Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 230 Package

What the trio never expected was that just as they were sneaking into the empty classroom to discuss, the Professor Heimer they were talking about had already rushed to the principal's office, holding a large package in his hand. Judging from the appearance,

It should be a broom.

Toby excitedly waved his broom and shouted: "Principal, I found a clue about Blake - look, this broom was sent by him. I'm sure there will be no mistake this time. It's really interesting to say, just

A few days ago, I heard Wicked talk about - oh, Wicky is the goblin in Egypt. He saw a cat that could withdraw money in Gringotts. I almost thought it was Dean McGonagall -

But it’s an orange cat, and the color doesn’t match—look where I’ve been, by the way, guess what’s going on?”

Dumbledore was writing something at his desk without raising his head. He pulled out a piece of parchment and handed it to Fawkes, causing him to turn into flames and disappear with the paper.

The principal's ignorance did not dampen Toby's enthusiasm at all. He looked gloating and continued to shout: "The Quibbler! That's the report about Harry winning the lottery before school started! I dare say that Blake must have seen it with his own eyes.

When I got to the report, I saw Harry and I standing together - he was jealous, so jealous that he took the risk to withdraw money from the vault - look at this beautiful broom."

Toby opened the package that had been opened and inspected again, looked it up and down and said: "Firebolt, Black is really rich - he must not know who is holding this broom now. I have already figured out how to give it to him.

He wrote back - I wish I could have seen the look on his face - and you said that if he knew that Harry trusted me so much, he would let me check all the gifts before he received them, even the ones Black gave to Harry.

Gift—tsk tsk tsk.”

Dumbledore finally raised his head. He saw that Toby's expression was getting worse and worse, his eyes looked a little surprised, and he silently took out the earplugs from his ears.

"Don't tell me you're really here to strike first."

"So you didn't hear anything." Toby said helplessly: "Why strike first?"

Dumbledore picked up a piece of parchment at hand, pointed to the big word "Bill" on it and said: "The ministry has recently considered adding a new education bill to Hogwarts to make the school more disciplined -

Rules in their eyes."

Toby frowned and took the letter and read it carefully. It said that this news would not be published in the newspaper in the short term. Whether it should be implemented would still need to be strictly discussed. There were also people in the ministry who supported Dumbledore. If

Grindelwald is really back, so who else can stop him?

You can't lock Dumbledore up ahead of time. Maybe this just takes advantage of Grindelwald's wish - to watch the magic world become chaotic first as a bystander.

On the other hand, regarding Ariana - many people have very clear ideas - since Dumbledore himself only said that he was suspicious, then just put everything on Grindelwald.

After all, it is a solution.

In addition, the Ministry of Magic has recently been under strong international pressure - unlike Voldemort, Grindelwald has been acting recklessly in many European countries for many years, and many people are afraid of him. Although he is not yet visible

He had the idea of ​​​​escape, but there were gradually calls for Grindelwald to be executed.

This group of people also strongly demanded to see Dumbledore in person. Although the Ministry of Magic did not open a second trial for a long time, nor did they send Peter Pettigrew to the International Court of Justice, they guarded Hogwarts even more closely.

In compliance with the requests of the residents of Hogsmeade, the Ministry evacuated most of the dementors and at the same time allowed more elite Aurors to be stationed in the village.

It is said that the Ministry has also summoned some retired Aurors for this purpose, including those staff members who have transferred jobs. There is no doubt that Fudge is recruiting helpers to help him deal with Dumbledore.

This is really ironic.

Fudge probably also knew that Dementors alone could not scare a great magician like Dumbledore, but the move he took to summon Aurors was in line with Dumbledore's previous warning - beware of Dementors

Strange.

Fudge didn't appear to be wary of dementors, but he did increase the number of combat manpower in the ministry and kept the dementors away from the wizards. This was considered to be fulfilling Dumbledore's request in disguise.

But Fudge did this entirely to deal with Dumbledore's threat and had nothing to do with dementors.

"I don't like this bill." Toby put down the letter and said sullenly: "I don't like it at all. The Ministry of Magic has no right to ask us to do anything. If you ask me, Hogwarts should also set up a special

Department, used to manage wizards - Hogwarts has a much longer history than the Ministry of Magic."

Dumbledore responded calmly: "If it's just about the name Ministry of Magic - you're right, Toby, Hogwarts has a longer history than the Ministry of Magic."

Hogwarts was founded around 990 AD, and the predecessor of the Ministry of Magic was the Wizards' Council. It was not officially renamed the Ministry of Magic until 1707.

"What are you going to do?" Toby asked, staring at Dumbledore, as if he would rush out of the office the next second and announce the birth of the Hogwarts Department everywhere!

But Dumbledore's reaction was easier than Toby expected. He smiled and said: "We don't have to do anything. Things haven't gotten so bad yet - this is also thanks to our old friend Fudge. He didn't

I have seen Grindelwald in person, but I have already underestimated him, thinking that Voldemort is the most capable dark wizard - this is not surprising. Grindelwald has not developed power in the UK, and many people do not know him well.

It’s not clear enough.”

Toby asked again: "So this bill will never pass?"

"If it involves Grindelwald -" Dumbledore nodded and said: "It is indeed difficult to pass. While looking down on Grindelwald, Fudge also underestimated the European wizarding community's fear of Grindelwald - just these

International pressure can keep him busy, and I dare say he must be having a hard time now."

"What a pity." Toby said regretfully.

It's a pity that Hogwarts Ministry can't be established.

"Then we can't let this matter become a pity." Toby raised the Firebolt and said: "It's time to go find Black, principal. He should have been in contact with Grindelwald, and maybe he can know more from him.

News related to Grindelwald."

"So you were talking about Sirius just now." Dumbledore said clearly: "He has never been in contact with Grindelwald and always communicates through Regulus."

"Oh?" Toby blinked: "How did you know?"

"Because I have found Sirius." Dumbledore continued to explain: "Yes, I know it is difficult. But in fact, it was Sirius who took the initiative to find me and sent me a package through a pet cat of a student.

The letter - there is a lot written in it, I think you may be interested."

Toby was confused when he saw a piece of letter paper floating out of the drawer. The paper seemed to be torn from a magazine found in the trash. On the back was an incomplete recipe, and the front part was short and short.

Wrote a few sentences.

There isn't much content.

Sirius was very grateful to Dumbledore for helping him clear his grievances. He did not mention Toby who was also in the courtroom at the time. Obviously, he did not think that Toby would be kind enough to help him.

The following content is probably that he thinks Dumbledore's statement is correct. During the days when he left with Regulus, he could directly feel that Regulus had been dealing with evil things——

Among them was a coffin and a person who did not look human, wearing an ugly hat and a scary mask.

"That's my collection!" Toby shouted angrily: "The coffin is mine too, sooner or later I will take it back -"

"Keep reading." Dumbledore reminded.

Toby calmed down and looked at the content behind. Soon, a title caught his attention - Professor of Ancient Magic. This was the name Grindelwald was called by Regulus's people.

They called him Professor of Ancient Magic.

This happens to be Toby's current position.

This seems to be the reason why Sirius told Toby through the car radio that he was about to die.

It turns out that Toby had been targeted by Grindelwald long before this.

"It seems that Grindelwald wants to be your subordinate, Headmaster."

Toby threw the letter on the table in disgust, as if he had touched something dirty.

Dumbledore silently put the letter away, giving Toby more time to digest the news.

"So it's like being stared at all day long."

Toby obviously thought about the fact that he would soon become the principal, and today he finally felt the same way.

"No wonder Grindelwald wants to study magic balls. The ancient magic professor asked me to think about it"

Toby thought about it for half an hour, and Dumbledore had already started to deal with other letters, looking very busy.

"Is there lemonade?" Toby suddenly asked after a long silence.

Dumbledore waved his wand and conjured a glass of refreshing lemonade. Toby took it and drank several sips.

"Understood?" Dumbledore lowered his head to read a new letter. He asked without raising his head: "How is it? During the time you left Hogwarts, and even before this, you have

Did you realize you were being followed?"

Now that Grindelwald has his sights on Toby, how he started doing this is crucial.

"No." Toby shook his head and said: "I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't find anyone following me - the key is that many ancient ruins are not suitable for tracking at all. Who would risk going to the volcano crater? Or under the deep sea,

It’s not so easy to hide, and you can still succeed every time.”

"That's the problem." Dumbledore emphasized, "The Grindelwald I know is a prophet, a very powerful prophet."

"Like Trelawney?" Toby interrupted.

"To a certain extent, yes." Dumbledore's answer was somewhat beyond Toby's expectations.

Dumbledore continued: "Is it possible that Grindelwald had foreseen something before you were born? I know this is outrageous, but prophecies are like this, and everything sounds impossible.

"

Toby thought carefully for a while, and suddenly his eyes widened and he said: "Regulus! Do you remember, principal, when I was still in school, I almost made an irreparable mistake during one vacation."

"The memory is still fresh." Dumbledore said expressionlessly: "Many people were frightened by this, including Petunia, the Longbottoms, and Lily."

"You don't have to name these people at all."

Toby quickly changed the subject and said: "I once asked Malfoy who had tipped him off, and it turned out that person was Regulus - I was at Regulus' place before the plan was implemented.

After asking for a lot of information, I didn’t expect that he would have the guts to tell Malfoy. Thinking about it now, it is almost impossible. Maybe Regulus came into contact with Grindelwald earlier than we thought.

I did this under Dewal’s instructions—wait a minute, so doesn’t it mean that Grindelwald saved my soul?”

Toby's expression became strange.

what is this?

Favored by two generations of Dark Lords?

Perhaps he should be given a name similar to Harry, the boy that both devils want.

Sounds really bad.

Toby quickly rejected this idea: "It's not a rescue, it's better to treat me as a spy. Otherwise, how could he easily know what the magic ball is made of."

Toby is still worried about this. He has studied the magic ball for so long but has gained nothing. Unexpectedly, Grindelwald has studied it thoroughly all at once.

Toby never thought that the magic ball would one day be repaired by Grindelwald.

Yes, that's right, the magic ball was finally fixed.

Fixed by Grindelwald using brains from the Department of Mysteries.

"You seem to be hiding something from me." Dumbledore said keenly: "I have wanted to ask you for a long time why you said those words to Scrimgeour before the trial at the Ministry of Magic."

"Gump wine?" Toby said pretending to be stupid.

"No." Dumbledore said, "It's a choice. You have made a decision for yourself, and - I don't mean to tease you, but you were so deep that day suddenly."

"Have you?" Toby continued to play dumb.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded affirmatively and stared at Toby with a more penetrating gaze.

Well, even after learning Occlumency, the principal can always read his trouble-making students' inner thoughts on their faces.

Toby couldn't hide anything from Dumbledore, so he simply told the story about the magic ball, and also raised doubts about Kingsley's identity.

"He has a problem, Headmaster." Toby said as if taking credit: "It can't be such a coincidence. It was him when we went to Azkaban, and then it was him who we met in the Department of Mysteries."

Dumbledore frowned and was silent for a long time.

After a full ten minutes, Dumbledore suddenly asked: "How are you doing with your research on the two things Voldemort left behind?"

Toby, who was worried about being robbed of the magic ball, was stunned for a moment. He said casually: "It's quite rare. There is a key missing. I can feel that as long as we find this key, we may be able to crack the diary and the crown."

It’s a secret.”

"Then continue researching." Dumbledore said decisively: "Don't provoke Grindelwald, just pretend that such a thing never happened. If my guess is correct, this is his old method of recruiting his subordinates.

, is very simple, but extremely effective, and can make you think that he is the person who understands you best."

"What about Regulus?" Toby asked dryly, acting as if Dumbledore had spoken his mind and deliberately changed the subject: "What should he do? Don't we need to go find him?

? Regulus is an important clue. As long as we find him, we might be able to find out when exactly Grindelwald started being called——"

"Professor of Ancient Magic." Dumbledore looked at Toby and said with a pun: "Don't worry, of course I won't leave him alone."

"Otherwise, why do you think Sirius hasn't come to thank you yet?"

"He should thank me." Toby snorted and said, "Maybe I should let Harry call me Godfather before him. This will definitely make him jealous to death. By then, even if there are more Firebolts

It doesn’t work anymore.”

Dumbledore looked at his students with a smile, an unnoticeable trace of worry flashing in his eyes.