Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Oh, Ms. Grey has something urgent to do."

Qiu Zhang, of course, had no intention of hiding anything and immediately replied, "She needs to leave first, so we ended the discussion..."

"Is something wrong?"

Ryan frowned: "A ghost?"

Time has always been very tolerant to ghosts - he has never heard of a ghost choosing to leave suddenly because of "something", because ghosts who have too much to do most of the time would like to divide a task into hundreds of parts to pass the time.

"Yes, this is indeed a rare thing."

Qiu Zhang certainly knew this, so her words were very subtle.

"Mrs. Grey has a very cold personality, but once you gain her approval, she'll occasionally teach you something...and she's usually very patient at times like this."

"She always said that knowledge is the most valuable treasure, and it's worth anyone's patience. I think she must have something urgent to do today, otherwise she wouldn't have left so suddenly."

Qiu Zhang said so.

But when Ryan heard this, his brows suddenly jumped.

“Knowledge is the most valuable treasure, and it is worth everyone’s patience – remember this.”

The voice full of wisdom seemed to still echo in his ears.

"...Tell me about her."

So, Ryan said this.

Qiu Zhang was almost frightened at this moment.

Because since she knew Ryan, this was the first time she heard Ryan speak to her so seriously.

"Who?"

She didn't even react for a moment.

"Mrs. Grey—that's obviously not her real name. What's her name? What does she look like? How old does she look? Where does she usually hang out? Which ghosts does she hang out with?"

Ryan asked repeatedly.

At the same time, his mind began to recall everything he had learned about the Grey Lady in the past year.

He had never met the other person, but this seemed a little too strange to think about now.

Because according to the information he knew, although the Grey Lady was mysterious, most of the young wizards had seen her after all - it was just that most of them only glanced at her from afar at the opening ceremony.

But since he came to Hogwarts, Mrs. Grey has not attended the opening ceremony for two consecutive years.

This may not seem like a big deal at first glance, but if you think about it...it may all be traces.

"Her...I don't know her name. No one knows."

Qiu seemed to realize that Ryan was very concerned about Mrs. Grey. She said, "She is very beautiful and young. She looks no more than twenty years old. She is very tall, with long black hair and wearing a white dress..."

"She usually keeps to herself, but since last year Peeves has been seen with her occasionally."

She said this, but she found that Ryan's expression became more serious the more she spoke.

"Peeves?"

Ryan spoke softly, but his words were almost like a dream talk.

"Yeah—Peeves. No one knows why they suddenly became so close, but they were always together. Peeves would always mysteriously help her write and draw, and say something to her... We have no way of knowing what it was."

"Writing and drawing?"

Then Ryan woke up with a start.

"Yeah, yeah—Peeves can write, can't he? But I suppose his handwriting isn't very good."

Ryan said so.

At this moment, Qiu Zhang almost heard the sound of him gritting his teeth.

This made Qiu Zhang even more nervous.

"Yes, the handwriting is terrible, crooked, and full of typos... like a child's."

When she said this, Ryan remembered the mysterious letter he received last semester.

He felt that many things had become clear at this moment.

"I should have noticed earlier... How did she track my location? Why was she avoiding me?"

"what?"

The words he muttered were indistinct, at least Qiu Zhang couldn't hear them at all.

But Ryan never answered her.

"Perhaps she has a star-shaped mole on the right back of her neck, near her shoulder?"

"...Yes, there is!"

Qiu Zhang recalled carefully and found that there seemed to be such a mole on Mrs. Grey's neck.

She looked at Ryan in surprise.

"But...how would you know? Have you met the lady?"

As far as she knew, the Grey Lady rarely spoke to young wizards, especially male ones.

However, considering that the other party was Ryan, Qiu Zhang felt that there seemed to be nothing worth being surprised about.

"Oh, yeah...I know her."

Ryan said softly.

Then, without hesitation, he said, "Can you tell me where she is? Qiu—I think I might need to see her now."

"...She's in the library, mostly in Room 2 or 3, and occasionally appears on top of the Astronomy Tower..."

Qiu said so.

"I see."

Ryan nodded.

Then he said goodbye to Qiu.

He walked towards the upper floors of Ravenclaw Tower.

At this moment, Qiu was supposed to follow Ryan and lead the way for him.

But at this moment, the sensitive and intelligent Qiu clearly realized that now was not the time.

What Ryan needs now is not companionship or guidance, but the quietness of being alone.

So, Qiu didn't follow.

Ryan walked quickly and soon reached the upper floor of the Ravenclaw Tower.

He stepped into one of the many libraries on the upper floor. The number '2' was marked on the door of the library.

He walked into the library, and the unique aroma of book pages filled his nostrils.

He looked at the various books on the shelves in the library and said, "I always remember the days when we read together."

He whispered, his eyes sparkling with memories.

"You didn't like studying before. Even though the Ravenclaw teacher always caught you and checked your homework, you would always let me tell you the answer quietly, and then we would be punished to clean the library together."

As he said this, he recalled the night when he was punished to sweep the floor. The Gryffindor teacher took him and the little girl to the Black Lake to catch fireflies under the cover of night.

"You were frightened to tears by a red firefly."

Ryan laughed.

"I helped you catch it and turned it into a colorful crown - you liked it very much, but you didn't want to wear it."

"The next day we and the Gryffindor teacher were all punished to stand."

"That wasn't the first time, and it won't be the last."

He was talking nonsense.

Or rather, he didn't know what he should say at this moment.

After so many long years, when he realized that the other person still existed, all the memories of the past involuntarily flooded into his mind, washing over his heart and reason.

How many memories do you have of her?

The answer is countless.

He started learning magic.

That girl is a part of his life.

Thousands of years ago, almost all of his memories were related to her.

They learned Transfiguration together and stole the nectar made by the great witch in Hufflepuff's greenhouse.

They studied alchemy together and made a pair of rings together to give to their most important mother and master.

They studied snack making methods together and discussed what great things they would do after mastering magic.

They studied the astrology together under the stars and the moon and talked about each other's daily lives.

Laughter, sadness, anger, quarrels, they have experienced and gone through them.

"Brother Ryan, let's travel together when the time comes—we can travel around the world, just like mom and the other three teachers!"

The little girl once said so.

"Okay."

And Ryan answered formally.

"Of course I'll join you."

Although he had participated in the travels of the Big Four, he didn't have much interest in other travels.

However, he was happy to go with her.

Because she is like a sister to Ryan Elias, or more important than that, like a family member.

"When the time comes, I will protect you—I won't let anyone hurt you, Helena."