Dark Lord, please let go

It's finally September.

Draco and Tom Riddle stood in front of the red steam train, surrounded by people.In addition to the little wizards who went to Hogwarts to go to school, there are also adult wizards who are saying goodbye to their children.

This picture is so familiar, but the people around me are no longer my parents.At this moment, Draco felt alone, that it was pointless for him to go back to 1935, and maybe he couldn't change anything, not the Dark Lord, nor the fate of the Malfoys.

Draco glanced at Tom Riddle who was smiling beside him, then dragged his luggage roughly. "We have to walk faster, I can't guarantee a seat."

It wasn't too late for them to come, because neither of them really wanted to stay in the orphanage for an extra minute, even though Mrs. Cole didn't hate Draco very much.It wasn't until he got on the train, stepping on the soft carpet under his feet, that Draco really felt his body warming up, and the despair gradually dissipated.

"Draco, you are in a daze." Tom smiled and grabbed Draco's arm, dragging him into the three-car carriage specially prepared for freshmen. At least, Tom didn't want Draco to block other people's traffic like a log. way to go.

Being dragged by Tom made Draco very impatient, he pulled his arm out forcefully, and said in an irritatingly arrogant tone: "I don't think I'm so stupid as to not know the way, Tom .”

Tom was used to Draco's attitude, and just nodded at Draco with a smirk, showing no trace of anger on his face.He walked into an empty box first, and when he passed Draco, he lowered his voice and said, "I think I can keep another pet snake at Hogwarts, what do you think?"

"..."

Damn Tom Riddle!Draco gritted his teeth secretly.

Ever since Tom Riddle knew that Draco was very afraid of snakes, he was happy to mention his pet snake in front of Draco, especially when it threatened Draco.

Seeing Tom easily put the luggage on the shelf with the Levitation Charm, Draco glanced at Tom critically, coughed twice to attract Tom's attention, then raised his eyebrows and said lazily: "No one is allowed outside the school." Underage wizards using magic."

After hearing this, Tom sneered, then sat across from Draco, and said slowly, "I haven't entered school yet—" Tom paused, and glanced at Draco teasingly, "Besides, when did you Become a good boy who obeys the rules?"

"...always." Draco smirked at Tom, and without waiting for an answer, he pulled a thick book out of his pocket and began to read.

Draco didn't want to talk to Tom, at least not yet.

The box was very quiet, except for the sound of Draco turning the pages of the book, there was only the sound of Tom's slight breathing.Just when Draco thought it would be so quiet until Hogwarts, the door of the box was roughly opened.

"First-year freshmen are not allowed to run around in the corridor. Now, you must stay in this box until Hogwarts!" A commanding female voice came from the door.

Draco and Tom looked up at the same time, and saw the boy in the robe pushed into the box by a girl with glasses.

Apparently he didn't realize that there were other people in the box. When he saw Draco and Tom frowning at the same time, the boy glanced at the girl behind him in embarrassment. "Me, I just couldn't find an empty box."

"Then you can't run around in the corridor, and you don't need an empty box, as long as the box has a seat—" The girl raised her head, glanced at Draco and Tom, and then nodded at them, " ——This box just happens to have a place.”

Draco looked at the girl's familiar but unfamiliar face, frowned and asked uncertainly: "McGonagall?"

"How do you know my name is McGonagall?" Minerva McGonagall's blue eyes finally took a serious look at the boy in front of him, that face very similar to Abraxas Malfoy. "Are you a Malfoy? But I remember Malfoy saying they only have one..."

"I think you made a mistake, I'm not the Malfoy you thought." Interrupting Minerva McGonagall, Draco closed the book in his hand and put it on the table, although McGonagall had done his Professor, but he really doesn't like a Gryffindor.Draco folded his chest and looked at the boy who was still standing there at a loss, "You can sit here, as long as you don't disturb us."

Draco gave Tom a smirk, and then picked up the book on the table again, expressing that he would rather read than continue the conversation.

Tom smiled reassuringly at the boy, "Draco's character is just like this, he doesn't mean anything malicious." After Tom helped the boy put the luggage on the shelf, McGonagall also left the box.

The Hogwarts Express finally departed, and no one entered their box again.

Draco was still reading, and Tom was chatting with the boy.The boy's name was Devlin Rolle, and he kept talking to Tom about his stern grandfather.This made Draco, who was reading at the side, couldn't help laughing. Devlin's words reminded him of the same timid Longbottom, although Longbottom later proved that he was indeed a Gryffindor, and he also had a Gryffindor. Fendor had brainless courage, but Draco still felt that Longbottom should be sorted into Hufflepuff.

Time passed quickly, Draco closed the book and put it back in his pocket, they were almost at Hogwarts, and now they needed to change into their school robes.

During this period, Tom has become acquainted with Devlin. To be exact, Devlin was deceived by Tom's faint smile, and he even thought Tom was a kind friend.

The red Hogwarts Express finally stopped slowly on a small platform.

The three of Draco followed the crowd down the Hogwarts Express, immediately shivering from the September cold.

"Oh, damn the weather." Draco cursed under his breath, pulled out his wand from his pocket and cast a warming charm on himself and Tom.

Feeling his body warming up, Tom raised his eyebrows and thanked Draco, then took out his wand and cast a warming spell on Devlin, whom he had just met who was still shivering. "Draco, I think you forgot about our new friend."

Damn new friend, that's a Hufflepuff!Draco glanced coldly at Devlin, who was tense all over. The poor boy was nervous about the upcoming sorting ceremony.

"First-year freshman, this way!" A rough voice shouted.

The one speaking loudly was a middle-aged wizard, waving his arms, waiting for all the freshmen to gather in front of him.

"Are you all here? Now we should set off. The freshmen of the first grade will follow me. Pay attention to your steps."

Draco followed the crowd, once again experiencing what a freshman should do, through the dense and muddy woods, and at the end of the road he saw the familiar black lake.

"No more than four people per boat!" Ogg said loudly, pointing to the wooden boat parked on the shore.

Draco rolled his eyes, and then followed Tom and Devlin into the small wooden boat closest to them. After another boy boarded the boat, the boat moved smoothly by itself.

Draco was sure that the children on the small wooden boat he was sitting in were pure blood or half blood, at least they didn't make the suffocating sounds of admiration from other boats.As for Tom Riddle, Draco was so used to his deception that he didn't even change his expression except for a flash of wonder in his eyes.If Draco hadn't known him well, he might have been tricked into thinking that he was a child who grew up in a magical family.

Small boats rowed across the black lake in the night, heading towards the black castle standing on the other side of the lake.

After getting off the boat, the freshmen of the first grade followed behind Ogg who was carrying a lamp. They walked across the flat and wet grass, climbed up a stone step, and finally stood in front of a huge door.

In front of the door, Dumbledore was standing there with a smile on his face. He smiled at the first-year freshmen before greeting Ogg, "Thank you Ogg, follow me." After finishing speaking, Dumbledore Turning and pulling open the huge oak door behind him.

Inside the door was everything Draco was familiar with, the ceiling was still pitch black, and the front was a luxurious marble staircase leading to the upper floor.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, I'm Albus Dumbledore, and I'm also your Transfiguration professor." Dumbledore blinked his blue eyes at the freshmen, "The school feast is about to begin Yes, but before you go to the restaurant to enroll, you must first confirm which house you each enter. Sorting is a very important ceremony, because when you are in school, the house is like your home in Hogwarts. Dormitory , classes, and time in the lounge will be memories you will remember forever -- including after graduation, and you will miss them."

The same familiar opening remarks, although Dumbledore has been the one who said this, Draco still couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.This was not the first time he entered Hogwarts, but it was the one that made him most urgent.He desperately wanted to see the Hogwarts dining hall, the Slytherin lounge, and even the potions classroom in the basement.

"These four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its glorious and long history, and has produced talented wizards and wizards. You are in Huo During the Gewarts period, outstanding performance will give your house extra points, and any violations will of course lose points for your house. At the end of the year, the house with the highest score will win the house cup - this is It is the highest honor, and the color belonging to your college will be the main decoration color until the next spring."

"Okay, follow me."

Dumbledore led the freshmen through the long hall and finally entered the magnificent dining room.There are four long tables in the hall. On the long tables, thousands of candles float in the air, illuminating the restaurant brightly.

Draco subconsciously turned his gaze to the left of the restaurant, where there was a long table for Slytherin.