The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 336 A Fiery Start (Have a great weekend!)

A month later, the system issued the task again.

The penalties for failure are becoming increasingly outrageous.

Should Moriarty confess his love to Madame Maxime and forcefully kiss her?

It's amazing that the system could come up with this!

If we did that, Hagrid would probably go berserk.

Moriarty touched his lips, dismissing some unpleasant thoughts, and glanced at Tonks and Violet beside him.

The lips of the senior and junior students.

One is sexy and bouncy, the other is soft and has a unique fragrance.

One has fiery red lips, the other has cool, small lips.

It smells so good!

After the student representatives were selected, the principal and professors quickly left their seats, leaving the students the space.

The five schools immediately began celebrating, like a party, but Violet slipped away unnoticed.

The night passed peacefully, and the next morning at eight o'clock.

The students were notified to go to the Quidditch stadium stands, where the first round of matches would take place.

A Quidditch pitch is typically an oval-shaped field that is 500 feet long and 180 feet wide.

How can it be used as a competition venue?

Do you want the representatives to play Quidditch inside?

When everyone walked onto the court, all the doubts were resolved.

The original oval court was transformed into a rectangular field 500 feet long and 200 feet wide by filling in the four corners.

The surface is coated with silver paint and divided into five areas by black ribbons.

Lockhart stood in the center of the area, waving to the students, which elicited cheers.

"Professor Lockhart wore a black wizard's robe today, and his hair was dyed white. He looks so handsome!"

"I love the professor's color scheme, it matches the venue perfectly! I wonder what kind of outfit Mr. Moriarty will wear for his entrance?"

Hearing the praise, Lockhart nodded in satisfaction, took out his wand, and cast a "loud voice" spell on himself.

"Today... the first round of the competition, Magic and Creation, is being held here. I know you have many questions, but that's okay, just keep watching!"

Lockhart raised his wand and unleashed a beam of magical light.

"Whoosh~ Bang!"

The light exploded in the air like fireworks, as if signaling that a phoenix was descending from the sky.

"Fox!"

The Weasley twins immediately recognized the phoenix as the one in the headmaster's office, having dealt with it quite a bit since being caught causing trouble by the headmaster.

As Fox landed, Dumbledore appeared right next to Lockhart.

Apparition is forbidden at Hogwarts, but Dumbledore can easily appear in most parts of the castle through Fawkes.

Dumbledore was also dressed in formal attire.

He took out his magic wand, aimed it at the field, and waved it gently, instantly creating countless 1×1×1 (m) square blocks.

White cubes were placed in five areas, leaving only a narrow path, which the students guessed was for representatives to walk on.

Having done all this, Dumbledore nodded slightly to Lockhart, then grabbed Fawkes's legs and left.

"Excellent!" Lockhart shouted. "Today, the players will create their own world!"

"That's right, this is a competition about creation!"

Lockhart's voice became fervent and infectious.

"The venue and materials are ready. Grab your most powerful weapons—magic wands!"

"Let's come here and have a showdown!"

"No matter what method you use, even if you bring Knockturn Alley over, create a world here!"

"A brilliant idea..."

"An amazing plot twist..."

"Create as large and grand a scene as possible..."

"To create the ultimate, unique world!"

"Come on, contestants, enter the arena!"

"Ugh~"

The rhythmic roars of dragons echoed from the Forbidden Forest.

The 25 representatives entered the competition venue in turn.

They were wearing their respective school uniforms and waving to their classmates.

The students in the stands were incredibly excited. "Merlin! They've brought back a dragon!"

"Using the roar of a dragon as its entrance music? I'm impressed!"

There are quite a few young wizards who like dragons.

With a resounding roar, a grand gift was presented even before the competition began.

In the VIP section for school board members, a young master kept laughing, while in the contestants' group, Charlie kept glancing towards the Forbidden Forest...

From the stands, Sordaya nudged Marcus with her elbow. "Senior, these dragons, your family got them, right?"

Marcus nodded slightly. After his father was sent to the Soviet Union by Moriarty, he took over the family business.

This dragon was decided upon by the five headmasters together, and the Flint family sponsored it.

Sordaya whispered, "So, senior, do you know anything inside information? I mean, the principal spent so much resources to bring over a large number of dragons; it's unlikely they'll only appear once. They might appear again in the upcoming matches!"

"That makes sense." Marcus grinned. "You can think of that, but sir, you can't? Just watch the game!"

Marcus was thinking to himself, "I don't know what the inside story is either."

Lockhart then guided the players to their positions, placing them in the five zones.

"Lights! Cheers! Screams! Applause!"

Lockhart suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention.

"Whoosh~ Bang!"

Lockhart released two more beams of magical light, which transformed in the air into the likenesses of Professor McGonagall and Yuzuru Kafuu.

"Welcome our judges—"

Lockhart kept building up the atmosphere, and the students finally realized that Professor McGonagall and the vice-principal of the Institute of Magic were the judges for this competition!

People hadn't even cheered yet.

A whooshing sound came from the air.

Professor McGonagall flew out of the castle on a flying broomstick at great speed, circling the stadium once.

"Whoosh~"

Professor McGonagall executed a beautiful drift and came to a sudden stop next to Lockhart.

"Hey, that's so cool." Lockhart and Professor McGonagall high-fived. "Come on, say hello to everyone."

"Haha, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Professor McGonagall removed her wizard robes, her cheerful smile growing even brighter.

"Magic requires talent, but even more so, it requires passion!"

Professor McGonagall was dressed in a Gryffindor team uniform, looking exactly like a Quidditch player.

She brought passion.

The students were immediately filled with enthusiasm and waved their arms.

"Wow!"

"Professor McGonagall!!!"

"Gryffindor team!"

"Splash, splash, splash..."

A sudden gust of wind arose, but unlike the previous whooshing sound, this time the sound was soft, like the flapping of a swan's wings across the sky.

"There!" The female student leader pointed to the western sky.

Everyone looked over, and then their eyes widened in amazement, leaving them speechless.

Hanyu Kafu, dressed in a white suit, has four snow-white wings on his back as he flies in the sky.

The sound just now was the friction of Hanyu Kazunari's wings.

In today's magical world, few wizards can fly, let alone someone like Yuusuke Kafu, whose wings seem to be a natural gift.

At this moment, Hanyu Kafu became the dream lover of many girls.

Moriarty watched as Hanyu Kaze slowly descended, then his wings vanished into thin air, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

Yuusuke's wings are a form of shikigami magic, and a very profound one at that.

Similar to the Animagus, but appears to be stronger.

"Eastern wizard from across the ocean, what do you have to say to our contestants?"

Yuzuru Kaze politely replied, "Creation is a kind of beauty; it requires careful planning, meticulous refinement, and patient completion."

"Fantastic," Lockhart said, then glanced around and said, "the two judges, the contestants, and the audience..."

"Welcome to the highly anticipated first round of the competition!"

"I am... umm, I am your host, life mentor, and the most handsome young man!"

"Oh~"

The boys started making a fuss, and the girls screamed.

Who knew?

Lockhart shrugged. "Who cares what it is, as long as you can host it, right?"

"Hahaha~"

An uproar erupted from the stands.

Everyone was amused by the unexpected turn of events.

Moriarty glanced at Lockhart's expression; the sudden change was hilarious.

Sure enough, Lockhart has never lost when it comes to creating hilarious moments.

He figured out humor.

"OK, OK." Lockhart waved his hand, looked at the five areas and five teams, and his smile was replaced by seriousness.

"You know why you're here."

"Because each and every one of you is an outstanding individual."

"Represent yourself and your school to compete for the 100 million Galleon reward, and the title of the first league champion!"

"Right now, here and now, the theme of the competition is 'Minecraft'!"

The applause from the stands was deafening.

Many people shouted, "Yay!"

"Yesterday!"

"Nice!"

The atmosphere grew increasingly heated, with people eager to see how the contestants would perform.

But many more young wizards were filled with confusion and shock.

"I never expected that your competition would be 'Minecraft'?"

"The entire stadium is their domain; they create a world here using magic?"

"Does that mean any world will do? I don't understand. If that's the case, then what are the standards for judgment?"

"Look at those blocks, use them to create a world? That's insane!"

"Idiot, didn't you see Professor McGonagall is a judge?"

"Professor McGonagall is a professor of Transfiguration. Think about it, transfiguration! Contestants can use Transfiguration to transform blocks into whatever they need!"

"Oh, I see. Haha, thanks a lot, senior!"

"Even if they could use magic, creating a world would be too difficult; they want to become the creators!"

"I absolutely cannot do that!"

"Incredible..."

"crazy…"

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(End of this chapter)