[HP] Dearest Enemy

The bright red train finally stopped slowly by the platform.Harry dragged the box out of the car, and found his relatives on the foggy platform who had come to pick him up.

"Our Harry is back!" Sirius took Harry's box and ruffled his godson's hair happily.Harry ducked his hand a little reluctantly.

"Siris, I'll be in the fourth grade after school starts." Harry said a little unhappy, reaching out to smooth his hair messed up by Sirius, "I'm not a kid anymore."

Regulus smiled gracefully and reservedly, and shook hands with Harry.Lily smiled tenderly and touched her son's face, and joined Harry in saying goodbye to Ron and Hermione.Harry waved to Draco from a distance across the crowd, and suddenly there was a familiar searing pain in his scar, and Harry turned his head to stare somewhere on the platform, but then turned his head back quickly.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked.

"Nothing," said Harry vaguely. "Shall we go to Grimmauld Place first?"

Sirius responded with some reluctance, and Regulus nodded: "Kreacher is ready to welcome you back, my mother wants to see you very much."

Harry nodded, eyes still wandering the platform.He was pretty sure Tom was somewhere on the platform, but he couldn't see him.

Tom watched Harry walk off platform nine and three-quarters, and sighed slightly.Although I have communicated with Harry almost every day for the past three years, it was the first time to actually see him.Harry was not underdeveloped due to malnutrition as in the diary. He was almost 14 years old and was almost as tall as Ron; Thanks to Lily's meticulous care, Harry's vision has not been damaged in the slightest, and his jewel-like green eyes are not covered by glasses; under the influence of Draco, Harry pays great attention to his appearance, although his black hair is not docile. , but at least it's not messy, much less like a bird's nest.

Compared with his "previous life", Harry's three years of study and life can be described as peaceful.There are no Sorcerer's Stones to protect and numerous traps similar to customs clearance games; there are no terrifying basilisks wandering in the pipe; People need Harry to be on guard all the time, only a man named Tom secretly guides the boy he chooses with his own hands to learn various lessons and answer all his doubts.

Harry's life was happy and fulfilling, and his optimistic and positive attitude even affected Snape, who had always disliked him.Under Tom's persuasion, Harry completely ignored Snape's unfair treatment of him, and treated this amazing professor who was also excellent in potions like other professors.From the perspective of others, Snape's attitude towards Harry has not changed much, but this gloomy professor has fully accepted the fact that Harry and James are not the same, and his eyes have softened a lot when looking at Harry.

Harry's best friends are still Hermione and Ron, but this time his social circle is not narrow, he is very popular in school.Because of Harry's excellent grades, Hermione regarded him as a competitor, and because of Harry's friendly attitude, she was very close to him; besides Ron, the Weasley twins had also reached the point of calling Harry brothers and sisters. Leigh gave him the Marauder's Map when he was in the second grade; Draco did approach Harry at first because of Lucius' instructions, but under Harry's influence, apart from being at odds with Ron, In addition, he was even willing to take the initiative to talk to Hermione.

Tom believes that this is exactly the life Harry wants.

Harry was sitting on his bed, flipping through the latest edition of "The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts" by the lamplight, while chatting with Tom.It had become his habit to contact Tom in his spare time every day, and Harry knew that he had learned far beyond what a 13-year-old wizard should know in such chats.Tom taught himself almost exactly the same things he had learned in school, but in a different system, especially in Defense Against the Dark Arts.Because of Snape, Harry's performance in this class was not considered excellent, but under Tom's guidance, Harry's performance in this class has been surpassed by no one.

【Tom, have you gone to the station today? ] Harry asked, 【I know you went. 】【Yes, I went. ] Tom replied flatly.

[Why don't you come out to see me? 】Harry continued to ask,【Are you here to see me? 】【I don't want to cause trouble. 】

【You can become someone else. 】Harry protested, 【Using Polyjuice Potion or Transformation is fine. 】【I'm invisible, it's more convenient. 】

[But I haven't seen you yet. 】Harry said that Tom could completely imagine the boy staring at him, 【Everything about you is hard to find, and you didn't even leave a picture. 】Tom was silent for a while before responding: 【Maybe there are photos of me in Black's old house. 】【Really? 】Harry became interested, 【Where? 】

[You can look through those old photos. ] Tom replied.

Harry decided to go to London to disturb Regulus after daybreak.

[There is the Quidditch World Cup during the summer vacation, I want to go with Sirius and Regulus.You going? ] Tom remembered Harry and Alex taking him to see the World Cup, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips; 【No, I'm not interested in Quidditch. 】He immediately felt the disappointment of the teenager, and suddenly remembered a major event recorded in the diary, and now Harry is completely able to handle it.

【Tom, what makes you so happy? 】Harry felt the sudden excitement over there, and was a little surprised.

[You will know soon. ] Tom sold off, 【Good night, my boy. ] "Merlin, it's the same trick again!" Harry complained dissatisfiedly, and threw the book in his hand aside.Although he was used to this guy's mystification, Harry still felt very uncomfortable at this time.

It's not that Harry doesn't know why Tom is hiding from him. After all, this person has an identity that cannot be revealed to others; and it is impossible for him to talk to him face to face. After all, everyone thinks that he should be the one who ends him.But knowing Tom for three years, in Harry's view, Tom and Voldemort are two completely different people.Although Tom also confessed to him the crimes he committed, Harry still subconsciously treated him and the heinous monster in the book as two people.

Tom was his older friend, even half his teacher.No one is as understanding as he, and no one understands himself better than he.Harry even felt that Tom cared more about him than Lily and Sirius. Although he would not take the initiative to ask about his needs, he would always offer his own suggestions when Harry needed them most.Sometimes Harry is very contradictory. He knows that Tom must be responsible for the death of his father and the war more than ten years ago, but he can't hate him.

It was the only thing Tom didn't suggest to Harry, and Harry was careful not to mention it, and Tom never brought it up.Every time Harry thought about it, Tom would remain decisively silent.

Harry's mind reminded himself that they were enemies after all.

After the start of the new semester, Dumbledore announced at the opening feast that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts. Harry, like his classmates, opened his mouth wide in surprise, and then excitedly discussed with the twins.But what Dumbledore said next drew a sigh of disappointment and an angry protest from most of the students.

"...Only students who are 17 years old - that is to say, 17 years old and above - are allowed to enroll for consideration..."

Harry was a little disappointed, but Hermione thought it was a wise decision. She cared more about those who died in the competition, while Ron was in a daze because of the prize money of one thousand Galleons.

"Harry, do you want to attend?" Draco moved closer to Harry as he walked out of the auditorium.

"Of course I do, but I'm not old enough." Harry narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the calm face, "You knew this earlier?"

Draco raised his chin disapprovingly: "Yeah, or what do you think I was talking about during the World Cup?"

"How do you know?" Ron couldn't help asking, and Draco gave him a blank stare.

"Your dad told you again?" Harry pouted, "Then why didn't you tell me during the World Cup?"

"I thought you'd ask your godfather." Draco said flatly, "He's a famous Auror after all."

"Of course I asked, but he wouldn't tell me," said Harry puffily, as they reached the landing. "Good night."

"Good night," Draco said to Harry, nodded to Hermione, and headed down the dungeon.

"Who's going to be the impartial judge who's a warrior?" Harry asked.

"I don't know. Harry, don't you want to participate too?" Hermione asked.

"Who doesn't want to?" Ron returned to his trance state, "That's a thousand gold Galleons."

When Harry pulled back the crimson bed curtains and lay down, he quickly asked Tom his own question.

【Tom, do you know about the Triwizard Tournament? 】

It took a while before there was a response: [Of course. 】

Harry continued to ask excitedly: [Then do you know how the warriors are selected? 】【It seems to be through a magic item.What, do you want to join?As far as I know there is an age limit for this year's competition. 】【I really want to participate. 】Harry replied,【How do you even know this? ] He heard Tom's faint laugh.

[Dumbledore's age limit is not easy to break through. 】Tom answered irrelevantly,【You should go to bed, Harry. ] Harry slowly pulled the quilt over his chin shell.

[Do you think I can win the game if I am selected? 】

Such bold and conceited words Harry would only say to Tom, and Tom would always give him the most objective evaluation.

There was silence, and Harry waited patiently for an answer.

【perhaps. 】Tom's answer was ambiguous, 【Good night, Harry. 】

"Merlin's beard!" Harry angrily protested against Tom's irresponsible answer, but he knew that Tom would not give him any more answers, so he perfunctory a few questions from his roommate and closed his eyes in disappointment.

His slender fingers tapped the wooden armrests of the chair regularly, staring at Nagini who was sleeping coiled together, thinking about Harry's question.

Harry didn't know that with his current magical ability, he didn't have to worry about the OWLS exam at all. In fact, his current level can completely get an average score in the NEWTS exam. He is much stronger than the boy in the diary, and he will have no problem dealing with the competition. .But Tom wasn't sure if Harry would be as strong as Harry in the diary.At such times, a strong heart is often more trustworthy than superb magical skills.

Perhaps Dumbledore was right at some point, Harry did need some training, and now he is not firm enough at all, although in some respects he is much more mature than children of the same age, but after all, he is only a 14-year-old boy, he is still Need to grow.The Triwizard Tournament is a very good opportunity, but will this trial be too cruel?

Tom thought for a long time and finally made a decision.

"Nagini." Tom walked up to the twelve-foot snake and stroked her head gently.

"I'm sleeping, Tom." Nagini looked up, blinking. "Are we going out?"

"Yes," said Tom, "we're going back to Hogwarts."

"Really?" Nagini straightened up happily, "When are you leaving?"

"Not now, don't worry." Tom comforted Miss Snake, "I want you to go to school first, you can stay in the Forbidden Forest, or go to Burriente. I think he will be very happy to see you."

"What about you?" Nagini stretched out and wrapped his tail around Tom's arm. "Aren't you going to school?"

"I can't stay there forever," said Tom. "Keep an eye on Harry for me, will you?"

"You mean little Harry? I haven't seen him yet." Nagini twisted happily.

"Don't let him find out," said Tom. "You just have to keep an eye on him. Can you?"

"No problem," said Nagini cheerfully, "but why?"

"Not yet." Tom replied softly, "It's just a trial."