Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

One thousand Galleons?

Misha and Shadow's eyes lit up at the same time.

That's five thousand pounds.

Only Hermione remained vigilant.

She knew Tom was about to cause trouble again.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially not one that fell from Tom's mouth.

Chapter 77 The Professors' Game

371 Gallons, Tom didn't leave any for himself.

The Galen he took from Gringotts was all he had.

Tom is now penniless.

A back-to-school package for two, a huge pile of spellbooks, and their respective wands.

Of course, Misha and Shadow shouldn't be able to afford these things at their age, but Tom had anticipated this and sent a letter to Professor Dumbledore.

With Dumbledore's assurance, the merchants sold the items to Misha and the Shadow.

"Why do we need two?" Hermione whispered in Tom's ear.

She stood very close, her brown curly hair unconsciously brushing against Tom's neck.

It's itchy.

Scratching his neck, Tom thoughtfully tucked Hermione's long hair behind her head: "Of course we need two sets. Hermione, think about it. If I only buy one set, who do you think I should give it to? Misha? Or Isabel? It wouldn't be right to give it to either of them, would it?"

"Anyway, I'm not short of Galleons; I'm not that poor."

"But you probably have no money left, right? What are you going to do for the rest of the time?"

This time Tom didn't say anything, but simply turned his gaze to Hermione.

"What do you want to do???" Hermione clutched her chest. "Tom, you want me to pay for you?"

"What else? As long as I can survive this week, that's a victory. Next week I'm going to spend money like crazy."

"asshole!!!"

On the other side, Misha and Shadow were happily hugging the magic book in their arms.

Finally, I have my own magic book and wand!

"Look around, do you have a copy of 'Potions 1001 Nights'?" Tom asked the two.

"some!"

"Great, the materials have been purchased. You will need to stay with me from now on until the start of the semester."

I couldn't ask for more!

Misha and Shadow exchanged a glance, neither willing to concede to the other.

"..." Hermione belatedly realized, "So, you put the cauldron in my luggage beforehand just for this?"

Cunning villain, cunning villain!

Why didn't you bring the crucible back yourself? Why did you make me bring it?

My shoulders are bearing a weight that I shouldn't have to bear at my age!

"Hermione, I'll have to ask you for help too."

Hermione: "? No, I won't allow it. This is my wonderful vacation, and I'm going to visit the Weasleys. His sister really wants to see me!"

Shadow chimed in from the side, "Hermione, you can take Misha with you. I'll go with Tom. We can have a competition to see who's better when you're back from your holiday."

"I'm not going to compete with you," Misha muttered, ignoring the shadow.

She's already been fooled by the shadow once; she must have another purpose this time.

and……

Although Hermione is a good person, she still prefers to be with Tom.

"Alright, it's time to go back. Diagon Alley isn't safe at night; Knockturn Alley is over there." Tom pointed in a direction. "You can't go that way, understand?"

"it is good."

Misha and Shadow are the kind of people who listen to Tom without question.

They are easy to take care of.

It's better than that arrogant person who's occasionally disobedient and prone to punching themselves.

Thinking this, Tom glanced at Hermione beside him.

I'm talking about your teeth!

……

back home.

Tom laid out a huge pile of materials.

"Can you recognize it?"

Shadow and Misha glanced at the materials, then at the textbook in their hands.

"Misha, I'm really bad at this kind of thing."

Aren't they all supposed to look the same? Why do they have different names and different effects?

This is clearly…

"You've gone too far!" Misha yelled at the shadow beside her. "Can you please stop giving me voiceovers without my permission? You're really annoying!"

The shadow ignored her: "Hmph."

Misha ignored her: "Hmph!"

The two turned their heads away, not wanting to disturb each other.

"Are they really okay doing this?" Hermione asked, somewhat worried.

Judging from the way these two look, they might start fighting one day.

That's not what she wanted to see.

Two people who look almost identical, who could be mistaken for twins, shouldn't be arguing.

"What's the problem? No problem," Tom waved his hand. "Let them be."

Suddenly, an owl was pecking at the glass by the window.

The owl seemed a bit anxious, several strands of its dark green feathers fluttering as it flapped its wings.

"Professor Snape's owl?" Tom asked, puzzled, as he went to open the window.

The owl landed on Tom's shoulder, with a letter tucked into its lap.

……

Hogwarts.

"Minerva, have you sent all the letters back to them?"

“They’re already on their way,” Minerva said hurriedly, her steps almost blurry, her anxiety more pronounced than ever before. “We must ensure the children’s safety no matter what. There seem to be some children still at the school. We need to gather them together and keep a close watch on them… Where’s Rube?”

Mr. Hagrid rushed over, walked in front of everyone, and pushed open the door.

The three-headed dog had many wounds, and blood was flowing all over the ground.

Hagrid felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw him like this.

"Friend, my friend, that person actually hurt you like this, it's outrageous!"

Dumbledore looked at the group of professors, coughed, and drew everyone's attention to himself.

"As you all probably already know, the mysterious man is back. Nobody noticed him at the Christmas ball, but the good news is that he hasn't gotten the Philosopher's Stone yet and hasn't fully resurrected. We still have a chance."

The professors became serious.

This is no joke.

Fortunately, the mysterious man was unable to obtain the magic stone.

“There are a few children we need to focus on. We need to either keep them in a safe place or bring them back,” Dumbledore said. “First, there’s Harry Potter. He’s likely the target of the Mystic Man. Hagrid, you go there yourself and bring Harry back.”

Then there's Hermione Granger, but I've heard that Hermione will be staying at the Weasleys' house for a while in a few days, so we shouldn't need to worry about her.

Then, Cho Chang, who was transformed into Cho's appearance using Polyjuice Potion when Tom and Hermione went to Hogsmeade, also needs to be kept safe.

at last……"

Upon hearing these two words, a name flashed through the minds of all the professors.

Tom Riddle.

“Severus, can you bring him back? He’s the little guy I’m most worried about. He’s brave, smart, and righteous, but I’m afraid he’s too righteous. When facing the mysterious man, his first reaction is to fight instead of run away, which is wrong.”

Professor Sprout immediately raised his hand: "I'll go, Albus, let me go, I'll bring Tom back."

"Pomona? Okay."

Snape coughed. "I've already written to Tom."

Chapter 78 Returning to School

"You've already written to Tom? When did that happen?" Professor Sprout felt he had missed a good opportunity and his speech quickened.

Tom had come to her personally before, asking her to go to Hermione's house to pick her up.

With his hands behind his back, Snape said nonchalantly, "Albus discovered something was amiss when he was just about to gather us together."

That wretched Snape.

That was fast!