Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

The information Tamh brought was certainly important to Ryan.

He knew that there were still secrets hidden in Hogwarts Castle - after all, just talking about the treasures left by the four giants, he had only found one so far.

So, the fact that there is magic similar to that of Ravenclaw within the castle is not surprising in itself.

Quite the opposite.

In comparison, what Tamh said is more worthy of attention, but the basilisk's instinctive feeling.

It felt that the magic was familiar and different from Ravenclaw's true magic. At the same time, it was certain that the magic was constantly moving - which meant that the one carrying the magic might be a living being.

"Is it another creature similar to Friday? Did the Ravenclaw teacher also leave one for me?"

Ryan muttered in his heart.

But it is obvious that guessing will not produce any results.

So he just kept this matter to himself and returned to the dormitory.

The next morning, Ryan left the dormitory and went to the Transfiguration classroom.

He had chosen the Gryffindor timetable again this week, so when he arrived at the Transfiguration classroom, he saw Harry, Hermione and Ron greeting him.

"Ryan, this way!"

When Ryan sat down next to them with a smile, he found that there was a little witch sitting next to Hermione.

Ryan recognized the person - it was her roommate 'Lavender Brown'.

This surprised Ryan - because although he knew this little witch, he rarely hung out with Hermione.

Not to mention that at this moment, the little witch was looking at Ryan hesitantly.

"I guess... you want to ask about the Pavatu Club?"

So Ryan asked first.

He had already guessed the reason for the other party's attitude.

Most likely, she was here for the Pavatu Club, just like Marietta that Cedric mentioned earlier.

"Yeah, that's right."

Seeing that Lavender was still hesitant, Ron said casually, "Lavender said she also wants to join the Pavatto Club, so she asked Hermione to ask you about the club's entrance test. She feels a little embarrassed... But as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

He was a little excited.

"Who wouldn't want to join the Pavatu Club? You have no idea how crazy the news is right now. I saw a news report in the Daily Prophet a while ago. It said that some wizards would rather pay money to go back to Hogwarts to study again... Some people have already offered high prices for Pavatu Club members, hoping that they can go out to work after graduation."

Speaking of this, Ron was obviously a little yearning.

Ryan was not surprised when he heard this.

In fact, he had also heard about the recent popularity of the Pavatu Club.

"Speaking of which..."

When talking about this, Ron looked at Ryan curiously.

"Ryan, regarding the specific test process - can you reveal..."

"Oh, no."

Ryan decisively refused.

He simply said, "I can only tell you that the club's entrance exam will be held next week. The exam is very complicated—in more ways than one."

"But Harry and I..."

But Ron was a little embarrassed: "You know, our results are not ideal."

"not ideal?"

Ryan glanced at the other person and wanted to say that even though you performed above your level at the end of last school year, your results were far more than just 'unsatisfactory'.

However, considering that they were all friends after all, he finally kept his mouth shut.

"Grades are only one aspect of the assessment. I'm not in a position to disclose the specifics, but I can tell you... anyone with outstanding talent and gifts in any area is eligible to join the Pavatu Club."

he said softly.

"Just like the four giants in myth and legend—anyone with any light in their hearts is qualified to receive their support."

"Of course, students who meet the academic requirements will receive invitations to the club, and the remaining invitations will need to be won through tests."

He said so, so Ron didn't ask any more questions.

On the other hand, Harry said curiously, "I heard that the confirmed club members include Hermione, Cedric, and Fred?"

"That's right—besides them, there are some others...like Qiu and Senior Wood."

Ryan didn't hide this.

It's certainly not surprising that Qiu Zhang, Cedric, and Hermione were selected for the club's list - apart from Ryan, they are the best little wizards in their grade.

"As for Fred and George, they were chosen for their outstanding achievements in alchemy."

Harry naturally had no objection to Ryan's words.

The Gemini's talent in alchemy is almost visible to the naked eye - their highly creative prank props have even surpassed many young wizards who are about to graduate from seventh grade in terms of creativity and use of magic.

but...

"Senior Wood?"

Harry was a little confused when he heard the name.

Just as mentioned before.

Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, is known as the 'Earthbinder of the Quidditch Pitch'.

He is recognized as the number one Quidditch fanatic in the entire school. Apart from attending classes, he spends almost all of his spare time on Quidditch.

As a member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry was naturally most aware of his senior's exaggerated obsession with Quidditch.

The most well-known joke within the Gryffindor Quidditch team was about Wood.

"If Mr. Wood dies one day, he will definitely become a ghost, and his nickname will be 'Wood who almost won the championship.'"

"He would wander around the Quidditch pitch, urging every generation of Gryffindor wizards to join the Quidditch team... Once you join, he would remind you in the early hours of every training day that it's time to practice."

The developers of this joke are naturally two Weasleys who wish to remain anonymous, and everyone agrees on how Wood died - he must have died accidentally while performing a difficult Quidditch move.

What is even more incomprehensible is that Wood himself seemed quite satisfied when he heard the joke.

"That's definitely one of the ways I'd most like to die, second only to 'dying of excitement after winning the Quidditch World Championship.'"

So it was naturally difficult for Harry to understand why this Quidditch fanatic would join the Pavatto Club?

"It was Professor McGonagall who suggested it."

Ryan said calmly, "The Pavatu Club teaches some ancient and unique ways of exercising. It can help wizards gain better speed, coordination, and balance. Professor McGonagall believes that will be of great help to Quidditch players."

"And Senior Wood was able to join the Pavatu Club precisely because of his outstanding Quidditch skills... This is also the club's standard for selecting members—they must be outstanding in some aspect, no matter which one."

He said this and then glanced at Lavender.

He then added, "I'm not being deliberately difficult. It's just that practicing ancient magic and learning related knowledge is very dangerous. I don't want to exaggerate, but it's truly something only outstanding young wizards can access. Even among this group of people who passed the club's assessment, only a few can truly master meditation and other methods."

After seeing Ryan's expression and hearing his words, Hermione was silent for a moment.

She was smart, so she could hear Ryan's subtext.

obviously.

After studying together for a year last year, the young wizards at this level are actually quite familiar with each other.

So both Ryan and Hermione knew Lavender inside and out.

This little witch is not a bad person and has a good personality, but she is a little vain, which is manifested in her tendency to get close to little wizards with good looks and good family background.

But her grades are not good, because her personality is somewhat insecure and weak, and she is easily nervous... Ryan believes that this may be due to her family. Her parents are probably people who pay more attention to appearances.

Simply put, she was mediocre.

Both Hermione and Ryan knew this, and Ryan obviously did not think highly of her joining the Pavatto Club.

"I see."

Hermione didn't say much - she certainly didn't intend to embarrass Ryan, but she also didn't want to hurt her friend's fragile heart.

Coincidentally, Professor McGonagall was walking in from outside the classroom at this moment.

"Okay, enough small talk—get your textbooks out. Today we're going to learn how to make water appear in a cup..."

The first class of the new semester has begun.

The course itself was obviously not difficult at all for Ryan, and Professor McGonagall was obviously well aware of this.

So at the beginning of the class, when Professor McGonagall saw Ryan casually fill the glass in front of him with black bubbly liquid and drink it down in one gulp, she almost didn't even blink.

"Excellent transfiguration, Mr. Elias—but the subsequent demonstration was less than stellar."

She waved her wand. "According to Gamp's Law of Transfiguration, a wizard cannot conjure food directly. Any food conjured remains essentially unchanged—it cannot be eaten. A spell to conjure water, wine, or other beverages essentially merely transfers them from elsewhere."

"Mr. Elias obviously brought this Muggle drink with him... Ryan, get up and assist me in teaching and help me keep an eye on your classmates."

So next, Ryan's identity changed from a little wizard to an 'assistant professor' who assisted Professor McGonagall in teaching.

He was not surprised by this because the professors had written to him to inform him during the summer vacation.

Since he will be mainly responsible for teaching the Pavatu Club next semester, this club is essentially equivalent to a new course at Hogwarts - in fact, its influence is much greater than that of normal elective courses!

So the professors thought that he should perhaps adapt in advance.

So starting this semester, for almost all courses except Defense Against the Dark Arts, professors would let Ryan serve as a teaching assistant whenever possible - they knew very well that they had nothing to teach Ryan.

Ryan himself obviously didn't need to adapt - he had done this work a lot in the early years of Hogwarts.

Soon, the first class of this semester ended successfully.

but...

"Lian, come with me."

Before leaving, Professor McGonagall called Ryan.

When the two returned to the Transfiguration office, Professor McGonagall got straight to the point.