The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 434 Unfortunate William (Bonus chapter for Helmsman Long Tang Jiuxiao!)

Under the fearful gaze of the Dursleys, Harry reached out and grabbed Marcus's wand.

A flash of disdain crossed Moriarty's eyes. Oh? The savior is about to fall so quickly!

Lilith also became interested to see if Harry could cast a spell.

Marcus, meanwhile, discreetly pulled out a magic camera. "A photo of Harry Potter using magic on Muggles will surely fetch a good price, right? Hehe!"

Harry stroked his wand; it was a beautiful wand, and its owner must have loved it, keeping it shiny black.

If it were me, I definitely wouldn't keep my wand so well-maintained. My wand would probably be covered in my own handprints.

Harry thought so.

He touched the wand, then gripped it tightly in his hand.

He gently closed his eyes, and the Dursleys' bullying of Harry flashed before his eyes.

A fire of anger ignited in Harry's chest, and a surge of resentment rose from his feet to his head!

"Kill them! Kill them!"

A voice seemed to be speaking to him in his mind, like the hissing of a snake.

At the same time, the scar on his forehead began to burn, and Harry frowned deeply.

Lilith leaned close to Moriarty's ear and whispered, "Did you hear the snake's hiss?"

Since successfully transforming into the White Snake, Lilith seems to have also gained the ability to hear snake language.

Moriarty nodded slightly; it seemed that Harry's resentment had stirred up the Voldemort soul fragments within him.

Maybe it's a good thing!

Moriarty's eyes lit up, and he stared intently at Harry.

At this moment, Harry shook his head vigorously, and when he looked at the Dursleys again, his emerald green eyes turned blood red!

He slowly picked up his wand and pointed it at his aunt and uncle.

Penny and Vernon quickly hugged Dudley tightly, curling up into a ball.

At that moment, a green light kept flashing in Harry's mind—it was the Killing Curse that Voldemort used to kill Lily.

It was as if a voice inside him kept telling him, "Kill them with the Killing Curse! Kill them with the Killing Curse!"

Half of it was the influence of Voldemort's soul fragments, and the other half was Harry's innate magic.

Harry raised his wand and slowly performed the gesture for the Killing Curse!

Harry glared angrily at the Dursleys, raised his wand and roared!

"Ah, Ava—"

"Bang!"

The tip of the wand exploded against Harry's right hand.

This is because Harry is not strong enough to use the Killing Curse and therefore has a negative reaction to the wand!

Harry's voice stopped abruptly, and he fell backward as if all the air had been sucked out, collapsing limply to the ground.

"Oh! My wand!" Marcus took the wand with a pained expression.

Fortunately, the wand was not damaged, and Harry's magic was insufficient; otherwise, Marcus would have had to get a new wand.

Penny hadn't expected this outcome and burst into tears, relieved to have escaped unscathed. Vernon's face looked grim.

Moriarty felt he wanted to kill Harry, but he was also afraid Harry would kill him.

Although Harry's spell failed, it was clear to everyone that Harry wanted to kill the Dursleys!

"This is getting more and more interesting."

Moriarty smiled slightly. Harry's failed murder attempt had already planted a seed in his heart, which would eventually take root and sprout into an evil old man.

At this moment, he felt a sense of accomplishment. Harry and Neville were both young wizards who were easily corrupted by evil, and they had reasons to do so, as they contained a wealth of emotions.

And now, Harry and Neville are growing in the direction Moriarty hoped to see.

"Since Harry has chosen to take action against you, I think you will treat Harry well in the future."

Moriarty stood up, uttered a single sentence, and walked towards the door.

The objective has been achieved; there is no point in staying here.

Lilith and the others followed. Marcus lifted the curse on Dudley, but still felt unsatisfied. He waved his wand and wrote several blue words on Dudley's forehead.

"I am a pig!"

"I'm a pig! Haha!" Marcus laughed. "This will keep you for several days. Maybe Harry Potter will love this gift when he wakes up!"

As he reached the door, Moriarty seemed to remember something and placed the prepared letter—a letter for Harry—beside Harry.

Then the group walked out without looking back.

"The famous Harry Potter doesn't seem so impressive after all," Gemma said, a little disappointed. "I thought I was meeting a celebrity."

"In reality, most pure-bloods know that Harry Potter is portrayed as a savior," Lilith explained.

"But, but," Gemma muttered, "he is, after all, on par with Moriarty; they are both included in several books, such as 'A History of Modern Magic' and 'Important Magical Events of the Twentieth Century'."

"As it turns out," Lilith said with certainty, "books can be deceiving; practice makes perfect."

As they talked, they arrived at the unicorn carriage and found Leon waiting for them.

When Leon saw Moriarty arrive, it was like seeing a savior.

"Sir, please help William!"

"William? Wasn't he missing? What happened to him?" Moriarty asked curiously.

"This letter just arrived! It's covered in blood. I came to find you as soon as I received it," Leon said anxiously, handing Moriarty a bloodstained letter. "His letter is so tattered, it's clear he encountered an emergency, and the address is in the Albanian forest!"

"I don't know how long it took for this letter to get here, but I only received it today. Something must have happened to him; his owl must have died of exhaustion after delivering the mail..."

Leon was still talking about his "deep affection" for William, but Moriarty had lost interest in listening.

He had only one thought in his mind.

"The address is in the Albanian forest!"

William went to the Albanian forest!

Others may not know what lies in the Albanian forests, but Moriarty knows it all.

Voldemort is clinging to life right there!

Connecting the dots of Sirius Black's murder and Peter Pettigrew's disappearance, Moriarty instantly understood.

William went on an expedition to the Albanian forest, where he was possessed by Voldemort and then returned to England under Voldemort's control.

Voldemort's goal is definitely to resurrect the dead, and since he learned from William that Nicolas Flamel was in Hogwarts, he is very likely to turn his attention to the Resurrection Stone again!

Upon returning to England, Voldemort saw the news of Sirius Black's prison break.

Others thought Sirius was a Death Eater, but Voldemort knew exactly who Sirius was!

He also knew about the feud between Sirius and Peter Pettigrew. He found Peter Pettigrew and together they killed Sirius!

Everything, like a movie, was clearly presented to Moriarty!

"William, oh William!"

"Quirok escaped Voldemort, and William was possessed again."

Moriarty shook his head, full of regret.

"Let's get back to the castle first," Moriarty said, getting everyone into the carriage. "But I can assure you, Leon, that William will be fine no matter where he is."

That night, Moriarty wrote a letter to Dumbledore explaining that William might be possessed by Voldemort.

The two devised a plan to target Voldemort.

Although Moriarty didn't care much about Voldemort, he knew he would be in big trouble if Voldemort came.

Then Moriarty obtained the Potter family's vault in Gringotts for Harry.

Just before school started, I took Harry to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies.

At this moment, Harry slowly woke up.

He was pleasantly surprised to find himself lying on a soft bed with a letter beside his pillow—he had been moved to a bedroom and was finally no longer living in the storage room under the stairs.

Moreover, the Dursleys' attitude towards Harry has changed significantly.

Harry could see the fear in their eyes and on their faces.

Harry knew it was his spell that had worked.

This was Harry's first experience of the magic!

In addition, Harry was finally able to laugh freely, and the words on Dudley's forehead made Harry happy for a long time.

The letter Moriarty left for Harry also delighted him.

From the letter, Harry learned about his parents' identities and his greatest enemy, Voldemort.

Moriarty also introduced Hogwarts and left his and Marcus's names. Incidentally, they were both from Slytherin House.

After reading the letter, Harry looked out the window at the night sky.

"So that cool guy's name is Moriarty, and that tall guy's name is Marcus."

Harry has a crush on Marcus because Marcus turned Dudley into a pig, and Harry really wants to learn that trick.

"I'm getting more and more excited for the start of school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry..."

Harry put the letter under his pillow and slept soundly.

(Thanks to Long Tang Jiuxiao for the generous donation of 10,000 coins, brother! Thank you! ヽ(^0^) Also: William is a very deep foreshadowing, I dare say no one noticed it, hehe)

(End of this chapter)