Questions about who he was and what had happened to his lost memories had troubled Tom for a long time.
He had asked the matron before, but she had not given him any useful information.
But this was a world of magic. With the power of the Book of Guidance, as long as he improved his magic quickly enough, perhaps he would eventually find a way to recover his memories and uncover his identity.
Just as he was filled with ambition, his notebook updated again.
"Side Quest: Make a Friend. On the road of life and magic, you don't want to be all alone, do you? Go make a few young wizard friends and cure that antisocial streak of yours."
"Quest Objective: Make two friends. Current Progress: 0/2."
"Quest Reward: Amortentia recipe. (It may come in handy if you ever want to go beyond friendship.)"
Tom frowned. What kind of ridiculous quest was this?
And Amortentia?
It did not sound like anything good.
He returned to the compartment and found that everyone had already changed into their school robes.
"Tom, Hogwarts is almost here. You should hurry up and change too."
Hermione was the only girl present, so she stepped out for a while. Tom took his clothes from his trunk and changed while listening to Ron say, "I'm definitely going to Gryffindor. Several of my brothers are there—Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, and Fred Weasley. I don't know why, but everyone in my family ends up in Gryffindor. What about you, Harry?"
"I don't know yet. Sirius didn't tell me much. He said every House is good, but I want to go to Gryffindor too. Sirius was there before, and he said my dad was a Gryffindor too. But Sirius wouldn't tell me how they sort people, so I don't