Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 159 How terrifying is a Dumbledore who doesn’t follow the rules?
Dumbledore sighed worriedly once more as he left Chairman Picquery's office.

Tom glanced at Levitra, because he seemed to have predicted it right again.

There is no doubt that Chairman Picquery is trying to get Dumbledore to join his group...

Apparently, she was one of those bigwigs who wanted to plot and prove Grindelwald's crimes.

However, Dumbledore did not join, just as Levitra had expected.

Moreover, not only did he not join them, he also warned them not to do so…

Originally, Tom thought that if he were to carry out a conspiracy, the chances of success would be quite high.

However, when I heard Chairman Picqueri say that they had made a thorough plan and there would be no mistakes.

Tom knew she might not succeed.

This can be said to be his intuition, or it can be said to be... a subconscious cognition.

Thinking back to the beginning, he had also had a plan that he thought was comprehensive, but it ended up failing miserably in front of Li Weide...

When a person is overconfident in her careful plans, that is the beginning of her failure.

This is also Tom's experience.

In this world, there is no such thing as a perfect plan!

As long as people are executing plans, there is a chance of mistakes! Plans will never be perfect!
……

Soon, they arrived at the accommodation arranged for them by the Magical Congress.

After Levitra closed the door, he said to Dumbledore: "She didn't trust you. It was a wrong choice."

"Yeah." Tom also nodded and said, "She should focus her main energy on Grindelwald and his accomplices instead of guarding against you. I have seen several Aurors staring at us just now..."

When Dumbledore heard them say this, his expression became even more worried.

In order to prevent the original personnel from being infiltrated by Grindelwald, Chairman Picquery has indeed recruited many new people recently...

The method she used was very peculiar and very effective. Many people did not even know they were recruited to become Aurors an hour before being recruited into the Magical Congress of the United States of America.

In this way, although the possibility of this team being infiltrated by Grindelwald was eliminated, it was inevitable that the abilities of this team were destined to be uneven...

Their surveillance couldn't even be hidden from the eleven-year-old Tom, so how could it be hidden from Grindelwald and his accomplices?

If these people were the ones who carried out the plan...

Dumbledore thought this was no different than handing Grindelwald the knife!
Grindelwald now needs a sharp knife to cut the ropes that bind him tightly!
After Dumbledore sat there in restless thought for a while, he suddenly walked quickly towards the door.

He couldn't sit idly by and watch Chairman Picquery walk into the abyss.

"Professor... I know you want to help Chairman Picquery, but she may not trust you now." Li Weide suddenly said.

"I know... but we can't just do nothing. They are now planning to convict Grindelwald using some not-so-glorious means." Dumbledore frowned.

"I see. No wonder they are so wary of us. She is worried about your relationship with Grindelwald..." Levitra nodded and said, "But, precisely because of this... compared to being worried that Grindelwald will discover her plan, she is probably more worried that you will reveal her so-called plan to Grindelwald."

"How could I do that?" Dumbledore said helplessly.

"In her opinion, you shouldn't have rejected her proposal...if this is what she proposed just now." Li Weide said: "Since you refused, all your actions will arouse her suspicion. She warned you just now when we were about to leave."

Dumbledore sighed again. He had not expected what Levitra said.

Even the two little wizards who were outsiders could sense Chairman Picquery's distrust, so how could he not notice it?
But...how could he watch his ally fall into the abyss?
"We are not worried about anything else. I am only worried about one thing now... If their plan fails, will they put the blame on you?" Li Weide said.

No matter how close Chairman Picquery's personal relationship with Dumbledore was before, she is still a politician... How can there be any good politicians?
It is quite normal to stab an ally in the back at a critical moment.

Dumbledore sat back in his chair dejectedly. He was not worried that he would be blamed in the end, but... because after hearing what Levid said, he realized that no matter what he did now, even if he went back and told Chairman Picquery that he wanted to join her plan, it would definitely be regarded as an act with ulterior motives, which would only have a counterproductive effect.

It was different from the time when he helped the Magic Congress to investigate the Wizarding Party. Now, no one in the Magical Congress of the United States would cooperate with him.

In other words, he seemed to be unable to do anything.

At this point, Tom finally understood why Levitra had said before that Grindelwald actually hoped that those big shots would use conspiracies and tricks.

Well... just as Chairman Picquery began her plan, Dumbledore lost his trust for not joining in and was completely suppressed.

If Grindelwald knew about this self-destructive behavior, he would definitely die of laughter...

Just as Tom was thinking this, Dumbledore stood up again and walked towards the door.

"Remember, you must not go out! I will set up some magic at the door..." Dumbledore said, and walked out directly.

Tom stared at the door that was closed again in astonishment. "He...just walked out like that? Didn't he say that he couldn't do anything?"

Li Weide sat comfortably on the sofa. "How could Dumbledore do nothing just because he was worried about being blamed? Even if it seems that nothing can be done, he will not give up trying... This is Dumbledore."

"But no one in the Magical Congress of the United States believes in him anymore?" "Then why not just change his identity?" Levitra said with a smile: "Although Dumbledore abides by the rules, he is not as pedantic as you think. Should we break some rules or just sit back and watch Grindelwald clear his name? Weighing the pros and cons, it would have a greater impact if Grindelwald cleared his name, wouldn't it?"

"But... a lot of people will be watching his every move, right?"

"Tom, a Dumbledore who decided not to follow the rules so well... do you know how terrible that would be? Think of Grindelwald!"

"Hiss..." Tom took a breath of cold air.

"That's right... Those ugly people out there have a hard time even keeping an eye on me... How can they possibly keep an eye on a Transfiguration master like Dumbledore?"

……

In a dark dungeon.

Grindelwald was firmly fixed in the restraint chair.

He stared quietly at a gas lamp overhead.

Although the light from the gas lamp was very dim, it was the only source of light in this dark place.

At this point, he had already been through many rounds of torture.

However, neither the Cruciatus Curse nor the Veritaserum made him spit out anything valuable.

Because before he formally decided to stand trial, he had anticipated this situation and left many memories that were unfavorable to him in Nurmengard.

Yes, I directly intercepted it and stored it in the Pensieve, and then made some modifications to some of my key memories...

Since all the bad memories are gone, how can the truth serum torture out anything valuable?

Later, the people from the Magical Congress of the United States even used the Cruciatus Curse...

However, Grindelwald was very happy. The more unscrupulous the people from the Magical Congress of the United States of America were, the more it proved that they were anxious!
The more anxious they are, the more successful their plans will be.

Suddenly, a figure appeared at the door of the prison, interrupting Grindelwald's thoughts.

It was a strange face, that is, this was a wizard Grindelwald had never seen before.

But Grindelwald suddenly laughed out loud, "Dumbledore, you also have a day when you pretend to be someone else and act sneaky."

Dumbledore returned to his original form...

For a master of Transfiguration like him, changing into someone else's appearance did not require any Polyjuice Potion.

He looked at Grindelwald in front of him coldly without saying a word.

"Since you appear here in disguise, it proves that Chairman Picquery no longer trusts you." Grindelwald said happily.

"How do you know she no longer trusts me?"

"In the past, you could come to me anytime and anywhere. When did you need to change into someone else?" Grindelwald said with a smile, "Let me guess... um... did she want to plot against me, and you didn't agree?"

Dumbledore sighed, "You really know everything..."

The smile on Grindelwald's face gradually faded, "This time, you can't stop me."

"I will stop you. As long as Picquery's plan is not implemented..." said Dumbledore.

"Really? Whatever... Anyway, her so-called plan will not have any effect on me." Grindelwald said: "Even without a knife, I can slowly untie the knot myself... You should know that the key to stopping me is not her conspiracy."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment before he said, "Of course I know..."

"Yes, I know you know that, so you stopped her plan just to save her, right? You know very well that once her plan is exposed, her position as the president of the Congress will be over."

Dumbledore said calmly: "By now, there are fewer and fewer people like her in the Magic Congress... So, she cannot fall."

"You are indeed very perceptive, Dumbledore..." Grindelwald smiled.

Dumbledore knew that he might not be able to stop Grindelwald from clearing himself, so now he just wanted to stop Picquery's stupid plan, at least remove her from the plan, and then save her...

Otherwise, he would once again lose an ally, a capable assistant to fight against Grindelwald...

"Dumbledore, if you really want to keep her, maybe I can help you?"

"What's in it for you?"

"I can't be without enemies, and you, Dumbledore...a person who is unwilling to be tainted by power cannot be my ideal enemy." Grindelwald smiled.

Dumbledore fell silent again for a moment.

“Hahaha…” Grindelwald laughed triumphantly. “What a stupid decision, Dumbledore! Are you worried that you might lose control, so you don’t dare to get involved in power? Hahahahaha…”

(End of this chapter)