Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 202 Recruitment of new professors

"Black?" Lupine asked with a blank expression: "You mean Sirius? Why did he come to me?"

"Because he disappeared." Toby stretched his neck and looked into the house. He said: "He disappeared after planning to starve me to death. Someone found No. 12 Grimmauld Place. You should know that this is the house of the Black family.

, after being cast with so many protective spells, not many people can find him."

"After that, there was no fight, and Blake didn't offer any resistance. He just left with the visitor."

"Isn't that person you?"

Lupine couldn't understand what Toby was saying at all, so he stepped aside and said, "You'd better come in first. Of course, if you don't mind, it's not a full moon tonight."

"I'm just looking forward to it." Toby said meaningfully.

Lupine seemed to have long been accustomed to Toby's weird temper. He walked into the living room with Toby and Al, and then went to the kitchen to get some things. However, when he opened the drawer, he found that it was empty.

I remembered that there was no tea at home for a long time.

In the end he had to walk back with two cups of boiling water, one for Toby and the other for Al, but he had nothing for himself.

"Are there not enough cups?" Toby asked, looking around. The furniture in the house was very old, and even the sofa was no longer so soft.

"Yes." Lu Ping said gently, with a helpless smile on his face: "I just lost a job not long ago, and I was planning to try my luck after dawn - let's go back to Sirius, why did he want to

Starve you to death?"

"That's what happened." In Toby's description, Sirius became a villain who took the opportunity to make a sneak attack. He happened to encounter Toby who was seriously injured, so he decided to kidnap him as revenge.

But these words changed completely when they came to Lu Ping's ears.

"Wait a minute." He asked with a strange expression: "How did you happen to meet Sirius? Could it be that it was the commotion you made in Azkaban that allowed Sirius to escape smoothly?"

"You actually want to do archeology in Azkaban?"

"I've already done this." Toby admitted nonchalantly.

After a common archaeological experience, it was difficult to hide this from Lupine.

"Fortunately." Lupine shook his head and said, "Fortunately I didn't accept your employment again, otherwise once I was caught, it would only give the Ministry of Magic more excuses to target werewolves, and our situation would become even worse."

"Oh?" Toby showed a sarcastic smile: "Is that so? Are you unwilling to accept my employment because you are worried about the consequences? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't see this."

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a while.

Facing Toby's disgusted look, Lupine reluctantly admitted: "Okay, it's because I'm so proud that I gave up halfway. But you have to admit that the snow mountain is really too cold. I still remember that after waking up under the full moon, I thought

My own tail was frozen off."

Toby still had a disgusted expression on his face: "It seems that your life is not embarrassing enough. Besides, what will happen if it freezes? It should be able to grow back after your next transformation."

Lupine simply gave up arguing with Toby.

But Toby refused to give up. He asked: "Well, it seems that Black is not here with you. But why have you never mentioned that he is an Animagus? Who else besides him?"

"You even know this kind of thing." Lupine murmured: "It seems that you have really met Sirius, and you have really been to Azkaban. Anyway, it has been so long.

In addition to him, there are James and Peter, both of whom have learned the Animagus. James can turn into a stag, and Peter is a mouse. They will accompany me in the form of animals when I transform, that's about it

many."

"But they are all dead." Toby said suddenly, staring directly at Lupin: "Both of these two people died in the war, only you and Black are still alive."

Lupine was silent for a moment, then said: "The war killed a lot of people. A lot of people."

At this time, Toby stood up and seemed to be planning to leave. He walked to the door with Al on his shoulders, turned back and said: "Before I leave, I have one more thing -"

"Stop talking." Lu Ping suddenly interrupted: "I will not accept your conditions. It would be fine if you just use wolfsbane potion to hire werewolves, but this idea is still too alarmist, let alone leading this

You are still the one who planned the plan - don't look at me like this, Toby, I can still distinguish between good and bad. And I have advised you a long time ago that ancient magic is not all friendly, there is also part of it - "

"Stop, stop, stop!" Toby quickly raised his hand and said, "Don't think too badly of me. After all, I'm just an archaeologist who is passionate about ancient magic."

Lu Ping looked back and said, "Huh? Where's my tail? Oh, I know, it was almost frozen to pieces because of you."

"Don't worry, it will grow back." Toby said without any conscious thought: "I know what you think, but I don't plan to recruit werewolves as my subordinates again. It was just an immature idea I had.

Now I would like to invite you to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor next semester."

Lupine stopped joking and asked in surprise: "Are you serious? Wait a minute, I know you are the ancient magic professor at Hogwarts, but when did you have the power to recruit other professors? Deng

Will Bledo agree?"

"Of course I will." Toby said: "I was the one who accomplished this thing last year - even though it turns out that I don't have a good eye for people, and it also made the previous professor abscond in fear of crime, but this time - if

If you are willing to come, I will find a way to convince Severus to help you prepare Wolfsbane potion once a month. I can still afford the money."

Lupine looked at him suspiciously: "When did the Black Devil become so kind?"

Toby said mysteriously: "Believe me, you will never regret it."

Lupine did not hesitate for too long. He wrote a reply to Toby the next day, saying that he agreed to his invitation and that he now needed a serious job.

By this time Toby had returned to Hogwarts. He ignored Lupine's implication that archeology was not serious, and found Dumbledore with this reply letter.

"Very good." Dumbledore commented: "I am pleased that you are willing to take the initiative to take on the responsibilities of the principal. You are becoming more and more like a qualified principal."

"Really?" Toby asked, suspecting that Dumbledore just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"It's true." Dumbledore said firmly, as if "I'm optimistic about you."

"Of course, it would be better if you could avoid breaking through the skylight at Hogwarts."

This is referring to the incident in Azkaban, which caused quite a big stir.

Well, Dumbledore is using this to teach Toby a lesson again.

Toby simply pretended not to understand. He told about Sirius, the leaked bone age algae, and the missing magic ball.

"It seems you are not the only one pursuing the secrets of ancient magic." Dumbledore fell into deep thought: "Besides you, is there anyone else who can use the magic ball?"

"No more." Toby shook his head and said, "It's different from the wand. Only I can control it. I just don't know where it is hidden."

"Where is the mysterious visitor?" Dumbledore asked again, "Who do you think it could be?"

"Kreacher." Toby said decisively: "The only thing I can think of right now is the house elf of the Black family. Only it can enter and exit the house at will. But this clue is still doubtful, because I

I know that Sirius has never liked Kreacher, and it is even more impossible for him to leave without saying anything - this is all what Regulus himself told me when he was in school."

"Regulus," Dumbledore recalled, "I remember this boy. I heard he died in the war, like so many others."

"More than that." Toby said sarcastically: "He must have joined the Death Eaters. With parents like that, he can't refuse even if he wants to."

The Black family is a firm pure-blood supremacist. Similar to the Malfoy family, they are both famous "pure-blood" families.

"There is no point in discussing these now." Dumbledore shook his head and said: "No matter what, I want to congratulate you on finally getting rid of the influence of the Pharaoh's mask, and finally no longer need to directly expel me from Hogwarts.

.”

Toby stared awkwardly at the top on the table, and the boos from the portraits of the principals on the wall rang in his ears.

"How shameless." Phineas Black rarely gained the approval of most people: "I have never seen such a bold and ambitious student. Dumbledore should hang you up and whip you hard -

What are you going to do? Put me down quickly!"

Dumbledore coughed twice and stopped Toby's urge to destroy the portrait with his eyes.

"This is the property of the school," he persuaded.

"Of course I understand, principal." Toby stared at Phineas hiding behind the chair fiercely: "I really hope you can save it until the day I take office."

Then he put his arms around Al, who shared the same hatred with him, and left the principal's office with him.

The next person to go to is Snape, in order to solve the problem of Wolfsbane Potion.

Toby considered asking Professor Slughorn for help, but he lived too far away and was said to be very busy, hosting parties and so on. It would be better to ask Snape for help.

"Hey, Severus!"

Toby kicked open the door of the potion office: "Look who is back, your few friends and besties, plus your future boss-Toby Highmore! Wait a minute, what are you doing?

Are you packing your luggage?"

Snape, who was putting the magic book in the suitcase, was shaking with anger. His cheeks were tense. He was not at all happy that Toby had successfully taken off the mask. Instead, he roared angrily: "Get out of here."

go out!"

"Don't be so angry." Toby said nonchalantly. He pushed his hair to the back of his head, and then quickly realized that he hadn't done this kind of action for a long time.

"It's so nostalgic." He stroked it again and said.

Snape roared even louder: "Get out of here! Now, now, now!"

"Hey, hey, hey." Toby raised his hand to stop him: "Don't do this, Severus. I have advised you to try using the shampoo invented by the Potter family. It's not my fault that your hair is ugly.

Of course, this is probably related to Lily’s disdain for you. There’s really nothing we can do about it. It’s the three of us who usually get together. You know—”

He compared it back and forth with his fingers: "The gap, this is the gap."

Snape quickly shot a spell, shattering the glass bottle filled with sleepy beans. Of course Toby dodged it quickly.

"It seems like this is a good start." Toby stared at the debris on the floor and said, "I'm here to inform you to prepare the Wolfsbane potion for next semester in advance. Yes, Severus and Remus will

Will be the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Snape shouted angrily: "This is none of my business! Don't expect me to help him!"

"Calm down." Toby opened his eyes and said nonsense: "This is the principal's order. You must do this, otherwise you will be fired and you will be sent back to Spider End Alley to die alone for the rest of your life. It's pitiful to think about it.

——Besides, are you really planning to go home when you pack your bags? Would you rather go back to that place than stay in Hogwarts?"

"This is none of your business." Snape repeated coldly again: "And don't think that I don't know you are lying. How could Dumbledore fire me? If it was really his order, he would personally

Come to me."

"What did you say?" Toby suddenly changed his expression: "Are you so sure that the principal will not fire you? I know that the principal will not recruit you for no reason. Tell me, what are you two planning?"

Snape narrowed his eyes: "You should ask Dumbledore and see if he can tell you."

"Nonsense." Toby said sarcastically: "Do you think it's easier to threaten Dumbledore, or do you think it's easier to threaten you?"

Snape raised his wand again. "Want to try it?" he said maliciously.

At this time, Toby suddenly said: "Lockhart deceived us."

"What?" Snape frowned and said, "Why are you mentioning him?"

"Because he deceived everyone." Toby pulled a chair and sat down and said: "You, me, Dumbledore, other professors, and some students-I mean those who thought he was

Lying students.”

"Lockhart has real information. His stories in the book are not all fabrications and deceptions. I don't know how much of it is, but he is very likely to be a really powerful wizard. At the very least, he is

Learned Occlumency."

Snape's expression became serious little by little, which was very different from the Lockhart he imagined. Even the other professors thought that Lockhart was just a liar in appearance.

Moreover, don't forget, he had a conflict with Lockhart in dueling class and almost got into a fight.

"Where are the others?" Snape asked.

"Missing." Toby spread his hands and said, "He disappeared without doing anything. Do you think he is deliberately hiding something?"

"How do I know?" Snape turned around and continued to pack his luggage, then sarcastically said: "Maybe he came here because of you. It seems that you will have to be careful in the future, great Lord Black Devil."

Of course he couldn't be praising Toby, and his tone wasn't very well-intentioned.

But after waiting for a while, Snape noticed that Toby rarely argued with him anymore.

He turned around silently and stared at Toby.

"You're right." Toby said solemnly: "He came here just for me."

"Magic circle, this is the most sufficient evidence. Lockhart learned the magic circle long before he came to Hogwarts. This is not easy. You should know how poorly written my book "Ancient Magic" is.

.What was thought to be an accident later—that is, the basilisk's brief resurrection after shedding its skin—was also an illusion deliberately created by Lockhart."

"That is to say, besides me, there is another group of people in the magic world who are eyeing ancient magic and ancient magic creations. The magic ball was stolen by them. I suspect this has something to do with Lockhart.

Otherwise, who would care about this special magic circle item? Although the evidence is not conclusive enough, there is definitely a connection."

"Of course, now we have to add Kreacher. He might be one of them, a house elf. It's really strange."

"Kreacher?" Snape thought carefully for a moment: "You mean the house elf of the Black family?"

Toby had shared this news with him and Lily when they were in school. At that time, Toby said with envy that he also wanted a house elf, but the purpose was a bit dark, which could more perfectly demonstrate the effects of ancient magic.

Under research.

At that time, Lily tried her best to scold Toby for his bad thoughts, and Snape also mocked him a few times. Unfortunately, it was too late. Little Toby no longer cared about revealing his true thoughts in front of them, which made them suffer every day.

Psychological torture.

"It's the Black family!" Toby said loudly: "Don't you want to seek revenge from Black? Don't forget, he wanted to use Remus to kill you, and it was me who saved you. And, too

Later, I wanted to avenge you and framed the suspicion of killing Penny on Blake."

"It was only because of your dark psychology that you carried out the real murder plan." Snape said coldly: "The ancient magic has had an irreversible impact on you, and you are entirely to blame for everything."

"Isn't it the same for you?" Toby said lazily: "I can't even remember how many times you wanted to kill James, but you just couldn't do it."

The two were silent for a while, and finally Snape was the first to break the silence and asked: "What does what you are talking about have to do with Lupin?"

"Of course it does matter." Toby snapped his fingers and lowered his voice and said: "What do you think would happen if we recreated the situation and tried to let Remus, who turned into a werewolf, kill Black?"

"This is easy to do, as long as you accidentally lack some material when preparing the Wolfsbane potion, making the potion invalid. Moreover, the ancient magic around me, plus the evidence that Blake appeared on Privet Drive, made me

We have become double bait with Harry Potter. Sooner or later we will be able to catch Black with our own hands."

"Death in the hands of former friends will not stain our souls, and it can be regarded as the best destination for Blake."

Snape squinted at Toby, then moved his gaze to the door of the office and said, "Good afternoon, Headmaster."

Toby waved his hand impatiently: "Don't scare me with the principal, this is a matter between you and me. So what if the principal doesn't allow it? Are you going to report me? What's the point of doing this to a prisoner with a life sentence?

kind."

"Really?" Dumbledore's voice sounded behind Toby: "Are you telling the truth, Toby? Then do you think I should be more merciful to you?"

Toby slowly turned his head and saw the familiar beard and glasses. Then he lowered his head again and said sincerely: "You are really good at using the silent spell, principal."

Dumbledore waved his hand suddenly: "Catch him!"

Snape immediately used his wand to conjure a rope, and Toby struggled hard while shouting: "Let me go! Am I wrong? The magic ball, a fugitive, killed Harry's parents, and almost starved me to death."

, shouldn’t he die? This is what a Slytherin would do! Not to mention that I’m even worse than Slytherin—”

"Pass me the potion of living hell!"

"Here we are, principal. I just finished making the last batch of potions not long ago."

"Uh-uh-El, help me! Uh-! Uh."

After Toby and Ellie both fell asleep, the world finally became quiet.