Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

As long as Tom figures out the training methods and content, she will do her best to complete it, but when it comes to Daphne, she needs to coax and deceive her and take care of the little princess's emotions.

During the second class on Saturday, Tom came up with a good idea.

He brought Hermione and Daphne to the Room of Requirement and had them train together.

Sure enough, given the level of conflict between Daphne and Hermione, this time she competed with Hermione on her own without Tom urging her, and achieved her goal much faster than before.

It was not until the next day that Daphne came to her senses. It turned out that Tom had tricked her, and she started to act coquettishly and angrily.

"Tom, I don't want to study with Granger every day. She's a lunatic." Daphne stated her ultimate goal: "Can we have separate classes?"

"I don't have enough time."

Tom shook his head. "On weekdays, at best, we can have separate classes. On weekends, it's a whole afternoon, and I have other things to do."

Daphne thought about it and it made sense. Even the potion Tom prepared for her took quite a while to make.

So I agreed.

From then on, Tuesday night belonged to Daphne, Wednesday belonged to Hermione, and the weekends were the three of them together.

After dealing with the annoying girl, Tom started to busy himself with his own affairs.

At eleven o'clock, he came to the kitchen and ordered a midnight snack for himself as usual. He ate slowly while waiting for his target to appear.

A quarter of an hour later, the Weasley twins showed up on time.

This was the standard time (dabh) for them to come to the kitchen. Gemini was no stranger to seeing Tom here, as they would see him every now and then.

"I came here specifically to see you." Tom had just finished his meal, wiped his mouth elegantly, and got straight to the point.

George and Fred looked at each other and smiled widely.

"Looking for us? Looks like something interesting is going to happen."

Tom waved his hand. "I just want to find out about a secret passage leading out of the castle. It's not that interesting."

Hogwarts closes its gates at night, so going out through the main gate is quite risky, so Tom prefers to take the secret passage.

"What are you going to do?" George and Weasley asked in unison.

Tom didn't hide it: "I want to go to the Forbidden Forest. I always heard that the Forbidden Forest was a restricted area for students, but the more I heard, the more curious I became."

Curiosity was one thing, but Tom wanted to go to the Forbidden Forest to purchase goods even more.

The potion materials sold in Diagon Alley are not as complete as one might imagine. It would be a waste if such a good source of goods is not utilized.

In fact, Tom also thought about whether he should establish a good relationship with Hagrid. The half-blood giant is a nice person. If they become friends, it should not be a problem to ask him for some materials.

But after careful consideration, Tom decided to give up.

His identity is not good enough.

First, there was the Slytherin student named Tom Riddle. Let alone being friends with him, even if he went to the cottage on the ranch, Hagrid might tell Dumbledore directly.

After hearing Tom's purpose, the twins immediately gave him an affirmative look. He was a fellow traveler, and he was so brave in the first grade.

"Secret passage? No one knows secret passages better than George and I." said Fred.

"It's safe, reliable, convenient, and gives you a flying experience," said George.

"but--"

The two men sang in unison: "You must answer a question before we can tell you the location of the secret passage and how to open it."

"Problem? What problem?" Tom looked at them puzzled.

The two of them leaned their heads over and whispered mysteriously, "We noticed...you've been very popular in Slytherin lately."

“It’s very popular.”

"And he was called to Dumbledore's office."

"So what happened in between?"

Tom thought for a moment, "Last weekend, maybe Malfoy was upset with Harry, so he tried to bully me to improve his status in Slytherin. I ended up beating him up and hanging him on the wall for the whole night."

"Since then, perhaps out of fear of me, my classmates' attitudes towards me have become much better."

Tom didn't lie, he just selectively told the truth.

"Wow~"

The twins exclaimed in unison, Tom was simply an extra member of Gryffindor, doing what they had always wanted to do.

They have the means and the brains to succeed, but they don't have the courage.

Hanging the Slytherin students on the wall so blatantly, do you really think Snape is dead?

The reason why Geminis can always be naughty and not be targeted by professors is because they know what they can and cannot do and have a good sense of proportion.

Only when there was internal strife within Slytherin could Snape not be partial and could only help neither side.

Is it too late for them to transfer to Slytherin now?

The twins extinguished this idea as soon as it appeared in their minds. Regardless of whether Snape would accept them or not, Professor McGonagall would tear them into pieces and pack them up and send them to their mother before that.

"Riddle, you're a somebody," George said solemnly, and Fred nodded frantically.

"Can you tell me the news about the secret passage now?" Tom didn't care about the two people's praise, or was it teasing?

He just wanted to get the information quickly, take a stroll in the Forbidden Forest, and then go back to sleep.

Sleep is essential during the growth stage. You must sleep for eight hours a day.

"If you want to go to the Forbidden Forest, the most convenient location is the hunchback witch statue in the west corridor of the main building. The secret passage leading out of that is the barn. To open the secret passage, you need to turn her palm and point it at her chest."

Tom nodded and took note of it. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Fred again.

"Don't be so anxious, Riddle. The Forbidden Forest is not as simple as you think. It's just a forest. There are many doors and windows inside. It will be dangerous if you are not careful."

George followed suit and said, "Last time, we accidentally broke in. We couldn't see it at all and were kicked more than ten times. If we hadn't escaped that area, we would have suffered more."

Tom went back to his old ways and listened humbly as Gemini shared his experience with him.

The main thing is to note down the distribution areas of various magical beasts. This is of great reference value to him. Many magical beasts are guardians of herbs. If you find them, you will most likely be able to find the materials you want around them.

Even... they are a material in themselves.

The twins are probably the ones who know the Forbidden Forest best besides Hagrid.

Half an hour later, their desire to share subsided a little, and they finally stopped listening.

After thanking him, Tom left the kitchen, put on an Invisibility Charm and came to the hunchbacked witch on the second floor, and turned the witch's arm as the twins said.

The mechanism was triggered, and the base of the hunchback witch began to rotate towards the other side. A large hole appeared on the floor. With the help of the candlelight on the wall, Tom walked down the stairs.

"The fluorescent light is always on!"

The tip of the wand emitted a warm white light, illuminating the way forward. After walking for about ten minutes, Tom saw a long staircase in front of him. At the end of the staircase was an exit, and he was inside the barn.

The barn was right at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, not far from Hagrid's cabin. The lights in the cabin were off, and it seemed that Hagrid had gone to sleep as well.

Tom smeared some colorless and odorless mosquito repellent on his body and plunged into the forbidden forest.

Chapter 60: Forbidden Forest Exploration, Andros's Urge

The weather was good today, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, with no clouds in the sky to block the moonlight, dimly illuminating a secluded path.

A group of fireflies floated past Tom, but he did not disturb them. These fireflies were fireflies, which would release their stored heat at once when they died, generating terrifyingly high temperatures.

The Forbidden Forest is as dangerous as Fred and George said. Not only are there various magical animals and plants, but there are even intelligent races like the centaur tribe.

However, the school cannot allow such a dangerous place to exist around the school, so the Forbidden Forest is actually divided into inner and outer areas.

The inner area is completely part of the Hogwarts campus, and most dangerous creatures are driven out, either leaving the area or going to live outside.

The so-called periphery is what the students call the deep Forbidden Forest, where creatures such as the Acromantula, Venomous Horned Beast, and Thestral live, and it is also connected to the wild forest outside.

So we have to say that the twins are very brave and have a very good life.

He dared to wander around deep into the forbidden forest without any safety guarantees and survived until graduation.

If they had arrived at Acromantula territory instead of Thestral territory, then... the Weasleys could have started the feast.

Tom is different, he is very careful...no, it's called cautious.

After entering the Forbidden Forest, the study space was opened so that Andros could also observe the situation outside.

"This little thing looks really unique."

Andros saw a Mothra rat and couldn't help but complain.

The Motla rat is a creature that looks very similar to a mouse. It is three or four times the size of a normal mouse and has anemone-shaped growths on its back. It looks really disgusting.

This thing is a British specialty and cannot be found in Greece. Andros also saw it for the first time.

Compared with the sphinx, Pegasus and golden bull that are unique to Greece, the magical animals in Britain are really abstract.

"What's wrong with being ugly? You're not going to marry her."

"As long as it works."

Tom did not let the poor rat go. He used a barrier spell to trip the Mothra Rat, which was moving flexibly after sensing the danger, and then used a petrification spell to completely control it.

The juice from the tentacles of the Mothra rat is a good thing. It can heal brain damage and can also be used to make potions related to mental power. Two or three of these were recorded in the notes Snape gave.

Tom only let it go after he had completely squeezed the anemone-like tentacles from the Motla rat's back dry and filled two glass bottles that had been prepared long ago.

Shushu looked at the boy with resentment and walked away slowly.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to run faster, anyone who has been squeezed dry will feel so weak.

Tom was in a good mood. He had gained something as soon as he arrived in the Forbidden Forest, which was definitely a good start.