Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 516 Exploiting Death's Loopholes!
Tom left, looking preoccupied.

After practicing alchemy for a while, Li Weide prepared to lie down for a bit.

Although the mind does not need rest, the body is still mortal and cannot go without rest indefinitely.

After washing up and changing into his pajamas, Li Weide climbed into his warm bed and continued his grand plan to excavate the spiritual aperture...

Since he couldn't fall asleep anyway, doing this kind of exercise while his body was resting was just right.

However, it was indeed a bit boring. In this era, there were no cell phones or anything like that. If you wanted to listen to music, you still had to rely on a phonograph.

Of course, a tape recorder wasn't a bad option either; tape recorders already existed in this era, but the sound quality was rather disappointing.

"Hmm... I'll go find one and modify it sometime."

As Li Weide was thinking this, a book beside him floated to his eyes and opened automatically...

"Tuk tuk..."

At that moment, there was another knock on the door.

Li Weide looked towards the door with some confusion.

It's getting late, who else would come looking for me?

Li Weide felt it must be something urgent, otherwise the person wouldn't have been so impatient as to not even wait until the next day.

He raised his hand, and the door lock clicked open.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Dumbledore entered.

His eyes looked strange, a mixture of anticipation and trepidation...

Li Wade got out of bed and looked at Dumbledore with some surprise.

"Professor, is there something urgent that you've come so late?"

Dumbledore felt a little embarrassed when he saw that Rivendare had already lain down.

“I’m sorry, Wade. I came to see you to ask you a question. Actually, I wanted to ask you this while we were eating, but... it wasn’t convenient then. I was thinking of coming to see you the next day, but... I just couldn’t fall asleep, so... so, I had to bother you so late at night.”

Upon hearing this, Li Weide immediately became interested.

What could be so unsettling and evasive that it could make someone like Dumbledore so anxious and hesitant to speak?

Li Weide thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer.

“It’s alright, Professor, I haven’t gone to sleep yet anyway,” Li Weide said with a smile.

He put on a coat, invited Dumbledore to sit on the sofa, and then sat down opposite him, pouring him a warm Hufflepuff cocktail.

“Tonight… I saw Professor Slytherin and Professor Gryffindor resurrected…” Dumbledore said hesitantly.

“Oh… I haven’t had a chance to tell you about those two yet… Is the question you’re asking tonight related to them?” Li Weide asked, stroking his chin, a vague guess forming in his mind.

“You could say that… My question is, is their resurrection related to you?” Dumbledore asked hopefully.

Li Weide leaned back slowly in his chair. "Indeed... I should say that they are all related to me."

"Then..." Dumbledore's voice trembled slightly, "You possess the means to bring the dead back to life on the Resurrection Stone?"

really……

Li Weide sighed. "You want me to help you resurrect your family members, right?"

"Is...is it possible?" Dumbledore looked at Livid with anticipation, his hand holding the cup trembling.

“I’m sorry, Professor… I can’t do that yet. The resurrection of Professors Slytherin and Gryffindor has other reasons… just like Professor Hufflepuff. I can’t reveal too much about the specifics…” Li Wade said somewhat reluctantly.

Dumbledore dropped his cup, spilling the drink onto the coffee table, where it slowly trickled down and dripped onto the carpet…

Dumbledore closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, Wade... I lost my composure. I should have known better..."

He placed his hand on the table, and the spilled drink flowed back into the cup.

Li Wade understood why Dumbledore had such thoughts.

Because Dumbledore knew that the Resurrection Stone was now in Livid's hands, and that Livid happened to be surrounded by several people who should have died...

No wonder Dumbledore misunderstood.

Dumbledore seemed to have all his strength drained away. He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes red-rimmed.

From hope to disappointment to despair, only a few seconds passed, but for Dumbledore, it felt like an eternity.

When Li Weide saw his appearance, the soft spot in his heart was deeply touched.

I've been away from my original world for several years now. My family probably thinks I'm dead... "Professor... I... I can try..."

"No need, Wade." Dumbledore adjusted his mindset.

"Professor, there must be some way..."

Li Weide thought of Death, and that resurrection stone that was completely different from the one in the original story. Perhaps...

Dumbledore waved his hand to stop Livid from speaking.

“I don’t doubt your abilities, Wade… You should focus your energy on what needs to be done; your affairs are the most important! As for my family… Now that they’re gone… I should have accepted reality long ago. You were right before, we’ll reunite in another world, so why should I rush things?”

Dumbledore eventually left dejectedly, and at that moment, Li Wade didn't know what to say to comfort this grieving man.

Li Weide sighed after the door was locked again.

"Are the dead truly beyond resurrection?"

There was no one in the room, but his words sounded like he was asking someone a question.

But surprisingly, someone actually answered.

"No, it's impossible. Those whose souls have gone to the world of the dead cannot be resurrected. As you know, their soul power helps me suppress the hellish barriers of this world... This is also the meaning of the world of the dead. For this reason, once a soul goes to the world of the dead, it cannot return. Of course, with me here, it's still possible to let them come back for a visit temporarily, but the time cannot be too long, otherwise it will cause them great harm."

Death sat in Dumbledore's seat, picked up the untouched drink, and without any concern for the spilled liquid, took a small sip.

"I knew you'd be there."

"I've said it before, I'm always here, and I'm everywhere..." Death said softly.

“That resurrection stone… when I used it for the first time, it seemed to really summon those undead back… this seems a bit different from the legends… did you make this?” Li Weide asked.

He had forgotten to ask this question before. When he first used the resurrection stone, he discovered that it was completely different from the one described in the original work!
The summoned undead were supposed to be fake, but they looked real!
"This was indeed my doing. When you weren't looking, I secretly did some tricks on the Resurrection Stone... just like I refined your Elder Wand," Death smiled.

"That's a bit strange. Why would you do that?" Li Weide asked curiously.

He could have guessed that Death had been watching him for a long time.

But why would Death tamper with the Resurrection Stone and bring back the real dead?

"Do you think Dumbledore is more powerful now, or was he more powerful before?" Death asked.

"Of course, the current one is more powerful."

"Then why has he become stronger now?"

"Of course, it's because after seeing the soul of a loved one, the knot in my heart was untied..." Li Weide paused, he had already understood the reason.

“Yes… what you’re going to do in the future is very dangerous, so the more powerful helpers you have, the better. Your professor is very strong, but unfortunately, he has a mental block that prevents him from fully realizing his potential. He can definitely be a great help, so I’ll let him unlock his true power…”

"That Tom..."

"The reason is the same. Tom, having abandoned the Dark Arts, also couldn't fully realize his potential. Therefore, he could only fully develop his potential by following Dumbledore's path... And letting him see his mother's spirit helped him understand the power of love. That day, I unlocked the shackles in both of their hearts... It was killing two birds with one stone." Death's tone was somewhat smug.

Li Weide sighed, then sincerely gave Death a thumbs up, "Truly awesome..."

Just by summoning a few undead, he gained two powerful allies... This move is truly impeccable.

"What a pity... If those guys could really be resurrected... Dumbledore might become even stronger." As Li Wade said this, his eyes kept sneaking glances at Death in front of him.

“Little one, you can’t be too greedy. Once a person’s soul enters the world of the dead, it can never be resurrected. Slytherin was able to be resurrected because his soul never went to the world of the dead.”

Li Weide's eyes lit up, "So... those ghosts can also..."

Death smiled at Li Wade, "You can give it a try... However, other ghosts are ultimately different from Slytherins. If you want to resurrect them, you'll have to solve the problem yourself."

"It's good that there's a possibility." Li Weide snapped his fingers.

Many of the ghosts in Hogwarts Castle were quite powerful in life.

In this way, the number of helpers has increased... Living people, in terms of spirituality and potential, are ultimately incomparable to those who are cloned.

"Oh, right... I have another question." Li Weide suddenly remembered something else.

"What wicked idea have you come up with this time to exploit loopholes in my rules?" Death looked at him with great interest.

“They are indeed dead in this world, then…” Li Weide’s eyes sparkled.

Death laughed, "As expected of you, little thing, you actually found a loophole... You're really full of wicked schemes..."

"So, you're saying there's nothing wrong with what I'm doing?"

"As long as you remember the rules I told you before, you'll be fine. Otherwise, you'll have to start all over again..."

(End of this chapter)