Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

After leaving President Picquery's office, Dumbledore sighed again, looking worried.

Tom glanced at Levid, as he seemed to have predicted it again.

Without a doubt, President Picquery was trying to recruit Dumbledore…

Clearly, she was one of those influential figures who wanted to manipulate things and solidify Grindelwald's crimes.

However, Dumbledore, as Levid had predicted, did not join.

Moreover, not only did he not join, but he also warned them not to do so…

Originally, Tom thought that if they were to plot a conspiracy, the success rate should be quite high.

However, when he heard President Picquery say that they had made thorough plans and would definitely not make mistakes,

Tom knew that she probably wouldn't succeed.

This could be said to be his intuition, or perhaps… a subconscious awareness.

Back then, he also had plans that he thought were foolproof, but he was utterly defeated in front of Levid…

When a person is overconfident in their thorough plans, that is the beginning of their failure.

This is also Tom's experienced advice.

In this world, there is never a so-called foolproof plan!

As long as the plan is executed by people, there is a possibility of making mistakes! The plan will never be foolproof!

…

Soon, they arrived at the accommodation arranged for them by the Magical Congress.

After Levid closed the door, he said to Dumbledore, "Her distrust of you is a wrong choice."

"Yes." Tom also nodded and said, "She should focus her main energy on Grindelwald and his accomplices, rather than on preventing you. I just saw several Aurors watching us…"

Dumbledore's worried expression deepened when he heard them say this.

To avoid Grindelwald infiltrating the existing personnel, President Picquery had recently recruited many new people…

Her methods were very unique and effective. Many people didn't even know they were coming to be Aurors until an hour before they were recruited into the American Magical Congress.

In this way, although the possibility of this team being infiltrated by Grindelwald was eliminated, inevitably, the abilities of this team were destined to be uneven…

Their surveillance couldn't even fool eleven-year-old Tom, so how could it possibly fool Grindelwald and his accomplices?

If these people were to execute the plan…

Dumbledore believed that this was no different from handing Grindelwald a knife!

The current Grindelwald needs a sharp knife to cut the ropes that are tightly binding him!

After Dumbledore sat restlessly in thought for a while, he suddenly walked quickly towards the door.

He couldn't stand by and watch President Picquery walk into the abyss.

"Professor… I know you want to help President Picquery, but she may not trust you now," Levid suddenly said.

"I know… but we can't just do nothing. They are now planning to use some unsavory means to convict Grindelwald," Dumbledore frowned.

"I see, no wonder they are so wary of us. She is worried about your relationship with Grindelwald…" Levid nodded and said, "However, precisely because of this… compared to worrying that Grindelwald will discover her plan, she may be more worried that you will reveal her so-called plan to Grindelwald."

"How could I do that?" Dumbledore said helplessly.

"In her opinion, you shouldn't have rejected her proposal… if what she proposed just now was this matter," Levid said, "Since you refused, all your actions will arouse her suspicion. She even warned you when we were about to leave just now."

Dumbledore sighed again. How could he not have thought of what Levid said?

Even two young wizards who were outsiders could perceive President Picquery's distrust, so how could he not have perceived it?

It's just… how could he stand by and watch an ally fall into the abyss?

"We are not worried about anything else, I am only worried about one thing now… what if their plan fails, will they shift the blame onto you?" Levid said.

No matter how close President Picquery was to Dumbledore in the past, she is still a politician… are there any good people among politicians?

Stabbing an ally in the back at a crucial moment is simply too normal.

Dumbledore slumped back into the chair. He was not worried that he would eventually be scapegoated, but… because after hearing Levid's words, he realized that no matter what he did now, even if he went back to President Picquery now and said that he wanted to join her plan, it would definitely be seen as an ulterior motive and would only have the opposite effect.

It was different from when he helped the Magical Congress thoroughly investigate the Obscurial Party before. Now, no one in the American Magical Congress would cooperate with him anymore.

In other words, he seemed to be unable to do anything.

At this time, Tom finally understood why Levid had said before that Grindelwald actually hoped that those influential figures would use conspiracies and tricks.

See… President Picquery had just started her plan, and Dumbledore had lost trust and was completely suppressed because he didn't join.

If Grindelwald knew about this self-destructive approach, he would definitely laugh to death…

Just as Tom was thinking this, Dumbledore had already stood up again and walked towards the door.

"Remember, you must not go out! I will set up some magic at the door…" Dumbledore said, and then went straight out the door.

Tom stared blankly at the door that had been closed again. "He... he just went out like that? Didn't they say he couldn't do anything?"

Lived comfortably sat on the sofa, "How could Dumbledore do nothing because he was worried about being blamed? Even if it seems like he can't do anything, he won't give up trying... That's Dumbledore."

"But, no one at the Magical Congress of the United States believes him anymore?"

"Then wouldn't it be better for him to change his identity?" Leewood smiled and said, "Although Dumbledore abides by the rules, he is not as pedantic as you think. Is it violating some rules, or sitting back and watching Grindelwald clear his name? Weighing the pros and cons, Grindelwald clearing his name has a greater impact, doesn't it?"

"But... many people will be watching his every move, right?"

"Tom, a Dumbledore who decides not to abide by the rules so much... Do you know how terrifying that is? Think of Grindelwald!"

"Hiss..." Tom suddenly gasped.

"That's right... Those mediocre people outside can barely keep an eye on me... How could they possibly keep an eye on a Transfiguration master like Dumbledore?"

...

In the dark, sunless dungeon.

Grindelwald was firmly secured in the restraining chair.

He quietly looked at the gas lamp above his head.

Although the light emitted by the gas lamp was very dim, it was the only light source in this dark and sunless place.

At this time, he had experienced many torturous interrogations.

However, neither the Cruciatus Curse nor Veritaserum made him reveal anything of value.

Because before he officially decided to accept the trial, he had already anticipated this situation and left many memories that were unfavorable to him at Nurmengard.

Yes, he directly extracted them, stored them in the Pensieve, and then modified some of his key memories...

Since all the bad memories were missing, how could Veritaserum extract anything of value?

Later, the people from the Magical Congress of the United States even used the Cruciatus Curse...

However, Grindelwald felt very happy. The more unscrupulous the people from the Magical Congress of the United States were, the more it proved that they were anxious!

The more anxious they were, the more it proved that his plan was going smoothly.

Suddenly, a figure appeared at the door of the prison, interrupting Grindelwald's thoughts.

It was an unfamiliar face, which meant that this was a wizard Grindelwald had never seen before.

However, Grindelwald suddenly laughed, "Dumbledore, you also have days when you impersonate others and act furtively."

Dumbledore changed back to his original appearance...

For a Transfiguration master like him, turning into someone else didn't require Polyjuice Potion at all.

He looked coldly at Grindelwald in front of him, without saying a word.

"Since you are appearing here in disguise, it proves that President Picquery no longer trusts you," Grindelwald said happily.

"How do you know she no longer trusts me?"

"In the past, you could come to me anytime, anywhere. When would you need to turn into someone else?" Grindelwald smiled and said, "Let me guess... Hmm... Is it because she wants to carry out some conspiracy against me, but you didn't agree?"

Dumbledore sighed, "You really know everything..."

The smile on Grindelwald's face gradually faded, "This time, you won't be able to stop me."

"I will stop you. As long as Picquery's plan is not implemented..." Dumbledore said.

"Is that so? Whatever... Anyway, her so-called plan will not have any impact on me," Grindelwald said, "Even without a knife, I can slowly untie the knots myself... You should know that the key to stopping me is not in her conspiracy."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment before saying, "Of course I know..."

"Yes, I also know that you know, so, you are stopping her plan just to save her, right? You know very well that once her plan is exposed, her position as President of the Congress will be over."

Dumbledore said calmly, "Now, there are fewer and fewer people like her in the Magical Congress... So, she can't fall."

"You are indeed very perceptive, Dumbledore..." Grindelwald smiled.

Dumbledore knew that he might not be able to stop Grindelwald from clearing his name, so now, he just wanted to stop Picquery's stupid plan, at least remove her from this plan and save her...

Otherwise, he would lose another ally, a capable assistant who could fight against Grindelwald...

"Dumbledore, if you really want to protect her, maybe I can help you?"

"What good would that do you?"

"I can't be without enemies, and you, Dumbledore... a person who is unwilling to get involved in power, cannot become my ideal enemy," Grindelwald smiled.

Dumbledore was silent again for a moment.

"Heh heh heh..." Grindelwald let out a triumphant laugh, "What a stupid decision, Dumbledore! Afraid of losing control, so you dare not get involved in power? Hahahaha..."