HOGWARTS:I REALLY NOT DARK LORD

Ronald obediently put himself into the scene set by Tom.

Just two seconds later, his expression changed, and he said tremblingly: "If I really did that...

Mom would definitely send me a yelling letter, and then Percy would accuse me, and those two bastards George and Fred would definitely play a prank on me for a whole semester, and maybe even change my last name..."

The more Ronald thought about it, the more scared he became.

A pureblood in poverty is still a pureblood.

Besides, Weasley was in distress, not destitute.

They were only financially strapped, but in other aspects they were very clear-headed, and everyone attached great importance to the family's glory.

If you flinch after challenging someone to a duel, and Mrs. Weasley finds out... you could really be expelled from the family tree... a disguised way of leaving the family.

Bang——!

Tom clapped his hands vigorously. "You see, that's the truth."

"Although the duel last night was Malfoy's conspiracy to get you caught by Filch and punished, it was indeed he who challenged Potter, and he did not show up. This is a fact that cannot be changed no matter what reason or excuse you have."

"If this matter gets out, you will lose points, but he will lose... the face of the Malfoy family!"

"If Malfoy's parents find out, you might have to eat fried pork with bamboo shoots when you get back. Anyway, you won't lose anything, isn't that right?"

Harry and Ronald nodded in unison.

That makes sense.

It makes so much f*****g sense!

Ronald could even imagine the scene of old Malfoy beating Malfoy with his platinum cane.

But Harry's face fell again, "But if this gets out and we get deducted points, what will other students think of us, for example..."

Harry didn't dare to finish his words, but he glanced at Hermione secretly, and his meaning was obvious.

Hermione didn't say anything. She always felt something was wrong. Was Tom using Harry and Ronald as a tool?

But once the matter was exposed, Slytherin would be punished and its leading advantage might be lost. Why should he do this?

Hermione, who hadn't figured it out, was lost in thought and had no intention of paying any attention to Harry.

"Shallow, Potter, you are shallow."

"Don't pay too much attention to the score, it will alienate people's efforts!"

Tom shook his head like a shaman. "What do you think Gryffindor cares about most?"

"Glory, the House Cup." Harry said without hesitation.

"Wrong!" Tom slammed the table, startling several people. He raised his voice a little, "Gryffindor cares most about face!"

"You can deduct points, but it must be for something earth-shattering. If you are caught for a minor violation of school rules, you will of course be looked down upon."

"But if you were deducted points for defending the honor of the Potter family, they would just be envious, because it's so cool that they want to take your place and steal the show."

"Plus, Malfoy is afraid of fighting, which means that Slytherin is afraid of Gryffindor. This is no longer envy, everyone will only admire you."

"Because you defeated Slytherin!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After just a few words, Ronald's face was flushed and he was breathing heavily.

This kind of opportunity to show off would never have come to him, the sixth child and the invisible one in the Weasley family, before.

"Harry..." Ronald looked at his best friend, his eyes full of desire.

Harry's heart was also beating wildly. He was also persuaded, but he barely retained some rationality and did not fall as completely as Ronald. He said reluctantly, "I will seriously consider it, Riddle... By the way, from now on, you can just call me Harry, not Potter."

"Me too, call me Ronald. There are too many Weasleys in this school." Ronald followed immediately. In his eyes, Tom was not some inherently evil Slytherin, but his half-brother.

"Okay, Harry, Ronald, you can just call me Tom."

Tom smiled slightly. "This matter is indeed risky. It is right to consider it carefully. But I promise that what happened last night will not be leaked from me."

They both nodded gratefully.

"But let me remind you one last time." Tom seemed to have thought of something and added, "Everything has a time limit. If you delay too long and then expose this matter, it will not be effective. So if you have decided, you must implement it as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'm going to eat now, bye."

Tom stood up and waved goodbye.

Only the hesitant two and Hermione who was still in deep thought were left.

The bait had been cast, and Tom was sure the fish would take the bait of its own accord.

Looking at Harry's performance in the original book, he is definitely a standard Gryffindor-type reckless man, but he also has the shrewdness of a Slytherin in some places. Perhaps this is the flash of inspiration brought to him by the protagonist's halo.

So it's possible that he resisted the urge to retaliate against Malfoy.

But it doesn't matter, isn't there still a Ronald?

What an ordinary person desires most is to become different and to stand out. Now that the opportunity is in front of him, he will definitely not let it go.

So...Tom just has to wait until the moment of success comes.

In Potions class.

Snape didn't know that his house might suffer a major reputational blow, and he was still making things difficult for Harry in class.

In order to make himself happier, Snape broke up the good friend pair of Harry and Ronald, and considerately arranged Neville to be Harry's teammate.

With these two talented people, Gryffindor's scores are like the rushing water in a river and the quicksand in one's hand, which cannot be retained no matter how hard one tries.

Snape didn't even need to say anything. He just stood quietly behind the two of them. Harry felt as if he was being pricked by needles, and Neville was even more trembling and fidgeting.

Coupled with his already poor memory, even after brewing a pot of potion, even with Snape's attainments as a potion master, he was not sure what they had brewed.

Waste school property, do not listen carefully in class, and ignore the professor's guidance.

Just like that, another ten points left the Gryffindor scoreboard, and Snape happily announced the end of get out of class.

As for Tom?

He hasn't looked at Tom in these classes.

Harry was packing up the cauldron dejectedly, but he heard Malfoy's undisguised laughter.

"Potter, you and Longbottom must be tied up tightly. With the two of you in the Potions class, there will never be a lack of negative material."

Crabbe and Goyle were giggling like the supporting actors.

Harry didn't say anything, but looked at Ronald calmly, saw the little flame in the other's eyes, and nodded heavily.

Done!