Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 88 Tom, are you concerned about my safety?

Nurmengard.

Grindelwald quietly put down the book in his hand.

In his recent contact with Anne, he learned some very interesting things.

The two children I follow have already formed their own small group just a few days after school started.

Although, to a large extent, they were forced by other pure-blooded young wizards, it also shows the extraordinaryness of these two little guys.

The most important thing is that Li Weide seems to be very supportive of some of his own ideas?

Grindelwald stood up and looked out the window at the gloomy mountains.

"Those two kids will have a huge impact on my career, I can foresee that. It's just a pity that I can't see whether it's a positive impact or a negative impact... Why is everything about them so vague?"

"Perhaps, I should take the initiative to contact those two children and find a way to get them to join us..."

The wind blew in from the window, blowing out several candles on the table, and Grindelwald's back was instantly hidden in the darkness, flickering with the dim light of the fireplace...

……

Hogwarts.

Principal room.

Dumbledore frowned and stared at the fireplace in front of him.

The fireplace was burning brightly and the room was very warm, but Dumbledore felt a little confused.

"You look a little disturbed, Albus."

Behind Dumbledore, Headmaster Dippet slowly approached the fire.

"Armand, I am increasingly confused by Grindelwald's recent actions." Dumbledore frowned. "I thought he wanted a decisive battle, but... just when we were all planning to end the battle in one fell swoop, he backed off..."

"His power is not as strong as it used to be. It's normal for him to retreat, right?" Principal Dippet said softly.

Dumbledore shook his head and said worriedly, "But this is not like his style. I am worried...something has happened again."

They were clearly ready for a decisive battle, but... the Wu Cui Party suddenly retreated.

Logically speaking, Grindelwald's actions would deal a huge blow to their morale, which is really unreasonable!

"That is to say, something must have happened among them that I am not aware of..." Dumbledore said, "What is worrying is that we have no idea about it. If we continue to wait like this, it is equivalent to putting the initiative in their hands..."

Principal Dippet asked, "So, you plan to actively look for them and then fight them?"

"Well... the Ministry of Magic has the same idea. It's not good for this war to drag on too long. The Muggle world is not at all peaceful right now, and the war is on the verge of breaking out... I'm worried that Grindelwald will take advantage of the Muggle war. If that happens, perhaps the International Statute of Secrecy will become a piece of waste paper overnight." Dumbledore's eyes were full of worry.

"Based on his previous arguments, he should not let wizards be in danger at will. But now, no matter how you think about it, it is not the best time to expose the wizarding world to the whole world. I think that although he is crazy, he should not be so indifferent to the lives of ordinary wizards. This is not in line with his usual stance. If they really do this, they will collapse internally." The dim light of the fireplace shone on the wrinkled face of Principal Dippet, appearing to be bright and dim.

Dumbledore said, "I did think so before, but... now, I can no longer guess what he is thinking. I can't bet everything on the fact that his mind has not changed. We must take the initiative!"

"But they are hiding on purpose. We won't be able to find them even if we want to start a war." Principal Dippet said, "You know that the International Confederation of Wizards has just returned from its investigation... The entire Nurmengard Castle has disappeared... and the wizarding parties that were active around the world before have also disappeared overnight..."

"The castle can't disappear for no reason... The most likely possibility is that he used magic like the Fidelius Charm to wipe out the entire castle from the world... The question is, why would he do that? Armando, if this continues, it will be really disadvantageous to us."

"Don't worry too much, Albus. You are a little impatient. In fact, we are not the only ones who are anxious. As you said before, suddenly hiding has dealt a severe blow to the morale of the witch party. If Grindelwald does nothing, they will collapse on their own, so... in my opinion, they will take action soon. It is better to wait and see."

"It seems that there is really no way at the moment..." Dumbledore said helplessly.

Even if he wanted to take the initiative, if the other party deliberately hid themselves, they would not be able to find them.

"I think you should focus on teaching for now. The war initiated by Grindelwald is not your responsibility alone." Principal Dippet suddenly smiled and said, "Speaking of teaching, the two children you brought back are extraordinary."

"Huh? What happened to them?" Dumbledore asked confusedly.

After the Sorting ceremony, Dumbledore continued to work on Grindelwald's affairs.

After finding nothing, I only returned to Hogwarts today, so I don’t know what Levi and the others have been doing in the past few days.

"These two new freshmen knocked down seven or eight students who came to cause trouble for them on the first day of school, including three seniors. It seems that you taught them a lot before school started." Principal Dippet said with a smile.

"Is there such a thing?" Dumbledore was also a little surprised.

However, what surprised him was why they had conflicts with their classmates as soon as they entered school, not that they could knock down so many people.

You know, before entering school, Li Weide had been able to use his wisdom and abilities to defeat several members of the Wu Cui Party during their siege. His abilities were indeed outstanding.

This is also one of the reasons why Dumbledore paid special attention to the two of them.

"What was the cause of the conflict?" asked Dumbledore.

"To be precise, it was caused by the pure-blood thing. Those two kids didn't seem to like some of the views of other Slytherin students. Moreover, the local pure-blood families seemed to be somewhat xenophobic towards foreign pure-bloods... On the first day of school, those two kids had to unite some people and form their own small group... It's not that there were no students who rebelled before, but there were almost no students who could do it to the extent they did..."

In fact, there were indeed people who resisted the oppression of pure-blood students in the past, but most of them fell in the first conflict...

It is indeed not easy for Li Weide and his small group to still persist after so many days, and this has a lot to do with their outstanding abilities.

The school has always wanted to control the bad habits in Slytherin House, but it had no way to do so before.

After all, in the past, the entire Slytherin family had the same ideology, and the school could not intervene too much. At most, they would impose severe punishments on their bullying behavior to prevent them from doing things too recklessly...

But now, this increasingly distorted ideology has finally shown a crack.

"It seems that Wade and the others may be able to bring about some changes to the future Slytherin..." A smile appeared on Dumbledore's face.

"It seems that you do have high expectations for those two children, Albus..."

……

In his dream, Li Weide reported to his senior what happened to him that night.

"Are you planning to use the 'residues' to train your own personnel?" The senior student saw through Li Weide's intention at a glance.

"Yes." Li Weide did not hide it, nor could he hide it.

He deliberately revealed the news to Tom and the others, and the purpose of this matter was very obvious to the senior student.

"It's not impossible, but... you have to be careful about the amount. Don't let them know that the source of this power is so easy for you... Only those who have come hard to come by will cherish it. Only in this way will they maintain their respect for you."

Li Weide nodded, agreeing with the senior's reminder.

If they knew that I could easily create this kind of power, but only gave them a little bit, they would complain sooner or later. But if I said that this kind of power was hard to get, and gave them so much, they would be grateful to me. This is human nature...

As for his upcoming raid on the fairy camp, the senior student did not stop him. Instead, she was very considerate and provided Li Weide with a lot of useful suggestions.

After all, back then, when the power of the goblin Lanlock was rampant, in a goblin camp like this, the senior sister would have to kill several of them just by strolling through the forbidden forest...

After a night of sound sleep, Li Weide looked full of energy when he woke up in the morning.

Instead, Tom and the others looked a little tired.

After all, they don't have Li Weide's ability to fall asleep as quickly as he wants.

"When are you going to start?" Tom asked Li Weide quietly while washing up.

Li Weide knew what he was talking about and answered concisely: "Tonight."

"So anxious?" Tom was a little surprised.

According to his understanding of Li Weide, no matter what this guy does, he will think it over carefully and make adequate preparations before taking action.

However, taking action tonight would seem a bit hasty and is very inconsistent with Li Weide's character.

However, what Tom didn't know was that Li Weide had already made all preparations in his dream last night.

The senior even used the observation attribute of her nightmare magic to observe the goblin camp in advance according to Li Weide's instructions...

Li Weide now knows the deployment of the goblin camp clearly.

"It's not a big deal. I plan to start in the second half of the night. We are racing against time, so we have to hurry... You don't have to go tonight."

Tom remained silent after hearing this. This guy has always been so confident...

If it were him, he would definitely be cautious... After all, you only have one life!
There was no way he would go there rashly without reconnaissance.

"Hmph, whatever you want. Anyway, for me, it's best if you die."

"Tom, are you concerned for my safety?"

"You are really sick, how did you know I meant that? Get out and die!" Tom was furious.

Li Weide patted Tom's shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Tom, I will be fine..."

"Who the hell cares if you're okay? That's crazy!"

"I know, Tom, you're just shy..."

"You know nothing!"

……

The first-year curriculum is not too intensive, so people don’t feel too tired.

However, if it is a course like History of Magic... that's another matter.

It was Levi's first time to attend Professor Binns' History of Magic class.

Professor Binns is a ghost who has been a professor for who knows how many years.

This resulted in his teaching style remaining as dull as it was hundreds of years ago.

It's a course that's hypnotic to the extreme...

The class had only started for twenty minutes when a large number of people in the audience fell asleep.

Professor Binns didn't care and just kept reading from the textbook.

Li Weide did not make it difficult for himself. He soon lay down on the table and started to catch up on his sleep like everyone else.

There will be some big action tonight, and a good night's sleep will be good for him.

After finally waiting for the get out of class to end, Professor Binns assigned homework and then left through the wall.

Like everyone else, Levitra stretched and walked out of the History of Magic classroom.

The other Slytherin students, as always, deliberately avoided Levitra's small group.

Soon, they were the only ones left at the classroom door.

"Tom, why do you look so tired? Didn't you sleep well just now?"

"That's because I don't have the habit of sleeping in class."

"What? You actually stayed awake throughout Professor Binns's class?"

"Although I have no interest in History of Magic, it is a subject that requires an exam. Since it is a subject that requires an exam, I cannot be lazy."

After hearing what Tom said, not only Livid, but also Annie and Alphard all had faces full of admiration.

I was able to stay awake throughout Professor Binns' class and took notes very carefully.

I have to say, this is indeed a ruthless person!

"Tom, you are too hardworking. What should we do with your hard work? It makes us feel guilty!" Henry said helplessly.

"What do I care what you do? I didn't tell you to sleep!" Tom said, looking up.

"Tom, could you please not do something that would affect unity?" Alphard groaned.

"Henry, Alphard, I think you should be more diligent. How can you become stronger if you are so careless about your school courses?"

"Speaking of becoming stronger..." Li Weide looked at the time, "There is still a little time before dinner, why don't we... go and decide on a place first."

Anne asked in surprise, "Weide, have you found a good place?"

"This is not the place to talk. Just stop talking and follow me." Li Weide said, and walked towards the stairs first.

Tom's words about becoming stronger reminded Li Weide, and while he still had time, he decided to find the Room of Requirement now.

Compared to tonight's trip to the forbidden forest, making other members of the team stronger is also an urgent matter.

(End of this chapter)