The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

To Grindelwald, Hogwarts at that time was no different from being completely defenseless.

"Don't say that, Professor. It was just a fluke..." Li Weide said calmly.

"That's not the case, in my opinion. I've heard some of the details from Miss Rosier," Dumbledore said with emotion. "Before I returned, you not only used drugs to knock out Grindelwald's minions, but you also held him back for a long time, until my return... This is not something that can be achieved by simple luck."

"It was really just luck... Professor, even Tom almost died." Li Weide said helplessly.

Tom's face turned pale again when he heard this.

Li Weide's words were not wrong. If he hadn't done some preparations in advance according to Li Weide's instructions... and put a few "dung bombs" in his pocket... Although it was later confirmed that they were poison gas bombs, it still saved his life...

It was a critical moment!

At that time, the enraged Grindelwald seemed very irritated, and the tip of the wand against his chin began to heat up!

This is enough to prove that Grindelwald's Killing Curse was already on the verge of being cast... If I had been even a second slower, I would have died!

For Tom, who cherishes his life so much, such an experience is really scary just thinking about it...

"It's my fault, Tom." Dumbledore looked at Tom with an apologetic look on his face, feeling a sense of joy at having regained something he had lost.

Tom felt uncomfortable being stared at and pulled the quilt up involuntarily.

"From now on, I will not leave Hogwarts so easily. Even if I have to leave, I will be fully prepared." Dumbledore said seriously.

In fact, he was well prepared every time he went out, but he never expected that Grindelwald would be so cruel as to sneak into Hogwarts through the secret passage to commit evil!

"In any case, you have all made great contributions! Although Headmaster Dippet said that rewards and punishments should be clearly distinguished, and your violation of school rules cannot be easily let off, but... when we later reviewed the whole matter, we found that if you had not violated the school rules this time, the consequences would have been disastrous. Therefore, at the suggestion of Professor Slughorn, the professors collectively voted to cancel your punishment. They also decided to give each of you a special contribution award at the end of the semester. Your trophy will remain at Hogwarts forever."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, Levid just smiled happily, while Tom's face was full of joy.

Tom has always been a person who likes honor, and this is the fundamental reason why he cared so much about whether his ancestors were Slytherins in the beginning.

This special contribution award can be said to be the first personal honor he has ever received!

Although, he didn't actually put in much effort...but you can tell whether he played a role or not!

Tom was delighted, but suddenly remembered something. "Professor, that kind of power... is the same power that Grindelwald wants to seize. What have the professors decided to do with it?"

In fact, he didn't really care about where these magical powers went. He just wanted to use this question to test whether those magical powers really had some side effects as Li Weide had said before!

In his opinion, if there are no side effects, the professors will definitely use it. If there are side effects, they will not use it or will destroy it directly.

"Well..." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with helplessness, "I remember that your night tour was also to pursue this kind of power, right?"

Hearing this, Tom lowered his head, not knowing how to answer this question.

"Yes, we spent a lot of energy to obtain this power, but we didn't expect that when we finally found it, we encountered an accident..."

While Tom was silent, Li Weide frankly admitted his desire.

In fact, since he met Dumbledore, he has never concealed his pursuit of power.

When he awakened the ancient magic, he once asked Dumbledore what to do if he could not control his desire for power.

Dumbledore said at the time that since Levid could ask this question, it meant that he was able to control his desires.

He also said that it is normal to have a desire for power, but the important thing is not to abuse it.

Therefore, as long as Levander admits his thoughts frankly as he did before, Dumbledore will understand.

Sure enough, Dumbledore just nodded and didn't say anything more on the issue.

This left Tom next to him speechless.

He was very sure that if he directly admitted his desire for power, Dumbledore's reaction would definitely be extremely vigilant!

Of course, what Tom didn't know was that his image in Dumbledore's eyes had actually undergone many fundamental changes...

Especially when Dumbledore heard that Tom made the same choice as Levid when faced with Grindelwald's recruitment.

Dumbledore said, "Principal Dippet has made some analysis of that power. It can indeed enhance a wizard's magical strength, but... this power contains too much negative emotion. Absorbing only a small amount is fine, but if a large amount is absorbed, although the wizard's strength will be greatly improved, the influence of the huge amount of negative emotions will very likely cause the person's personality to become distorted... and become... no longer himself..."

"Just like...overdose of dark magic?" Tom couldn't help but ask again.

"That's not entirely wrong, but... it's much more serious than that," Dumbledore said. "Even wizards who frequently use dark magic don't have such a negative impact."

When Tom heard this, he couldn't help but gasp.

He did not shy away from using black magic, as he felt he could handle the minor side effects that came with it.

But if this kind of power... seriously distorts one's nature? Makes one no longer like oneself? Forget it!

At this moment, Tom was very glad that he had completely followed Li Weide's choice!

Although the magical power that Grindelwald sent to me was not large in quantity, it definitely had some impact on my sanity!

He doesn't want his smart brain to be affected and corrupted by any factors!

But at this time, Li Weide thought of his senior.

The senior also absorbed a large amount of this magical power, which is the "residue".

However, fortunately, she possesses the talent of ancient magic, so she can tolerate this "residue" that was originally extracted from ancient magic better than ordinary people.

Therefore, even after defeating Lanlock, the large amount of "residues" she absorbed did not cause her personality and physical form to become distorted.

However, the negative effects still exist...

The pleasure produced by the huge increase brought by that kind of "residue" is really something that makes people unable to stop.

Therefore, whether it was Professor Morgana who discovered this power, or the senior students who came later, they all became "addicted".

After repeatedly pursuing this power, the senior student's body reached its limit and she had to remain self-contained with the help of her best friend.

Dumbledore didn't know what the two young wizards in front of him were thinking. He continued, "Because this magical power has huge negative effects, Headmaster Dippet finally decided to destroy it. Yes... Last night, in the presence of all the professors, we destroyed that magical power."

"Is that so... Now that I think about it, we are indeed lucky. If we hadn't encountered an accident and had directly absorbed this magical power, the consequences would have been unimaginable." Li Weide said with a lucky look on his face.

But Dumbledore smiled and said, "I don't think you will. If you really absorb this power, I believe you will stop when you realize something is wrong."

"Professor, your confidence in me is too great. I am just an ordinary person."

Dumbledore said meaningfully, "Don't be modest, Wade. I know you've encountered greater temptations, haven't you?"

Levid blinked, seeming a little confused about what Dumbledore said.

At this time, Anne also returned to her bedside.

She saw that Dumbledore was still there and forced a guilty smile on her face.

Dumbledore didn't notice her abnormality.

In fact, Dumbledore actually suspected Anne at the beginning, wondering if she had taken Grindelwald's order to lead Levitra and others to the Chamber of Secrets.

But Dumbledore quickly rejected this idea, because it was because Levid informed him that he came back so quickly.

If she did it according to Grindelwald's orders, wouldn't Grindelwald be shooting himself in the foot?

Without Li Weide's warning, he would have succeeded! He wouldn't have been forced to flee in disgrace because of his timely return, and even his most elite subordinates would have been captured...

Dumbledore did not have a God's perspective, so he quickly denied this possibility.

"Well, the first thing I want to tell you here is to announce the school's award to you. I have already told Miss Rosier about this award before you woke up. And now that you are all here, I can tell you the second thing." Dumbledore said.

"What's the matter?" Li Weide asked.

"Grindelwald suffered a crushing defeat last night. It's foreseeable that once this news spreads, the situation will become even more volatile..." Dumbledore frowned. "Grindelwald may retain some sanity and lick his wounds in seclusion. However, many of Grindelwald's supporters may lose their minds and resort to overly radical means of revenge... And you... if they knew that Grindelwald's defeat was caused by you, you would become the target of public criticism."

"Are you trying to hide what we've done from the outside world?" Li Weide reacted.

"Yes... Although the world will temporarily not know your achievements in this incident, your safety can be guaranteed. Of course, I still have to tell you honestly that if the world knew about your achievements, you would instantly gain huge fame and fortune... I believe you have understood the pros and cons of this, so what choice will you make?" Dumbledore asked.

"Then just hide it. Safety first." Li Weide said directly.

"My choice is the same as Wade's!" Tom was even more straightforward. He wanted to get himself out of the whole thing!

If he could do this, he would rather not even accept the Special Contribution Award...

He just came to school...

Safe! It’s damn safe!

And Anne had no objection at all.

In fact, she is still very sad about Grindelwald's failure.

"Very good... You are really good." Dumbledore said with relief, "But not many people can remain sober when faced with such a great honor! Well, now that we have made the choice, let's do it... However, we will not hide everything you have done. After all, we also need some convincing for that special contribution award..."

……

Nurmengard.

Grindelwald sat dejectedly in a chair, looking at the snowy scene outside the window.

At this time, behind him, Vita was reporting on the results of the power transfer during this period, as well as some losses caused by not being able to transfer in time, and of course, some of Dumbledore's movements.

"Sir? Are you okay?" Vita asked worriedly.

Grindelwald has been in this state for some time.

Although I haven't reached the point of not eating or drinking, I am still depressed all day long.

"I'm fine, Vita... I'm fine..."

Grindelwald's low voice came from the chair, but it no longer had the same vigor and vitality as before.

Obviously, this failure was a bigger blow to Grindelwald than any previous one!

"...According to what you said, Dumbledore decided to protect his students by hiding their achievements, right?"

"Yes...Sir, should we deliberately leak the information they want to hide?"

"Do not……"

"But... are they really worth it? It's because of them that you..."

"It's not because of them, Vita... it's Dumbledore..." A glimmer of light appeared in Grindelwald's eyes, but it quickly died out again. "For years, I have been pursuing the Deathly Hallows to become stronger... But he didn't do anything... Why? How could he suddenly become so powerful? What on earth did he do?!"

Chapter 147 A revolution without an ideological program cannot win

Vita didn't know how to answer Grindelwald's question.

In fact, she was equally confused.

After the blood alliance was broken, Grindelwald and Dumbledore had fought against each other for years.

However, the two sides are almost evenly matched every time.

From this we can see that there is not much difference in their fighting power.

However, that night, Grindelwald's failure was extremely abrupt.

If the Elder Wand had not been confiscated by Dumbledore, Vita would even have suspected that Grindelwald had lost on purpose out of nostalgia.

"Vita, I've been walking on thin ice all my life. Do you think... I can make it to the other side?" Grindelwald asked dejectedly.

Vita looked at Grindelwald in astonishment, "Sir?"

Grindelwald sighed deeply. "We already... can't possibly win..."

"No! We will definitely win!"

"So many of us have been captured, and the news of my defeat at the hands of Dumbledore has already spread... Vita, from now on, the offensive and defensive dynamics will be different..."

"Sir! This is just a temporary low! You must not lose your fighting spirit!"

"You... please step back first. I want to be alone..." Grindelwald said dejectedly.

"Yes..." Vita looked at Grindelwald again, his eyes full of worry.

Grindelwald now seems to have completely lost confidence...

Even though she was Grindelwald's most trusted assistant, she didn't know what to do.

……

Ever since the news of Grindelwald's brutal attack on Hogwarts spread, the wizarding world was in an uproar.

And what made everyone happy was.

That very night, Grindelwald was defeated by Dumbledore.

And his most elite team of witches were also captured by the Aurors.

Grindelwald's power was severely reduced after this night.