Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 148 I believe every punctuation mark in what you say, and I will take your last name!
Annie felt intimidated when she heard Li Weide's words.

She really didn't understand how Mr. Grindelwald's career success had anything to do with whether or not he published a book.

Li Weide saw her puzzled look and knew that she didn't understand at all.

“Let me ask you, what is the purpose of books?”

"Um... passing on and inheriting knowledge?" asked Annie.

"So what do you think can be called knowledge?" asked Li Weide.

"Magic theory or something?" Anne asked tentatively.

"Knowledge includes many aspects, Anne... Magic theory is just one of them. In fact, even cooking books that teach you how to cook... cooking can also be a type of knowledge. So... since even cooking can be passed on as knowledge, why can't ideas be passed on?"

"Thoughts?" Annie scratched her head. "Why do we need to transmit thoughts?"

Li Weide wanted to curse. He had explained it so clearly, but she actually asked him why he wanted to convey his thoughts? Was all the previous talk in vain?

However, he still refrained from cursing. Even if Annie couldn't understand what he said, Old Deng would definitely understand.

"Didn't you just ask me why his theory seems so reasonable, but so many people oppose it?" Li Weide asked.

"Yes……"

"That's because Grindelwald didn't organize his thoughts into a system and then transmit them to others! Many people don't really understand his thoughts, so naturally they can't see the rationality in them."

"Think about it. Even if he is the best eloquent speaker in the world and everyone present is excited when he is giving a speech, how many wizards in the world can go to listen to your speech? How many people have the courage to listen to your speech?"

"In that case, many of the viewpoints you advocate during your on-site speech will likely be artificially distorted!"

“Even if you are an upright revolutionary pioneer, in the end, you may be slandered as a terrorist!”

“To put it another way, even if no one has distorted your views, all your ideas can only be understood by those who have listened to your speeches. Those who have not listened to your speeches will not have much resonance.”

"But it would be different if you published a book! If he started distributing his ideological works right after his speech, then if his followers truly believed in the ideas and thoughts he expounded, they would definitely help you spread these works to the world spontaneously..."

"When more and more people recognize his ideas, more and more people will naturally support him."

After listening to Li Weide's words, Annie finally understood the general idea.

Then she asked, "But what if people don't agree with your ideas? Does that mean your ideas are wrong?"

"You must first understand why others do not agree with your ideas. Take Grindelwald's so-called philosophy as an example. He has always advocated that wizards should no longer hide and rule over Muggles... It seems to make sense at first. But... do you know what an ordinary wizard feels when he hears this?"

Anne shook her head.

"He would say, um... it seems to make sense, why don't you try to reform it? Yes... most people will just watch and wait and see. They won't participate!"

"Because all this is too far away from him! Although his current life is dull, he is very satisfied. Grindelwald's ideas sound good, but they are too false and empty. Not everyone is so passionate and excited when hearing about the change!"

"Everyone knows that if wizards can rule over Muggles, they will become the superiors and all wizards will benefit. But... this is just a slogan! It should be said that this is the ultimate goal. The fact is that this concept has not yet brought benefits to anyone."

"Since Grindelwald started to develop his career, has he done anything to benefit wizards so far? No, he only said that everyone would benefit after he succeeded... and now? Nothing!"

"There is no benefit at all, but you make people strive for the false goal you set... Is this justified?"

"No matter how reasonable your words are, they will not stop me from going to get off work and living a normal life, because what you said has nothing to do with me until it is realized!"

"Even Muggle politicians can at least pretend to be good and propose some policies that benefit the people before they take office. At the very least, they can go to the orphanage and donate money to the children, right?"

"But what about Grindelwald? A man who calls himself a revolutionary, who does nothing but shout slogans and launch terrorist attacks. He has done nothing to benefit wizards..."

"A revolution that does not benefit anyone... is it still a revolution? Oh... this is not accurate. It should be said that this is a revolution that does not bring any benefits to ordinary wizards."

"And for Grindelwald and his supporters, it is still good. Otherwise, he wouldn't cause trouble, and his men wouldn't follow him."

"Grindelwald has gained power, and his supporters can also satisfy their different desires..."

"You can tell by how he seduced Tom and me. He didn't talk to us about revolutionary ideas. Instead, he offered us magical powers as a bargain... because he knew that's what we wanted!"

"He even used this method to recruit us, so where do you think his other subordinates came from?"

"In conclusion... no one is doing any serious work."

"Do you think there are any good people around him? A bunch of villains gathered together... People naturally think they are terrorists. His so-called ideology is just a target erected for his own interests. Only a fool would believe it!"

The beginning of what Li Weide said was normal, but when it came to the end... Annie was almost moved to tears by his sarcasm.

She wanted to say that she was willing to follow Grindelwald because she really believed in his ideas, and that she was not a fool! She was not one of those villains who joined because of her own desires!

However, after thinking carefully about Li Weide's words, Anne's belief suffered a huge blow...

Because of her aunt... Vita Rosier, she joined the Witch Party not for the so-called ideas proposed by Grindelwald now.

It was to become Grindelwald's most trusted assistant, so that when Grindelwald stood at the top of the world, the Rosier family could also gain honor together...

She had actually realized some of these things before, but she would soon ignore them intentionally or unintentionally...

But now, Li Weide tore off the last layer of fig leaf and revealed the true situation directly in front of her!
All the so-called ideas are nothing more than some high-sounding excuses to save face.

Those witch parties all gathered under Grindelwald for their own desires, and their own interests were not consistent.

The voices within are actually not consistent...how can we expect other people's voices to be consistent with theirs?

It is not so much that they gathered around Grindelwald because they believed in this idea.

It would be better to say that they just believe in Grindelwald!

Anne fell silent.

Her faith was shattered in an instant, and it took her a long time to recover.

Tom was quietly watching Anne's expression change.

Seeing her go from being unconvinced, to being thoughtful, to being shocked, and finally being dumbfounded...

In fact, he also felt that there was some truth in what Li Weide said.

Since Grindelwald started the rebellion, there has indeed been more destruction than construction.

People only have fear of them, not trust in them, so what's the point of what they say?

At this moment, Tom suddenly remembered what Li Weide said a long time ago, "Don't underestimate the power of the people." Combined with what he just said... he couldn't help but think deeply.

If Grindelwald had not used those horrific means at the beginning, but had directly proposed some policies that would benefit lower-level wizards to the International Confederation of Wizards, so that all wizards would understand that he could bring benefits to them...

Then slowly build up your prestige among wizards, and when you have more supporters, you can start talking about the wizards' excellence. Will you get more supporters?

Because according to previous experience, everything he proposed was beneficial! People naturally trusted his words! After that... Tom didn't dare to think about it.

Tom took another look at Li Weide, who was looking at the Marauder's Map calmly, and was shocked.

If the one who was causing the trouble was not Grindelwald, but Levid, he might have almost succeeded...

Li Weide is obviously about the same age as me...where did he learn these things?

Could it be his family?

After a long while, Anne said in a voice as small as a mosquito: "Hearing what you said, Grindelwald really can't succeed."

"That's not the case." Li Weide said casually while looking at the map, "If he can cleanse himself and squeeze out the poisonous blood, he can be resurrected."

Annie looked at Li Weide in surprise, "What do you mean? Didn't you just say..."

"If I were him, I would never use force first if I wanted to accomplish something. But since the mistake has been made, I have no choice but to push out a few scapegoats. After I have cleared myself, I will go into politics. After I have gained legal power, I can naturally improve the public's support by proposing some policies that benefit the people. At that time, it will be much easier to propose reforms. Anyway, as long as there are enough benefits, people will automatically forget their memories... Why rebel?"

When Li Weide said this, his eyes did not leave the map in front of him, as if he was just speaking casually.

But Tom couldn't help but look at Li Weide, his eyes narrowed slightly.

After Anne left with a heavy heart, Tom asked, "I don't believe it. Don't you see that she is trying to trick you?"

Li Weide looked at Tom with a smile, "I don't believe it either. You can't tell, I deliberately let her trick me."

"What do you want to do?" Tom frowned and asked, "Do you really want Grindelwald to make a comeback?"

"If he can do things that benefit the people as I said, then what does it matter whether he is a bad person or not? I just hope that the world will be peaceful and the people will be happy. Tom... have you forgotten? I am a good person!"

"If I believe even one punctuation mark in your words, I will still follow your last name, Li!"

(End of this chapter)