The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"My ancestors said this is Hydra..."

"Hydra? Hydra?!" Li Weide touched his chin and said in surprise: "Your patronus is quite special!"

After a while, Li Weide suddenly laughed and said, "Since your patron saint is Hydra... then... how about we name our organization Hydra? If one head is chopped off, a new one will grow back... it will continue to grow, just like a prairie fire..."

Chapter 319 Don’t be loyal to me, be loyal to the same belief!

"Hydra? Just use the name of my patronus?" Tom frowned and looked at Levid.

He didn't quite understand why this happened.

Isn't this the organization founded by Li Weide? Why is he using my Patronus?

Could it be... that he is planning to expose me again?

This way, if anything happens to Hydra, I'll be the first one thrown into Azkaban...

No! We can't just sit there and wait for death!

"Tom, do you think this name is okay?" Li Weide asked with narrowed eyes.

"Okay! That's great!" Tom immediately gave in.

In front of Li Weide, daily talk is fine, but when it comes to major decisions, his opposition is meaningless...

It can be seen from Li Weide's eyes that he is serious this time, so the name of the organization was decided.

"Very good! Very aware!" Li Wei De patted Tom's shoulder with satisfaction. "Then you will be the first member of Hydra!"

"First? You're not?" Tom asked warily.

"Of course! I mean, you are the first new member!" Li Weide said with a smile.

Tom breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Weide didn't join himself and was left to do it on his own, he would most likely be the one to take the blame.

Now that this guy has joined, there is still a chance.

"What about the other members? Should we let them all join?" Tom asked.

"No, not right now." Li Weide shook his head. "The time is not yet ripe. It's best to hide the name of the organization first. Don't tell anyone."

"Then she..." Tom pointed at Elena with a cold expression.

Elena's face turned pale and she quickly covered her mouth. "I won't tell anyone. I promise. Don't kill me!"

"I am a good person and I will not kill innocent people." Li Weide said.

"I mean him." Elena pointed at Tom.

Because Tom's appearance and temperament are somewhat similar to her father, the psychologically traumatized Elena subconsciously thinks that this guy is not a good person...

Tom's face darkened. "Compared to Li Weide, am I more of a bad guy?"

"I knew you had the best vision! Elena! I've said it before, this kid's heart is black when you open it up!" Li Weide was overjoyed when he heard that.

Elena's heart was relieved. With Li Weide as a good person, she would definitely not...

"Oblivion is emptiness..."

Elena's eyes rolled back and she fainted on the ground.

"Ha...I heard you're a good person." Tom sneered.

"What? Do you really want to kill her?" Levid said as he put away his wand. "I just deleted the short conversation we had just now. Why does that make me not a good person?"

Li Weide said, stretching out his hand and snapping his fingers in front of Elena.

Elena slowly opened her eyes, "Huh? Why did I faint?"

"You seemed a little too sad just now, so..." Li Weide lied effortlessly.

Elena thought about the conversation she had with her mother when she picked up the Resurrection Stone, and her eyes became red again.

"She said she didn't want to forgive me and still hated me..." Elena said sobbing.

"If I don't say this, you'll never be able to climb out of this pit, Elena," Li Weide said. "She may hate you because of your father, but she also loved you once. Blood is thicker than water!"

"You mean... she said that on purpose?" Elena looked at Li Weide with hope.

Li Weide said: "In this matter, the biggest victim is actually you, Elena... It's like you lost your parents and your once happy home overnight..."

Elena was stunned when she heard this. Was this the reason why my mother said those sad words to me?

Tom was standing by, feeling somewhat numb.

Li Weide's seamless acting skills... no one can see through it except those who have seen his true face!

He just cast a forgetfulness spell on the little girl, and now he's comforting others...

"What should I do?" the little girl said blankly.

"Do what you want to do and live well, Elena..." Li Weide said gently.

"What I want to do..." Elena muttered, her expression becoming increasingly determined. "There's only one thing I want to do right now!"

"I will help you because we have the same goal." Li Weide said.

"I'll listen to you... Then where should I go next?" Elena asked.

Li Weide said calmly, "Stay here and learn your skills well. With our current abilities, we are not yet able to accomplish that task."

"Then...how are you going to arrange for me?"

"I originally planned to find a way to get you into Hogwarts, but... with your talent, the teaching progress of Hogwarts is not suitable for you. Moreover, you entered the country illegally, so it will be very difficult for you to enroll normally." Li Weide analyzed.

"Then I'll stay and learn from you," said Elena.

Li Weide looked at Tom and said, "How about you learn from him?"

Elena glanced at Tom, then a look of hesitation appeared on her face.

"What? Is there a problem?"

"Can I...can I learn from you? He...I'm a little scared." Elena said hesitantly.

Tom's face suddenly darkened. Even after being cursed with oblivion, did he still think he was a bad guy?

"Tsk... learn it if you want to or not." Tom said, turning and leaving.

"Well... I may not have that much time to teach you. And after we start school, you can't come to Hogwarts with us, right? How about this, I let Andrews teach you. He is an outstanding graduate of Durmstrang. And Durmstrang's teaching method may be more suitable for you. Moreover, given his relationship with your mother, he will definitely do his best."

Elena looked a little disappointed.

She had already hidden in the carriage when Levitra and Slytherin were fighting the Auror team.

She saw with her own eyes that Levander and Slytherin defeated an entire team of Aurors, and they themselves were unharmed!

Because of her background, Elena has seen many Aurors since she was a child, many of whom are powerful, but she has never seen anyone who can defeat an entire team of Aurors unscathed and leave them all alive!

So, she really hopes that the person who will teach her will be Li Weide!

"I know that what you are best at is Transfiguration, and I happen to have some experience in Transfiguration. I can give you some corresponding guidance during the holidays... However, please remember that a powerful wizard cannot be too biased. I asked Andrews to teach you because I hope you can make up for your shortcomings." Li Weide said again.

After hearing these words, Elena smiled again.

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Late at night, in the stone house.

Tom had just finished a sparring match with Slytherin.

He looked at Levitra who was mending the clothes of Slytherin's Obscurus and asked:

"How do you select people who join... your organization? Do you want them to be absolutely loyal to you?"

"No, that's not the case." Li Weide replied.

"You don't want to be loyal to your people?" Tom asked doubtfully.

"Loyalty to one's organization cannot last long." Li Weide shook his head.

"What kind of organization can last long?"

"An organization can only last long if everyone is loyal to a belief. In this way, even if the leader of the organization is gone, the organization will not fall apart! Just like the creature shown by your patronus, if you cut off one head, two heads will grow back!" Li Weide explained calmly.

Tom fell silent after hearing this. Now he finally understood why Levid named the organization he was going to establish Hydra.

If an organization is only loyal to one person, if the leader is gone, the organization will fall apart...

Take Grindelwald's witch party for example. Once Grindelwald is gone, the witch party will be leaderless, and what awaits those witch party members is only liquidation from various forces.

But if it is an organization that is loyal to a common belief, even if the leader is gone, the organization will not disband!

"Interesting." Slytherin nodded and smiled beside him, "I knew you were ambitious."

"If I had no ambition, I would go to Gryffindor, old man..." Levid shrugged.

"No, you wouldn't go to Gryffindor even if you had no ambition," said Tom.

"Then where will I go?" Li Weide asked.

"I thought you'd go to Hufflepuff..." Tom said.

"Why would I go to Hufflepuff?"

"You like to play the pig and eat the tiger, so Hufflepuff is the most suitable place for you." Tom said with certainty.

"From what you said, I can tell that you seem to look down on the students of Hufflepuff House?" asked Li Weide.

"Really?" Tom frowned.

"Otherwise you'd say I'm just pretending to be a pig by going to Hufflepuff." Levid waved his hand. "Your view is wrong."

"Yeah. It seems to be true." Tom admitted his prejudice.

Slytherin interrupted, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Helga's admissions standards are very loose, and she accepts everyone...which results in the students she admits being quite ordinary...nothing comparable to us Slytherins."

"No, the four major colleges are actually the same and equal. There is no such thing as one college being better than another. Slytherin has the characteristics of Slytherin, and the students recruited by Hufflepuff also have their merits. It's just that they excel in different areas." Li Weide said.

"Can you know more than me, the founder?" Slytherin said dissatisfiedly.

"I wouldn't dare say so..." Li Weide smiled, "But the admissions standards of the four major colleges are closely related to the teaching philosophy of the four giants! Hufflepuff's educational philosophy is a bit like teaching without distinction... Although the students admitted are not as distinctive as those of the other three major colleges, they represent the general public..."

Chapter 320 Li Weide: I'm so stupid! I feel like my brain is not enough! Tom:?

Li Weide suddenly laughed and said, "Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered something interesting... I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the educational philosophy of you four giants just happens to produce the four types of people needed in society."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Slytherin floated to a chair, obviously very interested in this statement.

"You see, the Hogwarts sorting ceremony is like a class rehearsal for these eleven-year-old students... The four major houses correspond exactly to the four major divisions of society."

Li Weide raised a finger and said, "First, Gryffindor. The students of this house represent military power... In the context of the era when Hogwarts was first founded, Gryffindor students represented the military community, for example, soldiers... That's why everyone says Gryffindors are brave."

"Then there's Slytherin. Slytherin students represent the political elite. From ancient times to the present, from the Wizarding Council to the current Ministry of Magic, how many high-ranking officials are Slytherin graduates? That's why everyone says Slytherins are ambitious and shrewd."

"Speaking of Ravenclaw, they represent the intellectual class... They are scattered across all walks of life. Some are inventing new spells, some are creating new potions, some are designing new alchemical products, and some are working as scholars, writers, journalists, and the like... Without them, the entire wizarding world would struggle to progress. That's why people say that Ravenclaws love and pursue knowledge."

"As for Hufflepuffs, they are the production class. Because they are the largest in number and have no special skills, after they graduate, there will be people working in all walks of life. They are like worker ants, toiling to build the wizarding world... so their loyalty is appreciated..."

"Of course, this isn't an absolute statement. It's just an interesting thought that comes to my mind occasionally. After all, in real life, there are Hufflepuff Ministers of Magic. And there are also many Slytherin graduates who choose other professions..."

Slytherin and Tom were both silent. After a long while, Slytherin stroked his beard and said, "What you said is really quite interesting! Although we didn't think so when we first established the school, the result is really similar to what you said..."

He raised his eyes and glanced at Li Weide again. "I do see your ambition, Weide. Normally, kids of this age don't think about these issues..."

Tom said, "Honestly, how do you find the time and energy to think about these issues after studying all that mess?"

"I want to build a better world, so I have to think about the current situation of the world... Also, to build a better world, it needs to be based on reality, not fantasy... So, I said now is not the time. We still need more time to experience and think..." Li Weide explained seriously.

"Hiss...that's not right...are you serious?" Tom looked at Li Weide suspiciously.

"What do you mean?" Li Weide glared at Tom. "I've made so many plans and so many things. If I'm not serious about this, what else could it be?"

"I thought you just wanted to use this as an excuse to rule the world..." Tom said hesitantly.

Li Weide subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when the words came to his lips, the content changed.

"You're half right. I do want to stand at the pinnacle of this world, but... this doesn't stop me from wanting to make the world a better place. Only in this way can I stand more firmly at the top."

Tom nodded. "That scared me. I thought you really wanted to be a saint."

"Saint? Don't curse so vulgarly!" Li Weide was furious. He wanted to be the Dark Lord!

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