Chapter 122: The Fate of Snape's Storage Room

After a while, the strange sensation in Tom's eyes disappeared. However, when he looked at Hermione, he heard a voice in his ears, saying, **"What happened to Tom's eyes? It seemed like I just saw snake pupils."** Tom was certain that Hermione hadn't said anything like that just now.

But this voice only sounded once and never appeared again.

"Is your eye feeling better?" Hermione asked, concerned, as she supported Tom's shoulder.

"Much better. What just happened?"

"Uh, maybe I was mistaken, but I thought I saw your right eye turn into a snake's eye..."

"Oh?" Tom activated the newly acquired Daze God and Retrieve Thoughts. "How about now?"

His right eye instantly transformed into a snake eye. Hermione, who was very close, felt her mind go blank all of a sudden, and her body stiffened. She felt as if her uncontrollable memories were being replayed.

She was horrified and about to resist this feeling, but it disappeared in an instant.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to." Tom had just used Daze God and Retrieve Thoughts, but in the moment he invaded Hermione's mind, he realized the recklessness of his action and quickly withdrew.

Hermione was nervous. "What did you see?"

"I didn't see anything, really!" Tom swore to the heavens that he genuinely hadn't seen anything. Tom noticed the difference between his skill and Dumbledore's Legilimency; his seemed more overbearing, with the ability for the subject to clearly realize their memories were being read, even inducing a temporary stiffness.

"Is that Parseltongue?" Tom touched his eye, still trembling. This ability was too domineering; directly and forcefully invading someone's mind and searching their memories. If he used it, it would surely lead to conflicts. Tom preferred Dumbledore's subtle Legilimency, which was not as intrusive. However, even that magic had its limitations; Occlumency could effectively block Legilimency, and it didn't guarantee seeing exactly what you wanted.

"Let's go. I won't use this ability on you again." Tom transformed into a phoenix and flew out of the chamber, carrying Hermione. After sealing the chamber in the bathroom, he flew directly back to the common room. Not having to navigate the stairs made the journey significantly faster. When Tom returned to the dormitory, it was less than a tenth of the time it would have taken by foot.

Tom knocked on the doorknob, and in the profound silence, the sound of the doorknob opening was as explosive as a cannon.

The doorknob questioned, "Can a person step into the same river twice? Why or why not?"

"No, because the sun is new every day," Tom answered.

"Logical." The doorknob rotated, revealing the common room behind it.

The river is constantly flowing and changing. When you step into the river for the second time, the water from the past has already flowed away. What you encounter is entirely new water; it is no longer the river you initially stepped into.

"You go rest first; I have a few things to do." Tom asked Hermione to go ahead, then closed the door before she could respond.

Hermione was a bit helpless but could only return to the dormitory. When she arrived, her roommates had already fallen asleep, awaiting the beginning of a new week tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Tom swiftly headed to Lockhart's office, where he completed the transformation and resumed his role as Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Tom still had one more thing to do to complete his plan.

Polyjuice Potion, a potion that could transform the drinker's appearance into that of someone else, had an extremely complex preparation process, even challenging for adult wizards. This highly advanced potion was made in two stages, and the entire process took a month.

Fortunately, Tom had already completed the first half of the preparation. Many aspects were suspiciously solved with money, such as Boomslang skin, which required picking during a full moon. Although this condition was demanding, there were sellers offering Boomslang skin harvested during a full moon for a high price. Similarly, ingredients like Lacewing flies, which needed to be stewed for twenty-one days, could be prepared in advance—just add some extra money.

Tom, with no shortage of funds, was practically a big spender at Hogwarts.

Tom had completed the first phase of the Polyjuice Potion preparation. Now, he needed a few rare magical ingredients, such as the horn of a Bicorn and the skin of an African Boomslang. For these obscure materials, Tom knew exactly where to find them.

Professor Snape's storage room!

Hogwarts' Professor Snape was a great person. He had almost collected every rare magical ingredient available in the magical world. Even materials not found in Diagon Alley could be located in his collection.

Simultaneously, the security of Professor Snape's potion storage was obviously subpar. Hermione, Barty Crouch Jr., and even Dobby had snuck into it and obtained what they needed. Tom believed that even Neville could steal something from Professor Snape if necessary. Even if suspicion arose, as long as one stubbornly denied it, everything would be fine.

In this situation, Tom naturally hoped to get Professor Snape's "assistance."

So, he stood outside Professor Snape's office. Tom knew that the storage room, filled with potion ingredients, was located in Snape's office.

Tom transformed into a phoenix and then broke open the door lock.

It was already midnight, and Professor Snape couldn't possibly stay in his office at this hour. This provided Tom with an opportunity. Tom flew straight to Snape's storage room. To his delight, the door to the storage room was not locked, and the cabinets inside were meticulously labeled with the names of various magical ingredients.

Tom quickly picked up some Bicorn horns and African Boomslang snake skins. After some consideration, he casually grabbed a few more rare magical ingredients. Finally, Tom threw a small bag filled with Galleons onto Snape's desk and swiftly flew away.

[Dust World Leisure Travel

Professor Snape's Private Potion Ingredient Storage Room Unlocked

Five-stage progress: 2/16]

After Tom had returned to his office, Professor Snape arrived late. He looked at the violently broken door lock, his face turning ashen. He walked quickly into his potion storage room.

In the instant he entered, he scanned the surroundings and found everything exactly as it was when he left in the afternoon, except for a small pouch. Snape waved his wand, and the pouch automatically flipped over, dumping a pile of Galleons onto the table.

Snape snorted coldly. Did this little thief consider his storage room a shop?

He suddenly opened his hands, and all the drawers in the room popped open. However, just a glance made Snape's blood pressure skyrocket.

"You bastard! The materials you stole are worth far more than the Galleons you left behind!"

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