The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 28 The Boot Theft Incident

The news that Slytherin's descendants were searching for the Chamber of Secrets immediately put people on high alert.

When dinner time came, many of the older students looked at Moriarty with a more wary gaze.

The students had no doubt about Moriarty's talent, nor did they forget Salazar Slytherin's prejudice against non-pure-blood wizards.

Furthermore, Slytherin House is known for producing dark wizards, and they didn't want to see Moriarty become the kind of person they hated.

Jericho was indignant about this and loudly defended Moriarty at the dinner table, but Moriarty calmed him down and let him enjoy dinner as usual.

After dinner, Moriarty headed toward the library, where he encountered the Blood Man, Barrow.

Barrow seemed to have come specifically to see Moriarty. After confirming that Moriarty had the idea of ​​searching for the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, he spoke to him in a profound and enigmatic manner.

"If you are looking for the secret room only to fulfill Salazar's last wish, then I assure you, you will be subjected to endless interception and obstruction."

However, if you are willing to close the secret room and prevent it from ever appearing again, we can provide you with some valuable intelligence that will have an unexpected effect on you.

After Barrow finished speaking, he drifted away, and Moriarty lost all interest in going to the library, returning to his dormitory to ponder the meaning of his words.

When Barrow mentioned "Salvazar's last wish," Moriarty was certain that Barrow had misinterpreted Salazar's ancestor's meaning. In fact, Voldemort, Dumbledore, and even the entire Hogwarts believed that Salazar left the Chamber of Secrets to "purify the school."

Actually, that's not the case, because Salazar was not a narrow-minded person.

Barrow also mentioned valuable intelligence, a point Moriarty neither confirmed nor denied. With the Slytherin staff in hand, most of Hogwarts' secrets could not be kept from him if he wanted to.

It was Barrow's use of "them" that surprised Moriarty. Did he mean ghosts?

As night deepened, Moriarty also cleared his mind and fell asleep.

The next morning, Moriarty woke up at dawn as usual, but when he got ready to get out of bed, he found that his boots were missing!

Moriarty glanced at his roommates. Jericho was fast asleep as usual, while Keith and Larpo, who should have been in bed, were nowhere to be seen; they didn't usually wake up early.

So it's obviously a prank, and it's clear who did it.

Moriarty took out another pair of shoes, put them on, and went out. Before he even reached the common room, he heard Larpo's smug voice: "I brought these boots. He's sleeping like a log! Maybe what that novel says is true. He inherited all the wealth of Slytherin Castle?"

Look at these boots! They're more exquisite than most wizards' robes! I'm going to try them on—oh, how comfortable they are!

Moriarty stopped in his tracks, waiting for the other person to speak. To his surprise, the other person was Keith, who was sighing.

Keith pleaded with his companion, "Larpo, alas, I beg you to put the boots back! Mr. Moriarty saved my life! I—we cannot play a trick on him."

"Foolish!" Larpo's voice sounded like he was trying to suppress his anger. He said, "Didn't you hear what Senior Marcus said? When he opens the secret room, I'll be the first student to be kicked out! Because I'm half-blood! We can only stay if we kick him out of the school first."

If you don't want to get involved, then don't bother me. I'll go give the boots to Senior Marcus first. As for the rest, he said he'd take care of it. Oh, he's here.

Upon hearing this, Moriarty headed towards the common room, and things became simpler after Marcus Flint appeared.

At this moment, Marcus rubbed his eyes and sat down on the sofa, muttering curses under his breath; getting up early made him feel uncomfortable.

Larpo walked toward Marcus, lifting his leg high with each step, as if showing off that he was also wearing boots.

"Well done, Larpo," Marcus said lazily. "Now go and put them in the Forbidden Forest..."

"What?" Larpo said cautiously, "You said... you would be in charge of the next steps."

Marcus glared at him, but before he could speak, he heard Moriarty's voice: "You stole my boots and were planning to put them in the Forbidden Forest so I'd have to find them, thinking that would get me expelled for breaking school rules?"

Larpo's face flushed red, and he nervously walked behind the sofa to hide his boots.

Marcus stood up from the sofa, grinning, "The boots are in our hands now. What can you do to us? I can throw them into the Forbidden Forest and let those ferocious magical creatures remember your scent!"

"And then?" Moriarty looked him up and down strangely. Perhaps this was the monstrous brain that the Church of Scissors spoke of?

"And then..." Marcus hadn't really thought of a second plan after stealing the boots, but he was enraged by Moriarty's gaze: "Don't think that just because someone praises you makes you a genius. Aren't there plenty of geniuses who died young in the magical world?"

"Moriarty, shut up! We're not afraid of you! Right? There are three of us, and you're just one!"

Marcus glanced at Larpo and Keith, then raised his face.

“No, he has my help!” Keith said loudly, then stood next to Moriarty and added somewhat sheepishly, “If you need it, Mr. Moriarty.”

"You made the right choice," Moriarty nodded slightly to him, then said to Larpo, "but unfortunately, Larpo made a big mistake, for which he will be punished."

"Did you know that the boots Larpo stole are called Kara Boots?" Moriarty said casually, while requesting the system to activate the Kara Boots' movement speed function.

Larpo was wondering about the name of the boots when he suddenly noticed that the boots were trembling, and his feet were shaking as well!

Less than a second later, the boots started running on their own. Lapo was completely unprepared and was dragged down hard by the boots.

The boots continued to run forward, and Larpo's legs stood up uncontrollably, then separated, and he was dragged by the boots and crashed headfirst into the sofa opposite him.

Larpo was stunned by the impact. Moriarty deactivated the acceleration function of the Kara boots, freeing Larpo's legs. He curled up in a ball, clutching his head.

Moriarty thought he should thank the sofa, which was soft, otherwise he would have ended up in the school hospital. Also, he might not have been fast enough himself, which prevented the Kara boots from reaching an unstoppable speed.

This was Moriarty's first time using alchemical tools, and he wrote them down to lay the foundation for making alchemical tools in the future.

Marcus was not in the mood for that; the whole process took less than ten seconds before his companion collapsed.

"What kind of evil magic did you use on him? This is... black magic!?" Marcus looked at Moriarty in horror, only then realizing that the person in front of him was no ordinary student.

"What do you think you're doing? I'm warning you, this is the common room! Prefect Leon and the others will be out soon!" Marcus shakily pulled out his wand, but Keith saw that he had his legs tightly clenched together.

"Do you want to duel with me, Mr. Flint?" Moriarty looked at the tall, muscular boy in front of him, who looked like a fourth-grader but was actually a second-grader, and said with amusement.

The Flint family is one of the Twenty-Eight Holy Clans, representing pure-blood wizards. Unlike other pure-bloods, only Marcus and his elderly father remain in this family.

A purebred that is very easy to control.

Moriarty, having made his assessment, continued, "I think you've had a grudge against me for a long time, perhaps out of jealousy that I became the Seeker? Anyway, things have come to this point, it seems like it would be a disservice to your meticulously crafted plan if you didn't do something?"

Marcus grew even angrier at Moriarty's mockery: "Why should you inherit Slytherin's fortune just because you went back to England? Who knows what happened to you in China? Maybe you're a fake!"

Why should everyone like you? They'll soon see your true colors; you're an evil dark wizard!

And what right do you have to join the team? Just wait, it won't be long before Chief Leon strips you of your title!

"You ask me why?" Moriarty took a few steps forward, his calm demeanor responding to Marcus's burning jealousy. He raised his voice, "Because of my strength! Because I'm stronger than you. No matter how much you think or how jealous you are, you can't change that fact."

Moriarty took a few more steps forward, almost touching Marcus. "You don't believe me? Then pick up your wand, or your flying broom, your potions, your alchemical tools, whatever you want, and let's have a contest!"

There will only be one outcome: the gap between us will make you see the truth, and reveal your ugliness!

Thank you to NightDE for the two monthly tickets. This is the first time we've received monthly tickets for this book. Regarding the incantation "Shadowless Divine Blade," there are many opinions, which I've already explained. I quite like the character of Si Jiao; he's a good person and also a pitiful one. In a sense, Si Jiao is a great person.

(End of this chapter)