The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

Tom's face changed drastically when he heard that. "You...are you planning to tell her that I took you out to have fun all day?"

Li Weide blinked his eyes. "Isn't it...isn't it? It was you who suggested sneaking out this morning. Besides, I'm a 'good' child... Do you think Mrs. Cole believes you or me?"

"Fuck! If you hadn't insisted on going to rob the gang, we would have returned long ago!"

"So what? You didn't spend the money you earned? Those books you bought at Flourish and Blotts were only one or two Galleons each. If you hadn't come with me, how could you have bought so many?"

"You...you bastard!"

"Seriously, you've taken so many benefits, shouldn't you make a small contribution and take the blame? You can't just eat for free, right?"

"Freeloader? You...did I do nothing? Who attracted those snakes when we raided the human traffickers' lair?"

"Ah, right, right. And then you summoned Nagini and nearly lost your life, right?"

"You're shameless, aren't you? That was obviously your idea!"

"I don't care about that... Anyway, you dragged me out secretly."

"You...you don't think I'm really afraid of that old cat, do you?"

"Then you take the blame!"

"No! I refuse!"

"Are you afraid of me?"

"You...you are so cruel!"

The two of them walked back noisily, and by the time they reached the orphanage, it was already completely dark.

After walking so far, Tom felt like his legs no longer belonged to him...

However, Li Weide beside him did not look tired at all.

After walking for several kilometers, he still looked energetic.

"Why aren't you tired at all?" Tom panted. He had never walked such a long distance in his life!

"Well, I bought some temporary potions to strengthen my body... You know what potions are, right? They're the kind that..."

"I know what that is!" Tom said dissatisfiedly. "Why didn't you remind me to buy some?"

"Someone didn't seem to want to go with me. What could I do? So I had to buy it myself."

"You..." Tom felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger. He really wanted to refute, but he was the one who was in the wrong and couldn't refute at all...

Just when he was so depressed that he was about to draw out his wand and fight with Levid.

"It seems... you are very busy today." A familiar voice came from the shadows.

Li Weide and Tom stopped talking instantly as if they were under a silence spell.

Dumbledore slowly emerged from the shadows, his scrutinizing gaze falling on the two children in front of him.

Tom just felt his blood run cold... He really hated this feeling!

"Good evening, Professor Dumbledore. What a coincidence to meet you here..."

Li Weide broke the silence.

He looked at the orphanage gate behind Dumbledore. Obviously, this was no coincidence... Dumbledore was definitely waiting for them here!

Chapter 21 The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility

"I'm so sorry. I promise, next time I'll let you know before I take them out."

Dumbledore said to Mrs. Cole earnestly.

"Well... since they're back, let's just forget it. You have no idea how worried I was! It's so dangerous out there... There are human traffickers everywhere!"

Mrs. Cole said, glaring at Tom and Levid who were hiding behind Dumbledore.

"You are not allowed to eat tonight. This is your punishment!"

"Yes...Mrs. Cole." Li Weide and Tom responded weakly.

After Mrs. Cole left, Dumbledore turned and looked at the two of them. "Well, now it's your turn to tell me what you've experienced today."

"Okay... let's go to Tom's room and sit down and talk..."

"Let's go to your room. The environment in your room is better." Tom quickly objected.

He no longer wanted to see Dumbledore in his room...

God knows if he will burn something again to scare himself?

"Okay, then come to my room..."

A moment later, the three of them arrived at Li Weide's room.

Levy pulled over a chair for Dumbledore to sit down, and then he and Tom sat down on the edge of the bed.

"I think you must be hungry. However, Mrs. Cole punished you by not allowing you to eat dinner tonight, and I can't lead you to break her rules, so let's have a drink."

As Dumbledore spoke, he took an old umbrella from the side and placed it on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, the umbrella turned into a coffee table.

This move made Li Weide and Tom's eyes light up.

Dumbledore waved his hand, and three more drinks appeared on the coffee table. No one knew where he had hidden these drinks before.

"I believe you can guess that I didn't just happen to appear here and take the blame for you," Dumbledore said.

Li Weide and Tom nodded.

Dumbledore pushed two glasses of pumpkin juice in front of Levid and Tom respectively.

"This morning, in an alley two kilometers away from the Leaky Cauldron, Muggle police found two people tied up tightly..."

Li Weide nodded, "We did it."

Dumbledore paused slightly. He didn't expect Levid to admit it so straightforwardly.

"Can you tell me why? I seemed to have told you the other day that we will never allow wizards to use magic on Muggles." Dumbledore's tone became stern.

Tom said anxiously, "They are human traffickers! They want to kidnap us! We can't just not fight back, right?"

Li Weide patted Tom's shoulder and signaled him to calm down.

"According to the newly amended 1928 Underage Wizarding Protection Act

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"Tom and I are both only around eleven years old this year, so we should both be protected by this regulation."

"That is to say, facing the situation of being abducted, Tom and I used magic to resist appropriately, which is completely consistent with

"So, Professor Dumbledore, we should not be held accountable for this matter."

Dumbledore was stunned by Levid's words.

Tom opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Levitra beside him. He had no idea why Levitra knew so much about the so-called rules of the wizarding world.

"How...are you so familiar with these?" Dumbledore couldn't help but ask.

Li Wei De shrugged, "We went to Diagon Alley today, and I even spent over two hours at Flourish and Blotts."

Tom looked at Li Weide in shock. "So, you really have memorized all the books you're interested in? You're not just bragging?"

"Not all of them. After all, time is limited. I can't read all the books I'm interested in..." Levid said regretfully, "I can only wait until next time I go to Diagon Alley."

"So... you can memorize all those books just by flipping through them once? You... you..."

Tom was so shocked that he was speechless...

Dumbledore was also somewhat shocked. In other words, the content that Levitra quoted now was all what he had memorized after reading through it today...

Of course, it is not ruled out that he knew what he had done wrong today, so he went to find the regulations and memorized them.

"Your talent is truly astounding, Wade... You're right, I really can't hold you accountable for this matter. Moreover, your actions were indeed legitimate self-defense, and you did nothing wrong..."

"But..." Dumbledore changed the subject, "Have you been to 39 The Strand since then?"

"Yes, we did it too." Li Weide admitted it again straightforwardly.

Since Dumbledore came to them today, it proved that what they did today was exposed.

Any concealment would be in vain. Dumbledore would not have come here without sufficient evidence.

It would be better to just admit it.

"Why do you do this?" Dumbledore asked with a frown.

"We all know how miserable it is to fall into the hands of human traffickers... They will sell the good-looking children to those wealthy perverts, while the less good-looking ones, the smart ones, will be trained to be pickpockets, while the dumb ones will have their limbs broken and forced to beg on the streets..."

"So, after learning that there were still children in the hands of human traffickers, I took Tom with me. We wanted to save people," Li Weide said calmly.

Tom was a little surprised that Li Weide took all the responsibility on himself this time.

Dumbledore opened his mouth, but no words of blame came out.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "You're right to want to save people... but you shouldn't go like this. I'm not saying I doubt your and Tom's abilities. But... wizards and magic must never be exposed to Muggles. This is a serious violation of the International Statute of Secrecy."

Dumbledore raised his eyes to look at Levid. "I suppose, since you have memorized all this, there is no need for me to repeat it to you?"

"Yes, Professor...but we hadn't yet gone to Diagon Alley at that time, and we didn't know that our actions violated the International Statute of Secrecy."

Levander looked at Dumbledore, then lowered his head and said softly, "However, I do not regret my actions at the time. There are people who need help, and I happen to be able to provide assistance... then I can't sit idly by. I always believe that with great ability comes great responsibility."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly. "With great power...with great responsibility..."

After a long while, Dumbledore spoke again, "Those captured traffickers have all been frightened out of their wits and unable to reveal anything about the wizarding world. So, you were lucky this time and didn't violate the International Statute of Secrecy... Okay, tell me about the whole operation."

So, Levitra and Tom told the whole story of the raid on the human traffickers' lair this morning, including the gold bars, Tom's Parseltongue, and the Nagini that was attracted by the Parseltongue.

It's impossible to hide it, so it's better to say it directly.

After hearing what happened, Dumbledore sighed, "I have to say, you're lucky today... I used to know Nagini, she was a very unfortunate person... She was torn between animality and humanity. It's hard to imagine how much pain she was in."

Hearing this, Tom quickly asked, "What on earth happened to her?"

Dumbledore said, "She is a blood-cursed orc... Well, we'll talk about her later. Let's first talk about the dozen or so gold bars you got."

Hearing this, Levid remained calm, but Tom couldn't help but widen his eyes, fearing that Dumbledore would confiscate the gold.

Tom, who was not strong enough, now understands the importance of money.

After all, he is not the powerful Voldemort in the future...

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I'm not trying to confiscate your gold. I just want to remind you... can an ordinary human trafficking den really have so much gold? After exchanging the gold today, you should know what a huge sum it is."

Li Weide reacted immediately, "Professor, are you saying that we are in big trouble?"

Regarding the Ministry of Magic's so-called "Minor Protection Regulations," I made it up because I couldn't find any relevant information...

Chapter 22 Diverting Conflicts

"What kind of trouble could we get into?" Tom asked, puzzled.

"Tom, it's not surprising that criminals commit crimes in an organized manner... Besides, it's impossible for a human trafficker's den to accumulate so much wealth," Li Weide explained.

"You mean, that human trafficking den is just part of a certain criminal organization, and the gold we took away is the funds deposited there by a certain criminal organization?" Tom understood a little.

"If this isn't the worst of it," Li Weide said with a frown, "Do you think the person who can look after such a large sum of money must be a very important person in their organization? And we scared such a person who might be very important to them crazy..."

"It's my fault... I should have thought of this sooner. I should have been cleaner!"

Li Weide seemed a little annoyed.

Tom nodded involuntarily. "Now that I think about it, the hatred between us and them is indeed huge."

Then he shook his head and said, "But what does it matter? How do they know this matter has anything to do with us?"

Li Weide sighed and said, "Have you forgotten the children we let go? As long as they find these children, they will definitely be able to get our information from them..."

"As long as they have our physical characteristics, they can find out where we are from from other passers-by..."

"A criminal organization that can accumulate so much wealth must have such capabilities."

"Alas... I shouldn't have said a single word to those kidnapped children... No, I shouldn't have even let them see me!"