Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Ms. Lily Potter..."

"Evans."

"...What Ms. Lily wrote in her diary is correct—emotions and memories can indeed have an impact on the soul..."

Ryan reluctantly took care of the broken heart of the Potions Professor in front of him, and told him about the discovery of St. Mungo's Hospital.

So, he really saw that Snape's expression became visibly excited - if other people in the school saw such a sunny change in his expression, they would definitely be shocked!

"Yes...Yes...very good..."

he muttered.

"Oh, I'm afraid Ms. Lily's situation is a little different, Professor."

But at this moment, Ryan interrupted Snape.

He had to point out this fact.

"Mr. Frank and Ms. Alice—their souls were indeed shattered by the Cruciatus Curse, but their basic structure was still preserved."

"But Ms. Lily is different. Her situation is worse... or rather, more bizarre."

Ryan's tone was tactful, but Snape understood what he meant.

Lily was different from the Longbottoms—she had willingly had her soul shattered by an ancient and powerful spell.

Her soul was far more shattered than the latter's, and was affected by the mysterious magic of the ancient spell.

Ryan wasn't even sure if he could get the memories and emotions out of her soul.

That's why he gently advised Snape not to have too optimistic expectations - the road is still long, so save your energy.

But obviously...

"I understand, Elias."

Snape simply said calmly, "You thought I was anxious?"

"really."

"..."

Snape couldn't argue.

He was indeed very anxious - if he could revive Lily a second earlier, he would not wait a second longer.

But at the same time, he is calm and patient enough.

This is his only hope, his only light.

After a recent conversation with Ryan, he decided that this was his life's pursuit.

He was walking on this path, and he had already made sufficient preparations - he would take one step at a time and would not pursue any paths that might be dangerous.

"Tell me what you think, Elias."

he said softly.

Ryan made sure that Snape was not so anxious as to lose his mind before he spoke: "First of all, let's talk about the research on the potion. I can confirm that it is strong emotions and memories that affect the soul. Therefore, the dream grass you chose before was wrong. Joy grass may be the right choice..."

"I also know of an ancient potion recipe that can enhance a person's emotions... This potion was often used to assist in casting the Patronus Charm - I will copy it down for you tomorrow, perhaps you can try to incorporate it into your recipe."

He just gave a slight hint and didn't say much.

In terms of potions, he can provide some knowledge and ideas left by the four giants, as well as detailed information about ancient potion materials.

But he was sure Snape knew more about how to fix the potion's formula than he did—so he didn't need to say much.

"Maybe you should write to me right now, instead of tomorrow."

Snape nodded as well, but he clearly didn't intend to wait until tomorrow.

Afterwards, the two discussed the matter of the Longbottoms.

"Neville and Mrs. Longbottom have both agreed to treatment, and your potion will be the key to it—but..."

Ryan said seriously.

Having conducted many experiments with Slytherin in the past, he certainly knew that the efficiency of the potion under development could be greatly improved if there were enough experimental materials.

But it was obvious that he would not allow Snape to use the Longbottoms as experimental materials - and Dumbledore would not agree to it either.

"I need to ensure its safety, and then conduct stability tests. Until then, the progress of potion research may be slow, as you will understand..."

He said so.

But halfway through his speech, he saw Snape take out two bottles from the table beside him.

There were blood-red magic patterns on the two bottles that made people feel ominous at first glance, and there were clearly two souls inside the bottles.

They were dark and twisted, radiating an evil magic.

"The soul of a dark wizard!?"

Ryan immediately recognized what it was - the soul of a dark wizard, who had already gone deep into the path of dark magic.

As someone who often trains with Gryffindor and dark wizards, Ryan can even accurately judge how many evil things the owners of these two souls have done!

They have carried out at least three innocent massacres and seven evil black magic experiments, which is why their magic is tainted with so much evil and distortion.

But it was obvious that they received corresponding retribution - at this moment, both souls were completely shattered.

"I will use them to conduct potion experiments, and you will come and watch."

Snape said calmly.

"...who are they?"

"Oh, just two fools – they felt their souls were worthless, so they offered their help to the great cause of Potions."

Snape remained calm.

"..."

Then Ryan remembered that Severus Snape was a real Death Eater in the past.

But obviously...

"It sounds like they're very dedicated."

Ryan didn't care who the two dark wizards were, nor did he care how they died - no matter how you looked at it, they were definitely not innocent.

So he said his goodbyes to Snape and quickly left the Potions office.

In the following period of time, Ryan finally returned to his familiar school life.

Of course...it's not quite accurate to say it's really 'very familiar'.

The events of the Christmas holidays and the miracle that just happened at St. Mungo's Hospital are clearly still lingering.

Therefore, Ryan's popularity in school remains high - no matter where he goes, he will always be the most eye-catching little wizard in the crowd.

Many senior wizards whom he was not familiar with in the past even began to try to talk to him, especially some young witches who were obviously dressed up carefully.

Ryan was surprised to find that their appearances were surprisingly similar, and after asking, he found out that after the incident at St. Mungo's Hospital, the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan launched a new business besides delivering love letters!

"Information on the type of girl Elias likes, along with a matching makeup set—inside information provided by two of Mr. Elias's closest friends!"

"Also included is information about Cedric Diggory... the most handsome little wizard in the third grade, you know."

It is reported that this new business made the three of them rich.

On that day, Ryan and Cedric reached a consensus.

The two of them smiled and blocked their best friends late one night - two Mr. Weasleys who wished to remain anonymous were taught a lesson that night.

It was said that they were brought to the office door of Mr. Filch, who was bound with a Binding Charm and had been troubled by the surge in the number of reporter owls he and his cat were seeing.

Ryan believed that this trouble would be of great use to the two Mr. Weasleys.

Of course.

In addition to attending classes and interacting with close friends, Ryan did not forget his business.

He, Harry, Ron and Hermione sent Norberta away this Saturday - nothing unexpected happened from beginning to end, which actually surprised the trio who were used to accidents.

Hagrid cried so hard when Norbeta left that he almost fainted on the spot.

But Norbeta didn't cry - in fact, it wanted to be angry, but the dragon flame that was about to come out was hit back into its throat by Friday's cat claw on Ryan's shoulder.

Ryan wasn't surprised.

After knowing Friday's true identity, he could understand where Norbeta's fear of it came from.

But others don't see it that way.

Especially Ron's brother, Charlie Weasley, who was responsible for picking up Norberta.

"Unbelievable! Your cat... I've never seen anything like this before. The Norwegian Spinosaurus is a very aggressive fire dragon..."

Charlie has the same fiery red short hair as the other Weasleys, but the difference is that the ends of his hair appear slightly curled and burnt yellow compared to the overall color of his hair - Ryan thinks this may be related to his long-term contact with dragons and dragon flames.

He has relatively dark skin, bright blue eyes, a stocky build, and visible burns on his arms.

"Maybe it's because Friday witnessed its birth? Maybe it regards Friday as its mother - you know, if your mother wants to hit you, you definitely won't dare to fight back."

Ron guessed.

But Charlie shook his head. "Fire dragons are proud creatures—young dragons don't even feel awe towards their mothers... They only respect creatures stronger than themselves. So before a fire dragon reaches adulthood, it will be driven out of its mother's nest."

"I once rescued an Australian White Eye, a beautiful fire dragon, but she had a fight with her mother... her wings were burned through..."

He explained the characteristics of fire dragons to his younger brother, and Ron quickly changed his mind.

"Ryan, you said Friday should have the bloodline of a magical beast... I bet it must have inherited the bloodline of a fire dragon!"

He had a new guess.

"Ah this..."

Before Ryan could respond, Charlie and Ron excitedly started discussing it.

Charlie even invited Ryan to go to the Fire Dragon Sanctuary in Romania when he had the chance, where there was equipment available to test the bloodline of Fire Dragons.

"If this is true, it would be a major discovery—a cat with fire dragon blood...it would definitely cause a sensation in the community!"

"The heir of Hufflepuff is indeed good at creating miracles."