[HP] Riddle's Spirit Behind

After breakfast, Tom went straight to the library.

He took out several thick and large books from the bookshelf, none of which seemed to have anything to do with the course.

Eleanor was very interested in the "Ghosts in Medieval Castles" he was reading, so she put her hands on her head and read it with relish next to Tom's side.

A few minutes later, Tom suddenly flipped through the book and slammed it shut.

"Wait, I haven't finished watching!" Eleanor cried.

Tom frowned slightly, pretending not to hear her at all, and then quickly opened another one.

"It's really narrow-minded." Eleanor muttered dissatisfied.

Soon, Eleanor discovered what Tom wanted to do from the content he consulted.

"Are you looking for a way to banish me?" she whispered.

Tom looked up, gave her a contemptuous "so what" look, and continued to leaf through the heavy book.

"Don't get me wrong," Eleanor shrugged and said, "If you really find a way, remember to let me know. I hope I have to follow you all day."

But obviously, this method cannot be found in the school library so easily.

After consulting the information all morning, Tom seemed to have finally given up in great disappointment.

After lunch, Tom seemed to be going straight back to the basement of the Slytherin house.Holding a few books borrowed from the library, he hurried along the corridor.

"The weather is really nice today." The female ghost sighed behind him and looked out the window. "Don't you really plan to go for a walk?"

"Shut up," said Tom wearily.Suddenly, his footsteps stopped.

Eleanor nearly slipped through his back again.Over his head, she saw two Slytherin boys approaching.

Walking in front was a blond boy with an arrogant expression and his hands in his pockets.Behind him was a slightly shorter boy with curly brown hair.They looked about the same age, maybe two or three years older than Tom.

"Wait, Chris, what do I smell?" The boy in front glanced at Tom and Eleanor with contemptuous eyes, "Oh, it's the strange smell from Mudbloods—I don't know about Muggle orphans. The hospital bathes them with something."

Chris behind him let out a giggle.

Hearing what he said, Eleanor couldn't help but began to look at the two of them carefully.

The name "Chris" had been mentioned in a conversation she had overheard in the hallway yesterday.And she will never forget that husky boyish voice.

So, they were responsible for pushing Tom off the bath.

Eleanor suddenly lost all affection for the two boys.She has always hated this kind of guy who bullies lower grade students.

Just when she was about to retort with a few harsh words, she suddenly heard Tom sneer strangely.

So she swallowed back what she was going to say, and looked at the black-haired boy in surprise.

"Are you calling me a Mudblood?" Tom said calmly, but Eleanor could hear his voice trembling slightly.

"Of course—otherwise who else is there?" the blond boy said in a haughty tone, his eyes suddenly fell on Eleanor, so he laughed mockingly, "By the way, I forgot that there is a purebred here Muggle ghosts of my own - honestly, you're a pretty good match. One's a stupid Muggle, the other's a filthy Mudblood..."

But he stopped talking suddenly, and his face showed a momentary surprise, and then quickly changed to a contemptuous expression.

"What are you trying to do with your wand?" He sneered, "Use the Levitating Charm to deal with me?" After he finished speaking, he and Chris behind him laughed mockingly.

Only then did Eleanor notice that Tom had taken out his wand at some point.

He didn't point his wand at the other party, but naturally drooped and pointed in the direction of the ground.

After seeing the expression on his face, Eleanor was taken aback for a moment.

——The expression he looked at those two people was filled with deep disgust and hatred.It made his face seem to be a little distorted.

Eleanor couldn't help shivering slightly.For the first time, she felt that this boy seemed a little scary.

"Well, since you want it, I'll play with you." The blond boy also pulled out his wand and said lazily.He didn't seem to care about Tom at all.

Tom, on the other hand, remained motionless, and there was no sign of flinching or fear in his face.

Seeing that things are about to get out of hand.Eleanor felt she couldn't keep silent any longer, so she said, "Hey, that blond boy, I know what you've been up to."

The blond boy looked up at Eleanor, with a wavering expression on his face, "What do you mean?"

"You pushed Tom into the bath yesterday, didn't you?" Eleanor said, then clicked her tongue contemptuously, "Tsk, do you really think the professor doesn't know about this? We already told Slah yesterday. Professor Ghorn."

"What?" The boy named Chris suddenly exclaimed.

"You're lying." The blond boy said slowly, staring at Eleanor, "and you have no proof. The professor won't believe you."

"Of course, we have no evidence." Eleanor shrugged, "But we have witnesses. Do you think no one saw what you did then?"

"I don't believe you." The blond boy said coldly.But his expression was obviously loose.

Eleanor shrugged and continued to make up lies: "Of course you can choose not to believe it. However, Professor Slughorn said that he hopes that you will take the initiative to surrender to his office. If you do not surrender, he will Announce it to everyone on Monday and kick you all out of school."

The brown-haired boy seemed to believe Eleanor's words a little bit.He said nervously, "what if what she said is true?"

"Don't be stupid, she's just playing tricks!" the blond boy reprimanded, but his eyes on Eleanor were not so determined.

At this moment, Tom suddenly spoke.

"She's right," said Tom coldly. "I've told Professor Slughorn everything. And it's clear he believes what I say." He said, through his nose With a chuckle, "Because I'm his favorite freshman."

Hearing Tom's words, the blond boy finally showed a shaken expression.He probably also knew very well that Slughorn had always been very partial to the students he liked.But he still said stiffly: "So what?"

"I think we'll still..." the brown-haired boy said cautiously.

"Shut up, Chris!" the blond boy yelled angrily. "It was just an accident! No one would fire us for that kind of thing! Have you forgotten who our father is?"

"But..." The brown-haired boy seemed to want to say something more, but he finally closed his mouth.

"I have a solution." Tom suddenly said slowly in a cold voice.

"What?" the blond boy blurted out, and then he shut it up in a moment of great remorse.

"You've heard of wizard duels, haven't you?" said Tom.

"Of course I've heard of it." The blond boy said hesitantly, "What do you want to do?"

Tom didn't answer the blond boy's words directly, but said, "Tonight at twelve midnight, in the empty boys' dormitory in the basement."

The blond boy opened his eyes slightly, and said with a sneer, "Are you sure you want to duel with me? Have you forgotten that I am two grades higher than you?"

"If you win, I'll go and tell Professor Slughorn that it was just a misunderstanding." Tom ignored the blond boy and continued, but—if I win, you must stand in front of the common room. Everyone apologizes to me. "

"Sounds very fair." The blond boy put his wand back into the pocket of his robe and smiled contemptuously, "—I promise you."

At this moment, Eleanor clearly saw the corner of Tom's mouth slightly raised.She always felt that he seemed very satisfied with what was happening now.

"Very well, remember not to be late," said Tom at last.

The author has something to say: So, I borrowed the duel plot from the original book...