[HP] Being a problem student at Hogwarts

For the next period of time, Wormtail served his master tremblingly every day. Every time the crow brought back new news, he sweated and waited for his fate to be pronounced. But Goddess of Luck - if wizards also believe in her - just like every time he faced a life and death crisis before, she still favored him many times and did not let the Dark Lord receive any bad news.

The Dark Lord, who seemed to be getting stronger physically and energetically, was not interested in sharing his intelligence. He only asked Tom once, what would he do if he had to survive underwater for at least an hour?

"Moses divided the sea?" After Tom finished speaking, he glanced at the Dark Lord's expression and shrugged, "Humans are not creatures that are good at living underwater, so there is no need to spend time in places they are not good at. I have thought about the transformation spell. , but what if the magic power is out of control and cannot be restored? I don’t want to become a new page in the Monster Manual.”

"What if you were an ordinary Hogwarts student?" the Dark Lord asked.

"If I were a normal Hogwarts student," Tom replied, "I wouldn't be sitting here listening to you ask me this question."

The Dark Lord snorted slightly.

A few days later, Tom saw in the newspaper that the Dark Lord threw on the table how another unusual Hogwarts student - Harry Potter - solved this problem: gillweed .

A time-limited magical herb that allows people to grow gills so they can breathe underwater. Expensiveness and rarity are of course not its problem, but the problem of everyone who desires it.

Tom didn't doubt Harry's financial resources or luck, he just doubted how Harry came up with the idea... To put it objectively, Harry was not a top student in herbal medicine. So it was probably Neville who thought of it. Tom thought uncertainly.

The reason why I am not very sure is because if the truth of the matter is that simple and smooth, it is not worth writing a report to the Dark Lord. Harry must have encountered a problem, and the undercover lurking in Hogwarts—it could still be the suspicious Mad-Eye Moody—came to ask the Dark Lord for advice. That's why the Dark Lord would test him casually - even a small number of his own students were enough to crush the boy who claimed to have defeated him, probably because of this idea.

Tom read through the entire report on the second project. It turned out that the clue hidden in the golden egg was a mermaid song that could only be heard underwater, reminding the contestants to get into the water within an hour. After finding and regaining his "treasure", Harry, who had eaten the gillweed, was the first to find the mermaid but fell behind in order to save the other hostages. In the end, he won extra points for "demonstrating high moral character". Now it’s number one.

——To be honest, it sounds like the treatment that only the protagonists in novels receive.

"I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic." Tom threw the newspaper on the table, "You actually have the heart to give guidance to the contestants who are not making good progress. Yes, after all, we are alumni, and everything is for the honor of Hogwarts."

The Dark Lord gave him a cold look, but did not deny it.

Tom's heart sank.

Now he couldn't understand more and more what the Dark Lord was thinking. He obviously has his plan set on Principal Dumbledore's brother, doesn't he? That time he and his Horcruxes had discussed using Aberforth's hand to resurrect his sister and obtain Dumbledore's blood. .seven

Even if the Dark Lord believes that Harry is the one destined to conquer the Dark Lord as mentioned in the prophecy... But it is obvious that Harry's power cannot be compared with Principal Dumbledore at present. If we follow the common rule that the more powerful the enemy, the better the effect of resurrection, there is really no way to understand why the Dark Lord still focuses on Harry.

Tom thought about it and thought there were three possibilities:

1. Just like him, Harry was a backup plan for Voldemort's resurrection plan. After all, even if you plan to instigate Dumbledore's brother to take action, getting Dumbledore's blood is still not a sure thing. So multi-faceted preparation is the right choice.

2. Aberforth's resurrection plan is the backup plan. What Voldemort really values ​​is Harry's blood - he may think that using the blood of the prophesied enemy to announce his resurrection can gain him some benefits. The odds of fate? But what kind of deflection of fate could make a Hogwarts fourth-year student more powerful than the recognized White Devil. It's hard to believe this is possible.

3. Voldemort plans to use the blood of Albus Dumbledore to resurrect him, and then prepares to use international competitions such as the Triwizard Tournament, a natural stage where the eyes of many countries are projected, to bring this prophecy to Harry when he wins the championship. Defeat the enemy and forcefully declare his return.

Tom thought about it for a while and felt that the third option was the most likely. This can explain why the Dark Lord is so concerned about Harry's progress in the competition, as if he is afraid that Harry will be eliminated midway or his results are not satisfactory - of course he is worried that whether the opponent is the winner of the Triwizards or the worst in the school will be determined to a large extent. It's his own style.

What glory can come from knocking down a loser!

If the Dark Lord's plan is really to capture the attention of the world on the day Harry wins the championship, then the day when the Dark Lord takes action can be basically determined——

It was clearly written in the newspaper just now: The last event of the Triwizard Tournament will be held on the evening of June 6th.