Quirrell and Voldemort

On the streets of London, three figures, one large and two small, were constantly moving about. Soon, under Hagrid's skillful guidance, Lester and his companions successfully arrived at their destination: the Leaky Cauldron.

"This is it," Hagrid stopped and said, "The Leaky Cauldron. It's a famous place."

Lester had been here once before, and if it weren't for Puxi's help, he would probably still be living in the Leaky Cauldron Leaky Cauldron, so he was quite familiar with it.

And Hagrid, needless to say, was a regular at this bar.

Only little Harry was visiting this bar for the first time; in fact, it was Harry's first time ever going to a bar.

Although this serves as a transit point for communication between the Wizarding World and Muggle World, it is clear that the Abbott family has no intention of turning this bar into a high-end establishment.

For a famous place, this place is incredibly dark and dirty.

Several old women sat in the corner of the room, drinking sherry from small cups, one of them smoking a long pipe.

A small man wearing a top hat was chatting with the bar owner, who was almost bald and looked like a shriveled walnut.

Two or three dark wizards, dressed in long black robes that concealed their faces, huddled in a corner whispering amongst themselves.

The bar was filled with the chatter of voices.

However, the chattering suddenly stopped when Hagrid came in. It seemed like everyone here knew Hagrid; they smiled and waved at him.

Although Hagrid is a Half-blood- Giant, considered incredibly lowly by established purebloods, this isn't a traditional pureblood club; it's the Leaky Cauldron, a place teeming with low-ranking wizards.

Here, Hagrid's position as Hogwarts key keeper is a prestigious one, and coupled with his generous and lavish lifestyle, many of the bar's regular patrons have become his friends.

Just then, the bar owner Tom, saw Hagrid and quickly came over. "The usual, Hagrid?"

"No, Tom, I'm on business with Hogwarts." Hagrid patted the pub owner on the shoulder with his huge hand, almost knocking him over.

Upon hearing Hagrid's words, the pub owner, Tom, also noticed Lester and Harry, who were being concealed by Hagrid.

Tom quickly overlooked the handsome and charismatic Lester, because he only felt a strong sense of familiarity with another boy wearing glasses.

"My goodness!" the bartender exclaimed, scrutinizing Harry closely. "This is... this could be...?"

Instantly, all the patrons in the bar fell silent, turning their curious gazes toward Harry.

With so many people watching, Harry shyly hid behind Hagrid.

"My God, he's the famous the Chosen One, the great Mr. Harry Potter!!!"

Suddenly, a wizard in a corner noticed the lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead and immediately recognized Harry's identity.

"My God, is he really Harry Potter?"

"Harry Potter! I actually saw Harry Potter in the Leaky Cauldron today!"

Instantly, after Harry's identity the Chosen One was recognized, the entire bar erupted in excitement, with everyone expressing their excitement to those around them.

Especially Tom, the pub owner, that old sycophant, who ignored Lester but then ran into Harry and jumped out from behind the counter, grabbing Harry's little hand and stroking it all over.

"Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back."

Seeing Harry's popularity, Hagrid smiled with satisfaction, while Lester watched the excited crowd with a thoughtful expression.

No wonder Dumbledore chose Harry as the successor to his faction when he discovered that Voldemort might rise again; Harry did indeed have a strong following in the Wizarding World.

Unfortunately, wizards in the Wizarding World are far too easily swayed by public opinion; often, a little manipulation of public opinion is enough to sway their minds.

Just then, a pale-faced young man walked over, looking very nervous, with one of his eyes twitching.

"Professor Quirrell!" Hagrid introduced to Harry, "Harry, Professor Quirrell is one of your teachers at Hogwarts."

When Quirrell appeared, Lester immediately focused all his attention on Quirrell —or rather, on Quirrell's face and the back of his head.

Just as Quirrell was trying to get on Harry's good side, Lester was already thinking of ways to deal with Quirrell.

That's right, Lester was going to deal with Quirrell, no, it should be said that Lester was going to deal with Voldemort.

If we were to name Lester's greatest enemy right now, Voldemort, the Dark Lord, would definitely be on the list. He is absolutely insane, and the faction he represents is inherently hostile to Lester's own, making harmonious coexistence impossible.

His political base was all the Muggle-born in the Wizarding World. In other words, Muggle-born were the foundation of his faction. If he wanted to overthrow the Ministry of Magic, he had to rely on the interests of Muggle-born.

Voldemort's political base was quite the opposite; he relied on the old pure-blood Wizarding World, Voldemort political demand was to eliminate or enslave all Muggle-born.

But Lester saw this as incredibly foolish, because Voldemort and those Pure-blood wizard had such a narrow vision, limited to the entire British Wizarding World.

Furthermore, Voldemort's support from established purebloods also had many drawbacks. Although he started his development at a high level, he would face many troubles once he succeeded.

For example, within Pure-blood families, there are numerous factions and constant infighting.

Don't underestimate the power of factional strife. The once Ming Dynasty was destroyed because internal factional struggles consumed too many resources. So, if Voldemort really leads Ming Dynasty -Pure-blood wizard to unify the Wizarding World, he will face factional strife within Pure-blood families.

There's also the problem of corruption. If the current ruling families only dare to engage in petty corruption under Dumbledore's nose, then these old pure-blood families will definitely become extremely corrupt after they come to power. At that time, the treasury will become increasingly empty, while the Pure-blood families ' treasuries will become increasingly abundant, and the entire Wizarding World will be doomed.

Therefore, those established purebreds could never be Lester's allies; they could only be Lester enemies.

Unless a few powerful, established purebloods are willing to reform and join his side, Lester would never want to see a faction built on the foundation of established purebloods.