Strange Riddle and Dumbledore

Feelings of affection are something you can't control.

Just like Neville, who immediately captured the heart of the Iron Throne Girl.

Lavender fell in love with Ron at first sight.

Ryan thought Ron was really lucky to have met such a good girl as Lavender.

Otherwise, under Ryan's occasional hypnosis, he would have long since become a bisexual who likes both girls and Harry.

However, this time, Krum's situation wasn't orchestrated by Ryan.

He never expected that Krum would take a liking to Lavender at first sight.

Just like how the original timeline immediately valued Hermione.

Perhaps Krum and Ron are just naturally incompatible.

He had initially thought that Krum might have taken a liking to Hermione again.

He had prepared a hundred ways to mess with Krum.

However, things did not turn out as Ryan had predicted.

Ryan thought Krum was very lucky.

Ron was very unlucky.

Because although Krum has the "buff" of easily falling for other people's girlfriends and having feelings for other people, he is also very loyal.

Once he sets his sights on a witch, he will no longer notice the beauty of others.

Unless he knows Hermione has a boyfriend, as in the original timeline, he won't move on to the next target.

The problem now is that Lavender thinks Krum knows she has a boyfriend.

After speaking with Parvati, due to the information gap, the two of them also began to think the same way.

Even if they manage to talk things out with Ron, it's very likely that they still won't be able to clarify whether Krum knew she had a boyfriend.

Unless she runs into Krum in person, or Lavender writes directly to Krum angrily denouncing that she already has a boyfriend.

Otherwise, this misunderstanding will likely continue.

Ron will still be bothered by this.

Ron's biggest weakness is his inferiority complex.

No matter how outstanding he was, this flaw, stemming from a lack of attention in his childhood, always lurked in the shadows of his heart.

And now, Ryan has just observed it.

Inside the train carriage, after learning the whole story and its origins, Ron put on a smile again.

But his face remained pale.

If you didn't look at his hair and freckles, you'd think he was from the Malfoy family.

He didn't regain his composure until the train arrived at the station.

It seems that today's rain caused all of this.

It was quite a flurry of activity when we got off the bus: owls were hooting, cats were meowing, and Neville's pet toad was croaking under his hat.

The small platform was frozen over, and cold rain was pouring down.

Ryan was still sitting calmly in the carriage with Hermione and Luna at the back, raised an eyebrow.

Surprisingly, this cold wave has nothing to do with Dementors.

Even today, in the original timeline, the platform is frozen over.

But at that time, Sirius had escaped from Azkaban, Ministry of Magic had arranged for Dementors to be stationed at Hogwarts.

Ryan shook his head and waved his hand. A thin, gray membrane flashed past and passed through the three people's bodies.

The next second, they appeared in the magnificent Great Hall.

However, the Great Hall is not yet filled with a sea of pointed black hats, and each long table is empty.

Apart from Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, Dumbledore and the other professors were all sitting comfortably in the faculty section, completely unaware that three figures had appeared at the Ravenclaw table below.

Even though Luna and Hermione were looking at them without any attempt to hide it.

Hermione looked around for a while before glancing around.

Then he looked at Ryan and said loudly without any attempt to hide his feelings, "Are the three extra long tables for the other three schools?"

But why aren't there any other professors on the faculty bench? Ryan, didn't you say professors from other schools were here?

Aside from Beauxbatons, who is unremarkable, Castelobruxo is the Arborsage, Durmstrang went directly to Grindelwald. Where did they all go?

And what about those Werewolf Wizards?

Did they study here all summer and leave before the start of the new semester?

Filch's girlfriend is also inside, isn't she?

Is she still there?

Did she and Ron really keep writing letters?

"More diligent than both Bi and Lavender?"

Luna sat quietly to the side, observing the professor's every word and action on the faculty desk.

Especially considering Hermione just spoke so loudly, will any wizards be able to see through Ryan's magical disguise and react accordingly?

Did Dumbledore and Professor Riddle, the Horcrux that Voldemort created, really know nothing about this?

As for Ryan, he faced a series of questions from Hermione.

He was used to it long ago.

After learning that Ryan knew almost everything.

Hermione loves to ask a whole bunch of questions in one go.

So he raised an eyebrow and replied casually, "They are from the other three schools."

Professors from other schools briefly returned home, preparing to arrive with their principals and students in a way that showcased the magical level of their school's culture.

Those Werewolf Wizard also returned around that time. So did Filch's girlfriend, Ms. Campbell.

She really was in communication with Ron.

Because they are so compatible in personality.

If you ignore his appearance, he's practically a gender-swapped version of Ron.

Hmm. A more confident version. So, isn't it normal to communicate more diligently than with Lavender after meeting another version of yourself?

Hermione was stunned.

That gender-swapped version of Ron.

Her rigid, conservative mind, much like Professor McGonagall's, couldn't comprehend this possibility.

How could Filch fall for Ron!

"Professor Dumbledore and Professor Riddle don't seem to be paying any attention to us."

However, Professor Riddle was acting very strangely.

He became more upright.

He's like a human-shaped Unicorn.

Professor Dumbledore, however, seemed very lonely. His loneliness was undisguised. Luna, standing nearby, abruptly voiced her observation.

"As expected of you, my little Luna!" Ryan pressed his face against Luna's and took a deep breath.

Hermione pursed her lips at this.

Although its ears were perked up, it turned its head to the other side, clearly intending to avoid seeing the problem altogether.

Although Luna still had that aloof and ethereal appearance, the corners of her naturally smiling mouth were slightly raised at an angle that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

A faint, intoxicating blush appeared on her fair, translucent face.

After a brief moment of pause to admire the magic, Ryan said, "Isn't it normal that they can't see through my magic?"

And this is the magic I'm best at.

It's important to know that Ryan's ability to conceal himself is passive.

Combined with the innate talent that leads to progress with effort.

It wasn't that Ryan was bragging; he estimated that probably no wizard in the world, throughout history, could see through his trick.

After a brief moment of self-satisfaction, Ryan continued, "Luna, your wizarding intuition, or rather your Third Eye, is indeed extraordinary."

Because of a magical ritual this summer.

By shedding his so-called original sin, Riddle transformed into a so-called humanoid Unicorn.

However, because they are wizards, they possess omnipotent magic and are not as easily targeted by skilled wizards as Unicorn.

As for Dumbledore, it was entirely because of Grindelwald's departure.

He had long since gotten used to life without Grindelwald.

But he hasn't gotten used to it yet, even after a brief period of regaining it.