Year-End Feast
Before he transmigrated, Ryan was a fan of the Harry Potter novels.
Besides the novel, he also explored some of J.K. Rowling's other normal settings related to it.
For example, Dean Thomas had a wizard father, which J.K. Rowling originally intended to include in the book; there were many stories about him in the draft.
However, in order not to overshadow the presence of the supporting character Neville, J.K. Rowling did not include him in the final version of the story.
Ryan had always been curious about this setting.
In his daily life, besides managing the family business, studying magic, spending time with Penelope and Kate, and occasionally teasing Hermione, he also constantly explores additional interesting stories about the characters who appear in the books.
Dean's father's story is one of them.
As a friend of Dean's father, Dedalus Diggle Diggle is a very troublesome, warm-hearted, and adventurous wizard.
In the original timeline, during Harry's fifth year of school, after Harry was attacked by Dementors, he, Mad-Eye, Kingsley, Tonks, and several other wizards acted as guards, riding flying broomsticks to cover Harry's journey to the Order of the Phoenix's headquarters— Grimmauld Place, Number 12.
In Harry's seventh year, he once again took on the task of protecting the Dursley during their move, along with other wizards.
He is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, but he is not an employee of the Ministry of Magic.
He was an unemployed bum who hardly ever worked, spending his days causing trouble or taking on commissions that interested him.
Leaky Cauldron was where he spent most of his time.
In the case of Dean's father, Ryan had one of his employees write a letter asking him to investigate the evolution of the Care of Magical Creatures in Plymouth Harbor, Devon.
As for the old newspaper that led him to discover Jones's wife and children, he would always see it whenever he arrived in Plymouth; Ryan had everything arranged.
In this way, a hero who died protecting his wife and children wouldn't be seen by his wife and son as a man who abandoned them.
Meanwhile, Sirius, having received an affirmative answer from Dumbledore, hugged Harry and kept spinning around in circles.
"What? I had already planned to invite you to my house for summer vacation." Ron said dejectedly, lying on his bed in Ravenclaw's dorm room.
"I'd like to too, but Sirius almost thought he could live with me and he's disappointed. I can't very well refuse him," Harry said.
Neville and the others, who were standing nearby, asked curiously about what was happening on the fourth floor.
People have varying degrees of closeness and distance. Ron didn't want to talk about Voldemort with others, but he felt the urge to confide in his roommate, with whom he had spent a whole year.
"Do you know where Professor Quirrell went?" Ron asked mysteriously.
Harry, in the next bed, wanted to stop it, but then he thought that this would relieve Ron from the frustration of not being able to spend the summer at Harry 'Ron house, and besides, Dumbledore hadn't asked them to keep it a secret.
Moreover, Hogwarts is not a place where secrets can be kept.
The castle at Hogwarts is filled with portraits, each serving as a source of information for the outside world. Furthermore, Dumbledore had no intention of hiding these images—on the contrary, he wanted everyone to know that Voldemort was not dead and to remain vigilant at all times.
Otherwise, why would so many people have given Ron candy after he went to the Hospital Wing?
"Never mind, let Ron do it, "Harry thought.
"St. Mungo's?" Anthony interrupted Harry as Harry pondered, "It must be the curse of Defense Against the Dark Arts. As far as I know, every professor before that class was unable to continue teaching for all sorts of strange reasons, and most of them went to St. Mungo's."
"He's dead?" This was Neville. "I know Harry rescued the Philosopher's Stone from You-Know-Who. Professor Quirrell must have run into You-Know-Who."
Everyone knows what the You-Know-Who said, and this speculation is closer to reality.
As a result, even Terry and Michael, who were inseparable from Anthony, sided with Neville.
"Well, you guessed right, Neville," Ron said in a very disappointed tone.
"But that's not a magic stone, it's called Philosopher's Stone."
"You don't know Nicolas Flamel, do you?" Ron paused briefly, getting the answer he wanted from Neville and the others' faces, and continued smugly, "You've never eaten Chocolate Frog? Dumbledore mentioned him on his cards."
"He's over six hundred years old. Voldemort was right behind Quirrell's head. If it weren't for Harry's restraint—well, I'll say the power to control the You-Know-Who —You-Know-Who Quirrell wouldn't have fainted twice, even though we were right there and nothing happened to us. Oh, and he even killed the Unicorn in the Forbidden Forest. In the end, Harry got the Philosopher's Stone and defeated the You-Know-Who," Ron said.
He cleared his throat, and Terry, who knew Ron's temperament well, handed him a glass of water. Only then did Ron nod in satisfaction.
"Is this why you dared to mention the You-Know-Who's name, Ron?" Anthony suddenly realized.
"What did you do? Just play chess?" Michael said, as if he could do the same.
"Michael, if it were you, Harry and the others would probably have been knocked unconscious like Ron in the chess game, and then killed by the You-Know-Who got the Philosopher's Stone," Terry said fairly.
Ron smiled smugly and patted Terry on the shoulder like a loving father.
This made Terry wonder if he shouldn't have said what he said earlier.
Amidst showering Harry with compliments, everyone gradually drifted off to sleep.
Time quickly came to the second day of the end-of-term banquet, also known as the year-end banquet.
The year-end banquet was exceptionally lavish, and the Great Hall was newly decorated in Ravenclaw's blue and bronze to celebrate their victory that ended Slytherin's six-year winning streak of the House Cup.
On the wall behind the High Table hung a huge banner depicting Ravenclaw eagle. Except for the Slytherin table, the students from the other houses all wore expressions of elation, as if their own house had won the House Cup.
The ghosts seemed to empathize, and Lady Grey of Ravenclaw stopped looking gloomy and showed a long-lost smile, which made the young wizards around her fall in love with her beauty in that instant.
Bloody Baron, stared intently at Lady Grey from the Slytherin table, which quickly restored Grey's poker face. However, this time she didn't leave as before, but instead floated over to the Ravenclaw table, waiting for the Headmaster to announce who would win this year's House Cup.
Nick Wilde, the Gryffindor Nearly Headless Nick, stood beside Dean and Seamus with a smile on his face, looking smug and saying things like Slytherin was finally finished.
A moment later, Dumbledore arrived, and the noise in the Great Hall gradually subsided.
"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore said cheerfully after a long string of pleasantries, and finally got to the point. "Now, as far as I know, we must first hold the House Cup awards ceremony. The House scores are as follows: Fourth place, Hufflepuff, 352 points; Third place, Gryffindor, 412 points; Slytherin, 452 points; Ravenclaw, 476 points."