Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"...I'm not worried about them."

Ryan said with a complicated expression: "Why did you tell the four deans that I was the heir of Hufflepuff?"

"Hmm? Aren't you?"

Dumbledore said in surprise.

"..."

So Ryan began to scan the office, looking for the old wizard's newly bought candy box.

"Oh, Ryan, don't think about buying candy - I no longer have a candy box of my own, and Honeydukes is out of stock recently. I heard that a little wizard bought a lot of candy."

"I thought you might know that little wizard?"

Dumbledore asked.

"Oh, I don't know him. I've never heard of him."

Ryan looked away without changing his expression.

He looked at Dumbledore with a scrutinizing gaze, obviously hoping that Dumbledore would tell the truth.

That's right.

Even Ryan didn't expect Dumbledore to say that in front of the four deans.

He still remembers the expressions of the four head deans and Harry at that time.

"Hufflepuff's treasure!?" *5

He saw that the light in Snape's eyes, which had been extremely hot since Harry's resurrection, seemed to become even hotter. He even accidentally tore his black wizard robe in excitement.

But the other deans were not surprised, because their reactions were equally significant.

Professor Flitwick almost accidentally pulled his beard off and looked at Ryan in disbelief.

Professor McGonagall, the deputy headmaster who was devoted to the school, was muttering "The heir of Hufflepuff... Oh, Merlin, the legend is true", and even forgot to adjust her crooked glasses.

Of course, the most excited person was Professor Sprout, the current head of Hufflepuff.

The gentle witch couldn't even utter a complete sentence, but only let out excited, groundhog-like screams from time to time.

As for Harry - he was actually the calmest one.

Perhaps it was because he had just escaped death, or perhaps it was because Ryan's excellence was almost common knowledge to him and the young wizards of this class at Hogwarts.

The title of heir of Hufflepuff certainly has great significance and it did surprise him.

But for Harry, it didn't even seem appropriate enough.

The heir of Hufflepuff?

He believed that with Ryan's talent and ability, it would not be too much for him to become the 'successor of the Big Four'!

But even so, Ryan still felt a little headache.

He could even imagine that after today, the professors would definitely look at him differently.

And again, he doesn't like trouble.

but...

"Ryan, actually—it's not just Minerva and the others."

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I was just about to ask you, perhaps you would be willing to make this known to the public?"

"...Feel sorry?"

Ryan thought maybe he had heard wrongly.

"What did you say? Publicize it?"

"Yes."

But Dumbledore said calmly, "I have some friends in the wizarding world. I believe they would be willing to tell the entire wizarding world about your discovery of the Hufflepuff treasure."

"Oh, I suppose the Ministry will co-operate—Connelly will be delighted to do so, and it will be to his advantage."

Then Ryan was sure that he had heard correctly.

Of course he believed what Dumbledore said, and he also knew who the Cornelius Dumbledore was referring to - Cornelius Fudge, the current Minister of Magic!

There's only one thing he doesn't understand...

"why?"

He frowned.

But then, he heard Dumbledore's counter-question: "Why not?"

"Ryan, will you keep your identity secret?"

So Ryan was a little stunned.

Because he found that...what Dumbledore said seemed to make sense!

Will he keep his identity secret forever?

"of course not."

Ryan gave a decisive answer in his heart.

He certainly never intended to keep his identity hidden forever.

Why did he hide?

He is a disciple of the Big Four, their pride and the greatest legacy they left in this world.

He never intended to hide... on the contrary, sooner or later he would make his name known throughout the wizarding world!

He will become the greatest wizard of all time - this is the biggest goal he has set for himself as a disciple of the Big Four.

There are many reasons why he had never revealed his identity in school before.

For example, his body reverted to that of an eleven-year-old, which resulted in a serious lack of self-protection ability.

For example, he was not sure about the situation of his teachers at that time, so he needed to investigate secretly.

For example, he was not sure at the time what the personalities of the current professors at Hogwarts were like, and whether they would harbor any ill will towards him.

For example, he didn't understand the current magical world at that time, so he would not act rashly.

But now, Ryan found...

It seems that these problems are no longer problems.

He had already roughly determined the current situation of the wizarding world and the personalities of the professors and headmaster of Hogwarts - except for Professor Quirrell and a certain giant bat, most of the professors were elders full of justice and kindness.

And most importantly...

After gaining control of the Forbidden Forest, he was sure that he had enough ability to protect himself...at least in Hogwarts, which was surrounded by the Forbidden Forest.

"Oh, Ryan... I don't want you to indulge in fame and fortune - most of the time, their actual value is not as good as a lemon sherbet. At least the latter can make you happy."

Dumbledore smiled and said, "But I have to admit that fame does play a special role sometimes."

"It can make your words convincing and give you enough... appeal."

He said this, but Ryan just frowned at this time.

"Appeal?"

He didn't want this – it wasn't like he was some Dark Lord trying to build his own faction.

The path of magic is his pursuit, and as for power... he has no interest in it.

However, he also agreed with what Dumbledore said.

Fame can often solve a lot of problems, especially for certain special groups - such as pure-blood families or the Ministry of Magic.

But obviously...

"You seem to be hiding something from me again?"

He looked at the old wizard in front of him and felt that his explanation was a bit far-fetched.

Although the other party kept talking about appeal and fame, Ryan would never think that this was Dumbledore's real purpose.

This reminded him of the last conversation between him and Dumbledore.

At that time, it was also in this office.

Dumbledore had clearly confirmed his identity, but still did not address him explicitly.

He seemed to be avoiding something.

And this time, Dumbledore acknowledged his identity.

but...

"That's just because I actually got the treasure left by the Hufflepuff teacher today, so Dumbledore thinks... I can become the 'heir of Hufflepuff'?"

Ryan vaguely guessed this pattern in his heart.

He even suspected that if he got Slytherin's treasure tomorrow, Dumbledore would probably happily declare that he was the heir of Slytherin!

It was as if fate had already arranged a ladder for him by his four teachers.

Every time Ryan found a treasure left by his teacher, he would take a step forward.

His reputation and prestige will be even greater.

Until finally, when he reached the top of the ladder...

Only then can he restore his identity reasonably and announce to the entire wizarding world that he is the successor of the Big Four.

But Ryan obviously had no idea why such a troublesome "ritual" existed!

"Dumbledore, you have to tell me the truth!"

So, Ryan looked at Dumbledore seriously.

He was sure that the old wizard was hiding something from him!

"what?"

But Dumbledore just blinked at this moment: "Oh, sorry, I was just a little distracted."