Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

But Ryan is certainly not a fool.

Under such circumstances, he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to explore the cave alone.

At this time, telling Dumbledore about the matter was obviously the best choice - Ryan felt that if he and Dumbledore went to the cave together, Voldemort would probably not be able to do anything to them no matter what traps he set.

At this moment, Dumbledore was still smiling, but the more Ryan spoke, the more solemn the old wizard's expression became.

"I see."

So, he nodded seriously and said, "We'll go there right away."

He obviously understands that there is no time to lose.

So he immediately walked up to the other professors.

"Lion and I are going to take care of some things...Minerva, please send Argus to St. Mungo's..."

"And Severus, maybe I need you to cook some..."

He assigned tasks to the professors, and then took Ryan to Ryan's dormitory.

"headmaster?"

Ryan was a little confused.

"Fox hasn't been in great shape lately—it's almost reaching Nirvana, so maybe we need to take it over on Friday..."

Dumbledore explained.

Upon hearing this, Ryan immediately recalled what Fox looked like when he last saw him.

At that time, the phoenix's condition did not look very good.

But this is also what Ryan is confused about.

As far as he knew, the Phoenix's rebirth came from its death due to normal aging - the speed should be a steady one.

But Fox's situation was different. Since the summer vacation last semester, almost every time Ryan saw the old Phoenix, he found that it was obviously old and weak.

And now it seems that Fox can't even Apparate.

"Is it all right?"

So Ryan couldn't help but say with concern.

"fine."

Dumbledore said gently, "Everything is going according to plan."

After hearing this, Ryan felt relieved.

But then he secretly thought that he was thinking too much.

Dumbledore had been with Fawkes for so many years, and he must have experienced Fawkes's rebirth more than once.

With him watching, could anything go wrong with Fox?

As they were talking, the two of them entered Ryan's dormitory.

"Friday, take us somewhere."

After explaining the situation to the white cat who was lazily basking in the sun.

Along with the colorful glow, the space channel opened, and the figures of Ryan and Dumbledore disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, they appeared in a completely new place.

The first thing that enters the nasal cavity is the air filled with the salty smell of sea water and an inexplicable fishy odor.

The dark waters lapped against the shores of the isolated island.

Ryan's eyes immediately saw a cave not far in front of him.

The appearance of the cave was exactly the same as what he had seen in Filch's memory not long ago.

"right here?"

And Dumbledore naturally saw this from Ryan's attitude.

He walked to the sealed cave wall and looked at it thoughtfully.

"A powerful magical restriction...it is indeed Tom's work."

He seemed to immediately recognize the magic on the cave wall: "It requires blood, blood rich in magic power as a key. It will absorb the blood donor's vitality, making him weak... A vicious spell, indeed, Tom's style."

Dumbledore commented pertinently.

"I think my blood should be used."

After saying this, he seemed to be about to cut open his palm.

But Ryan stopped him.

"Mr. Principal, sometimes I really feel that you are so upright that you are a little stupid."

Ryan said helplessly.

"From my memory, I saw that Voldemort used the blood of a house-elf named Kreacher to enter this cave. This means that the blood required by the cave is not necessarily from the entrant, and does not possess a very high level of intelligence."

“We have a lot of loopholes to exploit.”

As he spoke, Ryan took out a bottle of blood from the ring.

"This is Friday's blood. Mr. Newt and I cast a sleeping spell on the magical creatures' food. I took some of his blood and left some for myself."

Ryan said simply.

"Meow?"

Friday, who was originally licking his fur, also made a puzzled meow at this moment.

But in short, at this moment Ryan did not hesitate to sprinkle Friday's blood, which was rich in magic power, on the wall of the cave.

at the same time...

"Abundance incarnate."

The incarnation of abundance was unleashed, and powerful vitality gathered in the blood.

That's right.

Of course, the spell cast by Voldemort would not have such an obvious flaw - the 'key' it required was not just a large amount of blood rich in magic, but also blood that had just flowed out of a living organism and was full of vitality.

But obviously.

In front of Ryan, who has mastered the Seed of Fertility, vitality can be completely faked.

So the next moment...

"boom!"

With a loud noise and a huge vibration, the door in the cave wall opened.

So, Dumbledore and Ryan stepped into the cave.

In front of them, the dark lake and the island in the middle of the lake were consistent with what Ryan saw from Filch's memory.

No ambushes, no enemies.

This situation even made Dumbledore curious.

"It seems that the owner of this memory didn't set any traps—at least not ones that are easily discovered."

"Indeed."

Ryan nodded.

Then, he looked at the potion pool on the island in the middle of the lake.

"But we still have to find the locket first to be sure."

"I thought you said there were Inferi in the water, and the only way to get across was by the boat Tom left behind?"

"No—the ship is under a spell, and both of our powers can't reach it at the same time."

Ryan shook his head.

"It's just an Inferi, Mr. Headmaster."

As he spoke, he drew his wand and chanted a spell to himself.

Evillegro

Then, Ryan stepped into the black lake.

Then...

“Bang!” “Bang!”

In the dark lake, countless figures emerged from the depths of the lake.

They were like sharks that had smelled blood, rushing towards Ryan madly.

"Oh?"

This made Dumbledore raise an eyebrow.

And the next moment...

"Lionheart Blazing Armor!"

Ryan waved his wand without hesitation.

Flame-like armor like a lion's mane appeared on his body.

So all the corpses that pounced towards him turned into black smoke and disappeared without a trace the moment they touched Ryan.

But even so.

The remaining corpses still rushed towards Ryan like moths to a flame.

So the black smoke continued to appear.

Not until the last corpse turned into black smoke and dissipated did Ryan remove the effects of the Lionheart Fiery Armor.

He turned to look at Dumbledore, and was met with the old wizard's scrutinizing and curious gaze.

"Impressive... Is that ancient magic that attracts dark creatures?"