HP in the name of Slytherin

The matter was completely resolved. It was already 3 a.m., so it was naturally impossible for Catherine and Tom to return to Hogwarts at this time.

Dumbledore didn't know what would happen tonight, so he only told everyone that Catherine, Tom and Severus had asked for leave and would not return to the dormitory tonight.

Catherine and her brother simply rested in the apartment where Voldemort was hiding. That guy always loved to enjoy himself. After the world's will wiped him out, everything related to him was cleaned up, no matter which world's soul fragments, no matter which world's magic residues, the apartment returned to its original empty state. There was no need to feel burdened when resting, just clean and tidy up.

The two of them slept in the children's room designed as an apartment. There were two single beds separated on the left and right. Older boys and girls definitely couldn't sleep there, but the two 11-year-old children could sleep quite comfortably.

The main reason was that Tom had now fully reacted and was very excited. Catherine was worried that he might have some sequelae, so she wanted to be closer to him in case something happened to him and she didn't notice it.

Of course Tom wanted to control himself, but he was just very happy and didn't want to disturb Catherine, so he quietly turned to his side and slept, looking at Catherine on the other bed from three meters away...oh, and also at Haierbo who was gulping pumpkin juice beside Catherine's pillow.

The little basilisk didn't need to sleep. It drank pumpkin juice and bared its teeth at Tom, warning him not to talk and disturb Catherine's rest.

Tom would not disturb Catherine. This was not what a good brother would do. He just stayed happy alone.

"Tom," unfortunately, Catherine still discovered him, "You have to go back to Hogwarts tomorrow morning, so go get some rest."

Tom didn't agree directly, but just whispered, "It's okay, go to bed, I don't have class tomorrow morning."

Slytherin first years do not have classes tomorrow morning, but Gryffindor first years, where Catherine and Severus are, do.

Catherine simply opened her eyes and looked at Tom helplessly: "So happy?"

"I want to go home," Tom whispered. "When are we going home, Catherine?"

Now that everything here has been resolved, they should return to their own world, where their friends and the hidden Herpo Castle are waiting for them...

"I didn't expect it to happen so soon. This is really good news." Catherine couldn't help but smile when she thought of that world.

I think Severus also wanted to go back. After all, he was always nostalgic. There was also the new life that Catherine had described to him, the potion shop in Diagon Alley and so on.

Tom could tell that Catherine was not sleepy, so he turned over and asked her, "You promised Grindelwald in our world that you would help him revive Ariana, but the situations in the two worlds are different. Even if Ariana in that world is with them, Grindelwald himself is not controlled by Voldemort. Will this work?"

"It should be said that fortunately the situation in that world is a little more complicated than here... Of course, when I say complicated, I don't mean troublesome, but it requires more magic power."

Katherine touched Herbo who raised his head to seek comfort, and said to Tom, "Ariana there should not have had a soul entanglement with Grindelwald, so more magic power is needed to bond her soul and lead her to rebirth. The energy consumed is probably equal to the remaining energy of Herbo's upgrade this time."

In this way, Helbo returned to his original energy level, and the world consciousness was aware of the contract, so it did not pursue Helbo's sudden increase in strength.

"Well..." Tom sighed, "It's a pity, but safety is the most important thing."

The upgraded Helpo can see a deeper world and has stronger sensitivity and control over energy. It is conceivable how powerful the little snake monster will become if it is further developed.

It's a pity that the world consciousness doesn't allow it, but Catherine likes Helbo so much and has a contract with it. If something happens to Helbo, Catherine will definitely be very sad, and that's what Tom doesn't want to see.

After a second thought, Tom knew that Catherine was secretly doing something "bad" again. "So, Grindelwald and Ariana in this world don't have to be connected?"

Since Katherine in another world was able to let Herbo resurrect Ariana, then this world tied Grindelwald to Albus and his ship...it couldn't be that Katherine wanted to bring them together, right?

"We can't stay here forever. Grindelwald... I actually believe that he has changed, otherwise Ariana wouldn't have tried so hard to save him. But human hearts are complicated after all. If Albus hadn't watched him in person and had contact with him every day, we wouldn't know what he would become in the future."

And when they come into contact again, Grindelwald who is willing to correct his mistakes and Albus who is more calm and tolerant, as well as Aberforth who has let go of some of his hatred and Ariana who is considerate, their relationship will be more solid.

Sometimes, the best way to trap a wild beast is not to lock it up by force or cut off its claws and fangs, but to tame it with love.

Human beings possess many noble qualities because of love, and because of love, many people will voluntarily become better beings.

Catherine gently touched Herbert's feathers, then looked at Tom. The boy had fallen asleep with a smile on his face.

His soul had just been shaken tonight, and he should have been very sleepy and tired. However, because of so many things that he thought were happy, he ignored the past and held on until now. He was really like a little fool.

Love can make people stupid sometimes. Apparently, Tom is not the only one who is trying hard not to fall asleep tonight.

As the contract information came from the Helpo Feather, Catherine sensed that Severus had just fallen asleep not long ago.

He was considerate enough not to ask Catherine what she was going to do, and he was also considerate enough not to show any worry, for fear of affecting Catherine and Helbo.

But when everything was resolved, he was the first to feel Hailbo's relaxation, and he also passed on the emotion of relaxation and joy - that unconscious, secret feeling of relief was what Hailbo secretly told Catherine.

She acted like she had everything under control, but this calmness and confidence came from precise calculations and a lot of deductions. This was already the best solution. Although it seemed risky, she chose all this out of love.

She believed that Tom would understand her arrangement, that Severus would not doubt her because of it, and that Albus in this world would pick up the pieces for her just like the Albus in their world.

Of course she was happy too. All the trust and love were not let down. She did not let down, nor did she let down the trust and expectations of her father, godfather and godmother.

[Let's go home as soon as possible, Herbo.] She looked into the little snake monster's clear eyes and said silently.

Helpo blinked in confusion, then grew a little bigger, wrapped around Catherine's arm, and said sweetly: [Wherever the master goes, Helpo will be with the master~]

Tom on the other side agreed stubbornly in a half-asleep state: [Yeah...that's right...]

Tom's creed is to never miss any opportunity to win favor.