Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"I've heard that the goblin duke of England is called 'Duke Eugene'?"

"Oh, yes... His Excellency Eugene the Emerald Duke."

The goblin said respectfully.

"I understand."

Ryan replied softly.

That's right.

After learning about the situation in the Fairy Kingdom from Hermione, he also took the time to carefully review the relevant information.

As Hermione had previously found out, the Goblin Kingdom had already fallen apart hundreds of years ago - the reason was because the last Goblin King, Ragnak I, lost the Crown of Alondil, the goblin clan's treasure.

Without this treasure that could rule all goblins, the Goblin King became a thing of the past.

The fairy kingdom was divided into four parts and eventually became four large tribes.

They established Gringotts and their respective goblin tribes in America, Asia, Europe and Africa, and their rulers were four 'goblin dukes'.

Although these four dukes are far from having the absolute dominance of the goblin king over the goblins, they are also the leaders of the goblin clan today.

The Fairy Duke of Europe is named Eugene Emerald.

So, Ryan began to try to analyze the known intelligence.

"After I left a thousand years ago, the Gryffindor teachers... well, perhaps three other teachers had visited the Goblin Kingdom at least once. Poor King Ragnark I built Gringotts for this reason and left me Vault 000."

"Afterwards, the Gryffindor teacher went to the Goblin Kingdom alone at least once...after the funeral of the Ravenclaw teacher."

"And the Crown of Arondil was also lost in the hands of Ragnark I. Although it's not very polite to the teachers, I tend to think that a teacher took it away to threaten the goblin king... The only one who could do such a thing is either a Gryffindor teacher or a Slytherin teacher..."

besides...

"Ragnak I likely signed a contract with the teachers, and the terms of that contract at least included handing over the treasury to me... Beyond that, the Fairy Duke must be the one to tell me."

Ryan thought about this in his mind, and then looked at the fairy in front of him.

"I want to see His Excellency the Fairy Duke... Can you contact him?"

"Ah I?"

Then, the goblin became visibly embarrassed.

"His Excellency the Duke is very busy. He has countless big businesses to attend to and rarely leaves the Fairy Tribe... Of course, it's impossible for me to meet him..."

"Then you can pass the message to Neil for me and ask him to pass it on for me."

Ryan said calmly, "He was transferred out of Gringotts, so he must have returned to the goblin tribe, right?"

"Yes... yes, but he is also of high status now..."

The goblin seemed to be gritting his teeth.

And Ryan knew very well that among the fairies, a high status meant possessing a sufficient amount of Galleons.

Wealth is everything, this is the rule of goblin society.

so...

"Once the deed is done, I will deposit a large number of Galleons into the vault—with you as the agent."

Ryan said softly.

Then he heard the deafening greed of the goblin in front of him.

"I will do my best to complete the mission, great Lord Elias!"

So Ryan left Gringotts.

While he continued to think about the Fairy Kingdom and the Big Four, he wandered around Diagon Alley - it was still early and he was in no hurry to return to the orphanage.

At least finish this ice cream first and then buy another one.

While walking, he soon passed by Flourish and Blotts Bookstore - this was the beginning of all the conspiracies of the previous school year.

At this moment, the clerk Mr. Julius was not in a hurry outside the store like last time.

Instead, he's putting up an ever-changing billboard in front of his store.

Gilderoy Lockhart, winner of the Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the League Against the Dark Arts, and five-time recipient of the Witch Weekly Most Charming Smile Award, will hold a book signing event soon.

On the billboard, a handsome wizard wearing a purple wizard robe and with wavy blond hair was stroking his hair slightly and smiling at Ryan.

To be honest, he is really handsome and has a good temperament.

But those white teeth that seemed to have been polished, the half-closed blue eyes, and the overly standard smile made Ryan feel a little... greasy and hypocritical.

Below the billboard is the date of the event and the name of the new book.

[Exploring Ancient Ruins with the Forest Elves — August 8.29th, Flourish and Blotts Books, meet you with a charming smile]

"Gilderoy Lockhart..."

Ryan certainly remembered the name.

A well-known writer, said to be an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts Ravenclaw, he has read many of the other's works.

"Walking with Vampires", "Magic Me", "Traveling with Ghouls", "Breaking with the Female Ghost" - even Ryan had to sigh that the content of the other party's books was very well written.

He seems to have had adventures all over the world and encountered many wonderful and interesting experiences.

Some of the details are described very realistically, and the use of magic and knowledge is also meaningful. Many of them even remind Ryan of his travels around the world with the Big Four.

The only problem is that the other person's books are always mixed with some self-boasting...which always makes Ryan feel weird when reading them.

"But it seems that the inappropriate boasting in his books is the part that best fits his temperament... That's normal, as outstanding wizards always have more or less unique personalities."

Ryan muttered to himself, secretly noting down the time when the other party's new book would be released - he didn't mind reading a good book as soon as possible, and even planned to bring a copy for Hermione, who was a fan of Lockhart.

After passing by Flourish and Blotts, he then passed by the Quidditch Boutique.

Then...

"Ryan!?"

He heard a surprised call.

He turned around and saw the handsome little wizard Cedric Diggory waving at him with a delighted look on his face.

The latter was holding a wooden box in his hand and a book in his right hand that seemed to have just been bought from the store.

"I didn't know Quidditch Boutique sold books?"

Ryan smiled and high-fived Cedric.

"Of course they do—they sell everything Quidditch-related... like this new book, 'Quidditch Training: Facing Your Fears,' by Petrova Bokov."

Cedric raised the book in his hand.

And Ryan really saw that on the cover of the book was a heroic female Quidditch player, diving vertically towards the ground from a high altitude!

"cool!"

Ryan said flatteringly, "It sounds like a lady's name?"

"Yeah, she's a fantastic Chaser... I mean, probably one of the best ever."

Cedric was excited.

As Hufflepuff's Seeker and a close friend of the Gemini and Cho Chang, he was of course also a Quidditch fan—as passionate as any of his friends.

"Did you see the cover? That's her most famous match—the 1978 Quidditch World Cup against Serbia, where she completed a 310-meter 'acceleration dive'!"

"This move is called the 'Crown of the Brave,' and not many people dare to perform it in actual competition... let alone 310 meters - which is still the record in Quidditch competitions..."

He said so.

Although Ryan didn't quite understand, he didn't spoil his fun and expressed a little surprise.

However, Cedric is obviously a young wizard with high emotional intelligence.

Knowing that Ryan was not very good at Quidditch, he didn't say much and just quickly changed the subject.

"I didn't expect to see you in Diagon Alley today—what are you doing here?"

he asked curiously.

"Oh... nothing, just came to hang out - ahem... Ced, how about you?"

Ryan was a little embarrassed and didn't feel comfortable saying that he came to buy dessert.

"Me? I told you already—I'm Mr. Ollivander's apprentice."

Cedric raised the box in his hand.

Then Ryan saw the words "Wand Making Tools - Cedric Diggory" marked on the box.

In addition, Ryan saw a note stuck on it.

[Remember to buy your father a new drink from Florin’s Cold Drink Shop]

It was clear that Cedric was close to his father - and Ryan felt that he and Mr. Amos, whom he had never met, might have a lot in common.

"Will you come with me to the wand shop? Mr. Ollivander would surely like to see you."

Cedric invited.

"Oh... Is this convenient? The shop is still open now, right? And you're going there to be an apprentice. As far as I know... Ollivander's wand-making skills are a secret?"

Ryan hesitated.

"rest assured."

Cedric waved his hand and said, "I still have some respect with Mr. Ollivander."

So, ten minutes later.

"Sed, what are you doing? Go and pour tea for Mr. Elias."

"Open? What do you mean open? Isn't the closed sign over there? Go hang it up!"

It turns out that Cedric might have a bit of a reputation with Mr. Ollivander, the master wand maker.

But it is unlikely that he really has much face.

At least his reputation was definitely not as great as Ryan's - anyway, Cedric never knew that Ollivander's Wand Shop actually had tea and sofas to entertain guests.