Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 299 Merlin's briefs! You are robbing!

King's Cross Station, Platform 9 and 3/4.

Li Weide waved goodbye to his friends. As the students left with their parents, the entire platform gradually became empty.

Finally, even Tom disappeared into the hidden wall on crutches.

Li Weide waited until there was no one around before walking to the corner and Apparating back to the safe house.

Since he was alone and could Apparate home, he didn't want to bother leaving through King's Cross Station.

I haven't been back for almost half a year, and there's not much dust in the safe house.

Because Toby comes back to clean it every once in a while.

In fact, safe houses are less necessary now than they were before.

Grindelwald now has a new development path and will no longer easily attack Levid and Tom.

Therefore, Tom returned to Riddle Manor to recuperate, and Dumbledore did not say anything more.

Even Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes, had left the safe house and returned to Dumbledore half a year ago.

However, after Aurelius recovered, Fox returned to him.

When Li Weide got home, Toby and Tom Cat had already returned before him.

He also brought back a lot of things from his laboratory.

However, the little snake monster Snicker was taken away by Tom.

In comparison, Snicker prefers to be with Tom, who has the talent of Parseltongue.

Li Weide packed his luggage and experimental equipment in the evening, but in the end he did not take these things out.

Although the safe house looks safe, Li Weide is not the only one who can enter.

Therefore, Li Weide's real laboratory cannot be placed in this place...

In other words, after being unable to return to the Wizard Tower, Levid now needs a new secret place.

Li Weide was not in a hurry. After resting in the safe house for a night, he got up early the next day.

"Toby, how much money do we have now?" Li Weide asked while eating breakfast.

"In reply to Master Wade, when Toby left Gringotts last time, Master still had 23,530 gold Galleons in Gringotts' vault. As for the silver Sickles and copper Knuts, Toby didn't have time to count them..." Toby said respectfully.

"Well, that's enough." Li Weide nodded.

In addition to the thousands of gold galleons he had previously exchanged for gold, he received a remittance into his treasury every month.

That was the money he earned from selling potions with his teacher, Professor Slughorn. Although he earned a lot, Levid spent even more.

However, as Levitra made more and more potions and gave them to Slughorn to sell, he made more and more money.

After a whole year, Li Weide had saved up some gold galleons...

So, he planned to buy a place where wizards gathered as his own laboratory.

As the saying goes, great men hide in plain sight; only places like this can avoid attracting attention. Then, cast the Fidelius Charm on this laboratory, and it will be very safe.

During this year, Li Weide had already figured out how to use the Fidelius Spell, and his magic power was more than enough to perform it, so there was no problem using it in this new laboratory.

In this day and age, more than 20,000 gold Galleons were enough for him to buy a nice store in Diagon Alley.

Of course, the shops in Diagon Alley are in high demand. Every inch of land in such places is a goose that lays golden eggs. Generally, no one is willing to sell them and they will only accept leasing.

Therefore, Levid's target is not Diagon Alley, but Knockturn Alley located in Diagon Alley!

Knockturn Alley is where dark wizards gather. It is filled with all kinds of goods related to dark magic, and most wizards are reluctant to go in.

Moreover, in that kind of place, there would be many rare things of unknown origin being sold from time to time, which was exactly what Li Weide liked.

After breakfast, Levid took all the gold galleons from Toby, then put on a cloak and stood in front of the fireplace.

"Toby, you and Tom Cat go and do your work first." Li Weide said in a deep voice.

Toby nodded immediately, then pulled Tom Cat up and went upstairs.

After Toby and Tom Cat disappeared, Livid took a deep breath, took out a half-worn second-hand wand and pointed it at his face...

The next second, Li Weide's body made crackling sounds. In a short while, he grew from his original height of 1.6 meters to 1.8 meters. At the same time, his face also changed...

After a while, the boy with obvious oriental features disappeared, and was replaced by a middle-aged man with a European face.

Li Wei De turned over the floor-length mirror next to him and carefully looked at the bearded middle-aged man in the mirror. Finally, he nodded with satisfaction, pulled up his cloak to cover his head, and then used Floo powder to come to the Leaky Cauldron.

Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, looked at Li Weide curiously. He was a little surprised because he had never seen this middle-aged man before.

He wanted to say a few words, but Li Weide's stern face and unapproachable look made Tom shut up.

Levid swaggered out of the Leaky Cauldron and entered Diagon Alley from the back...

Bar owner Tom looked at his back and couldn't help but curl his lips. "Nothing strange about that... maybe he's just an American tourist..."

Diagon Alley can be said to be the commercial center of the British wizarding world. Early in the morning, there are already many wizards strolling on the street.

Wearing a cloak, Li Wei De blended in naturally. After strolling on the street for a while, he soon arrived at the entrance of Knockturn Alley...

Without much hesitation, Li Weide walked inside.

In Knockturn Alley, there are many wizards who, like Levid, wear cloaks and cover their faces.

Li Weide walked among these people, completely inconspicuous.

In a place like this, if you don't disguise yourself at all, you will be the most conspicuous.

Knockturn Alley looked even busier than Diagon Alley... Even though it was still early, there were already a lot of people on the street.

Li Weide maintained an indifferent expression along the way, while quietly looking at Knockturn Alley.

The shops on both sides of Knockturn Alley sell much more exciting goods than those in Diagon Alley...

Things like dried human heads, illegal magical animal eggs, and plant seeds that are prohibited from sale are all child's play.

Li Weide also saw several vampires trapped in cages...

The dark wizard who was trafficking vampires was also promoting how useful it was to use vampires for black magic experiments.

Li Weide observed as he walked, and soon he stopped in front of a shop. This was the largest shop in the alley, decorated much more lavishly than the others.

There are bulging transparent display windows on both sides, which look very bright. If it weren't for the many black magic items displayed in the windows, Levitra would have thought it was a shop in Diagon Alley.

The name of the store - Bogin and Boker Store - was written in large gold-plated letters above the store.

This is also a famous tourist attraction...

Li Weide did not hesitate and immediately opened the door of the store.

"Jingle Bell!"

The door opened and the doorbell rang.

A man appeared in front of the counter, bent over, and was repeatedly combing the greasy hair that hung on his face with his hands.

"Welcome! I wonder if you would like to buy anything? Or if you would like to sell anything?"

Levid looked up at the man, who was the owner of Borgin and Burke's, Caractacus Burke, also known as Borgin and Burke or Mr. Borgin.

Mr. Borgin looked very young at this time, but the greed and shrewdness in his eyes were no less because of it.

"Can I take a look at it myself first?" Li Weide asked in a hoarse voice, and at the same time, he deliberately patted his bulging wallet.

"Of course!" Mr. Borgin became excited when he heard the other party was here to buy something. "But please don't touch the goods casually. You know, most of the goods here contain powerful magic."

Mr. Borgin said this as he came out from behind the counter.

As Mr. Borgin approached, Levid keenly felt the magic power on him, as well as his right hand that was always hidden in his sleeve...

Obviously, anyone who can open a store like this in Knockturn Alley cannot be weak.

"Of course I know this. Don't worry." Li Weide said as he began to look at the merchandise in the store.

Although Mr. Bogin had a smile on his face, he was also a little wary in his heart. After all, he had never seen this guest before.

Moreover... since this guest dared to show his wallet in Knockturn Alley, he must be either a fool or a powerful enough wizard with enough confidence!

Li Weide looked at a shriveled human hand in the window in front of him with great interest. He didn't expect that this hand would be sold here in this era... Has it been on sale for decades without being sold?
"This is the Hand of Glory, sir," said Mr. Borgin, with a broad smile. "Place a candle in the palm of this hand, and in a dark place only the person holding it can illuminate... It's a great help to thieves and robbers."

Li Weide looked at the glorious hand and couldn't help but touch his beard.

To be honest, he was indeed a little tempted...

However, he had other purposes today, and until Draco Malfoy came here later, this hand had not been sold...so, he was even less anxious.

"Not bad." Li Weide said lightly, and looked at the goods next to him again.

Next to the Hand of Glory, there is a deck of bloodstained playing cards.

There was also a glass eye that was always staring at people... Li Weide suspected that the artificial eye that Moody wore later was a similar product.

On the wall next to it, there was a mask with a terrifying expression.

There is a long counter against the wall.

Various human bones were piled on the counter, and strings of rusty, long, pointed instruments hung from the ceiling.

At the same time, a large black cabinet appeared in front of Li Weide.

This couldn't help but make Li Weide's heart move.

Isn't this the Vanishing Cabinet? I almost forgot about this treasure!
You know, the other Vanishing Cabinet is still in Hogwarts!
Moreover, during this period of time, the Vanishing Cabinet at Hogwarts had not yet been destroyed by Peeves!
It seems like I can find a bargain this time!
Originally, Li Weide planned to buy an item in the Boginbock store first, and then casually inquire about buying a property.

Now... just buy a disappearing cabinet!

"This cabinet is nice. You can see it's quite old." Li Weide said casually.

"Haha, sir, I know you can tell what kind of cabinet this is..." Mr. Borgin's eyes flashed with cunning.

His meaning was very clear, that is, don't pretend, I know you know what this thing is, don't pretend that you don't know the goods, just give me the price directly!
"Okay, I do know what this is... So how many gold galleons do you want?" Li Weide smiled.

"Haha... this is a Vanishing Cabinet of lost craftsmanship! It's worth this much!" Mr. Borgin held up five fingers.

"Oh? Fifty gold galleons?" Li Weide asked back.

Mr. Borgin lowered his hand. "Sir, don't be ridiculous! This is the Vanishing Cabinet! And it's not damaged in the slightest! You know that! So, the price is five hundred gold Galleons!"

Li Weide also laughed a few times, "The Vanishing Cabinet is indeed worth that much money..."

"Then..." Mr. Borgin rubbed his hands excitedly, looking at Li Weide as if he had seen the biggest sucker.

"I can give you this money, five hundred gold galleons for one cabinet...then...what about the other cabinet?" Li Weide asked with a smile.

"Uh..." Mr. Borgin's face changed. "The other cabinet..."

"Is there any problem? The disappearing cabinets are always in pairs?" Li Weide asked.

"This... I only have one here," muttered Mr. Borgin. "The other one must be broken. I can't find it."

In fact, he was also puzzled. There were always two Vanishing Cabinets together. If you got one, the other one would be unable to escape.

But this vanishing cabinet seems to have lost its magic...

This situation may be caused by either this cabinet being broken or the cabinet opposite being broken.

After checking, this cabinet was found to be in good condition, which meant that the other one was broken and lost in an unknown place...

Levander understood after hearing this. The Vanishing Cabinet in Hogwarts must have been faulty from the beginning, but after being dropped by Peeves, the damage became even more serious, so it took Draco Malfoy so long to completely repair it.

"Since you only have one, then this Vanishing Cabinet is useless... It's not worth 500 gold galleons." Li Weide sneered.

"It's still worth collecting!" Mr. Bogin said quickly. "You know, this kind of thing is a rare item in this era!"

Li Weide just shook his head.

"And how much would you like?" asked Mr. Borgin.

Li Weide held up five fingers.

Mr. Borgin looked hesitant. "Fifty Galleons..."

"Sorry, it's five gold galleons!"

"Oh! Merlin's briefs! You're robbing me!"

(End of this chapter)