The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 155 Home (3000-word chapter, please subscribe)

"Are you ready? I'm about to cast a spell."

Diana raised her crystal staff, and natural energy surged toward Moriarty and his companions.

"Do you need me to activate the Alchemy Matrix?" Moriarty asked. Dracula had used the Alchemy Matrix to open Merlin's brain dimension.

"If you're not feeling tired, activate it." Diana smiled, winked at Moriarty, and flicked her wrist, waving her staff down.

At the same moment, Moriarty activated the Alchemy Matrix and chanted the Dragon Spell.

A five-colored light enveloped the three of them, and they felt a brief dizziness. They closed their eyes.

When they opened their eyes again, they found that the surrounding environment had not changed much; they were still in a forest.

Lilith asked expectantly, "Are we back?"

Moriarty glanced around and explained with a smile, "Didn't you notice? Diana took us back to the Forbidden Forest."

Moving from one forest to another, I think that's the power of nature's magic.

As for why it's called the Forbidden Forest, it's definitely related to Merlin's "Do Not Disturb the Sleeping Dragon."

In short, we're back!

"Yes! Look how familiar that tree looks!" Jericho exclaimed excitedly. "This is the path we took when we first entered the Forbidden Forest in first grade!"

He put his hands to his mouth, making a megaphone shape, and shouted, "The Forbidden Forest! We're back! Hogwarts! We're back!"

Countless small animals, magical creatures, and enchanted beings in the Forbidden Forest were disturbed and let out loud cries.

The three of them, Moriarty and Moriarty, didn't seem to mind the noise around them. They smiled at each other and said, "It feels so good to be home."

A few minutes later, they walked back to the castle. The moment the gates opened with a "bang," the people in the hall turned around abruptly, staring at them in disbelief, their mouths agape.

The Great Hall was restored to its original state. Dumbledore led the professors in sitting on the professors' chairs, and four long tables were filled with food and drinks. The young wizards sat together affectionately, their faces filled with shock.

"Hogwarts' outstanding student has returned!" Dumbledore stood up from his seat, a wide smile spreading across his face, so wide that wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.

On behalf of all the teachers and students of Hogwarts, and Hogwarts itself, I thank you!

Our Moriarty, Lilith, Jericho... you have received the school's Special Contribution Award.

Also, I know you must be starving, but I have to say this—welcome home!

Dumbledore clapped his hands, and the stars in the Great Hall twinkled, the enchanted starlight falling on Moriarty and his two companions.

All sorts of praise and cheers converged into a resounding hymn, which was sung by musically talented students from the four academies.

More young wizards jumped up and rushed over frantically, lifting Moriarty and his two companions up high, catching them, and tossing them up again!

After a while, Moriarty told the students to put them down. Knowing he had something to say, they shut their mouths and sat down quietly.

"It's wonderful to see you all sitting together, so close and laughing!" Moriarty looked around, smiled and nodded. "In the past month, there have been four incidents at school, and I can't help but wonder if we'll part ways now."

Actually, I'm a fearless person. If there's anything that causes me the most pain, it's the collapse of this castle and the disintegration of this school!

The students and professors applauded emotionally.

Who is Moriarty?

The only and only descendant of the Slytherin family.

As the head of a family that is almost becoming legendary, Moriarty can be said to be the most distinguished person in the entire British wizarding world!

Throughout Europe, few could compare to him.

This very same esteemed young wizard personally acknowledged their importance to him in the Great Hall of Hogwarts today!

Many older students had blurred vision, tears welling up in their eyes.

Despite the loud calls for equality in recent years, wizards are not particularly enthusiastic about it, and most wizards still value lineage.

After Voldemort wreaked havoc on the British wizarding world, more wizards developed a prejudice against Slytherin House.

If Hogwarts weren't the only magic school in Britain, Hogwarts graduates would definitely get beaten up after entering the wizarding world!

Forget about finding a job; you should be grateful to Merlin that you won't be retaliated against by a radical wizard.

From Moriarty's words, the older students found a sense of belonging.

The younger students, who didn't understand anything, were just very happy and excited—the Weasley twins and Cedric sang in the choir, and they probably learned to sing the school song to the tune of "Funeral March" from there.

Cedric then brought Soldaya over, who looked reluctant. Moriarty's words made him reminisce about Slytherin's glorious history.

The Weasley twins didn't care about any of that, dragging them to the choir and yelling, "Get hyped, guys!"

"Weasley!" x5

Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Filch, the male student council president Leon, and the female student council president all glared at him angrily.

"George! Fred!"

Charlie and Percy covered their foreheads.

Soldaya felt the gaze of the entire school, especially that of his idol, Mr. Moriarty. His face turned red, and he quickly fled the scene of the crime.

"What an embarrassing and socially awkward scene!" Moriarty's words drew everyone's attention. "In that case, let's take a look at those embarrassing moments—Keith, did you sincerely apologize to Professor Snape?"

Keith stood up, looked Moriarty in the eye, and gave a serious, affirmative answer.

Snape gave a curt snort: "I'll forgive you for now, but if there's a next time, I'll plant weeds in your empty head."

"Wow, really?" Jericho exclaimed in surprise, "Spiritual Pilgrim has actually become more agreeable?"

The students near him chuckled softly. Slytherin gave him a warning look, but then, remembering Jericho's excellent performance in "Dracula's Game," he nodded and said, "A successful flight demonstration, Mr. Blanche. You've earned 30 points for Slytherin."

The students applauded, and Jericho smiled smugly.

"Since we're on the topic of bonus points, I have to add a few words." Dumbledore gave Moriarty an apologetic smile, after all, it was Moriarty who had brought up the subject.

Moriarty indicated that it was alright, and he would also listen to what Old Deng had to say.

"Well... Professor Diana told me that there was a little problem with her people, which forced her to step down as professor. She also happily said that the three classes she taught at Hogwarts were her three happiest classes."

Moriarty chuckled. A professor who only taught three classes was practically unheard of in Hogwarts history, but it seemed like he was to blame…

Who is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?

Leon asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

"I have already sent Professor Randy Cullen a letter of appointment. He will be back with us soon to teach the rest of the courses," Dumbledore announced with a smile.

Last year's vampire professor?

Moriarty nodded. It was alright, he could understand Dumbledore. Right now, professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts were a rare commodity, and it was impossible to find a suitable candidate in a short time.

The students' reaction was lukewarm, but it didn't dampen the cheerful atmosphere, because Dumbledore continued, "Moriarty engaged in the most spectacular duel with me and Professor Diana in nearly five hundred years of Hogwarts history, and for that, I give him a hundred points!"

The students applauded in unison, and Professor McGonagall walked over, a smile on her face, and announced loudly, "Lilith, you played the most brilliant game of wizard chess in Hogwarts! For that, I award you 50 points!"

"Thank you, Professor," Lilith said with a polite smile. "May I ask you to play chess sometime, Professor?"

"sure."

"That's not fair!" Jericho shouted. "We all had to complete the challenges, so why did they get higher scores than me?!"

The teachers and students burst into laughter, but Snape turned his head away, and Moriarty suspected he was trying to suppress a laugh.

Over the past year, Jericho has done many great things with Moriarty. People treat him like an adult and forget that this American cowboy is only 12 years old and also has a childlike side.

Snape turned back to him, coldly saying, "You need to look for the reason within yourself, understand, Mr. Blanche? I have never seen a wizard in a duel carrying a flying broom!"

"Hahaha!" the little snakes burst into laughter.

"Alright, fine!" Jericho grinned at Strickland. "I'll take you flying through the skies someday!"

"Oh~" the little snakes grumbled.

Sven's face darkened, and he glared at Jericho, while Dumbledore and the other professors shook their heads with smiles.

Jericho feigned fear and hid between Leon and Marcus. Moriarty spoke again: "Let's get back to the embarrassing topic. What about the parties involved in the other three incidents?"

Moriarty looked over at the group, and they stood up one by one to express their opinions. The two Slytherin girls apologized to each other and made up, and then surprisingly confessed their love to Moriarty at the same time!

Tonks couldn't stand it any longer and stood up angrily. In an attempt to change the subject, she announced that she wanted to apologize to the other three houses.

For the next month, she will lead the badgers to provide lunch and dinner for all the teachers and students in the school!

Tonks sat down amidst applause, and Charlie immediately stood up and said that Gryffindor would be in charge of cleaning the Quidditch pitch for the next month.

Ravenclaw College also sent students to announce that they would be responsible for cleaning the library for the next month.

Strangely, none of this involved the professors; the students resolved the problems arising from the conflict themselves.

Moriarty nodded in satisfaction and uttered his final words.

"I thought we would avoid awkward moments, socially awkward moments, and our past mistakes and pain."

But when I see us all gathered together, openly sharing these things with those around us.

I suddenly realized that Hogwarts was more than just a school; it was home.

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