Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

That night, Annie told Leeward everything Grindelwald had said to her when he sought her out.

And she asked him if she should report it to Dumbledore as it was.

But Leeward told her to remain silent for the time being, and to go to Dumbledore when he told her to.

After Annie returned to her dormitory to rest, Tom felt more and more that something was wrong.

"Leeward, don't tell me you knew all along that Grindelwald would come looking for Annie?" Tom asked suspiciously.

"Huh? No. I didn't know," Leeward shook his head.

"No! No..." Tom said, frowning, "It was very problematic for you to hand over the club to Annie today!"

"What are you talking about, Tom... wasn't that what you wanted to give to Annie?" Leeward wondered if Tom had gone silly from studying magic.

"It's definitely not that simple! Dare you say that the current situation isn't what you wanted to see?" Tom said excitedly, "Grindelwald now thinks that you've handed the club over to him! He even proudly told Annie that he would do his best to work for you! And he even said that working for you is working for him... Tsk, amazing, I've been tricked by you again without even realizing it! Now, Grindelwald should already consider you one of his own, right? Isn't that what you wanted to see?"

Leeward looked at Tom helplessly, "How dark am I in your heart? This is just a coincidence! How would I know when you would want to quit? How would I have predicted that Annie would recommend herself? Besides, if I really wanted to hand the club over to him, would I need to go through so much trouble?"

"Say no more, Leeward, I understand!" Tom nodded, "After watching you do things for so long, I've long understood a principle."

"What principle?"

"That is, don't look at the process, look at the result!" Tom said triumphantly, "If you look at the process, you won't understand! As long as you see that the result is beneficial to you, then you must have done something! Even though I can't understand when you did it! And I can't understand all your early plans..."

Leeward was amused by his words, "Tom, the way you put it, it sounds like you're right..."

"Of course! This is the valuable experience I've gained after being tricked by you so many times, and then watching you trick others so many times!" Tom said with a sigh.

"Tom... have you forgotten that I'm really a good person! How could I join the evil side?"

"Ah yes, yes, yes... I agree! How could you possibly join the evil side? You're the one who defines who is the evil side!" Tom nodded.

"No... I'm really a good person! I'm guiding Grindelwald towards good!"

Leeward sighed deeply, patted Tom's shoulder gently, and then stood up and left.

Perhaps he had suppressed Tom too much, causing the child to become stupid...

Whenever something goes wrong, he thinks it's a scheme he set up...

Honestly, although I do plan to become a Dark Lord, but... am I that obviously dark?

...

Perhaps because Annie completed the task ahead of schedule and completely controlled the mutual aid club.

Therefore, for the next week or so, Grindelwald didn't make any moves.

He stayed in the office arranged for him at Hogwarts all day, and didn't step out at all!

Until this day, in the second year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class...

When Dumbledore walked into the classroom and saw Grindelwald chatting and laughing with the young wizards, his face darkened.

"What are you doing here?" Dumbledore asked bluntly.

"I'm here to listen to the class," Grindelwald smiled.

"Listen to the class?" Dumbledore thought he had misheard, "You're here to listen to my class?"

"In fact, I will listen to the classes of all the professors," Grindelwald smiled, "In the past week, I made a very detailed research plan! It will be implemented starting today. And the first step of the plan is to listen to the classes of you professors... Only in this way can I accurately know what shortcomings there are in Hogwarts' education."

Dumbledore frowned as he looked at Grindelwald, as if trying to read the conspiracy in his heart from his face.

However, judging from what he said, it was indeed very reasonable, and... this was indeed within the scope of Grindelwald's duties as a high-level investigator!

Therefore, Dumbledore had no reason to stop him...

"Since that's the case... then sit in the back and don't interfere with the normal classroom process," Dumbledore said, pointing to the back.

Grindelwald looked in the direction of Dumbledore's finger and saw a small stool in the corner of the classroom...

"Ahem, how I observe is my business as an investigator, and you, Professor Dumbledore, your duty is to teach your class well," Grindelwald finished speaking, then went to the side to find a chair, and then put the chair on the podium.

Dumbledore watched Grindelwald sitting on the podium, feeling his blood pressure soaring.

However, there was nothing he could do unless he became the Minister of Magic right now…

Below the podium, the students looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Alright… pay no attention to irrelevant people," Dumbledore said. "Everyone, please take your seats, and we'll begin today's lesson."

The students quickly found their seats and sat down.

In the second year, Slytherin's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was combined with Ravenclaw's students.

Leif guessed that this might be because the school wanted the students to make more new friends.

"Regarding the Hinkypunk content from the last lesson, judging from the essays you've submitted, everyone's understanding of these dark creatures is sufficient. Therefore, the content on Hinkypunks will temporarily conclude today. Today, we'll learn something new… Please open your textbooks to page fifteen… This lesson, we'll learn how to deal with Kappa."

Leif looked at the illustration of a Kappa in the textbook… This so-called Kappa should be the Kappa from Japanese folklore…

Just as Dumbledore said that the focus of this lesson would be on how to deal with Kappa, or 河童, Grindelwald let out a soft chuckle.

Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald, but he didn't say anything and continued teaching according to the course schedule.

However, Grindelwald took out a notebook and a pen and began to scribble on it.

The rustling sound of writing inexplicably made Dumbledore feel annoyed.

"Kappa are a type of Japanese water monster. Due to some smugglers, Kappa have occasionally been sighted in other places as well. They often live in shallow ponds and rivers…"

"They look very similar to monkeys, except they have fish scales instead of fur, and they have a bowl-shaped cavity on their heads filled with water. Therefore, you should be able to easily identify them when you see them."

"Although these creatures look weak, they are still very dangerous. Their Ministry of Magic classification is XXXX. They mainly feed on human blood! This is enough to illustrate the danger of these creatures!"

"You must know that if they were really as fragile as they appear, how could they suck human blood?"

"However, there is no need to worry too much. It is relatively easy to deal with these creatures…"

"Even the Muggle world has methods to deal with these creatures. However, for them, it is just a legend. But it must be said that their methods are indeed useful."

"For example, throwing a cucumber with your name engraved on it at a Kappa will likely prevent it from harming the person whose name is engraved."

The students in the classroom chuckled.

"Of course, we are wizards, so we naturally have our own methods… And this is the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, so next, I will teach you in detail how to deal with this creature…"

"In fact, these creatures move very quickly. Even as wizards, dealing with them unprepared can be tricky. Therefore, the safest method is to trick them into bowing."

"Pfft…" Grindelwald chuckled again.

Dumbledore paused in his lecture, and after a second, he continued, "Because when they bow, the water on their heads will flow out, and once the water on the Kappa's head dries up, they will lose all their power…"

"Pfft…"

"I've been putting up with you for a long time! Grindelwald! What exactly are you laughing at? Is my lecture that funny?" Dumbledore couldn't hold back any longer.

"Oh, I'm sorry, no offense intended. I just… pfft… Sorry, I couldn't help it again. Ahem… I just… when I imagine you bowing to a Kappa, I can't help but laugh," Grindelwald said, trying to suppress his laughter.

Originally, everyone didn't find it that funny, but after hearing Grindelwald's words and thinking about it a little, they couldn't help but laugh.

However, seeing Dumbledore's displeased expression, everyone had to hold it back.

Even Leif quietly looked at the Kappa illustration in front of him, feeling like there was no going back.

"It doesn't require me to bow first to trick a Kappa into bowing," Dumbledore said, enunciating each word.

"In my opinion, dealing with a Kappa doesn't require so much trouble, Professor Dumbledore," Grindelwald stood up. "Although this method is written in the textbook, but… your course is still disappointing to me. Reciting from the textbook is not your level, Professor Dumbledore, is it?"

"My class has only just begun, and my teaching method is just to start with the methods in the textbook… If you continue to disrupt my teaching like this, your so-called research work will lose its due fairness, won't it? If you want to evaluate me, shouldn't you listen to the entire lesson first?"