Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

“I think... Isaac’s point is valid. Tom is his senior, so it’s reasonable that he knows some of Tom’s skills.”

Dumbledore's opening line was a killer move, and Snape almost burst out laughing.

People can actually laugh when they're extremely speechless.

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

You, Dumbledore, actually believe Waldorena's nonsense? No... Dumbledore is just giving him a perfunctory response, the kind that's particularly half-hearted.

"Dumbledore, what tricks are you playing!"

I don't care what kind of monster you're raising, but what about Potter? You've seen Potter's attitude towards him, haven't you?

Are you planning to have Valdore teach Potter how to rob a bank?

Snape then changed the subject: "Or have you changed your plans and no longer need our savior?"

As Dumbledore's confidant, Snape could actually sense that Dumbledore seemed to have stopped paying attention to Harry Potter ever since he discovered Isaac Waldore.

Some plans that should have been carried out were shelved, and some necessary training was not guided.

It was as if Dumbledore had suddenly decided to let Harry, the savior, do as he pleased.

The Dumbledore of the past wasn't like this.

“No, Severus, I’m afraid our plans cannot be changed.” Dumbledore said to Snape as if he had made up his mind.

"I'm afraid we'll need your help with the level, but I'd like to make some improvements to its strength."

"What do you mean?"

This was actually something that Dumbledore and the four heads of the house had planned long ago—a challenge game arranged within Hogwarts.

For the headmasters, it's certainly just a game, but for the students of Hogwarts, it's a different story.

In short, their original plan was to keep the difficulty of the checkpoints so that students could pass as long as they listened attentively in class or reached a certain level in a certain area.

Dumbledore's sudden remark puzzled Snape.

He knew more than the other three deans; this challenge was specifically designed for Harry Potter.

Dumbledore hadn't seen Harry for over a decade, and he wasn't sure if the "savior" on whom the wizarding world had placed such high hopes had gone astray.

Dumbledore wanted to see what Harry's true desires were, and he was even more curious to know what choices Harry would make when faced with immense temptation.

Isaac has made this choice once before.

Tempted by the Philosopher's Stone, Isaac plans to turn the entire Hogwarts castle into gold.

This point falls right on Dumbledore's line between what is acceptable and unacceptable.

Old Deng felt that, at least before he died, he didn't really want to see this historic castle turn into a glittering lump of gold.

But after he died... well, that's it.

He's already dead, so why would he care what happens to Hogwarts Castle?

Most importantly, Dumbledore didn't think anyone in Isaac's generation could stop him.

Just like he and Newt stopped Grindelwald back then.

Hmm... There will be an evolved form of Grindelwald in the future, but it seems that Newt and Dumbledore didn't exist in that era.

Sigh, like I said, by then he'll be dead, so what does he care?

Dumbledore kindly explained to Snape, "You've seen the relationship between Harry and Isaac."

Once Harry starts exploring that level, I don't think he'll hide it from Isaac.

The challenges we originally designed might have been just right for Harry, but they were far too easy for Isaac.

Snape, I need your level to stop Isaac.

"Ha..." Snape suddenly sneered after hearing this. "Dumbledore, so you've also been hoisted by your own petard."

Snape finished speaking and walked away, but he stopped at the door: "I will adjust that level, but not until after the Christmas holidays."

I'm going to do something big with your best student now.

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That night, Snape didn't sleep; he was waiting for an invitation.

An invitation that I will definitely come to.

Late at night, an owl that didn't belong to Hogwarts delivered a letter to Snape. The sender was Snape's "old friend".

Igor Karkarov.

Igor Karkaroff is the current headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Durmstrang was the magic school Grindelwald attended. This magic school did not prohibit, and could even be said to encourage, students to study dark magic.

It was no secret that Igor Karkaroff was a Death Eater; he was captured by Auror Moody after Voldemort's downfall.

He then implicated several accomplices and was granted a pardon.

Death Eaters use a variety of methods to whitewash their image, but Igor Karkaroff's method is arguably the most hated.

People like Lucius Malfoy, who come from wealthy and powerful families and have connections, directly benefited from the Ministry of Magic by donating money to it.

This might evoke envy or jealousy, but it won't reach the level of hatred.

The Malfoy family was already wealthy; they didn't suddenly become rich.

For someone like Snape who directly made Dumbledore speak, his Death Eater colleagues could only say "Snape is awesome" and nothing more.

They did want Dumbledore to vouch for them, but they didn't have the ability to do so.

However, Igor Karkarov's whitewashing tactics are somewhat hated.

Everyone is minding their own business, and although they are all Death Eaters, they are now like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities.

It's not wrong to say that they keep to themselves.

But for you, Kakarov, to drag your old buddies into the water and then climb out of the mud pit by stepping on them is a bit of a mess.

There are many former Death Eaters who dislike Karkaroff.

Igor Karkarov knew that what he had done was hated, so he simply went to Bulgaria and became a professor at Durmstrang.

He was later promoted to principal.

On the one hand, Karkaroff did a really good job at Durmstrang, and on the other hand, Durmstrang really did have no taste for anything.

It was no secret that Karkaroff had been a Death Eater, but that didn't stop him from becoming the headmaster of Durmstrang.

Karkaroff was supposed to be living his quiet life in Bulgaria, but during the day, his Dark Mark suddenly summoned him.

Chapter 101 The Terrified Karkaroff

The fact that Igor Karkaroff, a former Death Eater, could become the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry shows that the school doesn't really have that many rules.

At least their principal doesn't have any background checks, or if he does, he doesn't care about Death Eaters.

Just as Grindelwald did not set foot in the British wizarding world while wreaking havoc across the European wizarding world, Voldemort and his Death Eaters did not venture into countries outside of Britain.

No matter how chaotic the British magical world is, it has nothing to do with the Bulgarian magical world.

This also illustrates just how dangerous Grindelwald's dark magic experiments at Durmstrang were.

Even Durmstrang, a magic school affiliated with the radical faction, felt that Grindelwald was a bit too radical.

That's... pretty outrageous.

In any case, Karkaroff was one of the better-off Death Eaters who weren't caught.

Durmstrang School of Magic is one of the 11 magic schools officially registered and certified by the International Confederation of Wizards.

Compared to Karkaroff, Lucius Malfoy, who could only exert the Malfoy family's influence from home, seemed rather insignificant.

Being a member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors or the head of one of the Twenty-Eight Houses of God are just icing on the cake titles.

With Dumbledore as headmaster at Hogwarts, Lucius and other board members will always just be suckers who spit out gold coins.

Moreover, these suckers can't afford to cause trouble—because if they displease Dumbledore, they won't even be qualified to give Hogwarts gold coins.

In the original timeline, Lucius forced Dumbledore to temporarily leave Hogwarts by pressuring the other board members.

Then, after Dumbledore returned, Lucius lost his position as chairman of the board of trustees.

Even the position of school board member was removed.

Putting aside these honorary titles, what is Lucius Malfoy's actual position? He does not hold an official position in the Ministry of Magic.

He didn't even have a seat of his own in Wisconsin.

As for the International Federation of Wizards... needless to say.

Oh, by the way, he could be Fudge's informal chief advisor, which is a nicer way of putting it.

To put it bluntly or to be bluntly honest, after Voldemort's downfall, Lucius Malfoy was essentially a political broker in the wizarding world.

Umbridge, a high-ranking bureaucrat with a formal position in the Ministry of Magic, can be considered Fudge's "official toilet."

Whether Fudge uses it or not, she will be there waiting.