Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 124 Night in the Principal’s Office

On the desk in the principal's office, there are three different letters.

One is from the Ministry of Magic.

One from Penny.

There is another letter from Angela.

These three letters are all related to Toby Highmore, namely the warning from the Ministry of Magic, Petunia's cry, and Angela's ultimatum.

Dumbledore stared at the three envelopes in the darkness, the light in his eyes dimming little by little.

He turned his head and glanced at the "Daily Prophet" that was put aside, which contained a report on the recruitment of a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore slowly closed his eyes.

Perhaps, it's time to recruit a new ancient magic professor.

At this time, the door to the principal's office was pushed open forcefully, and Toby and Al walked in excitedly. He seemed to have some good news to tell Dumbledore.

"Headmaster, I think I have found the right Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Do you remember Gilderoy Lockhart? That obscure student - he is actually famous! The resume looks very beautiful, I really didn't expect it.

——Principal, what’s wrong with you, why don’t you speak?”

Dumbledore was still concentrating with his eyes closed, not wanting to pay any attention to this even more inconspicuous student.

Toby was sitting across from the desk. He finally saw the letters on the desk, and by the way, he also noticed that Phoenix Fox was staring at him with a hostile look.

"Well"

Toby opened a letter and at the same time dragged Al back who started to provoke Fox.

"It seems you have already met Angela."

He subconsciously ignored the contents of the first two letters.

"Should she leave Hogwarts?"

"Of course, Toby." Dumbledore finally opened his eyes. He stared at Toby, who was avoiding his gaze, and said calmly: "And just after she left, you returned to Hogwarts. There is a big difference.

It only takes ten minutes.”

"Alas." Toby sighed heavily: "I can't help it, principal. I just went to visit the shabby home. The students nowadays are really worried. I have no choice but to help them with their homework.

I accidentally missed the opportunity to meet Angela."

Dumbledore was still staring at Toby with that scrutinizing gaze, while Toby was silently wary of the spinning top on the table, lest he accidentally be taught a lesson again.

Before little Toby was about to graduate, he spent two years in school with Gerald Lockhart. He had never seen such an annoying guy, which completely subverted Toby's cognition.

Toby knew that the process of recruiting new professors this year was not going well. As a result, he saw a book on Gerald Lockhart's pest removal at the Burrow. Only then did he realize that the arrogant man had become so famous.

That's why he came up with such a way to eliminate the principal's anger and help him recruit new professors - this is not because of the Ministry of Magic and Petunia, but because of Angela - he knows that this stubborn woman has

No matter how difficult it was, I never forgot to take the scepter back.

This resulted in Toby being targeted by Angela as soon as he arrived in Africa. Fortunately, Toby acted quickly and completed the publication of the new book in time, otherwise he would have spent more time on it.

"By the way, principal, do you want to see my new book?"

Toby had nothing to say. He took out a tightly wrapped package from his pocket, opened the cover, and revealed the exquisite book inside.

"Ancient Magic and Magic Circles"

Author - Toby Heimer.

This time, Dumbledore did not refuse. He picked up the book and flipped it through for a while. Many of the contents in it were exchanged between him and Toby in previous letters, so he quickly turned to the end of the book. As a result,

He saw a lot of incomprehensible names and words——

[My heartfelt thanks to Veitch - he is the owner of the Veil Bar and provided me with magma wine for free when I was sorting out the information. Without him, this book would not have such clear logic and rich content. 】

[My sincere thanks to Cedric Diggory, my assistant's assistant, who relied on the magic circle to create the first automatic casting wand. Although he only had a disarming spell, he was still incredibly talented. I hope no one will do it in front of him again.

In front of you, Hufflepuff students are nothing but losers.】

[My sincere thanks to Hermione Granger - she is a naughty and troublesome student. I hope she will not be dragged down by her friends and can continue to improve her grades. 】

[Sincere thanks to Albus Dumbledore - if he had not kicked me out - oh, encouraged me to leave the UK, otherwise I would never have achieved what I have achieved today. Thanks to the great White Devil - oh, yes

The greatest white wizard.]

Dumbledore's fingers became harder and harder, and Toby felt that this scene was somewhat similar - could it be that the principal was moved by him?

This new textbook was delivered in the afternoon, and Toby hadn't had time to read it himself - he quietly turned his head and read the paragraphs in the special acknowledgments bit by bit.

"Wow--"

Toby screamed in an exaggerated manner. He didn't expect that his slip of the tongue would be recorded.

"Principal, if I said it was because of the emergency situation at the time that the scribe made an error in his description, would you believe it?"

In the end, Dumbledore accepted the book.

According to him, he has never received such a handy weapon.

Toby sat down solemnly, pretending that the red mark under the hair on his forehead did not exist. He became increasingly convinced that the principal's dueling skills had not diminished at all. It seemed that his succession plan would be postponed for a while longer.

"But to be honest, Headmaster, you should have told me Harry Potter's situation earlier. It's not that I'm unwilling to do this little favor. She is simply abusing Harry. I dare say, if she

If you can grow up early when you are a child, you will definitely treat Lily with the same attitude. Who makes her jealous so much?"

"But, Toby, I thought you wouldn't hate Muggles. After all, you are also a Muggle-born."

"But that doesn't mean I can tolerate idiots, especially those in the Ministry of Magic. Do they still pursue pure-blood supremacy? It seems that the war caused by the mysterious man did not teach them a lesson."

"Eliminating prejudice in people's hearts is not as simple as ending a war. That is also the cause of conflicts."

"Okay, I'll just assume you're referring to Angela. Her prejudice against me is particularly profound, and I'll probably never have a chance to change it. By the way, principal, do you want me to help recruit new students?"

Professor? I thought Lockhart was pretty good, but I didn’t expect that his experience would be so rich later. Of course, he is still a little worse than me, an archaeologist.”

"If you insist."

After leaving the principal's office, Toby still couldn't forget Dumbledore's strange look.

Could it be because there is something special about Lockhart?

It seems that he really needs to take this matter seriously.

I also hope that my new colleagues will stop causing any trouble and can persist in school longer.