The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

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

"It will take some time, Tom... It always takes time to get over the shadow in one's heart..." Master Riddle sighed. "Although you may not be happy to hear this, but... to be honest, it was only after hearing that your mother was no longer in this world that he showed some signs of improvement..."

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

"I'm afraid so... I don't dare to expect you to forgive him, but I hope you can understand... After what he went through, it's understandable that he's become what he is now..."

Tom was silent for a moment, then said, "I have nothing to forgive him for... because he really didn't do anything wrong to me. If I were him... I wouldn't feel much better."

Tom put himself in his mother's shoes and thought that what his mother did was really bad... If he were old Tom, he would also be left with a lifelong psychological trauma.

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

It was really sad to say that the reason why I could understand my father and even put myself in other people's shoes for the first time was because I had endured enough of the days of compromise with Li Weide...

After touring the new house, Tom and Master Riddle sat down on the bench at the door.

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

This suitcase was a Christmas gift from Levitra. It could hold a lot of things because it was cast with a traceless extension spell.

Li Weide had said that he had forgotten to prepare a gift for him...

Master Riddle watched in amazement as the teapot floated in the air before him, then automatically poured a cup of steaming hot black tea into the empty cup in his hand...

The floating teapot... the tea that never seems to run out and never gets cold...

After experiencing the fear of the wizarding world at first, Master Riddle adapted to it and now feels that magic is so magical.

After Tom had poured tea for Master Riddle, he took another cage out of the box.

There was an owl in the cage.

This is a white snowy owl that he just bought in Diagon Alley today.

Maybe it's because it has been kept in a box all the time, so it looks a little unhappy now.

"I will use magic to hide this place later... If you want to find me, write a letter and send it to me. I will come out to find you." Tom handed over the snowy owl.

Mr. Riddle had always received Tom's letters by owl, so this time he was not particularly surprised.

He simply nodded and took the Snowy Owl.

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

"Name?" Tom was stunned.

In his opinion, the owl is just a tool for delivering messages...Why should a tool be named?

"From today on, it's a member of our family too. It should have a name." Master Riddle looked at the owl in the cage happily.

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

Every time he received a letter from an owl, he always felt that they could understand what he said.

"Then give it a name..." Tom said casually.

Master Riddle pondered for a moment, then tentatively asked, "How about... asking your father to help him choose a name?"

Tom was slightly stunned. He didn't quite understand what Master Riddle was thinking.

However, he did not refuse.

"casual……"

"That's very good," said Master Riddle cheerfully.

Next, Tom plans to move here.

So Mr. Augustus, the butler, quickly brought the rest of Tom's luggage to him.

Wait until Master Riddle and the others leave.

Tom took out his wand and began to cast spells around the woods.

"Safeguarding...Muggle expulsion..."

Although the forest was not big, it still took him more than an hour to walk around the forest and cast the spell.

Fortunately, Li Weide told him how to block the tracer, otherwise he would have been expelled many times along the way...

……

Just as Tom was setting up his secret base.

Li Weide, however, was working overtime in the greenhouse outside the wizard tower to tame the venomous geranium.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Another volley.

Li Weide and Tom Cat worked in perfect harmony, each picking up a wooden shield to block the fangs until there was no more movement.

It's not that it doesn't want to continue attacking, but it's really a little malnourished with only clean water every day.

And Li Weide and his cat always appear once in a while!

Its fangs... it's too late to grow now!

Really... not a drop left...

"It seems to be failing..." Li Weide said.

Tom Cat peeked out from behind the shield with one eye, then nodded repeatedly.

"You can start your performance, Tom..." said Li Weide.

Tom Cat puffed out his chest and patted it proudly, as if to say, it's his responsibility.

Then it took out a large bottle of nutrient solution from behind and walked up to the Venomous Geranium in a swagger.

By this time, the fang geranium was exhausted.

A crack slowly appeared on its trunk, revealing a blood-red eye. It looked incredibly strange...

But Tom Cat was not afraid at all. He even reached out and pulled the largest flower on the top of the geranium, revealing what was inside the petals.

There is not a single fang missing from the petals, they are bare and look desolate.

Tom Cat let go of his hand and made a "tsk tsk tsk" sound while shaking his head.

Seeing this, Venomous Geranium was furious.

If it still has a bit of energy left, it will be shot into a sieve!

But now, it can only droop its strange single eye and stare at Tom Cat.

Then Tom Cat opened the bottle in his hand in front of it.

A familiar smell emanated. Although the geranium had no sense of smell, it could still feel that the bottle contained the nutrient solution it desired most.

Tom Cat put a paw into the bottle, dipped a drop and brought it close to the root of the fang geranium.

Geranium's single eye widened instantly, staring at the drop of nutrient solution.

Even a drop is fine!

However, just as the drop of nutrient solution was about to fall, Tom Cat quickly retracted his claws, put it into his mouth and took a sip, then an intoxicated expression appeared on his face...

The entire stem of the fang geranium was trembling.

Dead teeth! Grow them faster! I want to kill this dead cat!

Li Weide, who was standing next to him, had been witnessing the changes of the venomous geranium, or rather... its "expression"!

Although this description might seem strange when applied to a plant, but... plants produced by the system, no matter how strange they are, seem understandable?

Could it be that this seed can grow into an intelligent plant?

Or was it really Tom Cat's nutrient solution that caused it to mutate again and gain intelligence?

Li Weide was full of curiosity about this.

While Li Wei De was thinking, Tom Cat continued his performance.

Right in front of the venomous geranium, it tilted its neck back and gulped down the nutrient solution in the glass bottle...

Because it was a glass bottle, Geranium could see it clearly. In just a few seconds, Tom Cat drank half of the nutrient solution!

At this moment, the geranium's desire for nutrient solution can be said to have reached its peak!

"belch……"

Tom Cat had just finished drinking half of it when he burped loudly, as if he was full.

Fanged Geranium looked at it longingly.

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

However, Tom Cat smiled wickedly and poured the remaining half bottle onto the ground...

The fang geranium in the flowerpot can only watch!

"brush!"

The entire geranium's branches and leaves were shaking wildly, as if shouting something loudly...

You fell? You! Actually! Fell!

Lick it clean! I told you to lick it clean!

Its single eye was fixed on the nutrient solution on the ground, and its eyeballs were almost popping out.

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

"Swish, swish, swish!" The fanged geranium shook its branches and leaves wildly, nodding and bowing.

Enough, really enough...

Tom Cat tugged at the corner of Li Weide's clothes, then pointed at Venomous Geranium.

"Huh? It surrendered?" Li Weide asked curiously.

Tom nodded repeatedly.

"Okay..." Li Weide leaned closer to Venomous Geranium again. "If you're truly convinced, I can give you the nutrient solution. And it'll be there for every meal. But if you're just lying to us, planning to drink your fill and then kill us... then I have to tell you in advance that we're the only ones who can make this nutrient solution. You have to think carefully about whether you want to be full every meal or just one."

Fanged Geranium nodded frantically.

"Tom, give it to him."

Tom Cat grinned, then took out a few more bottles of nutrient solution from somewhere behind him, and poured them all into the pot of the geranium.

The fang geranium's single eye narrowed instantly, and even its branches began to tremble with comfort.

It's like a thirsty person suddenly being able to drink water...

Comfortable!

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

Tom Cat poured five or six bottles directly, but the flowerpot was still dry...

At the same time, the fangs in the petals of the fang geranium began to grow out rapidly!

After a while, it finally drank its fill.

The nutrient solution in the flowerpot did not disappear quickly this time.

Li Weide looked at it warily, but this time, it did not attack again.

The fang geranium slowly shook its branches in thanks...

What if I can't drink this refreshing nutrient solution next time? I'm done! I won't struggle anymore...

Venomous Geranium had never felt her body so satisfied as it was today...

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

It seems to be saying, I cooked all this!

The fanged geranium gently placed its branch on Tom's shoulder.

As if to say...from now on you are my lifelong brother...

"Since you've given in, I'll give you a name. How about Venom Fang?"

The fang geranium shook its branches, completely unconcerned with the perfunctory name that Li Weide had casually given it.