Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"With ordinary human means, there's no way to contact them anymore... unless we send them a letter by owl. But..." Old Tom said with a worried frown.

The Muggle world's technology isn't advanced enough yet.

Even though England and France are so close, traveling back and forth, plus communication, will take some time.

But, fortunately, we have owls now, which can deliver letters to them in time, but... will they really be able to come back in time when they receive the letter?

War could break out at any moment now!

"Why don't I go ask Professor Dumbledore for help... With his abilities, bringing Grandfather and Grandmother back would be easy," Tom said.

"But... would he really be willing to help?" Old Tom hesitated.

According to Tom, this Professor Dumbledore's status in the wizarding world must be very high. Would such a big figure really help a student with so much?

"If you understood him, you wouldn't ask that," Tom said. "Back when I went back to the Gaunt house, if it weren't for him, things might have become very troublesome."

That's right, if Dumbledore hadn't been there, with that Lethifold's bare-handed goblin-slaying temperament...

Morfin probably wouldn't have been able to launch his later revenge.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore was too enthusiastic, wanting to protect both of their safety, and as a result, he restricted the dark wizard Lethifold's performance...

Of course, if he had directly killed Morfin at the time, it would have been satisfying, but dealing with the aftermath would have been a very troublesome matter.

"Gaunt..." Old Tom shuddered involuntarily upon hearing the surname again.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to bring that up..." Tom said.

"It's alright... it's all in the past, people always have to look forward..."

"By the way... I haven't seen any news about the war in the newspaper, how do you know there's going to be a war?" Tom picked up the Times and looked at it, then asked curiously.

"Germany started using various measures to test the bottom line of England and France as early as 1936. At that time, I knew the Germans wanted to do something, and their various diplomatic strategies afterwards gradually confirmed my guess... And just today, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the 'Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact'... Germany has temporarily eliminated its worries. At this time, what they will do next is obvious... War is about to begin... Tom..."

Tom didn't really understand, but he still chose to believe Old Tom.

Even if he guessed wrong, there would be no loss in bringing Grandfather and Grandmother back. But if he guessed right, and they didn't bring Grandfather and Grandmother back... that would be a big problem!

Tom quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the owl "Newborn" that had already been released.

"Please deliver this letter to Professor Dumbledore."

Newborn took the letter, seemingly sensing the urgency of the two masters. This time, without asking for food, it flew directly out of the window.

Old Tom watched Newborn fly away, his eyes still full of worry.

"Don't worry, even if Professor Dumbledore doesn't have time himself, he will definitely find reliable people to help," Tom comforted.

"Yeah... I hope they're alright..." Old Tom said helplessly.

Tom saw that Old Tom was still a little depressed. "Why don't we go for a walk? Tonight seems to be a clear night... Such a clean starry sky is rare."

Old Tom understood Tom's good intentions and nodded, "Okay..."

Tonight's sky was indeed cleaner than ever before, without any cloud cover.

Looking at the starry sky, Old Tom's mood improved a bit.

Just then, the iron gate in the distance was suddenly opened, and a carriage drove in.

Tom and his father looked at the carriage in confusion.

When Mr. and Mrs. Riddle are not at home, carriages usually don't enter or leave Riddle Manor.

After all, Old Tom is a homebody, and because they live in a relatively remote area, they usually don't have any guests visiting.

The carriage stopped in front of the two, and then Tom widened his eyes in shock.

Because Grindelwald, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, was sitting in the driver's seat!

"Good evening, two elegant gentlemen..." Grindelwald said with a smile, jumping down from the driver's seat and opening the carriage door.

Mr. and Mrs. Riddle, supporting each other, walked out of the carriage...

Old Tom turned to ask his son, "Are you wizards so efficient?"

"No... no..." Tom shook his head, "It shouldn't be my letter..."

No matter how efficient the wizards are, it's impossible for the letter to be sent out and the matter to be completed immediately!

If Tom guessed correctly, Newborn hasn't even flown one-third of the way yet!

Old Tom, after learning from his son that it wasn't because of their letter, quickly asked, "Didn't you go to France? I was just about to contact you!"

"Thanks to this Mr. Grindelwald," Mr. Riddle said with a smile. "Our ship was about to arrive in France, but he suddenly appeared on the ship. He said he was from the Ministry of Magic... that is, the wizards' government. He told us that France is about to go to war, so it's best not to go there! The wizarding world in France is also evacuating wizards urgently!"

"Mr. Grindelwald, please come in, we can sit down and have a cup of coffee and have a good chat," Mr. Riddle turned to Grindelwald and said politely.

"No need. Your grandson Tom is a student at Hogwarts, so even though you are Muggles, you are also considered a member of the wizarding world. Evacuating members of the wizarding world is not just being done by the French Ministry of Magic, but also by our British Ministry of Magic. Stopping you is also part of our job," Grindelwald said politely.

"But... aren't you the Director of Magical Education? Do you have to do this kind of thing too?" Tom asked bluntly.

Mr. and Mrs. Riddle were a little surprised why Tom was so hostile to this kind gentleman, but they also knew that now was not the time to ask questions.

Grindelwald looked at him with a smile, "I know you still have some prejudice against me, Tom. But you really wronged me... The work of evacuating wizards is too busy. The Ministry of Magic has even sent out house-elves, so of course I am no exception."

Then he looked at Mr. Riddle again, "I'm sorry, I probably don't have time to stay for coffee. There are other wizarding families that need my help. Apparating over long distances is quite tiring."

After Grindelwald finished speaking, he waved to the Riddle family, and then his whole person suddenly disappeared into the air!

"Oh... that's how he appeared in front of us, it really scared me," Mrs. Riddle said.

"Tom, you seem to dislike him?" Mr. Riddle asked.

"Who could like him? He's the most powerful dark wizard in the world... I almost died at his hands..."

"What?" The Riddle family exclaimed in unison.

Old Tom suddenly said, "Ah! I remember now, Grindelwald! No wonder I felt his name was so familiar just now, there's also a record of him in the history of magic! So... Professor Dumbledore, the dark wizard he defeated was him?"

"Yes... he recently whitewashed himself and joined the British Ministry of Magic... His ambition can be said to be obvious. I don't think such a person would save you for no reason. I heard that he used to hate Muggles!" A hint of red light flashed in Tom's eyes.

Is he threatening me, or showing kindness to win me over? Or both?

It's not that Tom is narcissistic, it's just that this dark wizard's attention to himself and Lethifold is unusual!

However, no matter what, Tom really felt the threat from Grindelwald this time!

Should I... write a letter to Lethifold? Also, I have to tell Professor Dumbledore about this! I believe Professor Dumbledore will also take action!

Thinking of this, Tom suddenly felt relieved again.

If it comes to playing insidious tricks, there's that old scoundrel Lethifold helping to keep an eye on things.

If it comes to playing with strength, there's the great wizard Dumbledore holding up the sky, why should I, Tom, step forward?

Since I don't have to step forward, what do I have to be afraid of?

If I really encounter any difficulties...

"My big brother is Lethifold!"

...

While Tom was leisurely spending his days at Riddle Manor,

Lethifold's side seemed unusually busy.

First of all, he spent a lot of effort to dissuade the Newt couple from adopting him.

The Newt couple had heard Dumbledore say something about this child before.

So they knew that when Dumbledore first met Lethifold, he also refused to be adopted...

Therefore, in their opinion, the reason why this child rejected them was probably because he had experienced some very painful things in the past... making him avoid any kind of family affection.

The Newt couple didn't force this "poor" child anymore.

They just treated this child even better every day.

Lethifold didn't know that the Newt couple had even more pity for him, and was immersed in Nagini's recovery plan all day long.

During this period, he also received a letter from Tom.

This little partner who avoided him like a plague would actually write him a letter. This was really a rare thing.

However, after he finished reading the letter, he understood what Tom was worried about.

A person like Grindelwald would not be kind to you for no reason...

If he is especially kind to you, then you must be especially useful to him!

He never cares about people who have lost their usefulness to him!

In the beginning, he mistakenly thought that Credence's sister in the orphanage was an Obscurial, so he abandoned the useless Credence like a worn-out shoe.

Later, when he discovered that Credence was the Obscurial, he immediately changed his attitude.

How to describe Grindelwald, he is very realistic...