Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 214 Ministerial Review

After dinner.

Office of Ancient Magic.

Toby is talking.

"Since the creation of Hogwarts, there has been no shortage of struggles. The differences between the four houses have naturally established a relationship of opposition to each other, and then added the House Cup, the Quidditch Cup, and the list of only two student presidents.

, but it has to be fought for by students from the four colleges, and this all forms part of the struggle."

"In addition, there is blood discrimination, which is also the most meaningless point in my opinion."

"That's why I thought about making some changes and establishing an additional Black Devil Club to include all students. Among these four houses, Slytherin House is the most special. Severus' preference

This has intensified this antagonistic relationship, so choosing a Slytherin student as the first minister can best arouse the enthusiasm of other houses - believe me, my judgment is not wrong, after all, I am from Slytherin.

Those who have graduated from the college know what other students think of the college."

"As for the specific candidate - Draco Malfoy. If you want to say the reason for choosing him, it is actually very simple. Who made him have a restless Death Eater father? This is included in my forgiveness of Lucius' crimes.

Among the requirements is the second condition, I believe he is very grateful for it, maybe he is secretly wiping his tears right now."

"So you don't have to worry about this at all. Take a closer look, the most popular prize. As long as you achieve this goal, you can not only contribute to the school, but also earn extra money, so that you can become the next minister.

What a clear result.”

"As for the idea of ​​meddling in the specific affairs of Slytherin House, or even evading the power of the principal, that is completely nonsense. I have never wanted to use excellent results to undermine the pride of Slytherin House.

, causing students to die in depression, further expanding the influence, fundamentally eliminating pure-blood supremacy, and supporting a Muggle-born person as the first place this semester - these are not within the scope of my consideration.

, how can I have so much time."

"By the way, do you have "The Quibbler"?"

Lupine shook his head expressionlessly.

"Buy one. The magazine itself is free, and the renewal fee is cheaper than the Daily Prophet. The content is richer. You can afford it with your current salary. You can also tell me about any good prizes in the future.

I, maybe you won’t have to worry about gold anymore. Learn the magic circle carefully, and it will be easy to get started."

Toby picked up the lemonade on the table and drank a glass. After slowly taking a breath, he asked: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes." Lupine said helplessly: "I didn't ask you about the Black Devil Club at all. Since the principal has given permission, there is no need for me to worry. What I really want to ask is about Harry Potter.

Special, was it black magic he used on the train?"

"Why do you think so?" Toby asked.

"Are you referring to black magic? Or do you mean that I guess it has something to do with you?" Lu Ping said calmly.

"Both."

"It's obvious that it's related to you. Don't forget that when you were at my house, I saw you using a skull to contact Harry. Do you even need to ask about black magic? I saw that with my own eyes.

Runes, if that's not dark magic, what is?"

"No, that's not black magic, it's ancient magic!" Toby paused and then said: "At most, it's the negative side of ancient magic, but it can't be said to be black magic."

"I just want to know if this is dangerous to the students." Lu Ping said, staring directly at him.

"Of course there is danger." Toby laughed out loud: "How could ancient magic not be dangerous? What you are saying is like saying that house elves have begun to ask for wages. It may exist, but it is extremely rare.

And it’s easy to snuff out the symptoms.”

Lupine heard it clearly, he heard it very clearly - the safety of ancient magic is like a rolling boat, with terrible negative influences surging underneath, and it may capsize at any time.

After a while, Lupine asked in a low voice: "Is that an Obscurus? Harry summoned an Obscurus himself?"

"I don't like this title very much." Toby replied: "Oscurus is completely uncontrollable, but the devil is more dangerous and more targeted than that, depending on whether the user is rational enough. Speaking of rationality

, I have to ask more of you."

"What does it have to do with me?" Lu Ping frowned: "It's already good that I didn't go to the principal to report you."

"Oh, come on." Toby waved his hands with a look of disgust on his face and said, "I've seen you clearly a long time ago. Since you didn't report James and Black when you were in school, how could you cause trouble for me at this time?

?Listen to me, I mean the Patronus Charm. Harry is the only student who can summon the devil now. If you really care about him, find time to teach him the Patronus Charm. It will be good for him.

He is helpful and can counteract the influence of the devil on him."

"This seems a little premature." Lu Ping said: "It is not in my teaching plan at all."

Toby took a sip of lemonade. He shrugged and said, "It's a little early, but the devil is the same. If you want to blame, just blame Black. It's all his fault. To be honest, if I had known this, I might as well have let me

The murder plan back then was successful. This would at least allow him to be imprisoned in Azkaban as soon as possible, and there would be no need to worry about Harry's safety."

Lu Ping had heard about what happened back then. He didn't like the joke very much. After expressing his dissatisfaction seriously, he left the office worriedly.

Next Toby received a new visitor.

"We need to talk about last night's conversation."

Snape strode in and said with a gloomy face: "What do you mean by deceiving us? The hidden danger actually does not exist?"

"What did you say?" Toby asked blankly.

Snape looked at Toby's face carefully, as if to determine whether he was lying.

Not only did he lie about hidden dangers, he also tried to deceive himself again.

He turned around, looked directly at the ice in the corner and said, "Have you hidden that memory in it? Dumbledore has analyzed that your temperament has changed drastically since that full moon night.

The style is more radical than before combined.”

"It turns out you are interested in my collection." Toby leaned against the sofa. He chewed the ice cubes in the water glass slowly and said, "Then you can try it and see if you can use this ice cube."

Break it into pieces and take out the contents so that I can see if your strength has improved in recent years."

Snape turned around, met Toby's eyes, and said slowly: "The plan is to kill Petunia, and then frame the blame on Black, to solve two problems at once. I don't believe that it was just a spur of the moment."

You had been hiding it for so long before, and you had to reveal your evil thoughts at that time. There must be some unknown reason."

Snape didn't look at the ice again and left as simply as he came.

Al sat on a small flying carpet and floated in front of the ice cube. He took out a rag and wiped it carefully, then let out a dissatisfied cry.

Toby looked in the direction of the door and murmured: "I have no doubt that Severus can detect these abnormalities, which is indeed abnormal. Even if it happens to me, it is very abnormal."

"However, let's wait until he can break the ice, or someone else, to see who can do this."

"It's coming soon, it should be coming soon"

"We are about to find someone who is also cursed by ancient magic."

——

The students returned to the common room in a daze. Amidst the exclamations from the twins in front, Harry stepped on his feet and read a more detailed introduction to the Black Devil Club in the college magazine.

[The best club members will be selected every year and serve as the next minister.]

[The minister has the following powers: to review the prizes submitted by other students, to win one hundred college points for his own college, and to receive an additional four hundred galleons. Finally, whether he can maintain his ministerial status will be announced at the dinner at the end of the semester.

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There are some specific criteria for judging later, including the popularity of the prize, the significance of its impact on the magic world, whether it is suitable for large-scale manufacturing, etc.

As for whether to choose to participate in the club's activities, it is entirely up to the students themselves and will not be forced.

"Four hundred galleons!" Fred clapped his hands suddenly: "Think of the juicy juice - we're rich!"

George winked and said to Percy, "Now you have no reason to report us, right? This is an official school event."

"Not just nothing!" Percy said excitedly: "Look, one hundred house points! It's almost equal to the points won in the Quidditch Cup! I say everyone should participate in this event! Harry,

Do you have confidence?!"

"Huh?" Harry turned his head in confusion.

"Stop pretending." Percy patted his shoulder hard, making a loud banging sound: "Everyone knows that you are Professor Hemmer's favorite disciple. Otherwise, why would you help you train Quidditch last year?"

"I'm not, I didn't." Harry shook his head in panic. Seeing Hermione holding her mouth in embarrassment, no one remembered that she had also been Professor Hemmer's assistant.

As for Ron, he seemed to be more energetic than Percy: "Minister? Everyone can participate. Is this the fifth college of Hogwarts? Professor Highmore is really amazing. He founded a dark devil's house on his own."

Academy, even I think this title has become cute."

On the other side, in the common room of Hufflepuff House, shouts of "Cedric" and "Cedric" were heard one after another, cheering him on.

This time, Cedric no longer acted so modestly. Instead, he was extremely excited and secretly clenched his fists.

As long as he wins this year's selection, he should be able to get Professor Heimer's attention, right?

I hope Professor Heimer has not forgotten the identity of his assistant so that he can help him imprint the second magic circle on the wand as soon as possible.

He thought hopefully.

Ravenclaw common room.

Luna didn't read what was written in the college magazine. She yawned and returned to the dormitory, but everyone in the lounge was quietly staring at her and muttering.

"She seems to be the only student who passed the second ancient magic exam last semester."

"It doesn't seem like she is the only one."

"Do you think so - don't look at me like that, everyone knows where The Quibbler came from. It was originally the Lovegood family's newspaper."

"Come on, probably not. Will she really win?!"

——

The only difference is the Slytherin common room.

Draco's face was even uglier than at the dinner. Some people wanted to come up and talk to him, but Draco didn't give anyone a good look.

"Get out of the way! Get out of my way!"

He angrily returned to the dormitory, where Crabbe and Goyle looked at him in confusion.

"Don't you understand?" Draco roared: "I won't make a fool of myself until the end of the semester! But in front of the whole school!"

Crabbe said sullenly: "Isn't there still a review? Only you are qualified to review other people's prizes."

Draco gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really think the Dark Devil would be as stupid as you? How could he deliberately leave such a loophole? Not even the dean can benefit from him!"

Soon, news of the Black Devil Club spread throughout the school.

Early the next morning, Draco was blocked at the entrance of the auditorium by students gathered together.

"Look at my compression cap! It makes you three feet tall! Perfect for people with big heads!"

"Get out of the way, you should take a look at my biting gloves! They were inspired by the biting box. Whoever puts their fingers in will get a hard bite!"

"Who would use something like you?"

"Who says it can't be done? Professor Heimo even praised me for my talent in public, so can't it be used as a safe?"

"Oh, come on, you should take a look at my crutches. This is not an ordinary crutch. It can also be turned into a pulley to drag you around! You no longer have to worry about lameness!"

"Yeah, I just fell into a cripple and didn't care about my lameness!"

"Flint, do you have a problem with me?"

"I just have a problem with you, stupid Wood!"

"You actually have the nerve to talk about others, stupid troll head!"

Countless voices rang in Draco's ears, and he didn't want to pay attention to anyone at all, but Crabbe and Goyle were blocked outside, unable to squeeze out of the crowd.

At this time, a carefree voice sounded.

"It seems that you are very motivated, which really makes me happy."

Professor Heimer walked over slowly, scaring the students into shutting up and not daring to talk nonsense.

"let me see."

Toby picked up a biting glove and threw it back into the student's hands. Then he walked up to Draco and patted his shoulder gently, making Draco tremble in fright.

"How could I forget this?"

A smile appeared on the face behind his hair. Toby suddenly put a quill into Draco's hand and deliberately loudly announced: "The pen of truth can only allow you to write the truth in your heart, not lies.

.For the minister’s review method, it is really suitable.”

"Okay, kids, give me a break. It's time for me to go have breakfast."

After Professor Hemmer left, the students all turned their attention to the quill in Draco's hand, and they realized in an instant what it meant - Draco could not openly review this matter.

Too biased!

After only wasting a few seconds, the stunned Draco was once again surrounded by students, shouting louder than before. Thanks to the ancient magic class in the first semester, everyone had at least one magic weapon in their hands.

array of items that make everyone want to try them.

"Want to go together?" Ron asked interestedly.

Harry looked across the crowd, looked at the ugly look on Draco's face and said, "Of course!"

"There's no way Malfoy is allowed to have breakfast on the first day of school! Let's see how long he can last!"