter's Chocolate Frog line. Please peruse and alter at your convenience. Our intern is quite fastidious in her research and thorough in her writing to the detriment of the word count. As a guideline, I would prefer if we could limit the descriptions to no more than one hundred words. I shall leave it to your trusted judgement regarding what you think should be included as the bare essentials – no easy task for these two wizards.
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[Enclosed #1]
Albus Dumbledore (1881—) is currently Headmaster of Hogwarts. Considered by many to be one of the greatest wizards of modern times, Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous for co-founding the Order of the Phoenix with his long-time friend Gellert Grindelwald in 1916, for his extensive humanitarian work during both World Wars, and for his contribution to the defeat of the Dark Lord in 1981.
Professor Dumbledore is widely respected for his role in the Greater Good Movement of the early twentieth century, for his ceaseless promotion of Muggle-Wizard relations, and for his dedication to the ongoing success of the joint Muggle-Wizard British government (1970—). He currently serves as the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (1981—) and the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (1970—).
He is also known for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, his ground-breaking work on Time Transfiguration, and his achievements in alchemy with Nicolas Flamel.
In his spare time, Professor Dumbledore enjoys knitting patterns, interior design, chamber music, and losing at tenpin bowling.
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[Enclosed #2]
Gellert Grindelwald (1883—) is a British-Austrian healer and former Auror. Considered by many to be one of the greatest wizards of modern times, Grindelwald is most famous for co-founding the Order of the Phoenix with his lifelong friend Albus Dumbledore in 1916 in response to the First World War (1914-1917), as well as for his leadership in the subsequent Second World War (1939-1943) and Great Wizarding War (1975-1981).
In his storied career, Grindelwald has served as Head Auror (1911-1916), Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (1922-1925), Interim Minister for Magic (1925-1926), and Chief Healer of St. Mungo's (1943-1971, 1981-1989).
He discovered the seven properties of phoenix tears and is a pioneer of the Regeneration Charm. He is also celebrated for his role in the early twentieth century Greater Good Movement (predecessor to the Order of the Phoenix), the enactment of Ariana's Law (The Protection of Young Witches and Wizards Act) in 1925, and the abolition of Rappaport's Law in 1933.
Since retiring from St. Mungo's in 1989, Grindelwald occasionally teaches at Hogwarts as a guest professor of Divination and Defense Against the Dark Arts. In his spare time, Grindelwald enjoys cooking and winning at tenpin bowling.
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I look forward to receiving your response.
Yours truly,
Ambrosius Flume
Author Notes: And yes, I swear I paid attention to history class, so those are deliberately altered dates for the World Wars and the First Wizarding War, because I imagined that together Albus and Gellert bit by bit helped the world become a better place and ended those conflicts sooner (or delayed the rise of Voldemort for as long as they could). There was a lot of headcanon that I had to trim down to Chocolate Frog card length (ish... took some liberties here, haha).
Thank you for following this story to the conclusion!