Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 528 Tom from another world might be a girl...

Inside the Leaky Cauldron bar.

“It would be too much trouble to explain it in detail... Please sit down.”

As Li Weide spoke, he picked up the wand beside him, extracted a wisp of white memory from his mind, and tossed it onto Caroline's forehead before she could react.

The white memories rushed into Caroline's mind, freezing her in place.

Retrieving memories takes a little time, so Li Weide wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he picked up his butterbeer and prepared to take a sip.

Unfortunately, he had already finished the butterbeer in his glass.

Li Weide casually poured the butterbeer that Tom hadn't had time to drink into his own glass.

"You little rascal, you really know how to cause me trouble."

Death emerged from behind a nearby pillar and easily stepped into the barrier that Li Weide had carefully prepared.

The other people in the tavern continued drinking and chatting as usual, and no one noticed the strangely dressed, beautiful woman who had appeared in the tavern.

“You said it was possible.” Li Weide slowly sipped his butterbeer. “Besides, the more people who possess ancient magic, the better, isn’t it? Otherwise, why would you give me the ability to travel between parallel worlds?”

"You little rascal, I let you travel between parallel worlds just so you could fix your system, not so you could kidnap people," Death complained.

Li Weide shook his head and said, "The me of the other world... I myself didn't have the ability to deal with that calamity. Even if I completely repaired the system, I could only reach the level he was at back then... The outcome is still uncertain. Since that's the case, why don't I find more outside help? Anyway, you said that as long as there are no more catastrophic futures, it's fine. This world doesn't have that calamity, so it should be okay for me to take some people who didn't exist in history or who have already passed away."

"It never existed?" Death smiled as he looked at him.

Li Weide laughed and said, "Yes... an extra person who never existed in the first place."

"You mean...this little girl?" Death pointed at Caroline, who was still reading memories.

"They can be temporarily absent. At most, after I'm done with this, I'll send them back to this point in time and fill in these timelines. With your abilities, this certainly shouldn't be a difficult task, right?" Li Weide smiled.

Death looked at Li Weide speechlessly, "You're looking for loopholes in the rules, finding habits... And... you just said... 'them'? Do you mean you want to gather all the senior students from the four academies?"

“That’s not necessarily a bad thing.” Li Weide laughed again.

"You really are..."

"We have to try some new paths, don't we? In that timeline, you were just an observer and didn't offer any help, so he failed. Now that you've given me some help, how can I just follow his old path? Wouldn't that be a waste of your help? Since you've given me the ability to travel between worlds, it's only natural that I try to find more external help."

“In that case, my workload will double again… because that would definitely create many world lines where they don’t exist. And…” The Grim Reaper hesitated.

Li Weide said, "But these world lines are safe... Since you want to save our world line and delay the annihilation of all world lines, these are the small price we have to pay... Didn't you just agree to that?"

Death shrugged and said, "What else can I do? Since I've already started helping, I might as well see it through to the end..."

"Lord Death, is it actually... possible that... we are helping each other?"

“Yes, it is indeed mutual assistance.” Death glanced at Caroline. “However… you can’t do too much of this. The burden on me is different when I remove a character who exists in a world versus when I remove a character who has already died in this world.”

"I see... Should I travel back to when my senior was dying and bring her back? In that world, she's already dead, so I..."

Death rubbed his forehead. "You really know how to exploit loopholes in the rules, huh... But I'm sorry, you can't do that."

"Why?!" Li Weide asked unwillingly.

"Because ancient magic is the power of the gods, and this power is finite, it is randomly distributed across different timelines. Everyone who possesses ancient magic has the potential to become a god. And when they die, their powers detach and then go to find other inheritors..."

"Because these powers are special, if too many of them are concentrated in one world, unpredictable changes will occur. Otherwise, why are there so few people with ancient magical talents?"

"In fact, in a timeline, there are at most two or three people who possess this talent at the same time. That's the normal ratio... That's why your sudden appearance is the biggest change, and that's why I'm watching you closely. Because... you're an exception. Your ability comes from elsewhere."

Li Weide was somewhat surprised to hear this. Could it be related to why he had transmigrated?

However, it seems that his ambition to gather all the senior students from the four academies is unlikely to be realized.

Death smiled and said, "Don't be so disappointed. After all, those who possess ancient magic aren't necessarily senior students; they could also be senior students... Just like in some timelines, your good friend Tom isn't a boy, but a girl..."

“Holy crap…” Li Weide felt a chill run down his spine, then decisively shook his head, “Then forget it.”

At this moment, Caroline finally finished reading all the memories. "This... how is this possible... you're not lying to me, are you? The contents of these memories are too absurd..."

Before Caroline could finish speaking, she spotted Death standing next to Li Weide.

"Who...who is this?"

Li Weide looked at Death in astonishment, "She can see you?"

"Of course, she is, after all, a person with divine power." Death walked over, a gleaming scythe appearing in his right hand.

"What...what are you going to do?" Caroline felt her soul trembling.

"It's nothing. I know you might not believe it, so I'm going to take you to hell..."

"No... no!"

"Whoosh!"

Caroline and Death vanished instantly, leaving only Li Weide sitting there.

He finally understood why Death hadn't left in time. The next second, Caroline reappeared in the chair opposite him, emanating a familiar smell of sulfur…

As for Death, he has vanished without a trace.

"Ahem, thanks, otherwise I would have had to use my words more."

Even though death had passed, Li Weide still spoke from the bottom of his heart, because he knew she could hear him.

"So... Caroline, can you help us? Of course, it's okay if you don't want to, after all, it's too dangerous. Don't worry, even if you don't agree, I won't force you, and I will still tell you the secrets of ancient magic..."

“I do,” Caroline said firmly. “If I disagree with something this exciting, I think I’ll regret it for the rest of my life!”

Hmm... this is so Gryffindor...

……

Li Weide returned to the cave alone.

Caroline still has many friends in this world. Her return date is uncertain, and she may never come back. Therefore, she needs to give an explanation.

Inside the cave, Percival had already drunk himself into a stupor.

Tom, meanwhile, sat to the side, eating by himself.

"nailed it?"

"Yes, it's all set," Li Weide said with a smile.

"Ha... How mysterious, not willing to tell me anything... Does the world explode if I tell you the truth?" Tom said with dissatisfaction.

“Maybe it really will,” Li Weide shrugged.

Tom slowly put down his fork. "You're not fucking serious, are you?"

“When the time comes, you will understand... I only hope that you can become stronger as soon as possible, the stronger the better!” Li Weide said calmly.

Tom opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Some of his guesses seem to be slowly being confirmed...

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Percival has finally emerged from his grief, after all, Ariana can still be saved, and he still has family members alive.

He tidied himself up and changed into clean clothes.

At first glance, his long white beard gave him a resemblance to an older version of Dumbledore.

She just looked much thinner and more haggard.

As for Tom, he still went to Knockturn Alley every day for the past three days to trade with those dark wizards and bring back a bunch of scrap metal for Levi.

Li Weide didn't blame him, because this was something that was expected.

He carefully picked out a portion of the trash... and that portion was indeed good stuff.

Including the powder from the unicorn horn, and that half of the magic wand...

"Is this really Merlin's wand?" Tom asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Even if it isn't, it's not far off." Li Weide had learned a lot about wand making; this was indeed a remarkable wand.

"You think you can fix it?"

"Don't underestimate an alchemist, Tom."

Just as Livid was repairing his wand, Caroline arrived as promised, bringing with her a message.

“I went to Godric Valley. Ariana’s funeral is tomorrow morning.”

Percival stood up excitedly, but his face was immediately filled with worry.

"Wade...it's been several days, can she...can she still come back to life?"

“She never truly died, so how could she not come back to life?” Li Weide laughed.

Percival breathed a huge sigh of relief.

In the past few days, he has witnessed Li Weide's strength firsthand.

His body, which was almost completely exhausted, was restored to a healthy state by Li Weide in just three days.

He felt that he was in even better shape than before he went to prison. Therefore, he was full of confidence in Ariana's resurrection.

Li Weide said, "Tomorrow, we'll also sneak off to the funeral and let you see your sons one last time. Then, tonight... we'll start digging the grave."

(End of this chapter)