Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"I'm very sorry, I promise that next time before I take them out, I will report to you first."

Dumbledore said sincerely to Mrs. Cole.

"Alright... since they're back, let's just forget about it. You have no idea how worried I was! It's so dangerous outside... there are kidnappers everywhere!"

Mrs. Cole said, and glared at Tom and Leif who were hiding behind Dumbledore.

"You are not allowed to eat dinner tonight, this is your punishment!"

"Yes... Mrs. Cole," Leif and Tom replied weakly.

After Mrs. Cole left, Dumbledore turned to look at the two of them, "Alright, now, it's time for you to tell me, what did you experience today?"

"Okay... let's go to Tom's room, we'll sit down and talk slowly..."

"Let's go to your room, your room has a better environment," Tom quickly objected.

He didn't want to see Dumbledore in his room again...

Heaven knows if he would burn something again to scare him?

"Alright, then let's go to my room..."

A moment later, the three of them arrived at Leif's room.

Leif pulled over a chair and asked Dumbledore to sit down, then he and Tom sat on the edge of the bed together.

"I think you must be hungry. However, Mrs. Cole has punished you for not being able to eat dinner tonight, and I can't break her rules, so let's have something to drink."

As Dumbledore spoke, he took an old umbrella from the side and placed it on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, the umbrella turned into a coffee table.

Leif and Tom's eyes lit up at this.

Dumbledore waved his hand, and three cups of drinks appeared on the coffee table. No one knew where he had hidden these drinks before.

"I believe you can also guess that I didn't just happen to appear here and help you take the blame," Dumbledore said.

Leif and Tom nodded.

Dumbledore pushed two cups of pumpkin juice to Leif and Tom respectively.

"This morning, in an alley two kilometers away from the Leaky Cauldron, Muggle police found two people tied up tightly..."

Leif nodded, "We did it."

Dumbledore paused slightly, he didn't expect Leif to admit it so readily.

"Can you tell me why? I seemed to have told you that day that we absolutely do not allow wizards to use magic on Muggles," Dumbledore's tone became stern.

Tom said eagerly, "They are kidnappers! They wanted to abduct us! We can't just not fight back, can we?"

Leif patted Tom on the shoulder, signaling him not to be so excited.

"According to Chapter 1, Article 3 of the newly revised 'Minor Wizard Protection Act' in 1928, underage wizards can use magic to protect themselves when encountering danger."

"And Article 1 of Chapter 1 of the regulations stipulates that the underage wizard referred to in this regulation refers to a wizard who is under the age of eighteen."

"Tom and I are only about eleven years old this year, so we should all be objects protected by this regulation."

"That is to say, when faced with being abducted, Tom and I made appropriate resistance with magic, which fully complies with the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 1 and should not violate the regulations of the Ministry of Magic..."

"So, Professor Dumbledore, we should not be questioned about this matter."

Dumbledore was a little stunned by Leif's words.

And Tom opened his mouth wide, staring blankly at Leif beside him, completely not knowing why Leif would be so clear about these so-called regulations of the wizarding world.

"You... how are you so familiar with these?" Dumbledore couldn't help but ask.

Leif shrugged, "We went to Diagon Alley today, and I stayed in Flourish and Blotts for more than two hours."

Tom looked at Leif in horror, "So, you really memorized all the books you were interested in? You weren't bragging?"

"Not all of them, after all, time is limited, I can't flip through all the books I'm interested in..." Leif said regretfully, "I can only go to Diagon Alley again next time."

"That is to say... so many books, you can memorize them just by flipping through them once? You... you..."

Tom was directly hit and couldn't speak...

Dumbledore was also a little shocked, that is to say, the content that Leif is quoting now is all the content that he flipped through today and then memorized...

Of course, it can't be ruled out that he knew what he had done wrong today, and specifically went to find that regulation and then memorized it.

"Your talent is really shocking, Leif... You're right, I really can't question you about this matter. Moreover, your behavior is indeed legitimate defense and you didn't do anything wrong..."

"However..." Dumbledore changed the subject, "Have you been to 39 Strand Street afterwards?"

"Yes, we did it too," Leif admitted again simply and neatly.

Since Dumbledore came to find them today, it proves that what they did today has been exposed.

Any concealment can only be in vain. Dumbledore would not have come here without sufficient evidence.

It's better to admit it simply and neatly.

"Why did you do this?" Dumbledore asked with a frown.

"We all know how miserable it would be to fall into the hands of kidnappers... They would sell the good-looking children to those rich perverts, and those who are not so good-looking but clever would be trained to become pickpockets, while those who are more stupid would have their hands and feet broken and be driven to the streets as beggars..."

"So, after learning that there were still children in the hands of kidnappers, I dragged Tom along. We wanted to save people," Leif said calmly.

Tom was a little surprised that Leif had taken all the responsibility on himself this time.

And Dumbledore opened his mouth, but he couldn't say the words of blame.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "It's right for you to want to save people... But, you shouldn't have gone like this. I'm not saying I doubt your and Tom's abilities. But... wizards and magic must never be exposed to Muggles at will. This is a serious violation of the International Statute of Secrecy."

Dumbledore raised his eyes to look at Leif, "I think, since you have already memorized these things, I don't need to repeat them to you, right?"

"Yes, Professor... but we hadn't gone to Diagon Alley at that time, and didn't know that our behavior violated the International Statute of Secrecy."

Leif looked at Dumbledore, and then lowered his head and said softly, "But, I don't regret my behavior at the time. There are people who need help, and I happen to have the ability to provide help... then I can't just sit idly by. I always believe in the principle that with great power comes great responsibility."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, "With great power... comes great responsibility..."

After another long while, Dumbledore spoke again, "Those kidnapped kidnappers have all been scared crazy and cannot reveal anything about the wizarding world, so you were lucky this time and it doesn't count as violating the International Statute of Secrecy... Alright, tell me about the whole operation."

So, Leif and Tom told the story of the raid on the kidnappers' lair this morning from beginning to end, including the gold bars, Tom's Parseltongue, and Nagini, who was attracted because of Parseltongue.

It can't be concealed, it's better to say it directly.

After listening to the story, Dumbledore sighed, "I have to say, you were lucky today... I used to know Nagini, she is a very unfortunate person... Wandering between beastliness and humanity, it's hard to imagine how painful she is."

Tom heard this and quickly asked, "What exactly happened to her?"

Dumbledore said, "She is a Maledictus... Alright, let's talk about her later, let's talk about the dozen or so gold bars you got now."

Hearing these words, Leif was still very calm, but Tom couldn't help but widen his eyes, fearing that Dumbledore would confiscate the gold.

Tom, who is not strong enough, now understands the importance of money very well.

After all, he is not yet the Voldemort who will dominate the world in the future...

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I'm not going to confiscate your gold, I just want to remind you... Can an ordinary kidnappers' nest really have so much gold? You should know how much money that is when you exchanged those gold bars today."

Leif immediately reacted, "Professor, are you saying that we have gotten into big trouble?"

Regarding the so-called underage protection regulations of the Ministry of Magic, I made it up. Because I couldn't find relevant information...