Hogwarts: I am Voldemort

"Go after power, Tom, that's important."

On the Hogwart Express in the new year, Malfoy pointed to the prefect badge on his chest and said.

"It will take another three years, Senior Malfoy." Riddle, who had grown taller, said with a gentle smile, "I'm not in a hurry."

"No, Tom, don't think so."

Malfoy paused his inspection work, entered his workshop, waved the other children away and said, "Be prepared in advance, otherwise you will not become a prefect even in fifth year. I can see that you are hungry for power."

Riddle raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised: "How did you tell?"

"I knew it the first day I saw you." Malfoy approached him and whispered, "Your fierce eyes don't look like you can be inferior to others, and if you want to do something, then Make preparations in advance.”

Riddle thought for a while, nodded and said nothing.

"I can give you some funding, on behalf of the Malfoy family."

As soon as Malfoy finished speaking, he saw Riddle's brows furrowed, dissatisfaction revealed in his eyes.

"Don't get me wrong, Tom." Malfoy said quickly, "Every pure-blood family will sponsor some wizards who are not in good condition but have a promising future. You did a good job last year and everyone is willing to do so."

"Every pure-blood family?" Riddle put away his dissatisfaction and looked at Malfoy doubtfully.

He didn't care about purebloods or Muggles before. For the entire last year, he had been obsessed with the magical world.

"Yes, Riddle, please communicate more, you are too withdrawn."

Malfoy sat next to him and said, "Advanced potion learning requires funds. Medicines are not cheap. And those ancient curses are only available to pure-blood families that are old enough."

"For example, the Occlumency you gave me?" Riddle asked with his eyes shining, "I didn't see it in the library."

"There are related contents in the Forbidden Zone, but there are also many unique magics that Hogwarts does not have."

Malfoy patted Riddle on the shoulder, he stood up and said, "Think about it, Tom, I think very highly of you."

"Senior Malfoy, what do I need to pay to get all this?" Before Malfoy turned around and left, Riddle stopped him and asked.

"Support purebloods. As for the rest, I don't know, Tom. Every pureblood family does this. We are just making a longer-term investment."

After Malfoy finished speaking, he gave him a big smile, then turned and left.

This incident made Riddle deep in thought. Although he still walked politely and quietly in the castle, he thought a lot about this.

However, he did not accept funding from the Malfoy family, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Moreover, he knew that he was not a pure-blood - wizards would not die in childbirth, and Riddle believed that his mother was definitely not a wizard.

But he didn't tell others about it. It was easier to create a favorable living environment by concealing it properly. He had his own way of survival.

Although he did not receive funding from a pure-blood family, he still began to try to socialize.

This was a novel experience for him.

In the orphanage, fate has always been determined by fists. Even if he has telekinesis, it is difficult for him to seek benefits from power.

But Hogwarts is different, there is no power here, there is a different set of rules.

Within the entire school, the four colleges are united, and the student union presidents and prefects have more rights.

In Slytherin Academy, everyone worships the strong and pursues profits. Those children from pure-blood families with strong backgrounds always gather many people around them.

You can get the answer to this from Senior Malfoy.

Riddle knew he didn't have such an advantage, but he didn't have everything.

His excellent academic performance, talent in magic, and ruthlessness shown in the first grade all added to his reputation in Slytherin.

Of course, the lack of identity and background makes it difficult for him to establish authority like Senior Malfoy and form a team led by himself.

But he doesn't need a dominant position. With his telepathic ability, as long as he doesn't encounter a master of Occlumency, he can guide others through words and let others act according to his own ideas.

So, he started building a team:

A nominal leader requires a person with a deep enough background who appears to be strong but actually has no independent opinion.

He quickly settled on his target, senior Edward Lestrange, who was one year above him.

This senior was born in a pure-blood family that spans France, England, and the United States. There is no doubt about his background, but it may be that the family is too scattered and lacks cohesion, making him seem lazy and aimless.

He was unruly due to his huge family power, but he never showed a firm will when Voldemort explored his heart.

Therefore, he became Voldemort's first choice.

In addition to a leader, Voldemort also needs a second-in-command on the team.

Yes, he himself did not want to compete for this position because he did not have a family background to compete with Lestrange.

The second-in-command's family background is best not as strong as the senior's, but he'd better be more assertive as a person.

Only in this way can the conflict between them be irreconcilable and Riddle can mediate it.

So he quickly focused on another senior:

Senior Henry Rozier.

His family spans France and England, and is slightly smaller than Senior Lestrange in size, but he has a special cousin—Vida Rozier.

According to Senior Rozier, her cousin is crazy about the German dark wizard and has joined his team to serve the dark wizard's great cause.

Senior Rozier was deeply encouraged by this, and he also behaved extremely radically on the matter of pure-blood glory.

Therefore, Riddle felt that he could not be better as the second-in-command of the team.

After that, he chose a few of his classmates, who were from:

The Knotts, the Averys, the Mulsabans.

Counting himself, there were six people in total.

He gathered everyone together and stated his plan as a military advisor:

Formed a mysterious organization that pursues the glory of pure blood, called the Knights of Walpurgis.

Use mystery to attract more people to join, use pure blood glory to establish everyone's common goal, and use powerful magic (black magic) as the means of action for everyone.

In the six-person meeting, the other five people were surprised, but Senior Rozier was the first to agree with his idea.

"It is our honor to pursue the glory of pure blood, just like my cousin, like Mr. Grindelwald."

He spoke passionately, looking like he wanted to graduate immediately and fall into the arms of Grindelwald.

Riddle smiled and did not show much emotion, but through telepathy, he kept peeking into the thoughts of Senior Lestrange who was sitting on the main seat on his right:

I'm afraid he's not a fool.

Although Senior Lestrange thought so, he did not object to the establishment of this mysterious organization.

Because he thinks it's cool and he's the one taking the lead, he's totally fine with it.

As for the remaining few people...

Geraint Nott has been Riddle's little follower for a long time. Neville Avery and Tommen Mulserban are the two little villains in Riddle's class. They hate Muggles extremely and admire pure-blood wizards. Of course, they will not refuse.

In this way, the Knights of Walpurgis were established, and everything was done according to his wishes.

There is a lazy leader, a second-in-command with lofty ideals, a mysterious self and his followers, and two pure-blood fools...

There's no better lineup than this, as they look incredibly formidable - with five massive pureblood families backing them up, they'll be indestructible and unstoppable.

But as long as it pulls its hind legs in actual operations, this organization will collapse.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

Riddle did everything he could, and he's very happy with it.