Chapter 225: Growing Strength and Slytherin’s Chamber of Secrets (Ch 225)

The dazzling white light gradually condensed into a vague creature.
Just by standing next to him, Li Weide felt warm and happy… For no reason, even his mood became much better.
It’s the exact opposite of how I felt when I was around the Dementors!
So, Tom Riddle, the guy who would have been the Dark Lord, did learn the Patronus Charm!
Li Weide sighed and looked at the white creature again.
Under Tom’s control, the white creature jumped nimbly in the woods outside the house.
However, no matter how hard Li Weide looked, he could not tell what kind of creature it was. It was as if there was a layer of smoke surrounding it, hiding its true body.
However, looking at the power of this Patronus Charm, it is already equivalent to the complete version, but… it is indeed a bit puzzling that the Patronus cannot be seen clearly.
“What kind of creature is your patronus?” Li Weide asked curiously.
As the creature faded away, Tom sheathed his wand and struggled to his feet.
“According to the book, it may be because the caster’s heart is not strong enough… But I am clearly very determined! Besides, you have seen its power. It is no different from a normal Patronus Charm.”
“Is your heart not firm enough?” Levid pondered. This might be related to the fact that Tom had just changed his job from a dark wizard.
However, Tom’s change should not be false, otherwise, he would not be able to release even this vague patronus.
“I need to have a good sleep… You can take the Dementor away. You were so kind to let me practice the Patronus Charm just so that I could feed him, right? So that’s the trap! Ha… I fell into your trap again…” Tom walked into the house weakly, holding on to the wall.
Li Weide scratched his head. Tom was a really good learner. He was very good at summarizing his experience of failure…
So, after I cheated him so many times, this guy became more and more cunning.
Li Weide sighed helplessly and picked up the suitcase and shook it.
I originally wanted to harvest Tom like leeks for a while, but I didn’t expect that he would only grow once and then stop.
But…it doesn’t matter. Anyway, there are more people that Li Weide can cheat now.
Early the next morning, Livid, who had left Riddle Manor, knocked on the door of Rosier’s house.
Looking at the surprised expressions of Annie and her parents, Li Weide grinned, revealing two rows of shiny white teeth.
“Annie, do you want to learn the Patronus Charm?”
…
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Christmas holiday has passed.
Hogwarts.
Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet walking down the castle’s nighttime corridors.
Because of the Christmas holiday, the whole castle lacked a lively atmosphere and seemed a little deserted.
“It should be in here.” Dumbledore said, flipping through the manuscript in his hand. “But… why did he build the entrance in the women’s toilet?”
Dumbledore looked at the manuscript, then looked up at the women’s bathroom in front of him, wondering if he had seen it wrong.
Principal Dippet shook his head. “It’s not surprising. Thousands of years have passed, and the entire castle has undergone some major changes. You know, the reconstruction of Hogwarts Castle does not require major construction like Muggles. So, it’s not surprising that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets thousands of years ago has become a women’s restroom today.”
“In that case…” Dumbledore closed the manuscript, “Shall we go in and take a look?”
“Yes, of course. We have been looking through the materials left by Slytherin for such a long time, but we only found a few clues. It just so happens that Grindelwald is not in Hogwarts yet. It is the right time to act.”
Principal Dippet said, drawing his wand and striding inside.
Dumbledore followed suit.
This looks like just an ordinary women’s restroom, nothing special about it.
But these two men were not ordinary wizards, and before long, they saw a tiny carving of a small snake on the faucet of the sink.
Principal Dippet reached out and gently pressed on the little snake, then slowly took it away after a while.
“This must be the place. I can feel the magic here…”
“Can you open it?” asked Dumbledore.
“I’m sorry, even if I’m the headmaster, I can’t open this mechanism.” Headmaster Dippet said, “It seems that Slytherin had already made good protection, and even the headmaster’s authority was blocked.”
Dumbledore pondered and said, “Do you remember how Tom opened the trial site in Slytherin’s study?”
“He said he used Parseltongue?” Headmaster Dippet stroked his white beard. “Well, this is indeed the style of Slytherin. No wonder the manuscript did not clearly state how his descendants should open this place…”
“Anyone who is a descendant of Slytherin will know how to open it when they see this sign. Just like how Tom opened the passage in the corridor before.” Dumbledore nodded.
“Well, it seems that we have to interrupt Tom’s happy time.” Principal Dippet said, “I hope he doesn’t mind his vacation being interrupted.”
“Well…” Dumbledore hesitated. “We don’t know what is behind this door. If there is a basilisk behind the door, it will be very dangerous for Tom to face the basilisk directly!”
After checking Slytherin’s manuscript, Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet now know that the creature Slytherin was talking about is a basilisk!
“Albus, you are too concerned. If Slytherin lets his offspring die directly, how can he let his offspring succeed him and fulfill his last wish?” Headmaster Dippet said, “Besides, the manuscript says that before he left Hogwarts, he put the creature into a deep sleep and also provided a method to wake it up. In other words, as long as we don’t wake it up, we will be safe. We just need to deal with it before it wakes up.”
“I haven’t read that paragraph yet…” Dumbledore smiled bitterly, “Well, I am indeed a little confused.”
“I know you’ve been too busy lately. Well, in that case, I’ll help you share some of the work. Let your mind relax.” Principal Dippet said compassionately.
“Armando…it’s obvious that I am sharing the work that originally belonged to you.” Dumbledore said.
“Haha, young man, you are not confused at this time? Well, let’s go back first and look for Tom tomorrow. Don’t worry, he is not in danger. He just needs to help us open the door and we can leave.”
…
In the garden outside the wizard tower.
Li Weide sat on a recliner, holding a container of residue that had just been refined not long ago.
He was using the absorption magic that his senior had taught him to slowly absorb the benign residues that had just been converted.
After a while, Li Weide finally opened his eyes.
When he first started absorbing, it was still daytime, but after he completed the absorption, it was already night.
Li Weide put down the container in his hand and looked at the stars and the bright moon in the sky.
He has been visiting people frequently these days.
Then he urged his friends to learn the Patronus Charm in front of the Dementors.
Of course, among these friends, except Annie who could barely release a wisp of white mist, no one else succeeded.
After all, not everyone has Tom’s talent.
However, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, Li Weide successfully harvested a large amount of benign residues.
It has already exceeded what was originally imagined.
It is worth mentioning that Henry and Alphard, who was visiting his home, thought that it was because they studied hard that Levid came to teach them advanced magic as a reward!
After all, the Patronus Charm is indeed a form of advanced magic.
At this point, they became even more convinced of the big promise that Li Weide had made.
This was an unexpected success.
Li Weide withdrew his gaze and casually opened the suitcase next to him.
The Dementor crawled out trembling.
The current Dementor no longer has the energy and spirit it once had, and looks sickly…
“Come here.” Li Weide said.
The Dementor did not dare to delay and floated over quickly.
Levid stood up, stretched out his wand and tapped its neck.
Then the red circle was hidden.
“Okay, I’ll put this box outside. As for you, go back to Azkaban now. When you recover, come back to this box and wait for me. Don’t try to disobey my orders.” Levid said.
The Dementor lay prostrate on the ground, trembling constantly.
Ten minutes later, Levitra hid the suitcase in a secret cave outside the wizard tower, and he released the Dementor back to Azkaban.
The leeks used to cheat people can only bring short-term benefits. Only by sending the Dementors back to Azkaban can there be long-term benefits.
After all, only Azkaban can afford to support these monsters.
As for whether Azkaban would find out? That was not a question at all.
Because no wizard would be so idle as to count how many Dementors there are in Azkaban.
Otherwise, Grindelwald would not have been able to take a Dementor away from Azkaban so easily.
Li Weide felt his current strength, taking into account the increase from ancient magic and the small increase from recent benign residues.
His current strength is probably twice that of Snape.
It was not until today that Li Weide possessed the strength that could be called powerful.
Combined with his nightmare magic and a series of other methods, he can now fight against Dumbledore or Grindelwald.
Of course, without actually fighting, Li Weide didn’t know how good he could be.
In a battle between wizards, whoever has stronger magic power will not necessarily win.
There are also many objective factors such as casting skills and combat experience that influence it.
In battle, even if you accidentally step on a stone and slow down your movements a little, it may lead to your immediate defeat!
This is also the reason why Li Weide is still very cautious even though he has powerful strength!
It’s okay to be proud, but you must never be arrogant.