The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Moriarty said to Neville in a slightly stern tone, "I thought you wouldn't make such a forgetful mistake anymore, but the toad is still lost—what have you been doing lately? You can't even keep your own things organized, how can you be a great wizard?"

Neville lowered his head in shame.

For him, Moriarty was not only a benefactor but also a teacher.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Moriarty, I've let you down."

Neville clenched his fists tightly.

Moriarty shook his head slightly: "The one who is truly disappointed is not me, but yourself. You've been studying with me for a month now, and you haven't even mastered a single Summoning Charm. You need to reflect on whether you've become lost in the allure of powerful spells."

Neville lowered his head even further, and said guiltily, "You're right, I've been practicing the Imperius Charm, I think..."

"You're putting yourself on too tight!" Moriarty interrupted Neville, raising his voice a notch. "Now, go practice the Summoning Charm until you find your toad."

Neville nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and hurriedly left the private room.

Hermione didn't say a word throughout the entire process, which was quite unusual for her.

She would have chimed in long ago, but she couldn't quite figure out the relationship between Moriarty and Neville.

"He's a freshman too, right?" Hermione asked, watching Neville leave. "But it seems like he's known you for a long time?"

"He's from the Longbottom family, a well-known pure-blood family. We met them a few years ago."

"I thought I was the only one among the freshmen who knew you," Hermione said, sitting down opposite Moriarty. She paused for a moment, then added, "Aren't you going to do anything about that toad? I mean, what if that student can't master the Summoning Charm and can't find the toad?"

"That's the lesson Merlin taught him, and it will make him think," Moriarty said coldly.

"But, but..." Hermione clearly couldn't understand Moriarty's parenting style, but didn't know what to say, and after a long pause, she couldn't continue.

"Hmm... I think we should help him," Hermione stood up and looked at Moriarty. "I'll go find the toad, senpai? Shall we go?"

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Moriarty raised an eyebrow at her. "What do you think?"

Hermione pursed her lips expectantly. Seeing that Moriarty showed no sign of doing anything, she opened the door. "I'll go myself. I'll help Longbottom out of his predicament!"

"You're harming Longbottom," Moriarty said dismissively.

Nawei is like a spring; it only bounces higher when pressure is applied continuously.

Treating Neville gently is tantamount to persecuting him.

A child whose parents have both been harmed cannot expect to live in paradise.

If Moriarty were him, he would automatically go to hell for training.

Hermione went out, walking quickly, searching for the toad in each of the boxes.

Moriarty naturally lost interest in staying there and decided to go back.

A few minutes later, Moriarty passed by a private room and witnessed an amusing scene.

Harry Potter was sitting with a red-haired boy, and across from them was Draco Malfoy.

Judging from their expressions, they seemed to be arguing fiercely about something.

Moriarty wasn't interested in listening to the three freshmen's conversation, but the system suddenly issued a notification!

"Ding-dong~ The curse of the Egyptian princess has been detected! You are rewarded with one exploration lottery draw."

The Curse of the Egyptian Princess?

After thinking about it, Moriarty decided that the Weasleys would go on vacation to Egypt.

In this situation, the only possible member of the Weasley family is Ron.

Moriarty turned his gaze to the red-haired boy sitting with Harry.

Hmm, there's something dirty on my nose.

It's Ron.

Ron noticed someone staring at him from outside the door. When he saw Moriarty, he was startled, immediately sat up straight, and stammered, "Mr. Moriarty?"

Harry and Draco both turned to look at him, and Moriarty took the opportunity to walk into the box.

"Sir," Draco stood up and bowed slightly.

Harry also wanted to say hello, so he stood up and said to Moriarty, "Hello, sir."

But Moriarty ignored them and stared intently at Ron.

"Ron Weasley, the youngest boy in the Weasley family, right? I'm going to examine your soul. You'd better stay put—you're cursed."

"What?"

Ron's mouth dropped open in disbelief, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

"Why? I... oh no..."

Ron turned to look at Harry, then at Moriarty, as if he wanted to say something, but he had also heard of Moriarty's reputation and knew that Moriarty had no reason to lie to him.

Draco perked up and said, "You should thank me, Weasley! If I hadn't passed by your box and opened the door, the gentleman wouldn't have noticed you."

"Stop talking nonsense," Moriarty gestured to Draco, "Go and fetch Percy and the Weasley twins. I want to see if their whole family is cursed."

"Huh?" Draco's face immediately fell. "You want me to inform the Weasley children..."

Although he no longer mocks the Weasley family for their wealth, long-standing prejudices still make Draco reluctant to say anything kind.

Harry seized the opportunity and said, "I'll go."

Harry regretted it as soon as he said it; he didn't even know who the Weasley twins were.

But he wanted to impress Moriarty, or perhaps he wanted to help Moriarty out of gratitude.

Moriarty glanced at Harry. "Then go find Marcus and have him call the Weasley kids over."

"Yes, sir." Harry ran out happily. He knew Marcus!

As they passed Draco, he grimaced in dissatisfaction; Harry had stolen the credit for him.

"I'll go see Chief Scientist Jerry too."

After saying that, Draco ran out as well.

Moriarty had already placed his right hand on Ron's head, and Ron was so frightened by the curse that he dared not move.

"Hello~ May I come in?"

Just then, a woman's voice came from the doorway, and Hermione cautiously walked in.

She came looking for the toad, but instead saw Moriarty.

"Huh?" Hermione blinked. "Moriarty, what are you doing here?"

Moriarty was already speechless. He kept running into Hermione everywhere, but he was examining Ron's soul. He put a finger to his lips, signaling that he shouldn't speak.

Ron felt something cool flow into his body from the top of his head, and it disappeared quickly.

Moriarty lowered his hand and pondered, "The examination is over. Your soul is not cursed."

Before Ron could even catch his breath, Moriarty added, "It seems to be on your body. This curse is rather tricky."

"Huh?" Ron opened his mouth wide, almost crying.

Moriarty didn't respond and continued with the examination.

Suddenly, the sound of running echoed in the corridor.

Soon a group of people ran to the door, led by Percy and followed by the Weasley twins.

"Sir! What's wrong with my brother!"

"We've all heard that Ron is cursed?"

The three Weasleys were shouting and yelling, but Hermione stopped them at the door: "Shh, Moriarty is checking things out. Keep quiet."

Hermione didn't know what she could do to help Moriarty, but she knew that whenever her father treated patients at the dentist, her mother would stop the patients' families from coming in.

After Moriarty finished his examination, he discovered that Ron's physical development was somewhat uneven, and the system provided the answer.

This curse is directed at the Weasley family's powerful reproductive ability.

"Let them in."

Moriarty said to Hermione, while thinking about how to tell the Weasley family about it.

Percy and the twins walked in, looking at Moriarty with worried expressions; they were very concerned about their little brother.

Moreover, they had no doubt about Moriarty's words.

A large crowd had already gathered outside the door; now half the people on the train knew that a freshman named Ron Weasley was cursed.

"Hermione, get out. You're not supposed to hear what I'm about to say."

"Can I not go out? I was your assistant just now, do you want to hear what happened!" Hermione argued.

Moriarty shrugged. "Go ahead and listen if you want. Just don't feel embarrassed later."

So Moriarty said seriously to Percy and the others, "You went to Egypt this holiday, and Ron has been cursed by the Egyptian princess!"

"This curse is extremely vicious; its effect is to make Ron childless!"

"In no more than three years, Ron's second son will be completely gone."

After Moriarty finished speaking, time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The four Weasley boys were stunned, as if petrified.

Moriarty shook his head, patted Percy on the shoulder, and walked out.

As he passed Hermione, he casually remarked, "Granger, have you learned to be obedient now?"

Hermione stomped her foot in embarrassment, her toes practically digging out a three-bedroom apartment.

How could she have known that Ron's curse was like that!

God knows how awkward it must have been for Hermione, the only girl present, to be talking to four boys while Moriarty was there.

For Ron, however, time began to drag on endlessly from that moment on…

Ron had no idea how he got off the train and arrived at the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

I don't even know how I ended up in Mrs. Pomfrey's infirmary.

All he knew was that he had missed the freshman orientation and missed a big meal.

It seems that I've missed out on love forever...

(Thanks to He Jiajun, Long Tang Jiuxiao, and Shimazu Tadanobu for their monthly votes during this time, thank you ヽ(^0^) Also, the freshmen orientation starts tomorrow, so please be mentally prepared.)