Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Li Weide, dressed in travel clothes and carrying his suitcase, hurried down the stairs.

He took the hat from Toby's hand and put it on, then placed his hand on the table, letting Nagini climb up.

"Toby, I'll be away from home for a while, I'm leaving the house to you," Li Weide instructed.

"Young Master Weide, please go on your trip with peace of mind, you can leave the house to me!" Toby said in a shrill voice.

"Okay… Tom, when I'm not here, don't be naughty, listen to Toby," Li Weide said, turning to walk towards the fireplace.

However, as he picked up a handful of Floo Powder, he suddenly stopped and said, "Also… the books in my study, you can read them as you like… I know you can read."

Perhaps the knowledge left by the female senior when she possessed him left Tom Cat with some knowledge, so he can indeed read…

Tom Cat nodded repeatedly, waving a white handkerchief in his hand quickly towards Li Weide.

Then he pretended to wipe away tears.

Li Weide shook his head, this guy must be eager for him to leave quickly so he can go back to sleep.

However, he didn't force it. After all, Tom Cat is still a cat, no matter how smart he is. He can't demand that it live 100% according to human standards just because it looks like a human.

"Hiss hiss hiss…" Nagini, coiled on Li Weide's wrist, raised her head and asked a question.

"Oh, we'll go see Tom first… and then visit Mr. Scamander. I really want to see the magical creatures he raises… You want to see an old friend too, don't you?" Li Weide said as he walked into the fireplace…

…

Late at night.

In the forest of the Riddle Manor.

"Sectumsempra!"

"Pfft!"

A smooth cut was left on the wooden stake.

Tom looked at the cut on the wooden stake with some regret in the moonlight…

Too shallow!

In order to prevent him from telling on himself, Li Weide ultimately didn't use the Obliviate Charm, but instead taught him this curse as an exchange.

Although Tom couldn't figure out what Li Weide's purpose was in doing this, there was no doubt that this was indeed a good spell.

It's silent and traceless when used to attack, and if there's no special counter-curse, the wound created by this curse can't be stopped!

However, he had been practicing this spell for a long time since he learned it from Li Weide.

However, no matter how skilled he became, it was still not as powerful as when Li Weide used it…

Back then, Li Weide's Sectumsempra could silently cut off the head of a troll!

Tom, who had read relevant books, was very clear about how tough a troll's skin was. At least, it was much tougher than this ordinary wooden stake!

Tom really couldn't understand why Li Weide's magic power was stronger than his even though they were the same age.

How did he do it?! Or what did his family do to him?

He had visited the restricted section of Hogwarts a lot in order to figure out this question.

There are actually quite a few ways to become stronger, but… how much proper knowledge can be found in the restricted section?

Those methods all seem creepy…

Moreover, apart from the process not being very pleasant and the sequelae being a bit big, these methods are all extremely dangerous without exception.

A little carelessness and you're done for.

Tom is still young and doesn't want to die yet. He doesn't want to gamble with his life just to become a little bit stronger…

"Magic is all in the mind… That bastard makes it sound so easy," Tom muttered.

Li Weide often said that the bigger the heart, the greater the power of magic, but Tom always felt that this was wrong.

He was confident that he was more attentive and focused than anyone else when casting spells!

But why couldn't his magic power be improved?

Actually, it's not that it hasn't improved at all, it's just… it seems like there's a bottleneck, no matter how hard he tries, he can't break through.

Tom sighed, repositioned the wooden stake, and prepared to continue practicing.

This is Riddle Manor.

Unlike the safe house, no one will disturb him here.

Having such a place where he can concentrate on learning and practicing, Tom believes that as long as he continues to practice, he will one day realize the knack!

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire came from afar.

Tom just glanced sideways and continued his practice, not taking the gunfire to heart.

Because Mr. Riddle had already told him that the guards they hired would sometimes spend some time practicing their marksmanship.

Wealthy families always need some defense force.

However, constant gunfire is also quite annoying. Tom decided to set up a soundproofing spell later…

As for which spell to use? Tom thought about it and realized that he didn't seem to have mastered a spell that could shield sound over a large area.

Or… should he write a letter and ask Li Weide?

"Sectumsempra!"

"Hmm… imagining the tree trunk as Li Weide's neck, it actually cut a little deeper? Hiss… I'll try again!"

Just as Tom was excitedly preparing to continue trying, a white shadow swooped down from the treetop!

It was the snowy owl he had given to Mr. Riddle!

However, this snowy owl now seemed a little panicked.

Tom frowned and took a piece of paper from its mouth.

The note had a line of scrawled and unfamiliar handwriting.

Tom was sure that he had never seen this person's handwriting before.

Moreover, the words in this line were not spelled perfectly, as if they were written in an extremely hurried situation.

It seemed to be…

【Be careful… leave quickly…】

Tom's heart immediately rose. Thinking of the gunfire that had just sounded, Tom realized at this moment that something was wrong. Who practices shooting at night?

Perhaps…

Something happened outside!

Could it be Grindelwald who came?!

He wanted to take out the Phoenix Feather Portkey given by Dumbledore now and return to the safe house.

However, as he was about to do this, another choice suddenly popped up in his mind…

That was to risk going out to take a look. If something really happened, he might be able to do something.

This decision surprised even himself… This completely violated his usual style of doing things!

However, if he didn't do this, he would feel extremely uncomfortable.

After struggling for a long time, Tom finally gritted his teeth and chose to stay…

It's not for kinship or anything like that… He just doesn't want to lose the Riddle family's financial support!

After making up his mind, Tom quickly ran back to the small building and took out a brand-new Invisibility Cloak from his suitcase.

He had spent a lot of money to buy this in Diagon Alley before returning to the Riddle family.

He hasn't mastered the Disillusionment Charm yet, so he thought of buying one after seeing the Invisibility Cloak.

Having an Invisibility Cloak might save his life in a critical moment.

He just didn't expect that it would be used so soon!

Tom put on the Invisibility Cloak, and his figure instantly disappeared into the air.

The quality of the Invisibility Cloak is good, and it's new, so the invisibility effect is very good.

Tom, wearing the Invisibility Cloak, quietly walked out of the forest…

In just over ten minutes, the gunshots from just now have now completely subsided.

The guards usually practice shooting once every two days, and each time they have to practice for at least an hour or more.

But Tom now remembers that the gunshots just rang for a few minutes, and then never rang again, and it's late at night now…

So, something must have happened…

Tom held the wand in his right hand, grabbed the Invisibility Cloak in his left hand, and also held the Phoenix Feather with two fingers.

Always ready, if something is wrong, he will directly activate the Portkey to teleport.

As soon as he walked out of the forest, Tom frowned.

Because he smelled a rusty smell…

The last time he smelled this smell was in the Forbidden Forest.

That time, Li Weide cut open the throats of three goblins in front of him and a senior student…

The smell of blood! This is the smell of blood!

Sure enough, Tom soon saw a body lying not far away…

When Tom got closer, he realized how tragic this body was!

The dismembered body only had a pale face that was intact!

A rifle fell several meters away, the barrel twisted like a pigtail…

Tom looked at that somewhat familiar face and recognized that this was a guard from the Riddle family.

He had met these people when Mr. Riddle introduced himself to everyone…

"Diffindo…"

This is generally used to deal with difficult-to-handle potion ingredients.

This is the first time he has seen someone use it on a person…

No matter who came, his ferocity has exceeded Tom's expectations.

He understood that he might not be able to help anymore…

Moreover, even the guards have become like this, can the Riddle family still survive?

It's almost impossible…

Thinking of this, a sense of sadness welled up in Tom's heart for no reason.

This is an emotion he has never felt before…

Tom suppressed the urge to vomit, avoided the blood on the ground, and carefully walked past the body.

Although he thought that his strength could not do anything to this murderer.

But at least he can take a peek and recognize who did it!

After seeing clearly, he will leave quietly.

Even if he is discovered, with the Phoenix Feather, he also has a way out…

However, a nameless fire rising from the bottom of his heart made him resist the idea of leaving quietly!

Now he really wants to kill…

As Tom got closer and closer to the house in the center of the manor, the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger.

And there were more and more corpses on the ground…

Without exception, their deaths were quite tragic.

This is not ordinary killing, this is torture!

The murderer seems to have a deep hatred for the Riddle family…

Tom approached the house and looked up at the second floor.

Now, the second floor is the only place with lights.

Moreover, there is a faint sound of talking!

Tom quietly touched the base of the wall, then wrapped the Invisibility Cloak tightly and whispered the spell.

In the next second, his body slowly rose up.

When he reached the second-floor window, he stopped rising and quietly poked his head out to look into the window…