The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 201 Tonks' Promise (Please Subscribe!)

As the thick, silent snow quietly enveloped Hogwartsmo, the long-awaited Christmas holidays for the young wizards finally arrived.

The castle was decorated more elaborately than in previous years. In addition to the prefects overseeing the decorations, Professor Flitwick personally directed the setup.

He installed fairy lights on the ceiling and walls of the auditorium that would transform into fairies.

During the day, they transform into real fairies, fluttering their wings and bestowing blessings upon those who pass by. At night, they turn back into colorful little lights.

Professor Flitwick also had Hagrid bring in twelve Christmas trees and carry them to the auditorium.

The largest Christmas tree was covered with glittering icicles and hundreds of candles, and decorated with all sorts of trinkets, from sparkling holly berries to a live, chirping golden owl.

There are also glittering golden stars at the top of the tree.

This attracted many students to make wishes under the big Christmas tree.

The vast majority of young wizards chose to go home for Christmas. They acknowledged that the first half of the school year was rich and fulfilling, and they were willing to stay in the castle as long as they didn't have too much alchemy homework.

During accelerated testing of the new broom, Moriarty and Nicolas Flamel discussed this topic.

Moriarty said that the students, buried in mountains of alchemy papers, actually began to miss Professor Snape.

At least the Church didn't make them smear lemon oil all over goldfish and then write a paper no less than 50 inches long in the voice of the goldfish, nor did it make them sing to turquoise under the moonlight.

There were many more strange and unusual experiments, but Moriarty didn't give examples because he had the Alchemy Matrix, which allowed him to skip alchemical experiments and move on to the next stage.

Professor Nicolas Flamel smiled and shook his head, telling Moriarty that after the Christmas holidays, they would begin learning alchemical formulas.

The assignments he gave were all to lay the foundation for alchemical formulas.

They chatted for a few more minutes, then Moriarty said goodbye to Nicolas Flamel, walked out of the secret room, and saw Tonks standing prettily in the doorway.

This Christmas, Moriarty and Tonks will spend it at Slytherin Castle.

"Nymph, come to me."

Moriarty waved to her, and Tonks happily walked over, took Moriarty's arm, and followed him toward the Slytherin dungeons, where a group of Moriarty's followers were.

In the Slytherin common room, Markus the sidekick, Jericho the Sprinter, and Leon the Head of the Boys were ready, each carrying a bag filled with all sorts of alchemical materials.

"That annoying alchemy is driving me crazy!" Jericho complained. "I was supposed to have a nice Christmas holiday at Slytherin Castle, but it's ruined by alchemy—look at all that homework, is that what a normal wizard would do?"

If my father saw me fiddling with 12 cones in the bathtub, he'd definitely beat me up!

The little snakes laughed heartily, and a glint of light flashed in Sordaya's eyes: "Senior, after the Dracula Game ended, you said you were going to study alchemy diligently. How come your attitude has changed so drastically in just two months?"

"Because I'm not like you, both clever and shrewd, okay?" Jericho glared at Soldaya with annoyance.

Although Thor is a first-year student, he is among the top students in alchemy class, ranking only behind Moriarty, Lilith, and Leon in Slytherin.

This greatly excited Soldaya, who had always considered Jericho a potential rival.

"Everyone laughs at Jericho, everyone is Jericho." Leon snorted, frowning as he looked at the alchemy notes.

The little snakes paused, their mood for mocking Jericho vanishing as they realized they had to complete a strange alchemy.

Lilith, Gemma, and several other Slytherin girls occupied a desk, hunched over it and writing furiously.

Lilith wasn't planning to go home for the Christmas holidays. After the ball, she focused all her energy on her studies. She had neither the mood nor the time to be jealous of the girls around Moriarty.

The stone door suddenly opened, and Moriarty walked in. As he passed Lilith's desk, Lilith looked up at him.

It was no secret that Tonks was spending Christmas at Slytherin Castle, and Lilith just smiled indifferently when she heard the news.

She always felt that she and Moriarty were the same kind of people.

On the path of magic, learn to be your own strong queen.

Lilith told herself this and continued transcribing her alchemical papers onto the parchment.

When Jericho and his two companions saw Moriarty approaching, they hurried to greet him, their faces beaming with pride. The other little snakes looked at them with envy.

After all, not everyone received Moriarty's invitation. Just as they were about to step out of the stone gate, Soldaya suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "Sir, what should I do to be a guest at Slytherin Castle?"

Moriarty walked out as if he hadn't heard, while Jericho turned back and gave Soldaya a warning look.

Tonks came over and met Moriarty. They walked together through the fireplace in the headmaster's office to Slytherin Castle.

Looking at the magnificent castle, Tonks felt a mix of emotions. Last time she came, she was a guest of this castle. What would her identity be this time?

hostess?

No, no, no, the lady of the Slytherin family should be an intelligent and elegant noblewoman, or a powerful witch.

In short, it couldn't be someone like me.

Tonks thought to himself, somewhat lacking confidence, a look of disappointment on his face.

Moriarty's girlfriend?

But Moriarty never said anything about defining the relationship.

Or was he Moriarty's lover or plaything?

Tonks started to daydream and stopped in front of the castle gate.

Sensing Tonks' unease, Moriarty reached out and swept her up in a princess carry.

"When did my nymph goddess become so insecure?"

"Huh? Moriarty..." Tonks wriggled, trying to jump off Moriarty's arms. "Jellicoe and the others are still watching. Do you want me to lose face?"

Moriarty removed her hand from her face, admiring her flushed cheeks, and said slowly, "You mean Jericho and the others? They've already run off to the back and have a good time."

Tonks buried her head in Moriarty's arms and said in a sweet voice, "Where are you taking me, you naughty junior~"

"Let me think... Should we go to the bathroom? Or the steam room?" Moriarty grinned mischievously, and under Tonks's coquettish gaze, he made the final decision: "Let's go to our bedroom. This will be your home from now on."

After saying that, he didn't give Tonks a chance to speak, and Apparated into the master bedroom inside the castle, which was as large as a secret room.

Sunlight streamed in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, warming the bedroom and filling it with light.

Moriarty placed Tonks on the large, soft bed. Tonks was surprised to find herself lying in the master bedroom of Slytherin Castle. It all felt like a dream, and Tonks couldn't help but close her eyes, afraid that she would wake up when she opened them.

But then they heard Moriarty call out to the outside, "Luke, add another pillow."

Tonks opened his eyes and looked at the bed—there was indeed only one pillow and one blanket.

Moriarty used to sleep alone in this bed, but now there are two people, yet Moriarty only asked the house-elves to add one more pillow.

"You naughty junior, why didn't you get me a blanket?" Tonks lowered her head shyly. Moriarty lifted her chin and slowly brought his face closer to hers. "We only need one blanket, my dear senior."

Tonks' eyes lit up as she looked up and kissed Moriarty passionately.

In the heat of the moment, she suddenly grabbed Moriarty's mischievous hands and pleaded, "Moriarty, I'm not ready yet. Can you give me some time? I want to give myself to you at the right time."

Moriarty removed his hands from Tonks' fragrant, fair body and placed them on her head, stroking her long, silver hair.

"I respect your choice, Nymph," Moriarty said softly. "Don't forget your promise; I'm waiting for your surprise."

Tonks nodded obediently: "I remember, you won't have to wait long."

"Then I'll collect some interest first." Moriarty watched as his usually dashing senior started to nod her white hair, and a bold idea came to him.

"Hmm~"

All afternoon, Moriarty and Tonks stayed in their bedroom, while Jericho and his two companions played wildly with the unicorns in the garden behind the castle.

In the evening, Luke prepared a sumptuous Christmas dinner. Lockhart and old Flint arrived before the dinner began, bringing with them a special guest, old Foley.

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