Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

Tom smiled and said, "Professor Dumbledore, you may have forgotten that I raised a giant rainbow-scaled chicken when I was a first-year student, and I even brought Gara back to Hogwarts."

Both the giant pheasant and Gara discovered the giant creature hidden beneath Hogwarts; it was not dead, but merely asleep.

Furthermore, there have been many rumors in the magical world, such as that the mysterious man is a snake spirit. I wondered why so many people were afraid of snake spirits, even to the point of having a deep-seated fear of them. After careful research, the conclusion becomes clear.

Dumbledore sighed heavily, realizing that he could no longer understand the boy in front of him.

Once, Tom's eyes were only on that sparkling green; he was a lovely, innocent, and naive child.

But now, ever since that deep blue light appeared in Tom's eyes, Dumbledore has found Tom to have become even more mysterious.

Even he himself couldn't fully see through Tom.

Moreover, Professor Dumbledore discovered that Tom's strength was rapidly increasing, and he was now even hesitant to guarantee that every professor at Hogwarts could consistently defeat Tom in wizarding duels.

Fortunately, the child has not gone astray so far, and at least so far, he has not exhibited any behavior like a dark wizard.

"If that thing really comes out, what are you going to do? Since you've investigated it, you should know that anyone who makes eye contact with the basilisk will die instantly, even if you look at it through something, you'll be petrified on the spot."

Tom waved his hand: "As long as we control him before he comes out, that's fine. If the basilisk is really uncontrollable, I'll call Garo over. I've already told Garo about this beforehand."

Professor Dumbledore, you might not know this, but when Gara was young, she ate a basilisk. These things might be terrifying monsters to other students, but to Gara, they were nothing more than a piece of French fry.

Professor Dumbledore remained silent, and he began pacing the room more rapidly.

The basilisk had always been a major concern for him.

How could Professor Dumbledore not have considered eliminating the Basilisk?

Many professors and people thought it was just a legend in Hogwarts and Slytherin, but Dumbledore knew that the Basilisk was real.

And because of the Basilisk incident, a student was expelled from school—it was Mr. Hagrid.

If the basilisk can be eliminated, it will not only resolve Hogwarts' difficulties but also provide a certain level of security for the school.

"Are you confident?" Professor Dumbledore asked Tom after a long while.

"I wouldn't say I'm 100% sure, but I'm at least 90% sure there won't be any problems."

“In that case…” Professor Dumbledore made a decision, “Go ahead and do it. I will try to keep what happened with Isabel a secret. If I can’t keep it a secret, I will inform the other professors in advance.”

In short, it will absolutely not cause Isabel any trouble.

"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore." Tom bowed respectfully and left the dormitory.

Before leaving, Tom kept looking back.

Dumbledore's dormitory is really nice; it can't compare to the student dormitories at all.

One day I'll make Professor Snape move in here, and then I'll come and sleep in Professor Snape's bed.

If he were even more shameless, he could even kick Professor Snape out and have his own dormitory all to himself.

Tom knocked on the door as he passed Professor Snape's dormitory.

Of course, no one answered.

Tom then decisively used the lock-picking spell to open the door.

"Tom, you should have looked at the time before you came in! You should know I'm already resting at this hour!" Professor Snape seemed unsurprised that it was Tom who had entered, and immediately began to berate him.

Tom simply shrugged. "Professor Snape, but you're still sitting in front of the cauldron waiting for your potion to turn bright red."

"My rest time is when I'm brewing potions, and you've seriously disturbed it!"

“These are minor matters, Professor Snape, don’t be so angry.”

"If someone else could make me not angry, I might listen to them, but!"

Tom, let me ask you, how long has it been since you last attended my Potions class?

From last semester until now, you haven't even taken a single class to come back and listen to my Potions class. Does the Potions class have no effect on you anymore?

"Now get to the cauldron right now and brew me a potion. I'll give you the recipe and the ingredients."

Professor Snape had already decided that no matter how skilled Tom was at concocting potions this time, and regardless of whether he made any mistakes, he would find fault with him.

Half an hour passed.

Professor Snape has done his best.

He tried his best to find even the slightest mistake Tom made, but he couldn't find any.

It's no exaggeration to say that Tom's skill in potions has now far surpassed his own.

It's not just surpassing yourself by a little or two, but far surpassing yourself.

Snape knew that this was not something Tom could achieve simply by trying harder.

No matter how hard a potion master practices, he can never surpass his teacher in this skill.

If one day he really surpasses him, there are only two possibilities: either Tom finds some opportunity, or Tom has a new teacher whose expertise in potions far surpasses his.

In that instant, many names flashed through Snape's mind, but he then ruled them out one by one.

Snape believed that his skill in potions was already top-notch, and even if someone was stronger than him, they would never be that much stronger.

He didn't know who Tom had met.

Of course, Tom wouldn't tell Professor Snape that he had met a magical predecessor.

That senior wasn't even from a thousand years ago, but very likely from ten thousand years ago.

Tom didn't even know his name, he just called him teacher.

The status of the Four-Handed Witch is still rising.

"Professor Snape, is there something wrong with my potion-making?" Tom asked with a smile.

"Yes! There are many problems!" Professor Snape roared desperately. "Why are you using your left hand to hold the potion?"

Tom: "?"

Is this just nitpicking?

"I hope you won't miss the next Potions class, or I'll lock you in solitary confinement for a whole week until you finish writing a 10-word self-criticism before you leave!"

After saying this, Professor Snape pushed Tom out of his dormitory without waiting for a response.

After Tom left, Professor Snape wiped his face and took a deep breath.

He still couldn't understand how this guy did it!

Chapter 129 Tom Wants to Eat Us?

The next day.

night.

"Guess, is it big or small!"

"No guessing. If you're so capable, come play Wizard Chess with me. We'll play one-on-one, and it's a deal: neither of us is allowed to ask Tom for help!"

Ravenclaw had no classes that evening, and Terry and Li Su had already gathered together, planning a real man's 1v1 duel.

As for Tom, he was naturally excluded by them.

Terry and Lee Sue had a chance to challenge Tom to a duel, which ended in a very tragic manner.

Terry and Lee Sue couldn't believe their eyes. They checked Tom from head to toe, but found no evidence that Tom had cheated.

Never before had they both lost so badly.

After that, Terry and Li Su realized that Tom wasn't human at all, and they shouldn't look at him from a normal person's perspective. So every time they played Wizard's Chess, Li Su and Terry would unconsciously exclude Tom.

Li Su glanced at Tom and saw that he was dressed neatly and looked like he was about to go out. She immediately stood up and asked, "Tom, where are you going to play today? Can you take us with you?"

Tom straightened his collar and glanced back at the two of them: "If you're going to come with me, you'd better change your clothes quickly, don't go in your pajamas."

Terry and Li Su pouted, "We'd even dare to wear this to class. Where are you going to play? Don't leave us behind."

As he spoke, Terry and Lee Su stepped forward to act as Tom's left and right bodyguards.

They believed Tom must have something important to do tonight, like taking another ride on his Garo.

You know, there aren't usually many opportunities to ride dragons, but if they follow Tom, they can be the coolest kids at Hogwarts tonight.

"Are you sure you want to go out like this?" Tom asked, looking at their slovenly clothes.

Terry was wearing a warm, fluffy pajama set with a little bear hood on the back.

Li Suze was even more slovenly. He wore pajamas that had been worn for who knows how many years and were stained with dirt. Tom once asked him why he didn't use a cleaning spell to wash his pajamas.

Li Su's answer was that such a cheap pajama wasn't worth using a spell on, and he was already used to its sloppiness; if it suddenly became clean, he would feel a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that the two were determined to go out like this, Tom stopped talking nonsense and simply took them both out with him.

Tom had already given them well-intentioned advice, and since they wouldn't listen, then Li Su and Terry would have to bear the consequences themselves. Tom could even picture the two of them hugging and crying in the end.

"Why make it so formal? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were going to someone's wedding." Li Su curled her lips and gave Tom a couple of greasy pats. "I have to say, you do look good enough to attend a wedding. I think even the groom isn't as handsome as you."

“Thank you for the compliment, but I will not pay you any Galleons,” Tom replied to Li Su with an unchanged expression and perfect composure.

At this point, Tom suddenly remembered something and asked Li Su, "It seems you've been particularly keen to earn Galleons lately. Have you encountered any financial difficulties?"

You have to understand that Li Su was someone who regarded Gallon as dirt last semester. Back then, even 100 Gallon couldn't buy a smile from him.

But who would have thought that Li Su would now write a 5000-word self-criticism for a single Galon?

Tom felt that something must have happened.

Terry shrugged as well: "I also think there's something fishy about this guy, but I've asked him several times and he just won't say anything. I even feel like he might be in love."

"Why do you always talk about love and romance!" Li Su's face fell immediately. "But this time, your guesses were somewhat accurate."

Suddenly, their interest was piqued, and they sat down next to Li Su. Tom even put a small chair under his bottom and listened attentively.

"This story begins last year, a month after Tom left Hogwarts."

Before Li Su could launch into her long speech, Tom raised his hand to stop her: "Stop, let's skip the nonsense and get to the point. We're on a very tight timeframe; we have important things to do in a bit."

"Uh... to put it simply, I met an upperclassman who likes me a lot, and I like her a lot too. However, we don't have much time on weekends because she needs to go to Hogsmeade Village, but she doesn't have any money."

Upon hearing this, Tom immediately stood up straight, looking at Li Su with a contemptuous yet pitiful gaze: "Dude, do you know what your actions mean? You've earned so many Galleons just so your dream senior can buy some nice things in Hogsmeade Village?"

Li Su felt a little aggrieved: "Don't make it sound like I've been deceived. Last time he went to Hogsmeade Village, he brought me a lot of gifts. If I just hold on for two more years, I can go to Hogsmeade Village with him."