The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 666 The New Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts (Bonus Chapter)

Pighead Pub, London.

The shop door was tightly closed and had not been opened for a long time.

The entire bar was enveloped in protective magic such as "Peaceful Protection" and "All Guardian".

A ghost drifted through the bar—it was Tom Riddle!

After the Battle of London, Tom went to the Pig's Head pub and hid.

The original boss, Aberforth, was subdued by Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day, which is probably an unsolved mystery in the wizarding world.

So Tom took over the bar, partly to prevent Gump and Light from finding it, since Tom, as a spy, had offended the Immortal Organization to a fault.

"I am bored."

"So boring, so boring."

"I'm so bored, so incredibly bored!"

Tom wandered aimlessly around the bar, looking sullen.

Using Larbo's method, and with the soul fragments given by Moriarty, Tom's soul was no longer incomplete, and his mind returned to that of his student days.

Similarly, Tom's inherent drive to seek thrills and explore the unknown also led him to want to fight against the Immortal Organization.

"I need to ask my uncle when I can leave."

"Otherwise, what's the difference between this place and Azkaban!"

Tom, who used to be rebellious, now calls him "Uncle" and is obedient, sensible and polite.

Moriarty was pleased with this, but Tom was obviously unaware that Azkaban had already been demolished.

Tom took out Slytherin's locket, and after the soul fragment inside disappeared, Moriarty used alchemy to put a two-way mirror inside, giving it the function of a magical telephone.

Tom can use this Slytherin relic to contact Moriarty.

But a sudden surge of energy, a surge of energy from the soul, made Tom tremble all over!

"What?"

"Someone is summoning my soul?!"

The phrase "earthquake" cannot describe Tom's shock. He never knew that souls could be summoned, and he never imagined that the soul being summoned was himself!

"not good!"

"It's out of control, we're doomed."

The soul fluctuation came too quickly; Tom didn't have time to react before he was lifted up and rushed out of the bar.

"Clatter!"

The Slytherin locket in her hand fell to the ground, landing right in front of the door, Moriarty's image flashing by on it.

"Tom?" Moriarty's voice rang out.

No one answered.

"What are you doing?"

Still no one answered, so Moriarty cut off the contact.

Tom, however, had already flown to the English Channel at a speed exceeding the speed of light. Unable to control his body, speak, or use magic, he watched helplessly as he crashed into the body of a banshee!

"piu~"

Like the sound of a silenced pistol being fired, Tom's soul entered the body of the Gorgon, who then took Tom's form!

"Is this what a male body looks like?"

The banshee curiously touched herself while simultaneously absorbing Tom's memories.

"Next, according to the plan, I need to find Dumbledore and become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

The banshee flew rapidly toward Hogsmeade Village. He needed to report to Moriarty first, otherwise his sudden appearance at Hogwarts would inevitably arouse Moriarty's suspicion.

Tom's soul, however, is now trapped in a dark space, utterly helpless.

After an unknown amount of time, pairs of snake eyes appeared, their dark green pupils extremely eerie.

"Don't come any closer!"

Tom was horrified to discover that his Parseltongue was useless here!

Tom was unaware that his opponent was Gorgon, born from a thousand Basilisk eggs, and that Parsleyan alone could not break through her shackles!

At the Pighead Bar, Medusa has inherited everything from Tom and become a spirit, floating around behind the bar.

The Slytherin locket is on the bar counter, calling for Moriarty.

The banshee's wisdom is terrifying. If Tom were to regain his physical body, it would surely arouse Moriarty's suspicion. It would be better to continue using his spirit form.

Because Tom possesses the magic of resurrection—if a father's bones are given unintentionally, his son can be reborn; if a servant's flesh is given voluntarily, his master can be reborn; and if an enemy's blood is given under duress, his enemy can be resurrected.

Voldemort had enemies, but Tom didn't.

Therefore, this magic can only revive Voldemort, not Tom.

Once this magic is used, Tom will only be able to use Voldemort's noseless body.

A Voldemort body, even if the soul is Tom, is clearly not in line with the current world order. Voldemort can no longer appear, not even as an empty shell.

So the banshee transformed into a spirit and, after connecting with Moriarty, said listlessly, "Did you discover my prank? My uncle, if you don't give me something to do soon, I'm afraid I'll have to go to Denmark to find those two Weasley brothers."

The banshee cleverly disguised the previous incident of the locket going unanswered as a prank, a prank played on her uncle by a bored guy.

This perfectly matches Tom's current persona.

Moriarty didn't think much of it. He hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to ask Tom to do.

Tom is like a brick, always ready to be moved wherever needed, but now, with Gump and Guang nowhere to be found and nobody knowing what they're up to, Tom naturally has nothing to do.

The banshee knew this too, so she casually said, "Since there's no work for me here, why don't I go back to Hogwarts? I've already thought it through. How about teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts this year?"

Moriarty's heart skipped a beat. It had been a week since school started; to be precise, today was Thursday of the second week of school.

The school administration has been busy punishing students; the first week of Defense Against the Dark Arts class was spent on self-study. The second week of Defense Against the Dark Arts class is about to begin, but the professor still hasn't shown up.

Tom was very knowledgeable. He completed the seven-year Hogwarts curriculum in three years and mastered everything.

Before Moriarty, the last student to get perfect scores in all subjects was Tom, who was even more impressive than Lilith and Hermione Granger, the third-year high school student who was showing signs of becoming the next perfect scorer.

Tom is also a student who passed all the NEWT exams, which are the advanced wizarding level exams. Currently, only Moriarty has a chance to break this record.

Professor Tom's defense against dark magic is more than sufficient.

"You must be under a lot of pressure as a professor."

Moriarty did not object to Tom becoming a professor; good professors are becoming increasingly difficult to find these days.

Quirrell was a good choice, but Queen Ventura borrowed him, supposedly to search for the common ancestor of the dark creatures.

Lupin would be fine, but the Order of the Phoenix is ​​expanding its recruitment, and Lupin is in charge of the assessments, so he can't leave.

"I will handle those who don't submit to me," Tom said confidently. "I mean, with gentleness, with my extensive knowledge, and with my unique charm."

"Alright, you should talk to Professor Dumbledore, and you'd better also visit Snape. If you can't get past him, your course will definitely not go smoothly."

After Moriarty finished speaking, he ended the call, and Violet immediately started following him around.

With the Triwizard Tournament and the Five Schools League over, Moriarty's private dormitory has been reclaimed by the school, meaning that Moriarty will return to his Slytherin dormitory and Violet will no longer be able to live with her master.

"Master~ Can you bear to see your little tail spend so many lonely nights?"

Violet nestled against Moriarty's chest, gazing longingly at him, her slender figure on full display.

Moriarty promptly cut off contact.

Tom, unaware of what was happening over there, hurriedly made his way through the secret passage of the Hog's Head to Hogwarts, intending to find Dumbledore.

Dumbledore was also struggling to find a professor to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

He almost wanted to appoint Professor Snape as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and then Professor Horace as the professor of Potions.

But that old codger Horace continued to cower, and as long as Gamp was alive, he wouldn't stand firm on his position.

Tom's arrival relieved Dumbledore of his immediate crisis.

(Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader He Jiajun! Thank you brothers for subscribing and voting. I am very grateful for your support on the first day of my return to updates. Sending love~)

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