The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"Uh... I wanted to pick it up and take a look... but then this big cat suddenly grabbed me, and I got a little nervous and clenched my fist... and then... I pulled it out..."

"You two... are naughty kids!" Newt, a good-tempered and honest man, was so angry that his heart ached and he couldn't recover for a long time!

Zouwu ran for a long time, and only stopped after confirming that the fire dragon did not catch up with it.

Newt jumped off Zou Wu's back, leaned on Zou Wu's body, held his forehead with his hand, and breathed heavily.

"Sir..." The big guy hadn't finished speaking.

Newt waved his hand, "Wait... Let me take a break... I'm still scared..."

As if he knew he was in trouble, the big boy looked a little at a loss.

Li Weide took the fire dragon beard from his hand and observed it carefully.

As soon as Li Weide got the fire dragon beard, he felt a warm sensation.

This is the heat contained in the beard itself, and even such a beard is actually a little heavy.

It's like holding an iron chain.

However, Li Weide only now remembered the image of the fire dragon.

Then Li Weide was surprised to find that the image of this fire dragon was different from the illustrations and descriptions he saw in the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"!

Only the Chinese Fireball Dragon has a beard, but... the Chinese Fireball Dragon is not that big.

Moreover, the scales of the fire dragon just now were not bright red, and there were no tassel-like spikes around its nose like the Chinese fireball dragon.

On the contrary, its scales are dark, and on its head, like the Romanian Longhorn, it has a pair of long, golden horns.

Also, its unusually large body... looks like a Ukrainian iron belly...

Anyway, after summarizing it all, Li Weide couldn't recognize what kind of dragon it was.

At this point, Newt finally recovered.

"What...what's your name? Why are you here?" Newt asked the big boy.

The big boy said in a silly voice, "My name is Rubeus Hagrid. My father took me to visit my mother, and then he got hurt. He told me to stay where I was and not move, and went to find some herbs to heal myself... Then I heard the roar of a dragon, so I went to take a look... and then I saw that handsome big dragon!"

After hearing his self-introduction, Li Weide's guess was completely confirmed.

The only half-giant who could grow so tall at the age of nine was Rubeus Hagrid.

Hmm...his father is still alive now?

Li Weide felt that if he had the chance he must meet this... warrior!

As a former biologist, from a biological perspective, he was really curious... How did this warrior make a female giant who was almost ten meters tall pregnant!

Using a toothpick to stir a large pot...it's a bit unbelievable no matter how you think about it...

However, since he is Hagrid, the so-called mother his father went to visit must be the giantess Friedvafar...

Giants don't have high IQs, so it's normal for Hagrid's father to get injured when he visits her.

"Next time you see a dragon, don't get close to it! Dragons are very dangerous creatures!" Newt solemnly advised Hagrid.

"But, that dragon just now was very well behaved... I wanted to raise it..." Hagrid was a little unconvinced.

"The fire dragon just now was a bit special. It was completely different from the other dragons... You should be thankful that the dragon was a little depressed and unwilling to move, otherwise you might have been roasted and eaten by it before you even got close!" Newt said sternly.

"Is this... so serious?" Hagrid was obviously a little unconvinced.

Livid said, "Hagrid, don't disbelieve me. This is Mr. Scamander, the world-famous magical zoologist! The author of the best-selling book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"! In this world, no one else knows more about magical animals than him!"

Li Weide's long speech made Newt blush with praise.

He kept saying, "That's exaggerated... That's exaggerated..."

And Hagrid's gaze towards Newt instantly became one of extreme admiration.

"Have you seen Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?" Li Weide asked again.

"I... I don't like reading..." Hagrid said a little embarrassedly.

"I happen to have a copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them here. If you're interested in magical beasts, you can read more of it." Levid handed Hagrid a thick stack of bound parchment. "Knowledge is power, Hagrid. Only by reading more can you better interact with magical beasts!"

"Hmm!" Hagrid took the parchment excitedly.

Although he doesn't like reading, he can still read in order to better deal with magical creatures!

At this moment, Newt looked at the parchment in Hagrid's hand, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

But Hagrid was here, and the atmosphere was set here, so it was difficult for him to ask those questions.

"Ruber! Where are you..."

Suddenly, a faint voice calling came from the distance.

"It's my dad!" said Hagrid excitedly.

"Then go find your father. Remember, before you have sufficient ability and master a certain amount of knowledge, you must never come into contact with dangerous creatures like fire dragons! This is for your safety!" Newt warned again.

"Got it! Mr. Scamander!" Hagrid said, and rushed into the woods next to him with the stack of parchment, running towards the direction where the call came from!

Li Wei De looked at his back and couldn't help saying, "He's only nine years old, but he's grown so tall... It's really strange, Newt."

However, Newt didn't respond to his words for a long time.

Li Weide then realized that Newt was looking at him with a very strange look.

"Uh...what's wrong? I have a blemish on my face?"

"No... I actually had a question for you just now, Vader."

"what?"

"You persuaded Hagrid to read books, which is good. Reading my books... is not bad either, but... what you just took out... seems to be a handwritten copy? Didn't you buy my original books?"

"Ah? Hiss... If I say that I liked your book so much that I copied a copy by hand, would you believe it?" Li Weide asked with a sneer.

"Should I believe it, Vader?"

"Uh……"

Now it was Li Weide's turn to feel embarrassed.

When he bought books in Diagon Alley, in order to save money, he simply memorized a large number of books and then went back to write them out from memory.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is one of them!

After all, there was no Care of Magical Creatures class in the first grade... He thought there would be time to buy textbooks later, so he just copied one from memory.

When I saw Hagrid just now, I handed the manuscript to him.

And he even gave him a pirated copy of the book in front of the original author...

Ah this...

Chapter 189 I treat you as a brother, but you want to be my father?

"Okay, I don't blame you. I wouldn't mind if you bought a pirated copy, because I didn't write this book solely for the purpose of making money," Newt said. "I'm just curious why you got a handwritten copy. Does anyone still copy books and sell them as pirated copies?"

"No... I was poor back then, and couldn't afford to buy books at the bookstore, so I just memorized some books and wrote them down from memory when I got home... The handwritten copy I just saw was what I wrote down from memory..."

"Ah..." Newt looked at Levid in shock.

He originally thought that Li Weide's statement that he had memorized his own book was an exaggeration.

But unexpectedly... this child actually memorized it?

While Newt marveled at Levid's abilities, he also felt sorry for what happened to him.

...No money to buy books, so I have to memorize them?

For a moment, Newt's good heart was touched again.

"Don't worry, I'll give you my collector's edition when I get back!" Newt said with tears in his eyes. "If there's anything else you want to read, you can tell me and I'll buy it for you!"

"Ah, this... no need..."

"Don't be polite with me, Wade. A gifted child like you shouldn't be bothered by money or anything like that. You should concentrate on your studies... Otherwise, how about I adopt you? Tina and I don't have any children anyway..."

"Ah? No no no... no need!" Li Weide was numb.

I treat you as a brother, but you want to be my father?

"Don't be embarrassed, Wade. Tina and I both like you very much. I'll write to Dumbledore and tell him when I get back!"

"No!" Li Weide felt for the first time that he seemed to have made a mistake.

……

Riddle Manor.

In front of Tom's house.

"Iron armor protection!"

Facing the stones thrown by Old Tom.

Tom cast another Shield Charm.

Although he managed to block the stone that was unavoidable just now, he was still very dissatisfied with his performance.

After all, a stone is a stone. If it is replaced by a spell, even if it is not Levid's spell, but just an ordinary wizard's spell, the speed is not comparable to that of a thrown stone.

In other words, at the speed at which he cast the spell just now, although he could block the stones, he didn't have time to block the spell.

In actual combat, he has already lost!

Old Tom saw that Tom looked unhappy and stopped.

"Tom, what's the matter? Aren't you defending it?"

"No... this rhythm is still wrong..." Tom scratched his head in distress.

Old Tom had no idea what his son was worried about, so he tentatively said, "Uh...if the rhythm is wrong, how about I adjust it?"

"It's not your rhythm... The rhythm of attack cannot be controlled, and there shouldn't be a fixed rhythm. The only thing I can control is my own rhythm, but... I'm still too slow!"

"Oh...you mean the speed at which you cast spells?" Old Tom understood a little.

"Yeah... I never cast my Shield Charm in time enough," Tom said dejectedly.

"Iron Armor Curse, are you talking about that transparent barrier just now?"

"Ah."

“Why can’t it be maintained forever?”

"Maintaining the Shield Charm constantly consumes a lot of energy and distracts your attention, slowing down your spellcasting speed... Also, in a one-on-many situation, the Shield Charm can easily be quickly broken by concentrated fire. Trying to cast it again would waste unnecessary time... So, dodge spells you can, and use the Shield Charm only when you can't. In combat, it's best to cast the Shield Charm only when necessary, rather than constantly maintaining it."

"Oh..." Old Tom understood a little, "It sounds like a very advanced technique."

"Well... I've actually got the timing right, but... it's always a little slow..." Tom was very frustrated.

"Since it's an advanced technique, it's normal for it to be difficult to practice. Aren't you a little too impatient?"

"No... I'm not afraid of the difficulty of training, nor am I impatient. It's just... if I adapt to this wrong rhythm now, it will not be beneficial in the future..."

The Iron Armor Spell was an advanced spell after all. Even though he was very talented and had completely mastered the magic, he was still a little reluctant when casting it because he was too young.

This slight bit of forcing will slow down the casting and disrupt the rhythm...

In order to practice, he needed to adapt to his slow casting pace.

But... once he develops a slow casting rhythm, when he grows up and his casting speed increases, this rhythm will be disrupted again, and he will need to adapt again...

Changing a habit once formed is even more difficult than practicing it all over again!

Therefore, he was not afraid that he would not be able to learn, but that he would get used to this wrong rhythm!

It’s like having clothes tailored to your measurements…they may fit you perfectly now, but you grow up.

When you grow up, these clothes will no longer fit you.

If you want it to fit, you have to make it bigger... But if you want to make a small piece of clothing bigger, that's a hassle...

So, Tom needs a piece of "clothes" that he can wear from childhood to adulthood!

But how could such "clothes" exist?

After a moment of silence, Old Tom suddenly asked, "Your armor spell covers the entire body every time you cast it, which is really slow... So... is there a way to not cover the entire body, but only show a part of it?"