Hogwarts: Tom is not the Dark Lord

Two badgers and one snake came out of the Forbidden Forest. Mickey saw the figure not far away and couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Did this professor really think of himself as Odin?

Do you use crows as your own eyeliner? Why does it appear so 'timely' every time? Convinced!

"Tom, where did you offend the respected Professor Dumbledore?"

The mocking tone made the corners of Tom's mouth twitch. What could he say? He also wants to know, in the past few years, except for the accident with the basilisk.

He didn't do anything! And even if the accident were to be told openly, it was not his fault. It was the basilisk that was startled and then glared at it!

"Haha... who knows."

"Tch, you biased old bee..."

The three little badgers muttered as they walked past. When they arrived, the two little badgers in front and behind said hello and left. If they had stayed, they would have couldn't help but make a few excuses.

Tom smiled and nodded to his two friends. He stopped smiling when they walked away. He was still the calm and steady student representative, but he would never meet those cold and piercing eyes again.

"...Tom.."

It was the first time that Dumbledore was so embarrassed. He had contributed to the current situation. He regretted it, but not much.

Seeing that the little wizard had no intention of speaking, Dumbledore touched his nose again and motioned for the two of them to walk and chat, "What are you going to do after leaving Hogwarts? With your grades... it will be very difficult to go to the Ministry of Magic." High achievement..."

After a moment of silence, Tom felt that these words were ridiculous and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I don't dare think so. Then, Professor, why did you refuse the invitation from the Ministry of Magic and stay here instead?"

The steps paused for a moment, and Dumbledore spoke out his thoughts, "That's right... When I was young, I thought that my talent should not be buried..."

"I even think that there is no one like me in the entire magical world who even has the idea of ​​​​changing the world, and I have always believed that I have this ability."

"But reality will always run counter to my ideals, because my arrogance made me lose everything, and I discovered that my ambition was too big, so big that I couldn't control it at all..."

"So I have always refused the Ministry of Magic's invitation, the first time, the second time... and even every time in the future, I will keep refusing."

"Because I know...if I enter the Ministry of Magic, those buried ambitions will grow again. What will I lose by then?"

"Rather than standing at the top of power and playing with people's hearts, I would rather stay here and pass on all the knowledge I have. There is nothing more fulfilling than this."

Tom listened quietly, stopped and stood there, staring up at Dumbledore's crooked nose, "What about me... Dumbledore, should I lose everything?"

"I have been atoning for my sins since the burning wardrobe. No one has ever asked me if I am a victim... They have branded me a 'sinner' without asking for any reason..."

"..I am very.."

Tom raised his hand to interrupt Dumbledore. Apology is the most useless thing in the world, and an apology without sincerity is even more insulting.

"If I say I want to stay here, will you really feel at ease about it? Even if I am willing to hand over myself and my talents to you and listen to your command and instructions, will you really agree to my request? Well, you can’t, can’t you..."