[HP]Tom Potter

Cold, dark, manic.

When Harry followed Voldemort into Tom's soul world, what he encountered was such a lifeless space.

The sky was overcast.There is only a thick gray in the highest place, and there is no sun, moon, stars, or clouds.The ground is a barren plain, vast and boundless.And the raging wind was between the sky and the earth, blowing in from all directions, rolling up and throwing Harry flying in the air from time to time.The young man in the state of soul struggled to maintain his balance in this dim chaos, and followed the figure in front of him.

In this world, wizards have become gray translucent figures. So did Voldemort.But unlike the ugly appearance Harry had seen in the cemetery, this time Voldemort's image was that of a handsome, gloomy youth.If Sirius hadn't rushed forward without hesitation, Harry would have thought he had misidentified the target.

The chase of the three has been going on for some time. Sirius kept entwining Voldemort very tightly, and the two gray figures separated from time to time, and then entangled and fought again.In this strange world, magic is useless, and everyone can only fly and fight by instinct.

Fortunately, from the current point of view, Sirius, who has rich melee experience, has a slight upper hand.Filled with hatred, but yet to lose his composure, he tried his best.Even though they were far away, Harry could vaguely recognize a few moves from their entanglement, such as elbows, uppercuts, headbutts, and even leg hugs, clothes pulling, and hair pulling...

Seeing this scene, even in such a tense moment, Harry couldn't help sighing: It's so normal for Snape to lose to the hijackers when he was a student.Especially Sirius, he is not a wizard that can be measured by ordinary standards at all, or in other words, no one can tell how much self-consciousness he has as a wizard.

The young version of Voldemort was obviously not used to such low-level and unskilled fighting, and was embarrassed by Sirius.He who was eager to get rid of the chase also became a little angry and started to fight back.

In mid-air, two powerful wizards started the most primitive fight.

Harry reluctantly followed behind them, looking for a chance to break the deadlock.

Time in chaos is incalculable.I don't know how long it took to fly, but the seemingly endless wasteland below finally changed its scenery.Through the howling wind, under the gray sky, a city can be seen faintly.

Harry couldn't help but stop and look around.There was still barrenness in the distance, and the city below was obviously the only human-inhabited place in his field of vision.

Is it possible that Tom is here? Harry clenched his fists.

Sirius and Voldemort in front were still twisted into two gray shadows that were time-divided and time-combined, temporarily unable to notice the changes below.And Voldemort didn't seem to have any special reaction, he didn't know if he didn't care, or he couldn't get away.

Harry hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind.The young wizard's two hands folded back like wings, his body nimbly drew an arc in the air, kicked his feet, and rushed towards the city quickly.

The young wizard's speculation was quickly confirmed in a subtle way.The closer he was to the city, the stronger the wind he encountered.The whole city was like a wind nest, with icy and violent winds gushing out continuously, slapping Harry's face and body from bottom to top, eager to push him back into the air.

The body in the soul state is more sensitive and unbearable than usual when suffering pain. Harry gritted his teeth, trying to muster every ounce of will, every ounce of instinct in himself.When the boy was hovering and descending in the wind with difficulty, the face of the city gradually became clear in his eyes.

This was a city completely unfamiliar to Harry, without the high-rise buildings common in modern cities, and without the weird classics of wizard residences.There are low buildings everywhere, only tall chimneys are gathered in groups, piercing the sky coldly like a pile of needles.As far as the eye could see, all the streets were empty, all the doors were closed, and all the windows were unlit.And the howling sound of the gust of wind filled Harry's eardrums, making it almost impossible for him to distinguish other sounds.

"Tom~~~~" Harry's call quickly became fragmented in the wind, and the cold wind poured down his throat from time to time, almost making him breathless.But the boy still shouted, while carefully skimming through the city, looking for Tom's trail.

Sirius, who was concentrating on fighting, finally discovered the situation below when he was knocked down.Facing Voldemort who was clenching his fists and wanted to make persistent efforts, the black-haired wizard smiled coldly, got up neatly, kicked his legs, kicked sideways, and hit Voldemort directly in the lower abdomen, kicking this wizard who was rapidly learning skills from actual combat a distance away , Then turned around without hesitation, turned his head, and rushed down with all his strength.

Watching Sirius' rapidly shrinking figure, Voldemort straightened up indifferently, patted the dust that didn't actually exist on his clothes, and then flew downwards as well.Unlike what happened to Harry and Sirius, when he approached the city, the strong wind that had violently blocked the White Wizard was like welcoming a king, and a few light winds gently wrapped around Voldemort's body, supporting him to land slowly and steadily.

As soon as his legs touched the ground, Voldemort's gray and transparent body gradually became solid.

Then, the wind stopped.

In mid-air and in the city, all the violent and gentle winds disappeared, and the whole world seemed to have been pressed the still button, and it was terribly quiet.

"Bang~~crack~~" A series of loud noises broke the silence.Sirius, who was rushing down with all his strength in the sky, had no hindrance, his heavy body suddenly lost his balance, and fell to the ground like a meteor. After smashing through the roof of a house, he was followed by broken wooden slats and mud blocks. He fell hard to the ground, kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.

Sirius had just pulled himself out of the pile of rubbish that had once been a house when Harry, who had also materialized, followed the sound.Seeing Harry, the wizard stood up, laughed and raised his hand to gesture to the boy.If you ignore the suspicious twitch at the corner of his mouth, he looks really handsome.

"Sirius, do you know where this is?" After the two met, Voldemort had disappeared, but Sirius chose the direction to go forward without hesitation, and the expression on his handsome face became more and more Hair looks determined.The curious Harry couldn't help asking.

Sirius smiled confidently. "This is London in the 30s. I have seen it in Albus's memory. Voldemort lived in an orphanage here before he was taken to Hogwarts to study."

"Orphanage... Voldemort is an orphan?" This was the first time Harry heard this information.

Sirius nodded. "Albus said that the orphanage is a very special existence to Voldemort. He hates it, but he can't forget it. Since this is London in the past, there is no reason for Voldemort to hide Tom elsewhere. So we are now Go to the orphanage, find our little guy, and bring him home."

"Okay." Harry unconsciously quickened his pace a little.

"Haha!" Seeing the godson's impatient look, the black-haired wizard laughed happily.Hearty laughter broke the silence of the city again, bringing warmth and vitality.

In front of Harry and Sirius, three or four blocks away, a dilapidated small courtyard hidden in the corner of the street silently opened its closed iron gate. Voldemort entered the courtyard lightly like a ghost, and the iron gate closed again behind him.

The handsome dark wizard walked directly into a small two-story building in the courtyard. Through the dark and narrow corridor, he stopped in front of a wooden door with a faint light at the bottom.

"Tom, can I come in?" The wizard knocked softly on the door.

"Bad guys, don't come in!" The immature child's voice refused politely.

Voldemort lowered his face slightly, pulled out a slender wand from his black robe, and knocked lightly on the wooden door.The wooden door suddenly became transparent.Bright lights came out from the room, illuminating half of the corridor. Tom sat on the beautiful and warm carpet in the center of the room, surrounded by all kinds of beautifully packaged toys and candy jars, and was stuffing delicious things into his pink mouth one by one.

Tom looked up and saw Voldemort, puffing out his cheeks and angrily throwing the candy in his hand at the wizard. "Bad guy, let me go home!" But the candy disappeared without a trace as soon as it touched the edge of the room.

Voldemort waved his wand, conjured up an upholstered armchair, and sat down gracefully, facing Tom across the transparent partition.

"Tom, isn't this your favorite candy house, why are you leaving?" Voldemort deftly avoided the word "going home".

Tom gave the wizard a disdainful glance. "You're a bad guy, so Tom doesn't want to be with bad guys. You don't let Tom eat, and let those bad kids bully Tom. Luckily, Tom is capable, drives all the bad kids away, and turns into a candy house, hehe Hmph..." Tom puffed out his small chest arrogantly.

The wizard continued to speak softly without any embarrassment. "Of course Tom can do it, you are a great wizard. I just want you to recall some things from the past. That way, you will have a clearer understanding of who you are, how great you are, and how big your dreams are." great."

Tom shook his head heavily. "I am Tom, why do I need to know myself? I hate being hungry, being bullied, the dark room, and you. If you bully Tom again, Tom will beat you. I will let Harry beat you, Let Albus hit you, let Sirius hit you..." The boy rambled on and on, almost repeating all the wizards he knew.

Voldemort's gloomy eyes darkened even more, and he changed the subject. "Tom, those bad boys bullied you so much, when you have great power, don't you want to take revenge on them and clear these ignorant Muggles from our world?"

Tom put down the candy, tilted his head and thought for a while. "Those bad boys are annoying, but Tom has already fought them bravely. Sirius said that boys can take revenge overnight, and whoever dares to bully Tom will punch him back immediately!"

The wizard twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, showing a light smile. "What if it's an adult who wants to bully you? Can you fight back?"

Tom answered immediately. "Then I'll tell Sirius, let Sirius call for me! You can also call 999 and let the police catch them!"

The wizard paused. "Didn't you say that boys don't take revenge overnight?"

"I'm a child, and I can't beat an adult. Remus said that the most important thing for a child is to learn to protect himself." Tom replied without shame. "So I'll remember to ask Sirius to hit you for me, and Harry, Albus..." the boy muttered again.

"Tom, you're a wizard, not the same as a Muggle. Muggles are just inferior creatures..."

"Ah, bad guy, you smack, slap, racism!" Tom finally remembered the word that was a mouthful for him.

"Bad people, discrimination is wrong. Mark from the Daisy class in the kindergarten next door called Ann from the Sunflower class a nigger, and was caught and punished by the teacher. How pathetic!" Thinking of Mark's bitter face when he was punished for not eating pudding for a week, Tom, who is also a lover of sweets, immediately empathized with him, showing a lifeless expression. "I'm a good boy, so I don't want to be punished."

The wizard finally became a little discouraged.He is good at controlling people's hearts, which is completely ineffective for such a young child.And this is Tom's soul world, the boy's strength far exceeds his expectations.Even if he is still unable to use the power of the world freely because of his young age, it is enough to construct and seal a small room.Without the threats of hunger, cold, and beatings, Tom had nothing to fear.

Given enough time, Voldemort would be able to find a way to win the trust of the lonely Tom and slowly change his mind after being isolated from the outside world for a long time, but now...

Outside the small courtyard, Sirius and Harry were walking steadily towards this side.