Chapter 66: The Theory That Voldemort Must Fail

Allen was stunned by the question; his first reaction was that Voldemort was a noseless person, but he quickly realized Professor Quirrell certainly wasn't asking about that.

Is Professor Quirrell going to discuss the history and politics of the Wizarding World with me? This is the first time he has ever talked to me about such topics! Allen thought silently in his heart.

But Allen believed this was a good thing, because he had never brought back useful news for Professor Quirrell, while Professor Quirrell had been making one-sided sacrifices.

Allen felt the relationship between him and Professor Quirrell was unequal, which would lead to their relationship deteriorating, something he did not want to see.

Today, Professor Quirrell actually took the initiative to talk to him about history and politics; Allen immediately felt he could use this to draw closer to Professor Quirrell.

Moreover, before transmigrating, Allen was a history enthusiast and keyboard politician, frequently engaging in online arguments; after transmigrating, to learn ancient runes and search for Nicolas Flamel, he was passively forced to read many books on magical history, so he was not at all intimidated by this topic; instead, he began to get excited.

And as someone washed by various shock-style headlines from the internet era, he understood even better that when discussing such topics, one must seize the initiative.

So after a moment's thought, he said solemnly:

"I think the Dark Lord is a person with grand ambitions but small talents and a narrow mindset!"

The moment this sentence left his lips, he felt the room suddenly grow a few degrees colder, inexplicably feeling immense pressure; he felt his body begin to break out in goosebumps, his hairs standing on end one by one; suddenly a danger warning arose in his heart; he felt as if he were being stared at by a snake with cold eyes...

This feeling came quickly and left quickly, so fast that he thought he must have been hallucinating.

Allen looked at Professor Quirrell in confusion, but discovered he was still flipping through a book with an air of indifference, as if he felt nothing about the changes in the room just now, which made Allen even more convinced that he had just been hallucinating.

Professor Quirrell also noticed Allen looking at him, glanced coldly at Allen, and said disdainfully: "Not much of an age, but quite a big mouth!"

Hearing this, Allen instantly became indignant: "Professor, these are conclusions I reached after deep consideration."

After hearing this, Professor Quirrell felt somewhat amused: "Then tell me properly how the Dark Lord is ambitious but untalented and has a narrow mindset!"

Allen keenly perceived that his words had sparked Professor Quirrell's interest, so he became even more serious in his heart; as a keyboard politician from 2021, he had indeed seriously analyzed Voldemort's deeds and political philosophy.

"Voldemort's ambition exceeding his ability is mainly reflected in his political methods." Allen made his judgment first; this time he directly spoke the Dark Lord's name, knowing that native wizards all had a fearful stress response to the name Voldemort, which would further attract Professor Quirrell's attention and make him take his words seriously.

Indeed, after hearing the name "Voldemort," Professor Quirrell's body paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

"Interesting," Professor Quirrell stopped flipping through the book, glanced sideways at Allen again, and said slowly, "Continue—"

Seeing Professor Quirrell's disdainful expression, Allen secretly made a determination in his heart: today he would make Professor Quirrell look at him with new respect!

"If Voldemort's campaign to seize supreme power in the Wizarding World is viewed as a revolution, then his revolutionary program is undoubtedly the lowest! He actually used blood purity theory, something already swept into the historical trash heap, as his revolutionary program, and then he wanted to use this political program to rule the Wizarding World; this is destined to fail!" Allen calmly stated his first argument.

"Hehehe! Interesting idea!" Professor Quirrell sneered at Allen, expressing no opinion on these words, and gestured for him to continue speaking.

"Blood purity theory can indeed attract some pure-blood wizards, but this program of turning back the wheels of history is destined to cause disgust among the majority of wizards." Allen quietly observed Professor Quirrell's expression and continued softly, "Who are the enemies of the revolution? Who are the friends of the revolution? This question is the primary question of revolution, and blood purity theory will harm the interests of most wizards; those wizards whose interests are harmed will become Voldemort's enemies or remain neutral."

"So Voldemort's enemies are far more numerous than his friends; even if Voldemort's personal ability is very strong, it still cannot change the balance of power!"

"If it were only this, Voldemort would not have failed so quickly, because his personal combat power was still unparalleled in the world, and his enemies were still a disorganized mass, not united under a single political program to resist Voldemort."

"But at this moment, Voldemort made a serious mistake; he actually started conducting a reign of terror, killing and burning everywhere, trying to intimidate everyone with violence."

"This caused many people who remained neutral to start leaning towards Voldemort's opponents; under Voldemort's high-pressure rule, they suddenly understood a truth—money was not important to them, blood purity was not important to them, but the absence of Voldemort was very important to them! So they began to unite and resist Voldemort."

"Plus, Voldemort's followers were all pure-blood wizards with families and businesses; most of them possessed the weakness of the petty bourgeoisie, making it even more impossible for them to risk their lives to fight against non-blood wizards driven to desperation; after all, barefoot people fear nothing from those wearing shoes!"

"So Voldemort's failure was destined from the very beginning; even without the appearance of Harry Potter, he would still eventually fail! Can such a Voldemort be called ambitious but untalented?"

Allen spoke a huge amount in one breath, giving the audience not a single chance to breathe; he clearly knew the killing power of his remarks in this closed-off Wizarding World.

During the speech, Allen also paid attention to the audience's expression; watching his expression shift from disdain to shock to solemnity took less than a minute.

Watching Professor Quirrell, who usually never smiled in front of him, perform a face-changing act, Allen felt fulfilled and gratified.

Sigh! The life of a keyboard politician is just this simple, unadorned, and boring—!

After finishing, he only felt his mouth and tongue dry, so he quickly picked up his water cup and drank a few sips.

After drinking the water, he discovered Professor Quirrell was sitting there motionless like a statue, his expression dull and his demeanor wooden.

He decided to go wake Professor Quirrell up.

"Professor! Professor! What's wrong?" Allen called out to Professor Quirrell in a low voice.

Only then did Professor Quirrell snap out of his thoughts, and then stared fixedly at Allen with red eyes.

Allen felt a bit unnerved being stared at like this, not understanding why the professor would have such a big reaction; it was just ordinary keyboard politics, after all.

"Who told you all this?" Professor Quirrell suddenly spoke in an interrogative tone.

Allen looked at Professor Quirrell in confusion and answered in a matter-of-fact tone: "Does this need someone else to teach me? I summarized it myself after reading a few books on magical history!"

Professor Quirrell scrutinized Allen with an uncertain, suspicious gaze, as if seeing him for the first time.

And Allen was still immersed in the joy of keyboard politics, paying little attention to Professor Quirrell's gaze.

Professor Quirrell suddenly became silent again and began to immerse himself in his own world.

After a long time, he spoke once more: "Is the Dark Lord destined to fail? Is there no room for salvation?"

His voice became incredibly hoarse; listening to the tone, it seemed he was asking himself.

And Allen completely failed to notice this; he thought Professor Quirrell was discussing this question with him.

However, he also did not expect Professor Quirrell to ask such a question, but this did not stump a keyboard politician from 2021; he had participated in discussions about such hindsight questions many times before; after a moment's thought, he had an inspiration and answered casually:

"Yes!"