The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 496 Our enemy may be the most powerful wizard in all of Britain!

Dumbledore noticed Moriarty's gaze, took a small sip of his juice, turned to Professor McGonagall and whispered a few words before getting up and leaving.

As they were about to leave the Great Hall, Dumbledore looked at Moriarty and gave him a "come with me" look.

Moriarty was slightly taken aback; he had never seen Dumbledore bring up the end-of-term dinner before.

This is the first time.

After thinking it over, Moriarty followed after them.

Putting aside the veiled meaning in Dumbledore's previous words, his current actions alone are enough to prove what has happened.

Moriarty and Dumbledore's early departure aroused curiosity among many young wizards.

Ron speculated maliciously, "They must be plotting something! A plot against me!"

"I need to find a way to get to Egypt and break the curse on me, evading the Weasleys' surveillance."

"If they had targeted the Death Eaters while I was in Egypt, Bellatrix and Lucius would not have been a match for them."

Voldemort harbored deep resentment towards Moriarty and Dumbledore.

Clearly, Ron hadn't listened to a word Dumbledore had said.

However, Voldemort's arrogance led him to make another wrong judgment.

Dumbledore specifically summoned Moriarty to the headmaster's office, not to target Voldemort or the Death Eaters.

The principal's office was just like it was at this time last year.

Moriarty and Dumbledore sat facing each other, separated by a desk, with Fawkes standing at the top of Dumbledore's chair.

"Moriarty, look at this."

Dumbledore took a thick notebook from under the table and threw it on the table.

"The birth, development, and decline of the anti-magic circle." Moriarty glanced through the notes and exclaimed, "A very comprehensive report. Who wrote it?"

"No author, just a collection of studies by wizards throughout history." Dumbledore looked preoccupied.

"There must be your and Grindelwald's opinions in here," Moriarty read with a smile: "The first anti-magic circle appeared on the battlefield between King Arthur and the Celtic elves, so there is reason to believe that Merlin created the first anti-magic circle."

"In the Dark Ages, when wizards were hunted down by the Church and fought against goblins, Salazar Slytherin improved Merlin's magic-sealing array..."

Moriarty raised an eyebrow; Salazar had never told him about this.

But then I thought about it again and felt relieved.

Salazar possesses too much magic; magic like the anti-magic circle, which flourishes in special times, is of little use in peacetime.

Salazar didn't take the anti-magic circle seriously at all.

Moriarty looked down.

"In the 16th century, Yurik Gamp proposed at the Conference of Wizengamor to add the Anti-Magic Array to the list of forbidden spells."

"This vote is considered by later generations to be the first step in Yurik Gamp's efforts to promote the smooth implementation of the International Law on Secrecy."

"From then on, Yurik Gump began to distinguish himself and quickly became the chief wizard of Wizengamor, and in 1707, he became the first Minister of Magic."

"Note: The Law of Secrecy was promulgated in 1689. However, it was not formally established until 1692, three years later, and was enforced by the magical governments of various countries."

Upon reading this, Moriarty put down his notebook, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

"In other words, the reason why few modern wizards master anti-magic arrays is precisely because of Yurik Gamp's decision."

"One could even say that the last person among all British wizards to master a magic-blocking array was Yurik Gamp!"

Dumbledore said with great solemnity, his face turning pale.

Moriarty and he exchanged a glance, and simultaneously thought of the magic-blocking array on Extis Island.

"Following the clues from Extis, I found Merlin, Salazars Lytrin, and Yurik Gamp."

Dumbledore said hoarsely, "If nothing unexpected happens, one of the three of them must have a close connection with Extis."

"At present, Yurik Gamp is the most suspicious, because his birth and active period are the closest to the period when Extis was active."

"Considering Extis's immortality achieved through self-modification, Extis and Yurik Gamp's active periods almost coincide!"

"Of course, if you think I'm too old and my mind is as dull as a rusty cartwheel, then I have nothing to say."

A long silence fell over the office.

Moriarty frowned and remained silent.

Following Extis and the anti-magic circle, Dumbledore uncovered a clue.

But the three people involved are Merlin.

Salazars Slytherin.

Yurik Gamp.

Every single one of them is an outstanding and great wizard.

The kind that will be remembered in history.

If we had to find a difference, it would be that Merlin and Salazar possessed greater strength than Moriarty and Dumbledore combined at this point.

Yurik Gamp, on the other hand, possessed unparalleled power.

Moriarty knew about the Gamp family.

Salazar's notes make brief mentions of some pure-blood families and ruling families.

Three years ago, when the ruling families, represented by the Pilivik family, invited Moriarty as a guest.

Moriarty knew of a powerful, reclusive family in the English wizarding world: the Gump family.

The members of the Gamp family have always been shrouded in mystery, and the only witch whose full name is known is Hesper Gamp.

She married into the Black family and was Sirius Black's great-grandmother.

Besides Eurick Gamp and Hesper Gamp, a thousand years ago there was a young wizard named Gamp who attended Slytherin House at Hogwarts.

Perhaps it was this boy named "Gamp" who founded the Gamp family.

Yurik Gamp brought the Gamp family to unprecedented heights.

After gathering his thoughts, Moriarty began, "Eureka Gump served as Minister of Magic for 11 years, and the evaluations of him are mostly positive; he has made contributions to the wizarding world."

"Ten years is enough time for him to recruit the wizards of the Ministry of Magic to his own side. The first team of wizards in the Ministry of Magic was all his people."

Dumbledore continued, "He possessed unparalleled power, and his life and education were also permeated by Gump in every aspect."

He gave an example.

"Gamp's Five Laws of Transformation!"

Dumbledore smiled wryly: "I used to be a professor of Transfiguration. I remember you raised questions and made arguments about Gump's fundamental Transfiguration laws four years ago. All our ideas are based on his work."

simply put.

Many of the ideas and theories about magic held by modern wizards are things that others have already done.

They can even overturn it at any time.

This feeling is similar to Newton's saying that he stood on the shoulders of giants.

Imagine Newton's feelings if he discovered the "giant" had collapsed... or if the "giant" had pulled him off his shoulders...

Can be imagined.

Dumbledore is currently in this state, unable to calm down.

At this point, Moriarty offered words of comfort: "Isn't it all just our assumptions?"

"Look on the bright side, maybe it has nothing to do with Yurik Gamp."

"The appearance of the anti-magic circle may just be a coincidence. Maybe it was created by a dark wizard or some guy who learned it."

Of course, Moriarty also knew that this possibility was very low.

Extis created Dementors, who guarded Azkaban, and a magic-blocking circle protected Extis.

This is a logical closed loop.

Moriarty scored full marks on his History of Magic exams for four consecutive years.

He clearly remembered that Azkaban had been a witches' prison in England since 1718!

Yurik Gamp stepped down in 1718!

No one knows what happened that year.

However, it was in that year.

Azkaban became a prison for British criminals.

The Dementors, who appeared out of nowhere, also found the Ministry of Magic, signed a contract, and became the guardians of Azkaban.

There is ample evidence and reason to suspect Yurik Gamp.

Moriarty glanced at Dumbledore; the White Wizard looked even older, and Moriarty could somewhat understand Dumbledore's feelings.

Previously, Dumbledore thought that the Immortal Organization and the Elemental Relics were far removed from England, the pure land he had guarded all his life.

But today, Britain's first Minister for Magic might be a member of that organization where everyone pursues immortality and everyone has the means to achieve immortality.

Moriarty fully understood Dumbledore's feelings.

"No, no, no!"

Dumbledore rarely showed signs of pain.

He shook his head vigorously, then looked up at Moriarty, his eyes bloodshot.

"If," he said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly, "our hypothesis is correct, Eurick Gamp... then our enemy might be the most powerful wizard in all of England!"

(Yurik Gamp was a real person.)

(End of this chapter)