The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

Li Weide handed Tom a piece of parchment and said, "This is your problem. You seem to be the strongest among these people, but your shortcomings are also very obvious."

Tom took the parchment and glanced at it. "The spell is simple, with few variations... It relies too much on casting speed..."

Li Weide said, "These should have been your strengths, helping you to defeat the strong with the weak. But gradually, as you grow older and your magic power grows, they no longer suit you... Third grade is a watershed. After third grade, many wizards' magic power will gradually increase, and so will you. If you still use your previous fighting methods, you will be at a great disadvantage in future battles."

"Is that so..." Tom frowned, "But I can cast spells faster and more smoothly this way..."

"But your attack power is low. Combat still requires some powerful spells, especially when facing an enemy of equal strength. After all, not everyone is Dumbledore and has such strong magic. You must change this habit now, otherwise it will be difficult to change it later."

"Um……"

"You used to use less powerful spells because you didn't have enough magic power, so you were slow to cast powerful spells. But as your magic power increases, you'll be able to cast even powerful spells quickly. So why bother with those basic spells? Now that you've even mastered Apparition, you can pick up those advanced spells again."

"Okay." Tom nodded in agreement.

In terms of combat theory, Tom rarely disagreed with Li Weide because this guy was really strong...

Recently, after receiving special training from Li Weide, the strength of these core members has increased rapidly, which is visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, Li Weide took special care of some of them, such as Andre, who was about to graduate and was trained the most harshly by Li Weide.

Everyone can see that Li Weide values ​​​​Andre.

Andre was also very hardworking. On the one hand, it was because he had made an unbreakable oath to be loyal to Li Weide, and on the other hand, it was due to family considerations.

Like many pure-blood families that eventually disappeared in history, the Shafik family to which Andre belonged has gradually declined, and relying on Levid will definitely be of great benefit to their Shafik family.

Many of the pureblood families outside wanted to establish a good relationship with Li Weide, but they couldn't find a way. Andre had such a good opportunity, so he wouldn't let it go. Only by working with Li Weide could the Shafik family make a comeback.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Shafik family pledged allegiance to Levid much earlier than the Malfoy family.

In other words, Andre can be said to be the most loyal person to Li Weide at the moment...

It is a good strategy to let your loyal fans lay the foundation outside first, and then develop slowly.

But... Tom remembered that Andre was conquered by Levitra not long after they entered school... Could it be that Levitra had already made up his mind at that time?

It's not surprising that he thought about it in advance... Anyway, Tom has long been accustomed to Li Weide's imaginative long-term plans.

"Tom? Why are you in a daze? If you are tired, go back and rest. Take this back and think about it slowly." Li Weide said.

"Oh..." Tom put the parchment away.

"By the way, I can give you a suggestion. You can divide your combat modes into two, one is non-lethal, and the other is lethal... I don't need to say much about the non-lethal one, and as for the lethal one... you can put in what you know and those dangerous attack magics your ancestors taught you... Of course, this set of combat modes is not usually used. Once you have a clear idea in your mind, your attacks will be much smoother in the future when you fight." Li Weide said.

It's a bit like arranging skill shortcuts in a game. Prepare two sets, and prepare a few of your best spells in each set. After practicing more, it becomes your own fighting style. When it comes to actual combat, you can use these spells at will.

Tom was very quick-witted and immediately understood what Li Weide meant.

"This method is good, but... my foundation is not as deep as yours, so I don't know many spells..." Tom said while looking at Li Weide. His meaning was very clear. He was asking Li Weide for new spells.

Li Weide said unhappily, "Your background isn't deep enough? In the entire Hogwarts, which student has a background as deep as yours? Not everyone has a giant ancestor waiting to feed you! Besides, when you went to ask Dumbledore for advice, when did he not teach you with all his heart and soul?"

Tom took a breath, it seems so...

Although Slytherin turned into a ghost, his knowledge was still there, and he was always willing to teach Tom.

Plus Dumbledore who now takes him very seriously...

Hiss...it turns out that my foundation has become so awesome without me noticing?

"Get out! You don't know how lucky you are. It makes me angry just looking at you." Li Weide drove Tom away.

Slytherin is such an ancient god, I don't know how to ask for advice often, I am always thinking about my own little wealth...

If I were Tom, I would have emptied Slytherin's family fortune long ago.

As for Levid himself... He certainly didn't let Slytherin go. After draining them, he still wanted them to work for him...

After kicking Tom out, Li Weide stayed in the club for a while. After finishing all the manuscripts, he closed the door and left.

He did not return to the dormitory immediately, but went to the Room of Requirement where things were hidden.

After returning, he placed one Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement, and moved the other one from Knockturn Alley to his senior's workshop.

Li Weide took out his wand and tapped it lightly on the disappearing cabinet.

"Click..."

With a crisp sound, the special lock on the disappearing cabinet opened.

Li Weide opened the disappearing cabinet and went in. When he came out again, he had already arrived at the Fairy Workshop.

He waved to a fairy, and the fairy came over and saluted respectfully to Li Weide.

Li Weide took out a blueprint and handed it over, "Help me build this."

“How many copies do you need to make?”

"Just make a sample first."

The goblin took the blueprint, bowed slightly, and then left.

After Li Weide finished his instructions, he was ready to go back. However, as soon as he turned around, he met the resentful gaze of his senior sister.

"You've been back for a while, haven't you? Are you going to let me go or not? Can you please give me a quick death?"

"Let go. Of course I will do what I promised you." Li Weide nodded.

Such a straightforward answer made the senior sister a little stunned. She thought Li Weide would need to think about it for a while.

"Do you trust me?"

"I trust you." Li Weide smiled.

"You lied again..."

"All you need to know is that I'm going to let you out. I'm not lying."

"Then when are you going to let me go?" The senior student's eyes lit up.

"Give me some more time. I need to make some preparations." Li Weide took out a notebook and looked at it. "It's almost done."

"What preparations are you going to make? Oh... I see. You are preparing to guard against me, right? Then go ahead and do it. I can understand." The senior student's voice was a little low.

"No..." Li Weide shook his head.

He was indeed not making any preparations to guard against the senior... because he had already done so.

"So what are you preparing for?"

"I'm arranging my affairs after death." Li Weide said calmly.

Senior:?

"If I fail in releasing you and lose my life, then someone will have to inherit my will to stay and all this trouble."

"I don't believe you'll die." The senior student shook her head. "You're saying this to gain my sympathy, aren't you?"

"Just take that as my meaning. Then do you think you should be more sympathetic to me and give me some benefits?"

"Get lost! I'm annoyed just seeing you..."

Chapter 363 Only the weak can reason

On Monday morning, Grindelwald returned.

According to reports in the Daily Prophet, during his absence, many pure-blood families were severely punished by him...

It now appears that the attacks have come to a temporary end.

At the same time, he returned with a familiar face...

Li Weide was having breakfast and was surprised when he saw the man.

Because the person who came back with Grindelwald was the mysterious old witch who saved many people on the Hogwarts Express at the beginning of the school year.

"She... cough cough cough..." Tom also recognized her, and his face turned red from choking on a mouthful of bread.

"Herola Paris..." Li Weide murmured.

"Who?"

"That's the witch's name," Livid said. "Principal Dippet investigated her at the time... but it turned out that there was no such person, only a registered name. Then, I happened to be going out, so I didn't pay much attention to this matter..."

"Could it be that she is actually Grindelwald's person?" Tom took a sip of milk and finally swallowed the bread that choked him.

"Not necessarily, let's wait and see..." Li Weide had a different opinion on this.

He didn't think that someone whose abilities were not much inferior to Grindelwald's would be Grindelwald's subordinate...

At that time, the magic shield that stretched in front of the train and blocked the attacks of hundreds of wizards was not something that any ordinary wizard could cast.

Grindelwald stood at the podium. "Everyone! Please be quiet. I have something to announce."

Everyone's attention was originally on them, but after hearing Grindelwald's words, they instantly became quiet.

"What I want to tell you is that, given that most of you didn't perform well in the challenges at the end of last semester, the content of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts this semester will be changed. It will be changed from being mainly theoretical to being mainly practical. Moreover, dark magic will also be included as a major content in the course. This is the educational order signed by the Ministry of Magic." Grindelwald said, taking out a scroll and spreading it out for everyone to see.

"Om..."

The originally quiet auditorium suddenly became noisy, and everyone was talking in low voices.

"What does he mean?" asked Tom, surprised. "Dark magic is also the main subject?"

Livid shrugged. "That means we can learn the Dark Arts in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. He's treating Hogwarts like Durmstrang."

"But... the current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is Dumbledore!" Tom said in surprise.

Dumbledore certainly knew dark magic, but he rarely used it... However, now, it seemed he had no choice but to use it.

"Let Professor Dumbledore teach students the Dark Arts? Ha... you're amazing!"

Levid now feels that Dumbledore is being targeted by Grindelwald.

Don't you not use black magic, and don't you support your students using it? I'll let you teach it!

Sure enough, Dumbledore, sitting in the classroom, had a terribly gloomy expression on his face.

"Also, the original caretaker of Hogwarts Castle, Mr. Fisher, is old and has applied for retirement. So, from today on, the caretaker of the castle will be Ms. Herora Paris," Grindelwald said.

Helora greeted with a smile, "Hello everyone. I'm Helora Paris."

There were exclamations in the auditorium.

"Ah! It's her! She was the one who saved me!"

"Yes, yes! I recognize her too!"

……

Apparently, many students recognized Helora.

Given her previous actions in saving people, no one had any objection to her becoming the new castle manager.

Even though she was brought here by Grindelwald...

Helora stood in front and waved to everyone. When she saw Li Weide and Tom, she nodded slightly to them...

Li Weide and Tom looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

"You said...did Professor Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet know about what Grindelwald announced?" Tom asked curiously.

"They probably don't know about the curriculum reform, but they should know that Ms. Paris is the castle administrator. After all, the appointment and dismissal of castle staff are originally the school's affairs. I just don't know why she came back with Grindelwald." Levid pondered.

"Is she really not Grindelwald's?" Tom asked.

"If you have no relationship with me, would you recognize someone with similar abilities as you as your boss?" Li Weide asked.

Tom adjusted his sitting position and said, "No... So Ms. Paris can't be Grindelwald's person... Oh, that's strange. Why don't we ask Dumbledore?"

"If you are not afraid of bad luck, just go and ask." Li Weide said with a smile.

Tom shrank back, and went on with his bread, without mentioning the matter again.

Dumbledore must have been very angry after being tricked by Grindelwald.

If he asked him again, Dumbledore would not vent his anger on him, but asking him would only make him feel worse.

Li Weide said, "I guess after hearing about what happened that day, Grindelwald tried to win over Ms. Paris... I just don't know where he found her. After all, even the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic couldn't find her before."

Tom speculated, "Could it be that she showed up on her own initiative and struck some kind of deal with Grindelwald to get her into Hogwarts? After all... she's such a powerful wizard, how could she become a castle warden without some purpose? Her abilities are more than enough for a professor... Even if she goes to the hospital ward, the salary is better than being a warden."

"The castle administrator can go to many more places than the school doctor or professor. As an administrator, it makes perfect sense for her to appear in any area," Li Weide said. "If she's not just doing it out of interest... that's the only benefit I can think of of being an administrator."

"So, she came in looking for something?"