Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"It sounds arrogant... but it's the truth."

If he stands on this side, it means that the Big Four are on this side.

Therefore, everything will always develop in the direction he wants.

"..."

Snape looked at him, wanting to retort or sneer.

But when I think of the incredible miracles Ryan has done this year.

He finally stopped talking.

Because he found that, just as Ryan said - he seemed to believe it vaguely.

Whatever Elias wants to do, he can do it.

"Well, now that you have an idea about Harry's situation, Professor, why don't we talk about what happened just now?"

At this moment, Ryan also took the initiative to change the subject.

"Isn't it interesting? That piece of Voldemort's soul inside Harry...he seems to be afraid of the Dementors?"

Ryan said with interest.

That's right.

This situation undoubtedly surprised him a little.

The piece of Voldemort's soul in Harry was obviously afraid of the Dementors.

This is obviously incredible.

Snape was silent at first, then he nodded slowly: "Indeed...it's very strange."

He had been studying Dementors recently, after all.

So, he quickly gave useful information.

"I'm sure Dementors have an instinctive fear of the Dark Arts...the powerful evil and darkness that can make them obey orders is probably a gift from their creator."

"From this point of view, the Dark Lord would be their master - I imagine if he were to be resurrected, the Dementors would be his minions."

Ryan was not surprised to hear Snape's words.

He had seen it in Azkaban – the Ministry of Magic could make Dementors obey orders with just a whistle, simply because the whistle was a relic of their past torture.

This is enough to show that Dementors instinctively obey the thing that tormented them in the past - the power of the legendary Dark wizard named Axtis.

Voldemort is also a legendary dark wizard.

So Ryan had long guessed that if Voldemort were resurrected, he would definitely be able to control the Dementors to his advantage.

But here’s the thing…

"The part of Voldemort in Harry... he's not conscious, he's just instinctive."

This is the key.

Harry is a Horcrux created by Voldemort accidentally, and his last Horcrux.

And naturally, the remnant of Voldemort's soul in Harry's body is also a "weak soul" infected by Slytherin's curse.

so...

"The fear that soul just showed was 'instinct'."

"It's not that Voldemort fears the Dementors, but that Voldemort instinctively fears the very nature of the Dementors?"

This piqued Ryan's interest.

"Professor - you have been studying Dementors for some time. Are you sure of their nature?"

"And what's the so-called 'Dementor's Kiss'? What's the principle behind it? Is it the same as the Killing Curse?"

He asked Snape.

"Elias, I think I must remind you - I am not studying Dementors, I only use them to test potion ingredients..."

After hearing this, Snape frowned and looked at him, saying in a cold voice.

And then, he didn't hide it.

"As for their nature, I can only tell you... Dementors do have the characteristics of a soul—most potion ingredients targeting the soul are effective on them."

He whispered the conclusions he had reached from studying Dementors during this time.

"But... I don't think they're really 'souls'."

Snape said.

"Oh?"

So Ryan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "What do you mean?"

"I remember your speculation—you think Dementors might be the creation of the human soul after some kind of 'transformation'?"

But Snape asked back.

"Yes."

When he said this, Ryan nodded.

"I'm sure that despair and pain can shatter the human soul, and if this despair were to increase dozens or even a hundred times..."

Ever since he first discovered the peculiarity of Dementors, he had always suspected that Dementors might be the product of the transformation of the souls of Muggle sailors after being tortured.

But when Ryan said this, he found that Snape did not speak, but looked at him with a sneer.

"Elias... I guess you rarely torture people."

He sneered and said - after a long time, he seemed to have finally regained the confidence that Ryan had when he first entered school.

"Oh, I'm definitely lacking experience in this area."

After hearing this, Ryan nodded.

He really did torture people very rarely - although Slytherin had taught him many related methods, he had never had much opportunity to practice them.

The main reason is that he is a simple person.

Even when facing a dark wizard, he would usually be very considerate and kill them with a single blow... or leave them to be tortured slowly? His time was precious.

But Snape spoke softly at this moment.

"Even the most severe torture has a limit to the pain it can cause—and that limit is what happened to the Longbottoms."

"Is it going to be ten times more painful than that? A hundred times?"

"Even the most powerful Cruciatus Curse user couldn't do it, Elias—no one can!"

He said so.

Then Ryan also understood what he meant!

The torture that the Longbottoms endured was so severe that their souls were shattered.

but...

"How can one torture someone into feeling ten or a hundred times more desperate than this?"

And just as Snape said.

"Can't do it!"

If a person's soul is shattered when despair reaches 100, then no matter how painful the torture is, it will not make the despair reach 10000... because the shattered soul will no longer have any cognition of "despair" and "pain".

so...

"It's not just torture, Elias."

Snape said softly.

"It's something even more terrifying—a power far deeper than despair and pain!"

He could even almost guess the characteristics of that power.

“It is not intense, it does not bring a short, intense pain, but it is long-lasting—it slowly seeps in, slowly corrupts everything…”

“It was not a rainstorm that destroyed the soul instantly, but a dampness that was a slow decay.”

"That power caused some kind of qualitative change in the souls of those Muggle sailors - and thus the Dementors were born."

Hear this.

Ryan was in awe.

"You are quite the expert at torturing people, Professor Snape."

He sighed, then silently took out a crystal ball from his sleeve.

"I believe that if Ms. Lily sees this video after returning, she will definitely applaud your professionalism!"

"By the way—I imagine she'll also wonder if you're using this torture skill on Harry?"

Snape: "..."

He swore - Voldemort might not be a human, but Ryan Elias was a real dog!

"You seem to be cursing me in your heart? I feel it... Oh, maybe I should really keep this crystal ball..."

"Shut up, Elias!"

So Snape finally got angry and said: "Give it to me...what do you want to do?"

"It's like this, Professor—Professor Dumbledore has been keeping a close watch on me lately. He seems to have mistakenly thought I was trying to steal the candy box he kept in the seventh compartment behind his desk... By the way, I heard from someone who knows the secret that the password to that compartment is 'caution'."

"Of course, I have no interest in limited-edition candies, nor have I ever thought of bringing them back to the orphanage to share with my friends during the summer vacation, but I thought... maybe you would be interested in this?"

"..."

"Oh, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

"...Tomorrow, I will visit Dumbledore."

"great."

As a result, both the host and the guests were happy in the Potions Office.