The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 538 Upon entering, I saw Weasley beating Malfoy.

Diagon Alley was exceptionally lively on August 31.

Whether they are Muggles or wizards, there are always students who love to put off their homework until the last day of summer vacation.

Buying school supplies was naturally left until the last day.

Moriarty saw many Hogwarts students moving through the alleys and going back and forth between the various shops.

Zhang Qiu and Moriarty also agreed to meet at Chaolihen Bookstore at 9 a.m.

Moriarty walked toward the bookstore, running into several fifth-grade students along the way.

Strangely, as soon as they saw Moriarty, they quickly lowered their heads, squeezed into the crowd, and hurriedly ran away without even buying the book.

Moriarty gave a disdainful laugh.

Not to these students.

Moriarty could see the evasive look in their eyes.

The flickering gaze contained a range of emotions.

Pain, shame, sadness.

There was no hostility.

They were Moriarty's classmates, and they studied and grew up together with him.

They were among the most steadfast supporters of Moriarty in the entire school.

But their parents chose Gamp.

They were forced to stand opposite Moriarty.

Moriarty mocked the shortsightedness of these parents.

"Looks like I can relax a bit this year at school."

Moriarty said with a self-deprecating laugh.

He guessed that he might be isolated after returning to school.

Moreover, Gamp wouldn't let him have a pleasant semester.

"I wonder what surprise you'll prepare for me?"

Moriarty walked into Flourish and Blotts bookstore as he pondered this.

This was the place he and Zhang Qiu had agreed upon.

But Zhang Qiu did not come.

Instead, a fierce fight broke out!

Moriarty leaned over and peered over several bookshelves.

As soon as I entered, I saw Arthur Weasley fighting Lucius Malfoy!

Arthur lunged at Malfoy, slamming him into a bookshelf, and dozens of thick spellbooks fell on their heads.

The two grown men chose the most primitive form of fighting.

They were gripping each other's necks, rolling around on the ground, their faces and necks turning red, their eyes bulging as they glared at each other.

The Weasley twins were also present, shouting, "Beat him up, Dad!"

Draco Malfoy burst out from behind the bookshelf, determined to protect his father, and pointed his wand at Arthur on the ground.

"Hey! You little maggot! You sneak attack!" Fred yelled, pointing at Draco.

"Expelliarmus!" George seized the opportunity to remove Draco's wand.

"Dirty Weasleys! I'll beat you up!" Draco charged out like a dragon.

But in the blink of an eye, he was pinned to the ground and beaten by the Weasley twins.

Moriarty stepped in and pulled the Weasley twins apart; for Narcissa's sake, he couldn't just stand by and watch Draco get beaten up.

"Oh, sir!" George recognized the man as Moriarty and quickly raised his hands, backing away.

George relaxed and said, "We won't use force in front of you, Mr. Moriarty."

Draco got up from the ground, panting heavily, and whispered a thank you to Moriarty.

"Dad, stop! Mr. Moriarty is here!" George yelled at Arthur.

Another fierce roar erupted, and Arthur and Lucius rose from the ground, ceasing their fight.

Arthur's lip was cut, and Lucius's eye was hit by the "Compendium of Poisonous Mushrooms" and became red and swollen.

The two men had each other's handprints on their necks.

The shop assistant arrived late, looking terrified, and tried to break up the fight.

"Hmph," Lucius snorted, kicking aside the spellbook at his feet, "Let's go! Draco!"

When the Malfoys passed Moriarty, Draco seemed to want to say something to Moriarty, but Lucius forcefully pulled him away.

Moriarty watched them leave the bookstore, outside where a witch was scolding them.

The witch noticed Moriarty and instantly became all radiant, casting him with watery eyes.

Moriarty retreated with a dark expression, cursing his bad luck.

The witch was Lady Sabine.

"Mr. Moriarty!" Arthur and the twins walked up to Moriarty and bowed deeply.

"Thank you for saving Ron! You lifted the curse from us."

As he spoke, Arthur took a few steps closer and whispered, "Mr. Lockhart told me that the Weasley family will always be grateful for your help."

Moriarty nodded slightly. The Weasleys were indeed a very kind family, and it seemed that they had some kind of secret.

"Sir, things are very unsettled in the ministry right now; someone is trying to harm you." Arthur's voice was even lower.

He even bent down, pretending to pick up the bookshelf on the ground, while reminding Moriarty.

"Fudge is always looking for Dumbledore's faults. It is said that he has drafted many regulations targeting Hogwarts and Dumbledore, which will be promulgated at the right time."

Arthur finished speaking quickly and winked at Moriarty.

"Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Arthur," Moriarty said gently. "I was prepared."

Seeing Moriarty's bright eyes, Arthur knew he wasn't completely ignorant, and he felt relieved.

"If you have time, look through your family's ancient books; you might make a pleasant surprise," Moriarty reminded Arthur as he used magic to restore the bookstore to its original state.

The Weasleys, the Red Dragon family.

Moriarty played it as a small, casual move.

Perhaps there will be some gains.

Arthur paused for a moment, then nodded.

He clearly didn't know what Moriarty meant, but given Arthur's personality, he would investigate.

The bookstore was now back to normal, and Arthur smiled at Moriarty and said, "Sir, I'd like to introduce you to my daughter; she's a new student at Hogwarts this year."

Arthur's daughter?

Isn't that Ginny Weasley?

Moriarty followed Arthur's gaze and saw a little girl with a full head of red hair peeking out from outside the door.

When Moriarty's gaze drifted over, the little girl blushed instantly and shrank back in a flash.

"Ginny—"

Arthur shook his head helplessly.

He beckoned again, "Come here quickly."

Ginny dashed over, hiding most of her body behind her father, and timidly peeked out to look at Moriarty.

Arthur smiled at Moriarty and said, "Sorry, Ginny is shy, but she's not like this at home. Every holiday, she always pesters her brothers to tell her your stories."

"Oh dear, Daddy." Ginny turned her head away shyly, and Moriarty saw that her face was completely red.

"Is that so?" Moriarty was both amused and exasperated.

Isn't Ginny a huge Harry Potter fan?

In the end, she ended up with Harry.

Now it seems...

Arthur smiled and nodded repeatedly as he recounted Ginny's story.

Why did they copy Moriarty's words into a notebook?

What makes me love collecting Moriarty's briefings?

What? He was secretly imitating Moriarty in his own bedroom.

Hearing Moriarty's increasing surprise, Arthur added that his whole family hadn't known about it at first.

It wasn't until a few months ago, when Percy discovered Ginny's notebook, that he understood Ginny's little scheme.

Ginny was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear into the ground.

Her right toes kept spinning, as if she were carving out a three-bedroom, two-living-room house.

Moriarty was always very gentle with his little fangirl, Ginny, and he patted her head.

He expressed his willingness to give Ginny his photos and some notes.

"Ahhh!" Ginny jumped up excitedly, her eyes shining as she stared at Moriarty, asking incredulously, "Really?!"

Moriarty and Arthur exchanged a glance and burst into laughter, amused by the innocent little girl.

"Oh no!" Arthur suddenly slapped his forehead and said apologetically, "Sir, I have to go to Knockturn Alley to buy some potion ingredients—for Ron. You know, mental energy isn't easy to replenish."

"Could you please take Ginny to buy a wand and a cauldron next?"

Arthur looked pleading, while Ginny blushed with excitement.

Moriarty agreed, and amidst Arthur's repeated thanks, Ginny stood beside Moriarty.

She hadn't fully developed yet, and at 1.5 meters tall, she looked exceptionally petite next to Moriarty, who was 1.8 meters tall.

"M-Moriarty...senpai!"

Ginny seemed to have thought for a long time before she could utter a complete sentence.

He appeared very nervous.

Their hands were tightly clasped together.

He glanced at Moriarty, then quickly looked away.

"Hmm... I can buy a wand whenever I want."

Where are you going? Can I come with you?

Ginny looked up and asked innocently.

Moriarty shook his head and said, "I'm waiting for someone. You can stay here and read some books first, and then I'll take you to buy a wand."

"Ugh~" Ginny murmured, "Okay."

Then he obediently walked to the side and picked up the book.

He seemed to be watching very intently.

However, his gaze would occasionally drift towards Moriarty.

Moriarty twitched the corner of his mouth.

Girl, you're holding the book upside down!

Can you really learn something this way?

(The first female student appears! The next few chapters are dedicated to her. Then the pace quickens.)

(End of this chapter)