Hogwarts: I will never become the Dark Lord

"Anyway, I think this child is a bit strange, too precocious! And growing up in an orphanage, who knows what his personality is like? What if he seems gentle and refined, but is actually vicious and tyrannical!"

Hermione frowned slightly upon hearing Mr. Granger's words, clearly annoyed. She was about to defend Jerry when Mrs. Granger interrupted her.

“Honey, don’t mind your father, he’s always like that,” Mrs. Granger said gently, stroking Hermione’s hair. “Tell me about what happened at school!”

After hearing her mother's words, Hermione made a face at Mr. Granger, who was driving, and then turned to chat with her mother: "Mom, Jerry is really great, and he's very gentle, unlike what Dad said. Jerry would never use violence against anyone..."

Mr. Granger: "..."

……

Hogwarts Castle, Dumbledore's office.

With a "whoosh," Grindelwald appeared and said to Dumbledore, who was sitting behind the desk, "Albus, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me? You don't want to spend Christmas with me, do you?"

Chapter 48 Christmas Gift

"for you!"

Upon seeing Grindelwald appear, Dumbledore opened his desk drawer and handed him a small gift box.

Grindelwald took the gift box, his eyes sparkling with surprise. He asked incredulously, "Is this real? Albus, you actually prepared a Christmas present for me? Am I dreaming?"

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "This isn't a gift from me, it's a gift from Jerry. He just asked me to pass it on to you!"

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Grindelwald sighed and said, "Alright! Jerry's gift to me is nice too, but Albus, I'm still looking forward to your gift!"

After saying that, Grindelwald opened the gift box and found a beautiful brooch inside, with the symbol of the Deathly Hallows in the very center.

Grindelwald picked up the brooch, walked excitedly to the mirror, carefully examined it, and after admiring its exquisite design and unique features, said with satisfaction, "Look, Albus, what a wonderful gift!"

“But this little fellow is not well-behaved!” Grindelwald said, handing the brooch to Dumbledore.

"This is... an alchemical product?"

Grindelwald nodded, happily exclaiming, "As expected of someone from the Grindelwald family!"

Dumbledore examined the brooch Jerry had given him carefully, then said, "This is a brooch for communication; it's quite exquisite!"

"No, no, no, Albus, it's much more than that. Look closely at the runes on the back of the brooch. Those are positioning runes and... listening runes!"

Dumbledore: "..."

After Grindelwald retrieved the brooch, he rubbed the inscription with his right hand, and a blue flame appeared, erasing all the alchemical inscriptions on the back of the brooch.

“Gellert, you…”

"Don't worry, Albus, I never go back on my promises, and Jerry and I will be able to meet soon, won't we?"

……

Inside the orphanage, after Jerry returned, he greeted the old woman and then rushed back to his room. Without even unpacking his luggage, he took out a brooch that was the same style as the one Grindelwald was holding and began eavesdropping.

Upon hearing that Grindelwald was going to spend Christmas with Dumbledore, Jerry immediately became interested. Goodness, thank goodness he didn't waste his time, or he would have missed some big news!

"...Sizzle...Sizzle..."

After only a few words, the brooch started making a buzzing sound. Jerry patted the brooch, and when it still didn't respond, he realized that Grindelwald and the other man must have discovered it and destroyed the communication inscription!

Jerry sighed, somewhat regretfully. The connection was lost at the crucial moment; those two old guys were truly cunning!

……

The next evening, at Granger's house.

"Thump, thump, thump~"

Hermione ran quickly down the stairs, her figure flashing past the top of the stairs like a nimble little deer.

Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Granger came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands on her apron, looked at Hermione, and said loudly, "Slow down, be careful not to fall!"

Mr. Granger also came in from outside the yard and saw Hermione rummaging through the pile of gifts. He smiled as he watched her. He had put a lot of thought into preparing a gift for Hermione this year and hoped she would like it.

"Found it!" Hermione exclaimed excitedly, then ran back to her room with a gift box in her arms.

Mr. Granger looked at his carefully prepared gift lying to the side, feeling somewhat annoyed. He couldn't help but ask his wife, "Whose gift did she take?"

Mrs. Granger replied with a smile, "Jerry's gift!"

Hearing his wife's words, Mr. Granger became even more depressed. He couldn't help but think of that blond-haired boy, and that feeling of dislike welled up inside him again. He became even more certain that he was right to hate that blond-haired boy!

Back in her room, Hermione opened the gift box and found a notebook and a card inside.

Hermione picked up the card. On the front was written: "Thank you, Hermione, for your continued companionship and help. May our friendship last forever." On the back was a description of the notebook.

This is an alchemical product that Jerry created by imitating Voldemort's diary. Jerry inputted all his spell knowledge (except for the "Big Melon" spell), Transfiguration knowledge, and the entire "Standard Spells" book into it. Whenever Hermione wants to find a spell, she only needs to write the spell name in the notebook.

Hermione hugged the notebook to her chest, very pleased with the gift.

While at school, Harry, Ron, and Neville all received alchemical gifts from Jerry, and even the Weasley twins received them.

Although Jerry's alchemical creations were always unreliable, and Neville had even cried because of an alchemical bracelet, Hermione had never received any alchemical gifts from Jerry, which inevitably left her feeling somewhat disappointed and sad.

Now she finally understood why! Jerry hadn't forgotten her after all!

"Honey, there's a gift with your name on it, but it doesn't say who sent it. Come out and take a look."

Upon hearing her mother's call, Hermione gently placed the notebook she was holding under her pillow, turned around, and went downstairs.

Mrs. Granger looked at the happy Hermione and said, "It seems Jerry gave you a nice gift!"

Hermione ignored her mother's teasing, took the unsigned gift, and began to unpack it.

"Good heavens, it's Felix Felicis! Who sent me this?"

Hermione opened the gift box and found a bottle of potion inside with the words "Felix Felicis" written on it. There was also a card and a medicine key inside, with the card covered with instructions on how to take the potion.

……

"That old bat is so generous! He gave me such a big bottle of Felix Felicis. I'm glad I didn't give him that lousy shampoo."

Inside the orphanage, Jerry was unwrapping his Christmas presents; this year's presents were more than all the previous years combined.

Harry and Ron gave him a lot of snacks, the twin brothers gave him the Marauder's Map, and Snape was the most generous, giving him Felix Felicis.

Dumbledore's gift was interesting; it was a medal engraved with the symbol of the Deathly Hallows.

Jerry fiddled with the medal, momentarily confused. Was it from Dumbledore or Grindelwald? And why did you two only receive one gift?

Hermione's Christmas gift was definitely the most precious.

When Jerry opened the gift, he found it was a black and gray scarf. He touched the scarf and felt that the workmanship was a bit rough, unlike the exquisite products sold in the market.

However, he could still feel the sentiment behind the gift; it was hand-knitted by Hermione herself.

After tying the scarf on, Jerry stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself, feeling that he looked pretty good.

"Jerry, are you in your room? There are a few gifts from you here, but none of them are signed!"

Chapter 49 The Door Key

Upon hearing Granny's voice, Jerry got up, walked through the pile of gifts, and came to the door. The sight before him when he opened the door surprised him slightly.

He saw that the old woman was carrying a large leather suitcase in her right hand and a delicate gift box the size of a palm in her left.

Jerry took the two items and asked, somewhat confused, "Grandma, are these all for me?"

“Yes, Jerry,” Granny replied with certainty. “I just found these at the door. Both packages have your name on them; they must be Christmas presents for you!”

"Granny, did you see who delivered it?" Jerry pressed.

Hearing Jerry's question, Granny shook her head, took two cards out of her pocket and handed them to him, "There are only these two cards with your name on them, nothing else."

After receiving all the items from the nanny, Jerry returned to his room and placed the two mysterious gifts aside.

After Jerry had unwrapped all the gifts, he began to examine the two items.

Jerry picked up the suitcase first. He shook it and found it strange that the suitcase was as light as an empty one, and he didn't hear any sound of anything shaking or hitting it when he shook it.

"Protego"

Despite the presence of the trail, just to be on the safe side, Jerry took out his spare ebony wand, cast an armor charm on himself, and carefully opened the suitcase.

Although nothing happened, the box held a secret; it was a box that had been enchanted with a traceless stretching spell.

Looking at the somewhat dim space inside the box, Jerry decided to go in and explore.

"Lumos"

Jerry slowly descended the ladder, wand in hand. The moment his feet touched the ground, all the lights in the room inside the box were turned on, instantly filling the entire space with light.

Jerry was a little disoriented by the sudden light. He blinked and, after adjusting to the bright environment, realized that this was actually a huge walk-in closet!

Jerry wandered around the space and found that it was about fifty square meters.

Apart from a full-length mirror hanging on the wall directly opposite him, the rest of the space was divided into many small cubicles, each filled with all kinds of clothes.

Each compartment has a different label indicating the season and type of clothing.

From thick winter coats to short-sleeved summer shirts, from hats to shoes and socks, everything is available in a dazzling array.

Whose handiwork was this? To have created such a massive walk-in closet within the space of this Seamless Extension Spell! It's incredibly extravagant!

Jerry walked up to a clothes rack, picked out a coat, and carefully tried it on.

It fit perfectly; the coat's cut and size were just right, as if it had been tailor-made for him.

Jerry looked around at the wardrobe overflowing with clothes and exclaimed again, "So many clothes! I can't possibly wear them all! There's just not enough!"

After leaving the luxurious dressing room, Jerry's headache returned. The Ministry of Magic had strict regulations regarding the Unseen Stretch Charm: it could not be used for private purposes, but only for the production of specific items approved by the relevant Ministry of Magic.

In fact, Hermione was also illegally using the spell when she increased the internal space of her beaded pouch.

Although Jerry's trunk isn't as dangerous as Newt's, if he were caught by the Ministry of Magic, he'd probably be sent to the Azkaban Training Center for at least two years.

Jerry packed up and locked the wardrobe, then stuffed it under his bed. Next, he picked up another gift nearby, his heart filled with curiosity and anticipation.

The wardrobe box gave me a big surprise, so what could this gift be?

Upon opening the exquisite gift box, Jerry discovered that inside was only a plain, bare ring.