The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 676 I call it the greatest secret of Hogwarts!

Patches of blue light emanated from the surface of the door, soft and warm.

Moriarty squeezed Lilith's hand. "Ready? We're going in."

Lilith took a deep breath, and with the protection of her magic, she could breathe normally even underwater.

Feeling the fresh air fill her lungs, Lilith squeezed Moriarty's hand back: "No matter what happens, I'm with you."

"Let's go."

Without hesitation, the two walked toward the portal.

Just like entering Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, they stepped through the portal of light without any hindrance and entered the Ravenclaw Tower.

Stepping onto solid ground made Moriarty and Lilith realize that the interior of the tower was a sturdy room.

The two curiously examined the interior of the tower, simultaneously releasing their magic to detect any dangers within.

"Danger eliminated."

"There's a line of text on the tower wall, but other than that, it seems Headmaster Ravenclaw didn't leave us anything."

Lilith said, her eyes turning into snake pupils, like two small lamps in the dark interior of the tower.

Moriarty walked toward the tower wall, where, as Lilith had said, there was a line of bright red English text.

It's a very simple sentence.

"He's a student!"

Lilith read softly, "He's a student!?"

"I'm sure I'm not the only one who guessed the meaning of that sentence," Moriarty said, looking at the bright red English text.

"Based on my previous deduction, Godric Gryffindor discovered some secrets of light and hid another light elemental magic relic in the Gryffindor Tower."

"And this statement we see today explains why Gryffindor was able to discover the secret of light."

"Because Light was once a student at Hogwarts!"

"If I were to make a bold guess, Hikaru is very likely a student from the era of the Four Giants!"

Lilith tilted her head, looking at the bright red text, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "It's not impossible, it's not impossible!"

"This is an important clue that Ravenclaw left for us." Moriarty stroked the words on the wall.

No one knows that they have spent thousands of years here, guarding this secret in solitude.

"The light once opened the Ravenclaw Tower," Lilith pointed out, "and he saw this line of text as well."

"So Light was afraid. He feared that the four great beings not only concealed another sacred artifact of the Light element, but also knew Light's true identity!"

Moriarty finally showed a hint of a smile.

"Perhaps Godric Gryffindor left clues about the true identity of the Light in the last level of the tower!"

Lilith excitedly grasped Moriarty's hand. Opening the Gryffindor Tower was never a difficult task, for the Gryffindor sword was in her grasp.

"Thinking back to the Sorting Ceremony, it feels like yesterday!" Lilith's voice choked with emotion. She remembered that day, when the Gryffindor sword fell from the Sorting Hat. "Don't you think it was a gift of fate?"

Moriarty held Lilith in his arms, knowing that she had been under a lot of pressure all along.

"If you hadn't taken concrete actions to break the Secret Code since you were young, the Sorting Hat wouldn't have seen you drop your sword."

"Although you did not break the Secret Service Act yourself, Gamp was forced to tear it up under our pressure."

"Today, let's come together again to reveal the true identity of light."

Moriarty solemnly handed the Sorting Hat to Lilith.

The hat shouted, "Hey! You'd better hurry, you've cast a waterproof spell on me—it's effective in protecting me, but I don't like being locked in by a spell."

"Ha ha."

Lilith and Moriarty exchanged a smile.

"Alright, hat," Lilith said, holding the Sorting Hat in her left hand, "help me draw the Sword of Courage, and your task will be complete."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Gryffindor sword landed in Lilith's hand with a "clatter".

"Go back to Dumbledore, and tell him about Lady Ravenclaw's message."

Moriarty grabbed the brim of his hat and threw it into the water.

"No no no!!!"

The hat flew out of Black Lake with a loud bang, like a spinning wheel, and flew straight into the principal's office.

"I bet the Sorting Hat will put you in next year's Sorting Song," Lilith said with a laugh.

"That's my honor."

Moriarty and Lilith chatted and laughed as they walked out of the Ravenclaw Tower and arrived at the last tower level.

"Open it." Moriarty looked at Lilith.

"Yes." Lilith nodded.

She gripped the Gryffindor sword and plunged it into the keyhole of the tower.

The sword slid into the keyhole without leaving a single gap!

"Click~"

The sword was fully inserted, and the ruby ​​on the hilt was firmly stuck in a small groove above the keyhole.

"Crunch~"

A small door opened automatically!

"Let's go."

Moriarty and Lilith practically rushed into the tower's interior. Before going in, Lilith made sure to draw her sword.

Inside, there was only a single candle, burning quietly.

No one knows how long the candle burned, but it must have been enchanted with an endurance spell.

"There's a line of text under the candle." Lilith has good eyesight.

Moriarty frowned slightly. There were no holy relics of light elemental magic, only words?

"Hello!"

Lilith began to read aloud softly.

"If you are a dear little wizard at Hogwarts, I send my greetings on behalf of the four great wizards."

"If you are the thief who dares to steal the knowledge of Hogwarts, steal the immortality of the gods, and steal the sacred artifacts of the Light Elemental Magic, then I, on behalf of the Four Great Masters, will laugh at you."

Lilith and Moriarty exchanged a glance.

"These are the words Godric Gryffindor left for the light."

"It seems the four giants were prepared for the light all along." Moriarty gestured for Lilith to continue reading.

Lilith read aloud, "First of all, let me tell you, the sacred artifact of light elemental magic is not here!"

A moment of silence.

Lilith and Moriarty couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"Go on, since Gryffindor has said that, there must be a follow-up."

Lilith nodded and continued reading:

"How is it? Are you angry? Are you furious?"

"You think we've protected the magical relic? You have no idea what we're thinking."

"Not everyone is like you, obsessed with magical artifacts, obsessed with immortality."

"The other light elemental magic relic was found by Sarah, and she suggested that I hide it in a place where it would never be discovered."

"But I have a new idea: magical relics can do more than just grant immortality; they can play a much greater role. I bet you a Galleon that this effect is something you could never understand or accept even with immortality!"

"So the four of us joined forces to build the Hogwarts Tower of Wizardry. All to deceive you!"

"You deceived us, so it's only fair that we get our revenge, isn't it?"

"The key to the Slytherin Tower is Salazar's staff, which is the true heirloom of the Slytherin family."

"The key to the Hufflepuff Tower's upper levels is the Golden Spoon, a sacred earth elemental artifact. Helga used the Golden Spoon to create the legendary Feast, benefiting wizards. This is the true purpose of magical artifacts!"

"Royna didn't hesitate to use her own head as a key; she ingeniously created a backup key—boundless wisdom!"

"He reminded me that if some young wizard at Hogwarts ever discovers the magic tower and opens its levels, this will be a treasure we leave to that young wizard."

"So I didn't set any traps or leave any relics in the final tower. I left these words to mock you, and also for some lucky little wizard."

"We guessed you could open the previous tower levels, and sure enough, you went back in time, found the Slytherin Staff and the Golden Spoon, dug out Rowena's body, and took her head."

"But the key to my tower is the Gryffindor sword! If you have the courage, come and take it!"

"Open the tower and you will see the words I left behind: You will never obtain another sacred relic of light elemental magic!"

"I hid it in Hogwarts. It's Hogwarts' greatest secret! Something you'll never understand."

"You've gone back in time and time again, searching Hogwarts time and time again, only to find nothing! We've already seen those scenes, haha."

"Can you hear our laughter?"

"This is the cruelest punishment you can receive."

(End of this chapter)