Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

On the last day of 91, Tom finally went out. He came to Michael's residence in Knockturn Alley and found a message from Borgin and Burke.

Without hesitation, Tom went straight to Borgin and Burke's shop.

Old Burke had just seen off a guest who was wearing a hood and had covered his face with magic. His face was wrinkled with laughter.

"Looks like a good deal, old Burke," Tom joked.

Bock ignored Tom's teasing and said, "Today is not only my lucky day, but also yours."

"Hmm?" Tom looked at him doubtfully, and suddenly an idea came to him.

"Did you get the dragon's heart?"

"Well, it's a piece of news about the heart of a fire dragon. The price is three hundred Galleons." Bock smiled like a cunning businessman.

Chapter 84: The escaped fire dragon, let go of those veela and let me take over!

A piece of news, selling a light wheel for 2000.

Tom took out the money without hesitation.

Strength is the most important thing, money is nothing.

The smile on Boke's face grew even brighter, and he quickly put the Galleon away.

If such a generous client were replaced by someone else with no background or strength, Bock would have long been thinking of robbing his fellow criminals.

But until now he still hadn't figured out Michael's background, and none of the purebloods he knew matched the behavior of the man in front of him.

It's like a wizard popping out from a crack in the stone, or... coming from another country.

But at least until he is fully confident, he will just be a businessman who charges a high price but is absolutely honest.

"Guest, you should know what happened in the north, right?" Bock did not rush to tell the information, but asked back.

Tom nodded. "There are more Ministries of Magic being established these days than in decades."

He subscribed to the international edition of the Daily Prophet, and the Ministry of Magic's founding announcement alone took up several pages every day.

Bock lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously, "Because of the change in government, management issues have arisen in many places. For example... at the dragon farm in Romania, two fire dragons escaped. Both were tree-peaked, the most ferocious kind."

Tom's breathing quickened slightly. "Alive?"

Bock rolled his eyes. "What a joke this guest is! The dead weren't said to have escaped, they were carried out."

"Where?" Tom asked directly, not wanting to waste any more time talking to him.

This is definitely the best news. As long as the fire dragon is found, not only can "Er San Qi" get the materials, but he will also have the opportunity to complete the trial.

"One of them is missing, and the other is in the Vosges."

Tom frowned and thought, then quickly figured out where he was talking about: "The border between France and Germany?"

"That's right." Bock nodded and tutted his words. "It's been quite chaotic there lately. Some exiled wizards from the north, as well as hyenas that have come here to smell the scent, have gathered there. Now, there are a lot of poachers too."

"How many people did you sell this news to?" Tom asked again.

Bock looked at him with feigned dissatisfaction. "Would Old Bock do something like that? Two days ago, when I received the news, the first person I thought of was you. I never told anyone else, but... if you don't reply to me within five days, I'll have to find another buyer."

"I can guarantee that there are no more than five wizards in the whole of Britain who know about this, and none of them have any idea about dragons."

Tom heard the hidden meaning, "But other countries can't guarantee it?"

Bock shrugged. "There's no such thing as a secret. Besides, we all learned it this way, so naturally others can too."

"If guests have ideas about fire dragons, we should gather manpower and take action as soon as possible."

“They’re always ready.”

Tom said this and strode out of the store.

Borgin and Burke rubbed his chin. "It seems that not being a lone ranger... makes it even more interesting."

...

Tom quickly bought a plane ticket to Lorraine, France using Michael's identity.

Nowadays, a visa is still required to travel from the UK to France, but with the existence of the Confusion Spell, Tom saved a lot of trouble and arrived at his destination, Epinal, that night.

When it comes to the Vosges Mountains and the Vosges Forest, many people may be confused.

But the German part of this forest across the Rhine is the famous Black Forest.

The population nearby is sparse, with the entire province having less than one million people, but there are quite a few wizards and magical creatures, and there are a large number of magical animal populations in the forest.

Tom rested in the city for one night and waited until tomorrow to look for the wizard gathering place in the forest.

"Are you sure it's okay for me to use my wand here?"

While studying in the study room at night, Tom looked at Grindelwald suspiciously.

"Calculating the straight-line distance, the distance from here to London is about the same as the distance from London to Hogwarts. Does that mean the Tracking Thread will be ineffective?"

Grindelwald smiled faintly. "Thread is just a British tracking method. It's ineffective outside the country."

"No country wants the Ministry of Magic of another country to extend its hand to their territory. Just use it with confidence."

"Once you become proficient enough in the Confusion Charm, you won't have to go through this trouble in the future."

Grindelwald gave Tom a way to use his magic to cast spells outside of school, which was to use the Confusion Charm to make the traces on the wand mistakenly think that the owner of the wand was over 17 years old, and the surveillance would naturally be lifted.

Unfortunately, Tom has only mastered the Confusion Spell and has not yet mastered it to a very high level, so he will not be able to use it during this holiday.

.....

The next day, Tom found the wizard gathering place in the Vosges Mountains based on the secret codes between wizards.

The Vosges Mountains have a special position in France. They are rich in resources, including magical animals, herbs, and rare metal mines. In addition, there are fairy tribes, dwarf tribes, and veela tribes in the mountains, which attracted many wizards to come and pan for gold, and gradually formed a stronghold.

The center of the stronghold is a huge square. All the buildings are within two kilometers of the square. Almost every few houses is a tavern or hotel, and there are quite a few people inside.

Tom randomly picked a hotel that looked clean and checked in, then went to the most lively bar in the area and started asking for information.

As for how to find out, it’s the same old trick: fishing.

He generously ordered a bunch of the most expensive drinks and food in the store, then pretended to be drunk and left the pub. Immediately, four people followed him secretly, two of them were in a group, and the other two were lone wolves.

Tom didn't let any of them go. He caught them all, gave each of them a sip of truth serum as a reward, and then began to torture them.

Apart from what was described in the books, he knew nothing about the Vosges Mountains. Even the map was just bought, so Tom first asked a lot of basic common sense questions before starting to inquire about the news of the fire dragon.

The news of the fire dragon has spread, and even this group of wizards at the bottom of the society know that a fire dragon has come to the Vosges Mountains.

However, not many people are interested in using the fire dragon.

One reason is that this fire dragon is registered and belongs to a dragon farm in Romania, which is under the jurisdiction of magic departments of multiple countries. Ordinary wizards dare not cause such a big trouble.

The second reason is that he cannot defeat it. The fire dragon is too dangerous and can easily cause death. So even though he is jealous of its body full of treasures, he does not want to lose his life for it.

This is just the idea of ​​most wizards. In the past few days, professional poachers have appeared in groups. The information from these four people alone can be combined to form six or seven teams.

So, Tom has quite a few competitors.

However, the Vosges Mountains are so large that it is not easy to find a fire dragon that can fly all over the sky.

Tom achieved his goal and returned to the hotel without paying any attention to the four people, entering the study space to learn knowledge strategies.

There are two old and cunning guys here, and you would be a fool not to take advantage of them.

"School will start in about ten days. I must find the Fire Dragon as soon as possible, otherwise I will have to find an excuse to take leave."

Andros didn't care whether Tom asked for leave or not, and he seriously helped him think of a solution.

Grindelwald frowned.

If you take a leave of absence, won't I be able to see Dumbledore later?

He quickly thought of a black magic spell that was very suitable for the current situation: "Bloody Tracking Spell, it can find the place where the smell of blood is the strongest. Fire dragons eat a lot, and their nests must have a lot of food residue."

Tom blinked. "Teach me."

In one night, Tom mastered the spell completely.

The sensing range was very large, about five kilometers. With his increasingly skilled Apparition skills, Tom began to search for the traces of the fire dragon in circles, with the base as the center.

Soon, another two days passed.

The bad news is that Tom got nothing. The good news is that there was no news of the fire dragon being discovered, so no one got anything.

The most urgent person now is not Tom, but Grindelwald. If it is delayed any further, he will really need to take leave.

On the third day, Tom met a group of people.

No, to be precise, it's a group of people and a group of...Veela?

More than ten human wizards were hunting down eight Veela. The Veela at this moment were no longer the charming ones they used to be. Instead, they had turned into bird-like beings with hideous faces and red hair.

The flying veelas kept throwing fireballs at the wizards, seemingly occupying the air advantage, but the wizards were very smart. Several wizards joined forces to release the armor spell, blocking all the fireballs...

The others fired spells into the sky without any scruples. Some members of the Veela side were already injured and were caught by their companions and flown in the sky, which weakened the firepower a lot.

What attracted Tom's attention was not the group of hideous-looking Veela, but the only beautiful silver-haired girl in their camp. She looked about thirteen or fourteen years old and already had the potential to charm everyone.

Half-Veela...

Tom had a guess about the identity of the silver-haired girl. He no longer hesitated and Apparated to the edge of the battlefield and roared.

"Stop! Let go of these Veela and let me take over!"

Both sides were startled by this troublemaker. One of the human wizards, a wizard with a scar on his face, said impatiently, "If you don't want to die, get out of here! This is our prey!"

"Answer me a question first, and then I'll consider whether to leave." Tom looked at him seriously and said.

"What's the problem?" Scarfaced wizard asked subconsciously.