The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

Henry, who was also asleep, said in bed, "The Forbidden Forest isn't actually that dangerous. You don't know, but my dad told me those Gryffindor guys often sneak into the Forbidden Forest to play... If it were really that dangerous, do you think they would ever come back?"

Tom just lay down on his bed without saying a word.

What happened tonight was so shocking that it took him a long time to calm down.

Especially when Li Weide took action...

He found that if he wanted to catch up with Li Weide, he would have to put in much more effort than he had imagined!

Li Weide's magic that he had never even heard of, and the powerful transformation spell that destroyed corpses...

The more Tom thought about it, the more frustrated he became.

Thinking about this, Tom felt more and more that he needed those "magic powers".

"It's certainly an exaggeration..." Levid placed Nagini, wrapped around his wrist, back into her nest at the head of the bed. "I can say I've come back with a great return this time."

"What did you find in the Forbidden Forest?" Henry asked quickly.

"We found several fang geraniums and traces of a unicorn, and picked up a lot of its fallen hair!" Li Weide vividly told his roommate what he had just seen and heard.

Of course, Li Weide did not mention the part about the goblins. Now is not the time to talk about this.

As Alphard and Henry envied him, Livid tentatively called out into the air, "Toby, are you there?"

"Yes! Master Wade!" Toby appeared directly in front of Li Weide and said respectfully: "According to your instructions, Toby is waiting here for Master Wade!"

Henry and Alphard were startled when they suddenly saw a house elf appear.

Tom sat up in bed. "When did you call Toby?"

"Before I went to solitary confinement, I sent him a letter and asked him to wait here." Li Weide said casually.

"What did you ask him to do?" asked Tom.

Li Weide picked up the bag and waved it towards Tom. "We have to sell the materials inside, right?"

Then he handed the bag to Toby and said, "Go and do as I instructed you before."

"Yes! Master Wade!" Toby took Li Weide's bag with a solemn face, and then disappeared into the air.

Even though Toby's previous master lived a very miserable life, he was still a dark wizard.

So, Toby used to help his master sell things...

Therefore, it is completely feasible to ask Toby to help sell Li Weide's materials.

Although the wizards who opened shops looked down on house-elves, they still took seriously the elves who brought things to sell.

Because there is often a pure-blood family behind them.

After all, not every wizarding family has house-elves.

Therefore, no matter how much they look down on house-elves, they dare not neglect them, so as not to offend the pure-blood family behind them.

Henry sighed and said, "I knew your family was extraordinary, Wade. They even have house elves... We had one in our family before, but she died of old age."

Li Weide just smiled and didn't explain. It was fine to let them misunderstand like this.

Just as Li Weide was chatting with his roommates and preparing to change clothes and rest.

There was a sudden knock on the dormitory door.

"Come in, the door is not locked." Li Weide said.

The dormitory door creaked open and Andre strode in.

Henry and Alphard jumped out of bed instantly, wands in hand, even though they couldn't even cast a levitation spell...

"Shafik, what are you doing in our dormitory?" Alphard asked warily.

Andre glanced around the dormitory and his eyes fell on Li Weide.

"Li, I'm here to see you."

"Oh? What do you want from me?" Li Weide looked at Andre with interest.

Andre looked very nervous, but since they had only been separated for a few minutes, Li Weide didn't know what he was here for.

"As for the question you asked me before, I now have the answer!" Andre said solemnly.

Before, Li Weide asked Andre if he wanted to hang out with him.

Li Weide smiled and asked: "Then your answer is..."

Andre took a deep breath and said, "I've decided to join you... and follow you!"

Originally, Andre didn't plan to join either side, but...

After seeing Li Weide's true abilities tonight, his heart was already shaken.

What's more, after learning about that "magical power" tonight, he was even more excited!

Andre knew very well that if Li Weide obtained that kind of power, he would never share it with an outsider like him, unless... he decided to follow him sincerely!

Thinking of the power that can make people stronger, Andre still couldn't fall asleep.

The Shafik family really needs to become stronger!

After much deliberation, Andre finally decided to meet Li Weide and then... become Li Weide's follower!

When Li Weide saw Andre's expression, he knew he was serious.

However, didn't I deliberately reveal the information about the "residues" to them just to achieve the current effect?

"Very good, Andre, I knew you could make the right choice." Li Weide said with a smile.

Tom was not surprised at all. Knowing that there was a power that could make him stronger, only a fool would not join in and get a piece of the pie!

Henry and Alphard looked at the scene in disbelief.

A senior student...a senior student who had a grudge against Li Weide before, now comes over and says he wants to follow Li Weide, a freshman?

"I doubt I'm awake yet." Alphard said blankly.

Henry didn't say anything, but leaned forward and pinched Alphard with his hand.

Alphard screamed, "Ouch! It hurts!"

"It seems that I am not dreaming! But...what exactly happened?"

Henry mused, “You want to join us, who knows if what you said is true?”

Andre said seriously: "I can make an unbreakable vow!"

His words immediately made Henry and Alphard shut up.

Even Tom couldn't help but look at him again.

Once the oath was made, Andre would never betray Li Weide again.

"Okay, I accept!" Li Weide extended his hand very decisively. "Tom, you be our witness."

An unbreakable vow can reassure both yourself and the other person, and it is indeed a good idea.

Anyway, this was a unilateral oath that Andre swore to Li Weide. If he betrayed Li Weide, he, Andre, would have to die, and Li Weide, as the object of the oath, did not have to pay the price.

When Andre left, the joy on his face was beyond words.

Since Li Weide accepted his oath, it means that Li Weide has implicitly agreed to help their Shafik family in the future!

Thus, Li Weide had his first follower.

"Tom... this way, we've taken the first step."

"What's the first step?"

"You know what I mean, don't you?"

"Haha, you're finally not going to hide anymore, Vader?"

Chapter 88 Tom, are you concerned about my safety?

Nurmengard.

Grindelwald quietly put down the book in his hands.

In his recent contact with Anne, he learned some very interesting things.

The two children I follow have already formed their own small group just a few days after school started.

Although to a large extent, they were forced by other pure-blood wizards, it also shows the extraordinaryness of these two little guys.

The most important thing is that Li Weide seems to be very supportive of some of his own ideas?

Grindelwald stood up and looked out the window at the gloomy mountains.

"Those two kids will have a huge impact on my career. I can foresee that. It's just a pity that I didn't see whether it would be a positive or negative impact... Why is everything about them so vague?"

"Perhaps, I should take the initiative to contact those two children and find a way to get them to join us..."

The wind blew in from the window, blowing out several candles on the table. Grindelwald's figure instantly disappeared into the darkness, flickering with the dim light of the fireplace...

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Hogwarts.

Principal room.

Dumbledore frowned at the fireplace in front of him.

The fireplace was burning brightly and the room was very warm, but Dumbledore felt a little confused.

"You look a little disturbed, Albus."

Behind Dumbledore, Headmaster Dippet slowly approached the fire.

"Armand, Grindelwald's recent actions are increasingly perplexing to me," Dumbledore said, frowning. "I thought he wanted a decisive battle, but... just when we were all ready to make a decisive move, he backed off..."

"His power is not as strong as it used to be. It's normal for him to retreat, right?" Principal Dippet said softly.

Dumbledore shook his head and said worriedly, "But this is not like his style. I am worried...something has happened again."

They were clearly ready for a decisive battle, but... the Wu Zetian party suddenly retreated.

Logically speaking, Grindelwald's actions would deal a huge blow to their side's morale, which is really very unreasonable!

"That is to say, something must have happened among them that I'm unaware of..." Dumbledore said, "The worrying thing is that we have no idea what it is. If we continue to wait like this, we'll be handing the initiative over to them..."

Principal Dippet asked, "So, you plan to actively seek them out and then engage in a decisive battle with them?"

"Well... the Ministry of Magic has the same idea. It's not good for this war to drag on too long. The Muggle world is not at peace at all now, and war is imminent... I'm worried that Grindelwald will take advantage of the Muggle war. If that happens, perhaps the International Statute of Secrecy will become worthless overnight." Dumbledore's eyes were full of worry.

"Judging from his previous arguments, he shouldn't let wizards be in danger at will. But now, no matter how you look at it, it's not the best time to expose the wizarding world to the whole world. I think that although he is crazy, he should not be so indifferent to the lives and safety of ordinary wizards. This is not in line with his usual stance. If he really does this, they will collapse internally." The dim light from the fireplace shone on Principal Dippet's wrinkled face, appearing bright and dim.

Dumbledore said, "I used to think the same, but... now, I'm gradually unable to guess what he's thinking. I can't bet everything on the fact that his mind remains unchanged. We must seize the initiative!"

"But they're deliberately hiding. Even if we want to start a war, we won't be able to find them," said Principal Dippet. "You know, the International Confederation of Wizards just returned from their investigation... The entire Nurmengard Castle has vanished... And the wizarding parties that were previously active around the world have also vanished overnight..."

"The castle couldn't have disappeared for no reason... The most likely possibility is that he used a spell like the Fidelius Charm to wipe the entire castle out from the face of the world... The question is, why would he do that? Amando, if this continues, it will be really disadvantageous to us."

"Don't worry too much, Albus. You're a little impatient. In fact, we're not the only ones who are anxious. As you said before, suddenly going into hiding has dealt a severe blow to the morale of the Witch Party. If Grindelwald does nothing, they will collapse on their own, so... in my opinion, they will take action soon. It's better to wait and see."

"It seems that there is really no way at the moment..." Dumbledore said helplessly.

Even if he wanted to take the initiative, if the other party deliberately hid themselves, they would not be able to find them.

"I think you should focus on teaching for now. The war that Grindelwald started isn't solely your responsibility." Principal Dippet suddenly smiled. "Speaking of teaching, those two children you brought back are truly extraordinary."

"Hmm? What happened to them?" Dumbledore asked confusedly.

After the Sorting ceremony, Dumbledore continued to work on Grindelwald's affairs.

After finding nothing, I only returned to Hogwarts today, so I don’t know what Levid and the others have been doing these days.

"These two new freshmen knocked down seven or eight students who came to cause trouble for them on their first day, including three from senior grades. It seems that you taught them a lot before school started." Principal Dippet said with a smile.

"Is there such a thing?" Dumbledore was also a little surprised.

However, what surprised him was why they had conflicts with their classmates as soon as they entered school, not that they could knock down so many people.

You know, before entering school, Li Weide had been able to use his wisdom and ability to defeat several members of the Wu Cui Party during their siege. His ability is indeed outstanding.

This is also one of the reasons why Dumbledore pays special attention to the two of them.

"What was the cause of the conflict?" asked Dumbledore.