Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

While traveling with the four giants, Ryan also heard his four teachers mention this legendary dark wizard.

Slytherin even studied in depth some of the dark magic created by Hercule, especially the special 'creation magic' that created the basilisk.

"The rooster's eggs are hatched by toads, aided by special spells..."

Slytherin once told Ryan how the basilisk was born.

"In alchemy, rooster eggs symbolize 'special new birth,' while toads symbolize 'change,' 'evil,' and 'immortality'—combining the two? Amazingly creative."

Ravenclaw once commented: "Herbo is undoubtedly one of the most powerful dark wizards in history, but he is also a coward... Splitting his soul to escape death? The act of a fool!"

This is almost a consensus among the Big Four.

They all thought that Hercule might be a powerful wizard, but the magical 'Horcrux' he invented at the end of his life made him an evil coward.

They all believed that the magic could not really help people escape death, but could only prolong their survival.

The very existence of that magic is nothing but a blasphemy against innocent people and a humiliation to the souls of noble wizards.

And now, Ryan has such a Horcrux in front of him.

And what it desecrated was the work that Rowena Ravenclaw was most satisfied with and loved most in her lifetime.

In Ryan's view, this is of course an insult and blasphemy.

so...

"The Horcrux is still there, proving that the dark wizard is not completely dead yet."

Ryan said softly.

Of course he knew that this Horcrux could not have been made by Hercule, but by a dark wizard in later generations.

"This is good."

The other party created Horcruxes and desecrated Ravenclaw's relics just to escape death.

So...

"If I have the chance, I will find you—and personally send you to the place you fear most, the other side of the veil."

His voice was low and serious.

But then, Ryan realized that the crown should not be the 'treasure' left to him by Ravenclaw.

"Or maybe it is the treasure, but it has been destroyed by that damn dark wizard!"

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed Ryan became.

What made him even more annoyed was that he knew very well that he did not have the ability to destroy the soul inside the crown.

"It won't take too long. Just wait another year or two... When my magic power can release a powerful enough Fiery Curse, I can try to burn that soul. Of course, the ideal situation would be to repair the crown."

After making a judgment in his mind, Ryan searched the room again.

He took the crown only after making sure that no other suspected treasures were found.

"Yes, take me..."

"I've heard enough."

Ryan had no interest in the soul inside the crown and casually stuffed it into the ring.

Then he chose to leave the Room of Requirement.

But just after he opened the door and walked out, he saw two dark shadows sneaking around not far away.

then...

"All petrified!"

Ryan, still in a nervous state, waved his wand without hesitation, and then he heard two heavy noises coming from not far away.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

It must be said that the sound of them landing seemed familiar to Ryan.

So Ryan used the fluorescent flash and walked in front of the two dark shadows in the dark.

Under the fluorescent light, the red hair is very eye-catching.

"..."

So, Ryan smiled and waved to the twins: "Hey, brothers - long time no see, it's been two hours, right?"

ten minutes later.

"Ryan, this is not the way Hogwarts students greet each other!"

Fred rubbed his blue left eye and spoke seriously.

"That's right, we're all out for a night out. Even if we run into each other by coincidence, we should still greet each other in a friendly manner...hiss!"

The swelling on George's forehead made his words less convincing.

coincidence?

Ryan glanced at the two brothers and of course didn't believe it.

Although Gryffindor Tower was not far from here, he had seen it clearly just now - the Weasley twins were sneaking around the door of the Room of Requirement, obviously looking for something rather than just passing by.

However, looking at their injuries, Ryan apologized tactfully without asking any further questions.

"Apologizing isn't enough!"

"We have to know—what was that room just now!?"

The twins sang in unison, their four eyes full of curiosity.

Apparently, as Ryan had guessed, they had all seen the Room of Requirement.

Ryan had no intention of hiding anything: "That's a magical house..."

He briefly explained the situation of the Room of Requirement, and as expected, he was met with wide eyes and surprised expressions from the twins.

"cool!"

Fred opened his mouth exaggeratedly, which combined with his blue left eye made him look extremely funny.

"There's actually such a place in the castle?"

George's forehead didn't seem to hurt anymore. He just looked at Ryan with respect: "Ryan, you are worthy of being like this - not only did you go on a night tour on your first day at school, but you also found a place like this... How did you find it?"

So Ryan avoided the question and just said that he saw it in the diary of an old senior in the family vault, and said a few perfunctory words.

Fortunately, the twins obviously didn't care about his answer at the moment. They just came up to Ryan and said, "Do you still want to go in? Show us again!"

"Um..."

After hearing this, Ryan also glanced at the sky outside the window.

"It's almost time indeed—I'm planning on going to the Room of Requirement to practice magic. Do you want to join me?"

He invited the twins.

"Magic practice?"

Gemini was stunned for a moment, then said with some difficulty: "At this time..."

"Yes."

Ryan nodded sincerely, with a barely perceptible smile in his eyes.

"I've seen a unique set of magic practice methods in a magic book, but I never had the chance to practice when I was in the Muggle world."

"Now that I'm at Hogwarts, I plan to put it into practice myself."

Hearing this, Gemini was a little moved.

They are playful, lively, like to play pranks, and have little interest in most subjects.

But as a wizard, who doesn't want to become powerful?

Especially after meeting Ryan - although there were elements of jokes and misunderstandings, the fact that Ryan, a young wizard who had just entered school, easily knocked them down twice in a row still had some impact on them.

so...

“Try it!”*2

After the two brothers nodded in unison, Ryan stood in front of the Room of Requirement again.

Not long after, the door to the Room of Requirement emerged.

The twins felt curious and followed Ryan into the room.

Then...

"Merlin's stinky socks... What the hell are these?"

Fred screamed on the spot, and George looked like he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, they saw that the room they were in was filled with densely packed things.

They all seemed to be made of silver and had fairy writing on them.

But the key is not the fairy writing or the material, but the shape of these things.

There was something thick at both ends and thin in the middle - the twins had seen it in their father's collection of Muggle items. It was called a dumbbell.

However, the dumbbells in this room do not look as regular as Muggle items, and seem to be quite ancient.

In addition to the dumbbells, there are also some large and small blocks in the room that look very heavy.

There is even a circular running track in the center of the room.

At this moment, Gemini noticed that Ryan had walked onto the runway.

"Ryan...what is this!?"

"Ok?"

Ryan glanced at the twins in confusion: "I told you, this is a place to practice magic."

He pointed at the dumbbells and blocks and spoke about them as if they were his treasures.

"Fairy dumbbells, which can restore your strength after each use."