Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

There was clear worry and sadness in its cry.

"Oh, don't worry...it's still a while, Fox."

Dumbledore said softly.

"Gellert analyzed its effects with me before he left, and Nico's research on Horcruxes also helped me a lot - I can hold on for at least two years... That's enough time for Ryan to grow."

"Wow!"

"No, of course - I'm not giving up on myself, Fox...it's just..."

He patted the old friend in front of him who had followed him for many years.

"Gellert has made his choice, and so have I...Fawkes."

"We all have regrets that must be made up, and we all have a path that must be taken."

Having said this, Dumbledore slowly returned to his desk.

He picked up a candy and put it into his mouth, feeling the joy of the sweetness soaking into his taste buds.

But his memory seemed to go back to the words he heard a year ago in the room where the Mirror of Erised was placed.

"When the time comes, we will achieve everything we want..."

He spoke softly, murmuring the name again.

"Arianna."

Even though it's been a century.

When Albus Dumbledore spoke her name, he still felt the same pain that permeated his soul as when he was eighteen years old.

And the other side.

After chatting with Ryan about Friday, Mr. Newt Scamander left quickly.

"Tina is already urging me to go back as soon as possible. Rolf is also on summer vacation now. I promised him that I would take him to see the bird snake laying eggs..."

His reason seemed official, but Ryan felt that the Master of Magical Beasts was simply afraid that Ms. Pella would come to him to discuss the art of bread making.

After Newt left, Ryan took a considerable amount of time to digest and analyze the information Newt brought.

Especially the part about Friday and the Obscurus—he even used a notebook to analyze it.

First up was Friday—judging by what Newt had said, it still had at least 900 years to grow to maturity.

This long time made Ryan a little puzzled, but then he realized... after obtaining the Seed of Fertility, his lifespan would probably be close to that of the magic plant.

900 years is an almost impossible amount of time for other wizards to cross - even Nicolas Flamel has never experienced such a long life.

But for Ryan, he may really be able to wait.

"Do the teachers expect me to wait 900 years before completing my wand?"

And beyond that, there's the issue of Dementors and Obscures.

Newt's words reminded Ryan of the archway in the Department of Mysteries [Hall of the Dead].

"That door also has an aura similar to that of a Dementor... it can directly infect my soul."

Ryan recalled the scene at that time.

"But now it seems that this 'soul contamination' may be a common trait of all non-beings - at least Dementors and Obscurus."

"If that's the case, then doesn't that mean... the being on the other side of the Veiled Door might also be a 'non-being' similar to the Dementors and the Obscurus?"

This is Ryan's guess.

And it is among these speculations and studies.

8 month 15 day.

"So, you won't go back to the orphanage?"

Ms. Pera and Dean Aisha sent Ryan, who was dragging his luggage, to the door of the welfare home, and around them were children who were reluctant to leave.

Among them, the children who had the best relationship with Friday waved small white objects made of cat hair and shouted "See you next time, Friday" with reluctance on their faces.

"Meow!"

Friday waved his cat paw to greet people, but secretly swore in his heart that even if he had to stay in school alone next year and had no canned cat food to eat, he would never come back with him!

"Yes, I'll go directly from the Burrow... my friend's house, to Platform 9 and 3/4, and then return to school."

Ryan nodded. "After all, running back and forth is really troublesome and attracts attention. Speaking of which, you must keep the things I give you."

"It contains the switch for the constant temperature spell, as well as some alchemical tools... They can ensure your safety. I've written down the instructions for use. You should pay attention to the color of the pendant..."

"As for the gold I asked the fairies to exchange, if you want to exchange it for money, you need to do it slowly... otherwise people will notice..."

He chattered on and on.

"I know, I know."

Dean Elsa and Ms. Perrin felt helpless after hearing this.

Compared to Ryan, who was only a twelve-year-old child, they seemed more like people being taken care of.

But judging from the smiles on their faces at this moment, they were obviously very grateful for Ryan's concern.

"How are you going to get to your friend's house? Or is that the magic that sucks people away like a toilet?"

Ms. Pera asked curiously.

"Yes, the letter Fred sent me contained the teleportation coordinates for the village of Ottery St. Catchpole, and I did intend to go directly there—but the spell wasn't called the Flush Toilet Charm, it was Apparition."

Ryan explained helplessly: "Of course, I have more convenient and comfortable means of transportation."

Afterwards, he said goodbye to everyone in the Silver Linden Tree Welfare Home again.

"Friday."

He shouted softly.

Then the next moment, colorful light emanated from the white cat's body.

The space-time channel appeared in front of Ryan, and Ryan stepped lightly into the channel.

Then... he found himself in a completely new place.

Ryan could see hills and trees in the distance, with smoke rising from cooking fires. There seemed to be a Muggle village over there, probably the Ottery St. Catchpole village that Fred and George often mentioned.

Of course, the Muggle village was clearly not Ryan's destination.

So he quickly looked in another direction.

I saw a crooked building not far away.

It is located next to a lake. It is very tall and huge, with at least four floors. The crooked and war-damaged decoration style makes it look shaky.

The Burrow, the residence of the Weasley family, is a unique building in the entire wizarding world.

There was a small garden surrounded by a fence under the building. Ryan saw a group of small magical creatures in the garden, which seemed to be trying to steal the vegetables in the garden.

"Goblin?"

Ryan raised his eyebrows - the goblins' familiarity and openness made him hesitate whether he should take out his wand.

"Meow!"

But Friday reacted before he did - the white cat meowed at the goblins, and the goblins fled in panic and soon disappeared.

Ryan glared at his white cat after seeing this, but before he could open his mouth to teach it a lesson, he heard a sound coming from the Burrow.

"Who?"

It was a clear and pleasant female voice.

Then, Ryan saw the door of the Burrow opened.

The figure of a little witch appeared in front of him.

She has the Weasleys' signature red hair.

Although she is still very young, you can tell from her face that she is a beauty.

Her face still had the haziness of having just woken up from a long sleep, which made her look quite cute and adorable.

"oh oh..."

And at this moment, after seeing Ryan standing in front of the door.

"Are you... Mr. Ryan Elias?"

She exclaimed, seeming to recognize Ryan.

"Yes."

Ryan nodded gently.

"I guess you must be Ginny Weasley - I heard Ron and Fred mention you, oh, and Percy..."

He smiled at Ginny.

"Yes, it's me."

Ginny seemed very nervous: "Mom and Ron told me that you would come to visit soon...but I didn't expect it...Please, please come in!"

She invited Ryan into the Burrow.

Ryan was observing the situation inside the Burrow.

To be fair, the scene inside the Burrow was actually a bit chaotic.

The whole living room was like a rabbit hole under a dilation spell—the walls were a little askew, but surprisingly, they hadn't collapsed.

A faded red velvet sofa lay in the corner, with springs poking out from the cracks in the sofa.

Opposite the sofa was a fireplace with a fire burning in it.

Ryan suspected that the fireplace was modeled after the Gryffindor common room - because he even saw the same runes above the fireplace as in the Gryffindor common room.

Considering that all the Weasley family members were from Gryffindor without exception, Ryan felt that this guess was very likely to be true.

Then Ryan saw an iron in the corner.

This typical Muggle creation has had its cord and plug cut off and is now automatically ironing clothes.