Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

"Tom!" Misha saw Tom from afar. She quickly put down what she was holding, wiped her dirty little hands on her clothes, and ran over to jump into Tom's arms.

Misha had changed her outfit today. She wore a golden wizard's hat that was much wider than Misha's shoulders, and a long robe was loosely draped over her body, making her look exactly like a witch.

For some reason, Snape's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched this scene.

“Misha, this is Professor Snape, my favorite professor at school.”

“Hello.” Misha raised her head, her smile flawless, and extended her dirty little hand, covered in flour, to Snape.

After a moment's hesitation, Snape accepted the offer.

"Hello."

"Professor, has Tom caused any trouble at school?"

"Him?" Snape scoffed. "He's a stupid fellow, good for nothing except for some merits!"

To receive the evaluation of "excellent" from Professor Snape, Tom has already surpassed 99% of people.

……

"Hermione," Harry said with a slightly awkward smile, "Happy Halloween."

“Hmm, Happy Halloween.” Hermione nodded. “I’ll be going with you guys to find Hagrid tonight.”

"Hmm..." Harry seemed to have something to say, but he didn't dare to say it.

Ron, however, was less hesitant: "Hermione, your tooth—has something changed about it?"

“Tom cured him.” Hermione grinned, revealing a bright smile.

It's Tom again.

Harry sighed inwardly; he didn't know why he felt this way.

Chapter 28 Severus, Be His Godfather! (3k-word chapter, three updates at the beginning of the month, please vote!)

One morning, Tom appeared in the Transformation Classroom at 8:45 sharp, just like a regularly respawning NPC.

"Tom, you seem to be in a good mood today."

Tom was in a great mood, of course, because he was about to have a "vacation".

Tom was happy at the thought that someone would help him finish his mountain of homework.

"Hey, Professor McGonagall doesn't look too good, does she?" Tom noticed something was wrong. He looked at the red crystal ball representing Gryffindor and was surprised to see that many points had been deducted. "Wow, what did Gryffindor do to get so many points deducted!"

Li Su coughed and whispered in Tom's ear, "You can't tell anyone that I told you. I heard that Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Malfoy were caught at school last night."

Tom, you know, getting caught staying out all night isn't a good thing. They seem to be going into the Forbidden Forest tonight to search for unicorns; it's a form of punishment.

Tom suddenly paused, "Forbidden Forest? What time? What time tonight?"

Li Su shook her head: "I'm not too sure about that, it should be around midnight."

12 o'clock has always been a key point.

After midnight, they started switching identities. If that's the case... what if Hermione collapses in the Forbidden Forest tonight and never wakes up again?

"Tom, don't worry too much about Hermione. Look at how pale you are. Don't worry, your friends will be with Mr. Hagrid. They won't be in any danger."

You won't encounter any danger, except perhaps a noseless Voldemort.

Tom swallowed hard. "He's such a worry."

Can't you just be like yourself?

Tom wasn't referring to following school rules—if he were to follow the rules, Tom wouldn't even know how many points he'd have to deduct from Ravenclaw.

Unfortunately, Tom has too many powerful backers!

Even if the sky were to fall, Professor Snape would help him lift it up; he's the kind of man who could become Tom's godfather!

Hermione just happened to find Professor McGonagall to be her backer.

Who doesn't know that Professor McGonagall is the highest mountain in the world of rules!

Hermione will have to wait a long time before she can break the rules in front of Professor McGonagall.

……

“Severus,” Dumbledore unusually approached Snape, “what are your thoughts?”

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Dumbledore smiled. "Yesterday, you and Tom went to the St. Redia Asylum, didn't you? What did you see there?"

Snape sneered, "They're all a bunch of stupid Muggles. There's nothing to say."

However, one Muggle left a deep impression on him... no, she wasn't a Muggle.

Misha.

A young man without a surname, dressed in a comical outfit, is playfully asking Tom for Halloween candy but is too shy to ask for his own.

Misha seemed to have only one name in her heart: Tom Riddle.

She gave the best-baked cookies to Tom, put the biggest piece of fish in his bowl, and kept only a little bit for herself.

“We’ve always believed that Harry is the savior of this era, that the Man from Darkness will one day awaken, and that only Harry can save everything… Severus, you know why.”

A prophecy—we are bound by a prophecy, and even I have made this mistake. Perhaps, and I mean perhaps, there are many children in this world whom we have forgotten.

Tom had love just like her, but did Misha give him any less love? She gave Tom the best of everything, smiled as she said goodbye, and said goodbye again, but she secretly cried for three hours in her room.

Perhaps Tom is also a hidden card. If Harry is the revealed card, then Tom is the concealed card. Severus, what do you think?

Snape didn't speak, he gripped the quill in his hand tightly: "Albus, you are the headmaster of Hogwarts, you are the greatest and most powerful white wizard in the world, you know that."

“I am not.” Dumbledore shook his head. “I am old. I am just an old man, you know, Severus. One day I will leave these children. I cannot walk with them all.”

The Man from Nowhere is powerful and ambitious. None of us can guarantee that Harry and the others will be able to grow up before the Man from Nowhere is resurrected. I need you, Severus. You know how Tom feels.

Be his godfather, Severus.

"Snap—!"

Snape snapped the quill in his hand. He looked up at Dumbledore, puzzled. "Albus, this doesn't sound like something you would say. And I won't be the godfather of a stupid kid!"

"Tom likes you, doesn't he? Don't you think Tom is a good boy? Being his godfather is a kind of salvation for you. You are the most suitable person for him."

“Absolutely not!” Snape rejected Dumbledore’s request, word by word. “You are the most suitable person to be Tom’s godfather. You should be the one to guide Tom. Tom can learn all your magic in a week!”

Dumbledore didn't speak, but continued to smile at Snape.

"Albus!"

“Severus, listen, the Mystic will be resurrected one day. What do you think will happen then? He will definitely target Tom. Do you think Tom will survive…”

"What does that have to do with me!" Snape was unusually angry.

"Oh? Then imagine this: if Tom died in front of you, and you, Severus, miraculously survived, could you accept it? Just like how you looked at Lily back then, could you accept it if it happened again?!"

"Albus, you've gone too far..."

"Severus, look into my eyes and answer me! Do not run away!"

If you saw Tom die in front of you, would you still feel the same way today? Would you still be able to say so casually that his life or death has nothing to do with you?

Snape fell silent.

After a long pause, Snape finally spoke: "He won't die."

……

Tom felt that Snape seemed to have something he wanted to say to him today.

Tom made a fatal mistake; he secretly used Legilimency on Professor Snape.

The ending was quite clear—Tom was kicked away.

The old Tom certainly wouldn't have dared to do that, but the current Tom feels that his relationship with Snape is enough.

That night, Tom drank the magic potion given to him by Professor Snape and lay in bed waiting to fall asleep.

……

At the same time, forests are prohibited.

Harry, Malfoy, and Hagrid had been waiting here for a long time.

The Forbidden Forest was eerily dark at night, and Hermione recalled some unpleasant memories.

She kept looking at the pocket watch in her hand, the hands turning slowly, and Hermione could only pray silently in her heart.

She hoped the punishment would end soon.

"Hermione, this is the fourth time you've checked your watch tonight," Ron said curiously, lowering his voice. "Do you have something else planned for tonight?"

"Hmm..." Hermione mumbled incoherently, "I hate this kind of environment."

"Don't worry, children," Hagrid the little giant said, as if he were a pillar of strength. "This is just a small punishment for you. You will surely encounter many more hardships on your path to becoming wizards in the future."

There will be no danger; we're just here to find unicorns.

“We should divide into groups. Hmm… Hermione, you and Malfoy are in one group, Ron and Harry are in another. Remember the colors of the signal flares?”

"remember."

The clock hands continued to turn backwards, and in the blink of an eye, only 5 minutes remained until 0:00.

But they haven't even officially taken the first step yet.

“Granger, I hope you won’t be scared out of your wits later,” Malfoy said sarcastically.

"Perhaps you're the one who's scared out of your wits. You just told Hagrid you were going to bring Tooth along. If we're leaving a coward like you alone in the Forbidden Forest, you should probably bring a pair of pants, otherwise you'll wet your pants and have nowhere to change."

"Sharp teeth and a sharp tongue!"

Hermione and Hagrid had only been separated for a short time when suddenly, the grass and trees rustled in the shadows nearby, as if something was watching them.

"Ah—!" Malfoy let out a sharp scream, his voice becoming much shrill from fear.

Hermione's reaction was even more intense...

"boom!"