Dean the Half-Blood Wizard

Ryan wasn't a gossipy person, but unlike normal wizards, his senses had reached an unbelievable level. In fact, if Ryan didn't consciously control it, he could clearly sense even a single withered leaf falling from a tree deep within the Forbidden Forest outside the castle.

So how could Harry, who was the focus of his observation, not be noticed by him for every word and action?

To be honest, Harry Potter's thought process is really interesting.

Harry was right that Snape was indeed a spy for Lily Evans, but he mistakenly thought Snape was a spy during his student days, which is quite amusing.

What's most interesting is that Harry Potter may not have realized it, Sirius Black seems to think so too.

That's why he couldn't help but speak up for Snape.

In doing so, Snape was actually redeemed in their minds. This is the interesting part of changing the original course of the world and watching it develop naturally.

What's even more interesting is Harry Potter's transformation; Lily Evans's charm truly became a part of Harry Potter, in the form of the Phoenix Metamorphosis that Ryan had previously learned—was this a coincidence?

This means that even if Harry Potter grows up and Voldemort doesn't exploit the bug (he absorbed the charm through Harry's blood, causing the charm to disappear, but the power remained in both of them), that power will not diminish.

This spell was actually cast by a talented witch at the cost of her life; it's like a continuation of Lily Evans, another living version of her.

Logically, this spell shouldn't have disappeared after Harry Potter came of age, but Lily Evans, in order to maximize Harry Potter's protection and make the spell more powerful, deliberately placed a restriction on it—protecting him until he came of age.

But Dumbledore's discovery and arrangements—the discovery that the charm would be active around Lily Evans's blood relatives, arranging for Harry to live with his aunt and uncle, and having a part of Ryan enter Harry's body—gave the charm on Harry Potter a stronger spirituality than in the original timeline.

There's a kind of coldness called "Mom thinks you're cold." From the moment Harry Potter entered Hogwarts, he sensed the presence of the enemy Voldemort. Ron Weasley was right; he did indeed gradually awaken during his contact with Voldemort.

Finally, at the Black Lake Docks, Harry thought to himself, as if speaking to his mother, "I am safe now."

But the charm, like Harry's mother's, would naturally retort—no, you are not safe.

Then the spell read the part of Harry that was infected by Ryan, and it remained in Harry Potter's body forever in the form of Phoenix Metamorphosis.

However, without any special advantages, Harry naturally wouldn't achieve immortality like Ryan.

He can only summon it when needed or in danger, and he can't even use it as Phoenix Metamorphosis. Moreover, he can't see the mark left on his heart that represents the Phoenix.

That energy is of the same nature as the energy of love studied in the Hall of Love within the Department of Mysteries; ordinary wizards cannot sense it, including Harry Potter.

"However, that letter should have had its effect," Ryan thought to himself.

Meanwhile, the Great Hall of Hogwarts was in an uproar.

Over at the Gryffindor table, Fred and George were chatting excitedly with Lee Jordan. It seemed Gryffindor's defeat hadn't disappointed them; they were all enthusiastically congratulating Slytherin on their loss. A few seats away, Dean Thomas's eyes were inexplicably red, which puzzled Harry. Dean was a friend, and Harry knew Dean wasn't particularly fond of Quidditch.

Meanwhile, at Slytherin's table, Draco was chatting with a girl named Pansy, while Crabbe and Goyle were enjoying a hearty meal.

Meanwhile, at Ravenclaw, Harry was surrounded by others, being questioned about the Phoenix and the rumor that they had broken into the restricted area of the fourth-floor corridor.

Thankfully, Ron was there. He was like Harry's manager, answering all the questions and turning the story into his own.

The Phoenix that just appeared at the Black Lake Docks, which he claimed was Ravenclaw's Phoenix, the one hidden in the Astronomy Tower, was leaving Hogwarts with its Demiguise friend and came to thank them before leaving.

The other Phoenix is Dumbledore's Fawkes the Phoenix. They are friends, and Fawkes is also there to see off the Phoenix at Ravenclaw Tower.

As for the story of the restricted area in the Third Floor Corridor, he remained tight-lipped, keeping a mysterious and enigmatic air. "It's top secret," Ron said.

"Dean Thomas, and Harry Potter, please come up here!" Professor McGonagall suddenly called out.

"Dean? What's going on between him and Harry?" Ron asked, puzzled.

Dean, however, seemed to have known all along. He wiped away his tears and walked along the passage between the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables.

Harry was puzzled. He could feel hundreds of eyes staring at him, as if each eye was a searchlight.

The buzzing of discussion grew louder and louder.

It felt like a full hour before he finally reached Professor McGonagall. Could it be about Sirius?

But what does this have to do with Dean?

Fortunately, although it was dinner time, it wasn't the end-of-term dinner yet, so the other teachers weren't there, and there weren't many students watching him.

"Go through that door," Professor McGonagall said, her face devoid of a smile.

Harry and Dean walked over to the faculty desk.

There was no one there at the moment; it seemed the other professors were all busy with other things.

Harry and Dean went through the door and out of the Great Hall, where they found Dean in a small room with portraits of wizards hanging on the walls.

In the fireplace opposite them, the fire burned brightly, a cool-toned flame that emitted a chill, bringing a touch of coolness to the sweltering summer day.

As they entered, all the faces in the portraits turned to look at him and Dean.

He saw a wrinkled witch dart out of her own picture frame and into the one next to it, which depicted a male witch with a walrus beard.

The wrinkled witch began to whisper in his ear.

It really was Sirius! He was chatting with another wizard wearing a purple top hat, and Sirius seemed quite excited.

He'd seen that wizard before!

When Harry was a child, he once bowed to Harry in a shop.

This wizard's name seems to be Diggle, and he greeted Harry again at the Leaky Cauldron.

This time, however, Diggle didn't look at Harry first; instead, he looked at Dean with a particularly pitying expression.

"You should have received the letter by now, Dean. My name is Dedalus Diggle Diggle, a friend of your father. Your father did not abandon you. He was killed by the Death Eaters while protecting you and your mother," Diggle said in a nostalgic tone, then pulled out a Gringotts key, which belonged to Dean's father.

Dean's father was Hardwin Jones, who was also a student at Hogwarts, Gryffindor House.