Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

Dumbledore said softly.

This reminded Ryan of Dumbledore's consistent restraint in the use of power - this seemed to be the underlying character of the headmaster.

He knows what kind of person he is, so he won't keep anything around him that might be tempting to him.

Whether it's power, or... the possibility of seeing someone through the Resurrection Stone.

"Who could it be? The person Dumbledore wanted to resurrect?"

By this point, Ryan had of course roughly guessed the reason why Dumbledore had lost control before.

"Arianna...sound like a lady?"

He murmured in his heart - he had just heard this name from Dumbledore's mouth.

So Ryan naturally thought of Snape's situation.

"Could it be that Headmaster Dumbledore also has a deceased lover?"

He guessed so, and was very curious about what kind of story it was.

But he suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask any more questions.

He simply placed the ring with the Resurrection Stone into his vault under Dumbledore's watchful eyes.

And after the ring disappeared, he seemed to hear Dumbledore take a deep breath.

"A thrilling adventure, Ryan."

Dumbledore said softly.

He looked up at the sky - after this long series of events, the sky had become dark.

The moon climbed up the curtain of the sky unknowingly, performing its own lunar phase drama.

"We have to go... I'm afraid Cornelius is getting impatient."

"Oh, of course."

Ryan nodded slightly - he knew that they would finally head to their original destination for the day, 'Azkaban'.

But Ryan at this moment was obviously much less interested than at the beginning.

He kept thinking about what had just happened.

Everything happened very suddenly - the Resurrection Stone brought his parents back from the other side of the veil.

"Soul Reflection."

Ryan lowered his body and let Friday jump onto his shoulders, muttering the name in his heart.

Before today, he had never heard of this concept.

The dead soul entered the other side of the veil and had no connection with the world anymore - this was the 'death' he had known before.

But the Resurrection Stone has the ability to allow the soul of the dead... at least part of the true soul to return to the world - the so-called 'soul reflection' itself is also a soul, Ryan can be sure of this.

This has undoubtedly touched Ryan's blind spot in knowledge.

But this is undoubtedly not the key point.

The key is the status of the Big Four.

They apparently still exist.

Ryan could guess where they existed - Hufflepuff had personally confirmed their deaths, so his four teachers were most likely on the other side of the curtain now.

So the question is...

"If the Resurrection Stone summons the reflection of the soul of the person I long to see from the other side of the veil, then why aren't there four teachers?"

Ryan was confused.

If he were to talk about the people he wanted to see, his parents would definitely be on the list, but their ranking would definitely be far behind his four teachers.

But the Resurrection Stone did not bring back their soul reflections... On the contrary, his teachers seemed to know the existence of the Resurrection Stone and even helped him avoid the mysterious voice.

Ryan naturally had no idea about this.

He could only barely find one reason - perhaps the magical attainments of the four giants were too powerful, so that the power of the Resurrection Stone could not affect their souls?

of course.

Apart from this question, what Ryan cares about most is undoubtedly the messages from the Big Four.

"Slytherin's message was simple—to keep me suspicious and secretive, and to be careful of his descendants..."

Ryan frowned.

He thought of the Gaunts—they were descendants of Slytherin.

Previously, when he was looking at the family tree, he wondered why the descendants of Slytherin did not inherit the glorious surname.

But now it seems that the answer is simple.

"The Slytherin teacher really doesn't think his descendants can inherit his name. He even sees them as possible enemies?"

Ryan recalled Dumbledore's description of the Gaunt family.

"Marvolo Gaunt, Voldemort's grandfather, and his son Morfin Gaunt... they were both ardent admirers of pure-blood doctrine."

"They have eccentric and violent temperaments, and it's said there's discord within the family... I have to say, Ryan, this reminds me of Tom."

Dumbledore lamented at the time: "I once thought that if Tom had not entered the Wu Orphanage, but stayed with his family, perhaps his future would have been bright... But now it seems that this is obviously not the case."

That's right.

In Dumbledore's description, the Gaunt family's eccentricity and violence seemed to be inherited from their blood.

Ryan had no doubt that if Voldemort had really grown up in the Gaunt family, his evil might have become even more twisted.

"There's something wrong with the Gaunt family's bloodline... They're destined to be evil, and the teacher knew it a long time ago?"

Ryan couldn't help but have such a guess in his mind.

But obviously, the same old saying applies - speculation is just speculation.

So, he turned to thinking about the messages from other teachers.

"The Hufflepuff teacher asked me to keep the Resurrection Stone safe, saying it might be a help to me in the future... This means the teachers do know about the Resurrection Stone. Did the centaur prophet predict the future for them?"

Ryan pondered uncertainly, "Or maybe it was the three Peverell brothers—after they died, their souls met four teachers and told them about the existence of the Resurrection Stone?"

He was well aware that the fairy tale of the Peverell brothers originated around 1200 AD.

By that time, the Big Four had long since died—it was impossible for them to know about the existence of the Resurrection Stone.

But obviously, this is another question that will never have an answer.

However, Hufflepuff's message at least made Ryan certain of one thing...that the Resurrection Stone itself should be harmless to him.

"Unless I delve too deeply into the secrets of the Resurrection Stone... then perhaps, like this time, I'll be able to connect with some being on the other side of the veil?"

Apart from Hufflepuff and Slytherin, the messages from the remaining two teachers undoubtedly made Ryan more serious.

"Teacher Ravenclaw said that someone has noticed me—it's most likely the mysterious voice from before."

"She said I had at most three years to search for the treasure they left behind...and Mr. Gryffindor said he looked forward to fighting alongside me in the future."

These two messages undoubtedly point to the same fact.

The Big Four were indeed fighting against something—not just in life, but even in death.

"We'll meet again."

These words that the Big Four left for Ryan in the past, when Ryan heard them at this moment... seemed to be full of a different meaning.

It's not just looking forward to seeing you again.

Instead, they were looking forward to Ryan, looking forward to their disciples... joining the battle that might have lasted for a thousand years in the future, and helping them win!

As for the enemy they were fighting...

"grim Reaper?"

Ryan murmured the name.

That's right.

In the fairy tale of the three Peverell brothers, in the story symbolized by the Deathly Hallows - there is a thing called "Death".

If it was before today, he would just think it was a nickname for a powerful wizard.

But now, he has changed his mind.

And what if there really is an existence on the other side of the curtain that the four giants need to fight against from life to death?

So Ryan thinks...

It doesn't seem strange that the other party's power is called a god.

But obviously.

Ryan now only has a vague understanding of this term.

As the phoenix flames ignited around him and Dumbledore, he had no time to think about it anymore.

Ryan first saw a place with exquisite decoration.

The peacock blue ceiling is inlaid with star tracks, but the excessive gold rendering makes it look a bit too materialistic and formalistic.

The surrounding area was lined with dark brown oak walls, the edges of which were covered with portraits - the names below the frames indicated that they were successive Ministers of Magic.

But Ryan didn't have time to take a closer look.

Because a person jumped out in front of him.

"Oh, Albus - it's so good to see you again."

He was a short, plump wizard, dressed in a gorgeous velvet robe covered with buttons, but the combination of green and dark purple seemed a little too traditional.

He had a gold pocket watch hanging around his waist, but Ryan noticed that the time on it was obviously wrong - and there was clearly a clock hanging in the office.

"I saw the flames and knew it must be Fawkes... After all, other wizards can't Apparate here."

He came closer with a seemingly kind smile on his face.

"I wanted to go to Hogwarts to pick you up in person, but an untimely meeting disrupted my plans."