Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

"I don't care what happens to the wizarding world, and I don't care if a new Dark Lord appears."

"If that's the case, then it's probably better, because the new king's ascension to the throne requires the throne to be built from the bones of the old king."

"I just want...Voldemort dead!"

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Chapter 58 Hermione's Request, Madam, you don't want your daughter to be pregnant before graduation, right?

"Hermione, why are you here?"

Coming out of Snape's office, Tom was wondering why Snape's attitude had changed so much, but he accidentally saw a bunch of dark brown fluffy hair appear at the corner of the corridor.

Combined with the height, he almost immediately determined the identity of the person.

When I walked over, it was indeed Hermione.

The little witch looked conflicted, and her fingers were tangled together, as if she had encountered some huge problem.

Tom became even more curious. There was no Potions class today, so why was Hermione in the basement?

"Tom?!"

Hermione, who was struggling, jumped up in fright when she heard Tom's voice. Fortunately, Tom dodged quickly, otherwise the furry head would have hit his chin.

"Something's wrong..." Tom took a step back, rubbing his chin, "Why do you look so guilty?"

Hermione rolled her eyes fiercely. "You're the one who's guilty."

Although her hair is messy, first-year Hermione is absolutely adorable, and this expression is playful and cute.

so good.

Tom sighed.

Not dark-skinned, not brown-skinned, but a white and soft loli.

As for whether it smells good or not, he hasn't tried it up close yet, so he can't easily draw a conclusion.

Tom regained his composure and asked again, "Don't interrupt me. What are you doing hiding here?"

Hermione hesitated for a long time, "I, I heard that Professor Snape is looking for you again, so I'm waiting for you here."

Tom nodded. "So you must have something to do if you're waiting here for me."

Hermione made up her mind, closed her eyes, and spoke in one breath: "I heard Greengrass say that she is learning magic from you. I also want you to teach me, but I don't have anything to offer you. If you have any conditions, please feel free to ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it."

Back then, she and Tom were rivals, and their competition lasted throughout the last few years of elementary school.

But everything changed when she arrived in the wizarding world. From the very beginning, Tom showed amazing talent, leaving her further and further behind. She originally wanted to catch up through hard work.

But after that night out, Hermione knew it was almost impossible to catch up on her own.

The powerful force carried by those gorgeous spells was something she could never understand.

They are obviously the same spells, so why are the effects so different?

It can be said that Hermione's coming to Tom to make a request today meant that she had already admitted defeat and chose the most practical power between face and substance.

After the little witch finished speaking, she still closed her eyes and waited nervously for Tom's reply.

Agreeing is a favor, disagreeing is a duty, and no matter what, it will not affect the friendship between the two people.

Tom was disappointed after hearing this. "It's just a small thing. I thought there was some big news."

Hermione was also confused by his attitude, "So, do you agree or not?"

Tom said as if it was a matter of course, "I said it was a small matter, so of course I agreed."

"Daffney said she gave 1,200 Galleons for tuition, but I don't have that much money." Hermione said in disbelief.

Tom looked helpless. "I'm not some profiteer or a wealthy businessman. It wouldn't cost that much to learn magic from me. The headmasters and professors at Hogwarts are all better than me, and they only make this much a year. How can I possibly deserve this?"

"It's just that Daphne thought I might be short of money, so she insisted on giving it to me."

Hermione was even more shocked: "She wants it just because she gives it to you?"

"If I hadn't accepted it that day, she would have probably cried, so how could I not accept it?"

"Even if I lent Daphne this money, I will definitely return it to her in the future, so you don't have to feel so psychologically burdened."

If Tom's system was one that made you stronger by spending money, he would definitely take Hermione to Granger's dentistry and tell Mr. Granger, "Old Deng, you don't want your precious daughter, whom you've raised for eleven years, to be mine, do you?"

Then they extorted a few kilograms of gold bars.

There is no doubt that this is how dentists make money in the UK. Hermione's father is not only a dentist, but also the owner of his own clinic. He can definitely come up with this amount of money.

Then he brought Daphne to the Greengrass family home. "Mrs. Greengrass, you don't want your daughter to be pregnant before she even graduates, do you?"

"Oh? There's another one here? Hehehe..."

After one round, even if the krypton gold system is a scam, he can probably surpass Snape.

But unfortunately, these scenes only exist in dreams.

His system is a hard-working system that requires him to study hard and become stronger through his own efforts.

.....

After hearing this, Hermione finally realized that it was Daphne who was trying to scare him.

No, that naive person really thought that what he paid was tuition.

In an instant, Hermione's mood brightened a lot. If she really asked for a thousand Galleons, it would not be enough even if she gave all the living expenses for the past seven years to Tom.

"but..."

Tom's sudden change of subject made Hermione's heart tighten again, and the little witch looked at him nervously.

"Although I have to pay back the money Daphne lent me, she did help me a lot. So, Miss Granger, what are you prepared to pay?"

"What...what do you want?"

"I want you..." Tom drawled.

Hermione's pretty face suddenly turned into a red apple, with a hint of pink in the red, so tender that it looked like water.

Her mind was reeling.

Want me?

Isn't it too early? Although Tom is a good student and very patient, better than her in every way, and most importantly, he is very handsome, so handsome that she often takes the opportunity to peek at him when asking questions.

But isn't this too fast?

Don’t people usually start dating in the third or fourth grade?

No, if it was delayed until the third or fourth grade, Greengrass would have succeeded. Otherwise, if he just agreed to it, it would be hard to say who would get the upper hand.

"I want you to... help me with my homework." Tom finally stated his purpose.

The light in the girl's eyes disappeared, and she looked blankly at Tom, who had a wicked smile on his face.

"Tom Riddle, I'm going to kill you!"

The little witch completely lost her composure and rushed over to punch Tom's chest with her little fists, but her punches were still soft, as if she was just acting coquettishly.

Fortunately, there were no students around, otherwise they would definitely think that the two were flirting.

After venting her anger, Hermione panted and pushed Tom away: "No, do your own homework. I won't help you."

"What's the point of doing homework?" Tom asked.

"Review what we learned in class." Hermione said as a matter of course.

Tom Bear spread his hands. "But I don't need to review. My learning progress has long surpassed the course progress. Doing homework is just a waste of my time. Especially Snape and Professor Binns. The homework they always give is boring and long."

"So instead of helping me, the homework is actually hindering my progress."

Hermione fell into deep thought after hearing his words. Realizing that she had been shaken, Tom continued to try to deceive her. "You are different, Hermione. You can have two different ideas when you do the homework twice. It's perfect for consolidating your thoughts. Maybe you won't even need to review it at the end of the term."

"That won't do." Hermione retorted subconsciously: "How can I not review before the exam?"

"Besides..."

It was obvious that she was struggling. "Your handwriting is different from mine, too. The professor can easily tell."

"Don't worry about that," Tom said confidently. "I'll show you something in a couple of days. I guarantee the professor won't be able to figure it out, provided you don't use the same paper."

Hermione agreed hesitantly, secretly lamenting her own fall.

In the past, her roommates were unable to copy her homework, but now she has started to write it for her.

If other people were as good as Tom and learned much faster than the teacher could teach, she would definitely borrow it.

After finding a reason to comfort herself, the little witch's guilt was finally alleviated a lot.

.....

Back in the Slytherin common room, Daphne was playing wizard chess with Millicent Birds. Tom didn't disturb them until they finished the game and Birds' queen was beheaded. Then he took Daphne to a secluded corner and told her what had happened.

Daphne's face visibly fell, with only her little mouth pouting high.

Daphne was very regretful at this time. She regretted that she was too proud to show off to Hermione, which led to the accident.

Tom also knew that it seemed unfair to Daphne on the surface. After all, from Daphne's perspective, she had paid the real money.

So Tom told Daphne what reward Hermione would have to pay and gave her a choice.

"If you can help me with my homework, then I'll go turn Hermione down."

The girl waved her hands frantically, "Forget it, forget it. Granger can come if she wants. Let her do the homework until we graduate."

She didn't even want to do her own homework, and she had to complete the training task assigned by Tom. If she had to do another one, she would collapse.

In an instant, the dissatisfaction disappeared. Money and Galleons were really not important to the rich woman. What was important was Tom's attitude.

The fact that Tom rejected Granger for her shows that she holds a higher position in Tom's heart.

After figuring this out, Daphne became happy again.

After appeasing the biggest financial sponsor, Tom let her continue playing with her roommates, while he returned to the dormitory to start brewing potion.

The other three were in the dormitory and wanted to help, but when they heard that handling potion materials was so difficult, Rosier and Nott became intimidated. Fearing that they would be blamed for damaging Tom's materials, they tactfully left the room, leaving behind a quiet environment.