Hogwarts: Tom is not the Dark Lord

Tom rolled his eyes vaguely, lowered his eyes and thought about what news he had missed. This morning... he seemed to have put aside the letter sent by Cobain...

"Did Grindelwald do something again?"

"That's right... As the principal of Durmstrang, he proposed to the German Ministry of Magic... to exchange students with other schools..."

"I need you... to use your connections and power to veto this proposal..."

Tom's eyes became extremely strange. That guy Grindelwald...could he be innocent and want to run to Hogwarts and fool around in front of Dumbledore?

"As the president of the International Federation of Wizards... wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to refuse?"

Dumbledore seemed discouraged, slumped his shoulders and puffed out his cheeks, "My prestige now is not as good as it was more than ten years ago..."

"People are always forgetful. Without the threat of the Umbilical Party, who would be willing to follow the advice of a 'crazy old man'?"

"What's more, in the minds of most people, I am already old... no longer suitable to be the leader of the wizarding world... maybe one day..."

"Albus Dumbledore... will become a person that people will discuss and be pulled down from the altar..."

Looking askance at Dumbledore's self-deprecation, Tom raised his eyebrows. If he wanted to veto this matter, he could do it very easily...

After all, when he was a professor in Ilvermorny, he didn't do anything but simply teach the students...

But...

If he did that, how could he adjust to his boring life~

"Hey..."

Dumbledore had a dark face and stared sullenly at the little bastard who laughed out loud. He was pretending to be pitiful! The cold wind has been blowing here for a long time!

What was the result? !

"Tom...you can't do this to me! I'm going to deduct points from Slytherin! I'm going to make the governors fund it! Renovate the entire Hogwarts!"

Showing a disdainful smile again, Tom looked at the old bee convulsing with pity, "I also have the right to deduct points and add points..."

"As for whether the school directors will contribute money...Dumbledore...have you forgotten that the school directors have the right to remove the principal?"

"Ahhhhh! I'm going to jump from here!"

Tom blinked, stretched his neck and looked down. Just when the old bee was about to collapse, he used a barrier spell to levitate the collapsed Dumbledore above the ground.

"Well~ I should go down too. Before the little wizards leave... let them understand how to use the magic spell..."

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Forced to take a lesson demonstrated by the principal himself, the young wizards in the lower grades held the parchment conjured by Professor Riddle in confusion.

I quickly started taking notes, weren't they... playing?

Aren’t all the classes for today over?

Why are they here, listening to Professor Riddle talk about the Obstacle Curse?

Returning to the principal's office in despair, Dumbledore angrily held up the photo frame on the table with a ferocious expression on his face.

'Oh ho~ I bet Albus will never fall...'

‘Shut up! Phineas! Even if it breaks, Albus can restore the frame...'

‘Dexter, why do you tell me to shut up? ’

‘.............’

Dumbledore turned back expressionlessly, staring at the picture frame of the previous headmasters, thinking very seriously about whether to use the Fire Curse.

'Albus...what happened? ’

Dumbledore pursed his lips, threw the frame back on the table, and walked towards the portrait of the previous headmaster, Armando Dippet.

"Armando...I am confused again..."

As before his death, Armando still gave people a serious look and stood up from behind the desk with the picture in the frame.

Armando pushed up his glasses and carefully observed the once high-spirited man who was now full of loneliness, 'Albus...'

'It's been so long...are you still not going to let yourself go...I like you more than you do now, that flamboyant young man...'

"I have always admired you, you are confident, you think you can change the rules...you are not shackles, you are not restricted..."

"Professor Armando..."

Dumbledore drooped his head, as if he had gone back decades ago, to his long-forgotten school days, "That boy is dead... isn't he..."

"I was named the greatest white wizard, and I was pushed onto the battlefield. I... shattered the ambitions I had with my own hands..."

"Having lost everything, where else can I go but to stay here... to protect the students here and protect the wizarding world... it's just an excuse..."

"An excuse for me to live on and not face my own faults. Al is dead, and the one who lives is Albus Dumbledore..."

"A living corpse with a deep mind and cold heart who uses everything to maintain stability..."

Armando took off his glasses and wiped them with the hem of his robe, 'Then what are you confused about? If you really mean what you say...’

'Or...deep down in your heart, you still long for...that love...'

After a long silence, Dumbledore closed his eyes and murmured in a choked voice, "I...have been longing for...always...longing..."

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Standing by the window wearing a fur coat, Gellert looked at the dim venue in trance. The lack of sunlight in winter was... colder than Hogwarts.

He once complained to Albus that here... no matter how thick wool socks are, they can't warm the soles of his feet...

"Will you refuse...Do you still want to escape...Al...when will you be able to face your heart..."

Walking back to his desk, Gellert opened the drawer, picked up the somewhat worn wooden box from inside, and gently touched the lion carving on it...

Opening the box carefully, Gellert looked at the rough-made wool socks inside, reached out to touch them, and closed the box again with a sigh.

He had wanted to follow Albus's wishes and never see each other again in this life, but he couldn't bear it. In that vague dream, his Albus was tortured by a curse...

Compared to that kind of thing...breaking an oath is nothing.

"It seems that I still need to...say hello to that little guy in advance~ Malfoy...if he expands his business scope, he will be very happy~"