Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

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"No doubt he's still waiting...waiting for what you're saying, the opportunity to go further."

Dumbledore said softly.

And Ryan certainly understood what Dumbledore meant.

Just as he had told Dumbledore before - the above three conditions can complete the simplest resurrection, but if enough powerful magic is added, then Voldemort's magic power after his return will be even greater.

"But he no longer has the Philosopher's Stone... He must find a source of magic as powerful as the Philosopher's Stone."

Ryan said softly.

"If it's about power, believe me—Tom is very greedy in that regard."

Dumbledore said softly, "This is what I am most worried about."

"Worry?"

But Ryan was a little confused: "Are you worried that he will find a powerful source of magic power and be resurrected successfully?"

"Oh no, Ryan...it's worse than that."

Dumbledore said softly.

He walked to the tombstone and looked at the big hole in the grave.

"Ryan, can you tell when this grave was dug up?"

"...about two months ago? No more than three months at most."

Ryan took a quick glance and made an accurate judgment.

Estimating the time of the enemy's whereabouts is a common tactical skill - as a Gryffindor disciple, Ryan is quite proficient in this.

"Yes."

Dumbledore nodded.

"follow me."

He said this and walked towards the forest behind the cemetery.

"..."

Ryan was confused, but he followed closely.

And soon.

Deep in the woods, Ryan saw something.

It was a crucible.

It had been there for who knows how many years—so long that its base had completely adhered to the ground, and moss had grown through it.

The things cooked inside had already dried up completely, without even a trace left.

At this moment, Dumbledore asked softly: "What about it, Ryan - how long has it been here?"

"...What?"

After hearing this question, Ryan looked at Dumbledore in surprise: "You think this crucible is related to Voldemort... Why do you think so?"

"Just a hunch, Ryan."

Dumbledore said calmly: "It may seem strange to say this, but at my age, intuition is sometimes more accurate than calm thinking."

"..."

So Ryan said no more.

He just looked at the crucible with a serious expression.

"There are traces of magic that once existed within it."

"It's been a long time... I mean, a very, very long time..."

He concluded: "I think it's been here for at least a few hundred years."

"Ryan, I'm glad your judgment agrees with mine."

Dumbledore said cheerfully, "But perhaps I could give you a more exact figure—say... around three hundred and thirty-three years?"

"!!!"

Then, Dumbledore saw Ryan's blue pupils shrink instantly.

"You mean..."

Ryan realized what Dumbledore was trying to say.

That was the source of his incredible feeling.

"That's right - Ryan, you said before... Mr. Salazar Slytherin once studied another more powerful and more demanding method of resurrection."

Dumbledore said softly, "You said one of the conditions was [the soul wandering the world for 333 years]."

"Perhaps now, you can tell me what the remaining conditions are?"

He asked this question.

Although Ryan was surprised, he still reacted immediately.

He recalled what Slytherin had taught him.

"The essence of the unicorn, the magic that stabilizes the soul."

"The bones of a father bring his children back to life."

"The blood of his enemies brings back his enemies."

"The flesh of a servant, let his master come."

He said softly, "This is the basic condition, there is no change."

"But on top of that..."

Slytherin's words from the past seemed to still echo in his ears.

"It's a three-phase flow ritual."

In the wizarding world, three is a magical number.

It represents cycles, endless life and... beyond death.

"His soul will wander the world for three hundred and thirty-three years—a magical number that foretells that the owner of the Horcrux will be freed from the shackles of 'time'."

"His soul will complete a murder of a legendary wizard as a sacrifice - the erasure of the powerful foreshadows that the owner of the Horcrux will wear the crown of 'power'."

"His soul will be carried by a Horcrux beyond his own knowledge - the unexpected birth foreshadows that the owner of the Horcrux will break free from the constraints of 'fate'."

"After the three rituals are completed..."

"He will return in the most perfect way."

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have to say.

At this moment, Ryan felt an unprecedented surprise in his heart since the battle in the Forbidden Forest.

Because the truth was, he had never actually considered the possibility that Voldemort could be resurrected in this way.

Because this method of resurrecting the Horcrux, which Slytherin called "Triple Resurrection", is too difficult.

The four most basic conditions are fine, but the key lies in the following three conditions...

"That's a concept in mysticism, designed to allow a soul to transcend 'time,' 'fate,' and 'power.'"

Even Slytherin had an unprecedented evaluation of this: "It is evil, but also an incredible feat."

Among them, wandering the world for 333 years is actually the easiest one to achieve.

As for the remaining two conditions - murdering a sufficiently powerful legendary wizard, and using a Horcrux that is beyond one's own cognition as a carrier.

This is almost impossible to do.

Every legendary wizard is someone who has reached the pinnacle of magic.

They came into contact with the essence of magic and underwent a fundamental transformation.

Such a wizard is almost impossible to kill by normal means, let alone murdered by a spirit.

As for the last condition, it is even more incomprehensible.

A Horcrux beyond one's knowledge? Since it was beyond one's knowledge, it meant that this Horcrux must be extremely special.

Looking at the history of the wizarding world, there are probably no more than three people who have created Horcruxes, let alone Horcruxes that are beyond their own cognition.

But now... Ryan suddenly realized.

"Harry?"

He looked at Dumbledore with surprise in his eyes.

"Oh, it sounds like Harry does qualify."

Dumbledore's expression also became worried.

That's right.

At this moment, both Ryan and Dumbledore realized that there was actually a possibility that Voldemort could be resurrected in this way.

Because of Harry's existence - he is Voldemort's unexpected Horcrux.

His birth was the result of an accident and the great sacrifice of Lily Potter.

"As for the final condition, murdering a legendary wizard..."

Having said that, Ryan couldn't help but look at Dumbledore.

If we were to name a legendary wizard that Voldemort most wanted to murder, Albus Dumbledore would definitely be at the top of the list.