Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

The deep, dark, endless interior of Azkaban.

"Leave Friday and Fawkes behind to look after Madam Umbridge."

"We have to go see Sirius."

Chapter 127: The Origin of the Marauder's Map! Bella Lestrange's Nightmare! (6.9K)

Judging from the environment of Azkaban, it is not difficult to guess that the treatment of prisoners in this wizard prison must not be very good.

The ordinary cells on the upper floors were relatively better - Dementors rarely roamed there, and the prisoners held in that area were all ordinary prisoners.

But it was different in the 'dungeon area', the lowest level of Azkaban.

The biting cold like icicles and the damp air make the experience here hardly comfortable for most people.

This is the place where Dementors go most often, and despair and coldness are almost everything here.

So when Ryan and Dumbledore walked in, most of the prisoners were leaning against the wall in a daze.

Most of them have begun to mumble incoherent words and their minds have been distracted.

So much so that even if a stranger came here, they would not be aware at all.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who remain sober.

And when they saw Dumbledore, Ryan clearly heard the shuddering voice of 'It's him' 'Albus Dumbledore'.

This made Ryan clearly feel Dumbledore's reputation and deterrence - among the dark wizards, the greatest white wizard of this century could perhaps be called the 'White Lord'!

The closer you get to the deepest part of the dungeon, the larger the gaps between the cells become - this means that the people in the cells cannot communicate with each other at all, and they will face the "care" of the Dementors alone.

And soon, Ryan saw Sirius Black.

It has to be said - he was very different from the man Ryan saw in Snape's memories.

It was so difficult for Ryan to connect the young wizard who was once extremely handsome, noble and proud with the skinny figure in the cell.

"Maybe I should record his appearance and show it to Principal Phineas..."

Ryan muttered.

He already knew that the Sirius in front of him was the great-great-grandson of Headmaster Phineas - and also the only remaining bloodline of the entire Black family.

"Oh, Ryan - I remember Phineas never offended you..."

After hearing this, Dumbledore also spoke with a strange expression, but gave up halfway.

He was obviously aware of the mistakes in his words.

"Mr. Principal...it's hard for Principal Phineas to say something without offending others."

Ryan commented sharply.

He still remembered the first time he went to the principal's office, when Phineas Black almost blurted out the word "Mudblood".

At that time, he secretly made up his mind that if he met the descendants of the Black family, he must take good care of them.

In other words, Sirius looked half dead now, otherwise he would definitely fulfill his promise.

"Sirius."

So Dumbledore didn't say anything more. He just cast a silencing spell to prevent the sound from spreading out.

Then he began to whisper Sirius' name.

But the skinny wizard leaning against the wall didn't react at all.

He seemed to have forgotten who Dumbledore was.

"Mr. Headmaster, I don't think you need to be so conservative. The Dementors have been sucking him away continuously for more than ten years. I think all his happy memories and emotions should be hidden deep in his soul."

After seeing this scene, Ryan, who had been treating the Longbottoms recently, immediately made a judgment.

so...

"Peter Petillo is still alive."

he said softly.

So the next moment...

He saw Sirius leaning against the wall, his glassy pupils beginning to focus.

"Peter Pettigrew..."

His voice, which had perhaps not spoken for more than ten years, roared out the name in a hoarse and low voice.

That voice was filled with extreme anger and hatred that transcended time.

"Wormtail!"

That's right—happy memories and emotions are absorbed by Dementors.

But the feeling of hatred will not...it will only become stronger and stronger over the long years.

So Sirius rushed to the front of the cage.

He gritted his teeth and gasped for breath.

He shook the cage in front of him frantically, as if trying to tear it apart.

But the next moment...

"You need to calm down, Sirius."

Dumbledore said calmly.

He stretched out his finger, and Sirius's violent movements paused for a moment.

"Headmaster Dumbledore!?"

His mind seemed to clear gradually and he recognized Dumbledore.

Then Ryan saw evasion and guilt in Sirius' eyes.

"it's me."

Dumbledore looked down at his former student.

"Dumbledore, who... who is he? What did he just say?"

Sirius didn't dare to look Dumbledore in the eye, but he obviously would not forget what Ryan had just said.

"He's Ryan Elias, the young wizard at Hogwarts... He saved Harry from Peter's Killing Curse a few months ago."

And obviously, after Ryan's example.

Dumbledore also realized how to stimulate Sirius' emotions.

So at this moment, his voice had just fallen.

"Harry!?"

Sirius's expression almost twisted.

He gritted his teeth, making a creepy sound.

"Wormtail—that bastard...that betrayer!?"

"He's not dead? He attacked Harry? With the Killing Curse!?"

His whole body was shaking like a sieve, like a ferocious vicious dog - he didn't care about his own life or death, he just wanted to catch his enemy and bite his throat!

"Sirius!"

But at this moment, Dumbledore's low shout made him pause.

"Anger and hatred will not change what happened, nor will they bring you relief..."

Dumbledore looked sternly at Sirius.

"Now you should tell me the truth about what happened back then. That's why I came here!"

And after these words, Sirius was obviously stunned.

He collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Then...

"it is good..."

He began to softly tell the truth of that year.

Ryan, who was equally curious about this, listened and compared his memories with Snape's.

He originally just planned to listen casually because he felt that the truth was already very clear.

but...

"You know, because of those two prophecies..."

Sirius's first words made Ryan raise an eyebrow.

Of course he knew about the prophecy, because he had seen related content in Snape's memory.

That was a prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney, the current Divination professor at Hogwarts.

It was because Snape, who was still a Death Eater at the time, overheard part of the prophecy in the Hog's Head Inn and told it to Voldemort that led to the death of Lily and James.

Ryan still remembered the prophecy that Snape overheard.

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. He was born into a family that had defied him thrice. He was born in the seventh month, the time when the Dark Lord will meet his end..."

It was because of this prophecy that Voldemort chose to attack Harry - he felt that he was the one who could bring about his death, and this was indeed the case.

But now, Sirius' words clearly showed that things were not that simple.

"There were two prophecies instead of one—and Professor Snape heard only a tiny fraction of them?"

Ryan muttered to himself—he was actually a little curious about the prophecy.

But obviously, now was not the time for him to ask.

Because Sirius was still talking.

The Fidelius Curse...the Secret-Keeper...and the option of secretly replacing the Secret-Keeper...