Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Are you ready for the entrance test for the Pavatu Club?"

"Ah."

Ryan nodded.

"Can I ask in advance what the test will be about?"

Professor McGonagall nodded, and then asked with some curiosity.

That's right.

Although the professors are nominally professors of the Pavatu Club.

But in reality, Ryan is responsible for everything in the club.

Ryan is solely responsible for the selection and assessment of club personnel.

So even Professor McGonagall was actually very curious about how Ryan would test the young wizards.

"Oh, I'm afraid that won't work, Professor—you know, I have to be fair."

Ryan was serious and gave the same response as he had given to Ron.

He attaches great importance to the Pavatu Club and the assessment content he prepared is also very unique.

But he obviously didn't intend to tell anyone.

"Ok."

Professor McGonagall's own personality also meant that she would not ask any more questions after hearing Ryan's words.

So at this moment, she nodded and reminded, "But I have to tell you, almost all professors will go to the examination site."

"I know, Professor."

Ryan was obviously prepared for this.

So, Professor McGonagall nodded again.

"Besides the Pavatu Club, regarding the Animagus training—when do you plan to start?"

She turned the conversation back to the second question.

That's right, Ryan had expressed to her that he wanted to practice Animagus since last school year, and she naturally agreed.

"Um..."

After hearing this question, Ryan naturally began to think about it.

Of course he had to learn about Animagus - especially after determining that the nature of Friday's ability might be an extremely special kind of Animagus.

However, the practice of Animagus itself has many limitations.

For example, he needs to hold a single leaf of mandrake in his mouth for at least one month without spitting it out or swallowing it.

This means that he will have difficulty speaking during that period.

In addition, the subsequent preparations required are also very complicated.

so...

"Let's wait until the assessment of the Pavatu Club is over."

Ryan made a decision.

Professor McGonagall naturally wouldn't have any objections.

After the Transfiguration class in the morning, the Charms class and Herbology class in the afternoon went on without any incidents.

The only thing that made Ryan feel a little weird was the Charms class he took with the Slytherin students. Draco Malfoy, who always performed well in this class, made a very basic mistake in casting a spell and almost hit Goyle on the head. Fortunately, Professor Flitwick reacted in time to avoid a disaster.

And when Ryan looked at Draco Malfoy, he saw that the young wizard was obviously distracted.

In addition, when he noticed Ryan's observation, his face turned inexplicably pale.

This struck Ryan as rather odd.

Of course, due to what happened in Diagon Alley not long ago, most of the young wizards in the Snake House would show similar expressions of fear or anger when they saw him this semester.

So Ryan was used to it - it gave him a headache, but he could do nothing about it.

But he didn't have time to dwell on this matter.

Because, the first class the next morning... was the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class of the school year.

And as far as Ryan knew, the person in charge of teaching them this week was none other than old Barty Crouch!

So, the next day.

As usual, Ryan arrived at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom very early.

When he entered the classroom...

"Sparkling?"

He saw the house-elf Winky busy at work.

"oh oh!"

When Winky saw Ryan, he quickly bowed and said, "Great Mr. Elias! Nice to meet you!"

Like the other house-elves, she showed great admiration for Ryan.

"What are you doing?"

Ryan glanced at the other party and found that there were a lot of bottles and jars floating around the house elf.

Leading the way were balls of pitch-black, constantly flowing magic.

"dark magic?"

Ryan frowned.

"Yes - these are the ones the master got from the dark wizards imprisoned by the Ministry of Magic. They contain some malicious dark magic... They will be teaching aids for the master's first lesson."

Twinkle said so.

"Teaching aids?"

After hearing this, Ryan raised his eyebrows: "It's a very creative idea."

The magic power of black magic itself is harmful to a certain extent, which is why ordinary wizards will become gloomy as long as they study black magic.

There are even some extremely malicious black magics, and just the research and basic magic power alone is enough to hurt people.

But at the same time, the magic power of black magic itself is also a common means of detecting and judging whether a wizard is a dark wizard - for most dark wizards who are not powerful enough, their identities can almost be seen at a glance through magic.

For young wizards, experiencing the power of black magic is obviously a good start to the school year.

This was obviously a teaching plan that only someone like Barty Crouch Sr., who had fought against dark wizards for many years, could come up with.

In addition, this course is fully in line with the current level of the young wizards in Hogwarts - due to the constant replacement of Defense Against the Dark Arts professors over the years, the young wizards' Defense Against the Dark Arts level is very poor.

It is too dangerous for them to face the dark creatures directly, and reading from the textbook is too boring.

And the intensity of the magic that allows them to know and come into contact with dark wizards is just right.

"What about these?"

But then, Ryan looked at the remaining bottles and jars.

With his knowledge, he could naturally recognize the contents of those jars: "Sap of the Guardian Tree, branches of the Invisible Willow, feathers of the Glowing Bird..."

As he spoke, he looked around the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

At this moment, the professor's entire surroundings were covered with the juice, and the curtains were also covered with a layer of invisible willow branches - the house-elf in front of him was obviously busy with this.

"Um..."

After hearing his words, Shanshan indeed began to stammer.

"The sap of the guardian tree can suppress dark magic. The master believes that... if they are applied near the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, it can ensure the safety of the young wizards. After all, even if it's just the magic of dark wizards, it's still dark magic."

"Oh, that sounds cautious."

Ryan said softly.

He looked at the house-elf in front of him.

As a result, Shanshan became visibly flustered.

But at this moment...

"The enemy could be anywhere—"

came the voice.

Ryan looked up and saw old Barty Crouch walking out of the room on the stairs behind the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom - that was the office of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

"No matter where we are, we must always remain vigilant... Alastor and I both agree."

Old Batty looked at Ryan.

"What do you think, Elias?"

"of course."

Ryan glanced at him and said, "Professor Crouch, vigilance is certainly necessary."

He said so.

But he was very clear in his mind that what old Batty was doing at this time was not normal.

The feathers of the Luminous Bird can illuminate all hidden things, and the branches of the Invisible Willow can hide from malicious prying eyes... What he set up in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office is not just for teaching.

He made this place more like a fortress.

"Is he hiding something here? Or is he really that worried about an attack from dark wizards?"

Ryan didn't understand.

But he could obviously see that even if he asked old Batty he probably wouldn't tell him.

so...

"I heard that Minerva and the others have asked you to be their teaching assistant this year. Perhaps you would be willing to help me?"

Batty Sr. said seriously, "I have no experience in this area."