Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 116 The Hollow Tree in Albania

When the same words are spoken by different people, the effects are completely different.

There was an extra plate of Bibi's multi-flavor beans in front of Al. He picked up one and threw it into the air, and then caught it with his mouth. Occasionally he yelped with joy, or he quickly stuck out his tongue and took a swig of milk.

I want to get rid of the spicy taste in my mouth.

As for Toby, who just translated the original meaning, he rubbed his red forehead and couldn't help but fall into deep thought——

What on earth hit him just now?

Toby was hit all of a sudden without seeing anything clearly.

He is truly worthy of being the White Devil.

He thought silently in his heart, and moved his chair back to maintain a safer distance from the principal.

"But this still doesn't explain the magic ball."

Toby suddenly said: "You could have told me in advance. As for Harry Potter. Well, he is an exception. Even I did not expect that the mysterious man would have his mind set on him - Potter and Magic

The connection between stones is still too far-fetched."

"the reason is simple--"

Dumbledore said calmly, as if he was not the one who had just taught Toby a lesson.

"At the beginning, I didn't think of the magic ball. The centaur prophet only gave Voldemort a vague answer - if he wants to recover his body, the real key lies in the reasons why he failed."

"There are two ways to interpret this prophecy: ancient magic, and black magic."

"Ancient magic is related to Lily's love, while black magic refers to the death curse. At this point, you should be able to guess why I didn't warn you in advance - this is a very general scope

, the Philosopher's Stone was not included, or it was classified into ancient magic. And Harry's accident was indeed beyond my imagination. Before it actually happened, I never thought that he would be involved in Voldemort's resurrection.

There is a connection.”

"What about the Mirror of Erised?" Toby continued to ask: "During the Christmas holiday, you clearly helped Harry Potter understand the special features of the Mirror of Erised. Isn't this for the final guardian magic?

Are you ready?"

Dumbledore said in a gentle tone: "This sounds like a very interesting conjecture. But before that, why don't you think carefully about how I managed to appear in that room in advance?"

Toby blinked: "Because you happened to be using the Mirror of Erised?"

Dumbledore shook his head with a regretful expression, as if he was lamenting how his students suddenly became so stupid and couldn't understand such a simple thing.

Al also glanced at Toby with disgust. He really should have been allowed to be a professor instead of Toby who was only known to be suspicious.

Toby knew he had guessed correctly, but he still felt embarrassed.

He heard Dumbledore say -

"I remember that in Slytherin House there are two characteristics: shrewdness and resourcefulness. Thinking carefully is a good thing, but the prerequisite is that it must be used in the right direction, rather than being used against me all day long. To be honest, Trust me

Bi, now I really suspect that you want to be the principal of Hogwarts, and maybe you are planning to let me retire early due to an 'accident'."

While Dumbledore was teaching Toby, Toby first glared at Al. Then in order to avoid the atmosphere being too awkward, Toby had to change the subject and asked: "Why are you going to see the Mirror of Erised at night?"

Dumbledore said calmly: "Since you know the function of the Mirror of Erised, do you still think I will tell you this secret? In other words, are you willing to tell me your true desire in the heart?"

"Of course not." Toby admitted frankly: "I don't want to quarrel with you anymore. Sometimes hiding from each other is not a bad thing. But isn't it?"

He suddenly began to talk to himself: "If I had to guess the reason why you appeared in the corridor in the middle of the night - I remember that just a few days ago, we just learned that House, the fifth founder, would be

Is it related to him? But why? Is it because of the wizard supremacy that was later speculated?"

"Wizard supremacy, well. You do it because of Gellert Grindelwald—"

"boom!"

There was another red mark on Toby's forehead, and he finally saw it clearly this time - it was the top he often used to avoid sight that hit him.

Dumbledore stretched out his hand to catch the falling top. He said calmly: "It's really strange. I didn't know that this gadget would take the initiative to help me teach a troublesome student. Speaking of which, it is somewhat similar to Frank's wand.

Similar-"

"Isn't what you are going to say next about 'love'?"

Toby originally said this because of the abnormality of the wand in the battle. According to Dumbledore, Frank's love for his son Neville did exist on that wand, so he used it in the battle.

Show off in battle.

However, what shocked Toby was that Dumbledore actually smiled and nodded after hearing these words.

"You're right, Toby."

Toby suddenly felt like he was being targeted by a lion. If he said one more word on this topic, he would be retaliated against like never before.

This is a characteristic that the black walnut wand gives to its owner, or in other words, only such an owner can control the black walnut wand - possessing keen intuition and insight.

Toby chose to trust his instincts.

"Ahem!"

He coughed hard twice, put his arms on the table, crossed the fingers of his hands and said seriously: "Tell me about what you discovered in Albania, principal. The mysterious man will definitely not die so easily.

Did he later return to Albania?"

Dumbledore was very satisfied with Toby's performance. He did not pursue the matter any further, but answered: "No, I suspect it is because Voldemort knew the news that I was in Albania, so he separated from me.

Changed to a new hiding place."

Before Toby could show regret, he was attracted by Dumbledore's next words——

"But, with clues from dead animals in the Forbidden Forest, I did find something in Albania."

"In a desolate forest, a large number of animal carcasses with the same characteristics once appeared, and they were all very close to a hollow tree. If I am right, that tree must have existed for at least a thousand years.

Already."

Toby looked at Dumbledore eagerly: "What then?"

"That's all for now."

Dumbledore's answer made Toby feel disappointed: "Except for what was hidden in that hollow tree, we can't determine anything. At most, we can only judge the size of the items."

"But no matter what, this item must be related to Voldemort."