At first, Professor Bryan was only appointed by the Board of Trustees to investigate the Secret Room at Hogwarts, but for unknown reasons, he briefly became a professor in their Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Harry, who had been at Hogwarts for two academic years and had experienced three professors of the subject, could pat his chest and assure him that Professor Bryan was definitely the best of the three.

Of course, the other two professors, one possessed by Voldemort, and the other who had been proven to be a big liar, better than these two, didn't seem to prove much.

But many of the older wizards, as well as professors from other Hogwarts courses, have rated Professor Bryan as the most decent Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts in the last decade or so, which is telling.

On top of that, Professor Bryan was also the most powerful wizard Harry had ever seen.

He wouldn't forget that in that Slytherin chamber, the basilisk that had left him exhausted was easily cleaned up like a goblin in front of Professor Blaine... Of course, Headmaster Dumbledore must be better than Professor Blaine, and although Harry hadn't seen Headmaster Dumbledore make a move, he was so adamant.

Halfway through the second semester of his second year, Professor Bryan left Hogwarts shortly after the Secret Room incident was over, and he has not been heard from since.

The mysterious departure is also like his mysterious arrival.

Many young wizards, including himself, Hermione, and Ron, were reluctant to leave Professor Bryan, but they all knew that this was Professor Bryan's own choice, and everyone should have the right to choose their life path.

Uncle Vernon's Rig Boss, Currad Blaine, hadn't had a second since Harry had remembered the name yesterday morning, even though they both shared the same last name.

But this surname can only be considered a very common surname among Muggles and wizards, just like Voldemort's original name 'Tom', and the owner of the Leaky Cauldron is also called by this name, does anyone think that there is some kind of kinship between them because of this?

However, the same surname, the same gray hair, almost one mold carved facial features... Just like him and his father, almost everyone who knows his parents will say the same thing at the first glance of him.

"Professor Bryan grew up in an orphanage--"

Every time the Dursleys took two steps, they would take advantage of the old butler's inattention, and turn their heads to glare at Harry viciously so quickly, and Dudley beside him always looked at him with mocking eyes, but Harry didn't care, and his mind was stuffed with the appearance of the man in the photograph at a quick glance just now.

"If he is really Professor Blaine's father, then how could Professor Blaine, who has such an enviable and illustrious background, be an orphan?"

Harry pursed his lips and looked suspiciously at the old butler named Lawrence who was walking in the forefront, if it weren't for the fact that the Dursleys had solemnly insisted so many times yesterday that he was not allowed to talk casually, he might have rushed up to ask if there had been a child lost in this manor!

They followed Lawrence to a room on the top floor, where medical personnel in white coats came and went, each with a very solemn expression on their faces.

After pushing open the door, Harry frowned unconsciously because of the very unpleasant smell of the potion, and he couldn't wait to jump over Lawrence, who was telling Uncle Vernon only five minutes, to look into the room, and found that the cold room was full of all kinds of Muggle medical equipment, Harry's vision was blocked by a ventilator placed next to the bed, and he couldn't see the appearance of the owner of the manor lying on the hospital bed.

One by one, the nurses exited the room, and Lawrence led them inside, and everyone including Harry gasped as they stood in front of the man's hospital bed and actually saw his current situation.

If it weren't for the fact that Harry's unreadable curves were still beating on the computer screen next to the bed, he would most likely have thought it was a shriveled corpse with shaved hair.

The man in the hospital bed had been emaciated and deformed, like a skeleton covered with a layer of human skin.

Uncle Vernon, who had rehearsed how to say hello in his mind many times, seemed to be choked by the throat, and Aunt Penny, who planned to praise Mr. Bryan for his good looks, could not say a word, let alone Dudley, who had never seen anyone else in such a miserable way.

Harry didn't feel like he needed to observe anything anymore, and he wouldn't be surprised if this Mr. Bryan was breathing in the next second.

"Looks like I'm scaring you, Vernon--"

Mr. Blaine, wearing a breathing mask, said in a faint tearing voice, frustrating Harry's attempts to tell his age by sound.

"You... Your gas..., I mean the spirit looks pretty good, Mr. Blaine. ”

Uncle Vernon's red, purple face with an ugly smile, some inexplicable emotions brewed in his heart...

After all, the man on the hospital bed has been his boss for so many years, and he has always admired this man so much, but now, this wise man is lying on the hospital bed, dying.

At this moment, Uncle Vernon suddenly regretted his private calculations, he should no longer think about tossing him Mr. Blaine, and letting this man die so peacefully is the best dignity for him.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and when they walked out of the room, everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Lawrence, the old butler of the manor, sent them back to the gate, and had Uncle Vernon's car come in, and while they waited, Harry found that the Dursleys looked listless, so he couldn't hold back his curiosity and moved to Lawrence's side as if unintentionally, and asked in a soft voice,

"Maybe it's a bit presumptuous to talk about that, sir... But, does Mr. Bryan have children, and why aren't they with him? ”

The old butler looked at the polite child in surprise, raised his gray eyebrows, but his voice was full of regret

"Mr. Bryan is never married, child--"

Even though Harry kept his voice down, the Dursleys heard the abrupt and faux pas, but neither Uncle Vernon nor Aunt Petunia reprimanded.

On the way home, there was no sound of communication in the car, and Harry had been pondering, and neither the Dursleys had questioned Harry if he had any intention of getting a potion that would keep Mr. Bryan alive for a little longer, or a wizard who was good at healing.

The silence lasted until the house.

Uncle Vernon turned on the TV to watch the morning news that was being replayed, Aunt Petunia went into the kitchen to make lunch, and Dudley turned on the refrigerator to refuel.

Harry, who was standing at the top of the stairs, was ignored by everyone as if nothing had happened.

"I need to open Hedwig's cage--"

Harry, who had previously been excited about the deliberate neglect of the Dursleys, took the initiative to attract everyone's attention this time, and before Uncle Vernon, who was about to start roaring, and Aunt Penny, who was about to start roaring, Harry said with great firmness,

"I need it to deliver a letter for me."











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