Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

On the first floor, in a small, dimly lit room, there was a simple, worn-out wardrobe and a small iron bed, making it seem bare.

In a dark corner in front of the bed, Tom sat on a gray blanket, his eyes focused intently on his right hand.

And on his right hand, a small green snake was coiled.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”

Tom kept making snake-like sounds.

The little snake seemed to understand him, nodding its head in a human-like way.

After a while, the little snake crawled off Tom's hand and out of the narrow window, quickly disappearing.

“Vede… what exactly is the secret to your power? I will soon have the answer… What you can do, I can do too!”

Tom watched the direction the little snake disappeared in, silently clenching his fist.

…

“Petrificus Totalus!”

“Thud!”

A gray rat fell straight down from the windowsill.

Leved picked up a green stick next to him and poked it, feeling like he was poking a stone.

Leved pondered for a moment, then made a simple gesture with his hand.

“Finite Incantatem!”

“Squeak!”

The gray rat, which had become as hard as a stone, came back to life. It jumped up from the ground and ran away like crazy.

However, there weren't many decorations in the room, and the gray rat had nowhere to hide, so it kept rushing towards the half-meter-high windowsill.

“Petrificus Totalus!”

“Squeak!”

“Finite Incantatem!”

“Squeak…”

…

After being tossed around like this more than a dozen times, the gray rat stopped running away.

It simply lay on its back in the corner, pretending to be dead.

Leved ignored the rat and continued to read the spellbook in his hand.

Sure enough, practicing this kind of offensive spell is more effective with a live target.

However, Leved was a little puzzled. Even if he had great talent, could he successfully cast a spell without a wand after practicing it more than a dozen times?

This learning speed was a bit too fast!

Moreover, when facing Tom's attack that day, Leved found that Tom's magical attack on him was like a breeze…

Not to mention a threat, it wasn't even strong enough to be a fan…

According to the introduction in the book, there was only one reason for this situation: the difference in the strength of the magic between the two sides was too great, and it had little to do with practice.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Tom is the future Dark Lord, and his talent is definitely extremely strong.

Even if my talent is stronger than his at the same age, it shouldn't be strong enough to crush him.

Finally, Leved found the answer to the question in the part of the spellbook that introduced the principles of magic.

[…As the wizard's age increases, the strength of magic will become stronger and stronger, and after adulthood, it will reach a theoretical limit. If you neglect practice, or are unwilling to use magic for other reasons, the strength of magic will decline, or even disappear… According to research, the strength of a wizard's magic is also related to the strength of the soul…]

After reading this, Leved remembered one thing: he was not really Tom's peer.

In fact, after he transmigrated, only his physical age became younger. His actual age was already an adult! So, the strength of his soul is likely to still be that of an adult.

From this, Leved came to a preliminary idea: the strength of the magic he now possesses has reached the strength of an adult's magic!

When he fights with the underage Tom, even if Tom is gifted, it is still an adult beating a child… It's hard not to crush him.

‘So… can my magic strength continue to grow naturally? If it can't grow naturally, is there a way to break through this bottleneck?’

Leved was not worried about this question. As the youngest biologist ever, how to break through the limits of the human body was originally his main research topic before he transmigrated.

It's just that now, the object he is studying has changed from ordinary humans to wizards…

…

Tom absentmindedly flipped through the book in his hand, but his eyes never fell on the book.

In fact, the little snake he sent out had not returned, which made him a little restless.

He knew very well that whenever Leved closed the door, it was time for his secret practice.

Tom sent a little snake to spy, originally intending to wait for the little snake to come back and tell him what it saw, so that he could possibly peek into the secret of Leved's becoming stronger.

But now, the little snake, which should have returned long ago, has not been seen…

After another hour, Tom finally couldn't wait any longer. After taking a deep breath, he walked towards Leved's room.

No errors, first release, content in one go, see at a glance!

Leved's room was on the second floor.

As soon as Tom walked up, he saw Leved's door.

However, his door was actually ajar! As if waiting for someone…

Tom barely stopped his paranoia and slowly pushed open the door.

He saw Leved gently poking a gray rat on the ground with a green stick.

But… Tom suddenly felt that the stick looked a little familiar?

Leved turned his head and saw Tom peeking at the door, and a gentle smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

Here comes the merit points…

“Tom, you're here! I was just about to tell you, regarding our special abilities, I've discovered a very interesting use for them.”

When Leved stood up, Tom realized why he felt that the stick in Leved's hand looked familiar…

It was actually a little snake that had become hard for some reason!

The heart that Tom was hanging on, finally died…

“Ding! Detected that the host has caused some changes in the life trajectory of the future Dark Lord, rewarding the host with 100 merit points!”

Leved: ?

…

Hogwarts.

The roaring fireplace made the circular headmaster's office warm as spring.

“Armando, I happen to be going to London. I'll take care of these two children.” Dumbledore shook the two letters in his hand.

“Oh, of course, no problem…” Dippet sat in front of his large desk, stroking his somewhat messy white beard, his cloudy eyes looking at Dumbledore. “Has it been confirmed? He really came to London?”

“It hasn't been confirmed yet, there are just signs that indicate this. But… you know, all news involving him, I can't take it lightly… Moreover, this time, the source of the news is very reliable.” Dumbledore carefully put the two envelopes in his pocket.

“Hmm… Scamander wrote to tell you, right? He didn't seem to graduate normally from Hogwarts…” Dippet asked somewhat casually.

“Yes… but I assure you, Armando, Newt can absolutely be trusted. Moreover, his abilities are indeed obvious to all.” Dumbledore said with a serious face.

“Mr. Scamander has indeed proved his ability and position with actions, I don't mean to distrust him. I have always trusted your vision for people. So… that person is very likely to have really gone to London. So, are you ready?”

Dumbledore took a deep breath, “Of course, I have long been prepared to face him. It's just that in recent years, his whereabouts have become very secretive, and he has not appeared in front of me again.”

“Good, I am very happy that you have made the final choice… If you need help, just tell me, although I am a bit old, I am not so useless that I can't wave my wand…”

“I will, Armando… Also, thank you very much for your understanding and help over the years.”

“Alright, stop being sentimental, you can do very well without my help. Go, go to London, and completely resolve all of this… Of course, after things are over, don't forget to send the admission letters to those two children. They are both in the same Muggle orphanage, and the professor needs to go in person to explain the situation.”