HP has a villain system but has become a popular character

In the cold and depressing study, the letter paper with platinum and gold patterns floated in the air and burned, leaving only a few embers.

Less than two meters away from each other, the superior had a look of pity on his dignified face, and his scarlet eyes looked down with a coldness in them.

The lower-ranking person knelt on the carpet with intricate and delicate patterns, with large drops of cold sweat dripping down his face, making the red-based carpet appear a little deeper, like solidified blood.

The superior showed a kind smile on his face, lowered his crossed long and well-proportioned legs, and the wrinkles on his suit pants were smoothed out by his movements. Every word he said could make people's hearts tremble, stirring fear and desire.

"Abu, why did I learn from others that Wenxiu Lord has a close relationship with the eldest son of the Black family? Lucius and Wenxiu Lord are friends now, right?"

The man who was as beautiful and delicate as the embodiment of the god of love in mythology was now in a miserable state. His slender and bony fingers should have been on the piano keys, but now he was clutching the carpet under him, trying to suppress the painful groan that was about to burst from his throat.

Sweat made his smooth platinum hair stick to his cheeks and forehead. It had long lost its original luster and became as dry as wild grass in late autumn.

Abraxas Malfoy trembled, the punishment still falling on him. Fear made him want to answer, but awe made him unable to speak, because as long as he loosened his tightly bitten lips, a scream would be released.

The tearing deep in his soul made it impossible for him to even faint. It was pure torture.

Without hearing an answer, Tom Riddle's eyes became even colder, just like the color of his blood cooling down.

After retracting the Cruciatus Sword, Abraxas Malfoy was finally able to breathe. He opened his mouth and breathed deeply, regardless of his image and aristocratic etiquette. His teeth left his lips, and bright red blood continued to flow out from the wound.

He didn't dare to delay for too long, and raised his hand to casually wipe his lips, leaving marks on his face, "Lord, Lucius has been busy with NEWTs recently, so he hasn't paid much attention to the rumors in Hogwarts."

He worked even harder on his already active Occlumency technique, telling lies to exonerate his family.

Tom Riddle certainly didn't believe it, so the red light shot out from the tip of the wand and fell on Abraxas Malfoy again.

The sudden pain made the platinum man scream in agony, slightly relieving Tom Riddle's originally irritable and violent mood.

After a long time, Abraxas Malfoy lay on the ground with his eyes out of focus. He was so unconscious and in so much pain that he could not react except for the instinctive twitching of his body.

Tom Riddle put away his wand and walked at a leisurely pace. The clear sound of his leather shoes touching the wooden floor was absorbed by the carpet, and the dull sound stopped in the ears of the disheveled man.

"My loyal friend, Abu, Lucius is the Quidditch captain of Slytherin. I will see Wenxiu in the game this school year, right?"

Abraxas Malfoy uttered in a trembling and hoarse voice, "Yes, my Lord."

Bellatrix Black, who was waiting outside the door, stood there expressionlessly and respectfully, without even making any drastic movements. It was a great honor for her to be able to stand only a wall away from the Lord.

The door behind her opened, and the voice that haunted her was calling her name. Bellatrix, who was seen as crazy and cruel by everyone, quickly arranged her carefully matched clothes like a young girl in love, and walked into the room with excitement and joy.

Her Lord had his back to her, but the woman was attracted by his fingers playing with the wand behind his back, and her eyes looked at the man more and more fanatically.

Bellatrix knelt on the ground, her whole body shaking with excitement. This was the first time the Lord asked her to meet alone. It would have been better if the ignorant Malfoy was not there.

"My Lord."

Tom Riddle, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to Bellatrix, had a flash of disgust in his eyes. The way this woman looked at him was the same as the way those women whose minds were full of love looked at him when he was a student at Hogwarts. The only difference was that this woman was very useful, which allowed Tom Riddle to tolerate her for a short time.

"Bella, tell Walburga Black to come see me."

Bellatrix raised her head in surprise, then quickly lowered it, lowering it even lower to the ground. Her heart was filled with intense joy, joy for the glory and attention that their Black family was about to receive.

Tom Riddle then issued several more orders for a massacre of the Muggle world in the near future, and stopped Bellatrix when she was about to leave.

He pointed the tip of his staff at Abraxas Malfoy, who had completely passed out due to the damage to his soul. "Take him out."

Tom Riddle was the only one left in the room. He sat at the desk, holding a cup of tea that had long since cooled.

The Malfoy family is getting more and more out of control. Tom Riddle twirled the wand in his palm, staring at the closed study door, with a scarlet light flowing in his eyes.

He chose to submit to me, but now he has begun to hide his ulterior motives. Perhaps I should change the head of the Malfoy family.

In the early morning of the next day, before the sun even rose, the terrified Walburga Black was brought to Malfoy Manor by Bellatrix.

The outside of Malfoy Manor now looks extremely desolate. The white peacocks are still alive, but they are listless and have chains tied to their feet. The garden is well maintained as before, but now it only makes this gorgeous manor look even more gloomy, making people wonder where the nutrients in the soil come from.

"Bella, do you know why the Lord asked me to come here today?"

Compared with Bellatrix, the main line of the Black family was not valued by Tom Riddle.

Lord was not seen at the last banquet, and his dissatisfaction was evident in his words, which made Walburga Black think that the Black family would never be able to restore the pure-blood glory of the Black family.

Walburga Black was both excited and uneasy after receiving the news from Bellatrix last night.

Hearing the trepidation in her aunt's tone, Bellatrix could not hide her joy and said, "Don't worry, aunt. This is an opportunity for the Black family to be valued and reused. You must seize it!"

The detection magic on the door detected the person coming and slowly opened it, revealing Abraxas Malfoy waiting behind it.

In front of the two of them, he regained his original image of the dignified, proud and elegant head of the Malfoy family, making it impossible to tell how terrible he was yesterday.

With a smile on his lips, he greeted the two ladies and led the group to where the adult was.

Bellatrix stared at his back in curiosity without saying a word. Only after she had escorted Walburga Black into the room and closed the door completely did she speak to the man beside her.

"As expected of the head of the Malfoy family, he has recovered in such a short time."

Hearing the sarcasm in Bellatrix's tone, the head of the Malfoy family just looked at her coldly, then disappeared around the corner of the corridor without looking back.

Inside the room, Walburga Black knelt respectfully on the ground, and under the man's satisfied gaze, he lifted up the corner of the man's robe and kissed it.

"Walburga Black, your eldest son Sirius Black has a good relationship with Vinciu Lord."

Walburga Black didn't know why the man suddenly asked this question. He looked up subconsciously, and the memories in his mind were randomly flipped by the man.

Not seeing the answer he wanted, Tom Riddle kindly explained, "Yesterday, I received a letter from my loyal subordinate. Sirius Black and Wenxiu Lord have become lovers."

Walburga Black was shocked and realized that the reason why he received so many cooperation invitations from families this morning was because of this matter.

Then his face turned paler and bloodless.

She did have this idea at the beginning, but at the Christmas party, she saw that Tom Riddle seemed to attach great importance to Vince Lord, and Bella was hit hard because of a question that was not slanderous. What kind of punishment would Sirius, who became Vince Lord's lover, and the Black family receive? This made Walburga Black feel like falling into an icy cave just thinking about it.

Tom Riddle looked at the woman kneeling at his feet and trembling like a sieve, with a wicked smile on his lips.

Note: NEWT stands for Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test, an advanced wizard level test.