The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Three days have passed since Grindelwald was injured by Larpo.

Students from all three schools expressed shock and horror at the incident in which a student assaulted the principal.

During a Hogwarts Army class, Hermione told Moriarty, "The younger students are terrified of Ralph; they don't even dare to look at him."

As a result, the students of the Ganpu faction became increasingly arrogant and vicious.

Hades of Durmstrang spent three days mocking and slandering Grindelwald.

Krum has clashed with Hades several times over this matter, and once they even drew their wands and got into a real fight.

Ultimately, Professor Snape punished them by making them help Filch paint the castle, resulting in a severe reprimand for each of them.

"Painting?"

Krum looked puzzled when he told Moriarty all this.

"Aren't we wizards?"

"Does painting really need to be done manually?"

Moriarty exchanged a glance with Lilith and Jericho beside him, pondering, "It's the nature of the Issian Church; he never wastes time on anything, not even punishment."

"Therefore," Lilith said solemnly, "this punishment of painting must have a deeper meaning."

"Could it be related to Professor Dumbledore's test?" Jericho asked loudly.

"You all saw it that day!" Jericho described vividly, "Professor Dumbledore was angry; he wanted revenge for his old flame!"

"Ahem," Moriarty cautioned, "be mindful of your position."

Jericho gave an awkward laugh.

"That makes sense, though." Moriarty nodded to Krum. "Go paint; you might be surprised by the results."

Krum went there with some doubt, and followed Filch's directions to the designated location.

"An empty classroom on the third floor?"

Krum was stunned when he entered, and then saw a beam of white light shooting out from the classroom floor, exactly the same as the light emitted by Dumbledore's wand.

Filch tossed Krum a brush and a bucket of paint. "Singular, get painting!"

"What?" Krum asked gruffly, not understanding.

"I told you to use odd numbers!" Filch said arrogantly. "Don't you understand? Odd numbers, like 1, 3, 5, 7."

"Where do I swipe it?" Krum found it extremely strange.

"Whatever," Filch said coldly, then picked up the paint bucket and left.

"This is fun, hehe." Krum shrugged and got to work.

At the same time, Hades was doing the same thing.

The location was in the Potions classroom, where a beam of white light emanated from the ground, and there was a cauldron on each desk.

Hades' punishment was to draw numbers on these crucibles.

"Even numbers, understand?" Professor Snape said without moving his lips.

Hades wanted to say that he could distinguish between even and odd numbers, but seeing Hades's dark face, he swallowed his words.

During the painting process, Hades saw that the Church was brewing a magic potion that emitted a strange stench.

"I've finished applying it, Professor."

An hour later, Hades spoke to the Church.

I thought the punishment was over, but Coach S didn't even turn his head and said...

"Go to the owl's hut."

"What?"

"You've only completed one-sixth of your punishment." Coach S turned around, waving his hand impatiently. "Go now!"

Hades left dejectedly, and upon reaching the owl's hut, he saw the familiar white light once more.

At that moment, he understood everything.

This time, his task was to paint 26 letters of the alphabet on 26 owls.

Meanwhile, Krum saw a white light in the library, and he needed to randomly pick out 13 magic books and number them.

"Mr. Moriarty was absolutely right!"

As Krum worked, he muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Even someone as dull as him now understood that these punishments were actually preparations for Headmaster Dumbledore's test!

As soon as Krum and Hades finished their punishments, almost the entire student body knew about it.

Everyone's conversation turned to Dumbledore's test, and no one paid attention to the fact that Ralph had injured Grindelwald.

Only Moriarty knew that Grindelwald's injuries were almost healed.

Grindelwald took the Soul Healing Potion that Moriarty had redeemed from the system shop.

"I will appear as one of the trials in Albus's life, so don't fall before you meet me."

Grindelwald said this to Moriarty.

Despite being injured by Larpo, Grindelwald did not succumb; instead, it fueled his fighting spirit.

After all, Helbo was a well-known dark wizard who was active even earlier than Grindelwald.

It's not shameful to be defeated by a wizard like that.

Moriarty smiled at Grindelwald: "I'm increasingly looking forward to Professor Dumbledore's assessment. Will all the professors be involved?"

"oh?"

Grindelwald looked surprised.

Could I have guessed right?

Moriarty laughed; it was a rare sight to see Old Gerd in such an expression.

How wonderful it would be to have a camera right now.

Take a picture of the expression, develop it, and send it to wizards all over the world for their admiration.

After gathering some information, Moriarty left, leaving the time for Dumbledore and Grindelwald to spend together.

"We're old." These were Dumbledore's first words to Grindelwald, filled with melancholy.

"So I decided to return to Godric Valley and continue the adventure from when we first met."

Grindelwald straightened up instantly, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes: "Are you sure?"

"Otherwise, we'll just be able to follow Moriarty around cheering him on from now on," Dumbledore said gravely. "Are you willing to do that?"

His glasses reflected two bright beams that seemed to shine directly into Grindelwald's heart.

"Hahaha," Grindelwald's laughter roared from his throat, hoarse yet powerful, "If only we had done this sooner, the whole world would be ours!"

"But who made us go looking for the Deathly Hallows afterward?" Dumbledore said wistfully.

When he first met Grindelwald, he wasn't looking for the Deathly Hallows; he simply had to give up because they were too difficult to obtain.

That place is called Phoenix Nest.

Moriarty was unaware that every trendsetter of every era has their own story.

And Moriarty's story continues.

When Moriarty returned to the Slytherin dungeon, Lilith and the others greeted him.

"teacher!"

"Mr. Moriarty."

Krum handed Moriarty a roll of parchment. "Sir, this is a list of the 13 locations used in Headmaster Dumbledore's trials."

Moriarty took it and saw 13 locations.

The first empty classroom on the left side of the stairs on the third floor.

Potions classroom.

Ravenclaw Tower.

Owl hut.

The library (13 magic books).

The Quidditch stadium players' locker room.

The sixth-floor men's washroom.

Slytherin common room.

Ravenclaw common room.

Gryffindor Common Room.

Hufflepuff Common Room.

Hagrid's cabin.

A campfire at the Forbidden Forest Horseman Tribe.

After reviewing the list, Moriarty asked Krum, "Is this the place where you and Hades were punished today?"

“You’re absolutely right,” Krum said admiringly. “The places where we were punished were all emitting white light, exactly the same light that Headmaster Dumbledore’s wand emitted that day, so these are the places that will appear in the trials.”

Krum pointed to the "Forbidden Forest Centaur Tribe Campfire" on the list and laughed, "I heard Hades got a real beating from the centaurs when he was racking up numbers around the campfire."

"So," Moriarty asked, "everyone knows about these locations now."

"Yes, it's unavoidable," Krum scratched his head. "Filch didn't even try to hide it from others! I really don't know what Headmaster Dumbledore was thinking."

"It's common knowledge," Moriarty deduced immediately, "so the key to the test isn't the location; perhaps the numbers or letters you wrote down are the real point?"

Krum shook his head. "I don't know."

"Of course, that bastard Hades has no idea that he's currently washing himself off horse manure!"

"Hahahaha!" Moriarty and his companions all burst into laughter.

The common lounge was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

But then, Larpo walked in from outside.

He walked alone toward Moriarty.

All the little snakes focused their attention on Moriarty and Larpo.

Because Grindelwald was injured, only Moriarty and Larpo passed Grindelwald's test.

The little snakes could also guess that the champion representing Hogwarts was most likely one of these two.

And now, the two of them are about to face off before the final test!

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