Birthday

It's been a few days since Ryan's new book went on sale.

Today is July 31, 1991, Ryan's birthday, and also the birthday of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

By this time, he must have already learned of his identity as a wizard and encountered the hunter's guard, the last Hagrid, the monster king - Rubeus Hagrid.

As for why it's said that in the end, the original book doesn't mention that Hagrid and Madame Maxime, the headmaster of Beauxbatons in France, continued their relationship and had children.

Seventeen years after Voldemort's death, when Harry's children were starting school, he only mentioned that his son should remember to have tea at Hagrid's Hut. Presumably, Hagrid was still at Hogwarts at that time, and perhaps even still teaching Care of Magical Creatures.

It's already noon. Ryan is celebrating his birthday at Smith Castle. To welcome his guests, with the help of the castle's Furnace Core god, Ryan has completed the largest alchemical work in the past three years, surpassing all previous Smith.

That is a new, large-scale work consistent with the previous castle. It serves as a substitute for the real castle and as a projection of the present world, while the true dwelling, the core, is hidden in a new dimension opened up by Ryan with the help of the chief god.

Yes, the same principle applies to the Dimensional and the Fidelius Charm. It involves finding a wizard to act as the Secret Keeper of the address of the place you want to hide, and then hiding it within the Secret Keeper's soul, or rather Secret Keeper, their mind.

Once the magic takes effect, the hidden dwelling seems to exist in another dimension. As long as the Secret Keeper doesn't reveal the secret, according to Professor Flitwick's original words about the magic. "As long as the Secret Keeper refuses to speak, even if the You-Know-Who searches the village where the Potters have lived for many years, he will never find them, not even if he flattens his nose against the glass window outside their living room!"

The Lord God is the Secret Keeper, an immortal and indestructible Poltergeist that cannot be read by others. In this way, Smith Castle truly becomes independent from this world, and Ryan is invincible.

Ryan checked the time. In the open space of the castle, the teleportation array gradually lit up, and Penelope and Kate appeared, wearing bracelets that served as the keys to the teleportation array.

A lawn in front of the castle has been transformed into a grotto, shimmering with fairy light—meaning there are hundreds of living fairies inside.

They sat either among magically conjured rose bushes or fluttered their wings atop statues that resembled various majestic and Care of Magical Creatures; among the most common were Phoenix and Thunderbird.

However, the beautiful scenery that Ryan had prepared in advance paled in comparison to the two beautiful ladies.

Penelope is blonde and looks intellectual, wearing a flowing blue robe that can't hide her tall and sexy figure.

Kate, with her black bob haircut, was also dressed in a white formal robe, typical of wizards attending a party. She was petite and adorable.

Welcome to Smith Castle!

"Happy birthday, Ryan!" Penelope said, handing Ryan the gift.

"Happy birthday, little rascal! Here's a present!" Kate practically jumped over to Ryan and immediately put a necklace around Ryan neck.

"There's no packaging at all." Ryan fiddled with the necklace, pretending to complain. It was just an ordinary necklace with a magic spell to keep it clean. As long as it was in an environment with many wizards, or if a wizard wore it, it would never rust.

"Who are these fairies?" Penelope asked, puzzled.

"These little people were found in the forest not far away. As you know, they are vain creatures who often allow wizards to use them as decorations. And because of this vanity, they also constantly adorn themselves."

"This also makes their aesthetic sense far surpass that of wizards, which is perfect for them to decorate my castle and, incidentally, escape their natural enemy, the Augurey."

"Moreover, their insect-like, transparent, colorful, renewable, painless-to-remove, purely decorative wings are also very useful and can be used as Potions ingredients."

"The only downside is that taking off their wings will make them very angry, as they feel they are no longer pretty. If you want to keep them, you'll also need to drive away the Bowtruckle around them, as they sometimes eat the Fairies eggs," Ryan explained.

"Decorate the castle? I'll take your advice, Ryan, and have them decorate the castle, not just be ornaments," Kate exclaimed in surprise.

"Ryan, how did you do that? They were originally used as decorations for many wizards during festivals, but with their low intelligence and the fact that they can only make buzzing noises, they are impossible to communicate with. How did you get them to design the castle?" Penelope asked in surprise.

"Alright, alright, can't I just communicate with other creatures without saying a word?"

"Today is my birthday. Come and see what the castle looks like now."

Ryan's thoughts were always connected to the Supreme God. As everyone entered the hall, music started playing automatically, and the castle's decorations changed accordingly. The Marble Staircase railings began to be covered with icicles that would never melt, and all sorts of little trinkets began to sprout from the trees that were usually placed in the Great Hall, from Winky holly berries to living golden Phoenix that kept chirping.

The Gubraithian Fire that served as light also transformed into beautiful forest Fairies, singing a birthday song to the accompaniment of music.

At this moment, the entire castle seemed to be covered in white frost, looking from a distance like a gingerbread cookie covered in icing.

Food suddenly appeared on the empty table, including all kinds of desserts, stews, and fried foods, all of which were the dishes that Ryan, Kate, and Penelope usually liked.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves immensely, and evening soon arrived. Penelope and Kate went up to each of them to hug and say goodbye.

Soon, the once bustling castle was left with only Ryan.

"At this time, Harry Potter should have just finished shopping in Diagon Alley, bought his school supplies, and returned to the Muggle world he hates with Hagrid," Ryan thought, gazing at the dusky sky.

Bored out of his mind, Ryan decided on a whim to go to Paddington Station —directly to the Dursleys' house at 4 Privet Drive.

Ryan appeared in the crowd, unnoticed.

Not far away, a tall figure was waving goodbye to the departing train. It was a thin boy kneeling by the window, his nose pressed against the window, staring intently at the tall figure until it disappeared into the distance.

Race: Wizard

Strength: 4 (the normal human limit is 10)

Physical fitness: 17 (the normal limit is 10)

Magic Power: 30 (The normal human limit is 10)

Skills: Parseltongue lv5 (34%), Mathematics lv3 (12%)...

These are Harry Potter's stats, truly impressive magical potential, especially compared to the more outstanding Auror among adult wizards who are only in their twenties.

However, a wizard's magical power grows very slowly; there is no proper training method, and it can only grow with age.

Even Rubeus Hagrid, a descendant of Hagrid, has only increased his magic power slightly over the past few years, reaching 26.