Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 288: Compulsory Wizarding Education Law?
"Grindelwald is perfectly clear-headed." Levid shook his head. "He knows full well that you're stalling for him. Otherwise, Mr. Scamander wouldn't have simply inspected and declared him failing and then walked away. That's why he's willing to hand over the level design to me. This way, he can start his education reform plan sooner."

"Well... since you have signed a contract with him, there is really no way to delay it. But that's good too, because this way, he won't be able to bother you because of the Elder Wand." Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief and even smiled again.

Li Weide asked in surprise: "Professor, you don't blame me for ruining your delay plan?"

"Your safety is the most important, Wade..." Dumbledore smiled. "Besides, there's actually not much point in delaying. The reason we've been delaying, besides wanting to disgust Grindelwald, is also to give the students more time to train before they start their journey. Their strength is still a little insufficient, and I'm worried they might be in danger while trying to pass the level. But now that the level design is in your hands, I feel much more at ease."

"Professor, I can't reduce the difficulty too much, but... I can redesign and strengthen the rescue function!" Li Weide said solemnly.

"That's enough! Vader!" said Dumbledore happily.

Originally, Grindelwald's level design was filled with all kinds of dangerous dark creatures and magical animals, and there was almost no rescue function. Unless you fell completely, no one would come to rescue you until the last moment!

Basically, once you enter the level, there is no option to give up!

Either you pass the level normally and come out from the bottom, or you are carried out...

This greatly increases the possibility of students facing fatal danger.

After all, even tigers doze off sometimes. If the person in charge of the rescue fails to save the student in time, the student will be dead!

According to Grindelwald's initial harsh idea, he wanted his students to get hurt more. Only when they are afraid of getting hurt will they work hard to become stronger and pursue power more!

Sometimes, the transformation of thought happens subtly and there is no need to give speeches to everyone all day long.

And now, Li Weide has the power to design levels, so he can definitely add a rescue function. After all, the contract only states that the difficulty will not be reduced, but it doesn't mention the rescue function!
In this way, at least there will be no situation where seriously injured students are unable to receive timely treatment.

Students can avoid facing fatal dangers to the greatest extent possible.

"Actually, I've always been a little confused, Professor," Li Weide asked.

"What is it?" Dumbledore asked.

Levid asked doubtfully, "Once Grindelwald's actions are made public...how could parents possibly agree? No one wants their children to undergo such a dangerous test. Moreover, if there are casualties, how will Hogwarts face the angry parents? How will the Ministry of Magic face the angry public? If even one student is killed or injured, Hogwarts will have to close, right?"

When Dumbledore heard Levid's question, his expression became gloomy.

Levander saw Dumbledore's entanglement...

"The British Ministry of Magic... and the ministries of magic of several countries surrounding the UK jointly passed a new law not long ago... In fact, I also thought this law was very good at first..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"What law?"

"The Compulsory Wizarding Education Act... Within the enrollment area of ​​Hogwarts, all young wizards of appropriate age must come to Hogwarts to receive education! It is illegal to prevent young wizards of appropriate age from enrolling in Hogwarts. After the law was promulgated, subsidies for poor students were also increased... and the time when this law was passed... was before Grindelwald brought the education reform plan to me..." said Dumbledore.

Levid took a breath of cold air. It had to be said that Grindelwald's move was very cruel.

First of all, many people are not clear about the education reform. Even if they have heard about it, they have only vaguely heard about it and do not know the specific content.

Therefore, before Grindelwald proposed the education reform, he sent someone to quietly propose this law, and not many people could react.

In fact, most people thought this law was a good one. After all, it would allow many young wizards who, for various reasons, were unable to attend school to have the right to an education. It would also increase student aid, allowing many previously impoverished students to have a better life.

In particular, for special cases like Flitwick, it became easier to enroll.

If this law had been implemented earlier, Dumbledore would not have had to go to so much trouble to get Flitwick enrolled.

Therefore, the "Compulsory Wizarding Education Act" was naturally passed smoothly...

But this seemingly good law, combined with the educational reform that Grindelwald is about to carry out, becomes a bad thing!
Because this is equivalent to blocking the way for parents to withdraw their children from school! If you don’t let your children continue to go to school, it is illegal!
"What about transferring schools?" Li Weide asked again.

"Of course you can transfer, but you need to submit an application... and before the application is approved, the student still needs to study at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said in a deep voice.

Li Weide took another breath. Apply? It would be a wonder if he could be successful!

You can just find some excuse and delay your application for ten days or half a month! Until you give up...

He had seen this kind of trick many times before he came to this world...

Dumbledore continued, "It was only when I received Grindelwald's educational reform plan that I learned of the connection between the two, but... it was too late. It was also only then that I realized that the British Ministry of Magic had been deeply infiltrated by Grindelwald... After all, according to the Ministry of Magic's previous efficiency, it would take at least a year or two to implement new laws, but this time it only took a short time..."

Levid understood it perfectly. "If the Ministry of Magic is controlled by Grindelwald, then the public's anger will not affect their decision-making at all. As long as the Ministry of Magic withstands the pressure, Hogwarts will not be closed because of the death or injury of students..."

According to the original history, the reason why Hogwarts was almost closed after the basilisk was killed by the basilisk was because of pressure from the Ministry of Magic, not pressure from the public.

And now that the Ministry of Magic is under the control of our own people, who can force Hogwarts to close?
At the same time, Levid also understood why Dumbledore was so conflicted.

He is blaming himself!
If he had not been afraid of power and had really followed Principal Dippet's advice and entered politics earlier, perhaps these things could have been prevented from happening.

But now... as the Ministry of Magic is gradually infiltrated, even if Dumbledore wants to go into politics now, he is powerless to do anything about many things.

Dumbledore was tormented by the feeling that he had the ability to stop it but was powerless.

Therefore, after hearing Levid's question, Dumbledore felt so guilty and conflicted...

Li Wei De couldn't help but admire him. "This old guy... he's really thoughtful. He's blocked all the escape routes... As expected, Grindelwald, who has changed his style, is much more dangerous than before."

Dumbledore sighed, clutching the Elder Wand tightly in his hand. "When the last resort comes... I have no choice but to..."

Li Weide quickly held his hand. "Not really, not really, it hasn't reached that point yet! At least... the level design is in my hands, isn't it?"

With Grindelwald's wisdom, he would certainly have thought that Dumbledore might take a risky move. Levid didn't believe that he was completely unprepared!
Therefore, even if Dumbledore really intended to kill Grindelwald at all costs, he might not succeed.

If Dumbledore were to go all out and still fail, things would be even more complicated. "Hmm...yes, that's certainly good news." Dumbledore's tense expression finally relaxed a bit.

At this time, Professor McGonagall, who had been listening for a long time, finally understood half of it.

Although I still don’t understand the first two Grindelwalds, at least I understand the latter ones.

"Wade, since you designed the level, can you remove those dark creatures in it?" Professor McGonagall said anxiously.

She really couldn't imagine how helpless her young students would feel when facing those powerful dark creatures...

Moreover, the most terrifying thing about dark creatures is not their aggressiveness, but the fact that many of their attacks carry strong black magic curses!

If we are not careful, those students may be left with scars that they will have to bear for the rest of their lives...

Of course, having scars is still lucky... What if I were disabled... losing an arm or something, it would be a lifelong thing!
Ordinary disabilities are nothing in the wizarding world, and regenerating severed limbs is still possible.

However, that is only limited to ordinary injuries!

If you are injured by a black magic curse, there is no possibility of regeneration!

In the original history, the legendary Auror Moody was like this...

The long battle with the dark wizards caused him to lose an eye and a leg.

Because the dark wizard's attack contained a dark magic curse, his lost eyes and legs could not be regenerated! The horrible scars on his face caused by the dark magic could not be removed at all!
Li Wei De pondered and said, "Although Grindelwald requires that the difficulty not be reduced too much, there are still some solutions. First, we can do something with the dark creatures Grindelwald has prepared. For example, we can seal their cursed attacks or weaken their attack power. Or, we can simply replace some of the dangerous dark creatures with battle puppets."

"What if Grindelwald finds out?" asked Professor McGonagall.

"There's no need to hide it. We should go and talk to him openly!" Li Weide said.

"Yes...you can indeed talk to him." Dumbledore nodded.

"But...how could he agree?" Professor McGonagall asked in surprise.

Livid explained: "Professor McGonagall, although Grindelwald is a villain, his purpose is not to harm students. This is meaningless to him. His purpose in carrying out educational reform is to gradually enhance the combat capabilities of the new generation of wizards, not to obtain a large number of disabled people who have lost their combat capabilities! So, he will agree!"

Professor McGonagall hadn't come to her senses yet, so when she heard Grindelwald's plan, she subconsciously thought he wanted to harm his students.

Now after hearing what Li Weide said, I can finally feel relieved.

What Levid said made sense. Grindelwald's plan could not be to harm students. This was meaningless to him.

"I will go and speak to him," said Dumbledore.

"Let me go. After all, I am the one designing the levels now," said Li Weide.

"Then I will watch from the side," Dumbledore said solemnly, picking up his Elder Wand. "As you said, my presence will intimidate him. In this case, as long as I stand aside, he will not be able to think calmly."

"That's right." Li Weide nodded.

At that time, as long as Dumbledore stands aside, the old guy Grindelwald will at least focus 80% of his attention on Dumbledore!

This old guy is always on guard against Dumbledore's unsportsmanlike behavior.

After Levitra finished his report, Dumbledore picked up Levitra's Elder Wand and asked, "Levitra, this wand... you should know its legend?"

"Well... I've read The Legend of the Three Brothers." Li Weide said.

"Then you should know the situation of this wand... So, you have its approval?" asked Dumbledore.

Li Weide nodded and said, "I took it directly from Grindelwald. According to the rules, I am its owner now."

"Okay." Dumbledore happily handed the Elder Wand back to Levid.

Li Wei De took the Elder Wand and immediately felt the powerful magic within it again, as well as... a vague sense of dependence of the Elder Wand on him...

"This way, your strength will increase again! This will make me feel more at ease." Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Professor, can I see your wand?" Li Weide asked hesitantly.

"Of course." Dumbledore handed his Elder Wand to Levid.

Levitra took over Dumbledore's Elder Wand... This was his first time coming into contact with the Elder Wand of this world.

He felt warmth, and at the same time, Li Weide also felt the same powerful magic.

However, unlike the old wand that recognized him as its master, Levitra felt a clear sense of resistance when he held Dumbledore's old wand in his hand.

In fact, if Levid had not obtained another elder wand that submitted to him, he would not have felt this tiny gap... This is a hidden sense of resistance!

Li Weide was very sure that although he could feel the power of this magic wand, he could not unleash its full power!
Levitra nodded secretly. No wonder Voldemort was always convinced that he was the master of the Elder Wand... He had never held an Elder Wand that truly submitted to him. He could only feel the power of the Elder Wand, but not the resistance within it...

However... the two elder wands in the parallel world, although they look exactly the same, are actually two different wands!

At least, the owner they recognize is different.

Levid thought that there would be some similarities between the two wands. For example, Dumbledore's Elder Wand might also react to him.

But it turns out that the same items in parallel worlds do have their differences!
(End of this chapter)