The mastermind behind Hogwarts

The first lesson went exceptionally smoothly, and Moriarty cautioned them not to get carried away and show off.

There are a few big mouths in this group, like Wood and Harry.

After each person received a gold coin that could be used for communication, Moriarty announced the disbandment.

The students left in small groups, and Moriarty saw Hermione dawdling as she packed her bags, but Hannah tugged at her arm, saying, "Hurry up, Hermione, or we'll miss Hufflepuff's Dining Hall!"

Hermione gave Hannah a resentful look, then exchanged a helpless glance with Moriarty before being dragged away by Hannah.

Clearly, at this moment, nothing is more important to a Hufflepuff than a midnight snack.

Moriarty watched the two female students leave. Lilith tiptoed up behind him and suddenly exclaimed, "Hey! Are you feeling down because you couldn't be all lovey-dovey with your Hermione sister?"

Having his thoughts exposed, Moriarty coughed a few times to cover his embarrassment.

"Assistant Lilith, thank you so much for your help today," Moriarty said earnestly.

Hibiscus walked over to his side, joining Lilith's side, "Hmph, you've found us another sister! Don't think you can get away with this today!"

Lilith said haughtily, "I'm not your sister, and I won't hang out with this big pervert."

"Hey? Lilith, you..." Fleur stamped her foot, "Stop being so hypocritical."

Taking advantage of the moment when the two women were bickering, Moriarty tried to sneak away, but the two women discovered him and naturally chased after him.

The three of them bickered and joked all the way from the eighth floor to the Ravenclaw Tower before finally stopping.

Moriarty escorted Fleur back to her dormitory, and then returned to the Slytherin dungeon with Lilith. He would sleep in his dormitory tonight.

On the way back, Lilith looked at Moriarty with concern: "Are you really going back to the dorm? You're going to be so close to Larpo."

"That's alright," Moriarty joked. "He wouldn't do anything to me while I'm sleeping, unless he's a ketone?"

"Ha...ha..." Lilith chuckled a few times. "How boring. But if Larpo heard this, he'd definitely be unhappy."

"Anyway, nothing will happen. Jericho shares a dorm room with Larpo, doesn't he?"

"Oh, poor Blanche," Lilith exclaimed, "I'd completely forgotten about him."

"Wait," Moriarty suddenly stopped Lilith from moving forward and quickly cast an illusion spell on them, "There's someone ahead."

They were nearing the Slytherin dungeons when Moriarty and Lilith saw a small figure walking ahead of them.

"Looks like he just came back from the Gryffindor common room." Moriarty, who was very familiar with the castle, figured out the route.

"Did you notice her white hair?" Lilith said softly.

"Her? White hair?" Moriarty was taken aback. The figure in front of him did indeed have striking white hair, and there was only one student with such white hair.

"Astria Greengrass?"

Moriarty and Lilith exchanged a glance.

What does her being here so late mean?

Because the Greengrass family was a branch of the Gamp family, Moriarty dared not be careless.

By the next morning, Moriarty had found out.

As the students sat at the table, ready to eat breakfast, the Weasley twins approached Moriarty, one after the other.

Good morning, sir.

"There's something we'd like to tell you."

After receiving Moriarty's permission, the Weasley twins sat down next to him.

George said mysteriously, "We've received word that our house's Lionheart Pendragon is pursuing your house's Astoria Greengrass."

"The news is reliable, it's confirmed!" Fred added.

Moriarty pondered: Had Astoria, who appeared in the basement last night, finished her date with Lionheart and returned to her bedroom?

"However, we heard from the two junior students in the sword club that the girl Greengrass did not agree."

"It's just wishful thinking on Lionheart's part."

"But nobody knows what kind of bewitching potion that girl gave Lionheart!"

"He's completely captivated her."

"It's strange, to be fair, the Pendragon family has no shortage of girls among its boys."

The twins started analyzing the situation, one after the other.

Lilith took out a pocket watch, looked at it, and said, "Gentlemen, if you don't leave soon, I bet Professor McGonagall will punish you by making you copy 'Advanced Transfiguration'."

"Oh, Merlin!"

"The first lesson is Transfiguration. Let's go!"

Moriarty watched their disheveled figures. Lately, they had been going to Lionheart to make money and had learned quite a bit of information.

So it's true that Lionheart pursued Astoria.

"What do you think, Lilith?" Moriarty asked calmly.

"How can I see it?" Lilith said calmly. "It's normal, isn't it? Spring has come, it's the time for all things to flourish..."

"It's the tail end of autumn, isn't it?" Moriarty shook his head. "Well, maybe it really is normal."

"We should go to class now, so as not to keep Professor Flitwick waiting," Lilith reminded him.

After that, the matter was forgotten, like a leaf floating on water.

The following week, it was Grindelwald's turn to be tested.

On the Quidditch pitch, Grindelwald faced students from three different schools alone.

"My test is simple: if you let me move even one step, I lose."

Grindelwald's cold gaze swept across the students' faces, and most of them dared not meet his eyes.

All the professors of Hogwarts were mobilized and, under Dumbledore's arrangement, stood around the perimeter to intervene at any time and ensure the safety of the students.

Even Gamp stood solemnly behind the students.

Unlike other professors, Grindelwald was a guy who meant what he said!

Gamp couldn't guarantee that Grindelwald wouldn't use the test as an excuse to kill Larpo.

"Although I have full confidence in you, who knows what kind of trump card Grindelwald has up his sleeve?"

Gamp gazed at Grindelwald, who now exuded even more power than when he first arrived at Hogwarts, clearly having regained the composure he displayed during the Wizarding Wars.

"You," Grindelwald began calmly, "who was the first?"

Moriarty and Larpo exchanged a glance.

These days, the two have been stealing the show in various classes, usually Moriarty or Larpo being the first to speak, their performances dazzling.

"I'll go first."

Moriarty took a step forward.

He walked toward Grindelwald, casting spells as he went.

"The Golden Thief is coming!"

Under Moriarty's magic, the four golden snitches flew to Grindelwald's front, back, and left and right sides.

"Transform!"

Moriarty tapped the Slytherin staff lightly on the ground.

A vast magical power emanated from it, and the Golden Thief began to transform.

"Hiss~"

A large, silvery-white snake crawled toward Grindelwald!

"roar!"

A golden-red lion charged at Grindelwald from behind!

"howl!"

A giant yellow badger crashed into Grindelwald from the left.

"Cheers~"

A blue eagle swooped down from the right side of Grindelwald!

Grindelwald snorted and swept his wand horizontally.

"Fire Release: Body Protection!"

A ring of eerie blue demonic fire shot into the sky, not only protecting Grindelwald but also turning the surrounding area into a sea of ​​fire.

Including the airspace above!

The eerie blue flames carried scorching heat, and the space itself seemed to distort.

Moriarty raised his staff and aimed it at the point where the four animals met. The four beasts merged into a glittering Hogwarts emblem!

"burst!"

Moriarty snapped his fingers.

The badge spun like a top, bursting into bursts of fireworks.

Colorful, vibrant.

Wow!

The students gasped in admiration at the spectacular fireworks.

Moriarty's fire elemental magic is activated!

Each firework was a highly concentrated, high-heat flame that instantly engulfed Grindelwald's magic upon landing on the dark blue flame.

The fire shield has been destroyed!

With no way to avoid it, Grindelwald could only keep dodging and moving his feet; he lost.

"Very good, you passed." Grindelwald put away his wand.

Moriarty flicked his staff, and in an instant, the badges and fireworks disappeared, leaving only the four Golden Snitches intact in Moriarty's hands.

"yeah!"

"Clap clap clap clap clap..."

A cheer and applause erupted as Moriarty exited the stage amidst the cheers and returned to the crowd.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on Moriarty.

Astoria pushed her way through the crowd and walked up to Moriarty, holding a pale pink letter in her hands.

"Senior Moriarty!"

"I am Astoria Greengrass, a first-year student."

Please accept my love letter!

Astoria shouted, and the entire stadium suddenly fell silent.

After saying that, Astoria blushed as red as a tomato.

"Please, senior!"

She bent down and held the love letter above her head.

Moriarty took the pale pink letter in surprise, wanting to ask what was going on, but Astoria had already slipped away like a little rabbit.

"Oh oh oh oh!"

The crowd erupted in thunderous cheers.

Moriarty received the love letter a long time ago.

And this time it was a female student.

The students were making a ruckus, but Moriarty touched the deeply engraved words on the letter.

Judging from the marks, this is ancient runes!

What kind of love letter would be written in ancient runes?

Moriarty said he received so many love letters, but not a single one!

Realizing something was amiss, Moriarty immediately opened it and began to read.

Instantly, his heart began to pound!

(On New Year's Eve, Ah Hong wishes everyone a Happy New Year: May you make progress in your studies and have a smooth career! May you be healthy and prosperous!)