Hogwarts: I will never become the Dark Lord

After hearing Dumbledore's ambiguous answer, Snape turned and left the headmaster's office, intending to ask Jerry himself.

“Pah, pah, pah~”

After everyone had left, applause erupted from a dark corner of the room.

An elderly man wearing a black stand-up collar coat and sporting neat short white hair emerged from the darkness.

Despite his advanced age, he was in excellent health.

"Albus, it seems that entrusting Jerry to you was the right decision. Look how outstanding he is now; we didn't have this kind of ability when we were his age!"

Dumbledore wasn't surprised by the old man's appearance. He simply said, "Gellert, don't forget our agreement. You can't see Jerry without my permission!"

"Of course, Albus, I have always remembered our promise."

Dumbledore ignored Grindelwald's words and continued, "Did you get any useful information?"

Grindelwald frowned and said, "There's very little useful information. I found an abandoned stronghold of the Apostles and obtained runes that look like sacrifices from the fragmentary documents they left behind."

"You mean Jerry was a sacrifice to the apostles?"

Grindelwald shook his head and said, "No, according to previous information, Jerry has a very high status among the apostles and could not possibly be a sacrifice. Moreover, they have already found Jerry, but the search for sacrifices has not only not ended, but has become more and more frequent."

“To be honest, Albus, I have a bad feeling. They might be looking for a sacrifice for Jerry. You should know what that means.”

Hearing Grindelwald's words, Dumbledore frowned even more deeply: "How confident are you in your guess?"

"I'm not sure how confident I am either. By the way, how's your research on the Apostles' brain defense magic coming along?"

Dumbledore sighed and said, "There is still no progress. Apart from the apostles, I have never seen anyone who knows this kind of magic. There is not even any record of it in the forbidden section of the library."

After the two discussed for a while, Dumbledore said, "It's getting late, Gellert, you should go too!"

"Albus, look outside. Can you really bear to let a centenarian travel at night? I think your place is quite nice. Why don't you let me stay here for the night?"

Ignoring Grindelwald, Dumbledore repeated, "Gellert, it's time for you to go!"

"Fine, fine, Albus, you're still as heartless as ever. Goodbye!"

After saying that, Grindelwald teleported away.

……

Late at night, in Quirrell's office.

"Ah! Master, spare me!"

Quirrell was seen curling up on the ground, clutching his head in his hands, his expression filled with fear and helplessness.

Voldemort's hoarse voice came from the back of Quirrell's head: "I fucking deserve to die!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a gray light suddenly appeared, striking Quirrell directly and causing him to scream in agony, a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

……

The next morning, before Jerry even entered the Great Hall of Hogwarts, the Weasley twins rushed over and said, "Hey! Jerry, we've all heard! Troll Slayer! Well done!" Everyone else who was having breakfast heard the twins' commotion and looked at Jerry.

Jerry awkwardly touched his nose, gave an embarrassed laugh, and hurriedly left, running to the long table and sitting down.

Jerry had just sat down when he heard Harry say to him with a smile, "Jerry, thanks to the Weasley brothers for promoting you, you're a celebrity at Hogwarts now!"

"I don't like being famous; it's better to keep a low profile!"

Harry nodded in agreement with Jerry's complaints, as he deeply understood the sentiment.

Not long after, Hermione arrived at the Great Hall and sat down next to Jerry. She said to him, "Sorry, Jerry, everyone's talking about you!"

"It's alright, Hermione. Having fame is a good thing!"

Harry: "???"

That's not what you just said!

Before long, professors from various disciplines came to the auditorium for a meal, and Jerry paid special attention to Quirrell.

Quirrell looked exhausted and listless, with obvious dark circles under his eyes and bloodshot eyes.

Tsk! Looks like Voldemort gave Quirrell quite a "reward" last night. Jerry is really afraid that Quirrell will suddenly die on the professor's table while he's eating!

……

Night, Gryffindor girls' dormitory.

Parvati Petil: "Hermione, what's wrong with you these days? You're always spacing out."

"It's nothing! I was just thinking about Transfiguration."

Parvati Petil, clearly unconvinced by Hermione's perfunctory explanation, said, "I think you're not thinking about Transfiguration, but about Jerry Green!"

Hearing Parvati Petil's words, Hermione blushed and explained, "How could that be? I was really thinking about studying!"

Upon hearing Parvati's words, Hermione's other two roommates rushed over, asking excitedly, "Really? Hermione, you're in love? Is it Jerry Green from Slytherin? Oh my god! Tell us!"

The three people in the dormitory surrounded Hermione.

"No, no, right?!"

Hearing Hermione's answer, Parvati and the others became even more excited and pressed, "Have you started dating yet?"

Hermione replied somewhat shyly, "I... I don't know, but we go to the library together to read books every day after class."

Parvati shook his head and said, "Besides the library, are there any other times when it's just the two of you?"

Hermione thought for a moment and replied, "I think so. Jerry and I often go for walks by the Black Lake. Does that count?"

The roommates nodded excitedly, then pressed, "Anything else besides these? How far have you gotten?"

Hermione shook her head repeatedly and said, "It's nothing, we just hold hands all the time, you guys are exaggerating!"

Parvati said, "Hermione, don't let your guard down. If it weren't for the fact that you two are always together, I would have already asked Jerry out. Those Slytherin bitches won't be so polite to you."

Hearing Parvati's words, her other roommate chimed in, "Parvati is right. I heard from an upperclassman that her boyfriend is..."

"My God! This is amazing! A Slytherin student falls in love with a Gryffindor student! House feuds, professors' interference, friends' misunderstandings, painful choices—what will become of their relationship? Will he chase after her, or will she be unable to escape..."

Hermione: "..."

Chapter 39 Quidditch

early.

Hogwarts Great Hall.

Hermione, is something wrong?

Jerry looked at Hermione, who had been acting strangely these past few days, and asked her a question.

"No, I was just thinking about Professor McGonagall's assignment from yesterday!"

Upon hearing Hermione mention homework, Ron and Neville exclaimed, "We remember now, Jerry! Hermione, lend us your History of Magic homework to copy! This class is so boring, we fall asleep during class!"

Hermione initially wanted to refuse them, but then she thought it was a history of magic assignment and agreed. After all, even Jerry sometimes fell asleep in this class, let alone Ron and his friend.

Ron and Neville took Hermione's homework and quickly pulled out their pens, ready to begin their homework-finishing battle.

Then Ron and his companion glanced at Harry, who remained motionless, their minds filled with doubt.

Don't the three of us always fall asleep during History of Magic class? How come you, Harry Potter, finished your homework ahead of time?

The two couldn't help but scratch their heads, a suspicion creeping into their minds: Had Harry been secretly reading the book behind their backs?

Neville patted Harry on the back and asked, "Harry, have you finished your History of Magic homework?"

Harry snapped out of his reverie, glanced at Ron and Neville, then pulled out his pen and joined the battle of finishing his homework.

While finishing his homework, Ron asked, "Harry, how's your Quidditch preparation going? Tomorrow, Saturday, is the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match!"

Hearing Ron's words, Harry stopped writing and said with some worry, "I'm a little nervous. Wood said Quidditch seems to be dangerous, with players getting injured every year."

"Don't worry, Harry! This is Hogwarts, nothing will happen!"

Hearing Jerry's words, Harry thought about it and realized he was right. With so many professors and Dumbledore present, they certainly wouldn't let anything happen to the students!

"Thank you for your comforting words, Jerry!"

Seeing that Harry had misunderstood him, Jerry grinned and said, "No, what I mean is that you should trust Madam Pomfrey's abilities. At worst, you'll just have to lie in the infirmary for a few months!"

Harry: ? ? ?

What is this nonsense!

Hearing Jerry's explanation, Harry became even more worried and lost all interest in copying the homework.

Hermione pinched Jerry's arm and said, "Jerry, stop scaring Harry!"

……

After finishing their classes for the day, Jerry and Hermione had just sat down at the long table to have dinner when they heard someone greet them.

"Hi Jerry, hello! I'm Hermione's roommate, Parvati Petit."

Jerry turned his head and saw that it was an Indian student who greeted him.

"Hello, I'm Jerry Green, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Pettier."

"Just call me Parvati. I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye!" After saying that, she turned and left, sitting down in a seat not far away, glancing at him and Hermione every now and then.

"Hermione, what's wrong with your roommates? This is the third one to come and say hello to me!"

Hearing Jerry's words, Hermione blushed slightly, placed the chicken leg on Jerry's plate with her fork, and said, "Jerry, don't worry about them, hurry up and eat your dinner! We still have to go to the library later!"

"All right……"

Seeing that Hermione was unwilling to say more, Jerry didn't ask any further questions.

"Hey! Jerry, Hermione, guess what we found today?"

Soon, Harry and his two friends arrived at the long table and began excitedly sharing their discoveries.

"Snape's leg is injured?"

Harry exclaimed excitedly, "On Halloween Eve, we saw Snape rushing toward Cerberus! He must have been trying to steal the items guarded by Cerberus! Maybe the troll was something he released to distract everyone!"

Hearing Harry's words, Hermione said, "Harry, Jerry is still here! This is too dangerous, I don't want to involve him!"