Hogwarts: I, Tom, am not the Dark Lord

Daphne Greengrass searched her memory and found that she had never heard of this surname before. She asked tentatively, "Are you half-blood? Or... pure Muggle-born?"

“Actually, I don’t know what I am.”

Tom shrugged casually and said, "I was abandoned by my parents when I was born. Maybe they were pure Muggles, or maybe they were Squibs, it doesn't matter."

"Why, does the eldest daughter of the Greengrass family regret sitting in the same box with me?"

The Greengrass family is listed among the 'Sacred Twenty-Eight Purebloods' in Cantankerus Nott's Pureblood Directory and is hailed as a model of a pureblood family, both low-key and elegant.

Tom subconsciously thought that this girl was most likely the same as Malfoy and would use the bloodline theory to explain things.

However, the development of things was beyond his expectations.

"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand."

The girl waved her hands repeatedly. "I don't really care about these things. Mother said that all pure-blood families actually have Muggle ancestors. I'm just curious because I've never come into contact with Muggles..."

"I misunderstood you. I apologize." Tom admitted his mistake frankly.

"It's ok."

Daphne shook her head seriously, then completely skipped the topic. "I have a sister who really likes Muggle fashion magazines, but she only has one outdated copy she found many years ago. If you have the chance in the future, could you buy me a few copies? I'll pay for them."

"No problem, but you'll have to wait until Christmas."

Tom finally remembered some unimportant details. Daphne's sister seemed to be named Astoria Greengrass. She was a person with a very low presence. It seemed that she ended up with Malfoy. She had some health problems and died not long after.

Tom naturally wouldn't tell Daphne this information. He just followed up on the conversation she started and continued.

Usually it was Daphne who asked some questions about the Muggle world, and he answered them. When talking about some things, the girl even took out a pen and paper to write them down, saying that she would write a letter to tell her sister.

It can be seen from these details that she is an older sister who loves her younger sister very much.

The train had started moving unknowingly, heading west towards the Scottish Highlands. The noise from the wheels turning outside the train did not affect the two people's conversation at all.

Andros suddenly popped up and said, "I'll bet you a Galleon that this girl likes you. No, she thinks you're pretty and wants your body."

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Chapter 11: Soft and cute little rich lady, I’m hungry, I want food!

Tom was startled by Andros's sudden appearance, and he immediately said angrily, "Andros, you have a Galleon?"

"She's only eleven years old. Does she know what love is?"

Tom didn't say anything about himself, but it was nonsense for him to fall in love with an eleven-year-old girl.

But...it's okay to keep it for a few years first.

"What's the big deal?" Andros said nonchalantly, "In our time, many people got married and had children at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and even earlier."

"What about you, Mr. Andros?" Tom asked, directly triggering the silence and defense breaking effects.

Back then, Andros was a battle maniac and a magic enthusiast. Women would only affect the speed at which he could learn magic. Not to mention when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was still a single dog even when he died.

His great magical talent was not inherited, otherwise he would have probably created a powerful family.

In fact, it makes sense that the magic world pays attention to bloodline. Powerful wizards will always leave behind some of their power and magical knowledge as a foundation, which makes it easier for the family heritage to last longer than mixed-bloods.

For example, the Gaunt family, or the other twenty-eight pure-blood families, their ancestors were all very wealthy.

...

Seeing that Andros was easily knocked out by him and even took the initiative to close his study space, Tom laughed in his heart and continued to deal with Daphne's endless questions.

During this process, Tom also asked a few questions.

How could the innocent little girl resist the thousands of tricks? She quickly revealed everything she knew about the Greengrass family.

For example, her mother was the Director of the Department of Transportation at the Ministry of Magic, her grandmother was also the Director of the Department of Transportation, and her great-grandmother was also the Director of the Department of Transportation...

By the way, it is the custom of the Greengrass family to marry into the family, and for three hundred years in a row, all the offspring born have been female.

When Tom heard Daphne complaining that she only had two hundred yuan in pocket money every semester, his heart was deeply moved.

Marrying into someone's wife's family is not a problem at all.

There are three semesters in a Hogwarts school year, and Daphne's annual pocket money is 600 Galleons, which is almost as much as Dumbledore gave her in seven years.

A rich woman, or a soft and cute little rich woman, isn’t she attractive?

Unconsciously, Tom became much kinder towards Daphne, and the little girl always had a smile on her face.

Around half past twelve, the door of the box was pushed open again, and a smiling woman looked inside: "Kids, do you want to buy some food?"

"of course."

Daphne happily jumped off her seat and came to the cart to pick out food like a curious baby.

Although she said she was picking, she bought some of almost everything, just in varying quantities, and she almost cleared out all the chocolate frogs.

It cost two Galleons and thirteen Sickles, which was about as much as the entire Weasley family's pocket money for a school year.

Tom suddenly understood why Daphne complained that 200 Galleons was too little pocket money. At her rate of growth, it was indeed not enough for a semester and she would probably spend most of it in a month.

Meanwhile, while Daphne was checking out, Tom was secretly observing the salesperson.

It is said that this saleswoman has been employed by the Ministry of Magic as a saleswoman on the express train since 1830, when it first appeared. This means that she is at least years old.

This age is considered longevity among wizards.

Tom not only observed carefully himself, but also called out the autistic Andros. However, until the salesperson pushed the cart away, neither of them could see any hidden signs of the witch.

Tom just thought that this person had a long life physique and no longer paid attention to it.

Daphne generously put all the food on the table and shared it with Tom.

Tom also accepted her kindness very calmly. If he didn't even have this little shamelessness, how could he expect to be a gigolo?

The two of them ate and chatted, and talked about the branch again.

"My family is all Slytherin." Daphne smiled shyly. "If nothing goes wrong, I'll be in Slytherin too. Of course, other houses should be good too. Mom won't be mad about it. Just don't let me go to Gryffindor."

"Why do you hate Gryffindor so much?" Tom asked curiously.

"Mum said Gryffindor was the source of trouble."

Daphne didn't hide her disgust at all: "Wherever Gryffindor is, there will never be peace. You never know what kind of trouble they will cause."

Tom thought about it and felt that Mrs. Greengrass's comments were really to the point.

"Um... Riddle, how much do you want to go to Gryffindor?"

Seeing that Tom didn't say anything, Daphne thought he was unhappy because she had said bad things about Gryffindor, and she secretly regretted her recklessness.

"No, I hope I can go to Ravenclaw." Tom smiled and said, "Or Hufflepuff is also good. It's suitable for quiet study."

"Since you love studying so much, you will definitely be able to get into Ravenclaw." Daphne said affirmatively.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from outside the box. Tom and Daphne did not take it seriously. They were preparing to take a nap after finishing their meal.

But not long after, someone knocked on the door again.

Without waiting for a response, the box door was pushed open.

"Have you seen a Toad... Riddle? Why are you here?!"

The person who opened the door was a little girl with thick brown hair. Her cute face was somewhat ruined by the protruding large front teeth.

The little girl was halfway through her words when she saw Tom and screamed as if she had seen a ghost, scaring the little fat boy following behind her so much that he trembled.

Daphne was already frowning at her rude behavior, and when she saw that the visitor actually knew Tom, her pretty face wrinkled even more.

Tom looked up at the newcomer calmly and said, "Miss Granger, since you can appear on the Hogwarts Express, why can't I?"

"No, I'm not saying you can't."

Hermione Granger stammered, "I, I just wanted to say, this is great!"

Daphne's face darkened completely at this point, and she suddenly felt like her favorite toy was about to be taken away from her.

Chapter 12: Miss Granger's Lifelong Enemy Arrives at Hogwarts

Thanks to Miss Granger, Tom was able to determine the information about this world several years in advance.

Since the math competition in the third grade, Tom had run into Hermione more than once at various elementary school competitions.

He was doing it to earn bonuses and school awards, while Hermione was doing it purely for fun.

Miss Granger's hobby is learning.

How could interest defeat Tom's desire to survive? So in more than ten confrontations, most of them ended with Tom's victory.

The only time he failed was at the sports meet, when the idiot teacher sent by the school was uncoordinated and held him back in the three-legged race.

Hermione originally thought that once she went to Hogwarts, the competition between her and Tom would end, and she felt regretful for a while.

As a result, I met Tom again on the train. Will we be classmates in the future?

After a brief moment of surprise, Hermione became excited.

Doesn't that mean she still has a chance to defeat Tom and prove herself?

At that moment, Hermione forgot the original purpose of her coming to this box, and did not care about Daphne's gaze. She sat down next to Tom and began to talk incessantly.

"Riddle, I've already finished reading Modern Wizards, The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts, Important Magical Events of the 20th Century, and most of the extracurricular books during the summer vacation. How about you?"

"Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that I have already mastered some simple spells. Which house do you want to be sorted into? I want to go to Gryffindor. I heard it's the best."