Hogwarts: I, Tom, am really not Voldemort!

"What a wonderful day."

Finally free from that awful loop, Cassandra couldn't help but feel refreshed.

However, seeing Tom in the common room instantly extinguished her good mood.

"Well, if it isn't dear Cassandra, did you have fun playing in the loop?"

Could he not mention the loop? He really was a wretched Dark Lord; nothing good ever came from encountering him.

Cassandra forced a smile more strained than a cry and chuckled dryly, "It was… alright, I guess."

"Alright?" Tom looked at Cassandra with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Dumbledore and Grindelwald actually do that? How shameless! And Grindelwald's card skills are terrible."

"As expected of me, to come up with such a great idea for a Hogwarts matchmaking event! Implement it, it must be implemented."

Cassandra watched helplessly as Tom flipped through her memory fragments, utterly unable to resist.

As expected, nothing good ever came from encountering the Dark Lord; this was the most important and valuable lesson Cassandra had learned from the year-long loop.

After a good while, Tom finally stopped and said to Cassandra in a pleasant tone, "Isn't that quite interesting? If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be willing to leave the loop. I'd have to have my fill of fun."

'That's you! I wouldn't be surprised if you demolished Hogwarts on the second day, but I don't have the strength to cause trouble everywhere like you do.'

Cassandra suddenly felt like she was back in the loop, with a surge of volatile emotions rising within her.

Unfortunately, Tom's next words immediately calmed her down: "But you've just escaped the loop, so I need to give you a thorough physical examination."

'Wait, what are you planning to do again? Don't come any closer!'

Cassandra desperately tried to retreat, but found that her body, like a lab rat in the countless experiences of the loop, was once again unable to move.

"No! Let me go! Help!"

Cassandra watched helplessly as Tom used a levitation charm to carry her out of the common room. She was completely distraught; she was really going to become famous at Hogwarts now.

And what was with those students passing by who not only didn't help but also gave her those ambiguous smiles? This really wasn't part of her and the Dark Lord's play!

Dumbledore, or Grindelwald, anyone, please save her!

Unfortunately, Merlin didn't hear her pleas. Tom directly took her to an empty classroom and laid her flat on a desk.

"Magic outburst, soul growth, and physical matching are all very good. It seems to have been properly sorted out. Ravenclaw's remaining power has also disappeared. It seems the loop is really over. But in this state, it feels a bit like a scene from a Japanese adult film. It's actually a little embarrassing."

Tom muttered to himself while throwing spells at Cassandra.

'So what exactly is a Japanese adult film scene?!'

Not for the first time being treated as a lab rat, Cassandra felt like she was about to go crazy listening to Tom's words.

After finally waiting for the examination to be completed, Tom patted Cassandra, who had regained her mobility, on the shoulder: "Alright, everything is normal. Continue to enjoy your school life. Oh, right, first period today is Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class. Don't be late."

'With you around, I'll never be able to enjoy school life properly.'

Cassandra cursed silently in her heart and quickly fled from Tom's side. This time, she should be able to temporarily escape these wretched days... right?

"Cassandra, eh heh heh, eh heh heh..."

After two days of peace, Cassandra was once again awakened from a nightmare in the middle of the night.

'Why would I dream of the Dark Lord, and smiling so… uh… evilly? It must be because I've been too tired lately to have such nightmares.'

Cassandra wiped the cold sweat from her face and prepared to lie down and sleep again, but found a figure standing by her bed, watching her gloomily.

"Ah~~~"

Cassandra couldn't help but scream, but strangely, Pansy and the others in the same dormitory didn't react at all.

"Stop yelling, it's me." Tom said irritably, looking at Cassandra's abused appearance.

"What did you do to Pansy and the others?" Cassandra looked at Tom nervously, who knew what the crazy Dark Lord would do.

"Just casually threw a few stunning spells. Alright, now change your clothes and come with me, I'll wait for you outside."

Tom's matter-of-fact manner made Cassandra grit her teeth again.

After Tom left the dormitory, Cassandra, under Tom's tyrannical power, quickly changed her clothes and checked the condition of Pansy and the others. Only after confirming that they were okay did she feel relieved and go out to find Tom.

"What Dark Lord? Sneaking into a girls' dormitory in the middle of the night. And saying that Diggory likes to sneak into girls' dormitories, I think he's the habitual offender himself."

"What are you muttering about?" Tom couldn't help but ask, watching Cassandra walk towards him, muttering softly along the way. He felt like she wasn't saying anything good.

"No… nothing!" Cassandra shuddered and quickly shook her head in denial, but unfortunately, Tom didn't believe her.

Legilimency!

Cassandra once again regretted not using Occlumency.

"So that's how you see me, huh? No decent person sneaks into a girls' dormitory for no reason. Hmph, I'll remember this grudge! Now, come with me."

Tom snorted coldly, pettyly marking Cassandra down for it.

Dominated by the fear of Tom's petty revenge, Cassandra dared not say anything and quickly followed Tom's footsteps.

"So you didn't sleep in the middle of the night and called me up just to have me brew this potion?"

Cassandra was brewing the Dark Lord's nth version of the exclusive potion in the Room of Requirement with a look of utter despair.

"I can't help it, who told you to be the most familiar with this job?"

Tom supervised Cassandra's work while flipping through the Dragon Ball manga he had subscribed to from the Muggle world.

When the potion was completed, Cassandra, as if by instinct, bottled the potion, cast a Disillusionment Charm on herself, came to the kitchen next to the Hufflepuff dormitory, skillfully added the potion, and then safely withdrew, as if she had rehearsed it countless times in the loop.

Only after doing all this did Cassandra suddenly realize that she had already escaped the loop, so everything she was doing now…

Thinking of this, she looked at Tom, who was looking gratified, in horror and asked in a lost voice: "What exactly do you want to do?!"