The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 256 Goodbye, City of Floating Waves

A week later, the runway at Hyprose.

Moriarty and Diana are taking a leisurely stroll.

A week is enough time for many things to happen, and the two had many feelings to share, so they started talking.

First, tens of thousands of wizards entered major hospitals across North America.

Because Canada has too few large hospitals, the Aurors have had to use spells on Muggle hospitals to admit more wizards.

Fortunately, most wizards only suffered minor injuries or significant mental fluctuations, and they recovered after a few days of rest at a hotel.

Then, Moriarty witnessed the colossal lie told by the World Cup officials and the Canadian Ministry of Magic to stabilize the situation and appease the public.

They pinned the blame for the attack on Hyprose and the vandalism of the main stadium on The Saints.

The text makes no mention of the Vantor vampires, nor does it delve into the identities of the magician and Kogoro Tsukamura.

Moriarty did not believe that none of the tens of thousands of wizards had seen a vampire.

Or perhaps they saw it, but the Canadian Ministry of Magic chose to turn a blind eye.

Moriarty and Dumbledore exchanged opinions on this matter.

Both agreed that the attack on Hyprosce was the vampire's revenge against the wizard!

A long-lived vampire from the dark world seeks revenge on a wizard from the magical world!

As for the reason?

There are countless ridiculous reasons like that.

Who knows what serious illness those ghosts lying in coffins have!

The Polish team's saints were likely mercenaries employed by the Vanjo vampire clan.

Moriarty had confirmed this with Dumbledore.

Dumbledore revealed that in the early days of the Saints—before they grew in strength—they worked as mercenaries, fighting in small-scale battles.

As for the reason?

It's also very simple.

For the sake of livelihood and for the growth of the organization.

Or, to use Grindelwald's phrase "for the greater good" would be more fitting.

However, Dumbledore believed that Grindelwald was completely unaware of the attack on Hyprose.

To confirm this, Dumbledore made it clear that he would take some time during the summer holidays to visit Nurmengard.

The scene of Old Deng and Old Ge meeting again after many years is interesting to even think about.

But what does this have to do with Moriarty?

It doesn't matter.

Unless Moriarty is particularly gossipy.

But he wasn't a gossipy person; compared to GGAD, he paid more attention to the Vanjo vampires.

The other one is the "BOSS" mentioned by the magician.

Anyone with eyes can see that there are problems with the Japanese team.

Every day, wizards file complaints demanding that the Canadian Ministry of Magic investigate the Japanese team.

However, the Canadian Ministry of Magic took no action.

Minister Helmut even forbade his subordinates from mentioning "Japan".

U.S. Congress Speaker Paul receives hundreds of wizards at his home every day, but he has chosen to remain silent.

The inaction of North American officials has angered the wizards, who are home to nearly 100,000 wizards!

Among them are many pure-blooded family heads, whose personal networks are intricate and encompass various industries.

The wizarding community is small, and if a pureblood were to spread the news, the authority of the North American government would be severely damaged.

However, the North American authorities acted as if nothing had happened and shelved the appeals from all the purebreds.

The pure-blood patriarchs are furious, and the North American authorities don't seem to care, do they?

We're going to file a complaint against you with the International Federation of Wizards! And we'll also file complaints against Japan and Poland!

Should two teams of mentally ill individuals participate in the competition?

We strongly demand that the Japanese and Poles be banned from playing Quidditch again!

It's 1990 already, and you can still get attacked while watching a game!

The current president of the International Federation of Wizards is none other than Albus Dumbledore.

Dumbledore received complaints from various purebloods, and through this incident, he also got to know many purebloods from Africa and Asia.

Lady Malfoy also filed a complaint, but before she could wait for the outcome, she rushed back to England with Draco after recovering, as if Malfoy Manor was the only safe place for them.

And then there's Lilith; the Pilivik family sent people to take her away.

Having been through so much together, the women seem to have put aside their past grievances.

Fleur, Penelope, Gemma, and Tonks were all around the same age, and they spent the whole week in the room chatting about everything under the sun, and their relationship quickly warmed up.

It's worth mentioning that Tonks tells Moriarty that her aunt has been somewhat restless lately, seemingly deliberately avoiding Moriarty—even though being near Moriarty is the safest place for her.

Besides, Dumbledore is still in Canada.

This was perhaps the longest business trip Old Deng had ever taken, and for the first time, the wizards overlooked his abilities and focused on his title.

Headmaster of Hogwarts.

President of the International Association of Wizards.

Chief Magician of Wizengamo.

Every day, groups of wizards would run to Dumbledore's room to complain about the injustices he had suffered.

Old Deng had a tough time, but Moriarty was very happy; an attack overshadowed his championship victory.

For a whole week, the headlines of all major newspapers were about the Hayprosay attack.

The report in "Singing a Different Tune" is the only one that is intriguing.

"What I Saw Firsthand in Britain: The Attacker at Hyprose Was a Raven's Skeleton!"

The headline alone is enough to make people burst into laughter: "I'm in the UK, and I witnessed the attack in Canada firsthand?"

Haha, I can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as a contrarian.

This report brought a lot of joy to the wizards, and for a time, "The Quibbler" sold out.

Only Moriarty, Diana, and Dumbledore knew that The Quibbler wasn't lying this time.

After the Fallen Ravens were destroyed, the wizards' memories of them mysteriously disappeared, which Moriarty temporarily attributed to the power of dark elemental magic.

But just because no one remembers doesn't mean the Fallen Raven doesn't exist.

Moriarty remembers that Luna believed the harassing flies were real creatures, and Dracula seemed to acknowledge their existence as well.

Based on this report and careful consideration, it's possible that the Lovegood family can indeed see things that others cannot.

"Singing a Quixote" was just a minor episode; most of the attention was focused on Dumbledore.

But the outcome was destined to disappoint the wizards; Dumbledore couldn't help them.

The International Wizarding Federation is not prepared to hold Japan accountable, nor will it investigate the Japanese team.

The reason is simple: Japan paid a huge sum of money to the Canadian Ministry of Magic!

This was told to Moriarty by Dumbledore himself. Not long after, James, along with Maxie and Jericho, came to Moriarty's room and said something similar.

A large group of pure-blooded British families, including the Foley, Flint, Malfoy, and Piliwick families, also sent letters to Moriarty.

This explains why Canada is not pursuing the matter with Japan.

Lockhart also reported this to Moriarty. Lockhart had heard about it from Principal Dawn, and it seemed that Principal Dawn truly admired Lockhart.

This reason is actually somewhat related to Moriarty.

The Canadian Ministry of Magic owed Gringotts a large debt for the construction of Hyprose.

To pay off its debts, the Canadian Ministry of Magic built hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and other consumer facilities.

They also partnered with the official World Cup organizers to launch betting platforms.

The competition venues were all arranged, except that Britain and France were paired together for the sake of creating hype, and Canada and the United States were guaranteed a spot in the finals.

But to their utter surprise, the Japanese team emerged as a dark horse, and the Polish team was even more ruthless, directly forfeiting the match against the British team.

Now it seems that everything was premeditated!

However, this disrupted the official betting odds, resulting in no Galleons being earned. Instead, the betting odds jointly operated by the Fry and Flint families made a fortune.

Without the funds raised from betting, the Canadian Ministry of Magic simply cannot pay off its debts based solely on the money earned during the World Cup!

Japan somehow learned of this and paid off Canada's foreign debt!

Canada has chosen not to pursue charges against the Japanese team.

After all, in their memory, the magician and the six Japanese men had only destroyed the stadium and killed a few wizards.

The money they gave us from Japan is enough to build ten more stadiums!

As for the dead wizard...

Wizards die every day, right?

What? You're saying Kogoro Tsukamura kidnapped Lilith?

First, the Pilivik family did not pursue the matter.

Secondly, wasn't Lilith rescued by Moriarty?

In the end, Tsukamura Kogoro was also killed by the magician, dying at the hands of his own people, thus saving him from being sentenced to death.

Thus, the Canadian Ministry of Magic chose to compromise, opting to not pursue the matter and instead let it slide.

Therefore, the International Federation of Wizards has no way to investigate Japan.

As for Poland?

The official Polish response was that they were unaware that the entire Polish team was composed of Saints.

The explanation was weak, yet everyone knew it was the truth.

The saints have been gone for too long.

How did they manage to lie in wait and reappear as Quidditch players?

Only the Vampire Clan of the Vanjo can answer this question.

Perhaps Grindelwald can also provide the answer.

So Moriarty and Dumbledore made a pact.

Dumbledore questions Grindelwald, while Moriarty investigates Ventura.

Japan and the mysterious BOSS became the common targets of Moriarty and Dumbledore.

After discussing the recent events, Diana stopped and looked intently at Moriarty.

"So? You're going to Japan this summer?"

"That's right, I will go to Japan, I definitely will." Moriarty said dejectedly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he thought of the ancient country in the East, "and perhaps China as well."

Moriarty looked eastward, where sunlight fell on the ocean, reflecting a shimmering golden light.

Diana rested her head on Moriarty's shoulder and whispered softly, "I want to go with you. I don't want to leave you."

A sea breeze blew by, and the sea surface rippled.

A few seagulls flew over the beach, which used to be the western wall of the runway and is now a beach, but few people visit it.

Even if the Canadian magic circle receives compensation from Japan, it will not repair Hyprose.

Moriarty knew that Diana wouldn't feel cold, but he still reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"I know, but I can't take you with me. I want danger to stay far, far away from you."

Diana rested her head on Moriarty's chest and closed her eyes.

She listened quietly to her beloved's strong and powerful heartbeat, as if doing so would put her at ease.

Moriarty gently patted Diana on the back, gazing into the distance. The World Cup journey came to an end in the sea breeze.

Goodbye, Hyprose.

(End of this chapter)