[HP] Riddle's Spirit Behind

Tom seemed to be in a good mood after that.

He even made it out to the woods behind the greenhouse to catch two mice for his pet snake.

When catching the mice, Tom set the trap very skillfully, and then killed the two mice with the knife without hesitation.It seems that this is not the first time he has done this kind of thing.

Like Eleanor, Avery disliked the small pets Tom kept under the bed.The reason is simple, no one wants a venomous snake to sleep in the same room as themselves.

However, Avery was greatly surprised when Tom "accidentally" spoke to the snake in Parseltongue in front of Avery.

"You, are you talking to a snake?" Avery stammered, staring at the snake, which was devouring a mouse, seemingly forgetting its fear for a moment.

"Yes," said Tom lightly, "I guess I'm what they call a Parseltongue."

Although Tom looked nonchalant, Eleanor felt that he wanted everyone to know that he was a Parseltongue.Because when he said that he was a Parseltongue, Eleanor clearly saw the corners of his mouth raised high, and he showed a pleasant smile calmly.

After hitting there, Avery became noticeably warmer to Tom.He seemed very interested in Tom's likely 'noble blood'.Later, he also told several other friends of his about it.

Soon, word spread among the younger Slytherins that Tom could speak Parseltongue.They began to point at Tom, their eyes full of curiosity, even admiration.

As for the blond boy named Flint, he didn't bother Tom any more these days.Eleanor thought he and his little minions should be secretly glad they weren't actually expelled from school and keep a low profile ever since.

And somewhat to Eleanor's surprise, Tom didn't seem to dislike it.Because of Eleanor's affairs, he once became the focus of everyone's attention, but at that time he was very disgusted, and even sneered at other children.

But this time he wasn't bored at all, and even quite enjoyed it.He never refused any first year students who surrounded him and asked him about Parseltongue.

Eleanor thought it was a good opportunity, because Tom finally had a chance to make some friends.In this way, he might choose to go out with friends on a certain weekend.Eleanor had had enough of being in the castle all day.

But she soon discovered to her regret that Tom had no intention of becoming friends with those people at all.When he talked to those lower grades, he always had an indifferent and arrogant attitude, as if he didn't pay attention to those children of his own age.

Even so, there are still many first-year students willing to talk to him.They had long noticed Tom's excellent classroom performance, so they often borrowed his papers after class, or asked him for tips on casting spells.

Especially Avery, ever since he knew that Tom could speak Parseltongue, he has absolutely adored Tom.He started clinging to Tom's back all day, as if he wanted everyone to think of them as friends, even if Tom didn't treat him as such for a second.

I'm quite happy with Eleanor.Because she finally found one thing to pass the time, and that was bullying Avery for fun.

In fact, she kind of liked Avery.Unlike Tom, Avery is more like a real 11-year-old boy.He would jump up and scream when Eleanor suddenly jumped out of the wall, but Tom was never frightened by Eleanor.

One day, she poked Avery in the neck from behind him while he was reading a book. The cold touch made Avery shiver, and then turned his head angrily, "Get away from me, ghost!"

Eleanor chuckled, then floated to a higher place and looked down at them.

Avery shook his fist at her and said, "I'll make you regret it sooner or later, Ghost!"

Eleanor twirled a few times in the air showing off, and her pearly white dress floated gracefully.She smiled and said, "Really? Then what method are you going to use to make me regret it?"

At this time, Avery suddenly blushed and muttered something in a low voice.

Eleanor looked at him suspiciously, "What did you say?"

"Can you be quiet for a while?" At this moment, Tom, who had been reading a book, said suddenly.He stretched out his hand to turn the next page, and at the same time said coldly without looking up: "Also, Muggle—Avery said just now that he saw you disappear."

His voice was not too loud, and it happened to be heard by a few students nearby.They all looked at Eleanor with snickers.

Eleanor suddenly let out a cry of surprise, and suddenly covered her skirt, the color on her pearly cheeks seemed to have darkened a bit.

"—Damn it!" she cursed indignantly, and then she floated obediently down from the air.

One evening at the weekend, Eleanor found a notice posted in the Slytherin common room.It said that flying lessons for first-year students were about to start.

"What is flying class?" She couldn't help asking, "Can you still fly in the sky?"

Avery looked at her with disdain.He was completely used to Eleanor's presence now, and was not afraid of her at all.

“Just learning how to ride a broomstick,” Avery said, “but then again, it’s been a while since I’ve ridden a broomstick. My dad bought me a toy broomstick when I was a kid, and I loved riding it in the woods near my house. Wandering..."

Listening to Avery's description, Eleanor immediately became interested in flying lessons.She still remembers the stories she heard when she was a child, the witch would always fly in the sky on a broken broom.

Many first-year students look forward to flying lessons.Children with flying experience suddenly became the focus of other children's attention, and they would be asked how it feels to fly in the air.

But Tom didn't seem interested in it at all.As soon as he heard that the flying lesson was about to start, he immediately showed a bored expression.

"That's stupid," Eleanor overheard him whispering as she passed a group of boys chattering about flying.

On the day of the flight class, the students stood on the field according to the teacher's requirements, and then gave instructions to the brooms placed on the ground.

After Avery said "get up," the broom immediately flew from the ground.He hurriedly grabbed the broom in his hand, and then let out a long breath.

"Come on, what are you waiting for?" he urged Tom excitedly.

After sighing softly, Tom held out a hand casually, "Get up."

But what was surprising was that his broom was lying motionless on the ground, showing no sign of getting up.The broom of the girl next to him was still rolling on the ground at least once.

"Haha, it turns out that you are also not good at something." Eleanor couldn't help but said, with a hint of gloating in her tone.This was the first time she had seen Tom embarrassing in class.

But Tom gave a sneering sneer through his nose, held out his hand again, and said firmly to the broom, "Get up."

The broom trembled slightly, then immediately jumped up from the ground.

Tom held the broom firmly, raised his head and looked at Eleanor with provocative eyes, as if saying "how could there be something he is not good at".

Eleanor stuck out her tongue immediately, and whispered, "Tsk, it's not cute at all."

Afterwards, the students got on the brooms, kicked off the ground and flew into the air.

Tom was flying slowly and low, with a look of obvious annoyance on his face.

Eleanor floated beside him, "Hey, don't you plan to fly higher?" She said, putting her hand in front of her forehead and staring into the distance, "Fly higher, maybe you can see the scenery beyond the great lake .”

"No, that's fine," Tom replied deadpan.

Eleanor circled him half a circle, and suddenly understood something.She smiled and said, "Are you afraid of heights?"

What she said was entirely valid.As long as you look closely, you will find that the black-haired boy is holding on to the broomstick tightly, and his whole body is stiff.This was in stark contrast to his seemingly calm expression.

Hearing Eleanor's words, the expression on Tom's face stiffened a little.

"Of course not." He said coldly, while subconsciously tightening his grip on the broom, "...I just prefer to stay on the ground."

"That's because I'm afraid of heights!" Eleanor giggled.

This sentence made Tom's face even more ugly.He gave Eleanor a resentful look, then drove the broom away from her.

It turns out that Tom, like ordinary children, has things to fear.After realizing this, Eleanor was suddenly inexplicably relieved.

He was only a child after all, she told herself.

Finally, at the moment the whistle sounded, Tom immediately let out a long breath, showing a relieved expression.He landed firmly on the ground, then quickly tossed the broom aside as if he never wanted to touch it again.

The author has something to say: continue to be cute. .