Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 203 Onboarding Training

Poor Remus Lupine had no idea that he was being treated as the executioner by Toby.

But if we talk about it carefully, he was also deceived by Toby into the snowy mountain where he almost froze his tail off.

[Risk? No, don’t worry about it. Just think of it as an outing. Trust me, you won’t regret it. 】

Then Lu Ping was froze and ran away halfway, and he didn't even have the nerve to ask for subsequent rewards.

Toby did learn something from this incident, that is, even werewolves are afraid of the cold.

After waking up the next day, Toby and El Qiqi fell into deep thought.

They didn't think about Remus Lupin anymore. He would come to Hogwarts anyway, and Toby didn't need to worry about it.

As for Al, he doesn't know Lupin at all.

Snow Mountain Adventure appeared before Mason Gate, and there was no Al at that time.

Snape is not at Hogwarts, probably back in Spider-End Alley.

Dumbledore wasn't here either. He was always busy with something, and he didn't know what he was busy with.

Compared with the previous times when he lost control at Hogwarts, this was the first time that no one could continue to watch over Toby.

But he couldn't care less about the reason why he lost control.

"Could it be related to the stolen magic ball?" Toby said to himself: "Or the hidden danger has inevitably become deeper and deeper."

Al also had a gloomy look on his face, fearing that one day Snape would turn the Living Hell Decoction into poison.

Besides, the Living Hell Decoction doesn't work all the time.

It raised its head and asked Toby what his next plan was.

"Let me think about it." Toby whispered, letting his hair fall down and covering his eyes.

"Let me think about it again."

——

At the home of Remus Lupin.

"Induction training?"

Lupine looked at Toby in confusion: "Are you referring to the interview? No problem, you can do it anytime -"

"No." Toby interrupted: "It's not an interview, but an induction training, specifically for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"I don't understand." Lu Ping said confused: "Is this really something you should be responsible for? You haven't become the principal yet-"

"It's not important!" Toby interrupted again: "Just think of this as a new system."

"It was up to you?" Lupine asked.

Toby pushed his long hair back and showed a big smile: "That's right."

Lupine sighed. He looked very young, but his light brown hair was already a bit gray. This look made him look slightly helpless.

But he was not angry, but put down the suitcase in his hand, sat on the sofa and smiled helplessly: "I originally planned to prepare in advance for the courses after the start of school, but - well, whatever you say is what it is, as long as

Just take me to archeology."

"Don't worry." Toby sat opposite Lupin and said with a smile: "After you became arrogant and pampered, I have already had more archaeological experience. There is no need to rush to find any ancient ruins.

, and it’s not that easy to find. Besides, I already have Al as my assistant, so I don’t have to ask you for help.”

Although he was suspected of being disliked, Lu Ping seemed to be relieved.

"That's good." He said, then turned to look at Al who was setting up in the living room: "You haven't introduced it to me yet. It looks a bit - well, unusually smart. Al

Is it really a Niffler?"

"At least it seems so." Toby changed the subject and said, "And here, Al, draw the center of the magic circle under the sofa where Remus is sitting - don't worry, you don't have to stand up."

He stood up and held Lupine's shoulders, pushing him back to the sofa: "This is just a small test, a test specifically for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"Not for werewolves?" Lupine asked in surprise. He saw Al scattering a pile of suspicious-looking powder at his feet. It smelled like rotten wood or something else.

For example, bones are ground into powder.

He knew Toby and thought it was possible.

"No." Toby said: "This is also part of the induction training. You may not know it, but since I returned to Hogwarts, the fate of the last two Defense Against the Dark Arts professors was not very good. One

It would be worse to die alone than to die alone."

"Worse than death?" Lupine asked doubtfully. He saw Al scattering a few more red leaves near the sofa, as if they had been soaked in blood. He really hoped that they were just the color of wine.

"Because I have my eye on that person." Toby said: "I promise that when I catch him, I will make him worse than dead."

Lupine looked Toby up and down: "Don't tell me you plan to use that person for ancient magic experiments? I advised you when you were in school, and it's the same now. It's very dangerous, and you don't need to do it."

"I'll make sure nothing goes wrong," Toby said, but he didn't say what exactly he wanted to make sure nothing went wrong.

As early as in school, Lupine had gradually become accustomed to Toby's style, and knew what a crazy person he was at heart, and he even did not hesitate to experiment on himself - of course, from now on, other people have to bear the consequences.

There may be more.

"alright!"

Toby clapped his hands and asked Al to climb up his arms.

He checked the magic circle on the ground with satisfaction. Although the magic ball was missing, it was not just the magic ball that could cast the magic circle. Otherwise, Toby would have died in the ruins of Loch Ness.

"What is this for?" Lupine has gradually accepted the current situation. He believes that Toby will at least not harm him.

"Divination." Toby said amazing words in a calm tone: "I want to use this magic circle to divine the consequences that you may encounter. If you are lucky, I may be able to predict your death in advance."

Lu Ping subconsciously wanted to sit up: "Don't be kidding, how can you have any divination talent? Now I even wonder if you are deliberately trying to seduce me into a werewolf in advance."

"Don't joke about such a serious matter." Toby said sternly: "Then at least it will have to wait until we find Blake - oh, no, this is impossible."

"What did I just hear?" Lupine stood up again after being pushed down: "You want to use me to deal with Sirius?"

"This is just a joke." Toby shook his shoulders and laughed hard together with Al: "Hahaha! How funny!"

It can only be said that Lu Ping's temper was really good. After he said "This is not funny", he sat back again, looked at the complicated lines under his feet and asked: "Why do you have to use divination?"

Method? If there are so many coincidences, shouldn’t we see if there is a curse on me?”

"That's the problem." Toby said: "Unfortunately, you are a werewolf, and this ability is a curse. It is difficult to find other curses on you, and they will be forcibly covered up. Okay.

"!" He suddenly said in a louder voice: "Now, stay relaxed, Remus, and try to put aside distracting thoughts. I'm not sure whether this divination will be successful. Speaking more carefully, I haven't used this magic circle a few times.

.”

"What did you say--!"

"Dineveson!"

A red spell was shot from the black walnut wand and hit Lupine who was about to get up for the third time. His panicked face was immediately fixed. At the same time, the magic circle under his feet suddenly emitted a dark light.

The light formed a burst of red mist, shrouding Lu Ping bit by bit.

In the smoke, another shadow emerged from Lupine and turned into a ferocious werewolf in the blink of an eye. The werewolf appeared between Toby and Lupin outside the screen, roaring crazily and making an attack gesture.

, but in the blink of an eye, he was hit by many spells, and he kept retreating. His hair was burnt a lot, and he was about to become dying.

Just then, the smoke dispersed with a bang.

Lupine, who had regained his freedom, looked at the red fireworks falling from the ceiling. He asked confusedly: "What is that? Did you really succeed in divination?"

Toby looked away from the expression on Lupin's face. He put his thumb on his chin, and his long curly hair fell down little by little. Al also pretended to be thoughtful.

"At least we know the time." Toby whispered: "The full moon, if nothing else happens, it will be the full moon. You will be attacked on the full moon, and then you will get some serious consequences - what will it be?"

As soon as he heard the word "full moon", Lu Ping's expression became vaguely painful.

"I remember that the first reason we met was because of the full moon when we were in school." He said in a depressed mood: "And later, when we were looking for ancient ruins on the snowy mountains, we also experienced a full moon together."

"That's right." Toby frowned tightly: "But after you mentioned it, I thought of the other people - James, Sirius, and that follower. They had already learned how to do it at that time.

Nimagus yet?"

"Not yet, we have to wait until fifth grade." Lu Ping forced a smile: "But you already learned the Patronus Charm during that accident, which is really amazing. You haven't told me when it was.

Can you summon a patron saint?"

"Third grade." Toby said: "I learned to summon a tangible patron saint in the third grade, but I succeeded once by chance in the second grade. It was just an invisible patron saint, a very light layer of smoke.

.Also in the same year, Professor Slughorn comforted me privately. It was also at that time that I met Severus and Lily, and they saw the scene when I accidentally succeeded."

"Sounds really good." Lupine recalled: "I remember that when I was in the second grade, I was discovered to be a werewolf by several other people - it was really difficult to keep hiding it, and the excuse for asking for leave every month was too poor.

Already."

The two chatted for a while, and there was a vague sense of sympathy for each other.

One was worried that he would be exposed as a werewolf, while the other started to try to fight back after being bullied, and gradually became more Slytherin than Slytherin.

Regarding the results of the "divination", they still don't understand why that picture appears. The only thing that can be confirmed at present is that it will occur during the full moon and requires extra attention.

Lu Ping did not regard the onboarding training as a temporary matter at all, he only thought it was the concern of a few friends.

And, to be honest, he really doesn't have many friends left.

Gradually, the topic was brought to Harry Potter, which was nothing to avoid. Remus acted a little sad, while Toby was completely indifferent.

"Harry's eyes are very similar to his mother's." Toby said: "But I noticed that Black went to look for him after escaping from prison. Why do you think it was because of that?"

"Mysterious man." Lu Ping shook his head and said, "I can only think of this reason. It is really unimaginable that he would do such a thing."

"No." Toby said suddenly: "I suspect there may be other reasons. Based on what I discovered later, Black's real loyal target may be other people-some people who are also pursuing the secrets of ancient magic."

"The most powerful evidence is that someone stole my magic ball and let Black leave without any resistance."

"Who could it be?" Lu Ping asked immediately.

"It's not clear yet." Toby shook his head and said, "But I gave Harry Potter a contact tool, and this is it."

He showed the skull to Lupine, then ignored Lupine's strange look and continued: "When Black shows up again, I will know who it is."

"Well," Lu Ping said hesitantly, "As expected of you, even the communication items are so unique."

Toby was about to say something modest, but the mouth of the skull's head suddenly moved up and down, and Harry's cautious voice came from inside, as if he was hiding somewhere.

"Professor Heimer, Professor Heimer."

Toby and Lupine exchanged careful glances, and he immediately asked: "What's the matter, Mr. Potter?"

"I suspect someone is watching me." Harry replied quickly: "But I'm not sure if it's Sirius Black."

"Why? Didn't I tell you? It's either Black himself or a big black dog. You should know what he looks like."

"I know, Professor. But what if I mean what if it's a Dalmatian?"

Dalmatians?

Toby gave Lupine a questioning look, and Lupine shook his head, indicating that it was impossible for the Animagus to change, unless Sirius fell into the white lime and deliberately faked it.

"Don't go out." Toby finally warned: "Find a place to hide, I will rush there now."

"Do you need my help?" Lu Ping asked hurriedly.

"No need." Toby asked Al to hold on to his collar and declined Lupine's kindness. It will be the full moon in a few days. At this time, Lupine is very weak and it is difficult to help.

With a crackling sound, Toby and Ellie appeared in Harry's bedroom and saw Harry squatting carefully by the window, still holding the skull in his hand.

"Where is it?" Toby strode forward and asked.

Harry didn't expect Professor Heimer to arrive so quickly. He pointed out the window and said hurriedly: "It's right there, Professor, under that tree!"

Toby looked immediately and saw that there was indeed a Dalmatian dog under the big tree outside the fence. It could not be a black dog dyed this color intentionally, and it also looked different from Sirius' Animagus.

"Al, you stay here and protect Harry!"

After saying this, Toby suddenly jumped out of the window. The Dalmatian seemed frightened after seeing him and ran away quickly.

It was impossible that the noise caused by the Apparition would not attract other people in the house, but after seeing Toby suddenly appear outside the window, the Vernon family immediately sat down in the living room on the first floor and stared at the TV that was not turned on.

, the show looks very interesting.

"Is Professor Hemmer going to be okay?" Harry asked worriedly.

Al, who was checking the bedroom vigilantly, shook his head. Compared to Toby and the Dalmatian, he was more worried about the impact of the "Secrecy Act" and hoped that Toby would not be arrested and imprisoned for this.

Yes, the Statute of Secrecy.

It was broad daylight now, and there were Muggles everywhere, and it was impossible for Toby not to notice this.

But he was already prepared.

"Where to run!"

The shining silver shovel suddenly swung down, scaring the Dalmatian so much that it jumped away. The grass clippings were thrown into the air. Toby swiped the shovel to the left with a familiarity: "Eat my shovel!"

After Quirrell died, Toby didn't use this trick again for a long time.

But unlike the picture he imagined, the Dalmatian actually managed to escape again and again, as if its whole body was covered with springs. Moreover, it did not shout, but just kept its head down and ran for its life.

This is obviously no ordinary Dalmatian.

Toby ignored the exclaiming crowd around him, but the Dalmatian obviously didn't want more people to discover it. It quickly got into a small alley, and Toby followed closely.

This is a dead end.

The Dalmatian turned around and saw Toby holding up the shovel with a grim smile. Just when he was about to swing it down, the Dalmatian suddenly stood up and gradually turned into a human form.

"Stop! Stop it! It's me! You really haven't changed at all."

Toby looked at the man in front of him.

"Regulus?" he asked in a low voice, "Are you Regulus? You are actually still alive?"

Regulus gasped hard and said: "Yes, that's right -"

At this moment, he noticed that Toby's long hair suddenly drooped down, blocking his eyes. Almost at the same time, Regulus felt something bad. He waved his wand quickly, turning it into a black smoke, but he was still asked.

He was hit by Bee's spell and fell to the end of the alley.

"Death Eaters."

While Regulus was screaming, he saw Toby slowly walking up to him and said in a bad tone: "I heard that you later became a Death Eater. It seems that you were lucky enough to escape the Ministry of Magic.

It’s such a pity to pursue you. I was very optimistic about you. No matter what, compared to your brother, at least you are loyal enough to Slytherin House.”

"tell me"

He stepped hard on Regulus' palm, kicked the wand aside, and said coldly: "Where is Black hiding? Did you take him away? Tell me!"

"Don't be like this -" Regulus said with a pale face: "Things are not what you think. I'm here to help you, Toby."

"The Dark Lord is still in Azkaban, we must stop him!"

"Stop him from killing all the prisoners!"