The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 547 Challenge

Jericho thought for a moment and commented, "If it weren't for his Pendragon surname, he would be a thorn in the side of many people."

"Listen to the slogans he shouts."

"What do you mean by ruling Europe, or restoring the era of King Arthur?"

People love talking about King Arthur and regard him as a legend, but they don't want a second King Arthur to appear.

Moriarty nodded and said, "That's what I think too." Marcus and the others also expressed their agreement.

Lionheart was exceptionally talented, even proclaiming a revolutionary slogan, which shows that he truly believed in ruling Great Britain like his ancestors.

Such people usually do not have a good ending throughout history.

As Lilith sipped her pumpkin porridge, she said, "I don't know where Gamp found Lionheart. Essentially, Lionheart and Gamp are the same kind of people, right? They're both the kind of people who usher in a new era."

"That's hard to say." Moriarty shook his head slightly. Without Pendragon's protection, Lionheart would have died countless times already, but that's why Gamp found Lionheart.

As long as Lionheart raises his flag, more and more people will gather around him.

"Aren't there already people surrounding Lionheart?" Moriarty was referring to several students who had joined the sword club.

Lionheart gave each of them a sword and asked them to practice swordsmanship.

The little lion didn't object to this; after all, Godric Gryffindor was all about magic wands and swords.

Lion cubs generally find it fun and majestic.

Some even call Lionheart a successor to Gryffindor.

"However, most people still see Lionheart as a sucker to be taken advantage of," Lilith said with a smile.

The little snakes all smiled knowingly.

"Take the Weasley twins, for example," Jericho said, raising his fork with a smile. "I'll give you one point: the Weasley family will rise again sooner or later because of these twins."

Everyone agreed, and Moriarty nodded as well.

The reason is simple: the twins are just too good at it.

After leaving Mrs. Pomfrey's, they immediately announced that they would continue to attend the Lionheart event the next day.

This led to a large number of students emulating the twins and trying to obtain King Arthur's treasure for free.

"If you ask me, Lionheart has a good temper. He knew they were after his wealth, yet he still kindly agreed to their request," Soldaya said.

"Could we recruit someone like him?"

Soldaya was always looking to replenish Moriarty's Hogwarts pure-blood army with fresh blood.

"Lionheart has shown many good qualities so far," Moriarty concluded, "but he lacks a good beating from society. Let this little prince enjoy it for now."

A burst of laughter erupted from the Snake Dean's table, and the harmonious atmosphere was observed by Larpo on the other side.

He knew he had to do something, even though he had no interest in the cliques among the students.

Then look at Sabini, Pansy, Daphne... they are all a group of rookies sent by their parents.

What can we expect them to do?

However, he was entrusted by Gump and came with the aim of splitting Hogwarts.

Lionheart has begun to play his role, and Larpo is also putting in his efforts.

So in the following week...

The students of Hogwarts were astonished to discover that Ralph, who had been unknown for five years, had become a learned and powerful archmage.

In Potions class, Professor Snape told the fifth-year students right away that the OWL exam would involve making a Vitality Tonic.

The OWL exam is the standard wizarding level exam, which is a mandatory exam for fifth-year students.

In the first lesson, Larpo quickly made a bottle of vitality supplement.

Keith, who was sitting next to Larpo, witnessed the whole thing.

He was so happy that he told everyone he met that he could now get the vitality supplement for free.

Because Jericho used to watch Moriarty brew potions and then copy his work.

It's worth noting that Moriarty was the only first-year student, certified by Snape, to have learned seventh-level potions.

Every potion he brewed was perfect, so Jericho could naturally get perfect scores just by copying his homework.

This made many people envious of Jericho, and Keith felt that this benefit was now his turn.

It wasn't just in Potions class; in Transfiguration class, Lalpo also put forward novel ideas about non-animal summoning charms.

This is also part of Larbo's knowledge base; he believes that the Summoning Charm is a very broad spell.

Since non-animal summoning spells have restrictive modifiers added before the summoning spell, they are used to precisely summon the animal.

Then why can't we add more precise definitions to the summoning spell to turn our wishes into reality?

Larpo demonstrated it live; he used a summoning spell to summon a nuclear bomb!

"Moriarty, can you make this thing disappear?"

Larpo chuckled and tossed the nuclear missile launch remote control in his hand.

All the little snakes who knew what it was were on high alert, fearing that Larpo might accidentally detonate the nuclear bomb!

Moriarty waved his wand expressionlessly, "Vanishing Charm!"

The nuclear bomb, along with the remote control in Larpo's hand, vanished instantly.

The Vanishing Spell is also a Polymorph question in the OWL exam.

Professor McGonagall awarded Moriarty and Lalpo 50 points each for their proficiency in using the Summoning Charm and the Vanishing Charm.

Larpo kept smiling provocatively at Moriarty, flexing his muscles.

After class, news of Larpo challenging Moriarty quickly spread.

In the following lessons, Larpo and Moriarty clashed.

Two talented and capable individuals began to clash and compete in the classroom.

In the ancient runes class, Lalpo showed off a set of ancient Greek characters, while Moriarty explained ancient Latin runes.

In herbalism, fifth-grade students gradually begin to learn about poisonous plants, such as the poisonous geranium.

Larpo was always able to break down poisons without touching them, while Moriarty used different herbs to counteract them.

The way the two treated herbs opened the eyes of the little snake and the little eagle who were in class together.

During Charms class, Professor Flitwick heard that Lalbo knew the Summoning Charm and Moriarty knew the Vanishing Charm—two charms that were taught in the fifth year.

Flitwick then had Moriarty and Larbo demonstrate the use of the Silent Spell.

The little snake and the little eagle, who were in class together, stared in disbelief as Moriarty and Lalpo sat facing each other without saying a word. But then, spells rained down from both sides, and a chaotic battle ensued!

During the class on protecting magical creatures, Marcus was as affectionate with the animals as usual, but Larpo displayed animal language.

He summoned a whole bunch of magical creatures and magical beings to Lalpo's side!

The same thing happened in other classes; the professor of Muggle Studies even asked Moriarty to talk about modern Muggle history and Larpo to talk about ancient Muggle history.

In the history of magic class, Moriarty and Lalpo would not clash.

Because it is not necessary.

The most intense battle was in the alchemy class, where Moriarty had the aid of the Alchemy Matrix, while Larpo possessed wisdom honed over the years.

Even Nicolas Flamel admired their alchemical skills, but Moriarty ultimately prevailed, making it the only subject in which a winner could be determined.

After class, Larpo sat alone in the empty alchemy classroom, his face gloomy.

I had an academic exchange with Moriarty over the course of a week.

It's a draw.

Aside from using nuclear weapons to intimidate Moriarty in matters of transformation, they were evenly matched in every other aspect.

In alchemy, Moriarty was even better than Larpo.

Larpo couldn't understand how Moriarty, a 15-year-old boy, could have so much wisdom and experience.

"In terms of pure alchemy skills, even Merlin might not be able to suppress him."

Larpo frowned in thought, and now he understood why Gamp had asked him to help.

Moriarty was flawless.

Whether it's overt or covert, or playing dirty tricks, you can't beat them. What do you do?

Larpo decided to play dirty; he was never a good person and was one of the earliest dark wizards!

Just as Ralph was about to make his move, Dumbledore urgently summoned all the students to the Great Hall.

Dumbledore smiled gently and said, "My dear children, I'm sorry to have called you all here before mealtime, but I think we can eat earlier."

"Because? Durmstrang's teachers and students have arrived! This time, they are being led by their new principal, Mr. Grindelwald."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hagrid opened the auditorium doors with a click, and a group of people filed in.

All eyes of the Hogwarts teachers and students were fixed on the wizard walking at the front.

Wearing a long blue leather coat and black leather boots, he looked travel-worn but his sharp edge remained undeniable.

Although he was somewhat hunched over, no one dared to look him directly in the eye.

Some students gasped in shock.

Some students murmured his name.

"Gellert Grindelwald..."

The name quickly spread throughout the auditorium.

(End of this chapter)