Unseal at Hogwarts

After Harry had finished packing, the two of them quietly opened the dormitory door, like thieves, and tiptoed to the Slytherin lounge.

There was only a faint firelight in the lounge, barely allowing them to leave silently.

Tom followed his plan and climbed up the stairs to visit the second floor of the castle that he had not visited during the day.

Along the way, they didn't meet anyone, only the portraits watched with interest as they hid here and there.

But Tom always had a bad feeling in his heart.

He always thought there was someone following them, but every time he looked back, he found nothing.

"Do you think there's anything wrong?" Tom decided to ask Harry, who was traveling with him, what he thought, "I've been feeling very uneasy."

"Something's wrong? No, I didn't notice anything. I think your uneasiness probably comes from the fear of violating school rules for the first time."

"It sounds like you are used to breaking school rules?"

"In the Muggle school, I broke almost all the school rules in order to avoid the trouble caused by Dudley and the others."

Tom gave a thumbs up.

"This reminds me of what my dad said."

"What words?" Harry asked curiously.

"People who dare to break the rules often have abilities that others do not have, which makes it easy for them to succeed." Tom answered while observing the surroundings.

Harry couldn't understand why these words sounded so much like what Uncle Vernon would say after Dudley got into trouble.

"Of course, just listen to this," Tom added, "If you take it seriously, I'm afraid I will be a lawless brat now."

"I don't agree with this," said a knight in heavy armor in the portrait behind them. "Rules are very important, but there are some unreasonable rules that we still have to be brave enough to break."

The portrait saw the two people startled by his voice, laughed loudly, mounted his horse, shouted, and disappeared from the frame with his sword raised.

Tom and Harry looked at each other.

The two were silent for a while, and Tom said: "I have to say, it still takes some time for me to get used to the magic of Hogwarts."

Harry understood it deeply.

They continued to move forward cautiously.

Hogwarts looks particularly quiet late at night under the moonlight.

The white moonlight filtered in from outside the large window, casting their figures into long shadows on the ground in the corridor.

They walked through the deserted shadows and quietly opened the doors of the empty classrooms.

Time passed slowly towards two o'clock in the morning, and Tom began to yawn.

He finally wrote a few words in his notebook and decided to go back to his dormitory.

Harry was not sleepy at all, and followed Tom with a lot of interest.

But Ruberos looked here and there in boredom.

Suddenly, Rubelos stopped, opened his mouth, grabbed the corner of Tom's robe, and pulled Tom into an empty classroom.

Tom was shocked, grabbed Harry's hand, and pulled him into the classroom.

But there are two possibilities for Rubelos to pull him. One is that it sensed the Clow Card in this classroom, and the other is that someone is approaching them.

Two people and one beast squatted down in a shadow of the classroom.

Tom looked at Kerubelos with questioning eyes, and Kerubelos shook his head.

Tom understood immediately that it was not a Clow card.

He raised his index finger to his mouth, signaling Harry to be quiet under the dim moonlight.

Harry nodded quickly.

Not long after, a figure flashed through the corridor where the classroom was, but Tom and the others were not found in the classroom.

Just when Tom breathed a sigh of relief, another tall figure walked over quietly.

Tom's expression became solemn.

He suddenly remembered that he not only had the task of finding the "Time" card and returning to his own time, but he also faced the danger that the Dark Lord Voldemort of the wizarding world might enter the school at any time.

He turned to look at Harry, who was staring nervously at the corridor, fearing that someone else was coming.

Tom still remembered that according to the records, just this year, Harry defeated Voldemort's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and once again escaped from the powerful dark wizard.

Magic stone.

Tom thought of the card he got from the Chocolate Frog on the train. The Philosopher's Stone was a major research achievement by master alchemists Nico Flamel and Albus Dumbledore. It was expected that it would appear in Hogwarts.

With the Philosopher's Stone, Hogwarts must be the place Voldemort wants to invade.

This means that he must find a way to leave here and return to his own time before Voldemort enters the school.

Although this was a bit sorry for Harry, he believed that even if he was not around, Harry could successfully defeat Voldemort and survive safely.

"What makes you think that a child your age can survive in the hands of a powerful dark wizard?" A small voice said in Tom's heart.

Because Harry is the savior, the Boy Who Lived.

Tom said in his heart.

But inevitably, he himself felt that this reason was flimsy.

But even if he stayed here, he wouldn't be able to do anything.

Tom thought.

"You can do more than you think." The voice said again.

No, no, no, I am just a laughing wizard who has just entered the magical world from the Muggle world.

"Harry is the same as you." A small voice sneered, "If you can't help him, how can he survive?"

Tom was silent.

"No one seems to be coming anymore." At this time, Harry whispered, "Shall we go?"

Tom nodded and stood up with Harry.

"Were those Professor Quirrell and Professor Snape just now?" Harry said uncertainly.

"It's them." Tom answered.

"They don't look like they're on patrol," Harry said doubtfully.

"Perhaps the two professors are investigating something?"

"But don't you think it's like Professor Snape is stalking Professor Quirrell?"

"Maybe it's just that Professor Snape is curious about Professor Quirrell's behavior?"

"Maybe."

After confirming that there was no one in the corridor, they carefully walked back to the Slytherin common room.

There was still no one in the lounge.

Harry slumped down on a chair and said, "I can finally relax. I had such an exciting time tonight."

Tom was worried.

He opened his notebook and looked at his plan in a daze.

Tom thinks that he is not a warm-hearted and good person. When encountering anything, he will weigh it first before deciding whether to participate.

To put it bluntly, the relationship between Harry and Voldemort is a struggle between two different parties in the wizarding world. Without strong strength, it is only a fool to get involved by relying on temporary pity.

"Click"

There was a sound of opening from the entrance to the lounge.

Tom and Harry jumped up alertly, drew out their wands, and looked at the entrance warily.

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