Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 270 New Divination

"Harry, don't be distracted, listen quickly."

At Ron's reminder, Harry quickly broke away from his complicated thoughts. He heard Professor Hemmer saying to the students——

"I am not surprised by Professor Trelawney's description of me as evil, because this is one of the countless misunderstandings I have received over the years. It is no big deal."

"It goes against common sense and nature. Yes, many wizards view ancient magic this way, but if those people understand it deeply enough, they will know that this is an avoidable problem - such as your magic circle scepter, and

The preliminary patron saint examination that was conducted last semester, these are all necessary measures."

"Now what I see is that you have successfully done it."

Toby said with satisfaction: "No one has any problems, or turns into a furry monster, no one - oh, just pretend I didn't say the next sentence - in short, what I want to say is

,In the original course goal of this year, it was to let you understand your own magic circle scepter. Now that you have almost all achieved this goal, then——"

He showed a big smile, completely ignoring the frightened eyes of the students below and said: "It's time to start the next stage of the course. I originally planned to wait for a while, but - don't you want to study hard?

Is this called true divination?”

Um?

The students all showed surprised expressions.

When Toby said he was going to start a new course, they were all ready to deal with the troll alone.

To be honest, no one thought that they would continue to study the subject of divination.

"It's better to be the same as before."

Toby didn't leave them much time to react, and directly called his name: "Mr. Longbottom, please come over here, this time you have to take the lead in demonstrating."

Neville immediately stood up from his seat, as if he had been prepared for a long time, with a proud expression on his face.

Hermione stared at his back with envy and jealousy, until she suddenly heard: "This time the demonstration is more complicated, and there is still one person left - Miss Granger, is that okay?"

Hermione stood up in a flash, almost knocking over Ron who was sitting next to her, with excitement written all over her face.

Under the curious eyes of everyone, Toby asked them to come to the podium and stand face to face, and then said: "Now, take out your wands and start preparing."

"Wand?" Hermione thought she heard wrongly. She held the bottle of fire in both hands: "Don't you need a wand, Professor?"

"No need for now." Toby waved his hand and said, "We have to do it step by step. It would be better to start with the wand first, as it will be less dangerous."

Everyone knows that the ancient magic classroom is full of dangers, and they can happen anytime and anywhere, so Hermione and Neville quickly accepted this reality and took out their wands and held them in their hands.

At this moment, a sound came from outside the classroom - Hermione suddenly understood where the danger came from - the shimmering armor walked in from the door, and a black devil could be seen trapped inside, like

The paint-like thing is constantly struggling.

Seeing this scene, Harry immediately recalled the last training scene - his rune snake was affected by this devil and was almost seriously injured, but was saved by Snape in time - this is really

Developments never imagined.

In addition, the feeling of encountering the devil was also very uncomfortable. Harry still remembered that he had hallucinations, as if a woman was screaming continuously, and then Voldemort's cold voice.

His face suddenly turned a little pale, which made Ron on the side look frightened, worried that Harry would suddenly lose control in class.

At this time, I don’t know whether it was because he noticed something strange about Harry, or because the performance of the students below was almost the same. Toby comforted him: "Don't worry, kids, I won't let the devil be so direct."

Those who rushed out - you are indeed worried about this, right?"

They couldn't help but worry, after all, Professor Heimer had a criminal record.

Everyone still remembers the mummified cock from last semester. Professor Hemmer released it without saying a word, causing chaos in the classroom.

"I didn't mean to scare you." Toby had to continue: "If I really had this intention, I would never give a warning in advance - remember the first archaeological rule? Always keep it safe

Be alert, danger can happen at any time, no matter where you are."

After taking the students to review the archaeological principles that no one had remembered, Toby turned to Hermione and Neville and said, "You two don't have to worry. After all, this is just a demonstration. It's not really done yet."

The extent of your involvement."

This sentence is somewhat evocative. It is Professor Heimer's consistent speaking style. People can't always guess what he is thinking, whether he is joking or whether he is serious.

God knows what Professor Heimer has gone through, maybe his few books are just the tip of the iceberg. Oh, by the way, speaking of books, since there have been so many changes in this year’s courses, Professor Heimer has not been hospitalized for a few times.

It will take a few months, so will there be new textbooks next semester?

But this seems to have nothing to do with students of their grade, only second-year students can use it - Hermione thought sadly, she would never be able to use the correct textbook in the ancient magic class, and it would always be published late.

One year.

In any case, Toby's promise is still very effective. No matter what the students think, they are at least quiet and waiting for Professor Heimer's next move.

"Now," Toby ordered: "Miss Granger, take out your wand and point it at Neville. Neville, you have to point at Miss Granger too - but this is not a duel, there is no need for you to actually fight.

,Okay, just do it."

Neville hesitantly pointed his wand at Hermione, but Hermione had already done so. She didn't think Professor Highmore would turn this class into a dueling class.

"Get ready for a duel and salute - there's no need for you to start a fight, just keep doing it."

Hermione and Neville practiced the dueling etiquette they learned last semester, and their movements and attitudes were very standard.

Then, Toby added: "What you have to do this time is to think about the spells you will cast on each other in advance, and follow the standards of a duel - but again, you don't have to fight."

Hermione quickly decided on the Petrification Charm, which was very effective.

Neville also secretly chose the spell - the disarming spell, which was his best.

"Very good." Toby said, scanning the expressions on their faces.

"Well, children, let's cast the spell."

"Ah?" Neville was stunned for a moment. Didn't he say there was no need for them to fight? Why did he suddenly cast a spell?

Hermione also hesitated for a second, but she was much more decisive than Neville. She didn't think for long before shouting: "Everyone is petrified!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, the armor that trapped the devil jumped up and blocked Hermione's spell. Then it stretched out its silver arm, raised its index finger, and turned around in a circle, its visor still swinging up and down in a timely manner.

He muttered twice, as if he was saying something, but unfortunately no sound came out.

The sudden turn of events shocked the students. Neville had already rolled onto his side and fell out. He never expected that the armor would help him block it.

At this time, Toby asked decisively: "Now, can anyone tell me what spell the armor just cast?"

This is really embarrassing, who would have known that the armor was just casting a spell.

Only Hermione could see it clearly. She was standing opposite the armor and recorded the other person's movements accurately.

"It's a disarming spell, Professor!" She raised her arms high and said, "The spell is Expelliarmus! I recognized it based on the half-circle gesture of it. This is the most obvious sign of a disarming spell."

After listening silently, Toby looked at Neville and asked: "Mr. Longbottom, what was the spell you originally planned to cast?"

"It's also a disarming spell, Professor." Neville said in shock.

"Very beautiful!" Toby said with a wide grin: "Add five points to Gryffindor, and then add ten points as a reward for Miss Granger's correct answer. It seems that you have always kept the archaeological principles in mind - you must

Observe the trends around you at any time, the clues are hidden on the inconspicuous surface.”

Hermione didn't remember the existence of this archaeological rule, and it was probably compiled by Professor Heimer. No, I can't think so. It should be said that all the rules combined are as thick as a "History of Magic", but they are not completely

Just express it.

"I believe you all have doubts in your hearts." Toby continued to explain: "Can this also be regarded as divination? To this, I can definitely say, yes. Tell me, Miss Granger -" He turned his head

Looking at Hermione who was helping Neville up, she asked: "Before casting the spell, have you ever guessed the spell Neville was going to cast?"

"Yes." Hermione said doubtfully, is this alone enough? Is the new divination method that simple?

Toby seemed to know what she was thinking and said: "As you can see, the armor answered Miss Granger's guess with its actions - just like guessing what a bean tastes like. It's just relatively different.

However, it is much more difficult to predict the spell to be cast in advance."

"This is also one of the key points of this class. Ancient magic divination methods are full of uncertainties - don't rush to write it down now, Miss Brown, I still have a lot of content to finish, so don't rush it now."

Lavender Brown put away the quill obediently and remained motionless.

"Just let me start over."

Toby said and stood in Hermione's position. Al, who had always been quiet, came to the position in front of Neville. They stood face to face, obviously imitating the duel between Hermione and Neville just now.

"In order to ensure the success of this demonstration, I did not tell you in advance that I would actually cast the spell - this is a very necessary decision - it is best to be unexpected to get the most effective effect, and it is often unexpected."

"Then the duel will begin."

Toby raised his wand with a swift movement.

Al also took out his own small shovel instead of his wand, and he looked no worse than Toby.

"This is a divination."

Toby turned to the students and said: "A divination designed by me is full of chance. No one knows what will happen next. Even with my hint, Miss Granger and Mr. Longbottom will

I can’t help but want to know what my next instructions are, am I right?”

Hermione and Neville nodded together.

"Curiosity, curiosity, no matter how you describe it, you already have a problem."

Toby slowly raised his wand and pointed it at Al. Al seemed to regard his small shovel as a wand, and it responded immediately with a standard movement that made Neville feel ashamed.

"So, within the scope of ancient magic, divination may occur at any time - everything will be petrified!"

Toby suddenly shouted loudly and shot the spell at Al.

Once again, the armor stood between the two of them and intercepted the spell at a very fast speed. But compared to Hermione's petrification spell, Toby's spell did not make the armor feel so comfortable. It became obviously stiff.

It's hard to tell whether it's normal or if it's affected by the petrification spell.

"Your guesses are all wrong."

Once again, Toby seemed to read the thoughts of the students. He said: "The reason why the armor has no additional actions is because Al can't use spells to fight back at me - it's a sniffer."

, how can it be possible to cast magic."

Al nodded seriously to the students, indicating that what Toby said was true, and you must believe him.

"New question."

Toby said abruptly, ignoring the strange expressions of the students.

"In this divination, what exactly is the scepter?"

Ron immediately imitated Hermione and raised his arms high and said: "It's armor, Professor, it couldn't be more obvious!"

"No" Harry suddenly whispered, a bit like talking to himself, but enough for everyone in the classroom to hear clearly.

"It's the devil in the armor, because with him, divination will be successful."

The silence lasted for a short while, and the armor began to move with creaking sounds. The effect of the petrification spell was slowly fading, allowing it to move freely again.

"Correct answer." Toby looked into Harry's eyes and whispered: "Five points to Gryffindor. Okay -"

He suddenly raised his voice and said: "The homework for this class will be a simulated divination. You don't have to actually do it, but you must describe the situation in enough detail and write down the results - it doesn't have to be

It’s preset, and it’s equally likely to be unexpected—at least seven inches, that’s all.”

When the students were leaving the classroom one after another in excitement and surprise, Toby suddenly stopped Harry: "Mr. Potter, please wait a moment before leaving."

Ron and Hermione had already expected this, and the three of them exchanged glances. Harry watched them leave, sitting silently in his seat and waiting.

It must have something to do with the devil.

Harry thought.

The content of this lesson couldn't be more obvious. He could even guess what Professor Heimer would say to him later - this is a very dangerous method of divination, and if you are not careful, it will lead to extremely bad results.

Didn’t you see that the textbooks used in class are all about devils trapped in armor?

If there are rune snakes that are not trapped, then some of them can control the situation?

No matter who it was, it would definitely not be Harry himself. He still had a lot of extra problems left to solve.

So this will be a warning. It might sound better to call it an exhortation, and it would be easier for you to accept it.

After all the students left, Toby asked Al to return the armor to the office, and he and Harry were the only ones left in the room.

"What do you think?" He came over and asked, "Do you remember everything clearly?"

"All-huh?" Harry was stunned. This opening was a little different from what he had imagined.

Toby frowned dissatisfied and said: "What, you can't even remember this content - the devil can play a big role in divination, is it difficult to understand?"

Harry's mouth opened wide and his eyes were filled with shock.

He seemed to have guessed Professor Haimer's true purpose.

"Actually, it's not just the devil, there is something more effective than this, but it's too overwhelming for a third-year student, so——"

Toby looked at Harry and said: "It is also time to deepen your understanding of the devil, Harry. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you must have complete control over it. This is very important, in every sense,

All very important.”

"besides--"

Before leaving, Toby added one last sentence: "Remember to work harder, Mr. Diggory has left you behind. He successfully made his first devil's divination, which was related to the automatic casting wand. Although

It was a long shot, but he managed to do it, which is amazing, isn't it?"

Harry nodded numbly. Before the shock completely dissipated, a question suddenly occurred to him.

Does Cedric's success refer to his success in performing devil's divination, or does he realize that one day he will make a true self-casting wand?

Harry thought about it carefully, and suddenly he felt that this question made no sense at all.

No matter what it is, Cedric has completely defeated the Boy-Who-Lived.