Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

At least at this moment, when Ryan read the novel he wrote, he could almost see the ancient and magnificent ruins, those talented adventurers, and their doubts at the time through the text.

They were curious about the stone wall, but had different attitudes towards the content that could be interpreted on it.

"Muggle archaeologists don't believe in the prophecy and are determined to explore everything, but Tyranna refuses to go any further."

"She said that the deeper parts of the ruins are absolutely forbidden to enter. It's a forbidden area in the legends of the forest elves."

"Finally, I, Gilderoy Lockhart, as the leader of this expedition, made a wise decision - to rest here and return the next day."

"But that night, the creatures within the ruins launched their sixth attack, and this time the intensity was unprecedented. They were strange creatures like Dementors, but they weren't Dementors—they were white and relatively mild, seemingly just trying to drive us away."

"Tylana and I protected most of the archaeologists and evacuated them urgently, but several of them got separated from us...Tylana and I then re-entered the ruins to search, and eventually found them."

"But I was surprised to find that they seemed to have fled into the deepest part of the ruins in the chaos. Some archaeologists even took out some things from the ruins out of professional ethics—bricks, dust from the ground... This made Tailanna very angry, and she claimed that they had stolen treasures from the forbidden area."

"I think her attitude was a bit extreme. After all, this ruin is very ancient, and the truly precious items must be those powerful magical props... and they obviously can't be obtained by a group of Muggles... Anyway, we finally left the ruins."

"We finally took a group photo in Duskcliff and then went our separate ways. Tyranna wrapped herself up tightly for the photoshoot, claiming she couldn't let her tribe see her sneaking into the forbidden area... But let me tell you, she's a different kind of forest elf. Her tribe wouldn't have the heart to take such an adventure, nor would they pay attention to a photo from the Muggle world."

The story probably ends here.

And it has to be said.

Some of the information in Lockhart's story concerned Ryan - such as the traces of ancient magic in the ruins he mentioned, and those strange, Dementor-like creatures.

For Ryan, who has now realized the nature of Dementors, he will of course care about what those things are.

But at the same time, there were too many unclear contents which made Ryan very confused.

But there is no doubt about it.

Since this matter involves the town of Duskcliff, Ryan really cares about it.

He never knew that the place where he grew up actually hid such a secret.

But obviously.

The exploration of the secrets of Dusk Cliff Town is Ryan's next topic, but it is not the only topic.

Because this trip to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office on Friday didn't just reveal Lockhart's secrets.

More importantly, it is the secret of old Barty Crouch.

"That suitcase, as expected..."

Ryan said to himself, "As expected."

If it was just a suspicion before, it can now be basically confirmed.

Barty Crouch Sr. had a problem, and that problem was in that suitcase.

Compared to Lockhart's adventure diary, this is obviously Ryan's top priority now.

At this moment, Ryan looked outside the dormitory.

The night has fallen.

"Let's go."

Ryan said softly.

Yes.

He had no intention of waiting.

Now that he has discovered the problem with old Barty Crouch, then... he naturally has to deal with it immediately.

so...

"Let's go see Professor Crouch."

"Meow!"

So, accompanied by colorful light.

Ryan and Friday returned to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class again.

To be exact, it was the office belonging to Barty Crouch Sr.

That's right.

This is where Friday's convenience comes in.

As long as it has been to a place once, it can almost go back to it again through "Traveling a Thousand Miles a Day", and there is almost no spell or means that can stop it.

So theoretically, only Friday needs to be sent as the 'advance team'.

Then Ryan could enter almost anywhere without being noticed.

At this moment, Ryan saw the wooden cabinet that Friday mentioned in the office.

Under Ryan's instructions, Friday easily cut open the cabinet with his claws - it was obviously not difficult for him to destroy the cabinet without sneaking in.

Then...

Ryan saw the suitcase in the cabinet and the powerful magic wrapped around it.

So, Ryan raised his wand.

"A good protective spell... indeed, it's powerful and sophisticated. It's obvious that it was cast by a seasoned expert. If anyone attempts to force the suitcase open, the spell will be triggered to attack the intruder."

"If the attack fails, it will ultimately destroy the suitcase... Very decisive, very comprehensive arrangement."

"but..."

Ryan said softly, waving the wand in his hand.

He swung his wand precisely, and the sharp magic pierced the weakest part of the many magical restrictions on the wooden cabinet.

Then the next moment, the powerful magic spell was broken.

That's right.

Barty Crouch Sr.'s long years of fighting against dark wizards certainly gave him enough knowledge to cast powerful spells.

But his knowledge is still far inferior to Ryan Elias's knowledge after being taught by the Big Four.

So much so that at this moment, Ryan could almost see at a glance the weaknesses in the magic spells set by old Barty Crouch.

And, break it.

Then...

"Araho Cave is open."

Ryan waved his wand lightly, and the suitcase opened.

And in that suitcase, just as Ryan expected.

It is a huge space.

The space expanded by the Traceless Extension Spell was pitch black.

Only through the moonlight at night could one vaguely see that there seemed to be a bed at the bottom of the space.

So Ryan jumped lightly and jumped into the suitcase.

With the casting of the levitation spell, his figure landed lightly on the ground.

His gaze immediately turned to the figure on the bed.

He was a young man who was tied up tightly with bandages engraved with various magic runes, with his mouth and eyes covered.

He had apparently been cast under a spell and was in a deep coma.

But even so, Ryan could still tell the other person's identity at a glance.

"Barty Crouch Jr..."

This made Ryan's eyes look a little incredible.

That's right.

The young man lying on the bed and restrained was Barty Crouch Jr.

But this was something Ryan had completely overlooked.

Because according to what Ryan originally knew, Barty Crouch Jr. should have been free and was working for Voldemort.

"After the attack on the Department of Mysteries, Barty Crouch Sr. captured him?"

Ryan couldn't help but have such a guess in his mind.

In addition to Barty Crouch Jr., Ryan also saw another figure beside the latter's bed.

He lay on a mattress, not as restrained as Barty Crouch Jr.

Of course this makes sense - compared to Barty Crouch Jr., the outstanding and vicious Death Eater.

A first-year wizard obviously does not pose much of a threat, and there is no need to restrict him in an overly exaggerated way.

Yes.

Lying at the bottom of the suitcase was the long-missing Colin Creevey.

Ryan quickly stretched out his wand to check, and then he breathed a sigh of relief - Colin was not dead, and was not even injured. He just fell asleep.

"Potent water of life and death..."

Ryan could even tell from the smell of the air how the other party had put Colin to sleep.

Then the current situation is very clear.

Colin, who was attacked and has been missing for a long time, is here.

Barty Crouch Jr. is here.

These two points alone are almost enough to conclude that Barty Crouch Sr. will be sent to Azkaban.

But that was clearly not Ryan's intention.

"All curses come to an end."

He extended his wand towards the unconscious Barty Crouch Jr. and cast a spell.

Then he observed the situation of Barty Crouch Jr.

After making sure that there was no change in his body and no change in his appearance.