The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"Okay, there is still some time. Please allow me to make some preparations." Li Weide turned and walked out of the principal's office.

"Okay, everyone get ready," said Dumbledore.

Upon hearing this, everyone took their glasses and left the principal's office.

Newt suddenly patted Dumbledore on the shoulder and looked at Tom.

At this time, Tom had not yet recovered from the shock of his friend's strength.

This was a huge blow to him.

I thought it was only a few hundred kilometers away, but now you tell me that bastard is on the moon?

I knew that there was a tragically thick barrier between our strengths!

"Tom?" Dumbledore's gentle voice brought Tom back to his senses.

"Uh, I'm fine, Professor," Tom said uncomfortably.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Remember what I told you this morning?"

"You talked a lot this morning about Patronuses," Tom replied.

"Then you must remember what I told you: some people... are born with a higher starting point than others. Wade is one of them."

"Hmm..." Tom replied vaguely, then asked, "Professor, were you...as good as him before?"

"I used to be far inferior to Wade!" Dumbledore smiled, "even though many professors at that time said I was a genius. To be honest, my magical power back then was not even as good as yours."

"Are you serious? You're not just saying this to comfort me?" Tom asked doubtfully.

Dumbledore said seriously, "Of course not, Tom. A man like Wade only appears once in a thousand years! In all my life, I have only met one person with such a gift! Most people are as ordinary as I am."

"Professor... please don't say you are ordinary. You are too modest." Tom couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, you're right! Albus, sometimes I also think you're too modest." Headmaster Dippet walked over. "Tom, I won't tell you anything empty words to comfort you. In fact, your talent is almost the same as Albus when he was young! No one has a better say than me on this. After all, I once taught him. So, don't underestimate yourself. No matter how dazzling Wade is, you are also a genius. Our expectations for you are no less than for Wade. Work hard. I dare not say that you will surpass Wade in the future, but it will be easy to surpass Albus and me, an old guy!"

"Well... I've never been able to beat him anyway... I'm used to it." Tom said sadly.

……

In the corridor outside the principal's office, Li Weide snapped his fingers.

Then Toby appeared in front of him.

As Levid read more and more magic books, especially Slytherin's collection.

He also discovered some more effective ways of contacting his house-elves.

So, now when he summons Toby again, he no longer needs to use the gold galleons blessed by the conversion spell.

"Master Wade, what do you want me to do for you?" Toby asked respectfully.

"Bring me my equipment." Li Weide said.

Toby blinked his tennis ball-sized eyes and asked, "Which one?"

"The most powerful one." Li Weide said.

Toby understood and disappeared into the corridor.

When Toby appeared again, he had a black wizard robe in his hand.

"Okay, you go back first." Li Weide took the wizard robe and put it on.

Li Weide tapped the wizard's robe with his wand, and then the wizard's robe turned into a somewhat cool windbreaker.

And the size fits perfectly.

This was also the clothes that Li Weide designed for himself and then asked Mr. Mokin to make.

The style and size can be changed at will.

In addition, this windbreaker has some other features.

For example, it’s very tough, and also... it has a lot of pockets!

Li Weide can even put all his lethal weapons in this suit...

Chapter 229: It's just that the Dao heart is broken, not dead

"Let's go." Li Weide changed his clothes and walked into the principal's office.

"You mean getting ready by changing your coat?" asked Tom.

Li Weide patted a pocket on his coat, and a pocket watch popped out.

He opened his pocket watch and looked at it. Then he said, "This is no ordinary coat, Tom. But time is of the essence, and I have no time to give you a detailed account."

At this moment, a white cat suddenly rushed into the door of the principal's office, jumped onto the table, and looked directly at Dumbledore.

"Patronus?!" Tom recognized it immediately. After all, he had been practicing this spell for almost the entire Christmas holiday.

"Yes, this is Professor McGonagall's Patronus," said Headmaster Dippet.

Dumbledore tilted his ear over, as if listening to what the white cat was saying. After a moment, he nodded.

"Minerva says they are all in place," said Dumbledore.

"Uh, the Patronus can also be used for communication?" Tom asked in surprise.

"It's just a little trick used by the Patronus, Tom." Dumbledore smiled. "I will teach you later."

Tom suddenly glanced at Li Weide and said, "That's great! In fact, I'm curious about what Weide's patronus is."

Li Weide looked at the ceiling and pretended not to hear.

"Vade? What's your Patronus? I don't believe you don't know the Patronus charm."

Driven by jealousy, Tom began to flatter Li Weide.

"What a nice weather today, Tom. How about we have some barbecue tonight?" Li Weide changed the subject.

"Wade, you're being a little stiff in changing the subject this time," Tom said.

At this time, in the principal's office, Dumbledore, Headmaster Dippet and Newt all looked at Levid.

It seems that everyone is very interested in what Li Weide's patronus is.

Tom was ecstatic. Come on! Let's see Li Weide's true face! He is not a good person!

This guy has a heart so dark that he can't even release his patronus!

"Well, I can't learn the Patronus Charm," Levid said helplessly. "Maybe it's because I'm too dark inside. I don't have any happy emotions. My usual optimism is just an act. Actually, I... I'm really a very dark and pessimistic person! This is probably why I always find it so easy to get started with the Dark Arts... Professor, why not expel me or send me to Azkaban... I'm worried that one day I'll lose control and do something no one wants to see."

Tom was shocked. What's wrong with this guy?

Stop pretending? Showdown? Suddenly self-destruct?

No, I just want to see you get humiliated, I don’t want to torture you to death!

You've been expelled and sent to Azkaban. What about your ideals? What about your career?

Were all the things you told us before just lies? All just empty promises?

Something is wrong! Twelve out of ten things are wrong!

However, these words, which seemed like self-destruction, had a completely different feeling when they fell into Dumbledore's ears.

Because he had previously speculated that something extremely tragic must have happened in Li Weide's family before he was sent to the orphanage.

This made him refuse to be adopted by anyone and prefer to live alone at a young age.

If there wasn't another person in the orphanage who also had wizarding talent, Tom, Lewes might not have had any friends at first.

Then he recalled that Li Weide had once asked him how to control himself and curb his pursuit of power.

And then... Dumbledore understood again!

This child is so kind! Even if he can't get over the hurdle in his heart, he still thinks about others! He is afraid that if he pursues power too much, he will lose control and hurt others!

Whether it was when he just discovered his talent for ancient magic, or now... he is always as kind as ever!

"It's okay, Wade. What's past is past. You are still young and have a long, long way to go in your life. You can't trap your heart in the tragic past forever." Dumbledore sighed.

"You know my story. In fact, a long time ago, I was unable to learn the Patronus Charm for several years after my sister died."

"I've always prided myself on having a natural talent for spells. But that time, I truly failed, because... at that time, I hadn't completely let go. The deep pain lingered in my heart, leaving me with no joy at all."

"However, several years later, I came to Hogwarts. I taught and educated people here, and felt the long-lost happiness again. As time gradually healed my pain and allowed me to get over it a little, I suddenly learned the Patronus Charm that I had never been able to learn before."

Tom was stunned watching this. No, what happened?

That's not right! This guy blew himself up! Why are you still trying to comfort him?

He's a dark wizard! A dark wizard!

At this time, Principal Dippet and Newt looked at Levid with pity.

Because they had all heard Dumbledore recount the "real" situation of Levitra, so they also knew very well why Dumbledore said this now.

Then, Tom saw a scene that he could not understand at all.

A dark wizard who completely blew himself up was comforted by three positive characters in turn...

Finally, Tom guessed some of the truth from Dumbledore and the others' comforting words.

Tom sighed softly and wiped his face helplessly.

It seems that apart from strength, there are many aspects that I am inferior to this guy Li Weide.

Could it be that he had already started to establish his character and give Dumbledore a stereotype when he first met him?!

Learn... learn well... this bastard has really been prepared for today from the beginning!

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this." Tom finally apologized to Li Weide sincerely and also expressed his sincere admiration.

I can’t beat him… I can’t beat him at all…

"It's okay, Tom. Let's stop talking and go." Li Weide said.

"Well, let's talk about it when we get back." Dumbledore and the others walked out of the headmaster's office one after another.

Li Weide looked back at Tom, and then Tom found that there was no trace of sadness on Li Weide's face.

Tom only saw Li Weide raise the corner of his mouth proudly at him.

Then a white shadow so fast that it was unclear what it looked like suddenly shot out from the tip of Levid's wand and quickly disappeared!

Tom widened his eyes in shock. Even though he couldn't see clearly what the creature was, he still recognized it!

Guardian Angel! This is the Guardian Angel!

This bastard Levid can actually use the Patronus Charm!

Then, Tom heard a word from Livid whispering in his ears.

"...I really can do it, and you're not happy, so why bother?"

Tom looked at Li Weide's back and suddenly felt his heart broken.

Damn it! You beast! You kill people and you still want to destroy their hearts!

……

In the corridor on the fourth floor, several people came to the door of the women's restroom.

"We found the entrance, it's inside. Tom..." Dumbledore turned around and pulled the distraught Tom over.

"Well, Tom, what's the matter with you?" asked Dumbledore.

"Ah? Oh... nothing." Tom said quickly.

Tom is still very strong mentally. Even if he was stimulated like that by Li Weide, only his self-confidence was a little shattered. It's not a big problem. After all, he is used to it.

"We guess that the entrance is where the sink is. Once you open it, just get out of the way." Dumbledore said, motioning for everyone to put on their glasses, and then strode into the toilet.

Tom cheered up and followed in.

There is indeed a small snake pattern on the faucet.

Tom tried to say "open" in Parseltongue to the pattern.

The next second, the entire sink made a noise.

"Click"