The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

I couldn't help but feel more grateful to Li Weide.

He had no idea that the reason he was like this was because he was drugged by Li Weide!

Poor Tom, he was being played around with and didn't even realize it...

Chapter 42: Slytherin Traits

Since Dumbledore has not found a suitable house yet, Levitra and Tom have to stay in Hogsmeade village temporarily before school starts.

Li Weide and Tom both have sufficient patience for this.

Especially after they received dozens of books from Dumbledore this morning.

However, unlike Tom's excitement, Li Weide seemed much calmer.

For Levitra, who had inherited a huge collection of books on dark magic, although the books sent by Dumbledore were very good, they were not enough to cause any emotional fluctuations in Levitra.

However, after seeing the calm Li Weide, Tom, who was completely unaware of the situation, compared his own excited performance and suddenly felt a little ashamed of himself.

He felt that he should remain in this state of being calm and unperturbed by praise or criticism at all times and in all places.

Otherwise, what's the difference between you and any other ordinary idiot by always making such a fuss?

"I, Tom, no matter where I am, no matter who I am among, even if I am always suppressed by Li Weide, I must become the most extraordinary one under Li Weide!"

Tom looked at the books that had just been opened and wanted to pick up a few directly, but after looking at Li Weide, Tom withdrew his hand.

"Tom, what's wrong? Haven't you been longing for these books for a long time?" Li Weide was a little surprised by Tom's behavior.

"You choose first," said Tom calmly.

Li Weide said in surprise: "It's rare that you are so polite today."

"I'm not being polite, but... you're better than me, so when there's something good, you should have the right to choose first." Tom said calmly, "If one day I become stronger than you, I won't be polite to you!"

Li Weide could see that Tom was telling the truth this time.

I can only say... Tom is worthy of being a Slytherin. Although he is arrogant, he also has the characteristics of Slytherin - admiration for the strong.

They consider themselves strong, and therefore, they also admire those who are stronger than themselves.

Even Tom, who would become the famous Voldemort in the future, could not change his admiration for the strong after discovering that there were people stronger than himself.

After figuring it out, Li Weide did not refuse, but directly picked up a book "Outsmarting the Black Magic" from the pile of books.

"Then I'll read this one first. Okay, I've chosen it, you can take it."

After hearing what Li Weide said, Tom carefully selected several books that interested him most from the pile of books.

Li Weide took a quick look and found that the books he had chosen were: "Common Spells and Their Countermeasures", "Collection of Self-Defense Spells", "Practical Defensive Magic and Its Countermeasures against Black Magic"...

Almost all of them were books on Defense Against the Dark Arts recommended by Dumbledore.

There is no doubt that Tom is still thinking about how to become stronger quickly...

Suddenly, Li Weide placed the book "Defeat the Black Magic" in front of Tom.

"what happened?"

"I suddenly remembered that I have something to do today. You can read this book first and return it to me when I come back." Li Weide said.

"Where are you going?" Tom was slightly stunned.

"I'm going to Diagon Alley with Toby. And do some shopping."

"What do you want to buy? Haven't we already bought everything we need?" Tom felt very surprised.

Logically, everything you need to buy should have been bought before. If you really forgot something, most of them can actually be bought in Hogsmeade.

Even if Hogsmeade didn't have it, Levitra could have Toby buy it for him. He didn't need to go there himself...

Why waste time studying?

"I plan to buy a few more second-hand wands. I need to be present in person to pick out the one that suits me best." Li Weide did not hide it.

"Don't we already have wands? Did you lose your wand?" Tom looked at Levid in surprise.

"Of course not... In fact, I recently discovered a spell called the Flashback Charm, which can recall the most recent magic cast by a wand..." Levid looked at Tom quietly, his black pupils darkening a little. "And I don't really want others to know what magic I've cast recently through my wand."

Tom understood it perfectly by now; in fact, he agreed with it!

Tom immediately put down the book in his hand and said, "I'm going too..."

"I also need another wand as a backup. I heard that new wands all have a magic called trace thread..."

"This is used by the Ministry of Magic to monitor students' spellcasting outside of school. We can't use wands after the holidays."

"What a stupid policy! I don't want to be left with nothing but my wand after the holidays."

Li Weide nodded, "If that's the case, let's go together..."

……

It should have been effortless for Toby to Apparate with the two little wizards.

But Levid's magic power was no different from that of an adult wizard, so Toby had to take them to Diagon Alley in two batches.

Toby said, "You can buy almost any second-hand items in a junk shop. Although most of them are broken, sometimes people can find some good things in there."

He is very familiar with scrap shops.

Back then, his former master came here quite often...

Without staying anywhere else, the two of them, plus a house-elf leading the way, arrived at the door of the scrap shop in just a few minutes.

"Okay, Toby, I have a list here. Please help me buy the items on it, and then wait for us at the place where we just appeared."

Li Weide took out a piece of paper and a bag of gold galleons and handed them to Toby.

"Yes, Master Wade!" Toby took it respectfully and disappeared on the spot.

"Tell me... when can we learn this kind of magic... where you can disappear with a snap?" Tom looked at the place where Toby disappeared with some envy.

"This magic seems to be called Apparition. However, the Apparition of house-elves is different from that of wizards. At our current age, we probably can't learn it yet."

Although Li Weide said this, he was also truly moved, just like Tom.

Tom is still young and his magic power is only at the level of an underage wizard. It is indeed not time for him to learn Apparition.

But Li Weide is different. He already has the magical strength of an adult wizard, and after practicing, he can also perform many advanced magics.

In other words, he can learn Apparition at any time now.

However, learning the art of Apparition carries a very high risk, and if one is not careful, it can easily lead to separation.

Generally, when wizards first start learning this magic, they need an experienced teacher to watch over them.

In case of separation, we can help him reconnect the separated bodies.

Li Weide secretly thought about who he should find to protect him if he really wanted to learn the Apparition.

It is absolutely not possible to practice alone.

He didn't want his head to be in one place and his body to be in another...

Chapter 43 Strange Lighter

"Danglanglang!"

The bell at the store door rang.

Li Weide and Tom walked in, and were greeted by a strange stench...

The merchandise in this store is very cluttered.

It's more like a warehouse for old things than a store.

Second-hand robes were piled on a counter to the left of the entrance like a pile of garbage.

There were several adult wizards in plain clothes, picking and choosing, hoping to find the right size for their children.

On the right side, there is a pile of messy books.

Most of these books are second-hand textbooks, which are worn and old.

There were only a few other books, but they appeared to be in only average condition.

I think the second-hand books in good condition have already been picked up by someone...

Tom frowned and looked at the garbage, feeling a little relieved.

Although following Li Weide to do that job was extremely risky, it also allowed him to escape the fate of having to buy a large amount of garbage in such a place...

Li Weide was right. If I bring the garbage I bought from here into Hogwarts, I will definitely be looked down upon.

A man depends on his clothes, and a horse depends on his saddle.

Of course others will judge you by your appearance before they know your abilities!

Unlike the warm hospitality of the staff in other stores, the staff in this store is now dozing off on the counter.

Only when someone came to pay did he raise his head listlessly to count the goods and collect the money.

The merchandise in the store is all cheap, and the clerks’ salaries are certainly not that high.

It is very normal to have low enthusiasm.

However, despite the staff's lack of enthusiasm, there were still quite a few wizards in the store selecting items.

Li Weide quickly found what he wanted to buy in the glass window on the street side of the store.

Bundles of battered wands, along with a large sheaf of quills with all their feathers missing, were thrown into the same box, like a pile of haphazardly bundled firewood...

Tom felt disappointed when he saw those second-hand wands that were so broken that the core of the wand was exposed.

Is it true that you won't explode yourself if you cast magic with these wands?

Levid was not surprised at all. How could a wand that was thrown into a corner like garbage be of good quality?

However, these worn-out wands were just right for Levid.

After all, many of these wands were most likely picked up from wizards who died in battle, and they all had a few "spirit rings" on them...

In other words, after being honed by their previous masters, these wands have become more adaptable to dark magic.

It's just right for Li Weide to practice some magic that can't be discovered...

After a long while, Levid happily pulled out a wand from the pile of wands, which was just a little bit of paint peeling off.

"Wow! It's new! It's a rare thing!"

Compared to other wands whose cores have fallen out, this wand is in very good condition.

"This one is for you." Li Weide said, handing the wand to Tom, and then plunged into the pile of wands again.

Tom took the wand and waved it casually. Overall, it went quite smoothly.

Moreover, this wand always gave him a strange feeling, as if... it was excited to meet him?

"Just him."

This time when they bought the wand, there was no Mr. Ollivander to patiently explain it to them.

So, Tom didn't know what the wand was made of.

However, since it is still quite convenient to use, it can be used as a spare wand.

When Levid came out of the pile of wands again, he had five second-hand wands in his hand.

Although the quality is not as good as the one in Tom's hand just now, it does not affect its use. At least, the core of the staff is still wrapped in the body.

"Why did you buy so much?" Tom asked in confusion.

"It's better to be prepared."

Li Weide took the five wands in his hand and looked at the other goods in the store.

Tom was in no hurry to leave, but walked towards the pile of old books...

Toby just said that although there is a lot of garbage here, someone will occasionally be able to pick up some leftovers.

Tom thought that perhaps there might be some precious magic manuscripts hidden in this pile of garbage...

Li Weide had the same idea, and walked towards the pile of books with Tom in tacit understanding.