the Gambler

Harry had to admit it was a nice, comfortable room.The suite has a shower room, a study room and a lounge. It looks much more luxurious than a student dormitory. Harry would be very happy if he lived with Ron, but now that he is living with the young Dark Lord, the most critical problem arises.There was only one bedroom, and the four-poster bed in the middle was so big that three Dudleys could roll around in it.Harry couldn't understand what Hogwarts did. She could conjure up two beds. He didn't really intend to develop a relationship with Tom, let alone develop that kind of relationship. This is really ridiculous!

"She seems to have her own ideas." Tom directed the house-elf to put away the newly acquired books, and looked at the decoration of the whole room with Harry, naturally focusing on the most conspicuous big bed.He didn't like the golden drapes and red sheets, although they looked soft, the color scheme looked too Gryffindor.

Harry didn't talk to Tom, he didn't want to know what Hogwarts was thinking, he just wanted to have a good rest, he was really tired.Harry turned his head to look at the bathroom on the left. The door was carved with a familiar unicorn. The pure creature winked at the boy.Harry turned his eyes back to those around him.

"What do you want me to call you? Tom or Riddle? You don't seem to like it very much. To be honest, I'm more used to calling you Tom." The boy said, throwing his clothes on the bed, sinking into layers of clothes. There was a contented sigh from under the blanket.He poked his head out of the pile of pillows and looked at gloomy Tom.

"Call me Marvolo outside, and you can call me Tom when there are only two of you." The handsome boy flicked his wand casually, and the big red and gold bed changed into a green and silver Slytherin style. Harry wailed, Tom just raised an eyebrow and dismissed it, "I don't mind if you can make it the color you want."

Harry quickly raised his wand, he wasn't very good at Transfiguration, but simple color changes were fine.But no matter how hard he tried, the sheets didn't change. Harry wrinkled his nose in disgust, and said in self-defeating, "Whatever you want, I like green quite a bit."

"What you say is very different from what you act, dear."

"Stop calling me that, we're friends now!" Harry's rebuttal was blocked by Tom's approaching face, who pinched Harry's chin with two fingers and said confidently: "You are mine, You should be glad I'm not a pedophile. I'll keep you safe for three years. When you're an adult, I'll have you whether you want it or not, Harry Potter " Tom straightened his body, and the coldness in his eyes made Harry shiver involuntarily: "Anyone who dares to touch my things will make them regret that they came to this world."

Harry's reaction was seen by Tom. The handsome boy showed a sly smile like a Cheshire cat, opened his hands to Harry, and bowed exaggeratedly to show respect.Harry couldn't ignore the curve of the other's mouth. He felt like a frog being targeted by a snake, and in a way he was.Tom fits all people's imaginations about snakes, vicious, cunning, dangerous and possessive.

"Don't be afraid, Honey, I know you're not a simple Gryffindor," said Tom, pointing the tip of his wand between the young boy's brows. "I won't tie myself to a stupid lion. Prove yourself to me." , tell me that you are qualified to compete with me." The wizard let a tiny electric current slide into Harry's body through the tip of the wand, and the latter's eyes widened in surprise, "Don't let me down."

"Otherwise, I will eat you even if you are a partner." Tom walked out of the bedroom and flicked his wand, and the door quickly closed, leaving Harry stunned in place.The boy took a deep breath to calm down his frightened emotions, and when he looked up again, there was a firm light in his eyes, as if a raging flame was burning.Harry's powerful words could only be heard in the empty room.

"Wait and see, Tom Riddle, who's the last to be eaten."

Harry woke up naturally, he hadn't slept peacefully since the Triwizard Tournament, and he opened his eyes to see the first rays of morning sunlight filtering through the heavy curtains and casting on the bed.He buried his head in the pillow, and there was a hill of pillows in the middle of the bed. The boy could hear a light breathing sound besides himself.The unexpected two people spent the night peacefully. If they can maintain this state, Harry thinks he can persevere.

Harry carefully got out of bed and slipped into the bathroom.He turned on the tap, and there were two little snakes tattooed on it. Harry didn't want to know if they could understand Parseltongue, too. He didn't intend to make Tom notice that he was a Parseltongue. Keep your own advantages.The boy looked up at his reflection in the mirror. The messy hair and heavy bags under the eyes made Harry look several years older. He scooped up a handful of water and poured it on his face. Cold liquid is the most effective way to stay awake .Harry changed into Gryffindor's school robes. He needed to cheer up to face the whole school. What happened at the Triwizard Tournament must have spread throughout the campus.

After coming out of the bathroom, Tom was already sitting on the round table with his textbooks in his hand. He nodded when he saw Harry's figure. After about a quarter of an hour, a refreshed Tom appeared in front of Harry.

Tom picked up the schoolbag hanging from the back of the chair and followed Harry out of the room.There were a lot of people pointing and whispering to them along the way, and Harry had long been used to this kind of treatment, especially since the fourth name came out of the Goblet of Fire, the attitude of the students towards him had changed drastically. Slander and suspicion are blatantly displayed in front of the young boy.Harry stole a glance at Tom, who was expressionless and striding towards the Great Hall.

Harry met Ron and Hermione who were waiting at the entrance of the hall. When the four of them entered the auditorium, they all noticed that the original decorations had disappeared, replaced by black curtains, and the whole air was filled with solemnity and sadness. Harry Know that this is in memory of Cedric.They sat down at the long table in Gryffindor, and Harry noticed many people staring at him, but he didn't look up, just quietly cutting the beef pie in his hand.

Dumbledore rose from behind the staff desk, and the hall fell silent.

"I believe you all know the purpose of my words. I want to tell you that a brave, upright, and loyal classmate died last night," the principal said, pointing to the long table of Hufflepuff, which belongs to Badger House. The students all turned pale, and wept softly one after another.Dumbledore continued, "Cedric Diggory exemplifies the quality of Hufflepuff House. He is the pride of Hogwarts. I ask you to pay him your deepest respect."

The old man raised the goblet in his hand, and almost all the students raised their glasses at the same time, and they shouted Cedric's name.Out of the corner of his eye, Harry caught a glimpse of the disdain on the faces of the Slytherins, who showed no sign of responding.Harry suspected they had heard from their parents, the offspring of the Death Eaters.Green-eyed wizards had never been so distasteful to the gang of wizards and witches.

Dumbledore raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and the old man announced in a deep voice: "Cedric is a warrior, I think you have the right to know the truth about his death, although the Ministry of Magic expressly prohibits me from telling you - Cedric is Killed by the Dark Lord!"

The entire auditorium fell into chaos, and all the students looked at Dumbledore with disbelief. The headmaster continued to speak firmly: "I know you don't want to admit the fact that the Dark Lord has indeed returned. The Ministry of Magic tried to get Cedric Calling his death an accident is an insult to him!" Dumbledore shifted his gaze to Harry, "Another warrior, Harry Potter, who witnessed the resurrection of the Dark Lord and fought with him A fierce duel ensued, and he risked his life to bring Cedric's body back to Hogwarts. He deserves our admiration for his courage."

All eyes were on Harry. The latter never lost sight of the headmaster. He noticed that the other party turned his attention to the seat to his left, where Tom Riddle was sitting.Sure enough, Dumbledore continued: "You must have noticed that there is a strange boy beside Harry. Some people will find that he came back with Harry last night. Marvolo Riddle, who is my distant relative, has been Trained in magic at home. Unfortunately, his mother died less than an hour after giving birth, and his father just passed away. He needs to continue his studies at Hogwarts," Dumbledore motioned Tom to get up , "The sorting hat decided that he would become a Slytherin. I hope you can treat him with kindness. He is a wizard with great potential."

Hearing Dumbledore's praise, Tom raised an eyebrow.

"Tom will always stay by Harry's side to protect him, which is why the two of them will be inseparable for the next time. Harry will adjust the relevant courses to cooperate with Tom," Dumbledore reminded everyone present in a serious tone People, although it sounds like a warning to them not to mess around, Harry is very clear that it is Tom who is really warning, "At the moment when the Dark Lord returns, only strengthening the bond of unity can help us tide over the difficulties together."

Sparse applause resounded in the auditorium, and Tom sat back on the stool. He scanned the circle of people with different expressions on the long table, and finally set his eyes on Harry, which was light but could be heard by the people around him. Several people who knew the truth stiffened their bodies.

"Who is the Dark Lord?"

Before Harry could speak, Seamus interrupted the boy, staring at Tom in shock as if he were a troll with two heads.Seamus spoke in a trembling tone: "How could you not know the Dark Lord! He is the most evil wizard in this century!"

"The place where he lives is very closed." Harry grabbed his roommate's arm, hoping to prevent the latter from saying what he shouldn't say. Seamus didn't care about the increasing strength of the other party, and he continued: "He—— We generally refer to him as 'You-Know-Who' or 'The Man Who Must Not Be Named', more often 'Dark Lord'—”

Tom narrowed his eyes with interest.

"What's his name?"

Ron wanted to grab a goblet full of pumpkin juice and throw it at Seamus, he couldn't believe it was only the first day that they had to stop their outspoken classmates!If Tom knew the true identity of himself in the future, he would definitely join Voldemort without hesitation. The picture is so beautiful!If it weren't for Hermione's hand on his arm to remind him to stay calm, Ron would have strangled his roommate by the neck at this moment. Was he too slow to notice that even Headmaster Dumbledore deliberately avoided mentioning the name of the Dark Lord? !

"V, V, I dare not say his name." Seamus turned his head to look at the food on the plate and admitted, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and Harry's whole heart was relieved.

Tom cast a question to Harry, and the boy swallowed the foreign object in his throat and closed his eyes.

"Vuddie, he doesn't like his name very much. His name is Fuddy." Harry said firmly into Tom's blue eyes, "It's the snake-faced man you saw in the cemetery."