Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"You said he was missing the index finger on his right hand, wasn't that right?"

He seemed to have some terrible guess, which made his expression very serious.

"I am sure!"

Harry said decisively - that was almost the last thing he saw before he collapsed, so he remembered it very clearly.

"I see."

Dumbledore said calmly.

After hearing this, Harry couldn't help but ask, "Headmaster Dumbledore, can you find him through these characteristics? He stole the Philosopher's Stone. I dare say it must have been Voldemort's order!"

He uttered the word 'Voldemort', which immediately resulted in surprised expressions from the other professors except Snape.

"Dark Lord!?"

Professor McGonagall's eyes widened.

"Is he back? Did he take the Philosopher's Stone?"

She looked at Dumbledore in disbelief, seeming even angrier.

That's right.

Although most wizards in the entire wizarding world believe that Voldemort is dead.

But the professors at Hogwarts, as powerful wizards who had fought against him in the past and possessed keen insight and wisdom, naturally realized that Voldemort was not completely dead.

They even knew that Dumbledore had obtained the Philosopher's Stone from Nicolas Flamel, and they gladly accepted Dumbledore's invitation to set up the test here.

But they never imagined that the person they were trying to stop was the returned Voldemort!

"Dumbledore—you never told us that!"

Professor McGonagall was like an angry lioness.

"Ah, this..."

Dumbledore looked embarrassed at this moment.

He looked at Ryan, as if expecting the latter to say something on his behalf.

But Ryan ignored him at all - he still didn't know what the old wizard was up to, but he just felt that it must be a bad game!

Because the current result is definitely not a good thing... The Philosopher's Stone was stolen, and Voldemort achieved his goal!

Even combined with Slytherin's research on Horcruxes, Ryan could almost guess what the other party's purpose was.

This made him want to help Professor McGonagall hold Dumbledore down and give him a good beating.

"Oh, Minerva...don't get excited..."

Seeing that Ryan obviously had no interest in helping him, Dumbledore could only find a way to survive on his own.

"I'll explain it to you. As for the Philosopher's Stone... Nico certainly has a way to destroy it, even if it's not with him."

he said softly.

"He's already realized it."

That's right.

Albus Dumbledore was certainly not unprepared for the unexpected.

Although what happened to Harry was indeed something he had not anticipated, he had been prepared for the worst outcome of the Philosopher's Stone.

"I'll contact him as soon as possible."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, Professor McGonagall looked at the old wizard with some suspicion.

Then she finally stopped.

This made Ryan a little disappointed.

But then...

"And you—Mr. Elias!"

Professor McGonagall's voice perked up Ryan's spirits.

He swore that Professor McGonagall's oppressiveness really was like that of a lioness!

"Maybe you should explain why you were in the Forbidden Forest, and... everything that followed!"

When talking about Ryan, even Professor McGonagall's voice couldn't help but be filled with curiosity and disbelief.

And not just her.

The same is true for the remaining three professors.

They are not stupid - on the contrary, they are among the smartest people.

Of course, they all remembered the miracle of seeing Ryan in the Forbidden Forest and the entire Forbidden Forest coming back to life.

They also all remembered the miracle of Harry's resurrection just now.

Of course, they could all sense Dumbledore's serious attitude towards Ryan, which was not his attitude towards the young wizard at all.

And most importantly...

The identities of the two mysterious wizards dueling in the Forbidden Forest tonight.

All of this can almost be constructed into an incredible guess!

That speculation even made the professors suspect that what was said in "The Quibbler" might be true!

"..."

Facing the sharp looks of the four deans, Ryan felt a little dry in the mouth.

But what he didn't expect was that before he even had the chance to explain, Dumbledore beside him had already spoken again with a smile.

"Oh, about this... I know a thing or two."

The old wizard nodded quietly to Ryan, telling him not to worry.

This made Ryan feel a little relieved - to be honest, he really hadn't figured out how to explain everything that happened tonight.

Fortunately, there is Dumbledore...the old wizard is still reliable at critical moments!

Ryan sighed in his heart.

Then...

He heard Dumbledore's 'explanation'.

"To be honest, you may not know."

What he said almost made everyone present's heart skip a beat.

"Ryan, he got the Hufflepuff treasure—he's... the heir of Hufflepuff!"

Then Ryan's eyes widened.

Chapter 100: A Fight in the Headmaster's Office, and Another Talk with Dumbledore! (4.3K, First Update)

In the principal's office.

"Hey, Armando—don't squeeze me! You're the junior, you have to respect the great Blake!"

The portraits of the principals were slyly squeezed into the frames. They all moved towards the frame closest to the desk, trying to grab a better position to enjoy the view.

"We're all dead now, what's the point of talking about juniors or not... Besides, this is my picture frame! This is my home!"

Dumbledore's predecessor, Headmaster Armando Dippet, made an irritated sound.

"You guys should just be quiet and stop squeezing me...Oh! Evra Goldstein! What are you doing?"

He let out an angry voice: "Let go of my table and chairs - damn it! Those are limited editions from 'Alola Fantasy Art Studio'!"

"Calm down, Armando!"

After hearing this, a headmaster who was in the middle of moving smiled and said, "Dalis said she was going to enjoy some snacks and black tea to celebrate the appearance of the Hufflepuff heir... You know, she and I are both from Hufflepuff families."

He soothed her, "As for the table and chairs, I'll have someone draw a few more for you later. Hmm... I think maybe you could get some trendier ones. These two are a bit outdated."

His insincere consolation made Armando Dippet's eyes widen.

He shouted "you robber" and "shameless scum" and tried to break free from the other principals, but the overcrowded frame prevented him from doing so.

"I told you that you would be punished!"

Phineas Black laughed and said, "Those greedy stinking badgers are like that. They look honest, but they are really annoying when the time comes..."

As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted sharp glances from several Badger School principals in the frame.

But Phineas was completely oblivious: "But that Elias was quite lucky. He happened to find Hufflepuff's treasure - although it's not as good as Slytherin's, it's better than Gryffindor's... Ouch! Who's slapping me in the face!?"

He was halfway through his speech when he found himself being punched in the face.

But before he could figure out what was happening, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes - a snack bag was put on his head.

"beat him!"

I don’t know which principal made the roar, but many principals rushed forward.

Then, Phineas's cries of pain and shock can be heard in the frame, such as "Ouch!", "There's cream in this bag, I'm suffocating to death", and "Dalis, I know it's you... Ouch!"

The principals ignored his shouting.

Suffocate to death? They would have died long ago!

Dumbledore made no comment regarding the exhilarating brawl taking place within the frame.

"Oh, it's so lively."

He simply said this gently, then snapped his fingers and turned the frame of the principals around.

"Phineas is such a kind man. Even in death he fills everyone with life, doesn't he?"

This made Ryan once again certain that Dumbledore was a sinister old lion!

"Oh, Ryan—you don't look well?"

Dumbledore looked at him with a smile: "Are you worried about Harry and Ron? Don't worry, Minerva has sent them to the school hospital. I believe Poppy will take good care of them."