The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 549 Moriarty: Let Me Say Something Fair

The Great Hall suddenly became noisy, and as chaos was about to break out, Moriarty raised the Slytherin staff.

"Speak to me, the greatest of the Four!"

The silver serpent banner fluttering above the Slytherin table suddenly came to life.

The next moment, the silver serpent symbolizing Slytherin seemed to come alive as it leaped from the banner, raising its head to face the battlefield between Ralph and Grindelwald.

Moriarty flicked his wrist again, and his staff pointed one by one at the flags of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw.

The animal representatives from the three academies seemed to awaken from their trance and leaped into the air above the battlefield.

Ralph and Grindelwald sensed immense magical power and a strong sense of threat emanating from the four animals.

This is Moriarty demonstrating his power through transfiguration.

This is also a way of reminding the two that this is Hogwarts!

"In the thousand-year history of Hogwarts, there has never been a precedent of a student attacking the headmaster!"

Moriarty's cool voice rang out as he stared at Ralpo and said, "If you still consider yourself a student of Hogwarts, please put down your wand and return to your seat, Mr. Ralpo."

"..." Larpo's venomous gaze swept over Grindelwald and Moriarty. Having lived for thousands of years, had no one ever commanded him?

Normally, Larpo would have already had an attack.

They turned Hogwarts upside down and even turned London into ruins!

But not now!

Lalpo gripped his wand. As long as Gump didn't take back all the power of the Ministry of Magic and ruin Moriarty, Dumbledore, and the others, Lalpo would have to stay at Hogwarts as a student.

Conversely, if Larpo can split Hogwarts, Gump can also successfully regain power and eliminate Moriarty and others.

For the sake of the whole plan, Larpo snorted and slowly sat back down in his original position.

Seeing this, Dumbledore seized the opportunity to bring Grindelwald back to his side.

Grindelwald sat back down as well; he had only acted ruthlessly to intimidate the Ministry of Magic and Larbor.

As for Umbridge and Ramdi?

Sorry, Grindelwald didn't take them seriously at all.

The two pieces on the left and right are merely pawns using this as an excuse to make a fuss.

However, Grindelwald brought up the topic, and Dumbledore decided to put it out in the open.

"The headmaster of Durmstrang has questioned the Goblet of Fire's guardianship, and we need to reconsider whether Mr. Ramdy is qualified to select the warriors from the three schools."

"Why aren't you qualified..." Umbridge blurted out in her anxiety, "Mr. Ramdy is the head of the Lestrange family..."

"Huh~"

However, he was interrupted by loud boos from the students before he could finish speaking.

They felt that Moriarty and Larpo were more deserving than Ramdi, who was curled up like a dead dog.

Moriarty and his teammates were clearly the best choices for the Warriors, and the students knew this too.

So they turned their attention to Jericho, Krum, Lionheart, Hades, and others.

They showed many bright spots in the recent standoff, and regardless of their stance, they performed better than Ramdi!

Ramdy is not even as good as a student, so of course he is not qualified to pick the Warriors.

Umbridge awkwardly shut his mouth, giving Ramdi a venomous glance, who was still pretending to be dead.

"Bloodline does not represent strength. I personally do not want a wizard who only has bloodline but no strength to be in charge of choosing us."

Moriarty returned to his seat, waved his hand, and the four animals returned to the flag. He then spoke casually.

The students nodded in agreement. Lalpo chuckled hoarsely, staring at Moriarty as he asked, "So, who does Mr. Slytherin wish to take on the responsibility of choosing us?"

He glanced at the students and said loudly, "As Principal Grindelwald said, if anyone wants to boss me around, they must first be qualified!"

Moriarty seemed to have anticipated this, tilting his head as if thinking for a moment, and said, "I just remembered someone like that. She was the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, Diana!"

A murmur rippled through the auditorium; the students all remembered the stunningly beautiful professor who had only taught them two classes but was incredibly popular.

At this moment, Dumbledore seemed to regain his usual wisdom and said gently, "I have also thought of someone, someone you will all be familiar with."

Everyone looked at Dumbledore, who said, "Quirinus Quirrell, a graduate of Ravenclaw."

Quirrell originally managed the blood processing plant under Victoria's entrustment, but Dumbledore later sided with Moriarty and naturally got to know Quirrell.

The discussion subsided considerably, mainly because very few students knew Quirrell.

But Umbridge was extremely anxious, watching Moriarty and Dumbledore plant their own people in the Triwizard Tournament.

This is something she should have done!

Larpo realized the situation was unfavorable to him, but having no good candidates to recommend, he could only declare, "I don't care who you recommend, as long as they can survive under my command!"

It was almost a blatant threat. Moriarty chuckled and turned to Umbridge, saying, "Professor, what does Education Decree No. 24 say about disobedient students?"

Before Umbridge could react, Lilith, who had memorized all the laws and documents perfectly, blurted out:

"Students who disobey school arrangements or cause trouble may be expelled after consultation between the senior investigator and the principal!"

"I see..." Moriarty clapped his hands and gestured towards Lalbonu, "If he has a problem with it, then fire him."

Larpo's face was frighteningly grim, and his fierce eyes were fixed on Moriarty.

Did he use the Ministry of Magic to expel himself?

Do you really think I'm a fool?

The professors on the panel were struggling to suppress their laughter. Umbridge's attempt to steal a chicken backfired; before she could even make her first move in office, the fire had already spread to her.

Frustrated, Umbridge said, "Let's discuss the selection of the Warriors later, okay?"

She looked at Dumbledore pleadingly.

I don't know where that smugness from before went.

Dumbledore remained as mild-mannered as ever. Although he wanted to take the opportunity to expel Umbridge and Ralph, there were still students present.

"Class monitor, take the students back to their dormitories to rest."

"Professors, please come with me. We will have another discussion, and then I will write to Mrs. Maxim for her opinion."

With Dumbledore's final arrangements, the banquet came to an end.

The students began to leave one after another. Lalpo, being the prefect, went first, and before leaving, he tossed Moriarty a parting shot: "We'll see."

Moriarty and his gang sneered, and Jericho made a mocking gesture toward Larpo's retreating figure.

"He actually makes threats?"

"I thought old guys like Herbo were all old-fashioned and rigid."

Jericho crossed his arms behind his head, looking quite relaxed.

"Can we say we've taken the lead?" Soldaya asked, observing Moriarty's expression.

"Rumdy's rights have been stripped away, and I don't know where they found this Lestrange relative from, they're acting like dogs."

Soldaya, who admires strength, looks down on Ramdi.

Moriarty said to him, "You can't say that, after all, it was Grindelwald who made the move."

Soldaya nodded, and a smile appeared on Moriarty's face: "The good news is that we've cut off one of the Ministry of Magic's hands reaching out to Hogwarts."

Jericho agreed, saying, "Whoever is ultimately chosen, as long as it's not one of Gamp's people, it's fine."

They gradually made their way to the Slytherin dungeons, where Moriarty had to part ways with them.

"Bye, sir."

See you tomorrow morning!

The little snakes waved to Moriarty.

The resumption of the three-way competition meant that single dorm rooms were not abolished.

In Moriarty's bedroom, Little Tail was still waiting for him.

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