The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 319 is coming soon.

As soon as the sun rose above the horizon, Moriarty, as usual, asked for bed and arranged to meet Tonks at the Room of Requirement to practice their duel.

In two years, Tonks will graduate, and her wish to become an Auror has never changed.

If Fouché were a minister, she would definitely receive preferential treatment no matter which department she went to.

However, Tonks refused to take shortcuts; she held herself to high standards and hoped to pass the Auror Office's assessment.

A duel with Moriarty is undoubtedly a shortcut to quickly improve one's combat skills.

As soon as Tonks saw Moriarty, he pounced on him and clung to him.

Violet has been inseparable from Moriarty lately, and Tonks is getting jealous.

Moriarty held Tonks in his arms, gently comforting him as they went upstairs.

They hadn't gone far when they heard heavy footsteps. Moriarty and Tonks exchanged a glance. Who could be up so early?

The footsteps drew closer, and Tonks jumped out of Moriarty's arms as Jericho walked towards them.

His brows were furrowed, as if he were immersed in his own world, his eyes lifeless.

"Jellico!" Moriarty called out. Jericho looked like he hadn't slept all night. What had he been doing?

"Oh? Sir!"

Jericho jolted as if electrocuted, then laughed with relief after recognizing Moriarty and Tonks: "Merlin's beard, you scared me to death."

He then explained that he had stayed up all night catching up on his alchemy experiments in Hermes's clubroom.

"I'm going to have breakfast now. I won't disturb your precious date any longer. Bye-bye~"

Jericho waved goodbye to the two with a grin.

Tonks blinked. "When did Jericho start cramming on alchemy? This is even more surprising than Merlin's resurrection."

"Hogwarts will never lack hardworking children." Moriarty gave Jellicle's retreating figure a deep look, then put his arm around Tonks and said, "Let's go."

The two practiced spells in the Room of Requirement for half an hour. Moriarty felt that Tonks' "Mud Imprisonment" had a lot of room for improvement and could become Tonks' signature spell.

After the training was over, Moriarty took Tonks to the Slytherin table for breakfast. The little snakes around them were already used to it, but Violet was not.

She got up unusually early, changed into a brand new wizard's robe, and dressed herself up in a completely new way, ready to face Moriarty's little whip.

However, when he got to the dining table, he found that his usual seat—next to Moriarty—had been taken by Tonks.

A strange feeling arose in my heart, like a large stone had been stuffed into it, making me feel blocked.

Am I jealous?

impossible!

Why do I feel different emotions towards him now, when I used to only see him as a tool for enjoyment?

Violet's face turned very pale.

For the vampire princess, it was not a good thing for a wizard to get close to her heart; things became complicated afterward.

Others could hardly understand Violet's melancholy. Then, the messenger owl arrived, and the young wizard who had subscribed to the Daily Prophet began to read the newspaper.

Because Fudge had the support of the ruling and pure-blood families, the Daily Prophet was filled with songs and dances of peace and prosperity.

Some of the more curious young wizards would put down their newspapers and borrow copies of "The Quibbler" from their classmates' subscriptions.

"Behind the new minister's rise to power: Fudge has an army of fire spirits!"

"Pfft, haha..."

Lilith burst into laughter upon hearing what the little snake had said.

Moriarty, however, did not smile. He stared intently at a piece of paper, seemingly containing something unpleasant.

Lilith noticed Poseidon engrossed in eating, his face showing the exhaustion of a long journey, and a sense of foreboding welled up inside her.

"Whose letter is this? What's wrong?"

Moriarty put down the letter, his face regaining its composure. He forked a piece of jam pizza and put it in his mouth. "Remember Simon?"

"Simon?"

Lilith and Jericho were both taken aback.

"Of course I know!"

"The Hebrew treasure hunter spent six days and seven nights with us in Japan!"

The two exchanged a puzzled look, and Lilith asked Moriarty, "It's a letter from Simon—what did he say in it?"

"Simon said his house was burgled and ransacked by two Soviet Russians," Moriarty said in a somber tone, the contents of the letter flashing through his mind.

Simon returned home, intending to send the family heirloom treasure map to Moriarty, only to find his house ransacked.

A thief stole all the valuables from the house, including the Hebrew treasure map that listed the names of 6843 treasures!

Simon went to great lengths to find out that the thieves were two Soviet Russians.

Simon, still furious, wanted to lead a team to catch the two thieves, but several friends with connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds told him that the two Soviet Russians were no ordinary thieves.

As an ordinary person, it's probably impossible to find it again.

Soviet Russia is in turmoil lately. Simon suddenly realized that the treasure map might have been targeted by Soviet wizards. After sorting out his thoughts, he sent this letter to Moriarty.

Moriarty put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and got up from the table to write a letter to old Foley and old Flynn.

Soviet Russia?

check!

Old Foley and Old Flint, get me to investigate!

He had originally decided to go to Israel to investigate the Hebrews and discovered that he had let the Soviets go, but the Soviets jumped in his face and stole the Hebrew treasure map.

I have to make a trip to Soviet Russia.

We must also retrieve the treasure map!

Even amidst the chaos, Soviet Russia still managed to send people to steal the treasure map, indicating that the map concealed a shocking secret.

If it weren't for the chaos in Soviet Russia, Moriarty would have asked the school for leave right now and gone to Soviet Russia.

Old Flint and Old Foley were both wise and cautious, so they decided to let them investigate first, and then decide when to set off based on the situation.

After sending the letter, Moriarty waited for old Foley's reply every day, but three days later, instead of a reply, he received thirty young wizards from the American Ivory Monney School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The United States sent three professors to lead the team, with President Dawn personally leading the team!

Mr. Dawn gave Lockhart a big hug when he saw him, letting everyone know that Lockhart's earlier statement that Principal Ilvermorny was his fan was not an exaggeration.

Moriarty was also familiar with the other two professors leading the group: Quidditch Professor Maxi III and Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Gilbert Fontana.

The former has already joined Moriarty's team, while the latter met Moriarty at the World Cup.

Moriarty remembered the name Gilbert Fontana, who became the principal of Ifamoni in 2016.

Dumbledore warmly welcomed the guests and arranged for Ilfamoni's students to stay in the common rooms of the four houses, where they would then meet with the professors to discuss the upcoming tournaments and events.

The young wizards at Hogwarts were also incredibly friendly, but they were clearly more curious about what kind of competitions and events the professors would organize.

This aligns with the junior wizards of Evamoni, and the students from both schools quickly became acquainted. Upon learning that Evamoni also has four houses, they chatted enthusiastically.

But for two days in a row, the young wizards did not receive any notification from the school. Instead, they waited for Beauxbatons to arrive!

Mrs. Maxim led the group, accompanied by two professors and thirty-three students.

Most of them were girls, with Fleur Delacour being the most beautiful sight.

Lilith shook her head speechlessly. With Hibiscus here, Moriarty's surroundings were lively again.

Because Fleur had previous experience at Hogwarts, the students at Hogwarts behaved relatively normally.

However, Iphamoni's students, as if they had been single since birth for a hundred years, flocked around Furong to fawn over her.

Hibiscus politely rejected all his advances, leaving the American boy heartbroken.

At times like these, the Hogwarts boys would pat the American boy on the shoulder and say, "The lotus water is too deep for you to handle, let me take over."

For Furong, it's no use who comes.

Her smile was reserved for Moriarty; she never smiled at anyone else.

Just as the students were getting excited about Fleur, a bombshell announcement came: the Magic Institute of the Japanese Magic School was coming to Hogwarts to participate in a joint education program!

Moreover, the list of the professors leading the team and the Japanese students has been released!

Then Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as if it couldn't sit still, hastily submitted a diplomatic statement to the International Magic Cooperation Division of the British Ministry of Magic, expressing its desire to join the joint education program!

The Daily Prophet then published a report that Durmstrang had set off for Hogwarts.

This is going to be interesting!

(End of this chapter)