Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 263 Devil and Devil

"What you have to do in a moment is very simple, just find a way to interfere with Mr. Diggory. This is not difficult for you, is it? Are you listening to me, Harry?"

Harry suddenly came back to his senses and saw Professor Heimer's face, as well as the eyes hidden behind his hair, looking at him.

"You look a little uneasy." Toby said: "Maybe you should tell the reason, so as not to be laughed at by Severus later. Besides, I think you don't want to lose to Mr. Diggory.

, I remember there will be your games in the second half of the season.”

"Professor, me."

Harry acted hesitantly, but he finally asked the doubts in his heart: "What you just said means that you have personally faced that special devil, and then met Ms. Angela and Ai

Did you escape with the help of Mr. Er?”

Toby looked at Harry quietly for a while, and his gaze immediately reminded Harry of Principal Dumbledore, as if he could see through people's hearts.

"Let me guess." Toby said with a smile: "The question you really want to ask is whether this has anything to do with your troubles. I think this method is too risky. The most important thing is that you are also worried.

You become a devil yourself, right?"

That's exactly what Harry thought.

Professor Heimer's method to help him solve Voldemort's soul was to let Hermione and Ron learn the Patronus Charm, which was consistent with the method used by Ms. Angela and Mr. Al - although until now he has not figured out what Mr. Al is.

How can one summon a patron saint?

However, this is no longer important.

Because Harry was more worried about the result - he had seen Professor Highmore turn into something like a devil - this happened in this room, after Harry was told that he was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

At that time, Ron and Hermione were also present, and they were all frightened.

Now, it was hard for Harry not to suspect that maybe one day in the future, he would become like the original Professor Hemmer.

It can also be called the successor of the Black Devil.

This time it's not just a code name, but a real devil.

"Are you resistant to this?" Toby asked, looking at Harry's green eyes. It made Harry feel that Professor Highmore was not just looking at him, but more like someone with the same eyes.

in conversation.

"Don't you like ancient magic?"

Harry suddenly became nervous, and he opened his mouth, but before he could answer, Toby interrupted in advance: "If you ask me, you like ancient magic, Harry, but you are also resistant to it.

It's understandable. Not everyone can accept the dark side of ancient magic. Your mother - Lily Evans - she couldn't accept it, and she always wanted to deny me through research in another direction.

I believe that there is absolutely no need to take such a big risk.”

"She did it, Harry."

Toby patted Harry's shoulder lightly: "I told you, she lives in you, allowing you to survive a spell that is impossible to survive. This is something that no one can do. But

Your mother did it."

"What kind of magic did she use?" Harry asked in disbelief.

"Love." Toby said: "It's love, Harry. And, if you think about it carefully, this is what I taught Lily - on the day I planned to kill Petunia. A lot of things happened that day

ah."

Although Harry had already heard about this matter from Sirius, and Harry later told these words to Professor Highmore, this was the first time that he heard Professor Highmore take the initiative to mention this matter.

What's even more strange is that this is exactly what Dumbledore said - it's all about love.

But there was one thing Harry couldn't understand.

"My mother and aunt. She never said a good word about my mother." Harry said angrily.

"Don't look at me." Toby shook his head and said, "I don't understand why your mother cares so much about her sister, otherwise I wouldn't want to help her solve this trouble all at once."

It was a hard-core reason, but Professor Heimer's tone was too bland to be true, and it was completely unable to give Harry the shock he felt when he first heard the news.

At this moment, a voice that disgusted Harry sounded not far away. It sounded greasy.

"How long are you prepared to wait?" Snape mocked, "Are you discussing how to admit defeat?"

"You don't need to worry about it." Toby immediately sneered: "Besides, you really should hope that you are really an old and ugly bat, so that at least you won't fall half to death - of course,

Mr. Diggory, you'll be fine."

Cedric who stood aside nodded sadly. Professor Snape had no intention of discussing tactics with him. Coupled with the scene he had witnessed in the Ancient Magic Office before, he was already prepared to lose this competition.

's ready.

"Then, let's get started."

At the moment of the announcement, the armless armor shook slightly. Its helmet floated to Toby's side and was put on by him. Snape grasped the armor's weapon-the long ax-this

It is a tool they specially use to capture devils, and the complicated patterns on it are still shining - this is the magic that traps devils at work.

And the devil, who was bound within the confines of the room, had literally broken out.

"Follow up, Harry!"

Toby stepped on the broom and said, flying into the air in a flash. His skills were not as bad as Harry thought - he clearly remembered that Professor Hemmer didn't seem to like brooms, as evidenced by Mr. Al's small flying carpet.

The most surprising thing was Snape - including Toby. No one expected that he could skillfully control the Firebolt. His speed was no slower than Toby's, and he rushed towards the devil who wanted to escape from the house.

"This is quite a surprise."

Toby whizzed past Snape, his voice came out from under his helmet, but it didn't sound muffled at all, it was extra loud: "Don't tell me you've secretly watched Quidditch - you know I'm

Whose competition is it?"

"Shut your mouth!" Snape said viciously. He suddenly wanted to hit Toby, but Toby quickly dodged it and flew diagonally above Snape.

"Okay," his voice gradually became deeper: "It seems that the conclusion last night is coming true - you really want to kill me."

Snape stared at him angrily.

"You shouldn't have come back." He said through gritted teeth.

Harry and Cedric had no idea what was happening in front of them. Each of them was holding an armored arm and focused all their attention on the demons scurrying around - of course, their own demons had also been summoned long ago.

When they came out, the runes and badgers followed them closely, never leaving.

It seemed that because the expression on Harry's face was too serious, and because the whole thing today seemed particularly surprising, Cedric actually tried to break the silence during the game for the first time and said: "Don't you think this game is a bit...

Is it simple? If you just catch a ball of paint running around, there is no need for the professors to take action personally - I mean, there are not even fire balls arranged, not one."

This is also a doubt in Harry's heart. He has caught the Golden Snitch and played many games. No matter how he compares it, this training seems a bit monotonous - only catching the devil, there is no such thing as the Bludger.

And the Quaffle thing.

"Maybe it's because the devil is harder to catch than the snitch." Harry said his guess, but even he didn't believe this reason.

But what he never expected was that he guessed it right - and the real situation was ten thousand times worse than he imagined.

Perhaps because he knew there was no way to escape the room, the paint ball that had flown to the corner suddenly changed direction and rushed straight towards the person who seemed to be the easiest to deal with - that is, Harry.

Moreover, during the flight, this special devil gradually changed from a sphere to a human form - which gave Harry a very strange feeling. He had seen it with his own eyes, and Voldemort had appeared in front of him -

For some reason, he thought that this devil looked exactly like Voldemort, except that his face was hidden under the hood.

It also looks like a dementor - the devil also looks like a dementor. The tall figure brings an extremely cold breath, making people breathless.

However, it is much more difficult to deal with than the dementors.

For a moment, Harry felt the sound of a woman crying in his ears, and a gloomy green light. The spell hit the woman, and the terrifying enemy appeared in front of him, looking at him silently.

"Harry Potter," Voldemort hissed.

"Harry! Harry!" Someone called him loudly from far away, followed by a violent impact, which almost pulled Harry off the broom, but fortunately an arm caught him in time.

.

"Are you okay?" Cedric's face appeared in front of him: "Don't tell me you dare to be distracted at a time like this - the devil almost knocked you away just now."

"I" Harry saw the limp Rune Snake hanging on the broom handle at a glance. It looked very sick, but the head with the lightning scar looked brighter and more energetic than ever.

It's also more dangerous.

"It just blocked it for you." Cedric explained, patting Harry's shoulder hard: "Cheer up, the training is not over yet!"

It's not over.

Just as Harry was gradually waking up, two black shadows flew past him. Professor Hemmer and Snape walked hand in hand, refusing to give an inch.

Just as they passed by Harry——

"Try to feel the pain."

Harry heard Professor Heimer's voice ringing in his ears, and even the movement around him became quieter, leaving only the words: "That will be of great use to you - not everyone can accept ancient magic."

The dark side, but when we have to face it, we can only find a way to defeat it - use your devil to defeat him, and no matter what happens, you must be able to protect yourself."

The environment became clearer and clearer, and before Harry could fully recover, Toby and Snape had already rushed to the devil's side - the runes had brought some influence to it, especially

While the trapped magic still exists.

Snape gripped the long ax and swung it with great force, almost missing the back of Toby's head.

"Hey!" Toby said dissatisfied: "This is a foul, a foul!"

"Do you think I will agree with your rules?" Snape sneered and said, "Toby Highmore's rules? Let's wait until the day you actually research something."

"Personal assault is also a foul!" Toby shouted without looking back. He broke into the devil's body with a fierce force, stretched his head forward, and smashed it into pieces. After they were reunited again, they were no longer so agile, and they were no longer so agile.

It's not as compact as before, and it seems to have been seriously injured.

"You should try it too." Toby went around and flicked the armor on his head with his fingers, and his visor opened and closed accordingly, as if he agreed with what he said.

"Try to get in touch with it. Only real pain can help you summon the devil."

Snape had no intention of doing what Toby said. He struck the devil with his long ax again and again, which made people's hearts tremble.

"What about your ridiculous assistant's assistant?" he asked coldly: "Is he suffering enough to summon the devil?"

"About this, tsk tsk -" Toby shook his head and said, "I may disappoint you. Mr. Diggory is more talented than I thought. Just having to come into contact with the devil is enough to make him feel sad.

——Not everyone can have normal access to this kind of magic, but he can't help but do it. For the automatic magic wand, that child can do anything. He is an ideal person. Maybe when I become a

Go to the Headmaster - forget it, the Dean is fine, I might consider transferring him to Slytherin House, and try out Professor Slughorn's hobby - collecting outstanding students."

"Wishful thinking!" Snape said coldly, swinging the ax wider, making Harry and Cedric look back with fear, fearing that they might accidentally chop off Professor Hemmer's head.

The training gradually entered a fierce stage, and Harry and Cedric were not useless at all - they were often attacked by devils and became the best sneak attack targets, but they always failed to do so - because the devil had already

It is getting weaker at a speed visible to the naked eye. It can be seen from its size that it has begun to get smaller and smaller, and it seems that it will disappear completely before long and be trapped back in the armor.

Seeing that the devil once again broke through the siege of Professor Highmore and Snape and was about to rush towards him, Harry waved his gauntlet angrily twice, waiting for it to hit him hard.

"Harry - be careful!" Cedric shouted suddenly, and he rushed towards Harry quickly - but it was too late. At some point, a stream of smoke came out of the rune snake - just in time

It appeared from the bright scarred head - it turned into a pair of heavy shackles, exactly the same as those on Barrow, and immediately locked Harry's body tightly - and what was even more dangerous was that the devil

The main body is about to really rush over.

The reflection of the devil was reflected in Harry's pupils. He struggled hard, but to no avail.

He saw a dim black light suddenly emerge from Professor Heimer's body, which was a sign that he was about to turn into something like a devil - but in less than a second, he suddenly stopped.

Another thing - pitch black, it was hard to see what it was, suddenly appeared in front of Harry. It punctured the shackles three or two times and knocked away the devil who was rushing towards him. The armored body on the ground immediately lit up.

It emitted light, trapped the devil, and squeezed it back into the armor like pressing cotton. After tossing twice, there was no movement.

Toby turned his head in surprise and saw Snape's livid face, and the shimmering long-handled ax still held tightly in his hand - it could also be regarded as a scepter.

Just now, Snape successfully summoned the devil and saved Harry, who was framed by the humanoid devil.

But it's almost impossible to learn such a difficult magic in such a short time.

unless--

"When did you read the book "Ancient Magic"? You didn't even miss the few articles I published."

The devil is a very dangerous magic, which is never officially written by Toby, but it is not impossible to find.

But there is a premise, which is to always pay attention to Toby's news and not miss a single thing.

This made Snape's expression even more ugly. He fell to the ground without saying a word, threw the broom aside, and left the Room of Requirement without looking back.

Looking at his back, Toby murmured:

“It turns out this is the biggest surprise. It’s really impressive.”