Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 207 The Devil and Lightning Scar

Office of Ancient Magic.

Toby stood in the thick red smoke, trying to find the only dazzling star, but in the end he found nothing.

He tapped the scepter on the floor, letting the smoke slowly dissipate, and an unwilling roar came from it.

"Still can't find the magic ball"

He ignored the "devil" as the smoke dissipated and murmured in a low voice.

Based on the magic circle clues Lockhart left in the phone booth, plus the magic ball lost at No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Toby can already roughly determine Lockhart, Regulus, and perhaps Sirius.

, they are all in the same group, they are the ones who lead all this.

Besides himself, he is one of the few people who pays attention to ancient magic.

Not to mention Regulus.

The reason why he was able to escape from Toby's hands was because traces of the plant Animagus appeared on his body at that time - a branch that was about to wither. Regulus escaped in a clever way, unable to open the door like a door.

He took Toby away with him like a key, and it didn't leave any trace like Apparition.

It seems that the coffins in Azkaban are also in the hands of those people.

As for the clues Regulus deliberately revealed.

[Stop the Dark Lord from killing all the prisoners in Azkaban.]

This is simply nonsense.

For so many days, there has been no relevant report in the Daily Prophet, and it is impossible to hide such important news, even if Fudge wanted to stop it.

There is no doubt that this is a trap.

But what is their purpose?

And where did Voldemort escape to?

as well as

Should I tell Dumbledore this?

Yes, Toby kept the news secret.

There are many reasons: he doesn't want the principal to discover the existence of the locket, lest he force it away. The principal can't help much with matters of ancient magic, and he can't help him find the magic ball.

Plus the most important point: Toby already knew that there were traps in Azkaban, how could he let the principal risk himself?

Toby is not so eager to take over as the next principal.

Well, at least we have to get the magic ball back.

Al, who returned from the Room of Requirement, looked at the ever-changing expression on Toby's face. He said "yeah" anxiously and worriedly twice, fearing that Toby had been affected by the "devil" summoned by the scepter.

"It's not that exaggerated." Toby stretched out his hand and pulled down Al, who was pulling his hair, and threw it away, landing firmly on the small flying carpet.

"I was just thinking - forget it, it's getting late, you go to bed first. I'll try to check the locket again to see if I can get some clues. Let me think about it carefully, the magic circle is probably

It’s useless, the mysterious man must have made the locket before absorbing the magic ball. What if ritual magic was used?”

Toby seemed to be discussing or talking to himself.

Al yawned slowly and put on his nightcap silently. Then he hesitated for a while, thinking that the noise caused by the ritual magic tonight would definitely be loud, so he put the earplugs into his ears.

"ah!"

It said good night, got into bed, and finally put on its blindfold, which was still a half-moon shaped blindfold.

What Al didn't hear or see was that shortly after it lay down, the only skeleton with its head behind the desk suddenly moved.

Toby put down the locket and looked over. Harry's voice came from the skull's mouth, sounding both excited and happy:

"Professor! I succeeded! I successfully summoned the demon - I don't know what to call it! Come on, Professor, I don't know if I can leave the classroom now. It would be bad if it disappears -"

"Stay there, Mr. Potter." Toby shouted back: "I'm going to find you now."

It's really strange to say that today is Harry Potter's birthday. I didn't expect that he would succeed at this time.

Toby quickly rushed to the Room of Requirement. He opened the door and saw Harry standing blankly in front of the Mirror of Erised, holding a skull, not daring to move for fear of disturbing the animals on the floor.

It was a snake with three heads, and its body looked like it was made of black smoke, which was exactly the opposite of the patron saint. It also splashed around from time to time, like an uncontrolled obscurity.

"Don't move." Toby reminded: "Don't let it dissipate so quickly. Remember, hatred, hatred for Sirius Black, keep it, Harry."

Harry stared straight at the Mirror of Erised, not knowing why he did this, but the expression on his face gradually became angry.

"very good."

Toby approached the two little by little, and finally stood in front of the black devil. He said: "This is a rune snake with three heads. It looks really good. And you can also see it.

He has a lot on his mind, so he summoned the devil with three heads. Next, listen to me carefully, Harry——"

He recounted the characteristics of the rune snake.

According to Parseltongue written records, the three heads of the rune snake each have different functions.

The head on the left is a planner, it will decide where the runes should go and what they will do next; the head in the middle is a dreamer (runes will often stay in one place motionless for several days, wallowing in glory)

In Brilliant Yearnings and Fantasy), the head on the right is a critic, and its teeth are extremely poisonous.

The right head of the rune snake will constantly comment on the actions of the left and middle heads, making irritable hissing sounds.

There are often runes without the right head, because the remaining two heads often work together to bite the right head off when it keeps criticizing them.

It is precisely because the three heads attack each other that the lifespan of the rune snake is not long.

"Look here." Toby stretched out a finger and said: "Look at the head on the right, the head with the poisonous teeth. Look at its forehead - do you see it?"

Harry glanced a few times out of the corner of his eye and nodded intently.

The other two heads of this rune snake are no different from ordinary rune snakes, except that the rightmost head has a lightning-like scar, which is exactly the same as the mark on Harry's forehead.

"This needs to be studied to understand why scars appear on the most annoying and dangerous parts of the head."

"Professor, I. I can't seem to hold on anymore."

"Then take a rest for a while." Toby said in a gentle voice, which sounded creepy: "We have plenty of time to study this devil. You are very talented, Harry, more talented than I thought."

He even changed his name for Harry Potter.

Harry didn't notice this. He was already exhausted. Summoning the devil was no easier than taking the ancient magic exam last semester, and it would inevitably make him feel worse. Maintaining resentment was not an easy task.

thing.

After a short rest, Harry told the story of his success.

It turns out that this is all thanks to the Mirror of Erised brought by Toby.

"I saw my parents in the mirror."

Harry said intermittently, his mood seemed very low: "It was good at first, but when I thought that they could only accompany me in this way, I couldn't help but resent Sirius Black. Then..."

His voice got smaller and smaller: "Then there was Parseltongue. I didn't try to play the flute, but I used Parseltongue to control it, like control."

"Control the basilisk in the secret room?" Toby said with a smile; "Attack Black like he once wanted to attack me?"

Somehow, the extremely kind Professor Hemmer made Harry feel even more terrible than when he was angry.

"Yes." He replied weakly.

"What a genius idea!" Toby said as he clapped his hands, startling Harry.

"I should have thought of it earlier. Now, tell me, Harry, what specific method did you use? Is it just Parseltongue manipulation?"

"Not entirely, Professor. To be precise, it was me who played the tune of "The Wedding March" in Parseltongue, and then successfully summoned the demon - well, the rune snake."

Toby stared at Harry strangely.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

"The Wedding March?" Toby asked loudly: "Is it really the Wedding March? Used to summon the devil? This is really terrible - oh, no, it is simply abnormal. It must be changed to the Funeral March

", this is more in line with the atmosphere."

"But what I originally wanted to do was obviously "Symphony of Destiny"" Harry couldn't help but muttered in a low voice, but after seeing Professor Hemmer's unkind eyes, he immediately said hurriedly: "I will change it.

,Professor, but is this okay?"

"No problem." Toby waved his hand and said, "It won't affect the devil. Just treat it as your extra tutoring homework. I'll check it again when school starts."

Harry was given homework for no apparent reason and could only choose to accept it.

Otherwise, he will see the real devil.

After that, Harry tried to activate the flute a few more times, but unfortunately due to his mood swings, he failed again and could only summon a thin layer of black condensation, with a part in the middle.

The veins look like blood vessels, and they don't look as good-looking as the silver smoke of the Patronus Charm.

"That's the Obscurus." Toby said in astonishing words: "At least it's similar to the Obscurus, so it looks extremely unstable. It symbolizes chaos and is also the biggest feature of ritual magic."

"It's very strange, isn't it? The magical animal-like Obscurus, the tangible Obscurus, is like a tangible guardian angel."

"About the difference between patron saints and devils: Patron saints rarely have examples of magical animals, and they are generally ordinary animals without magical blood. But among devils, magical animals are very common, which is good, and the most terrifying

It is to summon something that has never been seen before, and only the most evil dark wizard can summon it."

"So, you don't have to worry about this at all, Harry, this is not black magic, it's just ancient magic."

Harry thought Professor Hemmer would comfort him that he was not a dark wizard, but he didn't expect him to be so stubborn about the properties of ancient magic.

He tried to ask: "Can you also summon the devil, Professor?"

Harry asked out of curiosity, because he already knew that Professor Highmore's "scepter" was a magic ball, so Professor Highmore should also have his own devil.

But when he saw the change in Professor Hemmer's expression, Harry immediately regretted it. He really wished he had not asked this question.

If it weren't for the birthday gift, he wouldn't be like this——

"Yes."

Toby said suddenly, his tone was unusually calm: "I can also summon my own devil. It is very strange and must be unique, but I haven't used it for a long, long time. Unless it is an extremely critical moment, I hope not to

There will be a day."

"I hope so too, Professor." Harry said honestly, not daring to ask any more questions.

The smile appeared again on Toby's face, and he rarely continued to blame Harry.

"In that case, let's end it here." He said, which made Harry stunned.

"End?" Harry asked confusedly, "Is it the end of tutoring, Professor? I'm leaving Hogwarts and can't stay here?"

"Don't say that, Harry." Toby shook his head: "School will start sooner or later anyway, and there is only one month left. Besides, you should be able to see that I am not tutoring you for no reason."

Harry nodded silently, still recalling the good times during this period in his mind, and he had no desire to return to the Dursleys.

"Is it because of the reward for helping you seduce Sirius Black?"

"Not entirely." Toby said frankly: "It's more of a personal grudge. Like you, Harry, I also want to take his life with my own hands. But this is wrong!"

He suddenly became stern, and the dumbfounded Harry was startled again.

"Because taking lives will taint our souls, which is very scary for wizards, so some safe and extreme methods must be used - for example -"

Harry simply covered his ears and said in shock: "It turns out. It turns out you are such a professor."

He absolutely didn't dare to listen to it anymore.

Well, at the beginning, Harry wanted to listen and see, but after all, the Mirror of Erised was right in front of him, and his parents were still smiling and greeting him.

But I don't know if it was an illusion, but James's expression became a little hostile and helpless, while the veins on the back of Lily's hands were slightly prominent, and it seemed that she had gained a lot of strength.

"Listen, I'm not kidding."

Toby suddenly pressed Harry's shoulders hard and said seriously: "So, when you find Blake, you must come to me. Even if it's too late, you must notify me in time. You must not act without authorization. You understand.

?"

Harry was frightened by Professor Heimer's expression, and at the same time he became a little moved: "It's because you are worried that I will kill -"

"Oh, no, no, no." Toby interrupted with a laugh: "What are you thinking? You can't defeat Black with your devil alone, unless he doesn't have a wand and puts his hands behind his back. That one

The weak little snake can only delay it for a while at best, and if it's lucky, it might injure Black. Don't forget, he blew up a street and killed many Muggle criminals."

The originally moved mentality was completely defeated in an instant. Harry opened his mouth wide and his face turned blue and white, feeling ashamed and angry.

At this moment, he heard Professor Heimer continue speaking slowly in a calm voice: "But even if you can do it, I will stop you."

"Your mother has helped me selflessly. She is very kind, so I will help you too."

"Don't let Lily down, she lives on in you, Harry."

"She lives on in you."

Harry looked at Professor Heimer blankly, his eyes turning red a little bit.

Perhaps because Harry successfully summoned the devil, Toby was even more satisfied. He turned his head considerately, but his big hand clearly grabbed a handful of tissues and wiped haphazardly on Harry's nostrils with his back.

Wiping, the movement was very large, and the saliva was brought to Harry's eyes, which stung him and almost broke the lens.

"Okay, stop crying."

Toby pretended not to notice that Harry was crying more and sneezing. He said seriously: "It's time to decide where you want to go. Do you want to go back to the Dursleys?"

Harry immediately rubbed his eyes and shook his head. If he could, he really hoped he would never have to go back.

"Let me think about it, hmm."

Toby's hair fell down, thinking to himself, not knowing why he looked dangerous at this time.

"It's probably not safe at home for other students, which will bring them risks, so Longbottom and Lovegood are eliminated. But it's not too safe, otherwise Black will have no chance of getting close to you - how about the Leaky Cauldron?"

?Through the wall is Diagon Alley. There are guest rooms on the second floor and the environment is pretty good. Do you want to go?"

Toby asked, looking very talkative.

Harry froze, his eyes narrowed in pain and still red.

"Is it really possible, Professor?" he asked excitedly.

"It's not the only choice." Toby added: "And Severus, I believe he will be willing to help me with this favor-"

"The Leaky Cauldron!" Harry shouted anxiously: "I'm going to Diagon Alley, Professor!"

The location was finally decided on at the Leaky Cauldron, but it was too late now, so it was best to wait until dawn before setting off.

The relationship between the two people vaguely changed from teacher-student to partner. Harry suddenly discovered that Professor Highmore had many advantages, such as being generous, whether it was Dobby's employment fee or the accommodation fee at the Leaky Cauldron.

There is no need for Harry to step in, Professor Heimo has decided everything on his own.

Harry slept in the magic tent in the classroom, while Toby needed to return to the office.

However, Toby stopped as soon as he closed the door to the Room of Requirement.

Dumbledore was standing by the window not far away. He was wearing blue pajamas, holding a cup of hot coffee in his hand, and was drinking it slowly.

Toby blinked, and he walked over consciously, and sure enough he saw an extra glass of lemon juice on the windowsill.

"Principal?" Toby picked up the cup and took a sip. He asked with a strange look in his eyes: "Don't tell me that you got up in the middle of the night to make coffee again. You have used this excuse many times before."

When little Toby was still at school, he would often meet Dumbledore "happening" to make coffee in the corridor after curfew.

As for why it was after curfew? There are many reasons, most of them - well, every one of them is related to violating school rules, and they are extremely serious.

The students of Slytherin should really thank Principal Dumbledore. They have no idea how many ignorant souls the principal alone has saved. It is not wrong to call them stupid.