Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

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Cedric still remembered the box, which looked very old.

"Is that the material you obtained from the Hufflepuff hoard? The hair of a powerful, noble magical creature?"

Cedric couldn't help but ask.

Then he noticed that the white cat on Ryan's shoulder was looking at him.

"Meow!"

Its mood seemed to suddenly become good again - the little master's friend still has good taste.

That's right! Powerful, noble...that's the most fitting description for the great Lord Friday!

"Oh yes."

Ryan's expression remained unchanged: "That's obviously the case..."

However, when Ryan thought about the "powerful and noble magical creature" being squeezed and kneaded by a group of children from an orphanage this morning and crying for help, he decided to skip the topic.

"Aren't you going in with Mr. Ollivander?"

he asked curiously.

"Oh, no."

Cedric shook his head.

"I'm just an apprentice, not yet a true disciple of Mr. Ollivander... That room is the workshop of the true Ollivander's inherited wand maker. I can't go in there."

His words were spoken calmly.

Although he was also very curious about what kind of magical animal hair was in the box that Ryan had just taken out - he had only vaguely seen that it was a very long white hair, which seemed to belong to some huge magical animal.

But judging from Mr. Ollivander's expression, he almost fainted again after giving it a quick inspection.

"I think there might be a chance—your wand..."

Cedric said happily.

He was genuinely happy for Ryan.

But at this moment, Ryan shook his head: "Speaking of this... I have to say sorry to you - I originally agreed to let you complete my wand..."

He said with some embarrassment.

They had originally agreed that if there was a chance in the future, Cedric would complete his wand.

But Ryan didn't expect that the opportunity would come so quickly.

And it is obvious that now this opportunity is likely to belong to Mr. Ollivander.

"Oh, Ryan."

But upon hearing this, Cedric smiled even more happily.

"Mr. Ollivander is my teacher, and you are my friend... I would be very happy if your wand was repaired by Mr. Ollivander."

He is very sunny.

True.

Of course, he would regret missing out on such an opportunity - any wand maker would desire the honor of personally completing one of the greatest wands in history.

But at the same time, as he said.

He was also genuinely happy for his teacher and friend - for a kind and loyal person, these two things were not contradictory.

And there is no doubt about it.

Cedric Diggory was a kind and loyal soul.

But at this moment...

"boom!"

At the end of the room, the wooden door of the Wand Workshop opened.

Mr. Ollivander came out in a hurry, almost tripping over a wand-box on a low shelf.

“Incredible, incredible…”

he said excitedly.

"Ryan—that hair you took out...what magical animal's hair is that? Is it a Hufflepuff creation?"

He obviously had the same idea as Cedric, and Ryan naturally did not deny it.

"how was it?"

He was just asking Mr. Ollivander, and he was also a little curious.

That's right.

After realizing that to complete his wand, the core needed must be a 'combination of the characteristics of all magical animals'.

Ryan vaguely understood that the material of his wand core might be Friday's hair.

"The material of the wand is a collection of magical plants left by the Hufflepuff teachers."

"The core material of the wand is the magical creature left by Mr. Slytherin."

Ryan thought this made sense.

And this is indeed the case.

"Very close... The magic contained within that hair... is very powerful."

Mr. Ollivander also nodded deeply.

"The hair has the fiery heat and crackle of a fire dragon's Achilles tendon, the celestial magic of a thunderbird, and the magical properties of a kelpie's constant shapeshifting—incredible. A wand made from this hair will definitely greatly enhance the effectiveness of black magic, celestial spells, and transfiguration."

He kept talking and praising Friday's fur - this obviously pleased the white cat very much, and it nodded with satisfaction.

But at this moment, Ryan frowned slightly.

Because he had noticed Mr. Ollivander's initial assessment.

Mr. Ollivander's assessment of Friday's hair as a suitable material for his wand core was 'very close'.

Close, that means... not yet.

And this is indeed the case.

The next moment, Mr. Ollivander changed the subject.

"but..."

He said regretfully, "Ryan, I'm afraid I need to tell you that this kind of hair still cannot be used as the material for your wand."

"It's still immature, still not strong enough... I can sense that this hair may still have great potential, but it's obvious—its owner is still too young."

"Young?"

Ryan raised his brow.

"Yeah yeah."

Mr. Ollivander nodded. "I'm not an expert on magical creatures, Ryan... but I can tell the life force of a wand's material."

"Young magical animals and adult magical animals—perhaps from the outside, the difference in the fur they provide isn't that big, but in reality, it's quite different."

"And the magic of this hair you've got still has a lot of room to grow—it's not yet an adult, Ryan...it's not complete."

His comments obviously made Friday unhappy.

However, at this moment, Ryan looked at his white cat.

In his mind, he also recalled the basilisk Tamh's comments about Friday.

Its statement was similar to Mr. Ollivander's - it mentioned that Friday had been constantly absorbing the surrounding magic to grow since its birth.

And to this day, it is still growing without any sign of stopping.

As for its growth cycle, even the basilisk cannot make an accurate judgment.

But Ryan knew that it would be a long time before Friday was fully mature.

"So... it can't serve as my wand core?"

"There is no way."

Mr. Ollivander said regretfully.

"...All right."