Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is Good?

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Wade felt a sudden weight in the hand hidden under his blanket, and a copy of A Tale of Two Cities appeared out of thin air.

The books produced by the system were still in their disguised version.

Wade took out the book, and with the aid of his Eagle Eye Charm, he easily read the contents even in the dark.

He first flipped to the table of contents. At the front were simple recipes like Boil-Cure Potion and Invigoration Draught.

But as he turned a few more pages and saw the recipe for Polyjuice Potion, he started to feel something was off.

Polyjuice Potion counted as a beginner-level recipe? How could that be possible?

Wade began to faintly understand why this book was priced at 5000 Merit Points.

He recalled that line from the system description: "Recipe level classification is according to the system's standards."

In other words, advanced potions like Polyjuice Potion were considered beginner-level recipes by the system?

Damn...

Wade kept reading, and soon he couldn't help but grow excited.

Because he even found the recipe for Wolfsbane Potion — a potion that hadn't even been successfully developed yet!

Future recipes were included too! And by the system's standards, these high-level potions in reality were categorized as beginner level here.

Then, thinking the other way around, what kind of extraordinary potion would it take for the system to classify it as an advanced recipe?

Let's see!!

Wade simply skipped over the middle sections and flipped straight to the last page of the book.

"Elixir of Life, main ingredient: the Philosopher's Stone…"

Wade's mouth opened slightly in astonishment, and he quietly flipped back a page.

"Felix Felicis…"

Alright then, it seemed that in this world, potion recipes that were already considered top-tier were still labeled as beginner-level by the system?

Did that mean, in the future, he might be able to access potion recipes that went beyond this world's limits?

Wade glanced at the system interface, at the "Pending Upgrade" option, and suddenly understood.

Since the system could upgrade, it meant that these potions surpassing the world's standards would definitely appear in the shop in the future!

Though, it would probably cost an astronomical amount of Merit Points.

However…

Could the ingredients needed for such advanced potions even be found in this world?

…

Anne and Charlie soon learned from Wade about those people planning to make a move against them.

At first, they were furious and planned to fight back hard when the time came.

However, Wade told them it would be better to strike first...

This decision was unanimously agreed upon by everyone in the team.

Moreover, whether it was those pure-bloods or Wade's group, both sides felt that acting over the weekend would be best.

Because there were no classes on weekends, and students from the third year and above—that is, the majority of the student body, and even most professors—would be heading to Hogsmeade for leisure.

Thus, during this time, Hogwarts would have the fewest people around, making it the perfect time to act.

If not for the fact that they were only first-years, those pure-bloods would have certainly chosen to make their move on the way to or from Hogsmeade.

...

In the blink of an eye, Saturday morning arrived.

Wade's group had gathered early in the Room of Requirement.

Everyone was eager and raring to go.

For this fight today, they had made thorough preparations.

Even the weakest among them, Henry and Alphard, had spent several days practicing the Disarming Charm under Wade's guidance.

Although they had only practiced this one spell, it should be more than enough to deal with the other 1st years.

From the very beginning, Wade and Tom hadn't intended to handle this matter by themselves alone.

To strengthen the cohesion of their team, involving the other members was the best choice.

Moreover, this was also a rare opportunity for them to gain experience.

For beginners like Alphard and Henry, their opponents—those first-year pure-blood students—were the perfect match.

"Are we really just going to ambush and beat them up like this? Won't there be a problem? What if they report us to the professors…" Charlie still couldn't help feeling a bit worried.

After all, fighting was considered a serious offense.

Wade replied calmly, "Don't worry. If they really go tattling, the head of house will take our side. Besides... they might not even dare to report it. If they do, it just proves we didn't beat them hard enough! If that's the case, we'll just beat them every time we see them until they're too scared to report us!"

Wade was so confident because every day after class, he had been visiting Professor Slughorn to consult him about Potions.

Thanks to The Complete Collection of Beginner's Potion Recipes, Wade was always able to "innovate" on some of the existing formulas.

These "innovations" never failed to leave Professor Slughorn in awe.

In just a few short days, Wade had already become Professor Slughorn's favorite student.

He had never seen a student with such remarkable talent in Potions!

And remember, Wade was only a first-year!

So even if it really came to being reported, Wade wouldn't even need to say much in his defense; Professor Slughorn would naturally speak up for him.

Besides, as the head of Slytherin House, Professor Slughorn was well aware of many things.

He had already clearly understood the conflict between Wade and those pure-blood students from the very first skirmish.

If things escalated, the outcome would undoubtedly be handled leniently.

Because Wade had won Professor Slughorn's favor, in the end, those pure-bloods would likely end up with harsher warnings.

Seeing that Charlie still seemed hesitant, Tom said, "When have you ever seen this guy lie? Since we've decided to strike first, stop hesitating."

Hearing that even Tom said so, Charlie finally felt at ease.

Wade packed some potions from the table into a bag.

Anne asked, "You even prepared healing potions? But just to deal with them, we probably won't get hurt, right?"

Wade replied casually, "These aren't for us, they're for them."

"Huh?" Anne was a little confused. Why would they prepare healing potions for the other side?

Tom, however, immediately understood, "Hahaha! As expected of you, Wade!"

"Flatterer, flatterer... All right, let's head out. Our first target is..." Wade unfolded a piece of paper.

It was a note André had delivered in the morning, listing the targets and what they planned to do today.

With this, Wade and his group could easily figure out where these people would be.

"Abraxas Malfoy... heh, it's him again, what a coincidence," Tom glanced at the note and sneered.

"Mm, this guy really is unlucky. Let's go, it's time to move."

Anne saw them heading out and hurriedly chased after them. "So, why are we treating their injuries? What kind of riddle are you two playing at?"

…

Abraxas was at the Quidditch pitch.

He was planning to practice flying with a few friends.

Because this year, he intended to try out for the Slytherin Quidditch team.

But just as he took his broom to the pitch, he saw the last people he wanted to run into…

"In high spirits, I see, Abraxas," Wade said mildly.

The moment Abraxas spotted Wade and his group, his face turned green.

"You... what are you trying to do?"

The few friends beside him, sensing something wrong, quickly shifted their feet, preparing to slip away.

However, as soon as they moved a step, they were met with Tom's cold gaze.

After taking the life of an adult wizard, Tom's gaze had become far more terrifying.

The moment those few friends saw Tom's murderous expression, their legs inexplicably started to go weak…

Very quickly, they were herded by Wade and his group into the small broom storage room beneath the stands.

"I heard you lot were planning to secretly make a move against our people, weren't you?" Tom asked coldly.

"Ah?" Abraxas was utterly horrified.

'There's a traitor among us! Someone's a spy! Otherwise, how could Wade and his group have found out?'

But since there had been quite a few people involved in the plot, Abraxas couldn't figure out who the traitor was for the moment.

"No such thing! I never thought of doing that!" Abraxas hurriedly tried to defend himself.

"Whether you did or not doesn't matter. Either way, we're here today to corner you, just like you once led people to corner us," Wade said with a smiling expression.

"You… you can't do this…" Abraxas retreated in panic, pulling out his wand from his pocket as he did so.

"Expelliarmus!"

Alphard and Henry raised their wands at the same time.

Struck by two Disarming Charms, Abraxas staggered and fell straight to the ground.

Both his broomstick and wand were caught by Henry and Alphard.

At the same time, the few friends at his side were also disarmed by Anne and Charlie.

Without their wands, Abraxas and his group were quickly bound hand and foot by spells.

After Henry and the others tossed their wands and broomsticks aside, they grinned viciously and charged forward with their fists raised...

"Ahh…"

"Ack.."

"Ow.. ow.. ow.."

Miserable cries rang out one after another…

After a good while, Abraxas and his group lay on the ground, bruised and swollen.

"You'll regret this… I'll tell my father…" Abraxas sobbed as he spoke.

"And what exactly are you going to tell him?"

"I'll tell him you beat me up!"

"Oh… and what proof do you have?"

"The injuries on my body are proof!" Abraxas shouted angrily.

"Oh, I see… hehehe~" Wade took a bottle of potion from the bag.

"!!!" Anne's eyes widened sharply. "So that's what the potion was for?"

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