Hogwarts: I, Tom, am really not Voldemort!

Tom's alchemy, benefiting from Voldemort's experience package, could be described as excellent, while Nicolas Flamel could be called one of the greatest alchemists in history.

An afternoon of pleasant conversation allowed Tom to resolve many issues in alchemy, from which he benefited greatly.

Whether it was the promise of ten female models or his humorous words, Tom managed to make the old man very happy and even gifted him his rare book, "The Book of Abraham the Jew."

This book was the beginning of all of Nicolas Flamel's achievements, and Tom was overjoyed when he received it.

As for the old man saying that the book was just a copy and not the original, Tom pretended not to hear it.

After obtaining several of Nicolas Flamel's alchemy notes, Tom and Dumbledore prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Tom asked Nicolas Flamel three more questions, leading him to praise Tom as the best student he had ever met in his 665 years of life.

"Mr. Nicolas Flamel, can you clap your hands together and form a transmutation circle?"

"...... No."

"Then, Mr. Nicolas Flamel, have you ever communicated with the Gate of Truth about the major life event of racial reproduction?"

"...... Get out!!!"

When Tom and Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he was still rubbing his sore buttocks from being kicked.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, distanced himself from Tom with a look of disgust, waving him away like a fly: "It's very late, you should go back to your dormitory. By the way, if you see me in the next few days, remember to pretend you don't know me."

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Tom didn't understand what kind of mood Dumbledore was in this time.

In the last week before the holidays, the little wizards, free from the burden of homework, completely let themselves go.

Having been squeezed by homework and exams for a whole year, they completely vented their pent-up energy.

Nighttime excursions and pranks emerged endlessly, and Filch's suffering before the Christmas holidays was directly proportional to how good he had it before.

During this time, the last Quidditch match of the school year was held as scheduled: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw.

Originally, the match against Slytherin was forfeited, and this match also lost the Seeker. The entire Gryffindor team, with no chance of winning the championship, was listless and easily defeated by Ravenclaw by a large margin.

Thus, the Quidditch Cup this year naturally fell into the hands of Ravenclaw.

When Tom entered the end-of-term banquet, the entire hall was already hung with blue streamers symbolizing Ravenclaw. After all, Ravenclaw not only won the Quidditch Cup this year, but also had the score-boosting queen Hermione, and Gryffindor and Slytherin were desperately seeking death, so not taking the House Cup would be inexcusable.

Hufflepuff was fortunate enough to rank second, rarely surpassing Gryffindor and Slytherin, which made the badgers very happy.

As for Slytherin, they had a Quidditch brawl once, and Draco was caught sending a dragon once. If Snape hadn't tried his best to salvage the situation, they would have been as disgraced as Gryffindor next door, who still had negative points.

Unbeknownst to them, McGonagall's temper had become more irritable than in her youth due to Gryffindor's performance this year.

After the banquet began, Dumbledore, after a brief speech, unsurprisingly began the point-awarding session.

Through the members of the Astronomy Club, everything except the final situation of Harry facing Voldemort alone had already spread throughout Hogwarts. So, Dumbledore coming out to award points at this time was not unexpected.

The only thing the little wizards were concerned about was how Dumbledore would award points 'fairly and justly'.

Fortunately, there were too many first-year little wizards participating in this adventure game, from all four houses, so Dumbledore added 100 points to each house.

For Harry's heroic performance, Dumbledore gave him an additional 100 points.

As for using behind-the-scenes manipulations to let Gryffindor win the House Cup, even if Dumbledore sold himself, he couldn't do it. Didn't you see that even after Dumbledore added points, Gryffindor still had negative points?

After Dumbledore announced that Ravenclaw had won the House Cup, Tom secretly destroyed the manuscript he had prepared to send to Rita Skeeter, "Injustice Appears at Hogwarts, Dumbledore Manipulates the House Cup Behind the Scenes," and took the lead in applauding.

For a time, the applause and cheers from the Slytherin table exceeded those of Ravenclaw, causing Snape to have a stomachache. Professor Flitwick looked confused and almost couldn't tell who had won the House Cup.

For Slytherin, they could not win, but Gryffindor must die!

On the second day of the banquet, the end-of-term exam results were announced as scheduled.

Tom successfully obtained the first place in the grade, tied.

Hermione, the other top student in the grade, was even full of resentment after seeing this result: "The exam questions were too simple, they simply cannot reflect the true level of students."

Such a Versailles-like statement caused the people around her to grind their teeth.

The top-ranked first-year students were basically all members of the Astronomy Club. After all, under the daily whip of Hermione, let alone them being smart people, even a dog would probably be taught.

Just when everyone thought the school year was over, Professor McGonagall gathered everyone in the hall again.

The students sitting quietly in the hall were surprised to find that all the subject professors, except for Professor Dumbledore, had appeared.

"Class representatives of each grade, come to me to collect the summer homework and distribute it. For first, second, and third-year Transfiguration classes, 10 sets of test papers; for fourth-year students, prepare for the O.W.L.s next year, 20 sets of test papers; for fifth-year students, although you have passed the O.W.L. exams, you still need to consolidate your knowledge, 20 sets of test papers; for sixth-year students, you need to start preparing for the N.E.W.T.s, 25 sets of test papers."

Professor McGonagall's words brought a chorus of wails from the entire school.

What was even more devastating was that this was just for Transfiguration class. After Professor McGonagall spoke, other professors also spoke up.

"Come here to get the Charms homework... Don't worry, not too much will be assigned...."

"Herbology over here... The quantity is..."

"Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts, come to me here... Hurry up, don't make me say it a second time..."

The lower grades were okay, but the higher grades, especially the fourth-year students preparing for the O.W.L. exams next year and the sixth-year students preparing for the N.E.W.T.s, were really going to suffer. The seventh-year students who had just graduated this year were originally a little reluctant to say goodbye to their student life, but now they were extremely grateful that they had graduated early.

After the homework was distributed, all the students' eyes couldn't help but focus on a certain little wizard at the Slytherin table. Everyone felt that the professors' actions must be related to someone.

Tom looked confused: "Why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything."

At this time, Professor McGonagall also gave her final departure speech: "Thank you, Mr. Tom Riddle, for your suggestion. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer. Finally, one more sentence: Remember to hand in your homework when school starts."

After experiencing a round of campus escape, Tom boarded the return train with his luggage.

Returning to Platform 9 ¾ again, he waved goodbye to his friends one by one and embarked on the journey home alone.

After a year, Tom stood outside the door of Wool's Orphanage again. At this time, the children inside were laughing and playing, and Mama Anna stood aside with a kind smile.

Home!

Tom pushed open the door and stepped inside with a smile, the sun shining brightly.