Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Well, let's go to the professors' offices."

Chapter 178 The First Attack! Ravenclaw Tower!

Colin is missing.

The professors discovered this fact only in the evening of the next day.

The reason was that Colin missed all the classes that day, and his roommates found that he did not show up in the morning, during lunch break, and after class in the evening.

And after questioning, they confirmed Colin's disappearance.

The disappearance of a first-year wizard in the castle was undoubtedly a really big event.

At least almost all the professors in the entire castle were alarmed.

Especially when you know that Voldemort's minions should be hiding in the castle.

And the same is true for Ryan.

He joined Colin's search as soon as possible and soon found some clues with the professors.

"Ms. Aisni, you are sure you saw Colin last night, right?"

"Oh... I don't remember the student's face, I'm just a picture, but I remember what you said, that little glowing thing - it was a Muggle artifact, right? What did you say it was called?"

"Camera, ma'am."

Ryan's words were stern.

After bidding farewell to the magical painting called "Esni and the Lounge Chair", Ryan and the professors cast a tracking spell.

Then, they really saw the illusory footprints belonging to Colin.

but...

"Disappeared."

As they followed the traces all the way down from the seventh floor to the second floor.

They saw that the traces of the footprints had vanished.

Dumbledore, the leader, first checked the situation nearby and finally came to a conclusion.

"Someone has wiped out all traces of this area...very sophisticated, leaving no clues."

he sighed.

"He even erased the smell from around here."

Such words made the professors feel depressed.

And Ryan naturally understood what it meant.

If we can still find traces of Colin nearby, then the situation may be okay - Colin may just be trapped in a secret passage, or accidentally fell into a hidden corner. In short, we can probably find him.

But now, someone nearby has manually erased all traces of Colin.

This is a big problem - it means that Colin’s disappearance was not an accident, but man-made!

Moreover, the other party's method of erasing traces was obviously extremely sophisticated, so much so that even Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh.

The key is...

"Erase the smell..."

This made Ryan think of Newt's method in the Department of Mysteries - he used the magical ability of the long-nosed sea lion that he possessed to assist the effect of the tracking spell through his sense of smell.

In Ryan's opinion, the arrangements made by the attackers this time were almost all aimed at this kind of method.

"Is it a coincidence?"

Ryan thought to himself.

But obviously, no one could answer him.

After Dumbledore was sure that even he could not find any clues from the completely destroyed surroundings.

The professors began to reason spontaneously.

"Second floor... Professor Crouch, what do you think?"

Professor McGonagall now turned to ask old Barty who had come with them - this former head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was obviously the most worthy 'professional' on the scene at this time.

And old Batty obviously does have great insights.

"There are many ways for an adult wizard to attack a child wizard. There was no need for him to choose this area—the second floor of the castle, where there are quite a few people."

"So, this was likely a chance encounter that led to the attack... Mr. Colin Creevey passed by here and discovered the attacker's traces, which directly led to the attack."

Old Batty said this, and almost everyone who heard it thought it made sense.

"But if that's the case, there's no reason for him to let Colin 'disappear' - it would just give him away, wouldn't it?"

Professor Flitwick now raised another question.

"A Memory Charm will do the trick – there's no way the little wizards can defend themselves against it."

"But the Oblivion Charm will leave traces, Filius."

Old Barty said, "And it just so happens that I have set up magical restrictions in the dark corners of every floor of the castle and in every classroom. These can detect spells like the Oblivion Curse and the Imperius Curse."

"Obviously, the attacker was aware of this... so instead of using the Oblivion Spell, he opted for something more drastic."

Old Crouch said solemnly.

"What!? Aren't they just at the castle entrances..."

The other professors were obviously surprised by what Crouch said - they had always thought that the security inspections carried out by Crouch were just routine inspections once a month, but they had not expected that Crouch had secretly set up security measures on every floor of the castle.

And what’s more important is that - according to old Crouch, the attacker actually discovered this.

At this moment, old Crouch said as he led everyone to a corner on the second floor.

He opened a hidden lamp, and then Ryan saw the exquisite alchemical mechanism hidden in the lamp.

"The 'Charm Detection Device' produced by the German Ministry of Magic can detect most dark magic and malicious spells."

Crouch Sr. explained.

Then he waved his wand, and everyone saw flashing magical formations in the device.

"Cleaning spell...destruction of traces...and...fainting?"

Ryan naturally saw the origin of these spells very easily.

"That's good news - Mr. Colin Creevey is at least still alive."

Barty Crouch Sr. analyzed: "The attacker knocked him out with a Stunning Spell, but obviously didn't kill him... He was just kidnapped."

This sounds strange, but it is true.

At least the professors breathed a sigh of relief - as long as the person was still alive, there would always be a way out.

Next, the professors began to study how to find Colin's whereabouts, and at the same time inform Colin's parents of the situation, as well as the relevant situation of the Ministry of Magic.

But Ryan obviously didn't care about these contents.

So he simply excused himself from the group and headed to the Gryffindor common room.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the common room, he found Harry, Hermione and Ron already sitting in front of the fireplace.

They looked serious, obviously having heard about Colin.

"Ryan, how's Colin doing?"

Harry asked anxiously, standing up.

And as if to cater to his mood, even the huge Gryffindor fireplace behind him crackled.

"Not good..."

Ryan did not hide anything and quickly told Harry about Colin's situation.

And after hearing the news that Colin had disappeared and was attacked before his disappearance.

Harry also looked serious, and Hermione even covered her mouth.

Although they all felt that Colin could be annoying at times.

But there is no doubt that they still regard Colin as a friend.

"It must be Voldemort! It must be one of his minions, or he himself!"

Harry said quickly, "Colin may have found out where he's hiding. Maybe he's on the second floor... What's on the second floor?"

"The Transfiguration office, the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the History of Magic classroom, the Muggle Studies classroom, the school infirmary, the library, the collection room, oh... and some teaching aids and other things sent from outside the school to the professors. Filch will put them all in another warehouse on the second floor, separate from the students'."

Hermione knew them all.

"...I didn't know there was so much space on the second floor."

Ron said in surprise after hearing this.

"But we know now."

Harry said seriously, "We have to investigate. We have to rescue Colin!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ryan with a serious face before Ryan could speak: "Don't worry, Ryan... We will be careful and will not explore at night, but during the day."

So Ryan nodded.

Obviously, he had guessed that Harry would make such a decision a long time ago - he would definitely investigate Colin's affairs, otherwise he would not be Harry Potter.

And Ryan is relieved about Harry now.

After what happened in the past year and this summer, he has obviously become calmer - especially in recent times.

"cautious."

Therefore, Ryan simply instructed: "Aside from Colin, you also need to be wary of other people - especially those in the academy. If anything unusual happens recently, notify me immediately."

"Ah."

Harry and the others nodded solemnly.

And after that in the Gryffindor common room.