Hogwarts: I will never become the Dark Lord

The two were not affected by Malfoy's situation, and their conversation continued happily.

"Jerry, those two spells you just cast were really beautiful. I can't do them as smoothly as you. Can you teach me?"

"Of course, which one do you want to learn?"

"Upside-down fuchsia, next time I see Malfoy bullying someone, I'll make him remember it."

"Tom, dinner's ready!" Jerry smiled and shouted out the car window.

A moment later, a large, plump bird with jet-black feathers flew in from outside, landed on the table, stared at Jerry with its "intelligent" eyes, glanced at Hermione, and cawed as if questioning, "Where's my food? Did this two-legged creature eat it?"

"Is this your pet?" Hermione looked at the fat bird, about the size of an owl, on the table and reached out to touch it.

"Gah~" Tom pecked Hermione's hand, startling her, then flew up and landed on Jerry's shoulder, looking incredibly aloof.

"Hermione, are you alright?" Jerry asked Hermione with concern, then gently tapped Tom on the head.

"I'm fine, just a little startled. Jerry, what kind of bird is that? A crow?"

Jerry explained to Hermione, "I don't know either. Someone gave it to me. It looks a bit like a raven, but it shouldn't be. I call it Tom. It should also be a magical creature. It can understand what I say in a simple way."

Tom then nuzzled Jerry's ear again, "Stop messing around, do me a favor first, and I'll give you extra food later."

After saying that, Jerry picked up Tom and placed him on the table in front of them.

"Come on, Hermione, didn't you want to practice spells? Let's use Tom."

Hermione hesitated, afraid that she might hurt Tom.

"Don't worry, Tom's magic resistance is very high. Ordinary spells can't hurt it at all. I often used it to practice spells during the summer vacation."

“But I…” Hermione still hesitated.

"Upside down," Jerry didn't say much, just cast a spell and hung Tom up. Tom didn't yell or struggle, as if he was used to it.

"If you feel bad about it, feed it more later. Maybe it will come looking for you next time you practice your spells."

Hermione: "..."

Now Hermione knows why Jerry's bird is so fat.

Time always slips away unnoticed. After practicing the spell, Hermione took out some fruit to feed Tom as a reward.

Tom glanced back at Jerry, and after seeing him nod, he started eating Hermione's fruit. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hermione finally got to touch Jerry's penis.

"Its feathers are so beautiful! Although they appear black, they shimmer with a deep blue or purple sheen in the sunlight. They're absolutely gorgeous!" Hermes exclaimed.

After Tom finished eating, he stopped flying away and stayed on the table. Perhaps because he had been fed fruit, Tom's attitude towards Hermione improved a lot, and he didn't even struggle when Hermione picked him up.

……

"Woo, woo, woo~"

As the train whistle sounded, Jerry clearly felt it slow down. He glanced out the window and saw that it was already dark. He said to Hermione, "We need to change into our robes. We're almost at Hogwarts."

After the two finished packing their belongings, they heard the train's announcement.

"The train will arrive at its final destination, Hogwarts, in five minutes. Passengers, please leave your luggage on the train. House-elves will deliver your luggage to your dormitories."

Upon hearing the announcement, Jerry opened the window, let Tom go, and then, protecting Hermione, he followed the crowd off the train.

As soon as they got off the train and arrived at the platform, Hermione patted Jerry's arm and pointed to a spot not far away, saying, "Look, that's Harry Potter!"

Looking in the direction Hermione pointed, they found Neville there as well.

"Let's go there too."

"Hi Jerry, it's nice to see you again." Harry greeted Jerry and Hermione warmly as they approached.

"Jerry, do you two know each other?" Hermione looked at Jerry with some confusion.

"I couldn't find platform 9 at the train station, but luckily Ron's mom helped me."

After saying that, he turned to Harry and Ron and said, "No need for introductions, everyone knows each other."

After a brief chat, a loud voice rang out: "First-year students! First-year students, come this way!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a burly man, over three meters tall, with broad shoulders, a straight back, a messy and coarse beard, and hair like a wild jungle, looking like a tall oak tree.

Hagrid saw Harry and greeted him, "Hi, Harry, long time no see, how are you!"

Harry was a little excited: "Hi, Hagrid, long time no see. I'm doing well. Let me introduce you, this is Hagrid."

“Hagrid, these are my friends. These two are Ron and Neville, and this is Jerry and Hermione.”

"Hey guys, hey, you redhead, you must be from the Weasleys. Hopefully you won't be like your two brothers and get into all sorts of pranks."

After exchanging greetings, everyone followed Hagrid and stumbled along the mountain path to the lake.

The lakeside was completely dark, with only an oil lamp in Hagrid's hand providing light, making it impossible to see anything around him.

"Fluorescent Blink!" Hermione pulled out her wand and used the Illumination Charm to illuminate the area around them.

"Beautiful spell!" Hermione smiled proudly upon hearing Jerry's praise, and then...

"Fluorescent~Flash~", Jerry pulled out his wand and cast a Lighting Charm, illuminating the entire lakeside dock.

Everyone around Jerry stared in disbelief.

"How did you do that, Jerry? I feel like you're even better than my two jerk brothers," Ron said in shock.

"Thanks, Jerry!" Hagrid waved to Jerry and thanked him. "Use the Illumination Charm to get everyone on board quickly. Remember, no more than four people on each boat. Hurry up, once everyone is on board, we'll set off!"

"How did you do that, Jerry?" Hermione still found it incredible on the ship.

"It's only practice that makes it so!"

Hagrid sat alone in a boat at the very front, with the other boats following behind him.

Soon, everyone saw the brightly lit castle perched on the cliff across the lake, solemn and mysterious, its massive silhouette appearing even more magnificent under the moonlight.

Everyone was speechless with awe at the magnificent castle, even Jerry, who had been mentally prepared.

After everyone reached the shore, they disembarked and followed Hagrid, quickly walking up the stairs to the castle gate.

A tall witch wearing square glasses and a dark green robe stood solemnly in front of the gate, waiting.

Chapter 9 Branching

"Professor McGonagall, all the freshmen this year are here. They're all in your hands now."

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Hagrid,” McGonagall said.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. You'll be going through these doors to meet your classmates, but before that, you must be sorted into your House. There's Ravenclaw, Slytherin..."

"Lefo!"

Before Professor McGonagall could finish speaking, Neville rushed out from behind the students and found his pet toad at the professor's feet.

"I'm sorry..." Neville said somewhat embarrassedly.

McGonagall: "..."

"Alright, the sorting ceremony will begin in a few minutes. I suggest you tidy yourselves up while you wait." With that, he turned and went into the hall.

"Was that Professor McGonagall just now? She looked really strict!" Jerry asked Hermione, who was standing next to him.

"Yes, it was this professor who came to my house and explained it to my parents back then."

"Jerry, do you know how to be sorted into different schools? I'm a little nervous right now."

The little witch in front of me no longer had the pride and confidence she had on the train; instead, she seemed somewhat uneasy.

Jerry comforted her, "Don't worry, Hermione. We're all freshmen, the school shouldn't make things difficult for us, and Hermione, you're already very good."

Hearing Jerry's words of comfort, Hermione finally relaxed a little.

“I heard from my dad that sorting is easy for pure-blood wizards, but very difficult for half-bloods and Muggles. The school will do anything to prevent them from enrolling.”

Malfoy and his friends, leaning against the wall, were loudly discussing the Sorting House.

“Don’t listen to Malfoy’s nonsense. My brothers told me it’s a test. Fred said it’s going to hurt us a lot, but I think they’re lying to me. They always like to joke around,” Ron said with some concern.

Harry felt a little nervous after hearing Ron's words.

Neville, who had just found Rafer, joined the discussion: "I heard from my grandmother that you have to fight a dark wizard. The winner goes to Gryffindor, and the loser goes to Slytherin and becomes a dark wizard."

“I’ve also heard from my family that Slytherins are all dark wizards,” Ron chimed in from the side.

“I’m a little worried now, Jerry.” Hermione’s mood became tense again after hearing their chatter.

"Don't listen to their nonsense, it's all fake. It was Professor Dumbledore who came to pick me up for Diagon Alley. I asked him, and he said that families don't tell new students about the Sorting method before the start of the semester. It's a tradition in the wizarding world."

Hearing that it was Dumbledore who spoke, Hermione finally relaxed.

"You're Harry Potter? I'm Draco Malfoy. These two are Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe," Malfoy said to Harry with an air of arrogance.

Ron couldn't help but laugh when he saw him.

"Do you find my name funny? I don't even need to ask you what your name is. Red hair, old robes, you must be from the Weasley family." Malfoy was a little angry. He had heard Ron's words belittling Slytherin.

“Potter, you’ll find that some wizarding families are just superior. Don’t befriend shady people. I can help you.”

After Malfoy finished speaking, he didn't forget to glare at Ron.

“I think I can tell good from bad myself, thank you!” Harry refused outright.

Upon hearing the answer, Malfoy was somewhat stunned; Potter had rejected him…

Jerry watched this amusing scene from the side and thought to himself, "It's okay, Malfoy. You two are still young. You'll be childhood sweethearts growing up together. There are still many years to go. Take it slow."

Malfoy, this is England, you still have a chance.

Seeing Malfoy standing there motionless, Ron couldn't help but taunt, "Hey, what are you still standing here for? Didn't you see Potter rejected you?"

Malfoy had never been treated like this before (except by Jerry), and this was especially true in front of everyone, which fueled his anger even more, and it looked like the group was about to start a fight.

Professor McGonagall emerged from the room, holding a list in her hand. Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two groups, she said sternly, "What are you doing? You want to put people in solitary confinement before even being sorted out?"

"You'll regret this, Potter!" Malfoy said bitterly, glancing at Potter before turning to Goyle and Crabbe.

Seeing Malfoy approach with a grim expression, Goyle said, "Boss, did Potter reject you? Should we teach him a lesson for you...?"

"Shut up!"