The longest road in the world is the road of Li Weide's schemes.
Now, Tom is completely convinced.
Oh well… as long as he gets the benefit in the end, what does it matter if he gets tricked a little?
Endure!
"Um… when you're done playing around, just tell me how to land…"
Tom said helplessly, hovering in the air.
Li Weide argued on the ground, "How can you say that?
I'm not playing around!
I'm helping you get used to the feeling of direction!
When you want to come down, you can naturally come down."
"Ah, right, right… you're right…" Tom was too lazy to argue with this guy.
When it comes to being ruthless, no one can compare to Li Weide!
The key is that when he's being ruthless, he also has a whole bunch of twisted logic!
"Toby, look, this is a bad example.
When you chant spells, you should…"
Tom, in the air, watched as Levi used him as an example to explain magic to the house-elves, speaking so softly, almost as if afraid he'd hear.
He was too tired to even be angry anymore.
The key was, for some reason, he felt increasingly exhausted… He didn't
know how much time had passed, but Tom felt a little drowsy; he thought he'd even taken a short nap.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that Levi had somehow tied the rope binding him to a tree nearby.
And he himself was sitting on a large rock, fishing…
Tom was completely stunned.
Was this even human?
Although annoyed, he still shouted, "Wade... excuse me... have you had enough?
If you're done, put me down..."
What are you talking about?
I'm helping you practice magic, what do you mean by 'playing'?
Besides, why would I need to put you down? You'll be down in a minute."
"Huh?
What do you mean?"
"When you're exhausted and your magic is depleted... you'll fall."
"Huh?
Fall... fall?!
Don't joke around... Wade..."
"Who's joking?"
"You... no... you're just scaring me, right?"
Tom's voice began to tremble.
He had initially thought Wade was just playing a trick on him and would eventually put him down safely.
But now... that guy was saying he'd only come down when his strength and magic were exhausted?
He was more than ten meters off the ground!
If he fell... he'd have to fight for his life!
For the cowardly Tom... this was a nightmare!
"Lee Ved! Put me down!"
"This…you don't want to come down, what does it have to do with me?"
I want to come down! Really!"
"But you're still floating in the sky, which means you don't want to come down."
"You…you beast…did I want to float in the sky?"
"Yes, didn't you ask me to teach you this magic?"
"Ugh!
You're so stubborn!
You're driving me crazy!
If I fall and die, I'll become a ghost and haunt you every da !
You just wait!"
"Sigh…Tom, your aptitude is too poor.
I've hinted so obviously…didn't I tell you?
Magic is subjective.
There's only one spell from beginning to end.
As for rising and falling, going forward and backward, left and right, isn't that all up to your own thoughts?"
Tom was stunned.
"No…why didn't you say something so important earlier? Why didn't you say it earlier?"
"Didn't I say it?
I clearly said it! I just said that you can come down whenever you want!
Ask Toby if you don't believe me."
Lee Ved said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, Master Wade did say that, but Master Tom didn't take it seriously," Toby nodded.
Tom thought for a moment, then realized that Wade did indeed…did say that?
"You…is there any way you could put it more bluntly…" Tom was too tired to speak anymore.
He carefully recited the incantation again, then concentrated on descending.
Sure enough, when he did so, his body began to turn into black mist and begin to descend.
But…Tom suddenly felt something was wrong.
Because the speed of descent was getting faster and faster!
"No…you tricked me again? Ah…"
"Splash!"
Tom fell into the lake…
When Tom climbed out of the lake exhausted, Wade was looking at a pocket watch.
"You son of a bitch…" Tom hadn't finished cursing.
Li Weide interrupted him, "Thirty minutes and forty seconds…not bad, Tom."
"Wh…what?"
"I mean, thirty minutes and forty seconds is your current flight limit.
If you exceed that time, you'll run out of energy and fall."
"How do you know my limit?"
"I just measured it.
Have you gotten stupid?
You don't really think I made you float for so long just to mess with you, do you?"
Tom lay on the ground, stunned for a long time, before finally rolling over in the mud, looking at the blue sky and weakly cursing, "Damn…"
Okay, this guy always makes sense… He suspected that this guy always planned his escape route before tricking people.
No, to be precise, it seemed that every time he tricked someone, it wasn't for no reason; he always managed to make it seem meaningful.
After all…although the process was very uncomfortable, testing the current flight time limit was indeed very helpful to him…
This feeling of wanting to curse but not being able to…is really damn uncomfortable.
Well, at least I got a free flight spell, which is pretty good...
Just as Tom was getting a little drowsy, suddenly, an owl flew down from the treetop, carrying a letter in its beak.
"Huh?
Whose letter is it?"
Li Weide asked curiously.
"Of course it's you, who else would it be?
You know I don't have many friends."
Tom tried to roll over, but exhausted, he decided to remain sprawled in the mud.
At that moment, Livid had already taken the letter and opened it.
"Oh ho, a letter for you, not mine."
Livid opened his hand, and the letter floated above Tom, allowing him to see the words without using his hands.
[Mr. Riddle: We have received a report that you used a levitation spell in the wild at 9:30 this morning.
As you know, underage wizards are not allowed to use magic outside of school.
If you continue this behavior, you may be expelled from the school (Law on Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards, 1875, Section 3).
Also, please remember that according to Section 13 of the International Wizarding Union's Secrecy Law, any magical activity that may attract the attention of non-magical members (Muggles) is a serious violation.
Have a pleasant summer vacation!]
[Nar Gabriel]
Tom sat up abruptly. "No... buddy!"
He groaned, looking at the gloating Leeward.
"Why?!
You used it too!
Why am I the only one who got a warning letter?!"
"I forgot to tell you, Tom, I've found a way to block the traces..." Leeward said with a smile.
"Is it possible you could teach me?
You know, if I learn it, it'll be much easier for us..." Tom felt his expression was starting to go numb.
Leeward shrugged.
"Sorry, I forgot. You know, I just invented a pretty good spell, and I got a little too excited.
I forgot that in the wild, outside of wizarding communities, it's easy for the Ministry of Magic to detect it..."
"Damn... Leeward, you liar... So, this is the trap you dug?"
Tom slumped to the ground again, frustrated.
"No, you're wrong. When did I dig a trap for you?
Sigh... It's okay, Tom, it's just a warning.
It's not enough to get you fired..."
"Really?
That's lucky..." Tom said sarcastically.
Suddenly, he saw an owl fly down from the treetop.
Tom sat up abruptly.
"The letter said I used a levitation spell at 9:30, right?"
"Yes, Tom."
"I swear... 9:30, you used magic!
I only started using it around 9:40!
And you used magic when you handed me the letter!"
"Huh?
Really?
It seems..." Livid's eyes widened belatedly.
"No... I... I'm expelled?"
Tom's face turned green...
"I heard... if you're expelled, your wand is destroyed..." Livid muttered.
At this moment, the owl had already dropped the letter into Tom's hand.
Tom stared blankly at the letter, the light in his eyes gone...
"Ahem... how about I write to Grindelwald and ask if he's still hiring?"
"Livid! I'll fight you to the death!"
Safe House.
"Wade…you…you've really disappointed me."
This was the first time Dumbledore had reprimanded Wade.
But Tom had already lost interest in watching the drama unfold, because he was the one who was being expelled…
At this moment, Toby stepped forward and said in a shrill voice, "Professor Dumbledore, all you need to do is explain to the Ministry that Toby used the Levitation Charm while helping his master fish, and that will be enough.
Young Master Tom won't be expelled!"
Hearing this, Tom looked at Toby in surprise.
This was the first time he felt grateful to Toby, even though he knew Toby was doing this to prevent his master from being reprimanded by Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was silent for a moment before saying, "Toby…you…"
"Toby is a house-elf.
House-elves don't need permission from the Ministry of Magic to use magic, and there are no Muggles around!"
"It's no use, the Ministry of Magic will check their wands…"
"We don't use our own wands when we practice during the holidays!"
Tom's eyes lit up again.
"So, they can't detect it!"
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.
"Is that so?
Then let me see the wand you used for the spell."
Tom quickly handed over his wand, the one he used for the Flight Charm.
Livid also handed over his old wand…Livid had bought a whole bunch of old wands for himself and Tom.
Tom used one to practice magic during the holidays, and another for mischief…
Sure enough, when Dumbledore examined Tom's wand, he didn't find anything remarkable.
But when Dumbledore examined Livid's wand, Tom became a little nervous.
He remembered that Livid had just used a different wand to use the Flight Charm.
If Dumbledore didn't find any trace of the Flight Charm on this wand, wouldn't that mean Livid had another wand? If
Dumbledore found out the spells used on that wand… wouldn't his true nature be exposed?
That's a whole bunch of Calamity and Crucifixion Charms!
Wait… why should I care about that bastard?
Let him be exposed! Let him get expelled!
However, to Tom's surprise, Li Wade's old wand also flashed with a flight charm in Dumbledore's flashback spell!
That means… Li Wade was actually prepared all along?
Today's predicament was caused by that guy?!
He just said it was his first time using the flight charm!
But… what was he after?
To trick me?
What kind of grudge is that?!
"Truly… ingenious magic… Wade, you just said you developed this spell?"
Dumbledore looked at the flight charm through the flashback spell and exclaimed sincerely.
"I think… we don't need Toby's intervention to help Tom get his expulsion overturned.
Maybe… you can even win an award!
Wade!"
Tom's eyes widened; he suddenly understood.
He was… being used as a stepping stone?!
Li Wade! Are you a dog?!
Would you die if you actually used a charm to apply for an award?!
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