Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

"If you don't explain clearly what you want to do, even if you are my student, I will put you in detention!"

"Professor, look at these whip marks. They were caused by Riddle!" Zabini said excitedly, pointing to the red marks on his chest.

He felt wronged whenever he thought about it. Neither his mother nor his six stepfathers had ever beaten him like this!

Nott and Rosier also talked about the scenes of last night and this morning, and Snape's face became even gloomier.

This is deceiving God!

Chapter 20: Transfiguration, Professor Cricket's Ron

boom--!

"That's unreasonable!"

Snape slammed his palm on the table, making a loud noise: "Beat up classmates on the first day, what does he want to do!"

"Professor, this Riddle is too lawless!"

Rosier threw dirty water, "He thinks the wizarding world is just their Muggle school. He doesn't know any rules and doesn't take you seriously at all."

A cold gaze swept over him, and Rozier was silent as a cicada, and immediately shut his mouth.

Snape's voice was cold. "Rosier, whether he takes me seriously or not is not for you to judge. It is for me to judge."

"I know about your situation. I will handle it. You can leave now."

"Yes, Professor."

After receiving the answer, the three of them left the office happily, as if they had already seen Tom being punished by Snape and even expelled from school.

After they left, Snape's expression did not improve.

He had seen arrogant students before, but this was the first time he had seen one that started to act arrogant so early.

When Voldemort first entered school, he was not like Tom. On the first night, he beat up his three roommates and even gave them a beating with a whip.

He didn't take Dumbledore's three reminders seriously yesterday, but who could have thought that the boomerang would come so quickly.

This is no longer an ordinary problem student, we must take strong measures!

His eyes flickered for a moment, and Snape decided to handle it himself to avoid that old man from playing the good guy again.

Today he was going to teach Tom a lesson and let him know whose territory Slytherin was.

.....

There are more than 140 staircases in Hogwarts, most of which are movable. Perhaps you are between the second and third floors today, but you can reach the top floor in a short while.

The good news is that the operation of these stairs is not random. Some change positions at fixed times, some move according to the strength of pedestrians' walking, or change positions by stomping their feet three times in a row.

Sometimes you can take a shortcut and go directly from the first floor to the floor you want to go to, which saves time and effort and is very convenient.

The bad news is that as newbies, Tom and Daphne have no idea about these hidden messages and can only try them one by one.

In order not to be late for the first class, the two of them came out early.

Because Tom kicked the stairs, a staircase from the third floor to the fourth floor took them directly to the top floor. They had to walk down again with great effort, taking every step very gently, for fear of angering the stair master.

After all the trouble, the two arrived at the classroom and it was almost time for class to start.

When he has thoroughly studied this castle, he will definitely change the rules to make it even more disgusting. He won't be the only one to suffer like this.

Tom thought so and walked into the classroom with Daphne.

There is a tabby cat on the desk. The patterns on its eye sockets are darker than other places. The tabby cat sits on the desk, quietly watching the students chatting.

Tom just glanced at her without any intention of saying hello or revealing her identity, and walked into the classroom.

"Riddle, here!"

Hermione, noticing Tom's arrival, raised her hand and pointed to the empty seat next to her.

Tom walked over and Daphne pouted, reluctantly following him.

After they sat down, Hermione couldn't wait to ask, "What do you think of Slytherin?"

"It's OK. The students are very enthusiastic."

"Well, is that so? But doesn't the book say that they are more hostile to young wizards from half-blood and Muggle families?"

"Really? I didn't feel that way anyway. My roommates are all very friendly."

"Okay." Hermione stopped hesitating and patted the textbook in a boastful manner. "I finished reading this book for the third time last night. How about you?"

Daphne couldn't help herself: "If magic could be learned by reading books, would there still be so many Muggles in the world?"

Hermione, feeling Daphne's hostility, raised her eyebrows and retorted, "Since I have a talent for magic, then I can naturally learn knowledge by reading books. Do you pure-bloods think you can learn magic just by lying down?"

"At least we are not as greedy as you, because magic has been with us since birth, and we are already accustomed to it, huh, bumpkin."

Daphne made the last complaint in a very low voice, fearing that Tom would hear it and have a bad impression of her.

To Tom's surprise, Daphne was also good at quarreling, and she didn't act like a naive young lady at all. The two of them went back and forth, attacking without defending.

Tom sat in the middle with an expressionless face, feeling that his two ears were their main targets of attack.

"It's eight-fifty-five," said Tom suddenly.

Hermione was stunned for a moment, then realized that class was about to start and the professor might come over at any time. She snorted and stopped arguing with Daphne.

Daphne also turned her head away, no longer looking at her, and started chatting quietly with Tom.

A few minutes later, the class bell rang. Professor McGonagall still hadn't appeared, but two people ran in breathlessly.

"Great, great, I'm not late." Harry panted, supporting his knees with a smile on his face, and quickly found an empty seat with Ron and sat down.

"What a weird staircase."

Ron, who was sweating profusely from running, also laughed. He looked around and didn't see Professor McGonagall, which made him even happier. "We're not late, but the professor is. If I had known, I wouldn't have run so fast. I'm almost out of breath."

Ron didn't lower his voice when he spoke, and even though he and Harry were sitting relatively far back, they could still hear clearly from the podium in front.

Tom turned his head and looked at Ron with pity in his eyes.

Beating up his roommate on the first day was nothing. Ron was the real warrior who dared to challenge Professor Cricket in the first class.

"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies."

At this moment, the tabby cat leaped forward and transformed into Professor McGonagall in the air, scaring everyone.

Ron's mouth opened in shock, his face pale.

Professor McGonagall glanced at him, then swept her eyes over everyone: "I'm glad that no one was late for the first class. I hope you can keep up the same in the future. At least I won't be late."

"It's over, she heard it..." Ron wailed weakly, feeling that his future was bleak.

Harry calmly moved his butt away from his new friend.

Chapter 21: New Ways to Earn Credits, Tom: I really want to improve!

"Transfiguration is an extremely advanced and dangerous subject. It is also a form of magic you will use frequently in the future."

"You must study seriously and rigorously. If anyone disrupts my class, I will kick him out, no matter which college he is from."

Professor McGonagall started off by giving everyone a show of authority, and only nodded in satisfaction when all the students were sitting upright, and then she offered them a sweet treat.

She showed everyone the magic of transformation.

Professor McGonagall tapped the table with her wand, and the square desk turned into a fat, cute white pig.

And her next action made the little wizards exclaim in surprise.

The big white pig first turned into a lion, roaring like the king of beasts, and then turned into a huge python, which made every little wizard who looked at it shudder. The little wizards in the first row were pale and stumbled to the back.

Even the little wizards in Slytherin didn't perform very well. Although the representative animal of their school is the snake, it doesn't mean that everyone here likes snakes.

Tom clearly saw a smile flash across Professor McGonagall's eyes, and secretly criticized her in his heart.

I didn't expect that you, Professor McGonagall with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are also a sinister person.

Snapped--!

After a loud bang, the giant python disappeared and turned into a long table again. The chaos in the classroom gradually subsided.

"That's the charm of Transfiguration. You can use it to change the world. However, the transformation of large animals is something only advanced students will learn. Now, we need to start with the basics..."

Professor McGonagall gave each little wizard a toothpick.

Their task in this class is to turn toothpicks into silver needles.

"When casting the spell, imagine the appearance of a silver needle in your mind. Be clear and focused, without any distracting thoughts. Firmly believe that the toothpick in front of you is the silver needle, allowing the object in your mind to coincide with reality..."

"..."

After explaining the main points, Professor McGonagall let the little wizards practice freely. The classroom was full of the sounds of the little wizards chanting spells. Unfortunately, the toothpick was still the same toothpick, without any change.

Tom was in a daze.

[Gained the professor's Transfiguration experience, credits added +5]

[Gained the professor's Transfiguration experience, credits added +5]

The prompt sounded twice in a row. Not only did ten credits get credited, but Tom also found a new way to earn credits.

He had already mastered the basic operation of changing silver needles during the summer vacation, but Professor McGonagall's explanation gave him a different understanding, so was there a bonus?

The bigger surprise is yet to come.

Professor McGonagall walked among the students, checking everyone's progress. There was no change in the toothpicks of most people, but she was not angry.

Transforming a toothpick into a silver needle is not the most basic transfiguration. It involves not only slight changes in shape, but the most crucial thing is the conversion of matter, turning wood into metal.

This is beyond the scope for students who have just started learning magic.