Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

Tom continued, "I'm not short of money right now. I haven't used up the money you gave me before. And as you know, I still have the materials for the fire dragon. Selling them will bring me a lot of money."

"Given the relationship between you and me, would you lend me money if I asked you to lend me money?"

"Of course!" the girl said firmly.

"Me too." Tom shrugged. "Astoria is your sister, and that means she's my sister. If my sister is sick, should I pay her for preparing medicine for her?"

"So from now on, as long as Madam Greengrass can get the materials, I will help Astoria refine it. You don't have to pay me."

"But I have to remind you that the strengthening potion has drug resistance. It will no longer be effective after fifteen to twenty bottles at most."

Daphne was so moved after hearing this that she didn't know how to express her feelings in words, so she simply expressed it through actions.

Mua——!

Soft lips were imprinted on Tom's cheek. After this bold action, Daphne woke up from her dream and ran out of the grove with a blushing face.

And when Mrs. Greengrass saw her daughter's reply, she was filled with emotion.

Meeting Tom is not only Daphne's luck, but also Astoria's luck.

However, Tom may not want it, but she cannot refuse to give it to him. She will ask Daphne to invite Tom home as a guest during the summer vacation, and then give him the key to the vault as a gift.

It’s not the cost of the potion, I can’t refuse it this time, right?

But this is not enough. Astoria's problems have not been completely solved. Tom may have to find a solution in the future, so sincerity is necessary...

Thinking of this, Mrs. Greengrass took out another piece of parchment from the cupboard, but this parchment was blank, with only the Greengrass family crest printed on the edge, proving that this was not ordinary paper.

......

Tom finally witnessed the efficiency of the big family. Three days later, all the materials he needed were collected and sent to him.

Two fire dragon hearts, five pairs of sphinx eyeballs, and the other materials were also configured five times according to the standard he gave.

Apart from anything else, just the sight of these two fresh hearts made Tom tremble with fear.

After asking Daphne, I found out that although their family did not own a dragon farm, they had shares in several other pure-blood dragon farms, but they exchanged the dividends directly for hearts.

Damn capitalists, so he worked so hard for a whole vacation, but no one’s words were of any use?

Tom's eyes watered with envy and he felt sick to his stomach.

Damn it, will I only be able to live off my wife from now on?

With the materials in hand, there were enough to make at least a hundred bottles, basically achieving potion freedom. Tom was no longer stingy and arranged a meal for Hermione as well.

In exchange, Hermione gave Tom a...lifetime dental care package?

I don't know if this lifelong meaning refers to Mr. Granger or him. If it is him, then it's not a loss.

What's wrong with wizards? Wizards will also have problems with their teeth.

Dumbledore had told him that he had seen Muggle dentists many times and that they were much better than those awful potions.

Although he didn't like sweets, he overused his brain every day and was exploited by the two old masters in turn, so he still had to rely on sweets to replenish his energy. Hermione's promise was a precaution.

......

The days passed, and the castle was very peaceful during this period, with no major incidents.

Tom's life was also very regular. He went to and from school, took a daily trip to the Forbidden Forest, checked the status of the potions, and then went to talk to the unicorns.

He found the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest. There were five of them in total, four big and one small, two males and three females.

The male unicorn Tom ignored him and focused on getting close to the other two female unicorns. Unfortunately, the effect was not good. Because of Long Wei, several unicorns were afraid and ran away when they saw him, which made Tom so angry that he missed a meal.

The order of the twelve trials was simply a trap for him. Most creatures were afraid of the dragon's might, but he got the bloodline of the fire dragon as the first reward. Wasn't this increasing the difficulty for him?

Up to now, only the little unicorn has a good relationship with him. As a foodie, Tom's way of building relationships is through food. Now the little unicorn is willing to eat the herbs and fresh flesh and blood he brings.

However, Tom was still not allowed to get close to three meters. Once he exceeded this range, he would be frightened and run away. Tom did not dare to chase him for fear of causing a bigger misunderstanding.

However, the distance of three meters was enough for Tom to set a tracking spell with early warning measures on the little unicorn. As long as there was an attack, he could sense it even if he was in the castle, so he didn't have to worry about being caught off guard.

In addition to building relationships with unicorns, Tom's progress in magic has not fallen behind. Andros has begun teaching Tom the skills of wandless casting.

With the blood of a fire dragon, Tom should actually be considered half a magical creature. No magical creature needs to use a wand to cast magic, so his talent in this area has increased a lot, but he is still far from reaching Andros' level.

Grindelwald had verified this long ago, having witnessed Andros casting a wandless spell, unleashing a giant-sized Patronus, and exclaimed that this wasn't magic at all.

He used to think of himself as a master of wandless spellcasting, and was most proud of the fact that he had easily subdued the Scamanders with just a few waves of his hands (see Fantastic Beasts I for details). However, compared with Andros, he was nothing.

Now it is Andros' turn to be proud. He has suffered from the disadvantages of the times. He and Tom learned many modern magical concepts from Grindelwald. Now Grindelwald finally has something to learn from him.

The two have a good relationship, but both are kings of the century, and neither is willing to admit that the other is weaker than the other, so they are secretly competing with each other.

In order to master it as quickly as possible, Tom activated the extraordinary state several times. The credits were enough, but the progress of achievement points was much slower than last semester.

There's nothing we can do about it. Many achievements are easy to get at the beginning, but the requirements become increasingly demanding later on.

Although Grindelwald's recognition is increasing, the rate is very slow and it has not yet reached 50%.

This is the disadvantage of dark wizards. It is difficult for them to completely trust a person. Even if under the influence of the system, he will not harm Tom and will impart knowledge without reservation, but it does not mean that he will recognize you.

That's why Tom wanted to find another teacher for himself to complete the system upgrade as soon as possible.

He asked the system whether a great man with 100 achievement points met the requirements, but received a negative answer.

Because these outstanding people of the generation are considered assistant teachers in the system's judgment, and only the King of the Century is considered a real teacher, their recognition is naturally nothing.

Tom had no choice but to give up.

Another week of classes ended. After Potions get out of class, Tom silently followed Snape into his office...

Snape acted as if he hadn't seen him. After entering, he went about his business, put away the students' homework, and lit the extinguished fireplace before asking, "Tell me, what problem have you encountered?"

"I want to publish a paper and would like you to proofread it for me to see if there is anything that needs improvement."

"Paper?" Snape looked at Tom in confusion, wondering what was wrong with this kid suddenly and why he wanted to publish a paper.

However, he did not doubt Tom's level. Doubting Tom would mean doubting his own teaching level.

With a smart student and a knowledgeable teacher, Tom had long surpassed most people in the field of potions.

He was just wondering why Tom suddenly changed his personality. Isn't strength the only thing this kid cares about?

"Show me."

Snape's curiosity was completely aroused, and Tom handed him a booklet of about ten pages.

On the Feasibility of Extracting and Refining the Active Medicinal Power of Life

After reading the title, Snape frowned.

Was there any research on this in the notes he gave Tom?

For the next half hour, Tom closed his eyes and rested. The only sound in the office was the sound of Snape flipping through the booklet. His expression kept changing, as if he was considering every word and every paragraph.

The main point of Tom's article is to propose a method to extract the life activity in the medicine. The extracted substances can not only be better absorbed and integrated, but also reduce negative impurities and toxins, significantly improving the quality of the potion.

It sounds simple, but this completely overturns the previous potion-making process.

Generally, grinding, cutting and juicing are the basic methods for processing all materials. If only the life activity is needed, then wouldn’t the recipe change?

Is it the same potion as before?

So Snape carefully checked Tom's experimental data.

Tom has been making too many strengthening potions these days. He feels that the most troublesome thing is the processing of the fire dragon's heart. The impurities must be carefully removed to leave the most essential part. If it is not processed properly, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Then he suddenly had an idea and thought of the extraction technology in modern medicine to extract the ingredients he wanted. After two failures and the loss of two-fifths of the fire dragon's heart, he succeeded. The tonic potion he made was more effective and easier to absorb.

Originally, he had no plans to write a paper, but seeing that the number of credits he had was not increasing, he wanted to try to get credits through academic research.

The experimental data and the improved drug efficacy were real, so Snape naturally couldn't find any problems.

But he still found blind spots.

The heart of a fire dragon, 1.7 organs, the eyeball of a sphinx... Why the hell do they look so similar to the medicinal herbs he threw away?

"Riddle."

The boy slowly opened his eyes, and Snape looked at him scrutinizingly: "Where did you get these ingredients from? And why didn't you explain the effects of this potion?"

Tom was already prepared for Snape to read the paper.

"I got this potion recipe by chance. As for the ingredients..."

Tom smiled shyly, "It's Daphne. To be more precise, it's sponsored by the Greengrass family."

Greengrass?

When Snape heard the name and thought of Daphne, who wanted to stick to Tom all the time, his suspicion immediately disappeared.

If it was taken out by this family, there would be no surprise.

But Del still deserves to die. He is living off his wife at such a young age. How can he struggle in the future?

Seeing Snape's reaction, Tom became even more curious about the Greengrass family and asked directly:

"Professor, Daphne is a bit confused and doesn't know much about her family, but I think the Greengrass are a bit too wealthy. They don't marry into other families, so how did they grow so big?"

Snape gave him a long look.

"Riddle, you should have read the Pureblood Directory by Cantankerus Nott. Do you remember what he said about Greengrass?"

Tom thought about it and searched for the corresponding memory.

"A paragon of pure blood, a family that will never decline?"

Chapter 95: Newt's Reply, Hagrid's Nightmare

The "Pure-Blood Register" written by Cantankerus Nott is very famous. The concept of the twenty-eight pure-blood families originated from here.

One part, well, is that the pure-bloods in Slytherin are extremely fond of this book because the introduction in the book proves their legitimacy.