Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Seeing this scene, Ryan thought to himself.

Witness the Past - Soul Magic, a very special kind.

It's not an offensive spell, but it is complex.

It's a bit like a combination of a Serenity Charm, a Soothing Charm, and Legilimency.

It leaves no traces and is even difficult to be noticed - when the person who is cursed reacts, he will only feel that he has been empty for a short while.

So Ryan saw what he wanted to see.

That was Lockhart's memory.

He recalled a few years ago, in a wizard bar in a small town on the Romanian border.

He met the dying man - Alsam Royer.

The once burly leader of explorers and the famous adventurous wizard was now haggard and huddled in the shadows in the corner of the bar.

Ominous black lines could be seen on his exposed skin, wriggling like living things.

Lockhart recognized it as an extremely vicious and powerful curse.

Lockhart's first reaction was disgust and distance - he was a very cautious person, otherwise he would not have been able to hide his secret until now.

But the occasional fragments of words mentioned by Roye in his painful groans attracted him.

"Dusk Cliff Town... the treasure... that relic... I shouldn't have..."

Those words intrigued Lockhart—he heard a hint of 'adventure' in them.

And there is no doubt that he is the most famous 'adventurer' in the magic world.

Lockhart was certainly interested.

So Lockhart stole the other person's memory.

That became the blueprint for the grandest, most mysterious adventure story of his new book.

And now, that memory has also been obtained by Ryan.

Ryan took a quick look and saw some of the things in his memory - a remote town located near a cliff, white moonlight, and stone walls engraved with strange prophecies.

Until all was gathered into the glow at the tip of Ryan's wand, Ryan retracted his wand.

The light disappeared into the air, and the little wizards in the classroom suddenly woke up.

Then they burst into thunderous applause and exclamations!

"cool!"

"What kind of spell was that? I felt like I fell asleep just now."

"Oh, I haven't felt so relaxed in a long time."

They sighed - compared to the vicious soul magic they knew, such as the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse, they were obviously more curious about this unheard-of spell that made them feel relaxed.

Lockhart's attention was completely drawn back to reality, fixed on Ryan who was calmly retracting his wand.

"Elias? What was that just now..."

He was a little puzzled.

"Oh, just a soothing soul charm, Professor."

Ryan said with a smile.

"It makes for a good night's sleep, I mean...demonstrations like this are the best, aren't they?"

"Oh, of course! Of course!"

Then Lockhart reacted—and of course he was very satisfied.

Instead of using powerful spells that were obvious he couldn't learn, Ryan used a simple one...at least it looked simple.

This doesn't make him stand out, at least not to the point of stealing the show.

So, Lockhart excitedly announced the end of the class, then packed up his books and left.

On the other side, Harry and Ron came up to Ryan.

"Ryan, what did you just do?"

Ron asked curiously, and Harry looked over at Ryan.

They all knew the inside story to some extent, and they also knew that Ryan would definitely not really help Lockhart.

"Just wanted to make sure of something, Harry, Ron."

And Ryan laughed.

"Are you sure then?"

"Just trying to confirm."

After saying that, Ryan said goodbye to Harry and Ron and returned to the dormitory.

After making sure that no one was disturbing him, he closed the door tightly.

"Friday..."

Ryan called softly.

"Meow!"

Then colorful lights flashed, and the white cat jumped onto the table gracefully.

"Guard this place well and don't let anyone disturb me."

"Meow!"

Friday responded seriously - Leave it to Lord Friday!

So Ryan took a deep breath.

He raised his wand, and the tip of the wand flashed with the light from earlier.

Light flooded into his head, and memories emerged.

The next second, a strong feeling of dizziness came over me.

Ryan only felt that the surrounding scene was violently distorted and decomposed like the surface of water into which a stone was thrown, and then rapidly reassembled.

When he regained his footing, he found that his body had changed.

The rough linen fabric rubbed against my skin, and looking down I could see a pair of large hands covered in calluses and mud.

Looking around, thick fog was strangely spreading from the edge of the cliff, and the air was filled with the salty and humid sea breeze and the smell of soil.

That's the smell of Duskcliff.

"Alsam, look! I'm sure it's around here, it's right here!"

An excited female voice came.

Ryan - or rather Alsam looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall figure not far away.

Ryan knew her.

Tyranna Ringo, the wood elf from Lockhart's books.

It is also...

"My parents' adventuring partner."

Ryan whispered in his heart.

Just like in the photo, she was still cautiously wrapped in a thick dark green cloak, with the hood pulled down low, revealing only her small chin.

Even so, Ryan could still see that her figure was more slender than that of a human, and her movements were filled with an indescribable sense of lightness and harmony.

And then, Ryan was a little stunned.

Because he saw two people not far from Tailana.

Of course he recognized them—although they were younger and more energetic than the last time Ryan saw them.

Those are his parents - Renaud Elias and Avni Elias.

But Ryan couldn't greet them.

Because at this moment, he heard 'himself' say.

"lets go."