What should've happened

Chapter 2

Albus was snapped out of his trance of the other by a hand waving in his face, he looks over to Bathilda "I'm sorry Ms.Bagshot, who is this?" He kept glancing at the other until he noticed he went back upstairs, for some reason feeling a bit insulted at him not introducing himself.

Bathilda hums as Gellert goes back upstairs "that's my great nephew Gellert" she goes to sit down "he's staying for at least the summer, I don't think he's a very social person". She holds out her cup as a teapot floats over "I haven't seen him since he was a baby but from the hour he's been here I can tell he's a lot like you."

Albus finds some books "like me how?" he looked at the woman confused, maybe she was finally losing it. In addition he thought that he probably wouldn't get along with him judging by the glare he got before Gellert retreated upstairs. He puts the books in a bag and takes the tea that was offered.

Bagshot hums "he's intelligent, very intelligent. He also loves to learn new things, and his interests in certain social aspects are the same as yours." Albus has never told her but she has been around long enough to know that when a young man as handsome as a dumbledore boy has never brought a girl to the neighborhood there's a reason. She watches as the boy's eyes widen "don't worry I've been able to tell since you were 15, if I didn't like it don't you think I would've told people even more let you into my house?"

Albus looks away, a bit embarrassed, when he sees an older book that he hadn't seen before in the house. "The deathly hallows? I haven't read that children's book in a while. Ariana might like it though" he goes to grab it when it's yanked away quickly by a pale hand.

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Gellert was held at a still by the boy in front of him, he looked straight out of his early pubescent dreams; auburn hair, bright blue eyes, slightly smaller than him but not by much, and the power he can sense from him is amazing. He kept looking at him for a few minutes before going up the stairs out of sight and listening to him. He sounded like early morning birds when he talked and Gellert did not like how it made him feel, he was above such childish feelings and he definitely did not have butterflies in his stomach he just hadn't eaten in a bit and was hungry. Gellert watches as they go to the living room and goes down to stand behind the door, he learns his name was Albus and he was not only powerful but also highly intelligent. Many wizards and witches he had met that could be powerful were all dimwits.

He started getting into his own thoughts when he heard Albus talk again, "The deathly hallows? I haven't read that children's book in a while. Ariana might like it though". Gellert quickly walks into the room and grabs the book before he could touch it and pulls it to himself, "that's my personal book and it's hardly the children's version." He vanishes it up to his room and looks back at the boy "my aunt has told you about me, but I have yet to know who you are" he curses at himself for the one tell that he was slightly nervous, his accent getting thicker. 'Great he must think I only recently learned english' he thinks to himself

To his surprise he sees the other slightly blush it seems and Albus looks at him "s-sorry, I won't touch it again" Albus held his hand out to him "I'm Albus Dumbledore, I live down the street."

Gellert shakes his hand "Gellert Grindelwald" he says simply and studies the other trying to subtly go into his head but can't and smirks a bit "you're very skilled at occlumency"

Albus takes his hand away after a minute and looks at him "and you don't seem to have manners, trying to see someone's thoughts upon first meeting them is quite rude." he picks his tea cup up and takes a sip putting it back down "and honestly frowned upon in normal society"

Gellert holds back an eye roll at the statement, obviously his aunt had gotten that they had much in common wrong. "Aunt, do you have any food prepared?" he turns to her. Following her when she gets up and goes into the kitchen. He notices Albus going to the door and his eyes follow him until he's out of sight.