Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 275 Why is it all ancient magic?

"The Quibbler" belonging to the students was quickly distributed.

When they went to the auditorium for breakfast, Al was waiting for them with two skeletons and a stack of magazines pushed to the ceiling.

"ah!"

Every time a student came in, Al would put a magazine into their hands without missing a single one.

"Mr. Al."

Cedric didn't leave immediately after taking the magazine. He lowered his voice and asked, "There shouldn't be that kind of magic in it, right?"

The students who feel that the devil is not suitable for being taught on a large scale are not only the trio, but also Cedric. This is not out of selfishness, but because it is too easy to cause trouble by artificially summoning the devil.

How else would the Daily Prophet arrange Professor Heimer?

"The Dark Lord of Hogwarts"?

Or "Look what he did to the children"?

These titles all seem possible.

"Yeah." Al waved his little paw impatiently, asking Cedric to leave quickly and stop causing trouble here.

Cedric left worriedly.

"Mr. Al."

When it was Harry's turn, he lowered his voice and asked, "There shouldn't be that kind of magic in this, right?"

Al looked at him strangely, wondering if Harry and Cedric had colluded in advance to delay his breakfast.

"Yeah yeah."

Al's reaction became much more intense this time, almost waving the magazine and slapping Harry on the head - it had seen Dumbledore do this to Toby, and it had long wanted to try to compare with the shovel's feel.

What difference does it make?

Harry hurriedly dodged, and behind him, Ron and Hermione followed him without saying a word.

After sitting on the long Gryffindor table, Ron said with fear: "Thankfully Mr. Al's shovel is not there, otherwise he would not have been able to escape so easily."

Harry didn't answer, and Hermione couldn't wait to open "The Quibbler."

"Oh my God," she exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked hurriedly: "Did the professor really publish that kind of magic?"

"No." Hermione raised the opened magazine and said, "Look, Mr. Scamander will also appear at the celebration. This is really rare. I remember he has already retired."

It was a list of attendees of the Hogsmeade village celebration, including some personal introductions, most of which were officials from the Ministry of Magic of various countries.

"Who is this?" Ron asked curiously.

"It's the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Hermione accused: "I bought this book before we were in first grade. Have you never opened it once?"

Harry finally couldn't stand it any longer. He opened his magazine and flipped through it carefully.

It didn't take long, almost on the last few pages of the personnel list, Harry finally saw what he wanted to find.

"Hogwarts Special Column - Teacher Recognition Ceremony"

He took a deep breath and continued reading.

What is frightening is that the first one is Principal Dumbledore's course.

[About the application of ancient magic in divination - that has no beginning and will not end.]

This magazine devoted a whole page to recording the lessons between Harry and Dumbledore, and made a summary at the end, which is what Barrow said - prophecy is only part of the process, there is no

It starts and it never ends.

"No." Harry whispered after reading: "It doesn't say that kind of magic. Thank God."

It seems that even though Professor Highmore is very courageous, Principal Dumbledore is still sensible enough. There is no content related to the devil recorded in this article, all of which are replaced by ancient magic. At most, it has something to do with divination.

.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Harry quickly opened the page and found Cedric's article.

[About the connection between ancient magic and the self-casting wand - genius of creativity, and the genius of Hufflepuff.]

The first perspective of this article seems to be Professor Heimer himself. He praised Cedric a lot, praising how he refused to give up the ideal of making an automatic casting wand, as well as the methods and efforts he had tried, and put it into practice.

The final content leads to a deeper understanding of ancient magic.

And there is also no reference to the devil, not a word.

"It seems like this should be fine."

Harry finally felt completely relieved.

At this time, Ron, who was also flipping through the magazine, reminded: "Man, maybe you should read other articles."

"What's wrong?" Harry asked while turning the pages over. After a while, his expression became as weird as Ron's.

[Conjectures about ancient magic and spells - Is it possible to learn wandless magic in an easier way? Will the wand still be useful?]

[About ancient magic and transfiguration—human body transfiguration, cross-species transfiguration, and Animagus.]

[About ancient magic, potions and flying - how to recover faster after a swollen face.]

[About ancient magic and herbs - is that really the real name of these herbs?]

"Why are they all about ancient magic?" Harry quickly turned the pages of the book: "About ancient magic and Muggle studies? Can this have anything to do with Muggles?"

"How come you have forgotten this kind of thing?" Hermione said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Professor Hemmer told this in the first grade. At that time, Muggles were not called Muggles, but were called Muggles in a normal way.

A more respectful title - Ma Bo. This is of course considered the category of ancient magic."

Ron also chimed in: "It is said that Professor Heimer has not given up speaking in front of freshmen, and the letters of complaints have not stopped. Fortunately, the foundation has replaced the board of directors, otherwise I don't know that Professor Heimer can still be in the school.

stay How long."

Harry remembered the content of that speech - it was very different from what he had imagined, especially for students who had lived in wizarding families since childhood. It was completely subversive - Muggle-born people were never better than pure-blood wizards.

If you have low talent, you should be more superior.

It was a truly shocking lesson, and unlike the later dangerous lessons, it can still give people a strong feeling to this day, and they will never be forgotten.

"Look at this." Ron pointed at one of the pages and couldn't stop laughing. He read: "Regarding ancient magic and divination, is the third eye really a talent possessed by a few people? Who is this? Actually

Dare you mention ancient magic in Trelawney's class?"

Harry quickly looked over, and Hermione said calmly: "Only Lavender can do such a thing. She is the student responsible for teaching Professor Trelawney, and she can't stop no matter what.

Talking about ancient magic. It seems that guessing the taste of beans gave her a lot of confidence, but yes, ancient magic is indeed much easier to accept than today's divination. At least she can predict something accurately, not all guessing.

"

Ron and Harry already knew that Hermione didn't like Divination class, because there was no way to improve her grades through textbooks. This was really ridiculous.

"But why are they all ancient magic?" Harry asked puzzled.

"It's very simple." Hermione didn't take long to say it directly: "Otherwise, what else do you want the students to teach the professors? The knowledge of other subjects is not enough, and it's not like they have never taken classes. Think about it carefully,

The only choice left is ancient magic, at least they are all at the same starting point, or so I think."

"Really?" Ron complained: "I don't think this is all you know - look at what you talked about with Dean McGonagall, and there is even Animagus. You have already previewed it in advance.

Are you in seventh grade class yet?"

"To be precise, it's a course that doesn't even exist in seventh grade." Hermione said proudly, and then lowered her voice and said, "Actually, this is all related to that person, Harry, you know who it is."

Harry knew who it was as soon as he heard the name - Sirius Black, who was also an Animagus, and it was probably his ability that inspired Hermione.

"But how should we complete the task?" Ron grabbed his hair and said, "With so many courses, do you have to learn every one of them? The key is that none of them seem simple. The worst thing is that these are all similar to ancient times.

It’s related to magic - do you think Professor Heimer will be involved as well, and will be assigned a lot of exam content and so on?"

——

On the teacher's desk.

"What? Are you talking about interfering with the lessons learned by other professors from their students? How is this possible? I am also one of the professors to be selected. Besides, I don't have the time. There are many things to be busy with - even this job

I have to worry about buying steaks, and more importantly, how to make money."

"I don't think this is a difficult thing for you, Toby. Besides, can you stop grinning so wide when you smile? I think it's better to restrain yourself from having fun and don't ruin it.

You have the image of a black devil in the minds of students."

"Don't worry, principal, no matter how happy I am, they will only be frightened and run away, and the louder they laugh, the faster they run. But - look, I don't have so many ancient magics.

Any student who has taken the initiative to hint that you should have called me back earlier to see how much of a change I have brought to Hogwarts."

Still in his old position, Dumbledore was sitting among the professors, slowly eating a piece of beef pie. Toby was placed on the seat next to him, holding a water glass, as if it contained some kind of strong drink.

They all became light and airy.

"I really like this feeling." He said: "I never thought that there would be something more interesting than archeology, but I didn't expect to encounter it today."

"Compared to studying ancient magic?" Dumbledore asked slowly.

"The two are inseparable." Toby said immediately, without hesitation for a second: "The recognition of the students and the study of ancient magic must be connected together, just like - let me think

I want to see - the relationship between dementors and despair, and boggarts and fear, cannot exist alone."

"What a perfect example." Dumbledore wiped his mouth slightly, turned his head, looked at Toby and asked, "How does that compare to becoming the principal of Hogwarts?"

Toby blinked in surprise: "Are you going to do it today-"

"Don't be crazy." This time Dumbledore answered without hesitation than Toby. Then he stood up and cleared his throat. The students below who were still discussing the contents of the magazine immediately fell silent and all raised their heads.

Look at him.

Dumbledore has this kind of magic power. Even if he doesn't say a word, he can make everyone listen attentively to what he says. This is much more effective than Snape's class.

"Two things." He announced: "First of all, the Christmas holiday will be here soon. I believe you should have learned some news - yes, I am referring to the upcoming holiday in Hogsmeade.

The celebration will take place during the Christmas holiday. Therefore, you can imagine how many people will be willing to stay in school. I hope you can sign the form before tonight so that you can arrange your stay during the holiday in advance.

This can also make our foundation president more relaxed as he meets the daily life needs of the time."

Toby immediately suppressed his disappointed expression and the regret of not being able to take office today. He smiled and waved to the students, making the silence in the auditorium deeper. Even if some students were secretly happy, they did not dare to show it.

——Many people are still speculating whether students will be allowed to stay in school this year. After all, they have heard that even the Ministry of Magic and those guests will come to Hogwarts for the Christmas dinner.

"The second thing." Dumbledore continued: "This is the magazine you have in hand. This is the second time I would like to thank our president of the foundation. It is precisely because of his generous sponsorship that you can use the permanent five-year magazine."

Magazine at a discount.”

Toby waved his hand again. Al, who had just rushed back from the door, covered his chest with worry, turned his head and secretly wept for the lost gold, his back trembling.

"Don't be embarrassed at this time." Toby said through his teeth: "Hurry up. Whether Hogwarts will have the first animal professor in the future depends on your performance."

Al turned around with a sigh, waved his hands very hard, and then immediately covered his chest again.

"Look." Toby said to ease the embarrassment: "Al was so happy that he almost cried."

No one felt embarrassed. The students below thought that Mr. Al was being bullied and wondered if Professor Heimer was looking for a target for revenge.

Dumbledore coughed slightly, drawing the students' attention again.

"About the teacher recognition ceremony -" he said: "After unanimous discussion among the professors, we found that this is a bit unreasonable. Don't be nervous, children, we mean that the time arrangement is a bit unreasonable. After all, if we only rely on the time until Christmas,

Time is not enough to allow you to learn too much. Therefore, we have unanimously decided to extend all selection times, and the specific time limit will be a long-term event."

"That is to say, as long as you learn any of these magics while you are in school, you can vote for the professor and win extra points for your college."

Harry, who was sitting at the bottom, blinked.

oh?

In the college magazine, these magics are all related to ancient magic. Could it be that Professor Highmore has successfully controlled Principal Dumbledore?

Otherwise, how could he agree to such an important request?