Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Severus Snape stared at Toby silently for a while, seeming to compare the scruffy face in front of him with his memory.

"I thought you were dead."

Snape finally said.

Toby spread his hands helplessly: "Why are so many people looking forward to my death today? I really should have looked at the horoscope before going out."

Al held a multi-flavor bean and nodded vigorously, as if to say: That's right.

After noticing Snape's gaze, Toby took the initiative to introduce: "It's called Al. He is my pet and can also be regarded as a partner. Compared with ordinary sniffers, it is particularly sensitive to the source of light. This

It is very important during the exploration of ancient ruins and has saved my life many times."

"Ancient ruins?" Snape curved his lips and mocked, "You haven't given up on your whimsical ideas and wasted your time exploring ancient ruins?"

"Huh." Toby retorted ruthlessly: "This is better than joining the Death Eaters. If Lily is still alive, I really don't know what she will think of you."

"You!" Snape immediately became angry and stared at Toby fiercely: "That's better than you, a coward who can only run away!"

Toby clicked his ears indifferently: "At least I didn't stand against Lily, nor was I an accomplice in killing her. Besides, what's wrong with being a coward? I remember that Professor Slughorn also planned to escape, and you

Different from taking the initiative to join, we have no intention of helping the mysterious person."

Snape stared at Toby like crazy: "You are not allowed to mention Lily's name again!"

Toby raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter, Severus? Why are you so excited? I thought you had forgotten her a long time ago. It's been so long, and her and James' children should also grow up.

Come on. I still remember the scene when you parted ways - that 'mudblood' curse included me, Severus."

Accompanied by a chaotic sound of hammers and hammers, Snape suddenly stood up and lifted the table.

Al suddenly jumped on Toby's shoulder. He looked at the multi-flavored beans scattered on the floor and shouted against Snape as the culprit.

The bar owner Weiqi saw this scene from a distance, and Toby reached out to comfort him: "Please change a table, oh yes, another order of multi-flavor beans."

While the house elves were cleaning, Wych came over and said, "I thought you were just catching up on old times."

Toby looked at Snape with a smile and said, "This old classmate of mine does have some enthusiasm."

"After all, we haven't seen each other for many years."

After the table was changed again, Snape suppressed his anger and sat down again.

He glanced at Weiqi, who was staring closely at this place, and said meaningfully: "Since graduation, it seems that you have a lot of experience."

Toby replied nonchalantly: "Same to you, Severus."

This is the first time the two of them have met since graduating from Hogwarts.

Snape stayed in England, and Toby never went back.

They are students of the same class at Hogwarts and are both from Slytherin House.

Snape had been seeking recognition from pure-blood students when he was in school. Of course, this was also related to his own love of black magic, so he hung out with those "evil" students all day long.

But that was not a true friendship after all. At least Toby had never seen those "friends" stand up for Snape when he was bullied by James and others.

Toby also had few friends when he was in school, and he was marginalized.

Slytherin House was originally not favored by students from other houses. Almost everyone agreed that only bad students would be assigned to Slytherin. In addition, it happened to be during the rise of Voldemort's power, which brought great problems to Slytherin House.

There was a deeper and more stereotyped bad impression, but the students of Slytherin House were not unjust at all. Many senior students were blatantly discussing whether to join the Death Eaters.

But Toby is different.

He had no intention of becoming a Death Eater and did not want to serve Voldemort, but he was not accepted by students from other colleges.

Because he is an extremely rare Muggle-born person who has been assigned to Slytherin House for many years.

This was unimaginable to Toby, and to everyone else as well.

Slytherin House has always been a house that pays attention to blood. Pure blood is the highest honor. How can a Mudblood be allowed to enter?

This made Toby feel lost for a long time at first, not because of his Muggle-born status, but because of the lack of recognition.

Fortunately, there is still magic accompanying him.

For Toby, who has lived in the Muggle world since childhood, magic has always been the most attractive existence to him.

This strong interest allowed Toby to achieve extremely excellent results. Whether it was the O.W.L. exam or the N.E.W.T., his scores in every subject were excellent.

This brought him attention, and the best of them came from Professor Slughorn. He himself was a pure-blood wizard, but he would not judge a person because of his blood, but rather whether he was good enough and had the necessary qualities.

Sufficient "collection" value.

Toby's excellent grades made Professor Slughorn look upon him with special regard, and he was often willing to make a convenience.

But good grades bring not only positive reactions, but also negative ones.

Toby was targeted by Voldemort, and the terrifying Dark Lord was willing to recruit him regardless of Toby's bloodline.

Of course, the solicitation methods are not so friendly.

It was impossible for Toby to agree to Voldemort's recruitment. The fact that he was a Muggle-born could not be changed. He also could not agree with Voldemort's concept of purifying his bloodline, nor could he forget his experiences as a student.

Always treated with indifference.

Fortunately, Toby's will is strong enough. He has been an orphan since he was a child. He knows how to deal with himself and how to avoid trouble.

This is completely different from another marginal character, Severus Snape. Many times, in Toby's view, Snape is looking for trouble.

Of course, it became difficult to explain this kind of thing clearly later on. The hatred between Snape and James had reached the point where it could not be resolved, and tracing the source became meaningless.

They are not born to deal with it.

Toby was good at observation. He knew very early on that Snape liked Lily, but he was never able to say it out loud.

As a result, Lily got together with James, whom she had always hated, and gave birth to a savior of the wizarding world, the Boy Who Lived - Harry Potter.

And this Harry happened to be related to the reason why Snape went to Egypt.

"Tell me about it."

Snape asked in an interviewer's tone: "Harry Potter is also going to enroll this year. Are you here specifically for him?"

"For the Boy Who Lived?"