Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 517 You can't handle Veela, let your brother handle it!
The next morning, Toby used a levitation charm to move all of Livid's Christmas presents in.

The gifts were piled up on Li Weide's bedside, like a small mountain...

“Young Master Wade, these are Christmas gifts from your friends,” Toby said respectfully.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Toby. You can go and do other things now," Li Weide said casually.

Toby, who had been told he had worked hard, left the house excitedly, muttering things like "Young Master Wade is the best master in the world"...

Li Weide, who was used to it, stretched and then glanced at the gift in front of him.

These gifts must have been carefully selected to be delivered to him; they were all from friends Li Weide knew.

"Huh?" Li Weide exclaimed in surprise.

Among the pile of gifts, he was struck by a beautiful, pure black phonograph and a vinyl record.

"I was thinking of buying one myself, who is so considerate..."

Li Weide ran to the phonograph and saw a note on it.

After unfolding the note, Li Weide found that there were no words on it, only a small sickle drawn on it.

"Hiss... Goodness... I didn't expect her to hear me just because I casually said something."

Li Weide was stunned. He was probably the only person in history to receive a Christmas present from Death…

Oops... Oh no, I forgot to deliver it to her...

Forget it, she's a god, does she really need a gift from you? Helping her stabilize this world line is the best gift you can give her.

Having figured this out, Li Weide felt relieved.

He inspected the phonograph and discovered that the machine did not require electricity or a chain.

Li Weide picked up the record and put it on, and a melodious tune began to play...

"Hmm... In this era, a record should only be able to hold one song, right?"

As Li Weide was thinking this, the phonograph suddenly projected a small light screen.

The screen was filled with the names of the tracks...

"hiss……"

Indeed, could this gift from God be something simple? This album probably contains all the tracks from around the world so far, right?
Amidst the melodious music, Li Weide also took a rare morning break, carefully unwrapping all the gifts.

He didn't enter the laboratory until the afternoon.

The crown had been placed back in the laboratory. When Li Weide entered, the crown shimmered with a ghostly blue light and greeted him.

“The second phase of research and development can begin,” Li Weide said.

"Understood." A female voice came from the crown.

"I may be away for a while, and my return date is uncertain. Everything is proceeding according to plan... If I am not back by then, you should know what to do."

"I know."

Li Weide stretched again. "It's about time to fix my system... and then inherit my legacy from the other world. Hmm? That sounds a little strange..."

……

After the banquet, apart from those who were already staying at the Moving Castle, all the other guests had left one after another.

Of course, a very few remained, such as a certain Veela that refused to leave.

When Li Weide was carrying the nutrient solution to feed the magical creatures, she stopped him at the door.

"Why can't I move into the castle? I've already moved to the floating city... Please, I love it here, please let me stay..."

Apolline clung to Li Weide's sleeve, pleading with tears streaming down her face, looking so pitiful that even Li Weide found it hard to resist.

The allure of the Veela is not something everyone can resist.

"Then tell me, have you had any dreams lately?"

Li Weide turned his head and asked, while also trying to pull his sleeve back from Apollin's hand.

But he tried several times and still couldn't budge it...

“I haven’t been dreaming lately,” Apolline shook her head. “You know I can only have prophetic dreams about myself. How long has it been since you last contacted me? Even if I do dream, you won’t get any warnings!”

“Hey…you’re just saying this to get me to keep you here, aren’t you?” Li Weide saw through her intentions.

“That’s true, but… isn’t it also true? You’ve always kept your distance from me, so how could my dreams have anything to do with you?” Veela looked at Li Weide with hopeful eyes.

“Hmm…” Li Weide stroked his chin and pondered for a while, “What you said is not wrong.”

"Right? Right? You finally realized it!" Apolline exclaimed excitedly.

“Alright, go find Toby later and have him arrange a place for you to stay in the castle,” Li Wade said.

"Great!" Apollin jumped up excitedly, then knocked the lid off the small bucket that Li Weide was carrying.

"Huh? What's that delicious food? It smells so good!" Apolline immediately set her sights on the small bucket in Li Weide's hand.

"Hmm?" Li Weide looked at the small bucket in his hand, which contained the magical animal nutrient solution he used to feed the magical creatures.

Although it looks small, this little bucket has a lot of space inside; it contains enough food for all the magical creatures in the magical world. "You think this stuff smells good?" Li Weide pointed to the little bucket.

"Yes! It smells so good!" Apolline's mouth watered as she looked at the small bucket. To her, the contents of the bucket were even more appealing than the food at the Hufflepuff dinner last night.

“Hiss…that makes sense…” Li Weide understood.

Although Apollin is a second-generation Veela, she is also pureblooded, which means... strictly speaking, Apollin is also a magical creature, but she has hidden her magical abilities to better integrate into human society.

"Could I have some of this?" Apollin asked, blushing.

"Hmm...no, this is all for feeding the pigs. Don't steal the food from the Tepo warthogs," Li Weide said with a wicked grin.

"Hey...you're feeding the pigs?!" Apolline's big eyes were filled with great confusion. "Do the pigs eat so well here?"

Thinking back to the incredibly delicious dinner last night, Apollino felt more and more that begging to stay was the right choice!

Li Weide almost burst out laughing. He took a bottle out of his pocket and handed it over. "Since you want it, here you go."

There was some left over from when I made it for Talking Tom, which I almost forgot about.

Giving it to this Veela wouldn't hurt, it's about to expire anyway...

"Glug glug!" Without saying a word, Apollin took the bottle, opened it, and gulped it down. After drinking it, she even let out a small burp.

"This is amazing! I feel like I don't need to eat today! And... I feel like I'm stronger, and my magic seems to have gotten stronger too!"

“Everyone says it’s for feeding pigs, how can it not be nutritious enough?” Li Weide laughed.

"You...you're the pig!" Apolline only then realized that she had eaten pig swill, but...it really tasted so good!
"But this is definitely pig feed..."

Li Weide spoke casually, then stroked his chin and pondered.

It seems that this nutrient solution can indeed enhance Veela.

In that case, we might as well provide her with more; perhaps it will enhance her prophetic abilities?
When Apollin saw that Li Weide was still emphasizing that it was pig feed, her mood immediately soured.

However, considering that the other party was his boss and that the other party could provide such delicious food, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it.

Pig slop is fine, it's just pig slop!
"Click!" A door not far away opened, and Tom walked out, looking preoccupied.

He glanced at Li Weide and paused for a moment, then his gaze fell on Apolline and he couldn't look away.

The allure of the Veela is no joke.

Tom might be able to handle it normally, but...

Tom is no longer the heartless and emotionless young Voldemort he once was, and besides, he's been feeling unsettled lately...

So even though he had seen Apolline last night, he was still caught off guard when he suddenly saw her again.

When Apolline saw Tom, she smiled politely at him.

A Veela's smile can mean the difference between life and death...

Tom's ears turned red.

Apollino was naturally used to this situation.

She wisely hid behind Li Weide, avoiding Tom's gaze, and then put on a mask.

In this way, Tom was finally freed from Veela's control.

"Hiss..." Tom gasped as he regained consciousness, looking at Li Weide with a wary expression.

"Oh my...it seems our little Tom is starting to experience romantic feelings." Li Weide laughed. "Listen to your brother, you're still too young. You can't handle Veela and the like. Let your brother handle it."

"Get lost!" Tom was somewhat embarrassed and angry at his behavior earlier. "I wanted to ask you last night, where did you get those Veelas from?"

"Her name is Apollino. We met in France. She admires my talent, so she insisted on following me around," Li Weide said smugly.

However, what he said wasn't entirely false; Apolline really did insist on going with him...

"Heh, I wonder what strange methods you used," Tom sneered.

"Sigh, how could you say that to me? What about basic trust? Speaking of which... what about the secretary you promised to find for me? We had agreed that you would find me a bunch of pretty secretaries, but you only promised and haven't even seen a single one yet."

"You're not even at Hogwarts anymore, what's the point of me looking for you?" Tom said, dissatisfied.

"You won't look for me when I'm not around?"

“No… I’ve looked,” Tom said.

"You looked for it? Where?" Li Weide asked.

“I found one for myself. Anyway, as long as you’re not around, I’ll be the most awesome student at Hogwarts,” Tom sneered.

"Fine, fine, you didn't leave me a single one, huh?"

The two of them bantered each other in the hallway as usual.

In a daze, Tom seemed to see the past...

After Li Weide left the dormitory, such a scene did not happen again for a long time.

Perhaps... I should continue to choose to believe?

(End of this chapter)