Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 187 Do you think I'm afraid of you? Actually, I'm looking at a fool...

Is it the magic that is powerful, or the person who wields the magic?
This question sounds like a philosophical question.

But it had a huge impact on Tom's values.

You know, even though he understood the power of love, Tom still believed that black magic was much more powerful than ordinary magic.

It is a fact that the Divine Sharpness Curse is more powerful than ordinary Cutting Curses.

Also, when it's one-on-many, dark magic like Thunder Explosion is more effective than the Disarming Spell...

But now, after being reminded by Old Tom, Tom found a paradox.

If dark magic is really more powerful, then...why did Grindelwald lose when fighting Dumbledore?

"Yes...why?" Tom was puzzled.

Recalling the battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore in the Chamber of Secrets.

From Tom's perspective, Grindelwald finally used an extremely powerful Fiendfyre.

But Dumbledore also used a kind of fire magic to block it easily.

According to what Levitra said later, the fire magic used by Dumbledore at that time was an extremely advanced magic called Gubler's Fire.

However, the Gublai fairy fire does not have any aggressive properties. It has only one characteristic, which is that once it is ignited, it will never go out.

Strictly speaking, it is not considered black magic...

It was this kind of Gublerite fire that had no offensive power, but Dumbledore used it in conjunction with Transfiguration at that time, and he used fire to fight fire, and managed to resist the erosion of the Fiery Fire Curse!

That is to say, among all the magic used by Dumbledore on the night he defeated Grindelwald, there was no dark magic!

What Dumbledore has always relied on is his own magical skills which are superior to Grindelwald's, and of course, his more powerful magic power.

"So...it's people who are powerful, not black magic..." Tom kept muttering.

Old Tom then said, "So, the reason why Professor Dumbledore sent you the manuscript on dark magic so that you can study it is probably because he wanted you to be better able to prevent dark magic after learning it, rather than letting you think about how to use it."

"Is...is that so?" Tom felt his mind a little confused.

"Many years ago, when I was still interested in hunting, I had many friends. Some of them were well-equipped and had all kinds of beautiful and accurate hunting rifles. I only had an old M1903 Springfield rifle. But every time they went out with me, they didn't catch as many prey as I did. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Tom asked curiously.

Old Tom said proudly: "Because their shooting skills are not as good as mine!"

A look of realization came over Tom's face.

Old Tom smiled and said, "As long as you are a good shooter, it doesn't matter what kind of gun you use. But if you are a bad shooter, then even if you have the newest and most accurate hunting rifle, it will be useless. After all, the one who uses the gun is still a human being."

"Yes..." Tom murmured, "If the wizard's own skills and magic power are not strong enough, then even if he masters the most powerful spell, he may not be able to defeat the opponent's disarming spell..."

At this moment, Tom remembered the time when he was practicing with Li Weide.

All those fancy magic that he had spent countless efforts to learn could never hit Levid.

However, Levitra's simplest disarming spell always hits him at the right time...

At that time, Li Weide said that the change from duel mode to sparring mode should mean that he would give up using some spells with high damage.

Avoid getting yourself into St. Mungo's.

In other words, for Li Weide, no matter what kind of spell it is, it can be used to defeat him...

Although it feels frustrating to think this way, but... it also proves a point very well.

That is, honing the wizard's own skills and abilities is much more important than practicing more powerful spells!
"No wonder... When Vader was practicing duels with me, he never commented on how well I cast spells. Instead, he always criticized my spellcasting rhythm and pace..."

Tom looked at the ceiling dejectedly. "It turns out that the direction of my efforts for so long has been wrong... My energy should be focused on improving myself, rather than learning all kinds of fancy magic... I haven't learned to walk yet, but I'm already thinking about running... I'm biting off more than I can chew..."

Although black magic is powerful, it is very difficult to learn.

And for Tom of this age, there is a long lead-in time when casting spells.

Once the battle begins, a huge flaw will be revealed.

In this case, it would be better to first learn some defensive spells with fast casting speeds, such as the disarming spell, as a transition.

Then, I will hone my skills. Even if I cannot increase my magic power for the time being, my combat effectiveness will definitely be much stronger than it is now!
In a duel, casting speed and reaction ability are very important.

The spellcasting is too complicated, which actually drags down the overall spellcasting efficiency!
Looking back, Li Weide actually often pointed out this problem when he was practicing with himself.

But at that time, I thought that Li Wei was worried that I had learned too much magic and would soon surpass him, so I ignored his words...

Now that I think about it, I was being ungrateful...

It turned out that the look in Li Weide's eyes when he looked at me at that time was not fear, but... the look in his eyes when he looked at me as a fool...

Thinking of this, Tom's old face suddenly turned red.

Damn, why am I so stupid!
After Tom thought it through, he suddenly had a lot of new ideas in his mind!
"After dinner, can you practice magic with me?" Tom suddenly asked eagerly. "Ah? Me? I don't know magic!" Old Tom said in astonishment.

"No problem... As long as you can throw stones, it will be fine! Although the flying speed of the stones is much slower than the magic spell, it can still simulate actual combat and help me improve my fighting style!"

"Is that so... That's good, it's a good opportunity to move around after dinner." Old Tom finally agreed to his son's request.

Just think of it as playing a game with your son.

……

Dorset.

Newt and Levitra sneaked out of the house early in the morning.

Then, in the woods next to the house, a huge magical animal was released from the suitcase!

This is a big cat with colorful patterns on its body and its tail is longer than its body.

It was the Zouwu that Newt rescued that year.

Newt originally planned to release it back into the wild, but the Zouwu stuck to Newt and refused to leave.

So Newt had to keep it until now.

"Don't be nervous. Although the Zouwu looks ferocious, it is actually a very gentle animal. Of course, you must also be careful with your words and actions so as not to let it feel that you are hostile..."

Before Newt could finish his words, he saw Levitra take out a cat toy from his pocket.

Newt:…

Li Weide had already exchanged a talent for affinity with magical animals from the system mall.

Therefore, when Zou Wu saw him for the first time, he only felt friendly and certainly would not do anything aggressive towards him.

Plus the cat toy that Li Weide took out...

Within a few minutes, the big cat completely fell in love with Li Weide.

The speed at which Levitra dealt with this magical animal was so fast that even Newt was shocked...

You know, he hasn't told Li Weide how to deal with Zou Wu!
Moreover, he had never seen Zou Wu become familiar with other people so quickly!
It was so fast that even Newt was a little jealous.

“How do you know…” Newt pointed at Levi’s cat toy.

"Ah? You told me." Li Weide said with a smile.

"Me? I didn't tell you..." Newt was confused.

"Have you forgotten your own book? I bought the latest edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and I memorized it completely. In the book, you describe in detail how to deal with various magical beasts... I admire you so much! Apart from you, no one else can write a book like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

Levitra praised Newt a lot. Although Newt tried hard to hide it, the upturned corners of his mouth could not conceal the pride in his heart.

"Actually... it's not as good as you say..."

"No, no, no, your book is really good! It's hard to imagine how many people will be able to escape from the clutches of those dangerous magical animals because of your book! It's simply a great deed! I wish I could write such a book! It would help so many people..." Li Weide was really envious this time.

If he had written a useful book like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, my daily merit points would have definitely increased dramatically!

Of course, St. Mungo's provided him with a lot of merit points, but the rate of increase was still a bit slow. It might be because those healers had not yet fully mastered some of his new treatment methods.

"You can do it too! I am amazed by your talent in Magizoology!" Newt said happily.

"Really? But I feel it's just average..."

After the two of them praised each other's business for a while, they finally remembered their business.

After climbing onto Zouwu's back, he ran towards the depths of the forest.

The depressed fire dragon was hidden by Newt deep in the forest.

In fact, Levid felt that Newt was very bold. How could he let such a creature that could breathe fire be released into the forest?

Soon, Zuo Wu carried the two people to the depths of the forest and stood on a small hill.

"The dragon is over there." Newt said, pointing into the distance.

In fact, even if Newt didn't point it out, Levitra could already see the huge body of the fire dragon.

However, after seeing the fire dragon, Li Weide finally understood why he was not worried that the fire dragon would set the forest on fire.

Really... the fire dragon looked very unhappy... it just lay there motionless, not to mention breathing fire, it even didn't want to raise its head...

"Hiss... wait... is there a person next to the fire dragon?" Li Weide suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Newt looked over immediately, and sure enough, there was a person squatting in front of the dragon's nose...

"Ah? This is too dangerous! Although the fire dragon is depressed now, no one knows when it will spit fire!" Newt was anxious. He completely forgot what he said before about just watching the fire dragon from a distance, and directly urged Zou Wu to rush towards the fire dragon.

(End of this chapter)