"Isn't that nice?" said Tom, nonchalantly continuing his lunch.

Malfoy's expression became a little strange, his brow furrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be about to rise.

Tom stared at Malfoy's face for a moment, and then it dawned on him.

"I see. Tom put down his knife and fork and said solemnly, "If you are troubled by this, I will help you to say good things to Harry, in return for helping me that day." ”

"What?" this time it was Malfoy's turn to be confused.

"I know you like Harry. ”

Tom had a "I totally get it" look on his face.

"It's not easy. It's been more than three years, and he hasn't gotten closer to Harry. ”

He looked at Malfoy with pity.

"But it doesn't matter, even though Harry's favorite person right now is the Seeker, you still have a chance. ”

Tom looked Malfoy up and down, completely oblivious to Malfoy's darkening face.

"After all, from the outside, you are the best looking at Hogwarts. ”

Theodore Nott covered his mouth and looked away, his shoulders shaking.

The students who were still at the Slytherin bench also couldn't help but laugh, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.

But Rubelos didn't know if he had noticed the commotion, and he was still trying to eat on the sidelines, not forgetting to instruct a second-year Slytherin girl to add a few more pieces of dessert to his plate.

"But it's not enough to just look good. "Tom didn't even eat lunch.

He touched his chin, trying to remember what Marcus had said to him.

"Tom, even though you're still young, it's okay to learn these things earlier. Tom was just over seven years old at the time, and Marcus crouched down in front of him and said to Tom in a serious voice.

"You remember that if you want to pursue your significant other, the most important thing is that you have to look good at all times. ”

"Does the other half mean a girlfriend?" asked the young Tom, tilting his head.

"It's not just girlfriends. Marcus looked at his son in a cute tutu in front of him, and his tone was a little uncertain, "But no matter what, you must remember that excellent appearance is the premise of everything." ”

Tom nodded earnestly.

"In addition to appearance, you also have to have a healthy, energetic body. Marcus continued, "Then there's a wealth of knowledge and a thoughtful disposition. ”

"That's right, you also need to have a healthy body. Tom's eyes lit up, and he said to Malfoy sincerely, "You look like you're going to fall when the wind blows, and that's certainly not going to work." ”

Malfoy's face looked a little bloody, but the students at the Slytherin table were already flushed.

Theodore Noether, who was next to Tom, also laughed lewdly and reached out to pat Tom on the shoulder.

"Yours, Cooper. Noether smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to grow much taller, but you know a lot of things!"

"No, no, no. Tom quickly shook his hand modestly, "I still don't understand a lot!

Yes, Tom is now a lot shorter than his fourth-graders, but only seven or eight inches (about 17-20 centimeters) shorter.

You know, these fourth-graders are coming out of puberty, which is the easiest time to grow taller.

Tom's actual age is only eleven years old, so his growth rate is naturally not as fast as that of these students.

But after more than a month, Tom's height has not changed much.

At the start of fourth grade, Tom and Harry were at least fifteen inches tall, and Malfoy was about seventeen inches tall.

Now, Tom and Harry are only about six inches tall, and Malfoy's is eight inches apart.

Tom was confident that he would soon be able to surpass them in height when he soon reached puberty.

However, now what Tom said, the Slytherin students only smiled slightly, and did not take it seriously.

......

The day passed quickly, and night fell quietly.

Hogwarts was shrouded in darkness.

Tom walked with heavy steps towards the Potions Professor's office.

Before coming to Professor Snape's office, Tom had asked the students what would happen if he was locked up by Professor Snape.

The students were horrified and silent in the face of Tom's questioning, and no matter what Tom asked, they would not reveal the contents of the confinement.

This made Tom, who was already worried, even more anxious.

Although Professor Snape had always been rumored to be the most partial-minded professor in Hogwarts, Tom did not expect Professor Snape to be merciful after a mistake made by a student in his house.

"Maybe the confinement content will be more terrible than that of other colleges. Before Tom left for the office, Rubelos guessed, "Look at the students you asked, it was obvious that the Slytherin students looked more frightened. ”

"I knew that we would go to the Forbidden Forest to seal the 'Xiang' card when we didn't have classes. Tom regretted it.

"It's useless to say anything now. But Rubelos patted Tom's thigh, which could only reach Tom's thigh for his size, "Go ahead, I've heard that Professor Snape hates punctual students the most." ”

So at seven o'clock, Tom knocked on the door of his dean's office.

"Come in. It was almost the first time Tom struck Professor Snape's cold voice.

Tom was apprehensive, and pushed the door open and walked in.

"It was on time. Professor Snape was sitting behind his desk grading his homework.

Stacks of parchment were piled high on the desk, looking like they were going to collapse at any moment.

"Pick up the quill. Professor Snape said, shoving one of the stacks of parchment in front of Tom, "Correcting the first-year Potions homework, I think you can handle it, right?"

Tom relaxed.

Seeing the horror of his classmates, he thought that Professor Snape's confinement would be something horrific - something like trying out his newly researched potion for the professor.

Now it seems that the content of confinement is still very simple.

Although Tom was absent from Potions classes for almost three years, Tom had been taking Harry to the library for more than a month since the beginning of the school year.

Even if it wasn't to catch up with the course progress, Tom was confident that he could still evaluate the first-year potions.

Tom confidently sat down in the chair that Professor Snape had prepared, picked up a piece of parchment and read it.

After a cursory glance at the contents of the parchment, Tom realized that he was still too naïve.