Albus spun and respun plots while he ambled away from the beach and up the narrow pathway. He'd been taking the Elixir of Life now for twenty years. He could extend his life indefinitely, just as his mentor Nicholas Flamel had. He had plenty of time to plot and plan.
He stopped suddenly just before he reached the top of the path. There was a delightful little cottage in the distance. But it wasn't exactly a cottage. It radiated warmth and happiness. It even looked a bit, well, like a house made entirely out of candy.
Bizarre.
Albus knew dozens of the muggle fairy tales. A candy house? Here?
He pulled out his wand and began casting spells at the place. There were Muggle-repelling wards in place, as expected, and a few other basic ones. The house itself had no magical signature, at least not one Albus could detect.
He walked carefully up to the structure and touched his finger to it. It was squishy. Frosting, perhaps?
He walked carefully around the house. There were peppermints and lemon sherbets adorning all the windows. There were massive bars of chocolate in place of shutters. The flowers in the small garden behind the cottage/shack were made of spun sugar. It was Albus' fondest wish to see something like this. It was even a greater pull than new woolen socks.
Had Harry put this together for their meeting? Or did the young man also have a sweet tooth? Or was it just a show of something, wealth perhaps?