The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 364 Setting a Trap (Part 2)

"A blood feast?"

"The Prince is hosting a blood banquet and has invited the Prince and Princess to attend..."

"The match is scheduled for the third round..."

The school has scheduled the third round of the competition for next Monday, which is four days from now.

Moriarty's eyes gleamed, and Ye Jingyu seemed poised to step out from behind the scenes and make a big splash.

Hanyu Kafu's memories also indicate that they had been plotting something.

This also aligns with what the Princess said during the previous eavesdropping: "There's no chance in the second round; the third round will begin."

In other words, whatever the Blood Feast is, it's related to the third round of the competition.

No, not necessarily.

Moriarty suddenly thought of a possibility.

It's related to the contestants!

Or perhaps their target is the students!

Moriarty then shook his head with amusement, recalling that he had heard of Dumbledore's fame during his travels around the world.

How dare Ye Jingyu come to England, or even Hogwarts, to cause trouble?

There must have been some kind of ceremonial procession.

Moriarty wasn't in a hurry.

Hanyu Kafu's memories also provide three interesting pieces of information.

One is related to two major families in Japan.

Another point is that the third round of the competition is a team event, and the venue is confirmed to be outside the school.

There is no further information regarding the competition, and the school has not yet come up with a solution.

The last one is somewhat intriguing.

Since the start of the league, Yuzuru Kafu has frequently met with young wizards from abroad.

Although Hanyu Kafu claimed that this was to collect students' opinions on the league, Moriarty, upon closer examination of the memory, discovered that it was firmly enveloped by dark elemental magic.

The importance of the memories personally sealed by Ye Jingyu's dark elemental magic is self-evident.

Even if Moriarty couldn't see it, he could guess that it was something bad.

"There are so many secrets."

Moriarty glanced one last time at Hanyu Kafu's memory world, then retreated with a cold laugh.

"Forehead…"

Yuzuru Kaze, who was lying on the ground, immediately frowned. He was also a strong person. His brain had been casually invaded and then left by someone else. Even in his unconscious state, he still had a slight reaction.

Moriarty mercilessly followed up with a Stunning Spell, then slowly rose from the ground.

"Jellico, we have to keep this act going."

"What?" Jericho's eyes widened. "Hanyu Kafū is no ordinary person, and you can't handle him?"

"Background..." Moriarty pondered, "I have a feeling that the power behind Hanyu Kafu is probably beyond our imagination."

"Hiss..." Jericho realized the seriousness of the situation and wanted to ask Moriarty what he had seen, but Moriarty stopped him as soon as he opened his mouth.

"We'll talk about this later. For now, let's deal with this guy." Moriarty glanced down at Hanyu Kafu.

Who knows if there are any spies planted by Yoru Kage among the Japanese students? There are still four days until the third round of the competition, and Yuzuru Kafu cannot disappear.

At the same time, Yuzuru Kafu must not be allowed to report to Yoru Kageyu that Moriarty has already discovered his identity.

After telling Jericho his request, Jericho scratched his head in distress. "Shall we ask Leon for help to make him look like Hanyu Kafu for four days?"

Moriarty shook his head: "No, that Auror team should not be touched lightly; I have a great use for them."

"Furthermore, the practice of transforming and replacing someone else is unacceptable."

Moriarty recalled the Goblet of Fire storyline, where Barty Jr. impersonated Moody, but could only fool the main characters.

Thinking you can fool Ye Jingyu by disguising yourself is a joke.

Even the Soul-Stealing Curse won't work; who knows if Ye Jingyu will assign Yu Shenghefeng any tasks in the next four days?

"Luckily, I was prepared," Moriarty smiled, waving his left hand towards the end of the corridor. "Come out, Lockhart!"

Jericho looked in surprise toward the end of the corridor, where Lockhart had dispelled the Disillusionment Charm and was walking toward him with a smirk on his face.

"Young Master."

Lockhart nodded respectfully to Moriarty.

Jericho had seen Lockhart at Slytherin Castle and knew that Lockhart was one of his own, so he wasn't surprised, but his face was full of doubt.

"Why did you invite Professor Lockhart here?"

Moriarty told Jericho, "When I wrote to you, I had already planned how to handle the aftermath."

"If Hanyu Kafu can't disappear, let's just make him forget the whole incident of his conversation with us."

"So after writing to you, I immediately wrote another letter to Lohart, asking him to come and help."

"Haha, that makes everything foolproof." Jericho looked at Lockhart. "Show us what you've got, Professor."

Lockhart smiled modestly. In other matters, he might not be up to par, but when it came to erasing memories, he dared to claim second place, and no one dared to claim first.

Lockhart took out his wand and was about to make his move.

"Wait, Lockhart," Moriarty suddenly said, "Could you implant a fictional memory into Hanyu Kafu?"

This……

Lockhart was dumbfounded. He had been deleting memories all along, never implanting any.

Not to mention implanting a fictional memory.

"For Merlin's sake, I can't," Lockhart said sincerely.

He then explained, sweating profusely, "Young Master, it's not that I intentionally didn't want to—I've never tried to implant memories before, it's something I never even considered..."

Moriarty nodded to Lockhart, indicating that he didn't need to explain so much, but he really wanted Lockhart to give it a try, as it concerned the success of his plan.

"You can erase memories because doing so will induce those wizards to recount those memories, deepening your understanding of them and making it easier for you to transform the illusions formed by your mental energy into reality through magic, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's right," Lockhart nodded vigorously. "Young Master's talent is truly unmatched. You're absolutely right. You've already figured out the secret of the Oblivion Curse."

Moriarty looked at Lockhart and continued, "Alright, we'll take you somewhere now. You must remember the environment of that place and how you felt when you entered it."

Lockhart guessed Moriarty's intention: "Young Master wants to implant this memory into Hanyu Kafu?"

Moriarty nodded slightly. "Come with me, Jericho. You stay here, we'll be out soon."

As he spoke, he walked toward a tapestry in the corridor.

Lockhart didn't ask where they were going and just followed them.

Unexpectedly, Moriarty stopped opposite the tapestry depicting the giant stick beating Banaba.

"I'm taking you to a secret area of ​​Hogwarts. Yuusuke Kafu was ordered to find this place, and I need to know his purpose."

"I'm going to dig a huge hole for Ye Jingyu."

Moriarty didn't say this aloud; he went to the meeting late at night with the intention of trespassing.

They set a trap for Yuzuru Kaze to fall into, and then set another trap for Yomi Yoshimi to fall into!

Upon hearing this, Lockhart recalled a legend from Hogwarts: "Is it... the Room of Requirement?"

"Okay, let's go."

Moriarty opened the Room of Requirement and led Lockhart inside.

Three minutes later, the two came out.

Lockhart closed his eyes slightly, constantly recalling the environment of the Room of Requirement.

After a while, he opened his eyes.

"Young Master, I'm ready. We can begin."

Moriarty summoned Hanyu Kafu and brought him to Lockhart's feet.

Pick up your wand and take a deep breath.

If memories are implanted, it is not necessary to delete all memories of Hanyu Kafu's meetings with Moriarty and Jericho.

All you need to do is erase the last bit of memory that Hanyu Kafu had before he fell into a coma.

Lockhart waved his wand lightly and did it with ease.

"Next, young master, I'd like to ask for your help." Lockhart's voice trembled slightly; this was his first time having memories implanted!

If successful, I've invented a new magic spell!

It was neither a learned forgetting spell nor a freezing spell bestowed by Moriarty.

A curse that belongs to me!

Lockhart suppressed his excitement, pointed his wand at his head, and carefully retrieved the memories of the Room of Requirement!

Just like Dumbledore showing Harry his memories, the memories were extracted and turned into a wisp of white mist.

However, there is no Pensieve here.

however.

Moriarty is in it!

He invaded Hanyu Kafu's brain again, and the alchemical matrix created a gap in Hanyu Kafu's memory space.

At this moment, Hanyu Kafu's mind was completely like a blank meditation basin!

This is why Lockhart said he needed Moriarty's help.

Lockhart couldn't access Hanyu Kafu's mind; Moriarty had to pave the way for him.

Jericho, watching from the side, was speechless with admiration for Moriarty's audacity. If it didn't succeed, Hanyu Kafu might become an idiot.

"Delusion to awaken!"

Lockhart uttered the name of the new spell, and the wand spun around to the top of Hanyu Kafu's head, the memory fragments on the tip of the wand slowly falling down.

The moment he entered Hanyu Kafu's brain, Moriarty noticed that Hanyu Kafu had some additional memories, which were the memories of the House of Requirement!

"It's a success!"

Moriarty immediately withdrew from Hanyu Kafu's mind.

Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief, a wide smile spreading across his face as he looked at Moriarty: "Young Master, I have a new spell! You've shown me the sky of magic!"

Moriarty waved his hand. "What's this? I've already thought it through. If the plan goes smoothly, we can uproot Hanyu Kafu and his gang of Japanese forces."

"We've done the Japanese Ministry of Magic such a big favor, they should at least show their appreciation."

"Lockhart, it's time for you to take the stage again."

Moriarty, as if he had foreseen the future, smiled and recounted the reports that followed.

"While Lockhart was a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, he discovered that Japanese dark wizards were plotting to overthrow the Japanese Ministry of Magic. He investigated thoroughly and eventually wiped out the dark wizard group."

"This achievement wouldn't be an exaggeration to ask for a Merlin Second Class Medal, would it?"

"And Jericho," Moriarty turned to Jericho, his gaze intense, "I've also come up with a way to clear your name!"

"Jellicoe, a student at the university, risked his life to infiltrate a dark wizarding group and assist Professor Lockhart in fighting the dark wizards!"

"How about it? This achievement is well-deserved to earn a Merlin Medal, Class III."

Lockhart and Jericho exchanged a knowing smile, their grins sly and mischievous.

"That makes perfect sense."

"Hanyu Kafū needs to hurry up and cause trouble! I can see my medals beckoning me!"

"Alright," Moriarty waved his hand, "You can all leave now. Hanyu Kafu is about to wake up. Leave this to me. I need to make him completely believe in his new memories."

Lockhart and Jericho shuddered at the sight of Moriarty's smile—it was terrifying!

"Let's go, let's go."

Jericho grabbed the bag containing Tokugawa, cursing, "Merlin's stinking trash! I have to spend another four days with this bitch, enough is enough."

The voices gradually faded as Moriarty watched them disappear from sight.

He lowered his head and glanced at Yuzuru Kafu.

"You should wake up."

(I went to the hospital for a checkup, and the report said there was nothing wrong, but I feel unwell from time to time. Here's 3000 words for today, and further updates will depend on the situation.)

(End of this chapter)