"...so, while he is quite willing to offer advice and suggestions; he recognizes that he isn't all knowing or all wise; and can accept that somebody else can have knowledge that he doesn't."
I like this different take on your part; 'twould be nice to see a bit more humble Albus who's not convinced of his own infallibility (obviously, he was smart enough to not be taken in by the PR puffery written about him). I daresay that his working with them from first year like this should make for some interesting ripples of change in the timestream.
Author's response
Thanks for your feedback, and I agree, the timestream is definitely going through some changes.
I'll have the next chapter up Wednesday evening.
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