Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 529 Tom: Li Weide is like this, basic operations, don't be silly.

Ariana's funeral was very simple, with very few people attending.

Dumbledore and Aberforth stood far apart from each other, remaining silent.

He would only utter a few words when facing a few friends who came to the funeral.

Ariana lay pale in a white coffin, surrounded by white flowers.

From a distance, Li Weide and his group appeared at the entrance of the cemetery.

However, thanks to Li Weide's superb disguise magic, they were all transformed into other people.

They looked like passersby heading into the cemetery to pay their respects to others.

Percival looked at his two sons from afar, his eyes softening with heartache.

“They’ve all grown up,” he murmured.

He was imprisoned in Azkaban for nearly eight years, which caused him to miss the enrollment and graduation of his two sons...

If it weren't for Li Weide, it would have been equivalent to missing out on his daughter Ariana's last moments.

“Thank you, Wade. If it weren’t for you, I would never have seen them again,” Percival said gratefully.

Azkaban is not an ordinary Muggle prison; prisoners there rarely get the opportunity to be visited.

If you want to go in and see your imprisoned relatives, the application process is incredibly complicated unless you have a very high social status.

And there's a high chance it won't pass.

“You’re welcome, sir,” Li Wade said. “It’s what I should do. Besides… I’ve always felt that the Ministry of Magic’s laws are a bit too outdated and one-sided. They only protect the safety of Muggles, but they can’t protect the safety of wizards, or even underage wizards… There’s not a single contingency plan.”

Percival's crime was never murder, but rather using magic to harm Muggles, violating international secrecy laws...

If he deserves punishment, being imprisoned in Azkaban is more than enough to punish his crimes.

Percival gave a wry smile. "If I could do it all over again... I definitely wouldn't have been so impulsive. Or rather... I would have done things much more discreetly..."

Back then, he openly and brazenly went to find those little bastards with his wand, and was immediately arrested by the Ministry of Magic and sentenced to life imprisonment.

This left his wife to support the family alone. He couldn't even imagine how exhausted she had been and how many scornful looks she had to endure over the years...

The sparse number of people attending the funeral shows how distant the rest of the family is from Dumbledore's family.

"Why are they standing so far away?" Percival suddenly asked.

At this point, Percival gradually calmed down from his initial excitement and soon realized that something was wrong.

How come these two brothers, who used to have a close relationship, now seem so estranged?
“I can’t go into the details right now, but you just need to know that it was Abu Fors who complained that Abusi hadn’t taken good care of his sister… and then…” Li Weide said somewhat vaguely.

Percival had never dared to ask about Ariana's cause of death, so Livid hadn't brought it up either.

Now is even more unacceptable. If Percival found out, he'd probably go berserk and beat Dumbledore up...

At that time, Death's work will have to be doubled.

“Sigh… that’s not surprising. Both of these children are stubborn… and Aberforth has always had a bad temper since he was a child…” Percival didn’t suspect anything.

He thought for a moment, then lowered the brim of his hat and walked into the funeral site from the side. From a distance, he saw Ariana lying quietly in the coffin.

Looking at Ariana's pale face, Percival's eyes reddened, and his face was full of guilt.

Li Weide walked over and said, "I made an inquiry and found that your dear friend, Mr. Fix, is currently on a long business trip and will not be attending the funeral."

Percival looked up at Livid excitedly, "You mean..."

Li Weide raised his hand and slid it across Percival's face, and Percival felt a tickle on his face.

“What I mean is, you’re Mr. Fix now… Go, go to your daughter’s funeral, and then talk to your two sons.”

"Is there a mirror?" Percival was excited, but he was still cautious, afraid that he might accidentally expose himself and ruin Li Weide's plans.

Caroline took a mirror out of her small bag and handed it to her.

Percival picked up a mirror and looked at himself, only to find that his appearance had completely transformed into that of a somewhat balding middle-aged man.

“My old friend is getting old now…” Percival sighed.

“Your imprisonment will sadden not only your family, Mr. Dumbledore,” said Li Wade.

"Thank you..." Percival said softly, straightened his clothes, and strode toward the funeral site.

"Will there be any problems?" Tom asked with some concern.

"Don't worry. I'm watching..." Li Weide had somehow tightened his grip on the Elder Wand, white mist emanating from its tip...

“Uh… Mr. Fix, is he really away on a business trip and hasn’t come back, or…” Tom said hesitantly.

Li Weide said, "He canceled his work to come back for the funeral, but... I slightly altered his perception, making him think he had already attended the funeral..."

“This works too…” Tom looked at Li Weide with awe.

It's terrifying how easily one can change a person's perception...

“I don’t think Mr. Fix would blame us if he knew the reason. What could be more important than a father attending his daughter’s funeral?”

Beside her, Caroline watched the wisp of white smoke with great interest, lost in thought.

She felt a sense of familiarity with this magic...

……

Although Percival and Mr. Fix had not seen each other for a long time, they were close friends for many years, so it was not surprising that they imitated each other's behavior.

He barely managed to suppress his excitement and walked up to his two sons.

“Mr. Fix…” A flicker of surprise crossed the young Albus Dumbledore’s face as he suddenly saw his father’s close friend. “Weren’t you away on a business trip?”

“I postponed my work…” Percival made up a lie on the spot, quietly looking at the son he had always been so proud of.

The last time I saw him, he wasn't even as tall as my belt buckle, but now... he looks a little taller than me.

“Thank you, Mr. Fix…” the young Albus said, his voice trembling slightly.

After Percival was imprisoned in Azkaban, Mr. Fix provided them with considerable financial support over the years.

"What's going on between you and Aberforth?" Percival couldn't help but ask.

Young Albus lowered his head in remorse. "I... I don't blame Aberforth for hating me so much, Mr. Fix. If it weren't for my insistence on leaving, Ariana wouldn't have..."

Percival sensed something was amiss; perhaps Li Weide was intentionally hiding something from him.

However, he also knew that now was not the time to ask.

Percival suppressed his emotions and approached Aberforth.

“Hey... Aberforth.”

“Mr. Fix,” Aberforth’s voice was muffled.

"Are you ok?"

"Um……"

"You and your brother..."

“I don’t have a brother anymore.” Aberforth turned his face away, not wanting to even glance at Aberforth out of the corner of his eye, as if he were some kind of filthy thing.

Upon hearing this, the young Albus, who was not far away, turned pale and then closed his eyes in pain.

Percival felt a chill run down his spine. He looked the two brothers up and down, but ultimately asked nothing.

He slowly walked to the coffin and quietly looked at his youngest daughter.

That pale little face tore at Percival's heart.

He longed to reach out and stroke his daughter's cheek, but he ultimately forced himself to hold back...

……

Night falls.

White mist gradually enveloped Godric Valley.

The young Albus Dumbledore stayed at Ariana's grave until 11 p.m. before being persuaded to leave by Percival, who was acting as Mr. Fix.

Percival watched his son's unsteady departing figure, his heart filled with complex emotions. Through subtle questioning, he had also learned the reason for Ariana's death.

Therefore, he now completely believes what Li Weide said...

This incident was a lifelong trauma for Albus Dumbledore.

The white fog grew thicker.

Li Weide and Tom emerged from the mist.

White mist continued to gush from the tip of his wand...

Percival discovered that this was not ordinary fog, but contained some kind of magical fluctuation that he could not understand.

“We should begin…” Li Weide said. “With my Lost Mist here, no one will disturb us tonight.”

"What do we do?" Percival asked excitedly.

He had examined Ariana's "corpse" up close today, and no matter how he looked at it, it was completely lifeless and there was absolutely no possibility of resurrection.

However, since Li Weide said it was possible...

No matter how absurd it may seem, Percival now prefers to believe that what Rivid said is true!

“I’m all ready. You just need to watch from the sidelines,” Li Weide said.

By this time, the fog had completely enveloped the cemetery.

Li Weide looked into the distance and saw the gravedigger, who was watching over the cemetery, yawning in the mist, carrying a small oil lamp, and returning to his hut.

"It's time to start."

As he spoke, Li Weide drew the Elder Wand.

Several people stood aside, watching him nervously.

Li Weide raised his wand high and muttered a spell under his breath.

Gradually, Ariana's entire cemetery rose several meters higher out of thin air!
Then Percival and the others realized that it wasn't that the cemetery had been raised a few meters, but rather that the soil, along with the tombstones, had been neatly scooped up as if by a giant knife, like slicing a cake...

The tombstone, along with the soil covering it, floated to the side, revealing a deep pit. Inside the pit was the coffin that had just been buried during the day.

The coffin slowly floated out, the lid automatically fell off in mid-air, and Ariana's "corpse" slowly floated out as well.

It has to be said that seeing this scene in the middle of the night is still a bit eerie.

Tom couldn't help but rub his hands together; even though it was summer, he still felt a chill.

After Ariana's "body" floated out, the coffin closed automatically and returned to the pit.

The earthen mound covering the tombstone fell back into the pit, sealing it perfectly, as if nothing had happened.

Ariana's body gradually floated in front of everyone, and Livid gently touched her body with his wand.

The next second, the paleness on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a rosy complexion.

Percival was pleasantly surprised to find that Ariana, who had been lifeless, now seemed to have come back to life!
“I…I could feel her heartbeat…” Percival said excitedly.

Li Weide said, "Yes, she never died... Just as she was about to be struck by that curse, I did something slightly... Everyone who saw her had their perception altered, but in fact, what she looks like now is her true form..."

"Incredible magic..." Caroline watched this scene with bright eyes.

"What should we do next?" Percival asked excitedly.

“Since she is not dead, all we need to do is wake her up.” Li Weide gently tapped Ariana’s forehead with his finger.

The next second, Ariana opened her eyes, and her floating body landed on the ground.

Ariana first glanced around in confusion, then her face filled with terror.

Because she couldn't see her two older brothers...

In her mind, with her brothers gone, it was as if she didn't have a single familiar face around!

"Ah..." Ariana screamed and curled up.

Percival ran over with a look of wild joy on his face, "Ariana! You're alive!"

However, Ariana became even more terrified when she saw someone approaching.

Even though Percival has now been restored to his original appearance by Livid, he has been away from home for too long.

Moreover, after spending so much time in Azkaban, one's appearance would inevitably change somewhat.

Therefore, Ariana was terrified.

next second...

"bump!"

Percival was blasted away by a violent magical force!

Ariana herself has disappeared, replaced by a large mass of rampant black mist!
Li Weide used a shock-stopping spell to catch Percival; otherwise, the old man would have been half-dead from the fall.

"What...what do we do?!" Percival, completely oblivious to his own predicament, stared at Ariana with utter worry. "What if she escapes..."

Ariana has become the Obscurial, and at this point, she is devoid of any consciousness.

Driven only by instinct, it constantly destroys and flees...

However, Percival realized something was wrong as soon as he uttered the words.

Because no matter how much the black mist darted around, it couldn't escape the cemetery's boundaries!

Upon touching the white mist, Mo Mo Ran flew back as if she had encountered the most terrifying thing in the world...

"Don't worry, I've been prepared for this for a long time..." Li Weide reassured Percival.

“But…the Obscurial…yes, my daughter is an Obscurial. If we can’t solve this problem, she will ultimately…have a hard time surviving…” Percival felt a wave of despair.

The average lifespan of an Obscurial is only about eleven years. Ariana's ability to live to fourteen is a testament to the meticulous care she received from her mother and two brothers.

Only then did the agitated Percival realize this... Even if she hadn't died in the conflict, as an Obscurial, she wouldn't have lived much longer anyway...

"Don't worry, I know Momo Ran and all that very well..." Li Weide said, shaking his pocket.

The next second, a large plume of equally dense black mist shot out from his pocket!
"Another Obscurus!?" Caroline exclaimed in surprise.

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, Li Weide's Obscurus rushed forward, directly enveloping Ariana's Obscurus avatar.

It was as if it had come to life; everyone seemed to see a gaping mouth...

"It...it's devouring Ariana! Vader, what do we do? If this continues, Ariana will die!" Percival completely lost his composure.

“My Obscurial will only devour the power of the Obscurial…” Livander pressed down on the wand that Percival had taken out and said calmly.

In the past, if Li Weide wanted to eliminate the Obscurus, he would have to fight hard and absorb its power himself.

But now... he no longer needs those methods.

An Obscurus devouring another Obscurus is the most suitable option... Moreover, both of these Obscuruss were born into the Dumbledore family, so they are naturally very compatible.

Sure enough, while Percival was still in a daze, Ariana had already returned to human form and was "spit out" by the blobs of silence...

Percival rushed over and caught Ariana, who had been thrown down.

The cloud of dust in the air gave a very vivid "burp," and then obediently returned to Li Weide's pocket...

"Alright... with some nutrient solution and a little rest, Ariana will be fully recovered," Li Weide said casually.

“Vade… what do you mean by complete recovery…” Percival looked at Vade with surprise.

“She has fully recovered; she is no longer a silent person, but a normal, healthy girl,” Li Weide said.

Percival hugged his daughter tightly with joy, oblivious to the tears that soaked his clothes.

Caroline, standing nearby, couldn't help but pat Tom on the shoulder, "Isn't your... friend a little too..."

"Hmm...it's nothing, it's just basic stuff for him." Tom watched Li Weide's boasting with a blank expression. "His favorite thing to do is to do something you think is impossible right in front of you, and then tell you it's just normal procedure...damn, how can this bastard be such a show-off!"

"Tom... next time you want to show off, can you let me say it myself?"

(End of this chapter)