Hogwarts: Lacus doesn't want to be a witch who destroys nations.

Between platforms nine and ten at London's King's Cross station, a seemingly impenetrable brick wall was breached by several young wizards.

The Hogwarts Express lay quietly on its tracks, while Tom and Lux ​​pushed a luggage cart, the wheels making a regular clicking sound as they rolled over the cracks in the platform floor.

"We should still have some Galleons left from what Dumbledore gave us," Tom said, glancing at Lux beside him who was munching on a chocolate frog. "That is, if we didn't buy any of this useless stuff at that ridiculously funny magic joke shop."

"Wow, how can you not try the chocolate that makes rainbows come out!" Lux stuffed the chocolate into her mouth and then vomited out rainbow-colored vomit. The vomit disappeared after touching the ground, which is quite environmentally friendly.

Lux then patted the bulging leather pouch at her waist, a tuft of snow-white fur peeking out from the gap at the opening, trembling slightly with her movement.

The train's steam whistle blared, and they squeezed through the joking crowd of students. Suitcases rattled along in the narrow aisle, the air thick with the sweet smell of pumpkin pie and the faint odor of owl feathers.

As Tom pushed open the door to an empty compartment, Lux's gaze was drawn to the end of the corridor. Several long-haired boys were surrounding a skinny Muggle freshman, snatching his satchel and tossing it aside. "Mudbloods can't even find their own compartment?" A sarcastic laugh pierced the noise.

Tom looked rather grim. After sitting down, he slammed the carriage door shut, shutting out the chaos outside. Then he pulled out his yew wand from his inner pocket.

Ollivander's wand, far exceeding the meager value of his secondhand textbooks, was the most valuable thing he possessed; its power warmed even his pale fingers.

"You seem to care a lot about the difference between purebloods and mixed-bloods?" Lux asked, chewing on a candy she had bought from the store, her words slightly slurred.

"The superiority of pure-bloods is obvious," Tom said, the tip of his wand casually tracing a trail of eerie green light in the air.

"Look at those Mudbloods, they can't even understand the principles of the Levitation Charm, yet they're wasting Hogwarts' educational resources." His gaze drifted to the corridor outside, where the boy who had been shoved was frantically picking up his scattered spellbooks. "The honor of wizards is being tarnished by half-bloods."

"And what about you? You did the same, but you learned simple spells after just a few glances at a magic book." Lux stared into Tom's eyes, who impatiently turned his face away.

"It's different. Dumbledore told me that the glory of the Gaunt family flows in my blood, and I am a descendant of Slytherin."

"Slytherin?" Before Lux could reply, the tightly closed box door was suddenly pulled open.

The platinum-blonde-haired boy leaned against the doorframe, looking at the wand in Tom's hand: "Excuse me, my name is Abraxas Malfoy. Wizards who can wield yew wood are rare... especially freshmen who can say such things."

A hint of interest curved his lips. "Interested in chatting in my private room? It's too... noisy here."

Upon hearing the name, Tom had an idea. He had been reading a lot of books recently and knew that Malfoy was the surname of a wealthy pure-blood wizarding family, one of the Twenty-Eight Holy Families.

The family that most supports pure-blooded lineage.

However, Lux was clearly not interested in this discussion. "As for the difference between purebloods and mixed-bloods, I suggest you go and learn some Muggle genetics before making any conclusions."

Abraxas raised an eyebrow and looked at Tom. Perhaps he hadn't wanted to invite Lux in the first place. Tom nodded and went out with him.

Lux didn't care about Abraxas's provocative gaze; she had more important things to do.

The system's reward settlement.

Main Quest: Join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Rewards have been distributed; all basic systems have been unlocked]

"System, what am I supposed to do?" Lux wondered to herself. "What are those Darkness and Light stats for?"

[In this timeline, Tom Riddle will gain immense power after a certain pivotal event, directly leading to Voldemort's Death Eaters killing Harry Potter, Dumbledore suffering severe injuries and remaining unconscious, the Minister for Magic becoming a hereditary position in the Malfoy family, and the wizarding world no longer having Mudblood or Muggle-born wizards.]

"Tom is so strong now? What did he get?" Lux was quite shocked. How strong would Voldemort have to be to seriously injure Dumbledore?

"How about buying a Mejai's Soulstealer? 1600 is a good deal, but how are kills calculated? Do animals count?" Lux asked.

Mejah's Soul Stealing Scrolls only stack if you participate in killing a wizard.

"Then forget it..." Lux still had a grudge against killing, and the fact that her kind classmate had turned into the cold-blooded Faker had crossed her moral line.

"Explosive Wand, Sorcerer's Boots, Lost Chapter... It's a bit difficult to choose. Mainly, how do the stats like spell power, mana, health, cooldown reduction, and movement speed translate to my own stats?"

[Ability Power enhances spell effects, increased mana allows you to cast more spells, skill haste shortens the interval between consecutive spells, health increases your physical strength, and movement speed allows you to move and cast spells faster.]

"So, can stasis avoid the effects of the Unforgivable Curse?"

【Can】

"Then there's no choice, the hourglass is bound to appear." Lux thought about her own era. Although she wasn't a die-hard Harry Potter fan, she had read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and she had even seen Newt at the Fantastic Beasts Shop not long ago, which meant that Grindelwald would start making his move in the next few years.

For these powerful black magic users who start with the Unforgivable Curse and wandless spellcasting, survival is the most important thing.

Oh, and she's leveled up! She's now a Noble Level 6. After six years of experience, she's finally leveled up – congratulations!

Should Lux ​​learn Q (Light Binding) or E (Light Singularity) at level 1?

After a brief moment of thought, Miss Lux decided to learn from Q, since she currently has no means of attack.

Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts class does not teach harmful spells in the first and second years.

Just as Lux was about to continue exploring the system, the tightly closed door to the private room was opened again, and Tom entered. Judging from his expression, they seemed to be having a good conversation.

"Oh, our noble breed is back!" Lux couldn't help but tease, to which Tom retorted, "Aren't you a pureblood too? You're probably just looking down on me!"

"Huh? I think you just want a beating. Lux's itching for a fight!"

The Hogwarts Express, following the two bickering figures in their cubicle, gradually moved away from London and roared towards Hogwarts.