[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle":3,"chapter-hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-chapter-46":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Hogwarts: Chill, I'm Not That Riddle",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1763390,2336,"Chapter 46: Perfect Teamwork of Tom and Snape","hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>——————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lunchtime, practically everyone in the Great Hall noticed two shocking things: Gryffindor’s house points were almost wiped clean, and Slytherin’s total had been slashed by nearly half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall explained the deductions clearly in front of the whole school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave the official reason—everyone involved had been out of their dorms at night. Not a single word about the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she couldn’t control how the students interpreted things. And right now, pretty much everyone believed Malfoy had chickened out of a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he embarrassed his own house, he’d also dragged Slytherin down with him, losing them a huge number of points and destroying their lead in the House Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, a lot of Slytherins were now giving Malfoy some very unfriendly looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Gryffindors—sure, losing points stung, but dragging Slytherin down with them? That was satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Slytherin suffered, then Gryffindor losing a few points didn’t feel so bad. They figured they’d probably get docked for something eventually anyway, so better now than later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides, Harry had warned everyone to keep the whole thing quiet—technically, they were all guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tom was in a great mood. Ravenclaw had now taken the lead, and Slytherin was falling behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SurelynowProfessor Snape would realize how valuable he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough, by the time Friday’s Potions class rolled around, Snape did it. He practically treated Tom like his favorite trivia partner for the first half of class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape kept firing off questions, and Tom answered each one smoothly, like they’d rehearsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every correct answer? Another point to Slytherin, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape didn’t gotoofar—he threw in the occasional question for other students, trying to appear fair. Like Longbottom. Or Finnigan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they rarely knew the answers, so really—was ithisfault if Gryffindor didn’t earn any points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of class, Tom and Snape exchanged a look—and both actually smiled. It was the first time they’d ever seemed to be on the same wavelength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape quickly composed himself, face returning to its usual stone-cold expression as he packed up his materials and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, even he had to admit... having a student like Tom was actually kind of nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smart, fast, well-read—and when it came down to it, Snape trustedhisreasoning over the textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt... amazing, actually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why—why—did it have to beTom Riddle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape was conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So was Hermione.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was currently complaining to Tom about how unfair Snape had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go complain to Snape,\" Tom said casually, clearly in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another professor had recognized his brilliance, and this was only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give Snape a taste of success, and he’d start handing out points like clockwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, if Tom wanted Snape to get a little bolder, he had to make winning the House Cup harder for Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather—he wasn’tcreatingdifficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just evening things out, correcting the one-sided advantages their biased Head of House kept handing out. Honestly? Yeah—he just wanted things to be fair. That’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione, however, puffed her cheeks like an annoyed hamster—adorably frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go argue with Snape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, did Tom think she was into psychological self-torture?Or that Gryffindor hadtoo manypoints and needed to give some away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne couldn’t stop grinning at the way Hermione pouted. Hermione shot her a glare, and Daphne shot one right back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with their soft, still slightly baby-faced features, neither glare had any real bite. It just looked like two friends bickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Tom didn’t bother stepping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two had been butting heads forever. At least it never went beyond words—just a little verbal sparring here and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, how about some afternoon tea?\" Tom suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aye!\" both girls answered at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then, let’s head to the courtyard. Won’t be too many days left where we can enjoy the outdoors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all agreed. The weather had been getting colder by the day, and once October hit, no one would want to step foot outside the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them climbed the stairs, chatting and laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them noticed the bitter, venomous glare following them from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy’s week had been nothing short of a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just the taunts and snickering from other houses—even some of his own housemates felt he had dragged Slytherin’s name through the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was being quietly iced out. Aside from his two usual cronies, only Pansy Parkinson still talked to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to make matters worse, someone had informed his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father had written him the most brutal letter Malfoy had ever received—full of harsh insults and foul language he’d never imagined Lucius Malfoy would use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already in a bad mood, seeing Tom in the spotlight today pushed him over the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whywashethe one being ridiculed and rejected—whileTom, some Mudblood with no name and no heritage, was living it up at Hogwarts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tom had even turned his three roommates into loyal followers—smarter ones than Crabbe and Goyle, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Slytherin’s prettiest first-year girl was practically glued to his side every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,he, Draco Malfoy, heir to a noble pure-blood family—was stuck withPansy Parkinson, whose face made him lose his appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(And no, don’t picture her from the movies—this version of Pansy was not easy on the eyes.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the two of them side-by-side, Malfoy realized something:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His enemies weren’t just Harry Potter and that redhead Weasley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wassomeone elsestealing his spotlight right here in Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nobody. A bookworm. A filthy Mudblood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could just drag Tom down, he’d send a message—and maybe even win back some of his status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nasty little plan started forming in Malfoy’s head. His eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goyle, here’s what you’re gonna do...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To read 50 advanced Chapters 👉 patreon.com\u002F_Coreal\u003C\u002Fp>",952,"2026-06-08T09:49:09.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","e12a1117c62f1a782053f159c97b9f7381768eb0adc0c3d6dcc35a464dc1776d","hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-chapter-47","hogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-chapter-45",636,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-chill-i-m-not-that-riddle-cover.jpg"]