Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"But… I didn't see him when I came back this time…" Tom murmured.

"It takes time, Tom… The shadows in the heart always need time to dissipate…" Mr. Riddle sighed. "Although you might not be happy to hear this, but… frankly speaking, he only started showing signs of improvement after hearing that your mother was no longer in this world…"

"My mother… is she the biggest shadow in his heart?"

"I'm afraid so… I wouldn't dare to expect you to forgive him, but I hope you can understand… Given what he's been through, it's understandable that he's become like this…"

Tom was silent for a moment before saying, "I have nothing to forgive him for… because he really didn't do anything wrong to me. If I were him… I wouldn't be any better."

Tom put himself in his father's shoes and thought that his mother's actions were indeed terrible… If he were Old Tom, he would also have lifelong psychological trauma.

Now, he understands better than anyone the feeling of being suppressed by others and being completely unable to resist…

It's truly ironic that he can understand his father and is even considering things from his perspective for the first time because he's had enough days of being submissive to Levid…

After touring the new house, Tom and Mr. Riddle sat down on the bench at the entrance.

Tom took out a tea set from the suitcase he carried with him.

This suitcase was a Christmas gift from Levid, and because it was enchanted with an Undetectable Extension Charm, it could hold a lot of things.

Levid had even said that he had forgotten to prepare a gift for him…

Mr. Riddle looked in surprise as the teapot floated in the air and automatically poured a cup of steaming black tea into his empty cup…

The floating teapot… seemed to pour endlessly, and the tea seemed to never cool down…

After experiencing the initial fear of entering the wizarding world, Mr. Riddle, having adjusted, now felt that magic was so amazing.

After pouring tea for Mr. Riddle, Tom took a cage out of the suitcase.

Inside the cage was an owl.

It was a white snowy owl, which he had just bought in Diagon Alley today.

Perhaps because it had been kept in the box all the time, it now looked a little unhappy.

"I'll use magic to hide this place later… If you want to find me, write a letter and have it delivered to me. I'll come out and find you," Tom said, handing over the snowy owl.

Mr. Riddle had been receiving Tom's letters through owls before, so he wasn't too surprised this time.

He simply nodded and took the snowy owl.

"What's its name?" Mr. Riddle asked, looking at the owl in the cage.

"Name?" Tom was taken aback.

In his opinion, owls were just tools for delivering letters… Why would a tool need a name?

"From today on, it's also a member of our family, it should have a name," Mr. Riddle said happily, looking at the owl in the cage.

He always felt that this owl from the wizarding world was much more intelligent than the ones he usually saw.

Every time he received a letter delivered by an owl, he felt that they could understand him.

"Then you give it one…" Tom said casually.

Mr. Riddle pondered for a moment, then tentatively said, "How about… letting your father help give it a name?"

Tom was slightly stunned. He didn't quite understand Mr. Riddle's idea.

However, he didn't refuse.

"Whatever…"

"That's great," Mr. Riddle said happily.

Next, Tom prepared to move his residence here.

Therefore, the butler, Mr. Augustus, quickly sent Tom's remaining luggage to him.

After Mr. Riddle and the others left.

Tom took out his wand and began casting spells around the forest.

"Peaceful guarding… Muggle expulsion…"

Although the forest was not large, it still took him more than an hour to complete the spellcasting after walking around it.

Fortunately, Levid had taught him how to shield traces, otherwise, he would have been expelled many times along the way…

…

Just as Tom was setting up his secret base.

Levid was working overtime in the greenhouse outside the wizard tower, taming the Venomous Tentacula.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

Levid and Tom Cat tacitly picked up a wooden shield each, blocking all the fangs until there was no more movement.

It wasn't that it didn't want to continue attacking, but it was really a little malnourished with only clear water浇灌 every day.

Moreover, Levid and his cat always appeared once every so often!

Its fangs… were now a little too slow to grow!

Really… not a drop left…

"It seems like it's not doing well…" Levid said.

Tom Cat peeked out an eye from behind the shield and nodded repeatedly.

"You can start your performance, Tom…" Levid said.

Tom Cat puffed out his chest and proudly patted it, as if to say, leave it to him.

Then, he took out a large bottle of nutrient solution from behind him and swaggered to the front of the Venomous Tentacula.

At this time, the Venomous Tentacula was already exhausted.

A crack slowly opened on its branch, revealing a blood-red eye, which looked extremely strange…

But Tom the cat wasn't afraid at all. It even reached out and tugged at the largest flower on the Venomous Geranium's head, revealing the inside of the petals.

Inside the petals, there wasn't a single venomous fang left. It was bare and desolate to look at.

Tom the cat let go, shaking its head and making a "tsk, tsk, tsk" sound.

This made the Venomous Geranium burn with anger.

If it had even a sliver of energy left, it would have riddled that thing with holes!

But now, it could only droop its strange single eye and stare intently at Tom the cat.

Then, right in front of it, Tom the cat opened the bottle in its hand.

A familiar scent wafted out. Although the geranium didn't have a sense of smell, it could still sense that the bottle contained the nutrient solution it craved the most.

Tom the cat dipped a claw into the bottle, took out a drop and brought it close to the Venomous Geranium's roots.

The geranium's single eye instantly widened, staring fixedly at that drop of nutrient solution.

Even a single drop would be great!

However, just as the drop of nutrient solution was about to fall, Tom the cat quickly retracted its paw, put it in its mouth, and sucked on it, a look of intoxication on its face…

The Venomous Geranium's entire stem was trembling.

No one wrong one head one hair one inside one capacity one look one look!

Venomous fangs! Grow quickly! I'm going to shoot this dead cat to death!

Li Weide, who was next to him, had been witnessing the changes, or rather… the "expressions" of this Venomous Geranium!

Although it might seem strange to describe a plant this way, anything seemed understandable coming from a plant produced by the system.

Could it be that this seed was inherently capable of growing intelligent plants?

Or was it really Tom the cat's nutrient solution that caused it to mutate again, and then gain intelligence?

Li Weide was filled with curiosity.

While Li Weide was pondering, Tom the cat continued its performance.

Right in front of the Venomous Geranium, it tilted its head back and gulped down the nutrient solution from the glass bottle…

Because it was a glass bottle, the geranium could see clearly. In just a few seconds, Tom the cat had drunk half of the nutrient solution!

At this moment, the Venomous Geranium's desire for the nutrient solution could be said to have reached its peak!

"Burp…"

Having just drunk half, Tom the cat let out a long, satisfied burp, as if it was full.

The Venomous Geranium looked at it with longing.

Now that you're full, give me the rest!

However, Tom the cat, with a mischievous grin, poured the remaining half of the bottle on the ground…

The Venomous Geranium in the flowerpot could only watch helplessly!

"Swish!"

The entire plant of the Venomous Geranium was shaking wildly, as if shouting something loudly…

You poured it out? You! Actually! Poured it out!

Lick it clean! I'll make you lick it clean!

Its single eye stared fixedly at the nutrient solution on the ground, its eyeball almost popping out.

"Forget it, it seems it's still not convinced. Let's just give it some water and leave," Li Weide said helplessly. "I really don't understand. If it just gave in, it could drink nutrient solution every meal, but it insists on drinking plain water…"

"Swish, swish, swish!" The Venomous Geranium shook its branches frantically, nodding and bowing.

Enough, really enough…

Tom the cat tugged at Li Weide's clothes and then pointed at the Venomous Geranium.

"Huh? It's given in?" Li Weide asked curiously.

Tom nodded repeatedly.

"Alright…" Li Weide approached the Venomous Geranium again. "If you've really given in, I can give you nutrient solution. And you'll have nutrient solution every meal. But, if you're just trying to trick us, planning to drink your fill and then kill us… then I have to tell you in advance that only we know how to make this nutrient solution. You need to think carefully about whether you want to be full every meal or just one meal."

The Venomous Geranium nodded frantically.

"Tom, give it to it."

Tom the cat grinned, and then, from who knows where behind him, he took out several more bottles of nutrient solution and poured them all into the Venomous Geranium's flowerpot.

The Venomous Geranium's single eye instantly narrowed, and even its branches began to tremble comfortably.

It was as if an extremely thirsty person could suddenly drink clear water to their heart's content…

So comfortable!

The nutrient solution that fell into the flowerpot disappeared quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Tom the cat poured in five or six bottles directly, but the flowerpot was still dry…

At the same time, the venomous fangs inside the Venomous Geranium's petals began to grow out rapidly!

After a while, it finally had its fill.

This time, the nutrient solution in the flowerpot didn't disappear quickly.

Li Weide looked at it warily, but this time, it didn't launch an attack again.

The Venomous Geranium slowly shook its branches to express its gratitude…

What if I can't drink such refreshing nutrient solution next time? I surrender! I won't resist anymore…

The Venomous Geranium had never felt its body so satisfied as it did today…

Tom the cat put down the bottle, pointed to the remaining nutrient solution inside, and then proudly patted its chest.

As if to say, I made all of this!

The Venomous Geranium gently placed its branch on Tom the cat's shoulder.

As if to say… from now on, you are my brother for life…

"Since you've surrendered, then I'll give you a name. How about Venomous Fang?"

The Venomous Geranium shook its branches, not caring at all about the perfunctory name that Li Weide casually gave it.

Being able to eat my fill is all that matters… Why care so much? It's just a name anyway…