The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"Just these few days. I practiced according to what was written in the book, and then I learned it." said Tom.

It wasn't really a lie, he just omitted the part about the Dementors.

As Levitra said, the most perfect lie is to tell only part of the truth.

Therefore, not even Dumbledore could tell that Tom was lying.

In addition, Li Weide also said that if you want people not to dwell on your lies, it is best to change the subject quickly!

So, Tom immediately began to ask, "Professor, I don't know what's going on. No matter how hard I try, I can't see what my Patronus really looks like."

"Oh? Can you summon it out again for us to see?" Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet's attention was indeed diverted.

Tom breathed a sigh of relief, then gathered his emotions and cast another perfect Patronus Charm.

An extremely blurry guardian angel floated quietly between the three people.

"Ha! What did I say?" Headmaster Dippet said happily, "This is the same genius boy as you were back then, Dumbledore!"

"No... I'm not as good as Tom. When I was his age, I didn't even learn the Patronus Charm." Dumbledore said happily.

"Uh...what on earth is going on?" Tom asked in surprise.

Judging from the performance of these two people, it seems that the blurring of their patronus is not a big problem?

"Tom, since you have learned the Patronus Charm, you should naturally know what Patronuses look like." Principal Dippet smiled.

"Um... usually animals," Tom nodded. "I thought my Patronus would be a snake."

"Yes, usually it's animals, and please note, ordinary animals. But there is another situation." Headmaster Dippet turned to look at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore smiled slightly, took out his wand and gently waved it in the air, and a white phoenix flew out from the tip of the wand!

"Phoenix? Magical creatures? But how is this possible? Wait... this white phoenix turns out to be your patronus?" Tom looked at the phoenix in shock.

"Yeah... Phoenix. Come to think of it, so far, apart from Albus's Patronus being a magical creature, I haven't heard of anyone else whose Patronus is a magical creature." Dippet sighed.

"You mean... my Patronus too?" Tom said in shock.

"Judging from the current state, it should be." Dumbledore nodded. "When I first learned the Patronus Charm, I was also confused for a while."

"But...why is this?" Tom was surprised and puzzled.

"Tom, besides the training that comes from a wizard's background, bloodline is also a very important factor in a wizard's magical power. I hate to say this, but... some people are just naturally more gifted than others," Dumbledore said seriously. "Of course, this gap can be closed through practice. However, it's also true that bloodline has advantages, and starting points are higher than others. Some things are simply innate."

"Albus's ancestors had some connection to the phoenix, so whenever the Dumbledore family is in need, a phoenix will come to their aid. As you know, Albus has a phoenix, so he is the one in the Dumbledore family who is closest to the phoenix," said Headmaster Dippet. "Hence, his Patronus is the phoenix."

"What about me? What magical animal is similar to me in my blood?" Tom asked excitedly.

Dumbledore and Dippet looked at each other and shook their heads.

"It seems that you have to wait for a while. It will eventually take shape." Principal Dippet said.

"Tom, the situation may be a little special. As far as I know, there is no record of the patronus of Slytherin descendants. So, we have no reference." Dumbledore said.

Tom immediately understood that it was extremely rare for descendants of Slytherin to be able to learn the Patronus Charm, and there wasn't even much record of it.

Just look at the Gaunt family. After so many generations, how many of them are not dark wizards?

Even those kind-hearted people might not dare to learn the Patronus Charm just in case...

After all, some things are in your blood.

Only Tom Riddle would be so bold as to learn the Patronus Charm...

Of course, this was also instigated by that bastard Li Weide!

So, maybe Tom Riddle would be the only Slytherin descendant who learned the Patronus Charm.

Chapter 227 Li Weide! You're so dazzling!

Li Weide opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling of the bed quietly for a long time before he managed to turn on the computer.

He had a very good sleep last night, which almost replenished all the energy he had consumed during this period.

It’s good to be young!

If he were in his adult state before the time travel, it would probably take him several days to recover from such high-intensity work.

But when Li Weide, feeling refreshed, just stretched his feet out of the quilt, he immediately retracted them.

In winter, inside the quilt and outside are completely two different worlds!

Li Wei De took out his beech wood wand from the bedside and stretched it out from under the quilt.

Then, an orange flame flew out from the tip of the staff and floated in the air.

The cold bedroom instantly becomes warm like spring!

Dumbledore was right, for warmth the Gulliver's fire was all that was needed.

Lihuo is not quite up to par, it heats up too quickly and is too hot.

If you don't control it well, it's easy to set the house on fire.

As long as the Gublai Fairy Fire can be used, it will be much easier to control than the fierce fire.

Li Weide lay down and stretched, and opened the system store to take a look.

I went to bed early last night and didn’t have time to watch it.

However, after just one look, Li Weide sat up.

Apart from a few other common materials and rare magical plant seeds.

The third product made Li Weide fully sober up.

……

[Item 3: Cat-like Reflexes (Unlocked) 1000 Merit Points]

……

The description of this product is also extremely simple and easy to understand.

[Cat-like Reflexes: Once purchased, this ability permanently and significantly increases the host's reflexes! Allowing the host to react faster than even the most sensitive cat!]

Li Weide wondered for a moment if there was something wrong with the system mall display!

Such an important talent is only sold for a thousand?

Even if it is sold for ten thousand, Li Weide still thinks it is cheap!

In this world, in the duel between wizards, the decisive factor is not only the wizard's magic power and skills, but also the wizard's reaction ability accounts for a large proportion!

Whether it's the speed of drawing the wand, casting spells, or dodging spells, it's all closely related to reaction ability!

When Principal Dippet fought Grindelwald, Grindelwald's magical power was not necessarily stronger than Principal Dippet's. Even with the blessing of the Elder Wand, it would not be much stronger.

After all, wizards become more evil as they get older, especially old wizards like Principal Dippet who are so old that they are a little scary.

But Principal Dippet still couldn't defeat Grindelwald.

Although he has considerable magical powers and combat experience, he is too old. Whether it is the reaction of his hands and feet or the reaction of his brain, he cannot keep up with the younger Grindelwald.

In addition, he had not fought with anyone for many years, so when the fight really broke out, it was difficult for Principal Dippet to resist Grindelwald's complicated and strange spells.

If only Headmaster Van Dippet were forty or fifty years younger, Grindelwald would not be able to defeat him in such a short time.

This shows how important reaction ability is in wizard battles.

Moreover, it is really difficult to cultivate human reaction ability!

As you get older, your reaction ability will decline!

How could Li Weide miss such a talent that can directly enhance people's reaction ability?

"Buy!" Li Weide clicked buy without hesitation.

At the moment when the purchase was successful, Li Weide seemed to have a slight illusion in a trance.

It was as if... the time around me slowed down, and even the snowflakes falling outside the window seemed to be moving much slower!

Everything in front of me seemed like a video being played at a slowed-down speed.

However, this illusion only lasted for a moment and then disappeared.

Looking at everything in front of him that had returned to normal, Li Weide actually had a feeling of being in another world, which was very strange.

Li Weide got up immediately. He wanted to find a way to test his reaction ability!

……

Riddle Manor.

Tom put away his Patronus with some regret.

He really wanted to know what his patronus was right now, but... it seemed that he couldn't know it right now.

According to Dumbledore, the Patronus is not only related to one's bloodline, but also to the wizard's personality.

Even the slightest psychological change cannot escape the reflection of the Patronus Charm.

Dumbledore said that this might be because Tom had too many insights recently and his changes were too fast, which made his current psychology very complicated.

This made it difficult for Tom's Patronus Charm to reflect his true self.

"When you can truly understand your own heart, your guardian angel will appear."

These are Dumbledore's exact words.

After collecting the Patronus, Dumbledore also told Tom about the basilisk.

Principal Dippet even showed Tom all the books about the basilisk.

He also told Tom what the school wanted him to do.

"Okay, I'll go open the door." Tom agreed readily.

It's just a matter of opening a door. And with Dumbledore and the others present, there shouldn't be any safety issues.

"Professor, the book says that the basilisk's eyes... are they really that powerful? Just looking into their eyes will kill you."

Tom had just quickly browsed through the information about the basilisk, so he now knew very well that the most troublesome thing about the basilisk was its vision.

"Not only is it impossible to look directly at it, but even to see its eyes is a crime. It's like a killing curse...instantaneous death," Dumbledore said solemnly. "It's a dark creature of utter evil and immensely dangerous. To this day, the only way people know what a basilisk's eyes look like is through the ghosts of those it has killed..."

Dumbledore said, turning out a page of illustrations and handing it to Tom.

Those were a pair of huge ginger pupils... Even though it was just an illustration, Tom still felt a little numb.

Thinking of what was written on Slytherin's manuscript, Tom finally understood why Slytherin was so confident that the sleeping creature he left behind would be able to continue his will once it woke up.

If this thing gets out of the castle, it will be a massacre!

Just imagine, if such a big snake suddenly runs out, who can resist looking at it before knowing that it is a basilisk?

If you really want to see it, you will be close to death...

Even if it was Dumbledore, if he was caught off guard and just looked at each other, he would surely die!

"If we can't even look at it, how are we going to solve it?" Tom asked with a frown.

"Then we'll just have to not look at it." Dumbledore smiled. "Don't worry, I've made preparations. I have a good friend who, after learning what I was going to do, rushed to make me some small props overnight that will allow us to see without using our eyes. We tested them before we came here, and they work very well."

Principal Dippet said, "As long as the magic in its eyes is gone, the basilisk is just a large venomous snake. We are still very confident about this. Oh, by the way, we have also invited Magizoologist, Mr. Newt Scamander, for this."

"Well, yes, we have to leave quickly, Tom. The castle should have been prepared." Dumbledore said.

Tom nodded, handed the book back to Headmaster Dippet, grabbed a robe and put it on, then followed Dumbledore and the others out of the woods.

"What about the other students who stayed on campus? Were they all sent home?" Tom asked.

Dumbledore shook his head. "We don't intend to let the students know about this, as it might cause a huge panic. Therefore, I asked Professor McGonagall to hold a rich Christmas ball in a safe classroom, and all the students attended. We have also made protective arrangements around the classroom. After you help us open the door, go to the ball. We will take care of the rest."

"Okay." Tom nodded. This way, he would be safer.

"Let's talk to your grandfather first, and then we can set off."

However, as soon as the three of them walked out of the woods, they ran into Li Weide, who was in high spirits!

When Li Weide saw the three people opposite him, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

Headmaster Dippet, Professor Dumbledore, and the constipated Tom in the middle...

It's exactly like the scene of escorting prisoners!