The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

The investigation and treatment took a long time before the students finally returned to school in the hastily arrived Thestral carriages.

The professors spread out and welcomed the students into the school gate.

"You're finally here! What happened?" Elena came up and asked anxiously.

"It's hard to explain, Elena... You have encountered a major event that only happens once in a thousand years." Li Weide said with a slightly tired look.

Elena wanted to ask more, but Tom interrupted her, "Don't ask, it will definitely be reported in the evening edition of the Daily Prophet... We are so hungry now that we can eat a whole bison. I really don't want to say a word."

Upon hearing this, Elena had no choice but to give up...

Because no one was seriously injured...or rather, those who were seriously injured were cured.

Therefore, the opening dinner was not cancelled.

The sorting ceremony went on as usual, but it was much simpler than in previous years.

Originally, the Sorting Hat had planned to sing a song as per its annual tradition, but in the end, it never happened...

Principal Dippet felt that the students had been greatly frightened today and it was inappropriate to sing now. It would be better to quickly complete the sorting ceremony, eat a full meal, and go back to rest.

The Sorting Hat was unhappy about this. After all, it had been preparing for today's new song for a whole year...

Dumbledore returned to the Great Hall midway through the Sorting ceremony, without Grindelwald.

Levander noticed Dumbledore's expression...probably he found nothing.

Dumbledore waved to Levid and then walked into a small room next to the hall.

Li Weide stood up and walked over quickly...

When the students saw this, the buzz of discussion rose again, almost drowning out the sound of the Sorting Hat.

The small room next to the auditorium was not big. There was nothing in it except a few chairs. The walls were bare, without even a painting.

Li Weide guessed that this might be the room where the warriors gathered during the semi-finals of the future.

Dumbledore extended his wand and lit the fireplace...

The cold room finally warmed up.

"Wade... I need you to tell me as many details as possible," Dumbledore said. "After all, among so many students, you are the only one who has fought against those people."

Li Weide sighed. If possible, he just wanted to have a good meal and then have a good sleep.

Nightmare magic consumes much more physical strength and energy than other magic... and he almost gave it his all tonight.

"This is a matter of great importance... The sooner we find a clue, the better. By the way... let's have dinner here. Let's talk while we eat."

Dumbledore said, transforming a fallen bench into a table.

As he knocked on the table, the next second, the table was filled with food...

Li Weide didn't hesitate to pick up a chicken leg and started chewing it. "Professor, that Captain Burst..."

Dumbledore sighed. "He was attacked. We found him collapsed on the ground halfway along the way. The carriage was empty... After he was rescued, he insisted that he was under the Imperius Curse and could not control his actions. Grindelwald obviously did not believe his explanation."

Li Weide nodded. The power of the Imperius Curse lies in its invisibility, making it difficult to detect afterward...

So, maybe Bulstrode could really get away with it by claiming he was under the Imperius Curse.

It turns out that in history, after Voldemort was initially crippled by Harry's counter-attacked Killing Curse, the captured Death Eaters, such as Lucius, explained it this way... the Imperius Curse, plus a large sum of gold Galleons, and he was acquitted...

However, Mr. Bulstrode is clearly guilty...

After all, Grindelwald is not someone who must obtain evidence before doing anything, even though he seems to be on the right path now.

"Professor, if I'm not mistaken, they are coming for me." Li Weide said calmly.

However, when Dumbledore heard these calm words, he instantly thought of a lot!

"Why do you think so?" asked Dumbledore.

"If they really want to attack the students, even I can't stop them completely... They have plenty of time to rush in before the mysterious witch uses protective magic!" Li Weide explained.

"So their intention wasn't to attack students," Dumbledore said. "But attacking the Hogwarts Express always has a purpose..."

"Although I may sound a bit blunt, when I think about it, the most valuable target on the entire train... is me... Moreover, when they saw me, the first thing they asked was if I was Levid. Moreover, they used non-lethal magic at the beginning... And, at the beginning, the twenty or so strongest people didn't take action, as if they were observing me... testing me..."

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore understood what Levid meant. Someone had set his sights on Levid, wanted to test his abilities, and was extremely interested in what he possessed... This was not good news!

"You've certainly... attracted a lot of attention recently," Dumbledore said with a frown.

Ever since the dragon pox potion came out, Levid was destined to have no peace.

"There's no other way. I can't just watch Mr. Malfoy die... and that's on the premise that I have a way to save him." Levid said in a heavy tone.

"It's not your fault, Wade... I know you well enough to know you could save someone, yet remain indifferent. It's truly impossible," Dumbledore frowned. "Alas... this matter ultimately comes down to Horace's negligence. You clearly had already given him the potion formula... If he had thought of that, hidden your name, and kept you from others, you wouldn't have been in such a hot spot."

Li Weide fiddled with the fork in his hand calmly...

In fact, Levander asked Professor Slughorn to do this so that he could make a name for himself... otherwise, how could he squeeze funds from those pure-blood families?

As for choosing Professor Slughorn, there was a reason for that. Given Professor Slughorn's personality, how could he resist bragging about his students when they became successful?

As a professor, he feels proud only when his students are outstanding!

If Levid wanted to hide himself, he should have asked Dumbledore for help instead of Professor Slughorn...

However, having said that, these words cannot be said to Dumbledore.

After carefully considering his words, Levid said sincerely, "You can't blame Professor Slughorn for this. He was really happy for me when he got the potion formula I gave him. Although the formula was not invented by me, it can make me famous at a young age, which is very beneficial to my future development... Professor, please don't blame Professor Slughorn. He is also concerned about my future..."

Dumbledore was indeed touched by Levitra's words. "Levitra, you are too kind... No matter what time, you always speak from other people's perspective..."

"But it's true, Professor... Professor Slughorn..." Levid argued anxiously.

"Okay, okay, Wade... don't worry, I won't cause trouble for your teacher." Dumbledore said helplessly.

After a moment's silence, Dumbledore asked again, "Let's talk about the enemies you faced. I'm not surprised that you were able to defeat them. I know your strength. But... how did you capture them? I heard... they all Apparated back to their starting point together in the end?"

Obviously, Dumbledore also learned about the battle with Levid from witnesses, so he was so curious.

It is possible to defeat the enemy when fighting alone against many, but it is a bit difficult to capture all of them at the same time.

With so many of them Disapparating at the same time, if Dumbledore were there, he would only be able to catch a few at most...

Levid had an excuse for the nightmare magic a long time ago.

"This is the power of ancient magic," Levid said. "Remember how I managed to hold Grindelwald back when I fought him? I was able to cause my opponent to experience a temporary hallucination... Now I've become more and more proficient in using this power."

When in doubt, ancient magic... Anyway, Dumbledore has no talent for ancient magic, so it is impossible for him to fully understand the characteristics of ancient magic.

Sure enough, Dumbledore did not doubt it, but nodded and said, "So that's it!"

Dumbledore really didn't know much about ancient magic. He thought about how Levitra was able to use the illusion effects of ancient magic to entangle the unsuspecting Grindelwald in his first year. Now, it shouldn't be difficult for him to use some tricks on those who were far inferior to Grindelwald.

When those wizards successfully Apparated away, their vigilance must have been at its lowest, because they all thought they had successfully escaped.

Therefore, when they find themselves back on the battlefield, they will definitely not be able to react. At this time, Levid's little trick of dispersing the spell will come in handy!

"This is a remarkable ability! I hope you can use it properly." Dumbledore said sincerely.

"Hmm... but with my ability, I can only control the opponent briefly when I activate it... However, this ability can be extended, as long as the triggering conditions are met..."

Dumbledore waved his hand to interrupt Levid. "As for your secret method, just keep it to yourself. Don't tell anyone... not even me. This is your trump card, your way to save your life..."

"But I don't think you, professor, will harm me." Li Weide said as a matter of course.

"Of course I won't harm you, but... what if someone defeats me and gets this memory from my brain?" Dumbledore said seriously, "Besides, you trust others too easily... Remember what I'm going to say next, I won't tell these words to other students... From today on, don't trust anyone, I mean, anyone! Including me! Including any of your friends! What if someone pretends to be us... You are indeed strong, but I am also afraid that you will be ambushed... The knife in the back is the most terrifying!"

Li Weide frowned, looking helpless.

Dumbledore continued, "You are different from other students now... In the eyes of some, you are a walking gold mine! The probability of them coming for you is extremely high! They even dared to attack the Hogwarts Express... What else would they not dare to do? Moreover... they were able to send people to attack three places at the same time... and the enemies from each place are extremely powerful, which is enough to prove that the other party is indeed all-powerful..."

"Professor..." Li Weide whispered, "Is there really such a powerful person in this world? If there is such a person, he can't be unknown, right?"

"It is almost impossible for a single person to have such strength... so... it can only be that certain people have joined forces." Dumbledore made his final judgment.

A single pure-blood family might not seem that strong, but it would be different if multiple pure-blood families joined together... because they were really rich!

As long as they have money, they can hire a lot of people to do things for them... In many cases, the power of capital is indeed very strong.

"It's a pity that the prisoner escaped..." Li Weide said regretfully.

This time he truly felt regretful. Who could have imagined there were bad guys among the crowd? He'd been caught, yet they were still let go by their own people...

But this is no one's fault. At that time, the Hogwarts Express was attacked, and everyone was trying to understand the situation and wanted to know how many people were killed or injured.

Even Grindelwald is actively trying to understand the situation because he doesn't want to be blamed...

Who could have thought that the other party would make a move in just over ten minutes?

Therefore, there was nothing we could do about not being able to interrogate the prisoners in time...

However... if the other party is really an alliance of the richest pure-blood families, then even if there are captives, they won't be able to do anything to them!

"Then the Burst family must be one of the people who joined forces?" Li Weide asked.

"No... I don't think anyone among them would be willing to take the blame." Dumbledore said bluntly.

Can you expect this group of daring desperadoes to selflessly stand up and take the blame and protect their other accomplices?

Any fool knows that anyone who lets a prisoner go will be strictly scrutinized... Therefore, the probability that Bulstrode was under the Imperius Curse is very high.

Li Weide pondered and said, "That is to say... when you came to rescue, there was an enemy among the people you brought, and he secretly cast the Imperius Curse on Bulstrode."

"This is very likely. It's not surprising that there are people from their team in the Ministry of Magic. So... I hope you don't trust anyone," said Dumbledore.

Li Weide said hesitantly: "Right now... the people who are most interested in me... are only those pure-blood families. So..."

"It must be them. I just don't know which ones... When you wanted the Malfoy family to assist you, many people must have felt uncomfortable... Those who abide by the rules will naturally come to the Malfoy family and discuss cooperation with you. But... for some people, this feeling of being forced to cooperate is like an insult... So, instead of groveling and begging for cooperation and then only getting a small portion of the benefits, it is better to grab it quickly... that way they will get more."

"Uh... this approach is indeed very pure-blooded..." Li Weide couldn't help but scratch his head. "But fortunately, there aren't that many wealthy pure-blood families, so we can just use the process of elimination..."

"...How do you know that the only ones targeting you are the pure-blood families of Britain?" Dumbledore said seriously, "Your recipe for the Dragon Pox potion... is like spilling a drop of blood in a shark-infested ocean. Some people always have a keen sense of profit."

"Hiss..." Li Weide took a breath, "I only released a potion formula... How did they know that I had other valuable things?"

Dumbledore said seriously, "They don't need to know, they just want to try their luck... If you only have that recipe, then take it and share it among everyone. This will make up for the loss of manpower and effort, but what if... you have something else... then they will make a profit!"

Li Weide was a little confused. Isn't this just trying to get something for nothing?

"...That's why they took a tentative approach at first...After seeing my considerable abilities, they became even more certain that I had a remarkable background!"

Dumbledore said, "We will protect you, and you must be careful too. That safe house... you will need to stay in it during your vacation."

Dumbledore had not expected that the safe house, which was originally built to guard against Grindelwald, would now come in handy in this situation.

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Dumbledore and Levid talked for a long time.

By the time Li Weide came out of the small room, the opening dinner had ended early.

The auditorium was empty, lit only by the bright light cast by thousands of candles suspended from the ceiling.

Levitra strolled through the cold corridor, heading towards the Slytherin common room.

At this point, the uneasy expression he had when facing Dumbledore had completely faded.

Suddenly, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...

During his conversation with Dumbledore, he learned a lot...

In fact, he had already guessed that some pure-blood families might break the rules and unite to deal with him when he announced the formula for the dragon pox potion.

When many people use all means to do something, the water will be muddied, and he wants to take advantage of the muddied water to do something.

However, he didn't expect that these guys would act so quickly and come up with such a crazy plan.

They actually dared to attack the Hogwarts Express directly... If nothing unexpected happened, there might be children in their family on the train!

Of course, this is not a big deal for a desperado who puts profit above all else. Family interests are above everything else!

Combining all the information he learned today, Li Weide gradually had a clear outline of what happened today...

The attack on the Hogwarts Express was intended to confuse the public... By attacking a group of people, others wouldn't know who they were after...

If Levitra hadn't been able to fight them off, and had been just like an ordinary third-year student, then this group would have definitely taken some students away after the attack, and then openly demanded ransom from the Ministry of Magic. Of course, Levitra would have been one of them.

In this way, almost no one would know that their real purpose was the secret of Li Weide.

By the time the Ministry of Magic got the reward and redeemed Levitra and the others, the secrets in Levitra's mind had already been emptied out by them without them noticing...

This is not difficult, it can be done with Veritaserum, Imperius Curse, Legilimency and other means.

When it's time to release him, cast a forgetfulness spell on Levid to make him forget some of his memories. If you don't check it specifically, it will hardly be discovered.