Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

"Fawkes?" Tom asked tentatively, his wand half-lowered to show that he had no hostility.

"Chirp~!"

Tom couldn't understand the bird language. Phoenix put the package on the table and stood aside to comb its feathers.

"Grindelwald, Grindelwald!"

Tom quickly called Grindelwald out through his authority. Grindelwald, who was communicating with Andros through magic, was stunned.

"what happened?"

"Look at this bird. Is it Fox?"

Grindelwald observed the outside world and was silent for a few seconds before nodding.

"Yes, this is Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes. How did it end up here with you?"

"It should be a Christmas present for me." Tom pointed to the package on the table.

I still say that, I may not want it, but you can’t not give it to me.

To the Slytherin students, Tom was the one who received the gifts, but to Dumbledore, he was the one who gave the gifts.

But there is also an old saying that goes, "I am not yet strong, but when I grow strong, things will change."

When he becomes powerful, Old Deng will have to give him gifts.

This was Tom's previous thought. He thought Dumbledore would not give him a return gift, but he didn't expect him to be so particular.

Not only did he return the gift, he also had Fox deliver it.

This was the first time Tom saw Fox. He had not been lucky in the principal's office before and had not seen Phoenix.

Using a phoenix to deliver express... Only Dumbledore could do such a luxurious thing.

In the current wizarding world, in addition to the phoenix in Dumbledore's hand, there is another phoenix named "Sparks", which is the mascot of a Quidditch team and is worshipped like a master every day.

"I also want a decent pet..."

Tom looked at Fox enviously and took out some nettles, dill and other herbs he had picked from the Forbidden Forest to serve as a snack for Fox.

Fox was very satisfied with his meal and started eating slowly.

Tom then started to open the square package, and Grindelwald's attention was completely drawn to it.

The package was opened and inside were three notebooks.

Tom turned to the first page and saw the words left by Dumbledore.

[This is a copy of the correspondence between Nico and I over the years. I hope it will be helpful to your alchemy.]

Tom continued to flip through the pages, and found that they were all discussions about alchemy, and they were arranged in chronological order.

From the first letter in 1905 to the last letter in 1990, three notebooks were filled.

Although the content is fanciful, it is the experience of two alchemy masters. As long as you have a solid enough foundation, you can gain a lot from reading it.

In 1905, Tom remembered that Dumbledore was born in 81, so he was only 25 years old at that time. Nicolas Flamel was already over years old. They were truly close friends regardless of age.

"Mr. Grindelwald, do you know Nicolas Flamel?" Tom suddenly asked in his heart.

The corners of Grindelwald's mouth twitched in the space.

How could he not recognize him?

If that old immortal hadn't existed, Paris would no longer exist in this world.

The next scene made Grindelwald's veins jump.

Tom placed the three notebooks on a book, which was Hufflepuff's favorite - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

"Why are you still watching such boring things?"

Grindelwald finally couldn't stand it anymore and started to slander: "What's the difference between this kind of book and a fairy tale? There are only a few magical beasts worth noting, and there's no need to waste time understanding the others."

"Ah, but I think this book is good. It's actually nice to read it in my free time."

Tom stroked the cover of the book and exclaimed, "Mr. Newt Scamander is truly an amazing person. It's he who has given people a systematic understanding of magical beasts and truly treated it as an important subject, isn't it?"

It's you!

Grindelwald was so furious that he almost exploded. Andros looked at Grindelwald strangely, whose face turned pale and blue, and he didn't know what was wrong with this guy.

Does he hate magical creatures so much?

"Bored?" Grindelwald said angrily. "How can you be idle at your age when you haven't even mastered decent Dark Arts?"

"Don't look at this useless thing, come and learn black magic from me!"

"Dark magic is more interesting than Fantastic Beasts?" Tom was so happy that he tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth.

"I will make you understand the charm of dark magic." Grindelwald said this with great arrogance, but he had the capital to do so.

"Okay, wait a moment, we'll get started."

Tom stopped provoking Grindelwald. If he continued, the old man would probably get angry.

"Fox, how was your meal?" Tom looked at Phoenix with a smile.

At first glance, the phoenix in this world is actually quite ugly, but if you look closely... it's actually not that ugly. At least the feathers look very shiny, and there are faint flames flowing in them.

"Chirp!" After eating and drinking, Fox stretched out his long neck, and Tom reached out and stroked it gently.

He bared his fangs.

"Fox, today is Christmas. Your master has given me a gift, and you've eaten the Christmas gift I prepared for you. Now...isn't it time to return the favor?"

"???"

There was even greater doubt in Phoenix's big eyes.

"I don't want much."

Tom smiled more gently than ever before. "Give me two of your tail feathers and a few tears, and we'll be friends. What do you think?"

Fox tilted his head. Tom had already taken out the small glass bottle and placed it under the corner of his eye.

It turns out that even the Phoenix, with its extremely high intelligence, was no match for the inherently evil Slytherin, and it escaped only after shedding many tears and losing two tail feathers.

"You kid... you're such a coward." Grindelwald's mouth twitched, and he got to know Tom again.

He was completely different from the good student he was yesterday, and was full of bad intentions.

But this is better. It would be uncomfortable for him if he cultivated another Dumbledore-like character.

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"Mr. Grindelwald, please forgive me for making a fool of myself." Tom sighed in self-pity. "Children from poor families have to grow up early, let alone an orphan like me. I can only live frugally."

Grindelwald said calmly, "As long as you have magic, all the accessories will come to you like a tide."

"Remember, Tom, magic is power."

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In the study space, perhaps to prove what he had just said - that dark magic is more interesting than magical beasts, or perhaps to prove himself in front of his peers, Grindelwald came up with one of his most powerful skills.

A king of the ancient century and a king of the modern century, how could he not lose face.

"If you want to completely kill the fire dragon, then limiting its flight advantage is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. Only by making it stay on the ground and fight with you can you kill it."

"This is the black magic I created - the Hand of Hell."

boom--!

The flat ground suddenly opened up, and two energy hands wrapped in blue flames emerged from the cracks, clenched their fists tightly, and then exploded with a bang.

Tom's eyes lit up.

Coach, I want to learn this move!

Suddenly, a smile played across Grindelwald's lips. "Your headmaster is a rare master of Transfiguration. I've battled him many times. Among the large creatures he transformed into was a fire dragon. This spell of mine is designed to counter his Transfiguration."

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He waved his hand, and the blue flames in the sky were attracted and gathered towards him, condensing into a fireball the size of a basketball.

"There are more advanced applications later, but that will have to wait until you master this magic."

"The first thing you need to learn is the Fiery Flame Charm. When I say Fiery Flame Charm, I don't mean you can set fire to it. I mean you need to use your magic power to suppress the Fiery Flame and control its spread. Magic that cannot be controlled by a wizard is garbage, and the one who uses it is even more useless."

Tom suddenly thought of Goyle. It seemed that this guy was burned to death by his own fierce fire.

The first thing to start with is the Grimfire Curse. This is the difference between white magic and black magic. White magic emphasizes gradual progress, while for black magic, you can learn whatever you want, starting with the three unforgivable curses.

However, even if you learn how to deal with fire dragons, it is useless. The vitality of fire dragons is not comparable to that of wizards. The professors' killing curses cannot kill the fire dragon directly. At most, they can make it weak and bleed from the nose.

It still requires fierce fire and lethal black magic that can directly harm the situation.

With the Heart of Dark Magic, Tom learned very quickly, even surpassing the speed of learning other magics, which made Andros doubt whether Tom was born to be a dark wizard.

Andros was also learning along. In his time, there was no Fiery Flame Charm, so he could only release a small flame. But Tom could already skillfully release a large amount of Fiery Flame and then control it to spread in one direction.

What follows is more delicate operation, condensing it into shape, raising the temperature, until finally, treating the flame as a plaything just like Grindelwald.

In the next few days, Tom stayed at home and studied with Grindelwald, and his credits were consumed at an alarming rate.

He had to activate the extraordinary state twice a day. Fortunately, his previous stock was enough for him to spend in a short period of time. In addition, black magic was a field that Tom rarely touched, and studying it every day could also bring him a lot of credits.

The outside world, whether it is the magical world or the world of ordinary people, is undergoing a drastic change.

Suddenly, there were more than a dozen countries in the world, and dozens of countries suddenly lost their big brother.

There are many more national governments in the Muggle world, and there are also many more Ministries of Magic in the magical world.