Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 545 That bad kid named Tom should be given a chance.

Li Weide's words struck Tom like a thunderbolt...

He looked again with disbelief at Voldemort, who was calling out names from his loyal Death Eater subordinates.

That ugly guy who doesn't even have hair or a nose...

"Would I have become like that without you?"

Tom simply couldn't accept this result!

“But that’s the truth, Tom…” Levi smiled.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Tom looked at the ugly Voldemort and, recalling the hideous Dark Symbol, felt as if the sky had fallen.

What have I been through in these past decades?

Not only is it completely unrecognizable, but... and why has its aesthetic sense become so bizarre!

How could he use such a disgusting black magic symbol on his most loyal subordinates and make them proud of it?
Most importantly, this guy had previously gone to someone's house and attacked a baby!
Attacking a baby isn't the most shameful thing...

The most embarrassing thing was that he was even hit by a baby's spell and was defeated outright!
If it weren't for the Horcrux, I probably would have died on the spot!
Shame on you!
What kind of dark lord could be defeated by a baby?
What a disgrace! Such an incompetent, shameful wretch! How could it be me?!
Tom felt his toes clench as he thought about all this...

"You said he was me?"

"Yes."

"I said he's not me!" Tom's last shred of reason crumbled, and his face turned as red as a pig's liver.

How could he, who had always been proud, look at himself so shamefully decades later?

“But he is you.” Li Weide pressed on relentlessly, still clinging to this point.

"You're slandering me!" Tom jumped up, looking at the Potters beside him. "He's slandering me!"

At this moment, the Potters were also stunned, only looking at the young man jumping up and down with wary eyes.

Because it was only at this moment that they realized that the polite young man who had been following Li Wade's side all along was actually the young Voldemort!
Of course, we can't blame them. After all, very few people actually know Voldemort's real name.

Basically, only people of his teacher's generation would know a thing or two about it.

By the time Voldemort's terrifying reputation spread throughout the entire wizarding world, even the word "Voldemort" became a taboo subject, and no one mentioned it at all, let alone his name from many years ago...

It's important to know that Voldemort also deeply hated the name Tom Riddle. He avoided the Muggle surname Riddle as much as possible, as if only in this way could he rid himself of the dirty Muggle blood in his body!
If you are a pure-blood wizard and call Voldemort by his name, even if you are captured by the Death Eaters, as long as you surrender, you may be tortured, but you may not die.

But if you dare call him Tom... well, sorry, your ashes will be scattered!
Of course, if you still have ashes by then...

“Stop running away from reality, Tom… A true hero is not one who is fearless, but one who has the courage to accept reality.” Li Weide held down the jumping Tom and whispered in his ear like a devil.

Tom, who had just been extremely excited and had a flushed face, suddenly became listless, like a defeated rooster.

"I...without you, I'll become Voldemort, I'll become like this..." Tom muttered to himself, his eyes vacant.

“Tom… Tom, you don’t need to be sad. After all, you are no longer Voldemort, but Tom Riddle, my good brother, Dumbledore’s most prized disciple… Do you understand what I mean?” Li Wade smiled.

Tom slowly raised his head, and what came into view was Li Weide's gentle smile.

"I'm not Voldemort?"

Li Weide chuckled, "Because I'm here, you're not Voldemort... and you can't become Voldemort."

Tom was stunned; Li Weide's words were like a key that unlocked his memories...

Memories of my past interactions with Li Weide flooded back instantly...

From the first day I saw Li Weide at the orphanage, this guy was like a mountain pressing down on my head!
Countless times in the dead of night, Tom fantasized that it would be better if Li Wade didn't exist!
In that case, given time, he will definitely be able to develop even better than he is now!

He could even become someone that everyone looks up to!
but……

Tom's memories were still flashing through his mind.

Without Li Wade, no one would have stopped him from delving deeper into the study of black magic.

Without Rivald, Dumbledore would have remained perpetually vigilant.

Without Li Weide, no one would have taught me what love is...

Li Weide's figure could be seen at almost every turning point where he was about to go astray!

So he gave up dark magic, gained many true friends, experienced what family love is, received Dumbledore's careful guidance, and even learned what love is...

Love, an emotion I used to scorn, has now become a source of my strength...

Instead of the twisted version of myself I am now, the one who draws power from hatred and fear... that ugly bastard called Voldemort!

“Indeed…without you, I would definitely become Voldemort…” Tom slowly straightened up, “But now, Tom Riddle is still Tom Riddle, yet he is no longer Tom Riddle…”

Tom drew his yew wand...

The Potters looked at the familiar wand that had once brought them endless pain, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

Even though Tom Riddle is Voldemort, this Tom hasn't become Voldemort yet, so is it right for me to still feel hatred towards him?

Or is it that... Tom has been acting all along, fooling everyone, even Lee Weide?
When Li Weide is gone, will he become the fearsome Voldemort again?
Under the watchful eyes of the Potters, Tom slowly raised his wand.

White mist billowed out, and a snake with nine heads flew out, coiling and circling in the air...

"The Guardian Charm!" James and Lily exclaimed.

“Yes… Patronus Charm.” Li Wade looked at the Hydra in the sky, his gaze as if admiring a perfect work of art he had meticulously crafted. “Tom Riddle, who can use the Patronus Charm, is not Voldemort, and will never become Voldemort.” It is a consensus in the wizarding world that dark wizards can almost never learn the Patronus Charm.

Even Dumbledore agreed with this statement, let alone the Potters...

Therefore, when the Potters saw the Patronus Charm, the shock they felt was simply beyond words...

The young Voldemort actually became a good wizard who could use the Patronus Charm... Nobody would believe it if they heard it!
But the facts are undeniable, and... judging from their conversation, it was Li Weide who changed Tom...

“Sir, so... at least in your world, there will never be another Voldemort in the future,” Lily said softly.

Tom put away his Guardian Angel and turned to look at Levi. "You knew all along."

“Indeed.” Li Weide nodded in acknowledgment. “I recognized you the first time you barged into my room and threatened me.”

"So... Li Weide, who exactly are you? Why do you know so much?" Tom looked intently into Li Weide's eyes.

But those eyes were as calm as still water, their black depths like an abyss... He couldn't see anything in them.

Li Weide sighed. Of course, he couldn't directly tell people who he was or what his background was; no one would believe him anyway.

So he had no choice but to pull out the pre-prepared deceptive rhetoric and continue to fool poor Tom...

"Tom, you've studied alchemy, haven't you?"

Tom didn't understand why Lee Wade asked that, but he nodded nonetheless.

Li Weide said, "Then you should know that the interior of every exquisite alchemical artifact is filled with various complex ancient runes... And when these alchemical artifacts are made, there will inevitably be situations where ancient runes interact with each other, causing the alchemical artifact to fail to function... Under normal circumstances, what would an alchemist do?"

"Alchemists will add new ancient runes between these conflicting ancient runes, like a lubricant between machines, to weaken the conflict until it no longer affects the function of the alchemical artifacts," Tom answered honestly.

"Yes... in fact, the whole world is like a finely crafted alchemical artifact. And I am just an extra ancient rune in this system..."

Li Weide's words sounded mysterious and puzzling, but Tom seemed to understand them only vaguely.

Tom frowned and said, "You mean, I am the ancient rune who is hindering the normal functioning of the world... and your appearance is specifically to correct me?"

Li Weide laughed and said, "It's not that serious... Do you remember what I said to you before? Some people seem to be born with a certain mission... I think I am one of those people."

Tom frowned again. Of course he remembered those words, but... what did they have to do with Li Weide's identity?

“I don’t know why, but one morning when I opened my eyes, I had some memories and knew some things… So, when I was wandering the streets of London and was taken in by an orphanage, and that’s when I first met you, I recognized you and knew your fate… I often think that the fact that so many things have appeared in my memory proves that I must be carrying some kind of mission… Since that’s the case, of course I can’t just do nothing.”

Tom thought about it carefully and realized it made sense. If people knew that someone would become the Dark Lord in the future, they would choose to stop them.

Including him now!

When I first learned that Li Weide was becoming increasingly radical, I tried to stop him!

"But you were already very strong back then... Since you knew I would turn out this way, why didn't you just find an opportunity to get rid of me? That wouldn't have been difficult for you. Why did you... why did you do so much to change me?" Tom looked at Li Wade in confusion.

This has always been his biggest question.

Even though he didn't know he would become the Dark Lord in the future, he still harbored rebellious intentions towards Li Weide.

Li Weide knew this too!
Wouldn't the best solution be to kill yourself?
The reality was that Li Weide not only didn't kill him, but also gave him many benefits and even patiently taught him...

If it were me, knowing that the other person would become an utterly wicked demon in the future, and could potentially turn against me at any time, I wouldn't even allow them to leave the orphanage alive, let alone offer them any benefits or teach them to be good!
Because such a person is not only a threat to himself, but also a great threat to the whole world!

Li Weide laughed, "Because Tom Riddle hasn't become Voldemort yet... so I think we should give that bad kid named Tom Riddle a chance. After all, bullying others and hanging someone's little rabbit isn't a capital offense. However, I haven't completely let you off the hook. Over the years, you've been tricked by me quite a few times... consider it revenge for the children you bullied in the orphanage."

Li Weide's words left Tom speechless.

"Shouldn't we give that bad kid Tom Riddle a chance...?"

“Now it seems my efforts weren’t in vain, were they? The world has lost a dark lord named Voldemort, but gained a good wizard even Professor Dumbledore praised.” Rivald looked at the Potters. “What do you think?”

Lily sighed softly, "It's a pity that you don't exist in this world... If you did... I wish you existed in this world too..."

……

"Come here! Didn't Dumbledore teach you dueling etiquette? Bow to me... I said, bow to me!"

In the middle of the scene, Voldemort was using his wand to force Harry to bow to him...

He wanted to duel Harry in front of all the Death Eaters to prove that his defeat to Harry when he was still a baby was just a foolish accident!

Only in this way could he let his servants witness his terror once again!
"Sir! Voldemort is forcing Harry to duel him! You...you can save Harry!" James was frantic as he watched Harry being forced to bow.
Harry was able to deflect Voldemort's curse because of the protective magic he carried in his blood.

Now that Voldemort has been resurrected using Harry's blood, he is no longer afraid of Harry's protective magic...

In other words, Harry will not be able to break Voldemort's curse this time!
Although James was unaware of these things, Harry was indeed in a desperate situation.

“Don’t worry, things will turn around. Voldemort can’t kill Harry,” Li Wade said confidently.

Tom suddenly walked up to Levi and said, "I have a request..."

"Oh? What request?" Li Weide looked at Tom with great interest.

“I know you can travel through countless similar parallel worlds, so even if the history of this world is messed up, it shouldn’t disrupt your plans… although I don’t know what your plans are.”

"Tom, you're really smart," Li Weide exclaimed.

"Then...can I show myself?" Tom looked at Voldemort in the arena, his eyes filled with rage. "I want to kill him!"

“Huh? You look very angry… but why? That’s you too.” Li Weide asked with a smile.

"That's why... I feel ashamed! Trying to kill a baby and getting killed in return! Now forcing a boy to duel me... This is just too damn shameful! He's utterly useless! How could my future be such useless? Promise me... if I don't kill him, I'll be so disgusted I won't be able to eat when I get back!"

(End of this chapter)