The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 401 The Full Picture of the Prophecy of Immortality

“You’ve got it right, sir,” Polly said to Moriarty. “Without this proof, I wouldn’t have agreed to Headmaster Dumbledore’s request to come to Hogwarts, design Magic Canyon for the Five Schools League, or even be here.”

Polly's expression gradually turned serious. She said, "Following the fairy trail, we discovered that all the fairies are under the command of one person."

"Of course, he could be human, fairy, or magical creature."

"But we prefer to believe he was a fairy, and we call him the Fairy King."

"Clearly, only a very small number of fairies know of the Fairy King's existence. Most fairies continue to work at Gringotts as usual, or hide in the wilderness and forests."

Moriarty and Dumbledore exchanged a brief glance, and Moriarty said, "Is it possible—that the Fairy King is the Dragon Tamer?"

"Every member of the Immortal Organization has their own identity in addition to being a member of the organization."

"The Dragon Tamer is a member of the Immortal Organization, while the Fairy King is his original identity."

"It's not out of the question, and it's quite likely," Polly said, pursing her lips.

Dumbledore listened patiently. He knew virtually nothing about the Immortal Organization, and he couldn't offer much advice on matters concerning its members.

Moriarty looked at Polly: "Please continue, tell me your proof, tell me what they are looking for."

"Okay," Polly nodded and said, "Please keep what I'm about to say a secret."

After receiving affirmative answers from Moriarty and Dumbledore, Polly's eyes deepened as she recalled, "It's not without reason that fairies are despised by wizards; they are greedy, dishonest, untrustworthy, and will betray their own kind at any time."

"Based on these characteristics, the old chieftain soon obtained a prophecy from an elderly goblin."

"A prophecy?" Moriarty said meaningfully, "A prophecy of immortality?"

Polly met Moriarty's gaze and nodded slightly. "Yes, the prophecy of immortality."

"At the time, we were unaware of the existence of the Immortal Organization, and the emergence of the immortality prophecy did not attract much attention."

"Until more than twenty years ago, a Japanese man infiltrated the magic school Castelbuscher in Brazil."

"It was the young Night Watchman. He was discovered by the centaur tribe of Castorbushes."

"The centaur tribe immediately reported to me that I observed that Nightfall only lay in wait in Castorbushe for a short time before entering the Amazon rainforest."

"There, Ye Jingyu used a type of magic that had never been seen before to hunt down magical creatures and animals on a large scale."

At this point, Polly's eyes widened as if she had witnessed something utterly horrifying.

"I saw with my own eyes that Ye Jingyu pounced on the dead magical creature, gnawing on its flesh like a wild beast."

"Eating raw flesh and blood?" Moriarty said, somewhat shocked. "Isn't that just like that scene at the blood feast..."

“That’s right,” Polly said softly, “The Blood Feast was held more than twenty years ago, or even earlier.”

"After Ye Jingyu consumed the flesh and blood, he left. Only then did it dawn on me that I understood the kind of magic he had never seen before—elemental magic!"

"And it's dark elemental magic mentioned in the prophecy of immortality."

"You mean, the prophecy of immortality mentions dark elemental magic?" Moriarty asked Polly, his face showing inquiry and a hint of surprise.

Polly didn't understand why Moriarty was feeling this way, but she nodded nonetheless.

Dumbledore, also intrigued, asked Moriarty, "It sounds like there's a lot of history behind this?"

"Yes, that's right," Moriarty's eyes flashed with a smile, "I predicted that the Immortal Organization was related to elemental magic. Now, Polly's words confirm that."

During the summer after his second year of high school, Moriarty met Salazar's ghost and proposed that the prophecy of immortality was related to elemental magic.

Unfortunately, Salazar was completely uninterested in the prophecy of immortality and could not offer Moriarty any help.

Polly looked at Moriarty with a hint of admiration: "You're right. If I hadn't witnessed your life-or-death battle with Ye Jingyu with my own eyes, I would have suspected that you were a member of the Immortal Organization."

Dumbledore took a bag of candy from a drawer in the table; the wrappers were brightly colored. He pushed the candy around and said, "Would you two like some?"

Polly shook her head firmly, and Dumbledore said with a regretful look, "Alright, I'll serve you coffee next time."

"And Moriarty?" Dumbledore asked expectantly. "Perhaps you could tell us your story with the prophecy of immortality?"

Moriarty picked up a chocolate toffee, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said, "My situation is the opposite of Polly's. I learned about the prophecy of immortality first, then noticed Ye Jingyu, and learned about the existence of the Immortal Organization through Ye Jingyu."

Next, Moriarty briefly recounted the prophecies of immortality he knew, as well as the legends of immortality described by Violet.

"Through these various details, it's not hard to see two points."

"First, the Hebrews are the source of the prophecy of eternal life. Regardless of whether the Hebrews are related to the eternal life organization, the Hebrews are closely related to the prophecy of eternal life, and it is highly likely that there are cases of forged prophecies."

"Second, the prophecy of immortality aims to achieve immortality or become a god. It is a means to achieve the ultimate goal by collecting seven sacred objects, using the key, and then doing so in some unknown way."

"I'm done talking."

Moriarty finished his toffee, spread his palms, and leaned back in his chair.

"That was brilliant!" Polly clapped her hands vigorously, her eyes full of admiration as she looked at Moriarty. "To be able to deduce that the prophecy of immortality is related to elemental magic from just a few words, I don't know whether to say that we centaurs are too stupid or that your talent is too terrifying."

Moriarty smiled slightly: "It has nothing to do with intelligence or clumsiness. The biggest difference between me and you is that I don't follow a single clue to investigate."

"You're focusing your attention on the fairies, but you're too close. You can't see the world clearly. All you see are fairies."

Polly nodded thoughtfully, and Moriarty continued:

"I encountered the Japanese black wizard, the blood ancestor Dracula, Merlin, vampires, and Ye Jingyu in succession."

"Through our interactions and contacts with them, we gathered information and intelligence from all aspects. It wasn't hard to discover many lies and deceptions here."

"So even though the prophecy of immortality and elemental magic seem unrelated, they are actually inextricably linked."

At this point, Dumbledore understood as well, and he smiled and said, "It seems we have already made our own judgment on the prophecy of immortality. Chief Polly, please reveal the answer and let us verify our guesses."

"it is good."

Polly smiled sweetly; Moriarty's precognition and Dumbledore's lighthearted humor eased her unease.

"Moriarty made three versions of the prophecy of immortality, which included deception and lies. The true prophecy of immortality is as follows."

"Find the eight magical artifacts corresponding to the eight elements—wind, thunder, water, fire, wood, earth, light, and darkness—and combine them with the key to obtain the secret of immortality."

"The Dark Element Relic has been obtained by the Immortal Organization, perhaps a very long time ago—and passed down through generations to Ye Jingyu, which is why Ye Jingyu is qualified to hold the Blood Feast."

"The remaining seven magical relics are wind, thunder, water, fire, wood, earth, and light. And the key! This is what the Immortal Organization has been searching for for a thousand years!"

"We must find them before the immortal organisms!"

After Polly finished speaking, she received no response from Moriarty or Dumbledore for a long time.

She looked at them, wondering if they were frightened. What should she do?

Just as Polly was feeling a bit lost, Moriarty suddenly snapped his fingers.

"No need to look for the water elemental magic relic anymore."

Moriarty smiled and took a necklace off his neck. It was the Ice Moon Necklace that Moriarty and Lockhart had snatched from the Japanese dark wizard during their battle against him in the winter of 1988.

Moriarty understood the cause and effect, he understood everything.

"It was because of it that I possessed the magic of the water element."

Moriarty tossed the Ice Moon Necklace to Polly, who exclaimed excitedly, "Great...that way we only need to find six!"

"I know where the fire elemental magic relic is!"

It was Dumbledore who spoke!

Moriarty and Polly both looked at him.

Dumbledore lowered his head, his eyes almost invisible, only the reflection of his glasses was visible.

Two minutes later, Dumbledore's slightly dejected voice came from behind his head: "It's in the Phoenix's Nest."

(I want to apologize to everyone: Merlin's companion, the Queen of the Ancient Elves, the Lady of the Lake, is Vivian, not Lillian! I made a mistake in the Blood Feast chapters, sorry.)

(Also, the Ice Moon Necklace has been foreshadowed since Chapter 3, and now it's finally revealed.)

(End of this chapter)