Ritual of the Underground World

In the days that followed, Harry gradually learned to write letters and then sent them out through Hedwig.

After all, while the free life with no one to manage him was fun, Harry was still a little lonely without friends.

Although Dudley became more friendly, he and Dudley didn't have much to say to each other.

In the letter, he discussed with Ron and Draco the Apparition used by Sirius.

Harry then realized that although the method for learning this spell was in the book, Hogwarts did not actually teach it.

Instead, in sixth grade, students would register with an instructor sent by the Ministry of Magic, and it would cost an extra 12 Galleon to study for 12 weeks.

Furthermore, they confirmed through their letters that they would also be going to the Black House on July 21st.

They had already spoken to Sirius, since going to either the Malfoy family or the Weasley family as originally planned would have made the other two feel awkward.

However, Draco said he really wanted to see Ron's father's workshop; he was very interested in those things.

He's trying to spend next summer vacation with Ron and Harry.

And what is Ryan doing this summer?

Initially, because Kate and Penelope, unlike him, both had families, they were going to spend the summer with their families first, which gave Ryan some rare private time.

After all, sometimes being too powerful isn't a good thing. At Hogwarts, Kate and Penelope clearly understood one thing—they could call Ryan anytime and get a response.

Ryan's name, appearance, and even any information related to him, once mentioned, will be noticed, absorbed, and even controlled by Ryan.

Kate and Penelope use this method to chat with Ryan anytime, even communicating face-to-face in their minds.

What they didn't know was that Ryan could do all of the above not only at Hogwarts, but as long as they were still on Earth.

Ryan deliberately concealed this fact, seeking his own private space.

To be honest, Ryan sometimes even regrets that after he came up with a new method, he would carefully reveal it to Peneno and Kate.

He now wishes he could travel back in time and tell his past self not to show off.

But it's too late now; they already know, and Ryan is unwilling to distort the thoughts or even the personality of those close to him.

Meanwhile, Ryan spent this rare private time watching the big fantasy comedy, "My Son Has a Teenage Crush."

From the moment they were on the train to Hogwarts, Ryan noticed the photographs in the Weasley' and Malfoy' hands, and their distorted expressions.

Even Sirius was far away at Grimmauld Place, Number 12 and preparing to depart, could not escape Ryan's gaze.

Vernon Dursley's tearful farewell to his wife Petunia, and his fear of Sirius in their conversation, made Ryan feel like he had missed out on a lot.

After Harry and the others came out of the train station, Ryan thoroughly enjoyed watching Molly Weasley's disdainful expression towards Ron and her affection for Harry.

Narcissa Malfoy also acted as if she didn't want to see it, and left after Molly Weasley took her son away.

The story becomes rather ordinary after that, consisting mainly of arguments between adults and children due to information asymmetry, until Dumbledore suddenly appears and it gets a little more interesting.

By the end, Ryan suddenly realized that he had almost no goals left. Although he could find joy in becoming stronger and learning new spells, what should he do next?

What Ryan is most curious about now is what the next two years of school will be like.

Dumbledore has now determined that Voldemort has so many Horcrux that he no longer senses that Harry is also one of his Horcrux.

So, will his next step be to destroy the Horcrux to test whether Voldemort can sense them?

However, if Voldemort can sense it, this will only cause Voldemort to hide even deeper, possibly not emerging until Dumbledore.

Thinking about this, Ryan suddenly revealed the expression of someone who has just seen something new, like a bystander seeing a new piece of gossip.

That's at the very bottom of Hogwarts Castle, a place only Hogwarts House-elf can access, and only the headmaster has the authority to know.

No one would have imagined that there was such a vast underground world beneath the kitchen.

It was an astonishingly large pasture, where herds of cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and other livestock thrived in the most suitable environment created by magic.

Even in a secluded corner, there is a canteen built specifically for the Basilisk, a place that even the principal has no authority to know about or discover.

Ryan was also surprised when he discovered this place, after all, the most important place in a school is not the library, but its own unique livestock farm. Hogwarts is indeed a perfect fortress of war, even if the Forbidden Forest is burned, it can still sustain itself through a cycle.

The Highland Cattle are an ancient breed native to Scotland. They are covered in long, golden-red hair, especially the long hair on their heads that falls down like bangs covering their eyes. They are robust and can digest plants that many other cattle avoid, while their long hair helps them withstand the harsh cold and heavy rain.

Now, the Highland Cattle stood frozen in place, as if immobilized. Only their heaving bellies and shallow breathing revealed that they were still alive.

They stood in a position that extended to the center, on a dark metal plate with strange patterns.

The same black notebooks were placed on the metal plate.

Beside the notebook stood a tall, thin wizard with a thick, silvery-white beard and piercing eyes.

His surroundings were a complex and intricate pattern of grooves, filled with flowing mercury that continuously circulated under the influence of some unknown force.

Anyone could tell from this scene that it was definitely set up by a Dark Wizard.

But he wasn't; he was the only wizard with the authority to come here— the Greatest White Wizard Albus Dumbledore.

Then, as a gentle breeze lifted it from its spot, the notebook began to flip on its own, and the patterns on the metal plate and the lines of mercury around it began to glow with a crimson light like magma.

A deep, resonant sound, like a boulder rolling down a mountain, came from Dumbledore's mouth. Each time the sound descended, a golden-red bull would suddenly lose its luster, and the roots of its hair would turn slightly white.

After about ten minutes, the sound that no mortal could utter disappeared from Dumbledore's mouth, and the bulls regained their senses and subconsciously left the place.

The mercury began to dry up, the metal plate began to crack, and Dumbledore began to dance. An invisible energy seemed to use his body as a bridge to build a channel with the black notebook.

Crimson lines began to appear on the notebook cover, and Dumbledore stopped dancing once the last line was embossed on.

A sixteen-year-old boy with jet-black, shiny hair appeared in the spot, wearing a pointed hat, and a silver badge of a Prefect Winky on his chest.