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Chapter 597 The Difference Between Two Generations of Dark Lords, the Third Attack
Zhou Ming supported Hermione in finding out Malfoy's background, and he could even provide some small help if she needed it.

What? You ask what kind of help? It is impossible to say.

In the following days, Zhou Ming quietly paid attention to Ginny's situation while accepting Tom's instruction with Hermione and Cynthia.

Tom is indeed a top dark magician. His research on dark magic is so profound that no one in the entire wizarding world can match him, not to mention old Dumbledore, even the previous generation's Dark Lord Grindelwald can't match him.

In fact, if we really talk about strength, Voldemort is undoubtedly superior to Grindelwald, there is no doubt about that.

But if we only look at it from the perspective of the "Dark Lord", to be honest, in Zhou Ming's opinion, Voldemort is not even qualified to carry Grindelwald's shoes. The two people's vision can be said to be completely different.

In all areas except martial arts, Grindelwald surpasses Voldemort.

Of course, we cannot say that he crushed Grindelwald. After all, there are many commendable aspects that allowed Voldemort to become the Dark Lord. However, it is also an indisputable fact that he is weaker than Grindelwald overall.

Let’s first look at it from the perspective of how we deal with death.

Voldemort's attitude towards death is very simple, that is, he is extremely afraid of it. In order to survive, he even went so far as to create multiple Horcruxes. Each Horcrux represents a life. Even if he has to exchange his life for that of a strong man like Dumbledore, he must ensure that he has a chance to make a comeback.

But even with so many lives added, in the end, he still didn't dare to take the risk. As for Dumbledore, the only person who could compete with him in strength, he always ran away whenever he saw him, dodged whenever he could, and tried not to confront old Dumbledore head-on.

To put it nicely, Voldemort is very cautious; to put it bluntly, he is a coward.

But Grindelwald is different. He has never been afraid of death, nor has he ever thought of making a Horcrux. He is only focused on "building a career".

Even when facing Dumbledore at his peak, he was never vague when it came to a duel. Although he lost to Dumbledore, Zhou Ming seriously suspected that there was something else going on.

Well, could it be that you can't bear to hurt the one you love?

Ahem, that’s a possibility.

Let’s look at the level of supporters.

In fact, whether it is Grindelwald or Voldemort, they are surrounded by a group of "die-hard fans". Voldemort's followers are called "Death Eaters", and Grindelwald's followers are called "Grindelwald's Army".

However, the two Dark Lords have different ways of winning people's hearts.

Voldemort mainly relies on iron-fisted policies, and always brutally suppresses those who disobey him. If anyone dares to betray him, the end is absolutely miserable. Although he will also use bribes, the proportion of this aspect is very low and can be almost ignored.

Grindelwald relies on a combination of deception and profit, and his ability to "paint a rosy picture" is unparalleled in the world. Therefore, the loyalty of Grindelwald's army is much higher than that of the Death Eaters.

Besides, as for the attitude towards the Elder Wand, both Dark Lords have obtained this most powerful wand.

But Voldemort obviously only got its body, but not its heart. Even more effectively, even after Harry pointed out his mistake, Voldemort still used the Elder Wand against its real owner, and he deserved his death in the end.

Grindelwald is different in this respect. During the rally in Paris, he released a blue fiendish fire that was powerful enough to burn down the entire city. This shows his perfect compatibility with the Elder Wand. He is the one who has completely mastered the Elder Wand, rather than simply borrowing its power.

In addition, there are many other differences between the two, which I will not list here.

But it must be said that in Zhou Ming's eyes, Grindelwald is undoubtedly a hero. He can endure humiliation for his own goals, and can also make greater interests his life goal.

Voldemort simply wanted power. He didn't care about the plight of pure-blood wizards. Pure-bloods were just his dogs.

Grindelwald had huge ambitions. At his peak, his influence spread across all of Europe, and even America was extremely wary of him.

And what about Voldemort? He can basically only hang around with Daiying. Although he is still very famous and many people are afraid of him, in fact he has never really invaded those countries. People are just wary of him because of the previous Dark Lord.

Perhaps when Voldemort was young, when he was still Tom, he was on par with Grindelwald. At that time, he was really talented and full of charm. No wonder so many people liked him.

But as he grew older, especially after Tom disappeared for several years after graduation, when he returned to Dumbledore, he had already opened up a considerable gap with Grindelwald except for strength.

So in terms of comprehensive ability, Voldemort is definitely not as good as Grindelwald, there is no doubt about that, but if we only look at strength, he may have really surpassed Grindelwald.

Because his knowledge of black magic is truly amazing.

Black magic mainly refers to magic that is used to harm, control or even kill people or creatures. Most people who use black magic are evil, with only a few exceptions.

From casting spells including the Unforgivable Curses, to brewing dark potions and breeding dark creatures, these practices are generally considered to be within the realm of dark magic and are strictly prohibited in the wizarding world.

The most obvious and direct manifestation of people who frequently use black magic is that their bodies will be eroded.

This can be seen from the resurrected Voldemort.

After being resurrected, Voldemort did not return to his youthful appearance, but became like a walking skeleton.

His palms were dry and pale, and his nose had turned into two thin slits.

He became hairless and had no lips. Occasionally, a hissing sound like a snake would come from his throat, and his skin exuded a pearl-like luster. He was completely different from the handsome student council president of that year.

In addition, black magic is also extremely harmful to the soul. Although there is no clear evidence, almost everyone believes that people who frequently use black magic will become extreme and manic in character and more aggressive.

This is undoubtedly the effect of black magic on people. The more you use it, the deeper you fall into it.

After all, in order to use black magic and make it exert its original power, the user must have strong malice. They need to decide to kill first and have a strong intention, so that the power of the killing curse can be maximized.

Similarly, if one has good intentions and wants to protect someone, the power of the Patronus Charm can also become extremely terrifying.

Therefore, the magic in the Harry Potter world is actually a very idealistic force. Wizards must first believe in the existence of magic before they can release it. At the same time, according to each person's different personality, they will have different preferences for white magic and black magic.

And there is a bit of hot knowledge that must be mentioned here, that is, dark wizards cannot use the Patronus Charm. As the strongest guardian spell, the Patronus Charm requires extremely high levels of a person's heart and will. The caster must have good intentions, must think about things that make him happy, and keep his heart in a state of positive energy in order to successfully cast it.

This requirement is too harsh for dark wizards. Once they use the Patronus Charm by force, not only will the spell fail to take effect, it may even cause the wand to backfire, and in turn hurt the caster himself.

However, this requirement is nothing to Zhou Ming. Not only can he easily deceive the inner requirements of the Patronus Charm, he can even use the Patronus Charm by force.

"...The key to the spell of frozen blood is to inject magic power into the opponent's body, and at the same time have a strong desire to freeze the opponent..."

What Tom is talking about now is a black magic called the Freezing Curse, which can directly freeze the enemy's blood and create tiny ice crystals in the blood. These ice crystals enter the heart along the blood vessels and can easily tear the heart into pieces.

Even those magical creatures with strong recovery ability will quickly lose their ability to resist after being hit by this spell. Moreover, this spell is the type that the longer it lasts, the greater the damage. Of course, if you are a powerful wizard or have conscious protection, you can still block the invasion of this spell.

What Tom is teaching them now is how to get past the opponent's magic defense and hit the opponent as directly as possible when using this type of spell to attack the enemy.

Of course, this also depends on the situation. If it is someone at Dumbledore's level, this little trick will be useless. Even Voldemort himself cannot break through Dumbledore's ability to resist the god of death.

Zhou Ming listened very carefully, and Cynthia even took out a small notebook to take notes. Hermione also wanted to do the same, but was stopped by Zhou Ming.

"Don't learn spells. I promised Professor Dumbledore that no one other than us can learn the Dark Arts from us. Hermione, you can't either."

"..."

Hermione looked at him, her face gradually puffing up.

This is different from what Zhou Ming said before. He said that everyone should study together.

"Haha, don't be angry. Although you can't learn spells, you can learn the skills to bypass magical defenses. This skill can not only be used on people, but some special objects often have special magical defenses around them. If you master this skill, it will be effective when dealing with similar situations."

This was also the reason why Zhou Ming agreed to let Hermione attend classes with him in the beginning. As for learning the dark arts in person, he could do it, but Hermione could not.

Because he can ensure that he will not be affected. Even if he learns black magic, his mind will not change, and it will not affect his learning of other white magic.

Hermione doesn't have such ability, so she can only learn some skills instead of learning the dark arts herself.

"That sounds nice, but it's different from what you said before, Zhou Ming, you're going to break your promise again."

Hermione said with a pout.

Zhou Ming smiled and did not refute, which was considered as his agreement.

Hermione glared at him and said nothing more in the end.

Of course, she knew that what Zhou Ming said was right, but she was used to learning more knowledge, even if she knew that this knowledge might be problematic. Now that Zhou Ming forcibly stopped her, it was actually quite good, because she herself was not sure whether she could really stick to the bottom line when facing the temptation of knowledge.

Tom quickly finished today's class, and then he returned to the crown without saying a word.

"Isn't he a little too obedient now?"

Hermione looked at Zhou Ming with some surprise.

Zhou Ming smiled slightly, "I gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. For something, he had to obey."

"So, you can't tell me these things?"

"That's about right. I'll tell you when the time is right."

"Well, forget it. I don't want to hear it yet."

Hermione stood up, tossed her head proudly, and dragged Cynthia away.

"Wait, I haven't packed my things yet..."

Cynthia's other books were still lying around.

"Oh, it's not too late to get it next time. Anyway, we are the only ones who know this place, and you can ask Zhou Ming to help you clean it up."

The two people gradually walked away. Zhou Ming looked at their backs, smiled and shook his head, raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A magical power emanated, and the scattered items and books around were automatically put into place.

For this kind of simple little spell, he has already been able to combine wandless casting and silent casting without affecting the effect of the spell.

"You are getting stronger and stronger. I can no longer understand your strength."

“It’s normal not to understand. There will be more things you won’t understand in the future. You have to get used to it slowly and regain your previous learning ability.”

"Haha, that sounds nice. I don't even have a body right now..."

"Don't worry, you will get it. As long as you are obedient, I will give you a body that is far better than your original one."

"I hope you won't break your promise."

"Haha, don't worry, I keep my word."

As for breaking his promise to Hermione, that is another matter and the two cannot be simply equated.

Zhou Ming put away the crown and left the Requirement Item. When he was about to return to his own common room, Hermione suddenly came back.

She was breathing heavily, obviously from running all the way.

"Did you forget to take anything?"

Zhou Ming asked.

"No, Zhou Ming, something happened!"

Hermione said nervously, "Justin, the Hufflepuff student was attacked, and so was Nearly Headless Nick. The professors have gone there, and there are other students at the scene, as well as... Harry and Ron. Everyone now suspects that Harry is the murderer."

"..."

Zhou Ming didn't know what to say.

The same goes for Harry. Whenever something like this happens, he always rushes to the scene first.

Yes, he could hear snake language, so he was always the first to realize that an attack was happening, but it happened every time, so it was no wonder that others would suspect him.

(End of this chapter)