Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

Suddenly, Daphne's smile became brighter than the sun.

It was only at this time that Mrs. Greengrass got off the carriage holding the silver-haired girl.

Greengrass had a helpless smile on his face, well, a bit of an aunt's smile, and he wished the two of them would get married right there and then.

The silver-haired girl opened her eyes wide and looked at Daphne in astonishment, as if she was seeing her again.

"oops!"

Daphne, beaming with joy, finally noticed her mother and sister. She quickly left Tom's arms, ran over to the silver-haired girl, took her hand, and introduced her to Tom: "This is my most adorable sister, Astoria Greengrass. She's been wanting to see you for a long time, and she asks me every day when you'll be coming over."

The private conversation between the girls was spoken carelessly by her sister, and two fiery clouds suddenly appeared on Astoria's fair face.

"Sister! I...I just want to thank Mr. Riddle. Please explain clearly."

After explaining, Astoria quickly bowed to Tom and said, "Mr. Riddle, thank you for the potion. I feel much better now."

"Just call me Tom." Tom reminded: "Auntie and Daphne both call me that, so don't be polite."

"Okay, Tom." Astoria nodded obediently.

Tom looked at her. Daphne had always praised her sister for how beautiful she was and said no one in the whole school could compare to her, but today he finally saw her in person.

Even though she was a sister-con, what Daphne said was true.

In terms of appearance, in Tom's mind, Daphne should be the most beautiful girl in the school. Only Hermione can compare with her, but the girl has a kind of nobility, which is where Hermione is inferior.

Astoria's facial features are more delicate and coordinated than Daphne's. In terms of appearance alone, perhaps only Fleur and Gabrielle can match her.

However, the beauty of the Veela is very aggressive and can be described as "gorgeous". Because of her body and the curse, Astoria presents a kind of gentle beauty.

She is the image of a perfect and well-behaved daughter in many people's fantasies.

After being stared at by Tom for two or three seconds, the girl lowered her head shyly.

Fortunately, Tom looked away, because Daphne had already started a fight with Usagi.

The man and the dragon had some conflicts since they first met, because Daphne liked to hug Tom's arm, which would often touch Usagi's sleeping pocket, and the little guy was also in a bad mood.

But because the scent of Tom on Daphne was stronger than that on Hermione, Usagi could not use any harsh measures. He just had a fight with Daphne for a while every time.

Only half a month had passed, and Usagi's body length had increased from its original loach size to more than half a meter. Now all the bags on his clothes were enchanted with a traceless stretching spell to facilitate Usagi's entry and exit.

It's just that Usagi has become picky about food recently, which is giving Tom a headache.

Tired of dragon meat, Usaqi proposed a new recipe - meteorites.

Rayquaza itself is a mythical beast living in the atmosphere. It can absorb the energy of meteorites to strengthen itself, and it can also store the energy in the Emperor Organ in its body to undergo mega evolution.

Tom had no choice but to start a zero-dollar shopping business and took away a lot of meteorites from several museums and laboratories he knew. However, Usachi's appetite kept growing, and he couldn't fly into space to find food.

This job was originally supposed to be done by parents and elders, so Tom also became a male mother.

"Ahhh, Usagi, this is the hair I spent all morning doing!"

The crystal coffin on Daphne's head was taken off, and the princess's hair became messy. Usagi happily flew back into Tom's shirt pocket and stuck out his tongue at Daphne provocatively.

Let you squeeze me just now.

"That's enough, Daphne." Mrs. Greengrass called to her daughter helplessly.

"Tom has finally arrived, and you're blocking him at the door? Hurry up and get in the carriage."

When her mother spoke, Daphne immediately became dispirited and obediently took Tom to the carriage.

Chapter 112: The Heart-pierced King of the Century, Greengrass's Gratitude

The carriage didn't look big, but it had a traceless extension spell cast on it. It was about 50 to 60 square meters and was fully equipped with a coffee table and sofa, and there were also several oil paintings hanging on the wall.

There were some snacks on the table, and as soon as they got in the car, Daphne distributed desserts to her sister and Tom.

Mrs. Greengrass smiled and said, "It's still early. I'll take you around the manor first so you can get familiar with your future living environment."

After saying that, the carriage started and set off at a moderate speed.

Mrs. Greengrass's words are interesting. They are not about these few days, but about the future.

She had no choice. Her daughter's heart was almost with Tom. Not to mention that eleven or twelve years old didn't understand love, everyone went through this age.

If things continue like this, given how much Tom dotes on Daphne, there will be no accidents at all.

So Greengrass Manor will be half of Tom's... no, it will be his home from now on.

Tom leaned against the car window, admiring the scenery outside.

The first feeling is that it is big.

The lake, a large lawn in front of the lake, the castle, and two guardhouses in addition to the main castle. The two hills behind the main castle are all within the scope of the manor.

There are also farmlands and orchards here. When the carriage passed by, there was a house elf operating a dozen kettles to water the fruit trees. It bowed deeply to the carriage and did not stand up again until it was far away.

"This is Tapu."

Daphne introduced, "Tapp is responsible for everything outside the castle, from planting trees and watering flowers to buying food and preparing carriages. He's in charge of everything. Just tell him what you want to eat and where you need to go."

At this time, Astoria's soft voice also sounded: "I am more familiar with my home, Tom can ask me."

"Then I'll choose Astoria." Tom shrugged. "Looking at the elves always makes me feel bad."

The others were all amused and didn't think there was anything wrong.

The most qualified house-elf should be one whose presence is imperceptible to others, just like Hogwarts, where many people lived for seven years without even knowing that there were house-elfs in the school.

But some work, like orchard planting, had to be done during the day so Tom could see it.

The carriage moved slowly around the lake. The warm wind blew in through the window, the water surface was shimmering, and fish jumped out from time to time, which made Tom want to cast a few rods.

Then they all came to the grounds behind the castle, where Lady Greengrass showed him some of the facilities.

Tom was a little confused. This place looked like the home of a Muggle noble, with a shooting range, fencing ground and wooden stakes.

It looked like it had been abandoned for some time. Apart from being cleaned very cleanly by the house-elves, there was no sign of any use.

Mrs. Greengrass seemed to see Tom's confusion and explained with a smile, "This is the castle our ancestors acquired from the Duke of Norfolk. At that time, the connectivity between Muggles and wizards was still strong, and even wizards often participated in aristocratic sports, so it was not demolished."

Tom suddenly realized.

...

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the main gate of the castle.

Several people got out of the car and pushed open the imposing oak door. What came into view was a hallway of more than 200 square meters. Tom had an illusion that he seemed to be back in Hogwarts.

Although the Greengrass family castle is half the size of Hogwarts, you can't actually feel any difference when you come in.

This time, Mrs. Greengrass did not take Tom on a tour because there were too many rooms and it was not a task that could be completed in a day or two. Instead, she asked the two sisters to take Tom to the prepared bedroom first.

Astoria was much quieter than Daphne and spoke very little along the way. Tom was also observing her condition, trying to find clues about the blood curse. He even asked Andros and Grindelwald to help, but to no avail.

"I have come into contact with blood-cursed orcs before, but the curse of this family is much more evil than that of the blood-cursed orcs."

Grindelwald frowned at Astoria. "This isn't just a matter of excessive vitality consumption. Her magical aptitude has also been affected. She won't be able to become a great wizard."

Andros was also very angry. He was an upright person and could not stand this kind of curse magic the most. It was a curse passed down from generation to generation. Killing people was not enough, but this torture had lasted for hundreds of years.

He looked at Grindelwald. "You are the Dark Lord, evil as hell. You understand the Dark Arts far more profoundly than I do. Do you know who invented this curse?"

Grindelwald was actually used to Andros' bluntness and didn't pay attention to his comments. Instead, he thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Blood curses come from many sources, from East Asia, from the South, and as for the UK... I don't remember any wizards in the UK being good at curses, so I can't say for sure."

"It's useless." Tom's complaint silenced the two of them.

It seems... they are really useless and can't even break a blood curse.

It hurts, so much!

"reached!"

Daphne pushed open two doors. It was a suite with a bedroom, bathroom, study, living room, and even a dining room. It was all furnished with European classical furniture, which looked very valuable.

"My room is on the left side of the door, and Astoria is diagonally across. Pala will come and hang a doorplate for you later so you don't get lost."

Tom nodded her little head: "My memory is not as bad as yours."

Daphne stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Astoria," Tom said suddenly, and the silver-haired girl looked over in confusion.

"Can I examine your body?" Tom said. "I want to see the status of the curse inside you."

Astoria walked to Tom's side obediently, as quiet as a doll. Daphne also held her breath, fearing that it would affect Tom's judgment.

Tom gestured for Astoria to sit on the sofa while he placed his wand on the girl's shoulder.

There is a separate discipline in Transfiguration called Magic Deconstruction. Instead of using eyes, one uses one's own magic to sense the existence of objects. This way, one's understanding and cognition of objects is more in line with their essence and is a necessary prerequisite for many advanced Transfiguration techniques.

This is how Tom analyzes Astoria.

The magic power entered the girl's body according to his will. Tom had deconstructed many animals, including unicorns, owls, bison, and even humans.

The human body is less complex than a unicorn, but far more complex than non-magical animals, and the differences between individuals are more obvious than those between other animals.

As the magic continued to seep in, Tom raised his eyebrows.

If other people, including his own body, were a sphere under magical perception, with a complex internal structure like a maze, then Astoria's body was like a sphere with a piece cut out, so that the inside could be seen directly, and because it was not closed, the things inside would naturally leak out.

Tom guessed that the gap was caused by the blood curse.

But the time was too short, and he couldn't sense whether the gap was being filled or showing a trend of widening.

After a minute, Tom removed his wand and opened his eyes.

"How is it?" Daphne, the elder sister, seemed even more nervous than Astoria.

"I can only sense the existence of the blood curse, but I have no idea how to remove it."

Tom chose to tell the truth. False hope is more hurtful than the honest truth. Now he makes a promise, but what if he can't do it in the future?

Daphne's disappointment was palpable, but Astoria comforted her: "It's okay, sister. Don't we have Tom's medicine now? Even if I can't be cured, I'm in much better shape now and can live a normal life."

Tom looked at the silver-haired girl and felt that this kind of mentality was rare. If he had the blood curse, even if he had a cheat, he would not be able to be so calm before there was a clear hope.