Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 267 Lupine and Toby

Professor Heimer?

Why did Lupine suddenly mention Professor Hemmer?

This was far beyond Draco's expectations.

Lupine knew what Draco was thinking as soon as he saw the expression on Draco's face, so he explained: "As far as I understand, your father is working for Toby - but I know that they have not dealt with it, and the methods Toby used

You can probably guess that it must be the kind of way that people can't 'reject'."

"And you, Mr. Malfoy. Although I only joined the job this year, I also know that Toby doesn't seem to like you very much, otherwise he wouldn't have given you the position of the first minister - that's it, if not

It's okay to be noticed by him, but once you pay attention, there must be some unknown reasons - it's easy to figure out what he will do next to give your father a warning.

Just maybe.”

Draco didn't expect that Professor Lupine could guess all the facts that had happened in just a few words. This made him panic for a moment and he didn't know what to do at all.

Lupine didn't let the silence last long. He looked down at Draco's eyes and asked: "So, do you have any dissatisfaction with Toby Highmore?"

Of course there will be dissatisfaction, but Draco has learned his lesson long ago and will not admit it just based on Lupin's few words. Moreover, he does not dare to go against Professor Heimer anymore, and even plans to continue to use the club minister's

The identity continues and wins the first place in this semester.

"I understand." Lupine said calmly, then slowly smiled, and his tone became gentle again: "Would you like a cup of hot chocolate, Mr. Malfoy? I believe it will help you sleep well.

"

It seems that this is the end of tonight's conversation.

Draco didn't understand what Lupine meant until he left. He couldn't lose the election just because he and Lupine had different ideas, right?

Draco frowned and walked down the dark corridor. It was already the curfew time. All the torches on the wall were extinguished. There was no one around except for the sound of his empty footsteps.

This made Draco feel uneasy again. Now he just wanted to return to the dormitory quickly so as not to meet Professor Heimer again. God knows whether the other party would spare him again.

However, whatever you are afraid of will come true.

Just as Draco was walking down the stairs on the fourth floor, he suddenly saw two figures below. To be precise, one of them was a ghost, and the other was the dark devil he feared most.

"You mean?" Toby suddenly paused and did not continue. He raised his head sharply and looked up, and at a glance he spotted Draco, whose face was pale.

"How was the class just now?"

"It's not bad, Professor."

"Then it's no problem. You can leave quickly."

After Draco's incredible escape, Toby once again turned his attention to the ghost in front of him - Bloody Baron.

Yes, he had made up his mind. He thought it would be better to talk to Barrow in person and inquire about the relationship between the Marauder's Map and the Book of Access - for example, whether the parchment used to make the Marauder's Map was genuine.

It was torn from the Book of Access, why is there no trace at all?

Although Toby was mentally prepared for this, Barrow's answer still shocked him——

"I thought you knew." Barrow said in a dull voice: "The parchment on which the Marauder's Map was made is not one with the Book of Access - that is its soul."

Then something happened when he was interrupted by Draco. Toby didn't have time to waste time arguing with a student about this kind of thing, so he simply asked him to leave quickly.

After Draco disappeared, Toby asked in a skeptical tone: "What do you mean it's its soul?"

"As you can see." Barrow said in an unchanging tone: "This parchment is the soul of the Book of Access. It originally did not exist until Dean Slytherin personally made it -

Or maybe it's extraction, I don't know the specific process, just like I've never seen how Ms. Ravenclaw makes the crown."

Now the questions have answers.

Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw studied the soul together, and even made their own creations for this purpose - the diadem and this parchment respectively.

But a new question arises - how did James and Sirius obtain this parchment?

The method and the place are still unclear.

Toby didn't get the answer he wanted from Barrow.

"That was because I had already left school." He said: "When I came back, I learned that the dean had also left Hogwarts. No one knew whether he was still alive."

In other words, even Barrow didn't know how James and Sirius found this parchment.

Wait a moment!

Toby suddenly remembered that Dumbledore had found Sirius before and had given him the task of capturing Regulus.

Maybe the principal knows the reason.

"It seems I have to leave first." Toby said decisively, not wanting to stay for a second longer, lest Barrow would think of him being a ghost again.

"Wait a minute." Barrow said what Toby was thinking a few seconds ago. He floated in front of Toby and let Toby run into his body. It felt like being poured full of ice-cold water.

All in one.

"What's wrong?" Toby had to stop.

"I want to know-" Barrow asked in an unchanging calm tone: "How long do I have to wait."

"What?" Toby was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came back to his senses: "Oh - you mean to free you? I think this shouldn't be as simple as destroying a piece of parchment. Listen, I am

I'd love to help you, but you have to be patient, Barrow—"

"My patience is sufficient." Barrow interrupted: "A thousand years of time will not differ by two or three years. However, I can't help but wonder if you have missed a key link."

"What do you mean?" Toby was still thinking about going to the principal, and he didn't know if Dumbledore was asleep now.

"Helena." There was finally a hint of ups and downs in Barrow's unchanging tone: "I never saw you go looking for her, not even once."

"Mrs. Helena Gray?" Toby asked curiously: "What does this have to do with her? Does she also want to be free?"

"No." Barrow said immediately: "I don't know what she is thinking. But I know very well why I exist - to atone for Helena. If the shackles are not released, I will definitely not be able to escape.

Yes, there is no doubt about it. That’s why I thought of this method.”

"Method?" Toby frowned and said, "You don't want Helena to forgive you, do you? This is too difficult, and no one else can do it - maybe it's one of the reasons for her existence.

"

"It is possible." Barrow said sadly, "So I won't expect such unreasonable demands, but I believe there is a connection between them."

He looked at Toby and said seriously: "There is a connection between Helena and I. If you want to free me, I must find a way to pass this level."

"It makes sense." Toby said with the same serious face: "So what are you going to do? Do you need me to find a time for you two to sit down and talk?"

"This is impossible." Barrow immediately refused: "I can't appear in front of her, and she won't want to see me."

Toby was silent for three seconds.

"If I heard correctly, you don't plan to show up voluntarily, but you also hope that Helena will no longer affect you?"

Barrow nodded slowly: "That's why I need your help."

——

"Now I kind of understand why Helena refuses to forgive him. Barrow has never tried it once, not even once! For nearly a thousand years, he didn't even dare to show up in front of Helena.

Is there anything more ridiculous than this? How can he be forgiven like this?"

In the principal's office, Toby complained fiercely to Dumbledore, and then suddenly raised an academic question: "Is this because of the limitations of ghosts? It is really because of these obsessions that they

existence, but at the same time being bound by these obsessions?”

"It's very possible." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "But I don't think that's why you came to see me in the middle of the night, Toby."

"Oh, by the way, Headmaster." Toby quickly told Dumbledore what he had just learned.

"Do you have a way to contact Black?" Toby finally asked: "I think it's better to ask about this matter clearly, what do you think?"

Dumbledore looked at Toby carefully for a moment.

He said slowly: "I think you seem to be busy with more and more things recently. Is this my misunderstanding? First it was the tasks I assigned you, then the problems with Harry, and the drama.

, the celebration, the Black Devil Foundation, plus the usual teaching - don't tell me you also have a time turner, otherwise how could you be busy?"

"No, no, no." Toby denied decisively: "You are wrong this time, principal. From the beginning to the end, there is only one reason why I am really busy - ancient magic. Everything revolves around ancient magic.

In fact, I'm not busy at all. I still have a lot of available time, no matter how much time I have, I can still take care of it."

"I really hope you will think so when you become the principal one day." Dumbledore looked at Toby meaningfully: "Then you should pray that you won't meet any annoying students, especially

Doing something like disturbing the principal’s sleep in the middle of the night.”

Toby nodded seriously: "Believe me, principal, I don't like Severus either. As long as you say a word, I can drive him away and make him never dare to come back."

The portraits on the wall were all stunned. Phineas pointed at Toby back and forth without making a sound, as if to say: Look, look at it, I can't believe there is such a thing in Hogwarts.

This kind of thing would never happen to students when I was the principal!

Under Toby's gaze that refused to hide, Dumbledore finally shook his head helplessly and said: "Sirius has cut off contact with everyone. Don't forget, he hasn't shown up yet, and maybe he never will."

The law has made its appearance in the magical world."

Toby didn't think so, because just some time ago, Harry told him that Sirius appeared in the fireplace of the Gryffindor common room through Floo powder.

Moreover, almost as soon as he left the principal's office, he felt something moving in his pocket.

It was a skull head, and the other one was made into a necklace and was placed with Harry.

Toby heard Harry's voice coming from the skull's mouth:

"Sirius, why are you here again?"

——

In the Gryffindor common room, Harry was sitting alone on the sofa by the fire. This time, even Ron and Hermione were not around, and he was the only one who wanted to come over for some quiet time.

This is all related to previous training.

It's Snape's devil.

Harry had never thought that Snape could actually summon the devil, which led him to make a guess: Since they were all acquainted with Professor Highmore, would his mother, Lily Evans, also learn it?

Got this magic?

Harry believed that this was impossible. Professor Heimer when he was still in school probably didn't have this ability. It was only the magical knowledge that was discovered through archeology later.

But he couldn't help but think, if his parents knew these ancient magics, would it be possible to survive Voldemort?

The thought made Harry feel uncomfortable.

Because Professor Heimer once admitted to him that Heimer and Lily were very good friends when they were in school, but they parted ways due to the incident of planning to murder Petunia, which actually made Lily feel her "love" for her sister.

It was "love" that allowed Harry to survive, but it failed to save his parents.

This inevitably made Harry feel conflicted with Dumbledore's recent teachings, and felt that magic such as "love" was not powerful enough.

So what's the use?

Should he be made to make a meaningless sacrifice one day like his own parents?

Although it was precisely because of their sacrifice that Harry managed to survive, to be honest, Harry didn't think this was very valuable. He hoped that his parents could survive rather than die at the hands of Voldemort.

He sighed silently and stared blankly at the almost extinguished fire in the fireplace, feeling a little unsure of what choice he should make.

Professor Hemmer has a way to help him, which requires him to understand the devil and get help from Hermione and Ron.

Dumbledore also had methods, but it was "love" that he couldn't even learn.

Although he had never mentioned it on his own initiative, Harry still often felt guilty towards Hermione and Ron, thinking that he did not need to implicate them. It was just because his reaction was not timely enough and everything happened too quickly, so he

Two of his friends were also involved.

Otherwise, Harry would definitely not let them learn the Patronus.

It is a good thing to learn more magic, but it is not necessary if you need to risk being targeted by Voldemort.

At this time, in Harry's sight, the ashes under the flames squirmed twice, revealing a pair of eyes.

Harry recognized these eyes, and his mouth opened in surprise. At the same time, he immediately remembered Professor Highmore's instructions to him - to inform him of Sirius' arrival in time.

But is this the right thing to do?

What if they fight?

Just when Harry hesitated, he realized that he had put his palm on the pajamas on his chest, and subconsciously touched the skull pendant on the necklace.

At the same time he said in surprise:

"Sirius, why are you here again?"