Hogwarts: I, Tom, am really not Voldemort!

Tom stepped out of the orange vortex and back into the real world, unable to resist juggling the old wand he now held.

"Another Elder Wand. I wonder how many more it'll take before this one goes from Elite 1 to Elite 5."

However, clearing 'The Crimes of Grindelwald' and turning it into a permanent instance meant Tom could now learn (and spread) Grindelwald's presentation (sales) skills every day.

After stowing away his loot, Tom hummed a little tune and Apparated back to Sirius's small apartment.

As Tom pushed open the door, Harry was sitting blankly on the living room sofa, lost in thought.

Just as Tom was about to ask what was going on, Harry held up a small note and pointed to Sirius's room, making a 'shush' gesture.

Tom immediately understood and quietly sat down opposite Harry.

"Ah!"

Just as Tom and Harry were staring at each other, killing time counting ants, a miserable scream came from Sirius's room.

Tom and Harry quietly opened the door a crack and peeked inside, only to see Sirius hugging the quilt tightly, wrapping himself up.

Sirius, who had been mischievous with James since his student days, resisted Voldemort after graduation, and refused to yield even after being wrongly thrown into Azkaban, had never looked so pitiful, weak, and helpless.

The woman beside him had already leisurely put on her clothes and taunted Sirius, "I didn't expect you to be so handsome, yet your technique is so terrible. Could it be that you're still a virgin at this age?"

The woman thought for a moment, then pulled a 5-pound note from her purse, thoughtfully writing her phone number on it, and then threw it at Sirius's face: "Forget it, considering your face, I'll just treat this money as a reward. Remember to come find me next time, okay? I'll teach you properly."

After saying that, the woman opened the door and happened to see Tom and Harry peeking, and she hooked her lips into a smile at them, saying, "Little brothers, would you like to give it a try too?"

Amidst Tom and Harry's frantic head-shaking, the woman left Sirius's apartment without stopping.

And at this moment, Sirius Black, 32 years old, virgin, was in a state of being completely broken.

Tom, the culprit, thoughtfully sat down on Sirius's bed, patted him on the shoulder, handed him a box of contraceptives, and comforted him, "Sirius, don't be sad, first times are inevitable. But you still need to be restrained in this kind of thing, after all, you're not young anymore. Also, keep this safe, lest you get sick, or Harry will be sad."

After this farce, Harry felt that staying at Sirius's house was too uncomfortable. Although Harry believed he loved Sirius, he couldn't stop his godfather from pursuing happiness.

Tom later learned from the big-mouthed Harry that after Sirius went to find Harry that day, he was lectured by Mrs. Weasley for a full three hours.

From the glorious history of the Black family to his heroic deeds against Voldemort, from recalling the wonderful school life he spent with James and Remus, to pitying his painful days in Azkaban, and finally expressing dissatisfaction with Sirius's current self-abandonment, urging him to take on the responsibility of Harry's godfather and be a role model for the children.

Along the way, she also encouraged Sirius to bravely pursue love. Although she didn't notice it in school, if he really liked Severus Snape, he shouldn't waste himself like this, otherwise he would regret missing a lifetime, and she guaranteed that they wouldn't look at him with prejudiced eyes.

Finally, Mrs. Weasley warned Sirius that if there was a next time, she wouldn't mind using four silent spells to send him away directly.

After hearing all this, Tom broke out in a cold sweat. As expected of the daughter of the Pringle family and the mistress of the Weasley family, her combat power was indeed strong.

After feeling sorry for Sirius for a second, Tom threw this stupid dog to the back of his mind. After all, one gets used to carrying the blame.

After Harry left Sirius's apartment, Tom was too embarrassed to stay any longer, and left the apartment that day and returned to the orphanage.

Not long after Tom returned to the orphanage, the Hogwarts owls arrived as scheduled.

After receiving the second-year books brought by the owl, and looking at the complete set of Gilderoy Lockhart's books, Tom couldn't help but mourn for his soon-to-be-depleted wallet.

Once again packing his luggage, Tom set off for Diagon Alley again, and this time he had plenty of time, so Tom unhurriedly chose Muggle transportation.

After all, Diagon Alley was crowded and chaotic, and Tom didn't want to get into trouble if someone saw a 12-year-old wizard Apparating.

After a year, the Leaky Cauldron was as dirty, messy, and poor as ever. If the magical world had a floating black flag, it would probably be on the list every year.

Pinching his nose, Tom came to the courtyard, looked at the unsightly trash can, thought for a moment, and turned to leave the Leaky Cauldron.

When he returned to the courtyard again, after looking around to make sure no one was there, Tom cast banishment and sealing spells on the entrance to the courtyard, then quickly took out a large pile of bricks from his Extendable Bag, as well as a dozen identical trash cans.

Waving his wand, a fake wall quickly erected in front of the original wall, and then he neatly placed the trash cans along the wall, and incidentally cast spells on each trash can and the wall.

After doing all this, Tom removed the seal on the entrance to the courtyard, and looked at his labor results with satisfaction.

At this moment, he, Tom Riddle, understood the gold content of "What is joy? I am joy."

At this moment, he, Tom Riddle, was a loyal follower of Aha.

After confirming that everything was foolproof again, Tom quickly Apparated away, destination - Knockturn Alley.

Just as Tom left, Professor McGonagall happened to be leading this year's first batch of Muggle-born students to the Leaky Cauldron.

When Professor McGonagall led the new students through the bar hall to the courtyard, preparing to explain how to enter Diagon Alley, she was stunned.

A dozen identical trash cans were neatly arranged, making it impossible to tell which one was the original one used as a positioning marker.

When Professor McGonagall tried to move the trash cans to find the correct one, she found that each trash can had been cast with a permanent sticking charm and could not be moved or replaced.

Professor McGonagall took a deep breath, and then tried to find the correct brick based on her memory of the trash can's position, but after she had knocked on almost all the bricks on the wall, the wall did not respond.

The Muggle-born young wizards and their parents who were watching around had already shown impatient expressions, looking at Professor McGonagall as if they were looking at a liar.

Professor McGonagall, who was gradually unable to suppress her explosive temper, smashed a shattering curse at the wall, only to find that the entire wall had been cast with powerful protective magic, and her shattering curse was like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing a ripple.

And at this time, Professor McGonagall could no longer control herself and let out a loud roar.

"Which damned bastard did this! ! !"