The morning after the infamous Gringotts heist, Hogwarts was in absolute chaos. Students were abuzz with wild theories, whispering in hushed tones and occasionally shouting excitedly about the most outrageous details. The most popular theory?

"Did you hear?! Voldemort's Death Eaters rode a DRAGON out of Gringotts! They screamed 'ALL HAIL THE DARK LORD' while flying over Diagon Alley!"

"I heard they stole Bellatrix Lestrange's entire vault! Left her nothing but a teacup!"

"NO, NO! They took the entire Lestrange vault and then used the money to buy every chocolate frog in existence!"

Meanwhile, Raja sat at the Slytherin table, casually reading the newspaper while sipping his tea, completely unbothered. If anything, he lookedhighly entertainedby the madness around him. His poker face was so on point that even the most skilled Legilimens would struggle to find a shred of guilt in his expression.

Unbeknownst to him, however, hisdanger sensestarted tingling. Someone—or rather,several someones—were watching him with an intensity that suggestedviolence was imminent.

Raja lowered his newspaper slightly and locked eyes withthe entire Hogwarts faculty, all of whom were glaring at him as if they were ready tostrangle him with magic and their bare hands if necessary.

Raja, ever the friendly soul,smiled brightly and waved.

Minerva McGonagall, usually composed,snapped the glass in her hand.

Professor Flitwick, normally cheerful,stabbed his fork into the table with unexpected force.

Snape twitched like he had just been hit withten simultaneous Crucio curses.

Lupin, who had been calmly sipping his tea, suddenlypartially transformed into a werewolfout of sheer frustration, before stopping himself midway.

And then there wasDumbledore. The old manlooked at Raja like he was an experiment gone horribly, horribly wrongand was considering whether or notto dissect his brain for further study.

Raja, completely unfazed, took anotherleisurely sip of tea.

That evening, Raja received aformal requestto visit the Headmaster's office.

A normal student would have been nervous.Raja brought snacks.

As soon as he entered,every professor in Hogwarts was there, along withMadam Pomfrey, Trelawney, Moody, Madam Bones, and Sirius Black. The sheerintensityin the room made even the portraitsscoot away in fear.

Raja sat down, andDobby immediately appeared, setting up acomfortable chairwith acup of teafor his master. Raja sipped itdramatically, looking around at the furious faces as if he were at acasual social gathering.

Dumbledoresilently raised a newspaper, revealinga massive photograph of four people riding a METAL DRAGON out of Gringottswhile shouting"ALL HAIL THE DARK LORD."

Dumbledore leaned forward.

"The person on the top of the dragon is you, right?"

Raja, ever the innocent, tilted his head in confusion.

"Professor, what are you talking about? I don't know what you mean! This person—while undeniably cool and handsome—is NOTHING compared to my superior good looks. Also, he's old! Look at me—NO BEARD!"

Silence.

Madam Bones folded her arms.

"Even Moody, in his most intoxicated state, could recognize your chaos from a mile away. He personally informed me after his 'chat' with you."

Moody, sitting silently, justtwitched his lipsbut didn't say a word.

Raja gasped dramatically.

"Madam! How could you believe the one-eyed drunk?! He's clearly trying to shift the blame to avoid his responsibilities. Honestly, you should cut his salary for such poor investigative work!"

Moodylungedat Raja but washeld back by Sirius and Lupin, both of whom weretrying not to laugh.

Minerva slammed her hands on the desk.

"Cut the nonsense, Raja. It WAS you, wasn't it?! I already know those look-alikes were Fred and George. Who was the fourth person? SPILL IT, YOU CHAOS INCARNATE!"

Rajafake-cried.

"Madam Minerva, how could you accuse my knights and me?! We are a most ANCIENT and NOBLE house! You are INSULTING our HONOR!"

Toseal the deal, Raja turned toProfessor Sprout and Trelawney, looking at them withbig, innocent puppy eyes.

For abrief moment, the twoalmostfell for it.

Madam Pomfrey rolled her eyes.

"Oi! Wake up! He's manipulating you like a true chaos lord!"

Raja gasped,clutching his chest in mock pain.

"Madam, I am OFFENDED!"

Dumbledore, massaging his temples, sighed.

"Then, Raja, if youdidn'tdo this, pleaseanalyzethe situation. Why do you think they robbed the bank in such a dramatic manner?"

Raja'seyes gleamed.

Lupin, Moody, and Siriusall had the same thought at once:

"This kid is the Devil."

Raja took another sip of tea and smiled.

"Oh, that's obvious. They're looking for Voldemort's Horcruxes."

Theentire room gasped.

Madam Bonesstood up abruptly.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"

Raja shrugged.

"I mean, Moody with his magical eye and Dumbledore with his 200 years of experience should've already figured it out. What doIknow?"

Trelawney nodded.

"Yes, the wizard king would NEVER delve into such vile knowledge of the Dark Arts!"

Rajacorrectedher.

"It's SUPREME Wizard King now."

Trelawneyimmediately bowed.

"I apologize, my Supreme Wizard King."

The otherstwitched violently.

Dumbledore took adeep breath.

"So, if I understand correctly, five Horcruxes are with the heist crew?"

Madam Bonessnapped.

"FIVE?! HOW MANY DID THAT MONSTER CREATE?!"

Raja,cheerfully:

"Six in total. The last one is probably the snake Harry keeps seeing in his dreams."

Dumbledorestaredat Raja for a fullfive minutes.

Theother professors began arguing, each one throwing out ideas and counterarguments.

Finally,Dumbledore sighed deeply.

"You may go, Mr. Raja."

Rajastood up to leave—but then, Snape, who had beensilent the entire time, raised the newspaper and pointed at thephoto of the heist leader.

"Youarrangedthis photo, didn't you?"

For thefirst time, Raja'spoker face crackedfor asplit second.

Theroom fell into absolute silence.

Raja, quickly recovering, said,

"No! That would be WAY too expensive! I could never afford something so grand!"

The professorsexplodedin rage.

"CHAOS LORD!"

"DEVIL!"

"LITTLE TERROR!"

"Supreme Wizard King"

Rajastood there and took it like a champion.

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