Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Professor Horace Slughorn is a famous potion master, so Toby asked him to help him make the elixir.

In addition, there is another reason - little Toby had personally experienced the magical effects of Felixir when he was a student, and he knew that Slughorn had the ability to make such an advanced potion.

In the past, Professor Slughorn had the habit of using brewed potions to encourage students, and to reward the students with the best performance in class, the reward he used that time was a small bottle of Felixir.

At that time, little Toby worked hard for this, and he even did not hesitate to secretly use the ancient magic he learned to cheat, and finally made a perfect vitality tonic, which was even better than what Lily and Snape were in the same class at the time.

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Later, these two people often laughed at him because of this incident.

Professor Slughorn didn't know Toby's little trick, but Lily and Snape both knew his methods very well.

It wasn't until one full-moon night that Toby personally took the vial of reward and ended this unnecessary dispute.

At the same time, it also led to the beginning of another deeper conflict.

Decades later, in the night, the adult Toby once again looked up at the full moon in the sky.

His thoughts gradually broke away from his memories, and a deep confusion couldn't help but arise in his mind.

It was obviously a full moon night, but why did the elixir of blessing fail this time?

Is it because Slughorn has been away from Hogwarts for so long that his knowledge and skills have begun to decline?

Apparition is a method of magical travel. It allows the user to get where they want to go.

This way of traveling is not pleasant. It has the feeling of having to forcefully get into a small water pipe and then pull out little by little. Not every wizard likes to apparate. Some wizards prefer to use broomsticks, floo powder or doors.

Key way to travel.

Al didn't like it, so he resisted so fiercely before setting off.

Toby also doesn't like Apparition. He prefers flying carpets, where he can rest, eat, or even sleep under a quilt.

Unfortunately, flying carpets are prohibited items in the UK, and wizards are not allowed to use flying carpets for travel because they are too easy for Muggles to see.

There is another reason why Toby resists apparating - it is difficult to use apparation skillfully. Short distance is fine, but if the distance is too long, it will be difficult to do it, which may lead to catastrophic consequences. Only extremely powerful

Only wizards have such strength.

Toby often needs to go to various places around the world for archeology. Ancient ruins are the kind of places that contain unknown dangers. He never uses Apparition to reach the destination before doing archaeology. The risk of doing so is too high and it is not worth doing.

Although Toby was about to arrive at the entrance of the Ministry of Magic at that time, and was far away from Hogwarts. But this time, with the help of the Blissful Elixir, Toby thought he would be foolproof.

As a result, he appeared inexplicably deep in the Forbidden Forest.

This was far away from the school gate where he originally expected, and it would take a lot of time to get back to the castle.

And somehow, this time the blessing elixir had completely the opposite effect, just like now——

"Al! Al!"

Toby's running posture became extremely weird, his body was stiff and stiff, his upper body seemed to be under a petrification spell, and his lower legs could not bend.

He waved his empty sleeves and shouted, "Have you found my arm?"

Toby is separated.

This kind of dilemma that only novices would encounter actually happened to Toby. He had used Apparition for so long, and no matter how unfamiliar he was, he would not be separated.

The most annoying thing is that Al doesn't have anything wrong with him at all. They clearly apparated together - before Al went to find his arm, he laughed at Toby for a long time, finally shaking his body.

Searched everywhere.

After hearing Toby's call, there was a response of "ah" in the distance, and Al's figure on the small flying carpet gradually appeared in the dense forest.

"Yeah...Yeah..."

Al's tone was unusually hesitant, and Toby asked anxiously: "What's wrong? Did you find anything? Could it be that your arm fell where it was before you left?"

Two arms appearing out of thin air will definitely scare the Muggles around. The Ministry of Magic doesn't know how many people's memories will be cleared for this. This will get Toby into trouble. Lucius will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

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"Ah...ah..." Al still seemed hesitant.

Toby understood, and he blinked: "Ah? It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

About a few seconds later, a figure suddenly emerged from the woods - black hair, black body, looking very rough, and the injury on the opponent's chest had already formed a long scar.

It's Bane the centaur.

He stared at the two uninvited guests angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "Damn Toby Highmore, after threatening my people, you still dare to appear in the Forbidden Forest——"

Toby immediately saw an arm that Bain was holding tightly in his hand. He also saw a swollen bulge on Bain's forehead, and the elbow of his arm was also swollen.

Judging from the injuries in these two locations, the incident of punching Bane with his arm probably happened only a few minutes ago.

"What a coincidence."

Toby murmured, and the magic ball floated out of the pocket of his witch robe and landed in front of Al.

"A quick fight, don't beat Bain to death. I don't have time to waste with him."

After getting Toby's permission, Al no longer had to worry about being criticized by Dumbledore. It cheered, narrowed its little eyes, and stared at Bain with malicious intent.

Facts have proved that the Elixir of Fortune still had some effect, and Al's strength was not affected. It summoned a set of ropes through the magic circle. The furious Bain got carried away for a moment, and actually pulled the rope himself while rushing forward.

His head was put into the noose, and then he was tied up tightly.

Al looked at Bain with disdain. He pulled his arm over and connected it to Toby's right shoulder. Then he took out a small bottle of transparent potion and poured it on the connection, making a burst of noise.

There was a squeaking sound and white mist.

Toby endured the discomfort and moved his shoulders a few times. He ignored Bain, whose eyes almost popped out, and limped and said to Al: "Thank God, the arm fell in the Forbidden Forest. We should look for it."

The second arm——"

At this time, a large number of centaurs emerged from the woods one after another, led by the leader Margery, who was also holding a separate arm in his hand.

Surprisingly, there was also a swelling on his forehead.

"Toby Highmore!"

Margery saw Bain who was unable to get up at a glance, and burst out with anger in his eyes: "I will never allow anyone to trample on the dignity of the centaurs!"

Toby was stunned. He sighed deeply and felt a surge of irritation in his heart. His hair drooped down, covering his gloomy sight.

The black walnut wand was held tightly in his remaining right hand, and the magic ball floated next to his head. Al on his shoulders opened his eyes excitedly, took out a lot of strange things from his belly pocket, and finally raised the small

Shovel shouted excitedly.

"ah!"

"Yes, Al...it's time for the centaurs to know who allowed them to live in the Forbidden Forest."

Toby threw Dumbledore's instructions to the back of his mind, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the witch robe automatically untied, revealing a strong body covered with hideous scars, no better than those shown in the school newspaper.

The lower legs are poorly described.

The centaurs' eyes became solemn, and they swung their hooves uneasily——

Just on Toby's body, deeper than the scars, are dark magic arrays, thick and dense, emitting a shimmering light. Looking from a distance, you can feel the cold evil spreading around.

Just like the name Toby has long given up using——

Black devil.

Invisible black flames enveloped him. Under the sight of the centaurs, Toby seemed to have turned into a real devil, more real than the fantasy constructed by the magic ball.

A trace of black mist flashed in Toby's pupils. He cast a cold gaze at the centaurs and murmured in a hoarse voice:

"Why do people always forget this..."

"I am even more Slytherin than Slytherin himself."