Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

He had never drunk alcohol, but he felt that his current state might be similar to being drunk - he felt his consciousness begin to drift, and Ryan's voice seemed to surround his ears.

Everything began to seem unreal.

"Perhaps I should follow Uncle Vernon's lead and have a glass of sherry... oh, or something stronger?"

After Ryan gave a brief explanation of what happened, Harry heard the brilliant summary given by his good brother, Mr. Ron Weasley.

"You mean... the reason Snape has always been targeting Harry is because Harry looks very similar to his father, and Snape is his rival in love—he knew Harry's mother even earlier, and it was Harry's father who stole his love?"

"Right now you and Snape are working on a soul potion that might bring Harry's mother back to life—and Snape wants to be Harry's stepfather?"

Harry swore it was the first time he'd known Ron to be so good at summarizing things so succinctly and...piercingly!

'Oh, he really should have shut up - why didn't Snape cast a Silencing Charm on him?'

Harry thought.

"Oh, Ron... you added too much personal emotion to your summary."

But Ryan corrected it now.

"Harry does look like his father, but his eyes...with all due respect, Ms. Lily's eyes are almost identical to his."

Ryan's correction reminded Harry of the look in Snape's eyes when he looked at him from time to time in Potions class.

"Besides that, I'm sure Professor Snape didn't think too much about it... He just wanted Ms. Lily to return. As for the rest—he probably didn't have the mind to think too much about it."

And Ryan can be sure of this.

Snape's feelings for Lily were certainly deep, but they went beyond simple love or possessiveness.

It is a feeling that makes you give everything for it.

Regardless of Snape's personal character, this feeling is beyond doubt.

"As for the feud between Professor Snape and Mr. James Potter... Harry."

Having said that, Ryan looked at Harry.

"No one is perfect—even Dumbledore had his weaknesses and flaws, and certainly your father did too."

He comforted his friend whose worldview had been severely damaged.

"The grudge between your father and Snape is hard to explain...that's not something you should get involved in."

Ryan's words are undoubtedly very pertinent.

He acknowledged Snape's feelings for Lily now, but he also knew.

In the past, Snape was indeed a dark wizard through and through - or rather, he was a dark wizard at all.

He advocates pure blood, studies the dark arts, hates and despises Muggles, and acts viciously and cruelly.

To put it bluntly, if Lily Potter's death had not changed his evil ways, Snape's final fate would have been Azkaban.

The same was true of James Potter.

He was certainly brave, upright, and fearless, but he was also reckless, paranoid, and in some ways extremely conceited.

Some of his and his friends' actions towards Snape could be described as atrocious - although in their view, they were 'doing justice'.

And as Ryan said.

His opinion on this is - no opinion.

The past is settled, and it is not Harry's turn to judge the affairs of the previous generation.

"I'm telling you this not because I want you to forgive Professor Snape or get close to him, nor am I slandering your father."

"I'm only telling you the truth, Harry—I want you to make your own judgment now that you know everything."

Ryan pointed at Harry: "I've already told you about the magic in you... You should really want to bring your mother back?"

"Of course!"

Harry said this without hesitation.

Of course he wanted to rescue his mother!

He knew full well that his mother had done everything to ensure his survival.

And now... he can also take her back at any cost!

so...

"Professor Snape, and you—you are indispensable in rescuing your mother."

Ryan said sincerely.

"That's all I wanted to tell you... I think you all might need to think about how you treat each other."

"..."

So Harry remained silent.

Hermione and Ron, who had eaten the big melon, naturally did not say anything more.

The entire Room of Requirement fell into silence.

But just as Ryan was about to leave and let Harry calm down.

"I will try to smooth things over with Snape... no, I mean... I will try to smooth things over with Professor Snape."

Harry took a deep breath. "Even if I can't ease the conflict, I will at least make sure that the development of that potion isn't delayed... What's it called?"

"Oh..."

Ryan was also stunned after hearing this.

He was tempted to say that Snape seemed to have originally wanted to name the potion 'Evans's Potion', but after thinking it over he felt it was not right to continue to irritate Harry.

"Soul Radiance Potion—It affects the soul through memories and emotions, allowing the darkened soul to shine again."

So, he said the name he had in mind.

And Harry took note of the name.

Then, he took the initiative to say: "Regarding the memory, when I was hit by the killing curse before..."

He told Ryan what he saw when 'death' came.

"I thought it was a dream... but after hearing what you said, I think it might be my mother's memory!"

He said so.

But after he finished speaking, he saw Ryan's stunned expression.

“Per vitalitatem ad omnium animas (From this life force, all living things will be born).”

“Per magicam ad universitatem (Following this bloodline, one will eventually reach the highest level).”

“Per animam ad sapientiam (Following this spirit, one will eventually attain wisdom).”

“Per virtutem ad mortis occursum (Following this noble righteousness, one will eventually hear songs of joy).”

“Per aspera ad astra (Following this arduous journey, I will eventually reach the stars.)”

Ryan repeated these words in a low voice.

His heart was naturally shaken at this moment.

Because he had heard these words before - the first one he had seen in the Hufflepuff nursery, and the last one was the motto his teachers had first taught him.

But now... these words were also in Lily Potter's memory before her death.

"She couldn't have met all four teachers, so she got these words from that ancient ruins?"

"The glory days..."

Ryan murmured the word in his mind.

He thought of Nicolas Flamel's evaluation of the Big Four - he called them the link between the past and the future, and one of the greatest people in history.

In fact, as far as Ryan knew, the Big Four had spent their entire lives studying things related to the ancient glorious era.

Whether it is the spells of ancient wizards or some ancient alchemical props.

And now it looks like...

"Connecting the past and the future—perhaps the teachers are carrying on the legacy of a glorious era. This is perhaps why Nicol thinks so highly of them."

Ryan muttered.

He felt that perhaps he had underestimated that era - he should have paid more attention to everything about that era.

But at this moment, he certainly did not tell Harry these thoughts.

"Your information is very important, Harry. This means that there are still some memory structures left in Ms. Lily's residual soul. However, her memories cannot be directly extracted. Instead, you are needed as a carrier..."

Ryan said softly.

"Professor Snape and I will study this matter, but you can't be too impatient... everything requires patience."

He said so, but Harry obviously didn't think so.

His heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat at this moment - just as Ryan had expected before, he wished his mother could be resurrected right now.

"Harry, Ryan is right - think about Neville..."

But Hermione chimed in now, "His parents... you know the situation—but he can just stay calm and wait quietly."

"Remember what he told you?"

As she said this, Harry naturally thought of Neville recently.

He was obviously very anxious about his parents' affairs, but he never seemed too out of control.

"Grandma and uncle told me that good things take time... Excessive tension will only put pressure on Ryan - and that will only backfire, so I've been trying to grow some magical plants myself recently."

"I want to dedicate it to my parents when they wake up."

So Harry thought, maybe he could grow some plants too.

And after seeing that Harry seemed to have calmed down.

Ryan didn't say much.

He simply excused himself and left, leaving Harry time to think on his own.