Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Among the aftereffects of soul-severing, memory loss is indeed the most common, even inevitable, occurrence... Did Voldemort also lose some of his memory?"

He actually had some guesses before.

But at this moment, Helena's words undoubtedly proved this point.

And besides that...

"What he did when he got back to school - hiding the crown was clearly one of those things, there's no doubt about that."

"But...what's the other thing?"

Ryan frowned: "Could it be that he has hidden another Horcrux in the school?"

He wasn't sure.

But when he asked Helena, Helena could only say that she really didn't know.

Tom at that time really made her uneasy, so she didn't dare to approach or even appear in front of Tom.

But just when the two of them said this.

"Peeves knows what he's done!? That bad bastard Tom...!"

A shrill voice suddenly rang out at this moment.

The next moment, a figure with an extremely large head appeared in the sight of Ryan and Helena.

"Peeves!?"

After seeing Peeves, Helena frowned. "Didn't I tell you to watch the door of the Astronomy Tower from downstairs and not come up?"

There was sternness in her tone.

Obviously - she knew very well that Ryan's identity could not be discovered at the moment... This might ruin Ryan's original plan!

As a result, Peeves' originally smiling expression instantly turned into one of fear.

"This...this...Peeves is guarding the door. He has been guarding the door until just now, but now Filch and his cat are here on patrol, and it's almost two o'clock. That stinky bastard Elias...ahem, I mean Mr. Elias asked me to remind him before two o'clock because he has something to do tomorrow..."

He explained.

"And Peeves has just come up here and heard you talking about Tom—that phony, bad fellow!"

As he spoke further, he began to raise his hands in dissatisfaction and complain.

"You know Tom, too?"

At this moment, Ryan gently raised his hand towards Helena, signaling her not to blame Peeves anymore.

Then he asked directly.

"Of course! He's the most outstanding little wizard in the grade. Peeves's pranks on him have all failed since he started school - he also taunts Peeves with sarcastic words and doesn't like him!"

Peeves said as he became more angry.

"You said you knew what he did when he returned to school?"

At this moment, Ryan was not surprised by Peeves' anger - with Tom's talent, it would be strange if Peeves succeeded in playing a prank on him.

"Yes, he looked awfully ugly at the time, as if his face had been trampled by a thousand Welsh five-legged cows... Dumbledore was stunned at the time."

Speaking of this, Peeves became excited.

"Peeves thought it must be caused by some kind of spell, so he followed him secretly - if I could learn it, I could use it on the little wizards to make them look ugly, especially the little witches..."

When he thought of this, he seemed to smile expectantly.

"you made it?"

Ryan asked.

"of course not!"

Peeves said dejectedly.

"Tom's magical skills were so advanced at the time, Peeves couldn't quite keep up with him, and it wasn't long before Peeves became ill – I'm sure Tom must have cursed me!"

He waved his hands. "That must have been Tom's main purpose for returning to school—he put a spell on Peeves, and Peeves still feels sick!"

"..."

After hearing what Peeves said, Ryan and Helena were obviously confused.

"Get ill!?"

After hearing this word, Ryan was incredulous: "You?"

A ghost? Sick?

"Yes!"

Peeves said righteously: "Just after Tom came back, Peeves was dizzy and felt like he was about to die. At that time, Nearly Headless Nick told me that ghosts can't die, but I thought they definitely would... Now my words have been proven, and Barrow is the proof!"

As he spoke, he went off topic.

But Helena seemed to recall something at this moment: "You really didn't show up for the first month of that semester... Are you saying that you were sick at that time?"

She recalled that this seemed to be the case - the second time Tom returned to the castle to look for a job was at the end of summer vacation. At that time, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts found by the school suddenly died unexpectedly, and Tom took the opportunity to apply for a job.

But in the end Dumbledore rejected him and temporarily invited one of his good friends to teach the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

"Professor Erlando Marbury...his classes are great."

Helena even took the time to comment on the professor who had temporarily replaced her.

It was during that semester that the little wizards returned to the castle after their summer vacation. They were surprised that the annoying Peeves had disappeared for nearly a month.

And now that I think about it... that seemed to be the time when Peeves said he was 'sick'.

"Yup!"

Peeves nodded.

Then, Ryan and Helena looked at each other.

Obviously, they all realized it.

What Peeves said sounded very unreliable.

But in fact...this is probably a very crucial information!

It's obviously impossible for a ghost to get sick - not even a ghost as special as Peeves.

At least, apart from that one time, Peeves himself said he had never been sick.

Therefore, the so-called "illness" was most likely not an accident, but Tom's trick.

"The curse guess is accurate... He didn't cast a spell on you, but it affected you. This is the standard effect of a curse."

Ryan said softly.

"The key question is, what is his purpose in cursing you?"

he said thoughtfully.

But when Helena heard Ryan's question, she became a little confused.

"Purpose?"

"Peeves is following Tom—given his personality, it's not surprising that he would curse Peeves, is it?"

She asked.

"of course."

Ryan also nodded: "This is indeed a possibility."

Of course he didn't deny this possibility - given Tom's character, it wouldn't be strange for him to just try to get rid of Peeves, let alone curse him.

However, after talking with Helena today, his opinion changed.

According to Helena, Peeves, like herself, has some kind of subtle connection with the castle.

This connection is not just between the castle ghost and the castle itself, but is related to something left behind by Ravenclaw.

And this is where the coincidence lies.

"You mentioned earlier that the professor who replaced Tom as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor that semester was Professor Erlando Mabry—I've heard of this professor."

Ryan said softly.

"As far as I know, during the Christmas break of his first year at Hogwarts, he went on holiday to Egypt and happened to encounter a manticore. In the end, St. Mungo's Hospital was unable to save him?"

"And he is also the first recorded victim of the rumored 'Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor's Curse'?"

When Ryan said this, Helena naturally understood.

"You mean... the curse Tom used on Peeves was the 'Defense Against the Dark Arts Curse'?"

"No... I mean - he cursed the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, or the castle itself, and used it to affect Peeves... or maybe it was the other way around, but in any case, he must have used the special connection between Peeves and the castle to complete this special curse!"

Ryan has realized this.

He had always been curious about how Voldemort did it if the curse taught by the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor really existed.

And now, the answer is clearly in front of them.

He was aware of the existence of the castle's authority and might even have discovered some secrets hidden in the castle that Ryan didn't know yet - that secret concerned the arrangements between Ravenclaw and Hecate Alanthel.

He even managed to curse a position in the castle.

It's like...

"This castle, Hogwarts—it's not a dead thing."

Chapter 188 Pavatu’s First Lesson!

That's right.

If we put together what Helena said.

This means that the characteristics that Hogwarts possesses, which Ryan does not understand, are very special.

Not only does it have a special connection with Helena, a special ghost, it can even "grow" freely.

Beyond that, it might even be cursed.