Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

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.

After Grindelwald's antics, Dumbledore was probably furious. Asking him about it would only annoy him, even if Dumbledore wouldn't vent his anger on him.

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?"

"I don't know. Maybe she doesn't have any purpose. She just wants to do a job that she is interested in. Look, she doesn't look like a bad person." Li Weide said with a smile.

Tom didn't comment on Li Weide's joke. Who can tell good people from bad people by face reading? Can bad people carve the word "bad" on their foreheads?
"Look! Dumbledore followed Grindelwald to the back! Do you think they will fight?" Tom said excitedly.

He really wanted to see the battle between these two wizards again.

"Unless they want to tear down Hogwarts... and Grindelwald won't fight Dumbledore if he knows he can't win, and Dumbledore certainly won't. Assaulting a Ministry official is a serious crime." Levid glanced at them, then lowered his head to continue eating breakfast. "This matter may have nothing to do with us. Let's wait and see... and continue with our plan. If anything really happens, I'll take responsibility."

"Ha! You're really reliable..."

"You're being a bit surly."

"You're joking! How could I dare? I'm really admiring you from the bottom of my heart..."

"Tom, after breakfast, let's go practice. I think your fighting skills are still lacking..."

"If you want to settle a personal grudge, just say so!"

"Okay, I want to settle my personal grudge. Just give me a beating."

"You're so... unreasonable!"

"Tom, only the weak are reasonable... Look at Grindelwald, he only behaves reasonably when facing Dumbledore."

"Zhao! Hit me if you want! Come on!"

……

Dumbledore is indeed very angry now.

In the corridor next to him, he began to question Grindelwald.

"You're going too far!"

"Excessive? Didn't we already discuss this before? We will guide students to safely come into contact with the dark arts." Grindelwald said.

"We did discuss this, but how can you include this as the main content in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class?"

"If you're going to learn, then learn thoroughly. What's the difference between what you're referring to as extracurricular content and the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes we've been taught? We need to truly strengthen the new generation of wizards! This is the core content, the most important part of my educational reform!" Grindelwald was adamant about his opinion. "Can you teach? If not, the professorship will be replaced! I have many experienced people under my wing..."

"Did I say I can't teach?" Dumbledore said coldly.

"Then why are you stopping me to say these things? If you have any objections, just write a letter to the Ministry of Magic to complain!" Grindelwald pushed Dumbledore away and passed by.

Suddenly, he turned around and continued, "By the way, please keep your report as short as possible so that I can finish reading it quickly... Goodbye."

Grindelwald said this before turning and leaving triumphantly.

Go ahead and report it, the report letter will be sent to me anyway...

"You're a little impulsive, Albus..." Principal Dippet had arrived at some point.

"Feel sorry……"

"No need to apologize to me, Albus. You haven't done anything wrong... Once the Ministry of Magic issues an order, it's difficult to change it. You should be aware of his current influence in the magical world. Now that things have come to this... It's better for this part of the course to be in your hands than in the hands of the Wiccan Party."

"I see..." Dumbledore pondered for a moment, then continued, "Maybe this matter is not that bad... He only asked me to teach the Dark Arts, but he didn't say that I can't emphasize the many terrible negative effects of the Dark Arts..."

"Ha, I knew it wouldn't be difficult for you! After seeing the various terrible negative effects of black magic, maybe the students will hate it even more than before." Principal Dippet laughed.

"Oh right...Ms. Paris..."

Principal Dippet said, "I agreed."

"Why? She seems to have other purposes, and she came with Grindelwald." Dumbledore asked puzzledly.

"I can't tell you the reason right now. I can only say that she wouldn't hurt anyone at Hogwarts. And...she and Grindelwald are definitely not on the same page. I can't tell you anything more."

"You can't even tell me?" Dumbledore asked in surprise.

"No, this is something I promised someone else... Anyway, don't worry about Ms. Paris's affairs." Principal Dippet patted Dumbledore's shoulder and turned away...

(End of this chapter)