Hogwarts: Tom is not the Dark Lord

Sirius turned to look at Slytherin. He was obviously very close, but he felt that he could no longer be close to his family...

'Feel sorry...'

Taking a deep breath, Sirius tried to put his trembling hands into his sleeves. For the first time, he felt that his buddy's voice was so harsh...

Well done...?

Maybe that's not bad. He can't be the most qualified heir in his father's eyes...

"James...thanks, my man..."

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Looking away, Severus heard his name, walked forward and sat on the low stool, and was sorted into Slytherin not long after.

Glancing at the bastard at the head of the long table, Severus walked straight to the end, ignoring the whispers about Black's eldest son.

It seemed that this was why Narcissa was worried on the train?

‘Fate?..’

Severus lowered his head. He and Sirius were not friends, but that idiot regarded him as the best listener...

Silly Dog once said that some conjectures needed to be confirmed, but now, he seemed to understand something...

"Laurence Mulciber...and next to me is...Glenn Avery..."

Severus nodded. He had no interest in 'making friends' here, he just wanted to maintain a superficial 'friendliness'.

Most of the people who were close to him wanted to have a relationship with Malfoy through him, which was a boring and useless approach...

"Ha~"

Mulciber smiled, not caring at all about Severus' cold attitude. He lowered his voice and leaned closer, "I'll give you a suggestion..."

"To gain a foothold in Slytherin... you must learn to hide your true thoughts and let others see through your attitude easily..."

"Not fit to live here...after all...you are just a 'guest' living in Malfoy Manor...not the real Malfoy."

Staring coldly at the guy next to him, Severus clenched his fists and forced himself to smile, "Thank you very much for your reminder..."

"Don't be so angry..."

Mulciber smiled slightly and looked away. From the corner of his eye, he caught Lucius tapping his fingers on the table. The sound was too soft to be heard clearly.

"...One day...you will understand who is responsible for your situation..."

Glenn Avery lightly kicked the person next to him and shook his head slightly to signal Mulciber to shut up. He had not forgotten...

The Malfoy heir's advice to them and becoming Snape's 'friend'... made the half-blood understand how difficult it would be to leave the asylum.

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After the dinner, Severus walked behind the team, walking through the long, dark passage, and heard the chief read out this week's password - Pureblood...

As the only mixed-race wizard in this generation, Severus squinted his eyes and stared at Lucius's back, wondering what he was thinking.

Until Dean Slughorn's lecture ended, Severus walked towards the corridor of the dormitory and saw his name in front of the broken wooden door of the last room.

"Heh... what a boring trick..."

The dust in the air and the unpleasant smell of rotting wood gave Severus an illusion.