Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

He had heard it before - among the four deans, Snape was the only professor who did not have his own club.

Snape scowled and ignored him.

The professor simply waved his wand and the office door opened.

"Elias—you should know what to say and what not to say."

He said coldly.

It's unclear whether he really cares about his relationship with Lily Potter or his identity as a spy.

But anyway...

"Of course, Professor."

Ryan nodded seriously.

He really didn't intend to tell anyone about what happened today, especially what happened in Snape's memory - not even Harry.

He knew Harry's character very well. After learning that there was a possibility that his mother could be resurrected, his expectations for this would surely be unprecedentedly great.

But Harry's magical attainments meant that he was doomed to be unable to provide any help in this matter.

This only made him more anxious than ever before.

If he knew that the person Ryan was working with was Snape... Ryan felt a headache just thinking about the scene when Harry knew about this.

So Ryan's judgment on this was that when the time was right, he might be able to tell Harry about what he was trying to do.

But let's forget about Snape.

"Anyway, both Harry and Professor Snape are definitely willing to do everything for Ms. Lily's resurrection."

"In that case... let's just wait for them to sort it out themselves."

Ryan made a judgment.

So he said goodbye to Snape and left the Potions office.

Snape, who stayed in the office, watched Ryan's back as he left.

"..."

He stretched out his hand and silently stroked the white diary on the desk.

But at this moment, he no longer looked like a trapped beast licking its wounds.

Quite the contrary—his gaze was now piercingly sharp.

"The Study of the Soul..."

Snape thought of the many dark wizards he knew - most of whom could be described as extremely vicious and full of evil.

"Perhaps I should capture them and then find a way to break their souls... I don't think Dumbledore and Elias would have any objection to this."

He thought seriously.

He was not intended to, and could never, become a partner in justice.

He was just a bat that finally found its prey after a long and arduous journey.

In the dark night, he felt an unprecedented desire.

Chapter 109: Ryan's Discovery! Cruising Adonis! (3.3K, second update)

Ryan obviously didn't know what was in Snape's mind.

Or maybe - maybe he knew, but as Snape thought... he didn't care.

As mentioned before, Slytherin used dark wizards as experimental materials when studying Horcruxes.

Ryan obviously does not have this level of moral cleanliness, and he will not show mercy to scum.

And after finalizing the research with Professor Snape on the potion tentatively named 'Soul Healing Potion'.

The next morning, it started snowing again at Hogwarts.

Heavy snow fell around the castle.

Ryan, on the other hand, remains very busy.

Dumbledore still didn't return to school - this made Ryan wonder if the old wizard had run away with his limited edition candy jar.

Ryan had planned to visit Hagrid and ask about the Chamber of Secrets.

But to his surprise, when he went to Hagrid's hut, he didn't see Hagrid. He only saw a sign hanging in front of the house saying "Out for Business".

In the following days, Ryan was too busy to confirm whether Hagrid had returned - he had to prepare for his research with Snape and prepare a paper to be published in the "Magic Special Issue" at the same time.

At the same time, he would not forget the most important thing to him, which was to look up relevant information about the makers of the Marauder's Map.

have to say.

After knowing the names, it obviously became much easier for him to investigate the situations of these four people.

There was no need to explain James Potter's situation. Ryan knew almost everything about him from Harry.

Ryan was a little surprised by Remus Lupin's situation - he learned from the house-elves that this werewolf was actually quite gentle and polite, and had a strong desire for knowledge. He was almost the most popular among the four elves.

But what surprised Ryan the most were the last two people.

Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew.

Because looking at the entire magical world, the news caused by these two people is the biggest among the four.

"The Dark Lord's accomplice, a murderer, the most dangerous prisoner in Azkaban... Oh, is the influence of Headmaster Black's bloodline really that strong?"

When Ryan found out about Sirius, he couldn't help but frown, and whispered something about Phineas Black.

Because this document shows that it was Sirius's betrayal of James Potter and Lily Potter that led to their deaths - which ultimately led to Voldemort's death, so this incident is mentioned in various documents.

But this was not quite the same as the Sirius Ryan had seen in Snape's memories.

Because in Snape's memory, although Sirius looked hideous, Ryan could see that his relationship with James Potter should be the best among everyone.

"Has the time since graduation changed him so much? To the point where he'd betray his former best friend?"

What made Ryan feel even more strange was the situation regarding Peter Pettigrew.

He discovered Peter's fate in an old newspaper in the library from November 1981.

According to the newspaper, the brave warrior was hunted by Voldemort's henchman Sirius Black, and was eventually blown to pieces by the latter's spell on a Muggle street, which also resulted in the deaths of several Muggles.

[What a tragic disaster! Who would have believed that the hero who fought against the Dark Lord would only have one finger left? May the glory of the Order of Merlin rest this heroic soul in peace.]

But Ryan felt something was wrong.

He thought of Peter Pettigrew in Snape's memory - the man who followed the three of them and always had an agreeing smile on his face.

Ryan didn't think he could see through people's hearts at a glance, but he didn't think Peter was the kind of person described in the newspaper.

In his opinion, Peter's behavior was cowardly and obviously a bit inferior, which made him more like Professor Quirrell this semester - although in hindsight, that might have been Voldemort in disguise...

"hiss!"

As soon as he thought of this, Ryan suddenly remembered a key point.

He always felt that he seemed to have seen the name 'Peter Pettigrew' somewhere.

But at this moment he suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen it - when he first got the Marauder's Map from the Gemini, the other party's position on the map was quite close to Quirrell!

"Is it the same name? No... the possibility is very small..."

A light bulb went off in Ryan's mind.

A lot of information was outlined into keywords in his mind and then combined.

“Sort out the key points and group them together—it will make your thinking more efficient.”

That was the way Ravenclaw had taught him to think.

"Peter Petillo was mutilated, with only one finger remaining."

"But more than a decade later, his name appeared in the castle – and coincidentally, the man who attacked Harry was also missing a finger."

"Sirius was sent to Azkaban, and Dumbledore said he was going to Azkaban to see an old friend... and he clearly showed guilt."

"Yes... the answer is obvious - the only question is, how on earth did he get into the school?"

Ryan was almost certain of his guess.

He also almost knew who Dumbledore was going to see in Azkaban.

Therefore, Ryan looked forward to this meeting even more.

He felt that many of his doubts about the Marauder's Map would be resolved during this meeting.

Three days after Ryan found the relevant information, heavy snow continued to fall.

But Hogwarts became lively.

The Christmas holidays are officially over and the little wizards have returned to Hogwarts.

So naturally, Ryan welcomed many guests again.

For example, Qiu Zhang - this little witch is actually quite gossipy, which made her make an appointment to meet Ryan in the first place.

"Here, this is the 'Elias Set Meal' you requested... Florin's Ice Cream Shop has been doing great business lately, but when they heard I was buying a cold drink for you, they still made one for me right away."

The two enjoyed dessert in Ryan's dormitory, and Qiu Zhang curiously asked Ryan about the Hufflepuff treasure and what happened during the Christmas holidays!

Ryan naturally told her everything as she wished - of course, what Qiu Zhang heard was the "normal version" of the story.

But this still made the little witch exclaim in amazement.

"Oh, how I regret not staying in school..."

"Believe me, Cho—this isn't as fun as it sounds. I mean... I heard you and your parents went to Sweden to watch the Thousand Brooms Tournament this year? That was much more interesting, wasn't it?"

After Qiu Zhang left, the next visitor was Percy Weasley.

After nearly killing his brother, Percy obviously didn't have a good family experience when he returned home this time - Ryan noticed that his spirit seemed to be much weaker.

"My parents asked me to invite you to their home for the summer. I believe Fred and George have already invited you."

He said to Ryan.