Hogwarts behind-the-scenes big boss

Moriarty walked into a corner and saw Peeves, "Belatedly late, Mr. Moriarty." Peeves opened his mouth and said.

"If you still want to ask me about last year's question, then I can tell you, I don't know." Moriarty said calmly, he was not in the mood to play dumb with Peeves now.

"Why do you all look so serious!" Peeves seemed to be complaining, but also seemed to be very regretful: "Every day you ask questions in a boring way and solve problems dryly, as if you are completing a task.

.You often say that life is a journey, but is travel just about taking photos and checking in? You also say that life is like a play, but you wear a mask and act for a lifetime, and you will never take it off until you die."

A strange light flashed in Moriarty's eyes: "Your wisdom astonishes me, Peeves. You have aroused my curiosity, who are you? Or, what kind of existence are you.

"

"Perfect question, Mr. Moriarty." Peeves' voice was very magnetic, as if the regret just now did not exist, "I think that when you really understand this problem, you can realize the true meaning of the question.

of graduated from this school.

Of course, it is inappropriate to say this now, I know you are confused now, and I am here to help you."

"Help?" Moriarty crossed his arms and pretended to be listening, "Please, Mr. Peeves."

"Nicholas Flamel is not the only master of alchemy in this world. They may not be wizards or human beings. They may have died or disappeared." Peeves said, "And I happen to know one of them. He is here."

in this castle, but I'm not sure you can find it."

"It?" Moriarty secretly guessed who Peeves was talking about, mural? Armor? Ghost?

Peeves floated around Moriarty, and his voice circled in Moriarty's ears: "Didn't the professor tell you? You once chanted the snake language and mobilized the murals, armor, and stone piers in the castle.

Guarding the castle, there is a portrait on the mural that does not guard the castle with other portraits..."

"Portrait of the Headless Horseman!" Moriarty caught Peeves' words: "Dumbledore told me about this. Why, you said it was a master of alchemy?"

"It's a knight! - At least that's what it said." Peeves muttered: "I can't see through it, you know? One time I passed Merlin's portrait and saw it casting a spell on a tree.

, that should be alchemy, yes, that’s right, it’s alchemy!”

Peeves' voice suddenly rose, as if to convince himself, Moriarty twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and an unreliable feeling surged in his heart, but he said calmly: "Okay, Peeves

Sir, I'm going to talk to him, so where do I find it?"

"Who knows, it doesn't have its own portrait, it's always wandering in the murals of other portraits." Peeves said frivolously. He seemed to want to leave, and slowly moved away from Moriarty: "Goodbye, Moriarty.

Mr. Ti, I hope you can figure out that problem next time I meet you."

Moriarty watched Peeves leave, and Lilith came behind him: "Lord Barrow has also left. He told me that Jericho might be in the library. Where should we go now?"

"Go to the library to find Jericho. The kid must be exhausted. I have to let him have a peaceful sleep." Moriarty did not look for the Headless Horseman immediately. He took Lilith to the library.

There was no one in the library. If Jericho was in there, Mrs. Pince would not be able to kick him out, so Jericho must have used the Disillusionment Charm.

"Emergency Appearance!" Moriarty recited an Appearance Spell, and sure enough, they saw Jericho in the restricted book area, curled up on the ground and asleep, with a few books in his arms.

"Origin of Alchemy, Guide to Alchemical Formulas," Lilith read out the words on the book cover and clicked her tongue: "If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe Jericho even if he cast the Imperius Curse on me.

I can read this kind of purely academic book."

Moriarty used a levitating spell to lift Jericho up. Although the movement was gentle, it woke up Jericho. He rolled down from mid-air and blinked excitedly: "Sir, are you out? I mean, too

Okay! I found some information on alchemy for you, but I don’t mind if you read it now. After all, even Nico Flamel needs to rest. He can’t successfully develop it overnight, so you don’t have to

Hurry - I mean, we have plenty of time..."

He said a lot, and Moriarty felt the true feelings from his words. He smiled and patted Jericho on the shoulder: "You are right, we have enough time to go on an... adventure?

Hogwarts is incomplete without a night tour. Can we challenge Filch’s new equipment? The kerosene lamp and new boots made by Professor Nico for Filch. Aha, Lilith suffered a loss on that.

!

Lilith?”

Moriarty suddenly realized that Lilith was missing. He looked behind the other bookshelves and saw that Lilith tiptoed into the last row of bookshelves.

"Moriarty, come on!" she called softly, her emotions fluctuating slightly.

When Moriarty and Jericho walked over, they understood that Gemma Farley had fallen asleep on several big books, and those big books were all advanced magic books about alchemy.

"Why don't you assign tasks to her?" Lilith said to Moriarty with some dissatisfaction, as if she was aggrieved for Gemma: "She must feel that you don't take her seriously, and she feels particularly aggrieved, but she

I’m still willing to help you look up information.”

Moriarty silently pulled out his sleigh wand, conjured a small bed, and placed Gemma on it - this time period was obviously not suitable for bringing her back to the dormitory.

After doing all this, Moriarty walked out of the library, followed by Lilith and Jericho.

"Let's go find the Headless Horseman." Moriarty finally made up his mind. Everyone was working hard for him and he couldn't turn a blind eye.

Even if the Headless Horseman is an illusory thing, even if the Headless Horseman doesn't know how to do alchemy at all, the first condition is to find it first.

Of course, Moriarty did not let down his guard. He told Lilith and Jericho to tell him as soon as they found traces of the Headless Horseman.

After returning to the castle, the three agreed to search for the murals on the first floor. After searching, they found nothing.

It was three o'clock when the three of them got together again. The whole castle fell into a deep sleep, but the three of them were energetic.

Lilith pointedly pointed out: "Moriarty, I think it's time to recite the spell that Salazar left for you to command the castle. The Headless Horseman is as if it doesn't exist at all. All the portraits never mention it.

!”

"Are you crazy?" Jericho said exaggeratedly: "Now? Three o'clock in the morning? Recite a magic spell? Wake up all the teachers and students in the school and then let the teacher deduct our college points and put us in solitary confinement?"

"No, no, no, you can't recite a spell." Moriarty shook his head and looked at Lilith: "Believe me, this is not something that a spell can solve. Peeves said that the Headless Horseman was wandering in the mural, and we are looking for him.

It's all over the mural, which means it's hiding in a place where we won't notice it."

"Where is the place that we won't notice?" Lilith thought about it: "We have searched in the auditorium hall, basement, Slytherin dungeon, every floor including the tower."

"I also went into the Gryffindor common room," Jericho explained with a smirk on his face why he knew the password: "I went to the bathroom at noon and happened to hear the twin brothers talking about the password there.

I dare say that if the betting incident had not happened, they would have turned the school upside down."

"I answered the logical question posed by the eagle's bronze knocker, which admitted me into the Ravenclaw common room despite its displeasure at my late-night visit." Moriarty also said: "No Headless Horseman was found there.

Traces of.”

"Very good, it seems we have ruled out all the locations!" Lilith felt that Peeves had deceived Moriarty, and said angrily: "Then, where will the Headless Horseman be?"

"If it really existed, where would he be hiding?" Jericho felt that Peeves had told the truth.

Their conversation reminded Moriarty, and his eyes lit up: "There is only one place in the whole castle that we didn't check, the principal's office!"

"The principal's office?" Jericho's voice was trembling, and he felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest: "We? Sneak into the office of the most powerful wizard in the world! Tonight? Are you sure, sir?"

Moriarty did not answer immediately, but his scorching eyes said everything. Lilith tugged at the bangs on her forehead: "Oh no, what the hell, are we going to the principal's office for a headless horseman that may not exist?

——Listen to what name this is? Are you sure Peeves didn't make it up casually to scare little wizards who wander at night?"

Her tone was a bit like Professor McGonagall, but she completely forgot that she was only a second-year student. She looked at Moriarty: "Seriously, why do we have to look for it? You know we have already violated

There are more than ten school rules, and how do you know that Principal Dumbledore is not in the office?"

"I don't know now, but I can know." Moriarty walked towards the eighth floor. He walked so fast that Lilith and Jericho had to trot behind him.

When they reached the entrance to the eighth floor, Moriarty whispered to the gargoyle: "Paro? Paro!"

The stone beast woke up from sleep and seemed very angry, but when it saw Moriarty, it became gentle: "Oh Mr. Moriarty? Your ever loyal Paro..."

"Parlo, is Dumbledore in there?" Moriarty interrupted Parlo's tribute and asked directly.

"Well..." Paro pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Although I can't reveal the principal's whereabouts, since it is Mr. Moriarty who is asking, it doesn't matter. The principal is not inside. According to the portraits of past principals,

, Mr. Headmaster went to Hogsmeade."

"Okay, Paro, open the door for us." Moriarty nodded to Jericho and Lilith, and their expressions relaxed.

However, Paro refused: "Sorry sir, no one can go in without the password."

"Then, tell me the password!"

"Okay sir, the password is 'raspberry jam'! Your most loyal Paro will always be happy to serve you."

"Raspberry jam." Moriarty reported the password, and Paro jumped aside. The wall behind it split in half, allowing Moriarty and the three of them to pass through a slowly moving upward spiral staircase hidden behind it.

Enter the principal's office.

"What an old man who loves sweets," Lilith muttered: "Next time I don't know the password, I will give the names of all the sweets and give it a try. I can guarantee that it won't take long to enter the office with dignity."

"What a great idea," Jericho giggled, imitating Lilith's tone: "Why didn't I think of it before? By the way, you didn't notice your tone? Miss, you are a Slytherin! Damn it, you

Violated more than ten school rules!"

Moriarty ignored their complaints. He opened the door and saw the mural of Phineas Nigellus Black the moment he stepped into the office. Of course, Principal Black was not in the mural, perhaps because of the mural.

It's No. 12 on Place de Rimo, who cares?

But there is a touch of silver light on the mural, which is the light reflected by a pair of armor.