Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"Professor, you flatter me. How could my little student club possibly be of any great help to you?" Leif said modestly.

"Haha, Leif, don't play coy. I know you understand perfectly well. We were just discussing this very topic..." Professor Slughorn said with a smile.

Leif stroked his chin and then said, "Professor, are you perhaps referring to... the matter of reforming Slytherin House?"

"Exactly! Haha... You little rascal, pretending not to see it. You know perfectly well what's going on!" Professor Slughorn patted his large belly and chuckled.

Leif said reservedly, "If the professor hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have realized it."

"Ah, you..." Professor Slughorn sighed. "With the reputation you've built, I believe many students in the school will be willing to join this student club you've founded. Especially the non-pure-blood students in Slytherin House."

"Previously, they were afraid of those pure-blood family children, so they didn't dare approach you. But now that you've subdued those pure-blood family children, those who were initially hesitant will certainly be tempted."

"Once they join you and have your protection, then Slytherin will no longer have just one voice. This is a good opportunity for me to reform Slytherin House."

"Leif, you will protect them, won't you?"

Leif nodded and said, "Joining our club means you're one of us. The help we offer each other isn't just in academics, but also in life."

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Leif!" Professor Slughorn pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Does your club have a faculty advisor yet?"

Every student club can have a faculty advisor to provide assistance to the students in the club.

Of course, this regulation is not mandatory. After all, there are only a few professors in the school.

Professors usually have quite a workload, and some professors also have their own clubs, so they have even less time to participate in student activities.

"Not yet..." Leif noticed Professor Slughorn's expression. "Professor, would you be willing to be our faculty advisor?"

"I was just about to suggest that!" Professor Slughorn said happily.

Leif breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally wanted to invite Professor Dumbledore... Luckily, he stopped himself in time!

"That's really great! With you here, I believe many students will be more willing to join us!" Leif's words were sincere.

He had originally wanted to invite Professor Dumbledore to take advantage of his prestige. With him around, at least no one would dare to cause trouble.

However, inviting Professor Slughorn now is also good... or rather, even better.

Because as the Head of Slytherin, he has a natural suppressing influence on those pure-blood family students.

They might not submit to Dumbledore, but they would definitely submit to Slughorn!

... After seeing Leif off, Slughorn returned to his seat and pondered for a moment, then stood up again, picked up his coat, and walked out of his office.

Not long after, he appeared at the door of another office.

As the knock sounded, Dumbledore's voice came from inside the door.

"Come in."

Slughorn pushed the door open and walked in.

"Ah... Horace! Welcome! Aren't you holding a party today?" Dumbledore stood up and greeted him warmly.

"Good morning, Albus. The party is in the evening. Will you come?" Slughorn said with a smile.

"Hmm... as you can see, Horace," Dumbledore said, gesturing to the scattered documents on the table. "I have a lot of work to finish."

Slughorn glanced at the documents and said somewhat disapprovingly, "Are those fellows in the Ministry of Magic leaving even these trivial matters to you?"

Dumbledore said helplessly, "It can't be helped, Horace... The situation isn't good right now. The Muggle world is about to descend into chaos. We need to take many measures to protect many innocent wizards from being affected by the Muggle war... They need me in many places."

With war on the horizon, the Ministry of Magic had been extremely busy recently in order to protect the wizards. Many large-scale protective spells really did require Dumbledore's help.

At the same time, Grindelwald was also watching from the sidelines... The days of the Ministries of Magic in various countries were indeed not easy.

"This is a case of a lack of successors... Albus, in the wizarding world today, no genius like you has ever appeared again. So, whenever something happens, the Ministry of Magic has to turn to you..." Slughorn lamented.

Dumbledore took out a plate of candied pineapple from the cabinet for Slughorn.

"Horace... what's wrong?"

Slughorn sighed. "You should know about what that little rascal Leif did yesterday, right? I remember you've always been paying close attention to him."

Dumbledore paused. "Yes, I heard... He was indeed a bit reckless this time, but... I think there must be a reason for this. I hope you can investigate it thoroughly before..."

"Albus, you don't think I want to punish Leif, do you?" Professor Slughorn asked in annoyance.

"Hmm? Could it be that you've already investigated it?" Dumbledore asked.

"It's nothing special. It's still the same old story... Those little brats are used to being arrogant and domineering. This time, they wanted to make a move against Leif's friends, and Leif found out in advance, so... the little rascal started to strike first."

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly. "So, you came to me because..."

Slughorn said seriously, "In Hogwarts, I believe Leif can handle things very well himself, but... don't forget, the parents of those little brats aren't pushovers either. They were no different from their children when they were in school!"

"I'm worried they'll make a move against Leif when he leaves school... Albus, you know, Leif is very similar to you back then, both are equally talented geniuses! I don't want him to be hurt in such meaningless struggles!"

A smile reappeared on Dumbledore's face. "Horace, rest assured, I have already found a place for them to live, and I have also cast the Fidelius Charm there."

"What? The Fidelius Charm? Is it that serious?" Slughorn was somewhat surprised. Even if he was worried about the pure-blood students' parents retaliating, there was no need to directly use the Fidelius Charm, right?

Moreover, it seemed that Dumbledore had cast the Fidelius Charm on that residence even before Leif caused trouble.

"If it was just to deal with those parents, it wouldn't be necessary, but... the people who are targeting Leif and the others aren't just those parents," Dumbledore said with a frown. "Grindelwald..."

"What! How could Grindelwald be targeting Leif and the others?" Slughorn stood up abruptly.

"Calm down, Horace..."

"It's hard for me to calm down, Albus... If that guy is targeting them..." Slughorn's fat body trembled slightly.

"Although the specific reason is still unknown, with the Fidelius Charm in place, they will be very safe!" Dumbledore said seriously.

Only then did Slughorn slowly sit down. "Who is the Secret Keeper?"

"Me," Dumbledore said.

Slughorn completely relaxed. "If it's you..."

Dumbledore smiled. "Horace, it seems you also value Leif as a student very much."

"Wouldn't you like such a student?" Slughorn retorted.

“You’re right…” Dumbledore said, “Voldemort, and Tom… I have high hopes for them. As you just said, the wizarding world is currently experiencing a talent drought. I only hope that they can truly grow up while I can still hold on!”

Slughorn looked at Dumbledore in surprise. The fact that he said such things proved that he intended to cultivate Levid and Tom as his "successors"…

…

After leaving Professor Slughorn's office, Levid went straight to the Room of Requirement.

Their notices and flyers were already prepared!

At this time, after obtaining permission, they immediately began to take action!

Before leaving, Levid also added a line to the notices and flyers with a spell.

“Advising Professor: Professor Slughorn!”

As people who had just done a "big thing", Levid and his group attracted the attention of almost everyone who passed by as soon as they appeared from the castle.

Of course, most people only dared to stand in the distance and whisper. Very few dared to come over and greet them.

However, Levid didn't care. Instead, he took the initiative to walk over with the flyers.

When those students saw Levid approaching, they were startled, thinking that they had angered Levid by talking behind his back.

However, Levid kindly handed the flyers to them…

“…Student Mutual Aid Society? The members of the society help each other and promote each other's progress, including academic performance and dueling skills…”

“Society Leader: Levid Lee; Deputy Leader: Tom Riddle; Secretary: Annie Rosier; Advising Professor: Professor Slughorn!”

Flawless!

When these key pieces of information were discovered by those who browsed the flyers, everyone became excited.

People from other houses might be excited about words like "dueling skills."

But the non-pure-blood wizards in Slytherin were excited about all the information on these flyers!

This seemed to represent that if they joined… they would really have a backer!

Learning that Levid and his group were planning to post notices, many people spontaneously followed behind, wanting to see the content of the notices.

Most importantly, everyone wanted to know what the requirements for joining the society were and whether they met the standards!

At the same time, the news of Levid's establishment of a mutual aid society also spread quickly!

The speed at which young wizards spread gossip is very fast.

Today happened to be Sunday, and it was not long after the start of school, so many students were very free.

Therefore, more and more people came to watch the excitement…

Dumbledore's praise of Levid and Tom's performance match as the most exciting battle between students in Hogwarts history had long spread throughout Hogwarts.

In addition, Levid only took a few people yesterday and purged the Slytherin pure-blood students.

Therefore, everyone was generally very interested in the combat skills of Levid and his group.

When Levid started posting the notice on the bulletin board, he already had dozens of people behind him, and people were constantly coming over with curious faces.

【Are you still troubled by the difficulty of making progress in your studies?】

【Are you still suffering from the difficulty of mastering spells?】

【Are you still worried about the difficulty of winning duels?】

【Are you still troubled by being bullied and isolated?】

【Don't hesitate, join the Mutual Aid Society!】

【Every member of the society is your strongest support!】

【Let's help each other and make progress together!】

【Let's jointly build a civilized, equal, harmonious, friendly, honest, just, and free mutual aid society!】

…

【Special Invited Advising Professor of the Mutual Aid Society: Professor Slughorn!】

The notice of the Mutual Aid Society seemed strange, but it was generally understandable. In addition, the flyers next to it were constantly being distributed to newcomers.

Combining the two, they understood the general idea.

“That is to say, there are no requirements? Anyone can join?” someone boldly asked Levid.

Levid smiled and said, “Except for those with bad character, we will not refuse anyone else.”

Everyone smiled knowingly. Everyone knew who Levid was talking about.

“Then… if I join, will I not have to be afraid of being bullied?” someone asked again.

Levid noticed that it was a Slytherin student. Judging from his timid appearance, he should be a non-pure-blood.

“Yes, every person in the society is your strongest support. If you encounter any situation, you can ask any member of the society for help. Remember, our advising professor is Professor Slughorn! There's nothing to be afraid of! As long as you become a member of the society, no one can make you bend your back even a bit!”

When the non-pure-blood student heard these words, the gloomy expression on his face almost instantly disappeared.

Moreover, since Levid said so, it meant that the head of the house was on their side!

Levid is here! Justice is here!

“I want to join!”

Annie waved a stack of forms and said gently, “Okay, first register here. You need to fill out this form and write down what you are good at and what you are not good at, because the essence of our Mutual Aid Society is mutual assistance. While you are getting help, we also hope that you can use your strengths to help other members of the society.”

“No… no problem!” the non-pure-blood student said excitedly.

To be honest, he had never seen any pure-blood wizard in Slytherin speak to him so kindly…

“I also join.” A cold voice sounded from the crowd.

A Gryffindor girl came out.

Levid turned his head to look. It turned out to be the girl named Grace McLaggen.

“Welcome! Grace! I’m glad you finally figured it out. Welcome to join our society!” Levid said with a smile.

“I heard what you did yesterday… I have to say, you really don’t seem like the Slytherins I had in mind… Professor Dumbledore is right, we can indeed become friends!” The look of resistance on Grace’s face was gone.

Obviously, what Levid and his group did yesterday made her… and many other students like her, eliminate the estrangement of Slytherin in their hearts. They truly realized that not all Slytherins are bastards.

With Grace's joining, more and more people also chose to join.

Grace took half of the forms in Annie's hand and naturally started working…

Levid turned his head and whispered to Tom, “It seems… very smooth, Tom.”

“Is it really okay not to pick people…?” Tom frowned.

“Pick people? No, we should focus on the majority! Instead of picking out a few people… What determines your success is never a few people. What we have to do is to use the power of this 'majority'…”

Tom shook his head, “I don’t quite understand, but it seems to make sense…”

“You will understand, Tom, you must believe in the power of the people…”

The word "Chairman" is a bit sensitive, let’s change it to the leader, I’m afraid of being blocked.