Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 36 It was my mistake to let you have the illusion that you could challenge me
In front of Li Weide, Tom is still a very obedient person.

After Li Weide's analysis, Tom gave up the idea of joining the Witch Party.

Whether Grindelwald can succeed is another matter. Given Tom's age and current limited abilities, if he really follows this group of people, he may not even have a chance to grow up...

In this regard, Tom, who has fully realized his own inadequacies because of Li Weide, can now be said to be very self-aware.

So, the two of them stayed at the Hog's Head Inn temporarily, practicing magic while waiting for school to start.

During this time, Dumbledore came in person, apparently to repair the broken protective magic in the attic.

After finishing, he hurriedly left Hogsmeade Village without staying to see Levi and the others.

Obviously, their war with Grindelwald has reached a fever pitch, and it is not easy for him to find time to come here.

Especially now that Grindelwald is in the UK, the British Ministry of Magic is very nervous.

Because Dumbledore had defeated Grindelwald several years ago, his abilities were also valued by the British Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, the British Ministry of Magic can hardly be separated from Dumbledore's help for even a moment...

In fact, Dumbledore also proved his importance.

As long as he is present, Grindelwald's witch party will be in trouble.

As a result, Dumbledore's reputation in the wizarding world has become increasingly high...

In order to understand the development of the situation, both Levi and Tom subscribed to the Daily Prophet.

According to the Daily Prophet, Grindelwald and his gang fought seven or eight battles of varying sizes in Britain with the Aurors led by Dumbledore in just two weeks.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, but what was strange was that although there were many injured on both sides, only a few people died.

It was as if neither side was fighting hard.

Finally, after two weeks, Grindelwald, who was unable to gain any benefits from Dumbledore, led his men to leave Britain and disappeared.

People speculated that he should have returned to Nurmengard, Austria to regroup.

However, although no winner was determined this time, Grindelwald's retreat still made the wizards in the British wizarding world breathe a sigh of relief.

……

"Collapse!"

"bump!"

"Too slow, too obvious... Your spell hasn't even been cast yet, but the point of impact has already been determined. How did you manage to hit me? Come on, keep going!"

In the woods near Hogsmeade village, Tom finally mustered up the courage and launched his first formal challenge to Levitra.

After more than two weeks of hard practice, Tom thought it was time to take revenge on Li Weide.

In his opinion, after practicing hard day and night, his current abilities have definitely caught up with the lazy Li Weide!

So, new grudges and old grudges will be settled today!
It's a pity... things didn't seem to be developing in the direction he wanted to see...

Tom, who studied hard every day, was totally helpless against the lazy Li Weide who just read a book casually and then wandered around every day!

To be exact, his spell couldn't even touch the corner of Li Weide's clothes!

And from beginning to end, Levitra didn't even take the hand holding the wand out from behind his back...

In other words, Li Weide didn't fight back at all, and he couldn't do anything to him!
Even while the other party was dodging the spell, he still had time to point out his actions!

Therefore, the more Tom attacked, the more frustrated he became… "You are too slow. If I attack now, you won't have time to hide in the bunker."

Li Weide's pointing and criticizing words came again, almost breaking Tom's faith.

"You fight back! You keep nagging me. Aren't you annoying?" Tom's unwillingness and frustration turned into angry roars.

"Okay..." As soon as Levid finished his words, Tom found that his wand flew out of his hand.

When Tom came to his senses, he was tied up and hung on a tree...

At this moment, the expression on Tom's face was wonderful, with anger, confusion, and shock...

He didn't even see what was happening before he was defeated!

"You...how did you do it..." Tom couldn't help but ask as he watched Li Weide slowly approaching.

"I just said that the speed of casting the spell must be fast. If you chant the spell slowly, your attack will not pose any threat at all."

Li Weide stood under the tree, craned his neck and looked at Tom, who was hanging on the tree, looking miserable.

"You...you have learned the silent spell? That's why your attack is so fast?" Tom looked at him in shock.

"Your surprise is a little strange, Tom. Silent spells are not the point! Did I say any spells when I knocked you down on the first day we met?"

Tom was slightly stunned by Li Weide's question.

Before Tom could come to his senses, Livid continued to ask, "When you knocked down those two human traffickers in the alley, did you... recite any spells?"

"Why was your attack so sharp and quick before you learned the spell, but after learning it, your attack became so slow?"

"I really don't want to say this, but...Tom, you've been studying so hard recently, but instead of making any progress, you've regressed a lot..."

These words were like a bolt from the blue to Tom.

Before I learned magic spells, I could cast silent spells at will. After I learned magic spells, I can’t cast silent spells anymore… If this isn’t a step backward, what is?
"This... why is this happening?" Tom couldn't help but continue asking the guy in front of him, whom he once hated the most.

Li Weide shook his head and said, "Because before you learned the spell, you didn't think too much when you attacked. Your thoughts were very pure, and you only wanted to knock the opponent down. It just happened to be in line with the essence of magic and the conditions for releasing the silent spell..."

"And once you learn the spell, you'll have a lot more things to think about. Every syllable and pause of the spell, every arc of waving the wand, all have to be done strictly according to what's written in the book..."

"In this case, your spell is indeed used beautifully, but it is no longer as pure as it was when you first cast it. The power and speed of your attack have also declined greatly."

Tom said dejectedly, "Is this why you don't read books or study spells? Is it wrong for me to study spells?"

Livid shook his head. "No, Tom. I didn't say studying spells is wrong. In fact, you should continue to study and learn spells."

"And you have to study the spells thoroughly. Only by understanding the basic principles of these spells can you use the spells as you wish without being bound by the techniques and syllables of the spells."

"Our previous silent spell attack was just an unintentional use of a certain magic. In fact, if we use the silent spell again with full knowledge of this magic, you will find that the power will be much stronger than before."

"As for how much stronger it is... you have just experienced my disarming spell, so you should be able to understand."

Tom, hanging on the tree, frowned and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, Tom suddenly asked, "You told me all this, aren't you afraid that I will eventually catch up with you and defeat you?"

Li Weide still maintained a gentle smile on his face: "It was my mistake to let you have the illusion that you could challenge me. But you can rest assured that you will not have this illusion again soon."

Tom stared at Li Weide with a dark face.

He now doubts whether this bastard will really die if he doesn't pretend to be cool!
(End of this chapter)