An Aristocratic Academy, but Slytherin

After graduating from high school, Lu Zhao hadn't even had time to get used to the university admission letter in his hands before he transmigrated into a book, becoming an F1 in an elite academy novel. The good news: It was a magic academy. The bad news: Purebloods ruled, the class system was rigid, nobles lorded over everyone, and commoners had to tread carefully. In short: Hogwarts, but the Slytherin-only edition. (Sad) According to the plot, he would bully the main love interest mercilessly, then come to his senses and chase him in a fiery redemption arc. In the end, he'd narrowly win the battle for the love interest against the other F3 and get the beauty. Lu Zhao: ...? Romance? Why would I bother with romance? Now that I've finally escaped being a Muggle, of course I'm going to study magic properly! (Shouting.jpg) The main love interest wouldn't enroll for another year. To focus on studying magic and fulfill his Hogwarts dream, Lu Zhao used his status as an F1 to wrack his brains and spend the whole night writing the Slytherin Code of Conduct (crossed out) the Noble Code of Conduct, then made the entire academy adopt it. "Stop being brainless, idiotic, arrogant nobles! You're all going to learn to be Slytherins!" A year later, the main love interest finally arrived. According to the novel's plot, he would be hunted down and bullied by the noble young masters and ladies. His resilience, like that of a weed, would attract the attention of the F4, and he'd fall into a cross-class romance with the F1. On the first day of school, the F4 were nowhere to be seen. On the second day, the F4 were nowhere to be seen. On the third day... The main love interest was baffled, but also relieved. He sailed through his studies, racked up credits, and graduated with excellent grades, never once crossing paths with the F4. On his last day at school, the main love interest found a small booklet in the garden, accidentally dropped by a noble freshman. The book had a deep black cover, with a few dark gold lines tracing flower-vine-like magical patterns. There was no name on the cover, only a line of tiny writing engraved right in the center, apparently written by the F1 he had never met: [The core of power lies in penetration and concealment.] - Little skit - Many years later, a reporter stood before the gentleman who had subtly changed the entire magical world and politely asked about the advice he had written in his youth. Lu Zhao: ovo? I don't know, I just made it up in the Slytherin style. (. Content notes: This is not a Harry Potter fanfic. The title is just a playful reference. The elite academy has been overhauled into Slytherin. Top-led romance, 1v1 in body and heart from beginning to end. The plot and romance are split evenly. The F1 top seems noble and aloof, but is actually chatty, adorable, and a little timid x the bottom, whose character hasn't been figured out yet, but should be a big shot. Mostly slice-of-life at an elite academy, with a little bit of the Delusion trope. Think British nobility through the rosy lens of anime, with a little bit of snake-year spirit. I'll try writing about young snakes who haven't yet grown into great nobles, and the sincere feelings they conceal beneath all their social niceties (? I'll start when I have 100,000 words in reserve or 1,000 follows. I may revise the blurb again before I start posting, but the core premise won't change. Theme: Study hard and keep improving every day.