I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

Faced with a wizard whose thinking was unpredictable and who could not use Legilimency, Dumbledore found himself completely unable to accurately grasp Li Lin's position.

This left the white wizard feeling conflicted and melancholic. In another year, the boy who had miraculously survived would be starting school, and at this crucial moment, a new school board member had suddenly appeared... What were his intentions? What was he going to do?

Li Lin coughed lightly, drawing Dumbledore's attention, and then slowly asked, "Have you heard the story of Scarface's Gang?"

A sense of unease crept into Dumbledore's heart, but he said nothing and simply listened quietly to Li Lin's words.

He quickly regretted it.

"In the second year of the Yuanhe era... no, ten years ago, the Potter family was robbed by Voldemort. The boy who should have died that night was saved by his loving mother, who sacrificed her life to protect the last bloodline of the Potter family. Lily was killed on the spot, but her love still protected the child. The boy who survived was left with a lightning bolt scar on his forehead..."

98 I infiltrated Hogwarts

Dumbledore took a few deep breaths, and suddenly felt a headache he had never experienced before.

The unconventional new school board member in front of me clearly knows a lot about the boy who survived the ordeal.

This is why Dumbledore found it quite troublesome. If Li Lin were merely like Lucius, constantly causing trouble to show his presence, that would be fine.

However, Harry Potter... he is destined to save the wizarding world and defeat the second Dark Lord, Voldemort.

To ensure his survival, Dumbledore personally sent him to the Dursleys, where a protective charm formed by kinship allowed him to grow up safely until the age of eleven.

Although Li Lin didn't understand why Dumbledore didn't give the Dursleys a heads-up beforehand and ask them to treat Harry a little better.

Even if the Dursleys were relatively well-off, raising another child would be a heavy burden, and you just leave a baby at their doorstep in the middle of the night without a sound...

Is this a sign that Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon this person?

"So... what do you want to do?" Dumbledore asked Li Lin carefully, unable to fathom the wizard's attitude.

If you say he was malicious, the legendary White Wizard is sitting right in front of him; if you say he was well-intentioned, the Scarface he just mentioned was full of sarcastic remarks.

Li Lin suddenly stood up.

Dumbledore opened his eyes wide, leaned back, and watched as Li Lin quickly walked to the fireplace and added large amounts of firewood, making the fire burn brightly and vigorously.

The white wizard hesitated, wondering why Li Lin had to do it himself when such a thing could be solved with magic.

The fireplace fire flickered and burned brightly. Dumbledore's gaze followed Li Lin as he walked to the window, tiptoed, and struggled to close it and draw the curtains.

The room suddenly darkened, and Li Lin and Dumbledore sat facing each other, the flickering flames beside them casting a red glow on their cheeks.

Li Lin's series of actions are quite inexplicable. But it must be said that the atmosphere is very suitable for discussing matters.

Dumbledore, realizing he had guessed Li Lin's intentions, smiled again. Before he could speak, Li Lin returned to his seat and said mysteriously, "You know what? I'm here to find a Horcrux."

"So you came to find the Horcrux... What?"

Dumbledore stared in astonishment at Li Lin before him, his white beard trembling.

He had previously thought Li Lin's actions were somewhat unnecessary, but now he couldn't help but complain that Li Lin's secrecy was inadequate.

Is this the kind of thing you can just say in a place like this?

Dumbledore regretted not meeting Li Lin in the headmaster's office.

"Alright alright."

The appearance of this term makes Li Lin's arrival completely understandable.

The reason Voldemort didn't die and could keep resurrecting is because he possessed Horcruxes, which allowed him to preserve his soul and make him nearly immortal.

If his Horcruxes are not destroyed, Voldemort will forever remain a dark cloud hanging over the wizarding world.

Dumbledore preferred facing Grindelwald to Fallendo, knowing that this wizard, both friend and foe, was someone he could either become the master of death or face it head-on.

The proud Grindelwald would never use such an imperfect method as Horcruxes.

That's the unspoken understanding between them.

"If it really is a Horcrux..." Dumbledore raised his eyes to look at Li Lin, "and why did you bring it up?"

Dumbledore had already guessed what Li Lin wanted to do, after all, a Death Eater had already volunteered to him and was willing to become a double agent.

That is Severus Snape, the current Potions Professor at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin.

"Of course, I swear allegiance to you!" Li Lin suddenly shouted, startling Dumbledore so much that he almost dropped the candy in his hand.

"Who doesn't know that Dumbledore, the Sovereign of Hogwarts, is a hero of our time, with millions of elites in the Order of the Phoenix under his command, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and capable of fighting anywhere he commands?!"

Li Lin slapped Dumbledore's thigh—his own was too painful to slap—and said excitedly, "Last time we talked about how Dumbledore and Grindelwald fought to the end of the North Sea. The sky cleared and the clouds parted, and with every move they made, fierce flames surged, even obliterating magic."

Dumbledore blushed.

Throughout his long life, he wasn't without people praising him, but the problem was that Li Lin's tone sounded like he was speaking ironically.

“Yes, yes, Mr. Aatrox, I understand.” Dumbledore had to personally escort Li Lin back to his seat, forcing a kind expression. “Could you tell me about Voldemort’s Horcruxes? More specifically, how far has Voldemort gone with them…?”

"If I asked you, would you let me be the principal?"

Dumbledore hesitated again, briefly reorganizing his thoughts before finally refusing, "No."

“That’s true.” Li Lin wasn’t surprised by this. “Then the head of Gryffindor will do. If all else fails, I’ll take Snape out of the house and reluctantly become the head of Slytherin.”

Professor McGonagall, standing outside the cabin, had no idea that Li Lin had already targeted her position.

Snape had no idea that he had been led to a private room at the bottom of West Lake by Li Lin while they were chatting and laughing.

“I’m sorry, that won’t do either,” Dumbledore said, then, as if remembering something, quickly added, “The heads of the other three houses are already taken, and the students adore them. As everyone knows, the officials of the Ministry of Magic are not good teachers.”

"No this, no that! You want the horse to run but not to eat grass? Do you think I'm Snape?" Li Lin shouted. "I'm a member of the school board!"

Dumbledore looked embarrassed. Wasn't Snape's situation a special case? Besides, he was a Potions Master, specializing in dark magic and its defenses, so he was qualified.

"Actually, I don't understand why you're so insistent on being a professor at Hogwarts."

Dumbledore was quite puzzled by this, as Li Lin, as a member of the board of directors, was fully entitled to freely enter and leave Hogwarts.

“That’s right.” Li Lin’s eyes lit up, and he immediately got up to ask Lucius to appoint him as the headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Alright, alright, alright," Dumbledore quickly stood up and pulled Li Lin back. "If you'd like, you can become the Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts..."

Anyway, Hogwarts rules don't say there can only be one vice-principal, and besides, as a member of the board of directors, no one can object to Li Lin becoming vice-principal.

"So now you can tell me, exactly where in Hogwarts did Voldemort hide the Horcruxes...?"

“No problem!” Li Lin pulled a handful of candy from Dumbledore’s pocket. “Let’s smash those seven Horcruxes to pieces right now.”

In fact, Li Lin was mistaken; Voldemort hadn't yet had time to turn Nagini into his Horcrux.

"Wait... seven?!"

Dumbledore's eye twitched.

Was Voldemort insane? Oh right, he was insane to begin with.

Now Dumbledore could finally understand why Tom Riddle was mentally unstable.

“Generally speaking…every time a Horcrux is created, a part of one’s own soul must be severed,” Dumbledore murmured to himself. “So, he didn’t keep all the Horcruxes at Hogwarts, did he?”

"Those who know, know; those who don't, I can't say much. This matter involves too many things; you should think about it carefully."

Li Lin started being sarcastic again.

99 If you answer a question with a question again, I'll [illegible] you!

The cabin door opened, and Dumbledore and Li Lin stood side by side.

Lucius and Hagrid, standing on opposite sides, were both somewhat shocked by the scene, while Professor McGonagall seemed unsurprised.

"From today onwards, our Mr. Aatrox will be the second Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts. Of course, as a highly accomplished wizard, he will also temporarily serve as the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for a period of time."

This is a Hogwarts tradition, just as Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration professor and Snape was the Potions professor.

As for why Li Lin wanted to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, it was because he wanted to go head-to-head with Tom Riddle.

Anyway, with Mansu backing him up, he's already invincible in the world. If all else fails, he can always call on Miss Nian to save him.

Lucius's eyes widened instantly, feeling betrayed by his revolutionary comrades, but he soon saw Li Lin waving at him.

"Come here."

The two walked to a great distance, enduring Hagrid's piercing gaze.

"Mr. Aatrox, what has happened?" Lucius switched his cane to his other hand, his voice filled with anxiety.

It's always been the Malfoys who sell others, so why are they the ones being sold out today?

Li Lin sighed insincerely and patted Lucius on the shoulder: "The road to success is always full of thorns, and sometimes we need to retreat to advance."

"A strategic retreat?" Lucius repeated Li Lin's words, sensing a deeper meaning in them.

"Yes, Voldemort was a master of this. He made a hundred or so Horcruxes and hid them in Hogwarts, while he himself hid in the forests of Albania."

Lucius was struck dumb.

Voldemort created Horcruxes; he didn't die! This was devastating news for Lucius, who had decided to join Grindelwald; he hadn't felt this agonizing even when his own son died.

Li Lin turned and looked at Dumbledore from afar, waving to him.

Dumbledore, oblivious to everything, raised his hand and waved to Li Lin in a friendly manner.

Lucius felt his body stiffen, and he stammered, "What did you say... V, the mysterious man created Horcruxes..."