Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

The hall, which had been whispering, was now silent.

Whether it was the professors or the students who had been whispering to each other, they were all looking at Tom with stunned expressions.

Tom's face was pale under the gazes of so many people.

He knew what Azkaban was after being in contact with the wizarding world for a while.

That was clearly a wizard prison!

What was with the Sorting Hat sorting him into prison?!

The Sorting Hat's sorting seemed to mean that wherever it said someone would go, they would definitely go there. Could it really throw him into Azkaban?

At this moment, Tom wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into...

"Huh?" The Sorting Hat was also very puzzled after saying Azkaban. It didn't understand why it had made a slip of the tongue.

This was something that had never happened since the founding of Hogwarts!

Dumbledore also looked at the Sorting Hat in confusion. He was just about to pick up the Sorting Hat and check it out.

The Sorting Hat spoke again.

"Haha, I was just joking with him. How could it be Azkaban? It should be... Slytherin!"

Hearing the Sorting Hat say this, the silent hall finally echoed with murmurs again.

To be honest, they had never heard of the Sorting Hat making such a joke to a new student.

Of course, no one really took the Sorting Hat's words seriously. They just thought that the old hat might have malfunctioned.

After all, its age was almost the same as Hogwarts'.

However, Tom could be considered famous as soon as he entered the school...

Tom took off the Sorting Hat and fled from that hateful, broken hat.

At this moment, Leewood, who was already seated at the Slytherin table, stood up and said to Tom with a smile, "Welcome, my dear friend, prince from Azkaban..."

His words caused a burst of laughter at the table.

"Shut up!" Tom was almost going crazy.

Leewood smiled and pressed Tom into the seat next to him. "Don't be angry, Tom. It's just a little joke. It's not like you're really going to be sorted into Azkaban, is it?"

"This is very embarrassing for me! Leewood..." Tom clenched his fists and said angrily.

Leewood said meaningfully, "Embarrassing... is always better than getting beaten up, don't you think? Tom?"

Tom was suddenly awakened by this sentence.

Tom, whose mind had been clouded by embarrassment and anger, finally realized at this moment...

This must be Leewood's revenge!

Leewood wore the Sorting Hat before him.

In other words, he must have used some trick on that broken hat at that time! To make that broken hat embarrass him!

And to take revenge for his little actions on the train!

Tom knew that Leewood would definitely retaliate, and he had done a lot of mental preparation for this.

He even fantasized that he might be able to prevent Leewood's revenge.

But he didn't expect him to come up with such a move...

Even if Tom was strong, he couldn't bear it!

This dog thief is really ruthless!

However, after the anger, Tom was filled with fear and frustration.

Because even if he knew that Leewood had done something, he had no way of knowing how Leewood had done it!

It was the same on the train. Those people who were instigated by him to go and make trouble for Leewood started fighting each other as soon as they met Leewood...

Moreover, judging from their subsequent performance, they clearly had hallucinations.

They all thought that they were beating Leewood. But in fact, they were beating their own people...

Based on these clues, Tom guessed that Leewood seemed to have mastered a kind of magic that could confuse others, and even magical items could be confused!

Thinking of this, Tom's heart was once again filled with powerlessness.

He studied so hard, and worked so hard to become stronger.

But in the end, he found that the gap between himself and Leewood seemed to be getting bigger and bigger!

Could it be that... his idea that he could catch up with Leewood sooner or later was really just an illusion?

"Tom, thinking too much is meaningless. It's better to pay attention to what you're going to eat later." Leewood looked at the British "delicacies" on the table with interest.

"You... how did you do it?" Tom couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Leewood smiled and said, "Tom, you know me. When you met me, I liked to experiment with all kinds of magic. So, it's not surprising that one or two new magic tricks that you haven't seen before pop up from time to time, is it?"

Tom couldn't speak.

While he was still working hard to learn all kinds of magic, hoping that he could become stronger quickly, Leewood had already researched new magic.

And he had personally witnessed the power of Leewood's new magic...

Facing such a monster, he still had the delusion that he could catch up?

Tom couldn't help but smile bitterly in self-deprecation.

At this moment, Tom's previous ambition had been completely destroyed by Leewood.

"Tom, you seem a little frustrated?" Leewood suddenly said, "You're not planning to give up, are you?"

"What else can I do if I don't give up? I... I can't do anything..."

"That doesn't sound like something you would say, Tom." Leewood said with a bored expression. "The Tom I know is not the kind of person who gives up when he encounters difficulties. He will only endure first, and then, at the right time, bite the enemy's throat like a poisonous snake, delivering a fatal blow!"

Tom looked at Leewood in astonishment.

He didn't understand why Leewood was telling him this, when he had already planned to give up and would never dare to challenge his authority again...

Wasn't Leewood's words encouraging his fighting spirit?

Leewood continued, "Tom, I know your abilities... I'm really looking forward to what kind of surprises you can bring me in the future."

Hearing this, Tom couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Did Leewood think that he had no ability to threaten him at all, so he was just treating him as a joke?

Was he treating himself as a clown who didn't know his own strength?

Leewood, who possessed great strength, stood on a high mountain, and then looked at him from the top of the mountain like a clown shouting at him at the foot of the mountain...

This idea made the unwillingness in Tom's heart reach its peak.

One wrong word, one wrong action, one internal conflict, one appearance, one look!

"The surprise I have prepared for you, you will definitely see it in the future!" Tom said word by word.

Leewood smiled and said, "Still that sentence, I'm very much looking forward to it, Tom."

In Leewood's eyes, Tom was his best tool for accumulating merit points.

He couldn't let him be hit too hard and become decadent, so he stimulated him like this.

Now it seems that the effect is very good.

Suddenly, Alphard next to Tom said, "You guys have such a good relationship. My sister would never encourage me."

Tom was slightly stunned when he heard this, "Encourage?"

"Yeah, wasn't Leewood just encouraging you all the time? If it were my sister, she would have insulted me to the point of being worthless." Alphard said helplessly.

Tom frowned and glanced at Leewood again. At this time, Leewood was chatting with a strange senior next to him and didn't notice what was happening here.

Tom couldn't help but recall the words Leewood said, and suddenly felt a little lost.

Could it be that the words Leewood said just now were really just to encourage him?

Clown or something... was he just too sensitive and overthinking?

At this time, Tom couldn't help but recall all the things that had happened since he met Leewood.

Then he fell silent again.

Because he found that after meeting Leewood, although he had tried to plot against Leewood many times, Leewood's revenge had always been a minor punishment.

For example, today, he wanted to find someone to beat him up, but his revenge was just to embarrass him. Other than that, he could be said to be unscathed.

Moreover, he had never forgotten about himself when there were any benefits to be had.

For example, when Leewood asked Dumbledore for books to read before, he didn't forget to help him ask for a copy...

To be honest, if it were him, if he encountered someone who was much weaker than himself and kept provoking him, he would have found a way to kill him long ago!

It was absolutely impossible to get along with him like Leewood did!

Could it be that... although Leewood seemed to be at odds with him on the surface, in fact, he really regarded him as a friend?

Could it be that he had really misunderstood him all along?

Thinking of this, Tom was really confused.

On the other side, Leewood, who was chatting enthusiastically with his senior, had no idea that Tom's heart had undergone very subtle changes in these short few minutes.

At this time, Annie ran over and sat down excitedly next to Leewood.

"Leewood, Tom, I knew you guys were also Slytherins!"

Annie was sorted after Tom.

After Tom's farce just now, Dumbledore carefully checked the Sorting Hat and confirmed that there was nothing wrong before continuing the sorting ceremony.

Therefore, it was not until this time that Annie completed the sorting ceremony and was successfully sorted into Slytherin.

Leewood moved a little to the side without showing any signs, but the smile on his face was still warm.

"It's really great that we can be in the same house. You don't know, I was a little worried that I would be sorted into another house just now."

Annie said, "You don't need to worry about that at all. You're definitely a Slytherin. I'm very accurate when it comes to judging people, but... Tom, how did you get the Sorting Hat to sort you into Azkaban just now?"

Tom hadn't recovered from his complicated thoughts yet. Hearing Annie's question, he subconsciously shook his head, "I don't know..."

Annie said in surprise, "You actually answered my question! We've known each other for several hours, and you've never spoken to me before!"

"Tom is just a little bad at talking to girls, he doesn't have any opinions about you, Annie." Leewood said with a smile.

Tom gave Leewood a strange look.

Leewood had helped him speak before many times, but he had never thought much about it before, only thinking that it was Leewood's bad taste.

But now, after Alphard's reminder, Tom's thoughts were completely different from before.

It seems... Leewood really regards me as a friend...

Otherwise, why would he always protect me intentionally or unintentionally?

Friend... can I also have friends?