Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 286 Possession by a Ghost

Due to the Tom and Philosopher's Stone incident, the Hogwarts professors were questioned by the Ministry of Magic for a long time. In addition, the sudden disappearance of the headmaster left the professors almost like headless flies. Many affairs were left unattended and arranged, so much so that the grading of exam papers and the release of results were delayed for several days. This also caused this year's summer vacation to be more than a week later than usual.

However, as is tradition, the school still held the College Cup ceremony on the last day before the holiday.

Although the students were puzzled as to why Headmaster Dumbledore was not present, it did not stop them from cheering for the summer vacation that had finally arrived.

This time, without Dumbledore's favoritism towards Gryffindor, Slytherin ultimately won the House Cup. This marked their seventh consecutive title.

But Malfoy was not happy.

Tom is gone. Although it's good that no one can surpass him in Slytherin anymore, he no longer wants to attract attention as much as he used to.

He had already witnessed how real Slytherins operated, and he wanted to try to emulate that.

Malfoy glanced at the Gryffindor table, where several disheartened young wizards were also seated.

He walked over without any followers.

Arriving at the spot where Tom used to sit, Malfoy asked Harry, "May I sit here?"

"Malfoy..." Ron immediately became alert. "What do you want?"

Although thanks to Tom's mediation, Harry and his friends' relationship with Malfoy wasn't as bad as it was in the original story, it certainly wasn't great either.

Malfoy ignored him, thought for a moment, and then sat down. "Professor Murphy said we could sit anywhere, right?"

"That's Tom's seat," Hermione said, frowning as she sat opposite him.

In the past, if Hermione had dared to speak to him, he would have retorted with a barrage of "Mudblood" insults. But now, he was no longer that shallow believer in bloodlines.

"But Tom is gone," Malfoy said calmly.

This finally elicited a response from Harry, who slowly turned his head. "What did you say?"

"Tom is gone, and your Hero Group doesn't have enough for three Houses. If you want to continue, I can join you," Malfoy said.

These words were not easy for him, but he tried his best to hide his arrogance, imagining Tom's possible posture and tone in his mind, lowering his attitude and slowing down his speech. He looked into Harry's eyes and said, "I will be your best choice."

"We don't need you!" Ron said.

Hermione didn't harbor that much resentment towards Malfoy. "Although I don't know what you mean, Professor Murphy has already left the school, and it's uncertain whether there will even be any practical classes next semester. There's no point in you joining us now. Besides, you know, you can't replace him."

"Why are you talking like that?" Harry suddenly asked. "Why are you mimicking him?"

Malfoy felt a moment of fear; he seemed to see a captivating red glint deep in Harry's eyes.

He's angry!

The frustration in his heart quickly turned into a strong urge to regain his self-esteem, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. Malfoy wanted to snort and walk away, but in the end he let out a sigh of relief.

Let me teach you something good, my friend... Calmness will make you look strong, while anger will only make you look like a loser.

He opened his mouth, and a multitude of answers flooded his mind in an instant, but in the end, he clenched his fist. "Because... cough, because I want to be friends with you, with all of you."

As he said those words, a blush crept onto Malfoy's face.

These were not words he would have uttered in the past, but at this moment, he knew they were the most sincere words.

And sincerity is the most touching thing.

Hermione was stunned, and even Harry and Ron were shocked. They looked at the boy in front of them, who was almost trembling, in disbelief.

Is this still Draco Malfoy?

Could he be possessed by a ghost?

However, even Ron couldn't say anything sarcastic at this moment. He could only awkwardly echo, "Oh, oh."

Harry was stunned for a while before finally lowering his head. "I'm sorry, we thought you were here to cause trouble."

Hermione looked at Malfoy, thought for a moment, and smiled. "Well then, welcome. On behalf of the Hero Team, I welcome you to the team."

Harry has been depressed for a long time, and it's always good to see some change.

Malfoy breathed a sigh of relief, his body trembling almost uncontrollably.

Just now, if he had heard a sneer from the other side, he felt he would have died instantly—or perhaps even more horrible than death.

But no, he chose to take a huge risk, but also reaped huge rewards.

He managed a weak smile.

He became stronger.

A leader should learn to control his emotions.

Only by learning to utilize yourself can you utilize others; only by overcoming yourself can you overcome others.

And he has already conquered himself once.

There will be many more times in the future.

Until, like that person, you can handle anything with ease and become a true Slytherin.

……

"Achoo..." Tom—now Lucas—sneezed suddenly at the Magic Research Institute.

"What's wrong?" Murphy asked, standing opposite her. "Have you caught a cold?"

Murphy has been busy reforming the Ministry of Magic lately and has rarely returned here. This is the first time they have met since he brought Lucas here, and he is showing the latter around the entire research institute.

"It's nothing," Lucas shook his head, "but this body seems much weaker than before. My arms are weak and get tired easily..."

"Hmm," Murphy nodded, "You're too thin. You need to eat more and exercise. Tell the doctors later and ask them to create a recovery plan for you."

"Hmm." Lucas nodded, his short blond hair swaying slightly with his movements. "Professor, why did I turn into a girl?"

Tom is now completely like a girl.

You can still see some resemblance to Tom Riddle in her features, but her overall appearance has softened considerably. Her bright blue eyes are crystal clear, and her figure is as curvaceous as a sixteen-year-old girl's. Apart from being too thin, she is also quite beautiful.

This isn't too surprising, after all, Tom Riddle is very good-looking.

However, her originally black hair had turned blonde, which surprised Murphy.

He guessed that this might be the influence of "Lucas," since the body Murphy originally created for her was that of a blond boy, and in the false memories Tom saw, Lucas was also blond.

Tom's identification with Lucas may also be reflected in this hair color.

However, this is also good, because it makes it difficult for those who already knew Tom to directly associate her with Voldemort.

This is why Murphy added a sex-changing potion to the resurrection potion.

Tom Riddle lived fifty years ago, and not many people know what he looked like in the past, but there are still some. Many of the old generation of Death Eaters should still be alive, as well as some old members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore, and others. Although it wouldn't have much of an impact even if they knew Tom's identity, they would rather avoid trouble.

Moreover, Murphy had always been somewhat uneasy about the "prophecy coming true," and he was genuinely worried that if things continued to develop according to the prophecy he had made up, Muggles and wizards would start fighting each other.

That's absolutely no fun!

But the prophecy said the savior would be a boy, and I've turned Tom into a girl, so I don't believe the prophecy can continue.

This can be considered a belated attempt to mend the fence and patch up the mess.

Of course, you can't say this to the other person.

(End of this chapter)