Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 186: Which is more powerful, the magic or the person who masters the magic?

The early morning sun shone through the branches of the woods and fell on the window sill of Tom's bedroom.

Today is a rare sunny day.

Tom had gotten up, packed, and had his breakfast long ago.

There were no house-elves to wait on him, and after declining the help of the Riddle family's servants.

He had to cook his own meals according to the cooking magic book.

However, with the help of magic, even if you don’t know how to cook, you can still make delicious dishes by following the steps.

Cooking is always easier than brewing potions.

Tom looked at the clock in the room. It was only about nine o'clock in the morning.

However, he did not go outside to practice spells as he had done before.

Instead, he stood in front of the window, looked at the sunlight outside and thought for a while.

Then he picked up his books, walked quickly downstairs and left the forest.

……

Old Tom usually sits in his favorite seat in the bedroom, reading quietly.

At least on the surface, it seemed that the wizard attack that happened a few days ago did not affect him.

Just as Old Tom picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip, he saw someone walking in from the corner of his eye.

"Tom...why are you here today?" Old Tom asked in surprise.

Based on his understanding of his son, he would not leave his forest easily.

"Nothing... I want to read a book today, and your place seems very nice... Can I read a book here?" Tom said.

"Of course." Although Old Tom was surprised by Tom's normal behavior, he did not mean to refuse Tom.

Although the two of them still seem unfamiliar with each other...but the attack a few days ago has actually made their relationship much closer.

Old Tom stood up, looked around his room, then walked to a desk piled with various books and picked up a pile of books with difficulty.

He wanted to clear the table so that Tom could have a place to sit down and read.

Tom took out his magic wand and tapped it lightly. The books on the desk floated up automatically, and then were piled up in the corner one by one in an orderly manner.

Old Tom's hand felt lighter. "Oh...thank you...it seems that magic is very convenient."

"You have just recovered from a serious injury, so don't force yourself..." Tom paused, then asked, "Are they gone?"

"Well... they just boarded a ship to France this morning... What happened in the past few days has had a great impact on them. It's a good thing for them to go out and relax." Old Tom said calmly.

Mr. and Mrs. Riddle are old people after all. Even though Levitra removed many of their bad memories during treatment, the experience of that day still inevitably caused some damage to their spirit.

So, Old Tom let them go on a trip to relax.

Then, the father and son suddenly stopped talking, and each sat silently at the desk, reading their own books...

Meanwhile, Old Tom asked the servant to make a pot of tea for Tom and bring some snacks.

As for the butler, Mr. Augustus, he was busy recruiting guards again.

But the results were not very good.

Because of what happened that day, the Ministry of Magic announced to the Muggles that robbers had robbed Riddle Manor and many of the guards at Riddle Manor had died.

This scares the Muggles...

Few people dare to work in such a dangerous place.

Mr. Augustus had to raise the salary to barely recruit a few people...

I don’t know how long it was, but Tom suddenly stood up and came to Old Tom.

"What's the matter?" asked Old Tom in surprise.

He always felt that his son was a little abnormal today.

"Can I see the book you are reading?" Tom asked.

"The book I'm reading?" Old Tom flipped through the book in front of him and glanced at the cover. "I'm not sure if you'll like it..."

"I can try... I'm sorry to bother you." Tom said.

"It's okay. I've read this book many times."

As Old Tom spoke, he handed the book in front of him to Tom.

When Tom picked it up, he used a strand of his own hair to make a beautiful bookmark and put it on the page that Old Tom had just read, then he turned it over and looked at the title.

"The Republic...Plato..." Tom murmured, reading the title and author on the cover.

"Plato is a philosopher in ancient Greece, and The Republic is his masterpiece," Old Tom gave a brief introduction.

"I see..." Tom frowned. This was indeed not the kind of book that could attract him, but he still did not put the book down. Instead, he took it back to his desk, as if he really intended to read it carefully.

Old Tom looked at his son's actions and suddenly understood something. Was this...his son trying to understand him?
However, this method is a bit too clumsy...

Old Tom thought for a moment, put down the book he had just picked up and said, "Tom..."

Tom looked at his father.

"You read my book, then... can I read your book?" Old Tom said. Tom looked at the pile of magic books in front of his desk and nodded, "Of course... but you may not understand it."

"It's okay. I can try it too." Old Tom said with a smile.

Tom was slightly stunned when he heard this. He had just said this.

He picked up the wand again and tapped it lightly, and then the books he brought automatically flew to old Tom's desk.

"Thank you..." Old Tom picked up the books curiously and looked at them. Then he picked up the thickest one, "History of Magic", from the many spell books and began to read it with interest.

The room became quiet again, with only the occasional sound of turning pages being heard.

Old Tom reads very quickly, especially when he is reading history books like History of Magic which do not require much thinking.

In about an hour, he finished reading the thick "History of Magic".

Then, he picked up a book called "Advanced Spell Analysis" and started reading.

Compared with old Tom's reading speed, Tom's reading speed seems a bit slow.

Tom was confused by the book "The Republic" which involves philosophy, politics, art, education and other aspects of thought...

It was because he lacked the knowledge in this area that he couldn't understand many things.

These contents are not as straightforward as books teaching spells...

By the time Tom had finished flipping through the pages, he realized it was already noon.

Old Tom had already finished reading Tom's book and started reading his own book again.

Old Tom seemed to sense Tom's gaze.

"It's noon, let's eat first." Old Tom put down the book and said.

"Okay..." Tom didn't refuse.

The two walked out of the study and came to the restaurant outside.

Old Tom rang the bell on the table.

The servants immediately brought lunch for the two of them...

Lunch was simple, with each person having a perfectly grilled steak and a few pieces of soft bread.

In addition, it is served with some fresh milk.

While the two were eating, Old Tom suddenly asked, "How is it, can you understand it?"

"I don't quite understand..." Tom shook his head honestly.

"That's normal, Tom. If you don't know the history of the Muggle world, it's really hard to understand the ideas mentioned in it." Old Tom smiled. "Of course, once you have enough knowledge, you will find that some of the thoughts triggered by these ideas are really interesting..."

"Well...can you understand my books?" Tom asked casually.

"Fortunately, except for History of Magic which talks about the history of the wizarding world, the other books you have are all about the use of some spells... There is nothing special to think about." Old Tom replied.

To him, these magic books of wizards are just like reference books.

It just teaches you how to use magic, but doesn't mention much about the principles of magic.

"It's boring, isn't it? Especially the History of Magic..." Tom couldn't help but say.

"No, I didn't realize until now that wizard history is so interesting... Well, your political system is actually quite rough... Also, spells... Although I can't use them, but... Many spells are actually related to the wizard's emotions, which is really interesting. But..." Old Tom paused, then continued: "Those so-called 'black magic' are really creepy..."

Only then did Tom realize that the notebook about the dark arts that Dumbledore sent him was also among the pile of books that he had just shown old Tom.

"Existence is reasonable... Magic, like a sword, is a double-edged sword. Although it has some negative effects and may hurt yourself, it is much more useful than other spells when dealing with enemies. It can be said that black magic is the most powerful magic. It is the most powerful weapon of wizards." Tom said as a matter of course.

"Really?" Old Tom recalled the torture he had experienced that night. According to the notes, the curse he had been under at that time seemed to be called the Cruciatus Curse, right? It was indeed very powerful...

"Then... I guess those powerful wizards in your wizarding world are all very proficient in the dark arts?" asked Old Tom.

"Yes... there are few powerful wizards who are not good at black magic." Tom said, "However... there are also some who are good at black magic but never use it... despite this, they are also terribly strong..."

Old Tom asked curiously, "Who is this person?"

"You met Professor Dumbledore at St. Mungo's..." Tom sighed and said, "He should be the most powerful wizard I have ever seen... Even Grindelwald... oh, the most powerful dark wizard in the wizarding world, is no match for him."

"A dark wizard is a wizard who is good at using dark magic, right?"

"You can say that……"

"But you said that Professor Dumbledore doesn't use dark magic?"

"Yes."

"But you just said that dark magic is more powerful than other spells?"

"Yes……"

"That's strange. Why is Grindelwald, the wizard who is best at dark magic in the world, using the most powerful 'weapon' of wizards, no match for Dumbledore, who never uses dark magic?"

"Uh..." Tom was stumped by his father's question.

Old Tom added: "Although I don't know much about magic, but according to what you said... in your wizarding world, it is people who are powerful, not magic..."

Hearing this, Tom fell into deep thought...

(End of this chapter)