Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

This was something he had guessed at the time.

He just didn't point it out at the time.

The reason is very simple.

Although he and Dumbledore had tacitly agreed that Sirius was going to escape from prison, the situation had not been made clear after all - with Sirius's reckless character, it was impossible for him and Dumbledore to tell him the plan and the current situation.

They had no plans to ask Sirius to do anything.

So at this time, it was the best choice for Sirius to just wander around outside - there was no need for Ryan to point out his existence and provoke him and Harry to do something irrational.

So compared to Sirius, what Ryan wanted to talk about was actually the relationship between Caractacus Burke, the owner of Borgin and Burke's, and Voldemort.

And there is no doubt about it.

After hearing that Voldemort had worked for Caractacus Burke and hearing possible information about Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes.

Dumbledore also stood up in an instant.

"Great, great, Ryan."

At this moment, the old wizard's words were filled with excitement that was rarely concealed.

"Tom's Horcruxes... there are six in total, all confirmed - this is the best news I've heard recently, Ryan."

"It's just a guess, it may not be accurate."

Ryan is very rigorous.

His ideas about the locket and the golden cup were just speculation.

But Dumbledore was certain: "No, Ryan, that's them - Tom is that kind of person."

"He longs for glory, longs for a sense of commemoration, longs to show off his achievements... Now that he has them, he will definitely use them as his Horcruxes."

He said: "Unless his soul is completely replaced by another person, the result will inevitably be like this."

Ryan naturally trusted the old wizard's judgment.

Dumbledore then spoke of Caractacus Burke.

As it should be, Dumbledore knew about this master of the Dark Arts.

This is not surprising - judging from their ages, Dumbledore has probably not only seen most of the contemporary masters of dark magic, but may even have beaten them.

"His attainments in soul magic and curse magic are indeed profound... and his mind is firm, and he will not be bewitched by external things."

Dumbledore commented on Caractacus Burke.

"He went deep into the field of dark magic, but it was rare that he didn't do too much evil - even in Gellert... during some chaotic times, he was always relatively cautious."

"His shop in Knockturn Alley is the heart of Knockturn Alley..."

Dumbledore pointed out subtly.

And Ryan could also understand what he meant - the existence of Borgin and Burke's in Knockturn Alley was probably tacitly acknowledged by the Ministry of Magic.

Even based on what Ryan saw and heard in Knockturn Alley, Caractacus Burke was largely responsible for managing Knockturn Alley on behalf of the Ministry of Magic.

After all, Ryan knew it very well.

Dark wizards also have their own needs - instead of letting them grow wildly and develop at will, it would be better for the Ministry of Magic to create a controllable area for them to operate.

Knockturn Alley is clearly such an area.

Dark magic masters like Caractacus Burke, who have powerful magical powers and attainments but are not very dangerous, have a tacit understanding with the Ministry of Magic.

And Dumbledore even mentioned an old piece of gossip.

"Caractacus was Amando's student. They had a good relationship - Amando even gave Caractacus a lot of things, but the two fell out for some reason."

Ryan was quite surprised to hear this.

Because he had read the memories of Caractacus Bock - although he did not finish reading them due to limited time, he really did not see any content related to the former principal Armando Apep in them.

"He cleared the relevant memories?"

Ryan was a little curious about what they had fallen out about.

But it was obvious that he only thought about it for a moment and then it passed.

After explaining his situation in Knockturn Alley and exchanging information with Dumbledore.

Ryan left the principal's office.

Before leaving, he could still hear Headmaster Phineas talking to Dumbledore: "Albus! Tell me, what did that kid say? Did he kill Sirius? Speak up! Speak up!"

"Oh, that's a secret, Phineas."

"you****!"

Ryan was very satisfied with Principal Phineas's angry wizard curse.

However, he did not stay for long, but quickly went to the Transfiguration Office and the Potions Office again - he, Professor McGonagall and the list of members of the Pavatto Club needed to be sorted out, and at the same time, he had to discuss the Animagus training. In addition, the discussion with Snape about the Soul Radiance Potion naturally could not be neglected.

This resulted in it being completely dark when he returned to the dormitory.

"The recent days have been really fulfilling."

Ryan muttered.

But he obviously didn't expect it.

When he returned to the dormitory, Friday brought him unexpected news.

"Did you find anyone suspicious?"

At this time, Ryan returned to the room and looked at the white cat in front of him with a puzzled look.

"Meow!"

Friday meowed, then pointed to the parchment map in front of it.

That's the Marauder's Map.

Chapter 173 For the glory of the Crouch family, you must always be prepared!

That's right.

Just as mentioned before - since I've been very busy recently, the responsibility of observing the Marauder's Map to determine if there is anything abnormal in the castle has been given to the White Cat.

The latter is also very dedicated and responsible. Recently, he has even spent less time hanging out in the castle kitchen every day.

But Ryan really didn't expect that Friday would bring him the news at this moment.

"Draco Malfoy?"

So Ryan asked casually while opening the Marauder's Map.

"Meow!"

The white cat shook his head and pointed to a location on the map.

As a result, Ryan's brows furrowed even more.

Because at this moment, he was very familiar with the location on the Marauder's Map that the white cat pointed to.

"Has anyone entered the Room of Requirement?"

Ryan asked in a low voice.

"who is it?"

After hearing his words, the white cat pointed its ears and meowed twice in a shrill voice.

Then it turned into a serious cat face.

"?"

Ryan didn't quite understand his cat's abstract performance.

"Meow!"

When Friday saw his confused look, he shouted in dissatisfaction - As my master, how can you be so stupid?

"Don't you want your cat food anymore?"

Ryan threatened his cat coldly: "If you really listened to me, you should have learned to write with your cat's paws by now - now, write their names to me immediately, otherwise you are doomed!"

"...Meow!"

Then Friday's eyes wavered.

It looked at Ryan in disbelief and meowed in dissatisfaction - it was unreasonable to let a cat learn to write!

But just as the man and the cat were arguing.

"Ok?"

Ryan saw out of the corner of his eye that two names suddenly appeared on the Marauder's Map at the location of the Room of Requirement.

【Sparkling】

Barty Crouch

So Ryan naturally understood the meaning of Friday's abstract performance.

"Barty Crouch..."

Ryan murmured the name in a low voice, his tone somewhat complicated.

have to say.

After what happened in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, he had almost dispelled his suspicions about old Barty - although he still had doubts about his son, he was no longer too wary of this majestic and awkward old man.

But now, he did something that made Ryan very suspicious.

"How did he know about the Room of Requirement?"

This problem is obvious and cannot be avoided.

Of course, there are quite a few answers - for example, old Barty, who is also a Hogwarts graduate, may have learned about the existence of the Room of Requirement by chance while studying.

But Ryan knew very well that this possibility certainly existed, but it was very small.

Because the existence of the Room of Requirement is so secretive, even Dumbledore, the headmaster, didn't know about it until Ryan told him.