Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Chapter 211 Godric's Hollow, Dumbledore's House

Time passed quietly.

Nearly half a month has passed since Barty Crouch Sr. was arrested.

Despite Fudge's instructions, many newspapers in the wizarding world continued to report on Crouch's crimes and the Ministry of Magic's subsequent investigation - which included sharp questions about Headmaster Dumbledore's failure to supervise his personnel.

But it is obvious that public attention has gradually faded.

At least the young wizards in Hogwarts are talking less and less about this.

Ryan was naturally happy to see this - he had just come out of the library with a book tucked under his arm.

The cover of the book reads "A Detailed Geography of the Magical World".

That's right.

After Barty Crouch Jr. was transferred from the hospital wing to St. Mungo's Hospital and Colin woke up from his coma.

Ryan's attention was drawn to the matter of another Defense Against the Dark Arts professor - there was something wrong with Gilderoy Lockhart, and that problem was related to Dusk Bluff, Ryan had already confirmed this.

But unfortunately, Lockhart has been staying indoors recently.

Because of the incident involving old Barty Crouch, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was temporarily suspended - the professors had to make sure that there were no problems with the magical restrictions set up by Crouch in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom and throughout the school, and dismantle them one by one.

In this situation, Ryan didn't rush into Lockhart's office to perform Legilimency on him as he did to Crouch - it wasn't that he couldn't do it, but with Fudge staring at him and Dumbledore, it was not easy for him to do so.

So recently Ryan has been planning to investigate Lockhart's problem from another direction.

Alsam Royer - appears in Lockhart's notebooks and is suspected to be the name of the true 'owner' of his latest work.

Ryan has been investigating the other party recently.

And because he guessed that the other party was most likely a wizard who was good at archaeology, he thought that he might be able to find clues in the "Detailed Geography of the Magical World".

This magazine is an authority on geography and archaeological exploration in the wizarding world. Its publisher is funded by Gringotts and has connections with almost all wizards who are good at archaeology.

But unfortunately, he has not found any clues about Alsam Royer yet.

Just as he reached a less-traveled side corridor leading to the Hufflepuff common room, three familiar figures hurried out from around the corner and blocked his way.

"Ryan!" Harry Potter gasped, his emerald eyes behind his glasses filled with anxiety. "I finally found you!"

"Thank God," echoed Ron Weasley, his face also turning pale. "We searched the common room and the Great Hall."

"Dumbledore wants to see you. He seems very anxious."

Hermione said.

"Dumbledore?"

Ryan stopped and glanced at the three people.

His brows furrowed.

Ever since the day the Aurors took old Barty away, he had never seen Dumbledore in the Great Hall, the corridors, or any public place.

"Yes."

Harry and the other two nodded in unison.

The reason why they seemed so anxious was simple.

The date of the Ministry of Magic's inquiry is approaching, and the rumors about Ryan and Dumbledore are getting more and more intense.

In their opinion, Dumbledore came to Ryan at this time because there must be some important matters to be resolved.

"Oh, I don't think so."

Ryan muttered.

He knew very well that Dumbledore and he didn't really care about the questioning meeting, at least not enough to pass the news through Harry and the other two.

Dumbledore asked the trio to pass on the message to him, and he couldn't leave...it must be something more important.

"Thank you for the message."

Ryan said softly, "I'll be right there."

So he quickly came to the principal's office.

After using the familiar command "Cola" to make the dripping stone statue move aside, Ryan came into the office.

At this time in the office...

"Oh, Ryan."

"You came."

Dumbledore was standing with his back to the door, leaning over a large silver planetarium.

He concentrated on adjusting the orbits of several of the flickering planets.

"Yes."

Ryan looked around.

The principal's office was as warm as ever, and the air was still filled with the sweet scent of old books, papers, and candy.

In addition, there is a faint, almost inconspicuous smell of...ashes.

So, Ryan looked towards Dumbledore's desk.

The perch that belonged to Fox was empty.

Ryan frowned slightly and asked, "Fox...has its rebirth begun?"

His words were questions, but his tone was firm.

Dumbledore nodded easily, "Yes, it has been a few days."

"I remember you said you wanted to come and witness Fox's rebirth, but I'm sorry I've been a bit busy lately, so I only informed you today. You'd like to go and see, right?"

"of course."

Ryan nodded.

But his eyes turned to Dumbledore, a little subtly.

He had indeed told Dumbledore that he would come to witness Fawkes's rebirth - and he had said it a long time ago.

But Dumbledore did not inform him at the first time... Of course, the old wizard's words made sense, he was very busy recently, it was true.

but...

Ryan still felt something was odd.

But at this moment, Dumbledore did not explain much.

He walked straight to the fireplace in the Headmaster's office and grabbed a handful of shiny Floo powder.

"Fox isn't here, and you didn't bring Friday over, so... oh, I should dust the fireplace."

he said with a smile.

"Don't read it wrong, Ryan—Godric's Hollow."

With a clear chant and a burst of green flames, Dumbledore's figure disappeared into the fireplace.

Ryan didn't hesitate and followed right behind him into the rolling green flames, reciting the same words.

After a brief, dizzy feeling of being in a compressed space, he stepped out of the fireplace.

The scene in front of me suddenly became clear.

They were in an old but unusually tidy living room. Unlike the gorgeous and bookish office of the Hogwarts headmaster's office, the furnishings here exuded a heavy sense of history and life.

The walls are ancient stone and the fireplace crackles with natural wood burning.

There are several portraits hanging on the walls, and ancient magical instruments are placed in the corners.

The air outside the house is fresh and has the scent of earth, and you can faintly hear the singing of nightingales, making this place seem quite fairy-tale-like.

Ryan could see the letters on the door frame not far away.

"Dumbledore!"

So, Ryan naturally knew where he was.

here it is...

"Dumbledore's old house!"

Chapter 212 Fox and Afternoon Tea

To be fair.

Looking at the entire wizarding world, the Dumbledore family cannot be said to be a very famous family.

It is not among the ranks of the pure-blooded saints and has never been prosperous.

It is very old, but there have been no special wizards in its ancestors.

But overall, the Dumbledore family does not have the same ancient traditions and noble reputation as the Crouch family and the Black family.

Until recent years.

It was not until the birth of Albus Dumbledore that the family's reputation was finally known to the public.

People began to know that the Dumbledore family had their own ancestral home in Godric's Hollow.

People began to know that this ancient family had an ancient pact with a phoenix.

[When the descendants of the Dumbledore family encounter difficulties, the Phoenix always appears]

That's why...

"Let's go to Fox's room."

Dumbledore gently gestured for Lion to follow him.

They walked along a thickly carpeted corridor to the back hall of the ancestral home.

When Dumbledore pushed open an old oak door, a warmer, even slightly burning breath hit him in the face.