The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

Although after the incident, many supporters of Grindelwald jumped out and carried out some retaliatory actions.

But the Aurors were prepared for this.

Their hasty and radical actions did not achieve much effect.

However, although these peripheral people were constantly active, their leader, Grindelwald, and his direct Wiccan Party chose to disappear completely.

And so, several months passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was June.

The students at Hogwarts were all nervous and busy preparing for the final exams.

There was no time to talk about how Li Weide and his two companions had outsmarted several members of the Wu Cui Party and won the Special Contribution Award.

Yes, regarding the achievements of these three people, Dumbledore announced that they had only captured a few witches.

Such an achievement was not particularly outstanding among the major achievements that night.

But it is not an exaggeration to receive a special contribution award.

This also made Li Weide and the other two very popular in school.

After all, those were quite a few Witches! They were Grindelwald's most elite "army"!

From the envious and jealous looks of the Gryffindors, you can see how much they have stood out this time.

The Gryffindors were all very upset. They went out for night walks every day, but why didn’t they encounter such a good thing?

Of course, compared to the happiness of Li Weide and Tom.

Anne seems much more depressed these days.

In her opinion, it was her negligence in her work that caused Grindelwald and the Witch Party to suffer such great losses.

Even though she had "embezzled" a little bit of magic power before, she still respected Grindelwald very much.

In particular, she felt even more uncomfortable after she learned from her secret communication with her aunt that Grindelwald seemed extremely depressed because of this incident.

Anne thought, if only... she could have successfully won over Levid and Tom to Grindelwald before what happened that night.

Then, Levander would definitely not have sent a letter to Dumbledore that night.

Grindelwald would naturally not be defeated...

However, what Anne could not have imagined was that Grindelwald would rather continue to be decadent than reveal the role of Levid and Tom in this matter, and he and Dumbledore tacitly protected them.

Although Anne was a little confused, it also showed how much Grindelwald valued these two boys...

Anne thought, if she could successfully win them over, Mr. Grindelwald would surely stop being so decadent...

However, before, when Grindelwald's power was at its peak, they did not join. Now that Grindelwald was defeated, it was even more impossible for them to join.

Anne spent every day feeling like a year in this state of anxiety and self-blame.

……

The time passed quickly and the final exams were over.

Students have one week to wait for their results after the exam.

This week, there are no classes and no huge pressure from exams.

It was like they had a complete holiday and could have fun in school, and as long as they did not violate school rules, the professors would tacitly not interfere.

So, this week can be said to be the happiest time for students.

Of course, it would be a bit sad for the seventh-year seniors... After all, this week is the last week of their student life at Hogwarts.

Today is the last day of this happy week.

The House of Requests.

Li Weide and Tom both seemed very excited.

In front of them was a map, and on the map, there were many densely packed small dots moving.

And next to each little dot, there is a name!

"I declare that the Marauder's Map is completed. Yes, I named it the Marauder's Map!" Li Weide said proudly.

"Haha, with this map, it will be much more convenient for me to go to the restricted area to read books in the future!" Tom said happily.

Seeing the two people so happy, Anne, who was watching from the side, could only clap her hands symbolically.

"Annie, be cheerful. You have made a great contribution to the creation of this map! If it weren't for your investigation over the past few months, how would we know so many secret passages?" Li Weide said with a smile.

"Well...but the map I contributed was just a piece of paper, and you were able to turn it into what it is now...Ved, you are really amazing."

Although Annie was in a bad mood, she had to admire Li Weide's ability.

The Marauder's Map can even show the whereabouts of Professor Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet, which shows how magical it is.

But Levid still did it... No wonder Grindelwald thought so highly of him.

"Annie, you seem to be worried these days. Has something happened?" Tom suddenly asked.

"Ah? No... no! Really not!" Annie was startled and quickly explained.

However, after her defense, she realized that her reaction was a bit too much.

Sure enough, Tom showed a look of doubt at the right time.

Just when Annie didn't know how to explain, Li Weide suddenly said, "Is it because of your aunt?"

"Ah? You..." Anne looked panicked.

"I remember hearing you say that you had an aunt who went out to explore the world for a long time and no longer had any contact with the family... And on a wanted list published in the Daily Prophet, I saw a name - Vita Rosier..." Li Weide smiled and said, "Is this your aunt?"

"I..." Annie was panicking at first, but after hearing what Li Weide said, she found a reason and nodded quickly. "Yes... She's been away from home for many years. I didn't expect that she would join the Wu Clan... I... I don't know what to do. What if everyone thinks our family has some connection with the Wu Clan?"

Tom secretly curled his lips at the side. What if? It must be related, okay?

Grindelwald has lost his power now!

Logically speaking, Annie is no longer useful!

He didn't know what was wrong with Li Weide that he had to protect this woman!

Is there some reward for protecting this woman?!

Li Weide smiled and comforted him, "Just because one Rozier fell into darkness doesn't mean all Roziers are trapped in the quagmire. Even if someone doubts you because of this, as long as you behave properly, there won't be any problems! Look, none of your classmates doubted you, did they? After all, you and we captured several witch party members!"

"Um...that's right..." Annie had a smile on her face, but her heart felt even more bitter.

Fortunately, my aunt was taken away by Mr. Grindelwald, otherwise...

Maybe I am already in Azkaban now!

Because Grindelwald and her aunt are the only two people who know her identity.

And the Ministry of Magic's truth serum is not fake...

She looked up at Li Wei De who was examining the map with satisfaction and couldn't help asking, "Weid, do you think Grindelwald can rise again?"

"What? Are you worried that he will retaliate?" Li Weide asked interestedly.

"Well... this is part of the factor..." Annie had no choice but to follow Li Weide's words.

"Then don't worry, there's no way he can win." Li Weide said, "Even when he was at the peak of his career, it was difficult for him to succeed, let alone now."

"Uh...but why? Let's not talk about it now. Before he lost, he was very powerful! His chances of winning should have been very high at that time, right?" Annie couldn't help but argue in a low voice.

In her opinion, Grindelwald's failure this time was just an accident. If it weren't for this accident, Grindelwald's victory would have been a matter of time!

"He won't lose?" Livid laughed. "Even the wizarding world can't agree on a single voice. I really can't imagine how he can win."

"You're right..." Anne was silent for a moment, then asked, "But... if his ideas can attract so many people, it must be reasonable. Then why do so many people still oppose him?"

"His ideas are reasonable?" Li Weide laughed. "How can he have any mature ideas? They're just a few catchy slogans. And a few slogans alone can't serve as an ideological program. How can a revolution succeed without an ideological program?"

"Ideological program? What ideological program?" asked Anne.

"Let me ask you, Grindelwald shouts slogans loudly, but has he ever published a book? Any book about his own ideological program?"

"No...no."

"If he doesn't fail, who will? Even the guy next door with the mustache at least has a copy of My Struggle... but Grindelwald doesn't even have an autobiography."

Chapter 148 I believe every punctuation mark in what you say, and I will take your last name!

Annie felt a sense of awe when she heard Li Weide's words.

She really didn't understand how Mr. Grindelwald's career success had anything to do with whether he published a book.

Li Weide saw her puzzled look and knew that she didn't understand at all.

“Let me ask you, what is the purpose of books?”

"Hmm... passing on and inheriting knowledge?" asked Annie.

"Then what do you think can be called knowledge?" asked Li Weide.

"Magic theory or something?" Anne said tentatively.

"Knowledge encompasses many aspects, Anne... magical theory is just one aspect. In fact, even cooking books that teach you how to cook... cooking can be considered a type of knowledge. So... if even cooking can be passed on as knowledge, then why can't ideas be passed on as well?"

"Thoughts?" Annie scratched her head. "Why do we need to transmit thoughts?"

Li Weide felt like cursing. He had explained it so clearly, and she actually asked why he had to convey his thoughts? All the long-winded talk before was for nothing?

However, he still refrained from cursing. Even if Annie didn't understand what he said, Old Deng would definitely understand.

"Didn't you just ask me why his theory seems so reasonable, but so many people oppose it?" Li Weide asked.

"Yes……"

"That's because Grindelwald didn't systematically organize his thoughts and then transmit them! Many people don't really understand his thoughts, so naturally they don't see the logic in them."

"Think about it. Even if he's the best eloquence in the world and everyone present is excited during his speech, how many wizards in the world can actually attend your speech? How many people have the courage to listen to your speech?"

"If that happens, many of the viewpoints you advocate during your live speech will likely be artificially distorted!"

"Even if you are an upright revolutionary pioneer, in the end, you may be slandered as a terrorist!"

"Even if no one distorts your views, your ideas are only understood by those who have heard your speeches. Those who haven't heard them won't resonate much."

"But if you publish a book, it's different! If he starts distributing his works right after his speech, then if his followers truly believe in the ideas and thoughts he expounds, they will definitely help you spread these works to the world..."

"By then, as more and more people recognize his ideas, more and more people will naturally support him."

After listening to Li Weide's words, Annie finally understood what was going on.

Then she asked, "But what if people don't agree with your ideas? Does that mean your ideas are wrong?"

"You must first understand why others disagree with your ideas. Take Grindelwald's so-called philosophy, for example. He has always advocated that wizards should no longer hide and rule over Muggles... It seems to make sense at first. But... do you know what an ordinary wizard feels when he hears this?"

Anne shook her head.

"He would say, 'Hmm... that seems to make some sense, why don't you try to reform it?' Yes... most people would just watch and observe. They wouldn't participate!"

"Because all of this is too far away from him! Although his current life is dull, he is very satisfied. Grindelwald's ideas sound good, but they are too hypocritical and empty. Not everyone is so passionate and excited when they hear about change!"

"Everyone knows that if wizards can rule over Muggles, they will become the masters and all wizards will benefit. But... this is just a slogan! It should be said that this is the ultimate goal. The fact is, this concept has not yet brought any benefits to anyone."

"Since Grindelwald started developing his career, has he done anything to benefit wizards? No, he only said that everyone would benefit after he succeeded... and now? Nothing at all!"

"There's no benefit at all, yet you're making people strive for a false goal you've set... Is that justifiable?"

"No matter how sensible your words are, they won't stop me from going to get off work and living my normal life. Because until they come true, they have nothing to do with me!"

"Even Muggle politicians can at least put on a show and propose some policies that benefit the people before taking office. At the very least, they can go to the orphanage and donate money to the children, right?"

"But what about Grindelwald? A self-proclaimed revolutionary who does nothing but shout slogans and launch terrorist attacks. He hasn't done anything beneficial to wizards..."

"A revolution that brings no benefits to anyone... is it still a revolution? Oh... that's not actually accurate. It should be said that this is a revolution that brings no benefits to ordinary wizards."

"And for Grindelwald and his supporters, it's still beneficial. Otherwise, he wouldn't cause trouble, and his men wouldn't follow him."

"Grindelwald has gained power, and his supporters can satisfy their own desires..."

"Just look at how he seduced Tom and me. He didn't talk to us about revolutionary ideals. Instead, he offered us magical powers... because he knew we wanted that!"

"He even used this method to recruit us, so where do you think his other subordinates came from?"

"In conclusion... no one is doing any serious work."