Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 166 The bloody scepter and the distant destination

Wizard potted plant?

What wizard potted plant?

Ginny looked at Luna drowsily, and she remembered that Professor Angela, who had taken over the class before, had explained a wizard potted plant to higher-level students. It was said that it was an immortal wizard, and Arnie

What does this have to do with.

But why did the wizard's potted plant disappear?

At this time, there was a noise from deep in the office.

Luna suddenly grabbed Ginny's arm and led her away from the office.

"Wait a minute!" Ginny said in surprise: "Could that be Mr. Al's commotion?"

"I don't know." Luna said without looking back, "I just feel something is wrong. Come on, Ginny, I feel like something bad is happening."

Just when the two of them had just arrived at the stairs, a wild beast-like cry suddenly came from the ancient magic office. It was shrill and harsh, resounding throughout the castle and even reaching the Quidditch pitch.

It seems that some monster is about to wake up.

At this time, during the game between Gryffindor and Slytherin, Harry struggled to avoid the bludger that seemed to be chasing him, and caught the Golden Snitch in front of Malfoy, but because he was now

He only held the broom between his two legs and fell straight to the ground. At the same time, he held on to prevent himself from passing out. At this time, he heard an exclamation from the crowd below.

With a bang, water splashed everywhere, and Harry fell into the mud and rolled off the broom. His arms hung there at a very strange angle. Amid the bursts of severe pain, he heard many whistles and

The shouts seemed to come from far away.

But in the next second, these sounds were all covered up by the terrifying screams in the castle. The students stopped cheering involuntarily. Professor McGonagall frowned and looked in the direction of the castle. Snape's expression changed from angry to angry.

It became solemn.

"Perhaps we should put the game on hold," Snape said in a cold voice.

Professor McGonagall immediately retorted: "But the game is over. This is Gryffindor's victory. No one can take it away from me! And the most important thing now is to organize the students and ensure their success."

Safe, especially until - before Dumbledore comes back."

Snape's eyes moved from Professor McGonagall to Lockhart, who was rushing towards the field. He snorted coldly and ordered the Slytherin prefects to gather the students.

Harry saw the row of shining teeth in his daze.

"Oh, no, no you," he groaned.

"I don't know what he's talking about." Lockhart said loudly to the anxious Gryffindor students gathered around him, "Don't worry, Harry. I'm just going to treat your arm."

"No!" Harry said, "Just leave it like this, thank you."

He wanted to sit up, but his arm hurt too much. He heard a familiar clicking sound next to him.

"I don't want to take pictures like this, Colin," he said loudly.

At this moment, a second, more terrifying sound came from the castle, and the entire venue was in silence. Colin put down the camera in fear: "Oh my God, it turns out that was not an illusion."

But Lockhart didn't seem to hear him. On the contrary, he accelerated the speed of "treating" Harry: "Okay, kid, it seems we are in a hurry. This is just a simple spell. I have used it countless times."

That’s it, don’t worry——”

Lockhart said, rolling up his emerald green sleeves. A second later, he pointed his wand at Harry's arm.

"Don't - don't -" Harry said weakly.

After a spell flashed, a strange, very uncomfortable feeling was like lightning, running from Harry's shoulders to the tips of his fingers. It was as if his arms were being drained. He turned his face to the side.

What protruded from his sleeve looked like a thick, flesh-colored rubber glove. He tried to move his fingers, but there was no response.

Lockhart failed to connect Harry's bones.

He took off all the bones.

"Ha," Lockhart said, "Yes, yes, this happens sometimes. Can you please give in? I have to rush to solve the trouble in the castle. Professor McGonagall, wait for me!"

"

At the same time, in the ancient magic office, Toby, who was shrouded in black robes, stood up straight at some point. He moved his body little by little, but he seemed extremely stiff, like a puppet being controlled, terrifying and terrifying.

Weird.

In his covered face, white ribbons like tentacles are constantly extending out, and then they are dyed black in the blink of an eye, and then retract little by little into the black mist under the hood, repeated over and over again, as if he is experiencing

What horrible torture.

Through the black mist, you could vaguely see something opening, and in the next second, another terrifying roar came from the mouth of the Pharaoh's mask, which was louder than the last two combined.

"boom!"

Almost at the same time, the disappearing cabinet in the corner of the office was kicked open, and Angela walked out holding a scepter that was taller than herself. It was all milky white, not so straight, and the top was shaped into a thick one.

The shape of the crown is inlaid with a full circle of bright red gorgeous gems, which looks like blood stains on the surface of a corpse.

Al was sitting on Angela's shoulder. He found Toby who was silently fighting against the Pharaoh's mask. He took out his pocket and quickly threw the magic ball, which quickly formed a magic circle under Toby's feet and covered his whole body.

It was all enveloped, and Toby's actions were restrained bit by bit.

Angela strode to the opposite side of Toby, her long silver-white hair raised behind her head, her white skirt facing the pitch-black witch robe, and through the black mist, the two eyes met.

"Quickly" Toby said with difficulty.

Angela seemed to know better than Toby what to do now. She waved her scepter and pointed the tip of the wand at the black mist under the hood. The rubies on the crown bloomed together, and the red smoke disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It filled the whole room, as if something had been released, roaring louder than the Pharaoh's mask, and even making sounds of biting each other.

Angela stood in the middle of the thick fog with her eyes closed. Al looked at her anxiously, wanting to urge her, but did not dare to speak.

"I command you!"

Angela suddenly opened her eyes and said, with a few drops of blood-red tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, her tone full of majesty.

Tears floated to the scepter in her hand, fell on the surface of the crown at the top, and melted into the ruby ​​drop by drop. The color turned dark red in an instant and began to tremble. In the last unwilling roar, the red smoke

Finally began to dissipate, and the scepter returned to calm.

As for Toby, he had been locked up in the pharaoh's coffin again. Along the gap in the cover, the black and white ribbon was severely torn back, and there was no more movement.

Al stretched out his paw to take back the magic ball, and he was finally able to make a sound and urge: "Yeah!"

Angela's eyes changed from struggling to normal. She nodded slightly and said in a weak tone: "I understand."

On the other side, the professors who rushed back to the castle quickly dispersed, trying to find the source of the sound.

Unexpectedly, Snape and the arrogant Lockhart chose the same path - both leading to the Office of Ancient Magic.

"Aha!" Lockhart said while running hard: "It seems that you and I have thought together, Professor Snape, yes, I understand, this is very simple, isn't it? What can cause this abnormality

It can only be a professor who is not present, and it must be Professor Heimer."

Snape looked at him coldly.

"You don't need to explain anything to me." He said in a cold tone.

Lockhart immediately closed his mouth, his face looking a little unnatural.

They were running up the stairs one after another. When they were about to reach the fifth floor, they suddenly saw someone walking down from the top - the first one was Angela holding a scepter. Al stood restlessly.

On her shoulder, her eyes were fixed on the armor holding a long ax behind her. On the other half of the armor's shoulder, she carried the huge pharaoh's coffin, and walked down the stairs with heavy steps.

"I think I've seen this armor before," Lockhart whispered.

Snape said angrily: "Damn Toby, I knew there would be a day like this. Sooner or later he would kill everyone because of ancient magic——"

"This has nothing to do with ancient magic." Angela interrupted loudly: "It's the monster in the secret room. It attacked Toby again, and it was far more serious than the last time. It almost killed him. We need a carriage.

, now. Severus Snape, if you still consider Toby a friend."

Snape had a cold face. He met Angela's gaze and turned around suddenly. The witch robe was raised high behind him, like a bat disappearing around the corner of the stairs, and he quickly rushed back to the castle along the same path.

Outside.

Lockhart did not leave. He immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help? I believe I will be able to solve Professor Hemmer's problem. I heard you mentioned the monster in the secret room. Just wait for me to prepare."

Once it’s ready, it won’t be a problem.”

The five-time winner of "Wizard Weekly"'s Most Charming Smile Award failed in front of Angela. She walked straight down the stairs in front of Lockhart and dropped a cold word: "As long as you don't think about taking advantage of this opportunity again."

Go steal something from Toby's office—"

"I was just caring about my colleagues!" Lockhart shouted loudly at her back. Unfortunately, Angela had no intention of staying and quickly disappeared at the end of the stairs.

After Angela walked away, Lockhart muttered to himself in confusion: "I seem to have really seen that armor - not just the notebook, but also the day when I became confused."

He suddenly became frightened—could Professor Heimer have been targeting him for a long time?

"When did it start?"

As he ran down the stairs, he thought in fear: "Does it start at the beginning of school? Or is it earlier than this?"

Everyone who went downstairs did not meet the professors who had dispersed, which greatly reduced Angela's burden of explanation and allowed her to quickly walk out of the castle gate and arrive at the school playground in front of a group of students.

, the crowd automatically gave way under her cold aura, separated a path, and suppressed the screams in their throats.

"Let me tell you." Ron, who was standing behind the crowd, stepped hard on his feet and said while using his neck: "Why is Professor Angela back again? There is also the pharaoh's coffin. What is in it? Is it the monster in the secret room? Or...

Or Professor Heimer? It can’t be a mummy, right?”

Harry, who was being supported by Ron, was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He couldn't ignore what Ron said - Monster? Professor Hemmer? Or are the two actually the same thing?

"Look!" Hermione suddenly pointed in the direction of Hagrid's hut and shouted: "They went that way, and Snape seems to be there too!"

Not only Snape, but also Hagrid was there. He was comforting the Thestral in front of the carriage, and looked anxiously at Angela, who was hurrying towards her, and the coffin behind her.

"I heard that Toby was injured again?" Hagrid asked: "Why is it him again? Is he being targeted?"

"That seems to be the case." Angela said hurriedly. She opened the carriage door so that the armor could send the coffin inside - the invisible stretching spell had been cast in time.

Angela glanced at Snape. This was obviously his handiwork. An ordinary school carriage could not hold such a large coffin.

After the coffin was placed, the armor also walked into the carriage. It pressed the long ax on top of the coffin and sat on the side of the carriage.

Before anyone else could make a move, Snape was about to enter the carriage, but was stopped by Angela.

"Relax." Snape glanced sideways at Angela and said, "I am only temporarily replacing Dumbledore. When the principal learns the news and rushes over, I will leave naturally."

"I'm afraid this is not appropriate." Angela said: "You have no idea what you are going to face next. Even if Dumbledore is present, he cannot help Toby. He must be someone who has experienced those adventures with him.

.”

As she spoke, she walked around Snape's body and walked in.

However, right in front of her, Armor, who was sitting in the carriage, reached out and closed the door.

Al performed the stunt shown in the photo, hanging it upside down from the top of the scepter in Angela's hand, and stuffed the entire scepter into his belly pocket at once.

Just when few people could recover, it was already sitting at the front of the carriage, reached out to grab the reins, and slapped it hard: "Yeah!"

"What are you doing?!" Angela shouted in surprise: "Return the scepter to me quickly and make room for me. I have no place to sit."

Al pointed to the corner of Angela's eyes, obviously implying the scene of Angela using the scepter in the office just now. It was very unwise to put the scepter here.

Without insurance, Angela could be killed at any time.

"Are you kidding me?" Angela pulled hard on one side of the reins to prevent Al from leaving like this: "Whether it's going to the temple or the pyramid, you all need me, don't you? Do you mean you

Did you find additional helpers?"

Al shook his head with a heavy expression. It had already found all the helpers.

Then it pushed Angela's palm away and patted the Thestral's body again: "Yeah!"

The Thestral in front of the carriage spread its wings and flew high into the sky with the carriage, and soon disappeared into the clouds.

This time, Angela didn't stop Al anymore.

"What are you doing?" Snape asked with a frown: "A Niffler and a pair of armor, can they save Toby?"

"Where are they going?"

Angela looked at the sky, and until the carriage disappeared, she slowly said a name: "Ghost Castle."

Immediately afterwards, both Hagrid, who looked confused, and Snape, whose eyes suddenly changed, heard Angela's evaluation of this mysterious place.

"Of all the ancient ruins, that was the place where Toby came closest to death."