Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 333 The more people there are, the bigger the place is, and the more disputes there are

"Huh? That's really strange." Zhang San muttered as he stared at Dumbledore.

"What's so strange?" asked Dumbledore.

"In all these days, you are the first person who didn't leave immediately after asking Li Weide..." Zhang San said in surprise.

"Because I still have some questions to ask you, Mr. Zhang." Dumbledore said with a smile.

Looking at Dumbledore's warm smile, Zhang San touched his chin and said, "You look like a good person... Please come in. I have a lot of questions to ask you."

At this time, Zhang San was the only one at home, so after he invited Dumbledore to sit down in the living room, he brought a set of tea sets over to make tea for Dumbledore.

Dumbledore looked at Zhang San curiously as he demonstrated his complicated tea-making skills...

However, Zhang San's question had already arrived, "You don't look like someone unknown, so... who are you?"

"Albus Dumbledore. Professor... and Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts." Dumbledore deliberately added Vice-Headmaster, not out of vanity, but to make the subsequent conversation easier.

In the European wizarding world, Hogwarts is still a very famous name. Every professor at Hogwarts is respected, not to mention the headmaster of Hogwarts.

Sure enough, after hearing Dumbledore's title, Zhang San paused in making tea.

"Please..." Zhang San pushed the teacup in front of Dumbledore. "Since you are a professor at Hogwarts, I feel relieved. Besides... I have heard of Dumbledore's name since I came to England."

Dumbledore picked up the hot teacup and took a sip, imitating Zhang San's behavior.

Slightly bitter, but sweet in the throat... Even though Dumbledore doesn't like tea, he has to say that this is indeed good tea.

"Good tea... I now realize that what I drank before couldn't even be called tea." Dumbledore sighed.

"I knew you appreciated it." Zhang San smiled and said, "If you like it, you can take some back with you."

"Thank you very much... Well, I'm the one visiting today, so if you have any questions, you can ask them first." Dumbledore put down his teacup and smiled.

"Who is Li Weide? Why do so many people come to me to ask questions?" Zhang San asked first.

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore looked at Zhang San in surprise. Since Zhang San asked this question, it meant that he was not a member of the Levid family.

"Wade is a student at Hogwarts. As for why so many people come to you to ask questions... it's because they want to know whether you are from the mysterious family behind him..." Dumbledore replied.

Zhang San looked at Dumbledore with a puzzled look. Obviously, Dumbledore's answer gave him more questions.

"I suppose you have also seen the report in the Daily Prophet about St. Mungo's discovering the formula for a potion that can effectively cure dragon pox?" asked Dumbledore.

"Yes... the front page headline, Malfoy becomes the first person to be completely cured of dragon pox... This is big news, you can't miss it!" Zhang San said with a sigh.

"The mysterious man who delivered the potion formula to St. Mungo's as mentioned in the report... is Wade." Dumbledore smiled.

"So these people are starting to suspect that there's a powerful family behind him? And this formula was given to him by his family?" Zhang San understood a little. "If this is true, then the family behind Li Weide is no ordinary person! They can even give out formulas for potions like Dragon Pox without any hesitation..."

Dumbledore nodded and said, "Many people want to find the family behind Wade and discuss cooperation with them... Since they can come up with the potion formula for curing dragon pox without blinking an eye, they must have many other more valuable things... Mr. Zhang, you happened to join the Ministry of Magic at this time, and... it seems that you all went to the Soviet Union a month ago..."

Zhang San was stunned. He recalled the conversation he had with Li Weide when they met unexpectedly that day, and suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is... I actually only met Levid once, that day in Diagon Alley... Since we are both Chinese, we chatted for a while. He did tell me that he was also in the Soviet Union at that time... But, in fact, we didn't meet in the Soviet Union. The reason we knew each other was in the Soviet Union was because we encountered and taught a lesson to the same group of thugs." Zhang San replied.

Dumbledore blinked. "As far as I know, a month ago, the daughter of the head of the Soviet Auror Office disappeared. The Ministry of Magic sent all Aurors to search the Soviet Union for a long time..."

"This has nothing to do with me!" Zhang San said quickly.

Dumbledore sighed, "I know it may have nothing to do with you, but... it's hard to say about that little guy Wade. Although he is a good boy, but... he always gets into trouble..."

In fact, after Dumbledore learned that Levid had secretly visited the Soviet Union, he began to suspect that these things were related to him.

After all, Li Weide was never a quiet child, and he didn't know why Li Weide suddenly ran to the Soviet Union.

"People who often get into trouble cannot be called good kids." Zhang San said casually.

Dumbledore smiled. "It's normal for children to be mischievous. As long as they don't go astray in important matters, they can still be called good children." "Alright... I've finished asking you my questions. It's your turn." Zhang San poured Dumbledore another cup of tea.

"Actually, when I was answering your questions, I also figured out some things... Relatively speaking, I have fewer questions to ask you..." Dumbledore took another sip of tea.

Zhang San looked at Dumbledore, waiting for him to ask questions.

"I want to ask... do you think there really is a mysterious family behind that child Wade?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

Zhang San stroked his mustache. "First of all, I'm not sure how that kid came to England. When I first met him, he told me he was an orphan... but the abilities he displayed in front of me didn't seem like those of a helpless orphan."

"He has always done very well in school..."

"Do you at Hogwarts teach students of this age how to Apparate?" asked Zhang San.

Dumbledore shook his head. "We didn't teach him. He seems to have learned it on his own... I didn't ask him about it either. Everyone has their own little secrets, right?"

Dumbledore knew that much of Levitra's dark magic came from the tower in the Forbidden Forest.

But magic like Apparition was not found in that tower that housed a large collection of dark magic...

"That's it. So, when I first met him, I felt that he must come from a very good wizard family. However, he told me that he was an orphan..." Zhang San made a judgment.

Dumbledore pondered for a moment. "You and he come from the same country... In your opinion, which family does Levid come from?"

Zhang San smiled and said, "In our country, there are countless wizards and families with the surname Li. Just knowing a surname is not enough to tell which family he comes from."

"Besides... the wizards in our country are different from you. They prefer to hide more than you do. There are countless hidden families hiding in the mountains and forests... You just avoid the prying eyes of Muggles, but we, even our fellow wizards, avoid them too... In fact, our Ministry of Magic can be said to be somewhat in name only. Most wizarding families do not agree with it."

China is too big, with a huge population base, so there must be a lot of wizards of local origin.

However, there are no magic academies in China, and students’ education is more of a family education.

As a result, it is not uncommon for wizards to compete for resources and heritage.

Because of this, wizards are not only wary of Muggles, but also more wary of fellow wizards who also have magical powers...

It is normal for a hidden family to develop quietly, so... even Zhang San, who is also a Chinese, finds it difficult to know which Li family Li Weide comes from.

Dumbledore suddenly asked curiously, "Then...what if they are little wizards of Muggle-born origin? They don't have any family education..."

Zhang San replied, "Not all families are hidden. Those that aren't hidden have their own spheres of influence... Any young wizard born within their sphere of influence will be taken in and educated from a young age... and naturally become a member of the family when they grow up. Because of the endless supply of talent, these families have become increasingly powerful. In fact, within their territories, their words are far more effective than those of the Ministry of Magic. On the contrary, some hidden families have gradually declined... and many useful traditions have slowly disappeared into history..."

No matter which country it is, the level of civilization in the wizarding world is lower than that in the Muggle world... Therefore, in the wizarding world of this era, it is difficult for countries to understand each other.

Even a wizard like Dumbledore had to listen to Zhang San's narration to understand the current situation of that ancient country in the far East.

"Is it difficult to understand?" Zhang San smiled at Dumbledore's expression. "Actually, it's not that difficult to understand. Our country is very large, so naturally, the conflicts will be greater..."

Dumbledore silently compared the land areas of China and the United Kingdom, and then he really understood...

The more people there are, the bigger the place is, the more disputes there are...it's the same everywhere.

"I understand. I will tell others that you are not from the family behind Wade. This way, no one will bother you." Dumbledore stood up and prepared to leave.

After all, he had basically understood what he wanted to know.

"It's useless. Even if you help me clarify, those people won't believe it..." Zhang San sighed. He was all too familiar with the mutual suspicion and coveting of each other's resources among these wizards. "In fact, you don't believe it completely, right?"

Dumbledore opened his lips slightly, then sighed, "Mr. Zhang, although I don't want to admit it, but... you are indeed right. However, I came here today only to find out about Wade's life experience, with no other purpose..."

"And to stop Grindelwald and Levid's families from joining forces. Isn't this one of your goals?" Zhang San added.

Dumbledore sighed again, "You are right... I don't want those ambitious people to ruin a promising young man."

(End of this chapter)