Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

That was none other than Barty Crouch Sr.'s house-elf, Winky.

"Oh, I didn't expect..."

She said this in a shrill voice.

"Elias, the great Mr. Elias... actually sent his subordinates to conduct such a furtive investigation."

"It's not good for his reputation."

"And, his subordinate is actually a cat... a special magical creature, perhaps the work of a Hufflepuff lady - this is really... who could have imagined it?"

She said so.

"I have to tell the master about this, immediately..."

she murmured.

But at this moment...

"Woo!"

At this moment, a dull sound was heard from the small suitcase.

The sound was like someone had something blocked his mouth, making it impossible to make any effective sound.

"Oh, be quiet. You should learn from your roommate."

At this moment, Shanshan lowered his head and looked inside the suitcase.

she whispered.

"Be quiet... the master hates noise."

But it was obvious that the voice in the suitcase that was talking to her had no intention of listening.

"Woo!"

The voice only grew louder.

then...

"Quiet."

Shanshan stretched out her finger and pointed lightly into the suitcase.

Then, there was no more sound in the box.

And at the same time...

"..."

Inside the dueling club classroom, old Barty Crouch was sharing his experience in fighting against dark wizards with the young wizard and Ryan below, but a bad premonition suddenly emerged in his heart.

"What's wrong, Professor Crouch?"

And Ryan obviously noticed Crouch's momentary daze.

"No... nothing - just..."

Crouch came to his senses and shook his head: "Where were we?"

Before Ryan could answer, the little wizards below answered first.

"The Dark Wizard's Conspiracy!"

They talked excitedly.

The reason is simple - although Crouch looks like a serious and old-fashioned man, the stories he tells and his knowledge of dueling are full of practical information. They are not serious at all, but very vivid.

This was as it should be - because everything he said was what he had summed up during his long career fighting against dark wizards.

"Yes... yes... conspiracy..."

Professor Crouch nodded after hearing this and said, "I advocate facing darkness bravely, confronting evil and defeating it."

"But I have to admit that this carries considerable risk. When a treasure that is important to you, or even unique to you, is threatened by the conspiracy of a dark wizard, I think your top priority should be how to protect it."

"Because they are your weak spot, and dark wizards...those bastards will always do whatever it takes."

Chapter 205: Surprising Discovery! Dusk Cliff Town and the Ancient Prophecy!

Nothing special happened in the subsequent activities of the Duel Club.

After Barty Crouch Sr. genuinely shared his understanding and experience of dueling gained from fighting against dark wizards.

The young wizards began their duel practice.

The young wizards who join the club are of different ages and have different levels of magic.

Therefore, the entire duel practice process cannot be said to be of a very high level, it can only be said to be a chaotic dance.

And every time I see those little wizards who stand still like wooden stakes while chanting spells, and have no idea how to dodge or find flaws.

Ryan also knew that he still had a long way to go to improve the dueling skills of the young wizards at Hogwarts.

After the first Duel Club activity ended, Ryan naturally rushed to his dormitory.

"How about it?"

As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Ryan saw the white cat licking its fur and washing its face on the windowsill.

"Meow!"

The white cat wagged its tail proudly and signaled Ryan with its eyes to look at the table in the dormitory.

Ryan looked up and saw the booklet that Friday had taken out of Lockhart's office. "Did you bring anything back? I warned you that Professor Crouch is very vigilant and meticulous, and you might be discovered... Oh, it's Professor Lockhart's? That's okay."

Ryan walked to the table while communicating with Friday.

That's right.

One of his reasons for joining the Duelling Club was to determine Lockhart's level of spellcasting.

The second more important reason is to facilitate Friday's activities.

That's right.

The two attacks that occurred one after another, the incident with Regulus, and the upcoming questioning were enough to show that Voldemort, or perhaps some other special forces, lurking in the castle, had already begun to take action.

As the most obvious target of these people behind the scenes, Ryan naturally had no intention of staying still.

He also wanted to find these people.

And there is no doubt about it.

Voldemort has been hiding in the castle for a long time and there has been no clear clues.

The most worthy clues Ryan currently has are these two professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

They were all people who had just arrived at the castle this semester and had obvious problems and suspicious aspects.

That's why Ryan took action today.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity in the Dueling Club when both Defense Against the Dark Arts professors are not in their offices.

Ryan sent out his own 'spy' Friday.

But he didn't expect that he would get the clue so easily.

"I see."

After Friday explained the situation to Ryan using gestures and the new words he had learned, Ryan nodded.

A thought flickered in his expression.

Lockhart kept this booklet in the deepest drawer of his desk and protected it with magical restrictions.

There was also a suitcase that Crouch had stored in a cabinet, which was cast with a powerful spell.

His guess was correct—these two professors must have some unspeakable secrets.

"Of course, the key is still Professor Crouch - Lockhart's secret is not difficult to guess..."

With this thought in mind, Ryan directly opened the booklet belonging to Lockhart on the table in front of him.

And as Friday said, he saw at a glance the key words in the booklet that did not seem to form accurate words.

But it was different from Friday.

“This is a mind map.”

Ryan immediately saw the reason for the meaningless words written by Lockhart.

That is a mind map commonly used by writers - they are often afraid of forgetting some key points in writing, or afraid of losing sudden inspiration, so they record it in this way.

For example, what I saw on Friday - [Werewolf], [Check Information], [Full Moon], [Flowers of Muenhua].

“This is the map for ‘Wandering with Werewolves’.”

For example, the one below - [Ghost] [Obsession] [Ancient Banquet].

“This is the section on ‘Breaking with the Female Ghost’.”

Ryan, who had read many of Lockhart's works, could easily determine that this booklet should contain the parts that Lockhart used to record the key points in his novels.

obviously...

"This isn't something he experienced on his own, so he needs some key reminders to help him remember."

Ryan speculated while flipping through the booklet in his hand.

And soon.

He turned to the last page of the book - that represented Lockhart's latest book, "Exploring Ancient Ruins with the Forest Elves".

Then Ryan froze.

His eyes were fixed on the 'key words' recorded in the booklet, which helped Lockhart recall the past.

[Alsam Roye][Talanna Linge][Tombstone Wall][Stolen Treasure].

And the most important, last keyword...

【Muya Town】.

"Shit."