Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Vita didn't know how to answer Grindelwald's question.

In fact, she was equally puzzled.

In the years after the Blood Pact was broken, Grindelwald and Dumbledore had fought each other more than once.

However, almost every time, they were evenly matched.

This showed that there wasn't much difference in their fighting abilities.

However, that night, Grindelwald's defeat was extremely abrupt.

If Dumbledore hadn't even taken the Elder Wand, Vita would have even suspected that Grindelwald was being sentimental and deliberately lost.

"Vita, I have been walking on thin ice my whole life. Do you think… I can reach the other shore?" Grindelwald asked dejectedly.

Vita looked at Grindelwald in astonishment, "Sir?"

Grindelwald sighed deeply, "We've… probably lost, haven't we…"

"No! We will definitely win!"

"So many of our people have been captured, and the news of my defeat at the hands of Dumbledore has already spread… Vita, from now on, the balance of power has shifted…"

"Sir! This is just a temporary setback! You can't lose your fighting spirit!"

"You… step back for now, I want to be alone…" Grindelwald said listlessly.

"Yes…" Vita glanced at Grindelwald again, her eyes full of worry.

Grindelwald now seemed to have completely lost confidence…

Even as Grindelwald's most trusted assistant, she didn't know what to do.

…

Since the news of Grindelwald's crazed attack on Hogwarts spread, the wizarding world was in an uproar.

And what cheered everyone was that.

That very night, Grindelwald was defeated by Dumbledore.

And the most elite squad of the Nymphadora Tonks was also captured by the Aurors.

Grindelwald's power was severely reduced after that night.

Although after the incident, many of Grindelwald's supporters jumped out to carry out some retaliatory actions.

But the Aurors were prepared for this.

Their hasty and radical actions didn't achieve much.

However, although these peripheral people were constantly taking action, Grindelwald, as their leader, and his direct line of Nymphadora Tonks, chose to completely disappear.

Just like that, several more months passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was June.

The students of Hogwarts became nervous, busy with the upcoming final exams.

The story of how Leewood and his two friends outwitted several Nymphadora Tonks and won the Special Contribution Award was temporarily forgotten.

Yes, regarding the achievements of these three, Dumbledore announced to the outside world that the three of them had only captured a few Nymphadora Tonks.

Such achievements were not too prominent in the major achievements that night.

But winning a Special Contribution Award was not an exaggeration at all.

This also made Leewood and his two friends infinitely glorious in the school.

After all, that was several Nymphadora Tonks! The most elite "army" under Grindelwald!

From the envious and jealous eyes of those Gryffindors, you could see how much they had been in the limelight this time.

The Gryffindors were very annoyed, they went out at night every day, how could they not have encountered such a good thing!

Of course, compared to the joy of Leewood and Tom.

Annie seemed much more depressed these days.

In her opinion, it was because of her dereliction of duty that Grindelwald and the Nymphadora Tonks suffered such great losses.

Even though she had previously "embezzled" a small wave for that magical power, she still respected Grindelwald very much.

Especially after she learned from her secret communication with her aunt that Grindelwald seemed extremely decadent because of this incident, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Annie thought, if… she could have successfully won over Leewood and Tom for Grindelwald before the events of that night.

Then, Leewood would definitely not have sent a letter to Dumbledore that night.

Grindelwald would naturally not have been defeated…

However, what Annie didn't expect was that Grindelwald would rather continue to be decadent than reveal Leewood and Tom's role in this matter, and tacitly protect them with Dumbledore.

Although Annie couldn't figure it out, it was also evident that Grindelwald valued these two boys…

Annie thought, if she could successfully win them over, Mr. Grindelwald would definitely not continue to be decadent…

However, when Grindelwald's power was at its peak before, they didn't join, and now that Grindelwald had just been defeated, it was even more impossible.

Annie spent her days in this anxiety and self-blame.

…

Time passed quickly, and the final exams were over.

After the exams, the students had a week to wait for their grades.

And during this week, there were no more classes, and there was no longer the huge pressure brought by exams.

They were completely on vacation, and they could have fun in the school, and as long as they didn't violate the school rules, the professors would tacitly not interfere.

So, this week can be said to be the happiest time for the students.

Of course, for the seventh-year seniors, it would seem a little sad… After all, this week was the last week of their Hogwarts student life.

This day was already the last day of this happy week.

The Room of Requirement.

Leewood and Tom both seemed very excited.

No mistakes, one first, one hair, one inside, one face, one look!

Before them was a map, covered in a dense network of moving dots.

Each dot was labeled with a name!

"I declare the Marauder's Map complete! Yes, I've decided to call it the Marauder's Map!" Levid said proudly.

"Haha, with this map, it'll be much easier for me to sneak into the restricted section to read!" Tom said happily.

Seeing how happy they were, Annie could only clap her hands in a token gesture.

"Annie, cheer up a bit! You made a great contribution to the creation of this map! If it weren't for your months of investigation, how would we have known so many secret passages?" Levid said with a smile.

"Well… but the map I contributed was just a piece of paper, and you were able to turn it into what it is now… Levid, you're really amazing."

Although Annie was in a bad mood, she had to admire Levid's ability.

The Marauder's Map could even show the whereabouts of Professor Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet, which showed how magical it was.

But Levid had still managed to do it… No wonder Grindelwald valued him so much.

"Annie, you've seemed preoccupied these days. Has something happened?" Tom suddenly asked.

"Ah? No… No! Really, nothing!" Annie said quickly, startled.

But after explaining, she realized that her reaction was a little too strong.

Sure enough, Tom showed a look of suspicion at the right time.

Just as Annie didn't know how to explain, Levid suddenly said, "Is it about your aunt?"

"Ah? You…" Annie looked flustered.

"I remember you mentioning that you have an aunt who went out to explore a long time ago and lost contact with the family… And on a wanted list published in the Daily Prophet, I saw a name—Vita Rosier…" Levid smiled and said, "That's your aunt, isn't it?"

"I…" Annie was originally very flustered, but after hearing Levid's words, she found a reason. She quickly nodded, "Yes… She left home many years ago. I didn't expect her to join the Pure-Blood Party… I… I don't know what to do. What if everyone thinks our family has something to do with the Pure-Blood Party?"

Tom secretly curled his lips to the side. What if? They definitely have something to do with it!

Grindelwald was already losing power!

Logically speaking, Annie was no longer useful!

He didn't know what Levid was thinking, insisting on protecting this woman!

Could there be some reward for protecting this woman!?

Levid smiled and comforted her, "One Rosier joining the darkness doesn't mean that all Rosiers are mired in it. Even if some people suspect you because of this, as long as you are upright, there won't be any problems! Look, the students haven't suspected you, have they? After all, you and we have caught several members of the Pure-Blood Party!"

"Um… I guess…" Annie had a smile on her face, but her heart was even more bitter.

Fortunately, her aunt was taken away by Mr. Grindelwald, otherwise…

Maybe she would already be in Azkaban now!

Because Grindelwald and her aunt were the only two people who knew her identity.

And the Veritaserum of the Ministry of Magic was not fake…

She looked up at Levid, who was examining the map with satisfaction, and couldn't help but ask, "Levid, do you think Grindelwald can rise again?"

"What? Are you worried about him taking revenge?" Levid asked with interest.

"Well… that's part of it…" Annie had to follow Levid's words.

"Then don't worry, he can't win," Levid said, "Even when he was at his peak, it was difficult for him to succeed, let alone now."

"Um… but… why? Let's not talk about now, but before he lost, his power was very great! His chances of winning should have been very high then, right?" Annie couldn't help but argue softly.

In her opinion, Grindelwald's failure this time was just an accident. If there hadn't been this accident, Grindelwald's victory was only a matter of time!

"He won't lose?" Levid laughed, "He can't even unify the wizarding world, I really can't imagine how he's going to win."

"You're right…" After Annie was silent for a while, she asked again, "But… since his ideas can attract so many people, it means there's something reasonable about them, so why are there so many people against him?"

"His ideas are reasonable?" Levid laughed, "He doesn't have any mature ideas, just a few catchy slogans. And relying on a few slogans alone can't serve as an ideological program. How could a revolution led without an ideological program succeed?"

"Ideological program? What ideological program?" Annie asked.

"Let me ask you, Grindelwald shouts slogans loudly, but has he ever published a book? Any book about his own ideological program?"

"No… no."

"Then who else but him would fail? Even little mustache next door has at least one 'Mein Kampf'… Grindelwald doesn't even have an autobiography."