Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 298 A new round of hostility

The dinner party officially started.

"This is different from what we promised."

Fudge raised his fork and poked at a piece of steak. He lowered his voice and said, "You shouldn't ignore our guests on purpose. They are all representatives from the Ministry of Magic of various countries. We expect them to be able to--"

"Can I help you master the power that you are becoming more and more obsessed with?" Dumbledore suddenly interrupted, causing several people sitting next to him to turn their heads and look: "I dare say that Grindelwald has taken a fancy to you.

This is my weakness, so I decided to take advantage of you to cause me more trouble."

When he mentioned Grindelwald's name, more people nearby visibly froze, including the wizards and witches that Fudge had been treating with caution.

But now Fudge had no intention of observing the reactions of those people. The bad feeling in his heart was getting deeper and deeper, and he stared at Dumbledore dumbfounded.

"You actually went back on your word?" he said.

"No." Dumbledore shook his head regretfully: "It's you who have never been able to understand my real appeal. It's not only Grindelwald that I'm wary of, but also all the dementors stationed in Azkaban. I've never

I don’t think it’s the right thing to do.”

"You, you." Fudge was so angry that he couldn't even hold a table knife. He noticed the foreign visitors who were gathering together and muttering. He knew very well that all the efforts today would be in vain - what those people were worried about

Yes, Fudge had a big gap with Dumbledore, and there was suspicion that he was being taken advantage of by Grindelwald.

He stood up suddenly, his face flushed with anger, and he seemed to want to threaten Dumbledore.

But in front of the calm gaze cast by the other party, Fudge seemed to be suddenly stuck. He left the teacher's table angrily without saying anything. The Ministry of Magic staff behind him immediately followed suit, with faces on everyone's face.

They all looked worried.

On the contrary, it was Scrimgeour who said the last words to Dumbledore.

"You are actively provoking a war." He said seriously.

"You know exactly who started it," Dumbledore said.

After all the Ministry of Magic personnel in the auditorium left, a representative from various countries came out, who was none other than the Lady Mary from before.

"I hope to verify Grindelwald's identity in Nurmengard as soon as possible." Dumbledore said to her: "As a prison built by Grindelwald himself, it is difficult for me not to doubt whether he will stay there.

What kind of backup means can we use to hide from the eyes of the local Ministry of Magic?"

Even to outsiders, Dumbledore's suspicions were well-founded. Otherwise, how could Grindelwald reveal those secrets to Scrimgeour who came to visit.

But the prerequisite is that the way Scrimgeour inquired must also be true.

"We will take your opinion seriously."

Mrs. Mary said, and then like the previous group of people, they left the auditorium together with the representatives from various countries. They had a lot of things to do tonight.

The noise of the students below disappeared, and they could not turn a blind eye to these departing people. No one knew what was going on.

"It seems I have to leave too." Ajinbad on the other side wiped his mouth and said: "It would be fine if I was just visiting in a private capacity, but as the principal of Wagadu, I have no choice but to worry about the future of the school.

consider."

"It wouldn't happen if it were me." Toby said nonchalantly.

"You haven't forgotten your wish to be the principal." Akinbad laughed and glanced at Dumbledore from a distance: "But how can you win over this kind of person? Even you

All the Ministers of Magic were fooled by him."

"No." Toby denied: "You are wrong about one thing. I never regarded that idiot as a minister. He should have resigned long ago."

"Then I wish everything goes well." Ajinbad said finally before leaving: "Don't forget the agreement between us. I will come and take away the humanoid devil before the end of this semester."

Unlike others, Akinbad didn't show that much worry, and he even said hello to Dumbledore before officially leaving.

After he left, Newt, who still stayed in his seat, joked: "If I don't leave now, I won't be in a good mood."

"Eat yours." Dean McGonagall said angrily.

Dumbledore ignored the gossiping students. He smiled and said, "The ribs tonight taste very good. I strongly recommend you give it a try."

Newt frowned and stared at the food recommended by Dumbledore. He thought about his age again, and finally sighed and said, "I can't help but wonder if you have taken the elixir."

No matter what, Dumbledore's calm performance made the students feel at ease. It seemed that as long as he was still at Hogwarts, nothing could trouble them.

In fact, this is indeed true. Just a few days after this incident, before Fudge could prepare for another round of offensive, the International Federation of Wizards released a shocking news——

[The news that Gellert Grindelwald escaped from Nurmengard has been confirmed.]

For a time, the entire magical world became panicked.

Similarly, that night, Toby came alone to the secret room where the real Grindelwald was being held.

"Do you have any good news to tell me?" Grindelwald said as soon as he saw him: "You seem to be in a good mood today."

"It's indeed good." Toby showed Grindelwald the news published on the front page of "The Quibbler": "Take a good look, your students betrayed you, how long do you think those people can last?

"

Grindelwald read the report through his visor, and he actually laughed out loud at the end.

"Stop pretending to be hypocritical." He said with a smile: "Who is it? Albus? I know he will make good use of my bargaining chip. It has always been like this. He thinks more than

Everyone needs to be more thoughtful.”

"Or maybe -" Toby said in a longer voice: "This is just because the headmaster is worried about his brother's safety. After all, Aberforth's wand appears in your hand, but no one knows where he is now.

where."

"Dumbledore is not such a person." Grindelwald shook his head and said: "You don't know him well enough, and you don't know me well enough. I believe he is now very sure that his brother has no problem at all, maybe just like your Defense Against the Dark Arts

Just like the Professor of Art, he was just trapped for a short time. Otherwise, you won’t be the only one who comes to see me, there will also be Albus Dumbledore.”

"Maybe it's just because he doesn't want to see you." Toby said bluntly: "If you think about it carefully, he would rather deceive me than go to Nurmengard to take a look at you."

Grindelwald was obviously stunned.

"This is an interesting possibility." He did not show any look of disappointment at all, but said with interest: "I never thought that he would avoid me to this extent."

"Okay." He suddenly said: "Regarding the report you mentioned, you should know very well that unless I give the order deliberately, those students will not betray me. And now I also know what you are thinking.

——Magic ball, right? You've always wanted to ask me how I figured out the structure of the magic ball, haven't you?"

"Not now." Toby said unexpectedly: "Since you showed the picture of Muggle-born people being turned into devils, it is no longer -"

"Let's talk about this." Grindelwald suddenly interrupted: "I have always been curious, what did you see that night, the future, or the past like me? I have considered many possibilities, but I always want to

I don’t understand what could cause an unknown student to suddenly kill two people at once. Yes, I was expelled from school when I was a child, but that was only because of some of the more excessive experiments I did, but I

I never wanted to kill anyone else. At least not at that time."

Toby stared at Grindelwald intently.

Judging from the look in his eyes, Toby seemed to be really considering this possibility - letting Grindelwald see with his own eyes the memories he had hidden deep inside.

"You want to kill me." Grindelwald said abruptly: "I suggest you apply to Dumbledore first to see if he will agree to your doing so."

"Ever since the experience in the Shrieking Shack, we haven't talked alone again." Toby stared at him and said: "As for the reason, you know it well - the law of conservation of magic.

This is why I took the initiative to come to you tonight."

Grindelwald did not rush to answer, he chose to continue to listen patiently.

"I also have something I can't figure out." Toby said: "Maybe you know the origin of the devil and can connect it with ancient magic, but where did you learn about the law of conservation of magic? I studied it

Ancient magic has not discovered this law for so long."

At this moment, Grindelwald suddenly spoke up.

"It turns out you don't know." He said: "You don't know the identities of those three skeletons, nor who those three people are, nor their descendants. It turns out you don't know anything."

This time, Toby stopped talking.

"Don't you even know about Antiochus, Cadmus, Ignotus, the three brothers of the Peverell family, and the Deathly Hallows?" Grindelwald asked again: "Then what on earth do you think?

Where were the other two skeletons found?"

"Deathly Hallows?"

Toby frowned. He vaguely remembered that he had heard this title before - he heard it from Xenophilius when he first visited Luna's house, and Xenophilius also misunderstood

Think of the black feather as a resurrection stone.

There are also invisibility cloaks.

Toby thought more - in the past he saw, there was a person who was hidden. That person was actually wearing an invisibility cloak, so he did not appear in the picture. As a result, Toby always thought there were only two skeletons.

I don't know that there is a third skeleton.

"I remembered." Toby said: "At that time, I was still thinking that the famous Dark Lord would actually like to read fairy tales. No, I have to let Al write this story into a report. I believe readers will be very willing.

watch."

"I advise you not to do this." Grindelwald sneered: "Because the story of the Deathly Hallows is real, at least there must be the original version as a reference. Among them, Albus and I discovered the most obvious one

The Elder Wand, the most powerful wand."

Toby was lost for a moment.

"The most powerful wand," he murmured. "I love this collection."

Grindelwald has left enough clues for Toby. He is hinting that the reason why Toby knows the law of conservation of magic is actually related to the three brothers of death. For this reason, he also reveals the Elder Wand owned by Dumbledore.

But after leaving the secret room, the expression on Toby's face immediately changed and he was no longer so obsessed.

"The principal is right about one thing. No matter how many dementors he can control, they can't compare to Grindelwald's ability to confuse people's hearts."

This is the most obvious way to sow discord. To be honest, if it weren't for the recent awkward relationship between Toby and Dumbledore, he might actually steal the Elder Wand.

On the contrary, because of their poor relationship, Toby could not act so recklessly. After all, it was not time to leave Hogwarts yet, and Dumbledore had not yet returned the third skeleton to him.

At the same time, in the principal's office, Dumbledore was carefully studying the skeleton standing in front of him.

Perhaps due to coincidence, Toby did not disguise the skeleton (Ignotus) that Grindelwald gave him as a gift as Black's body, but replaced it with another one.

Coincidentally, Dumbledore seemed to already know who the skeleton in front of him was.

Antioch Peverell, the eldest of the three brothers, is also the maker of the Elder Wand.

Now, under Dumbledore's gaze, Antioch's skeleton is clutching the Elder Wand tightly, seeming to have a great attraction for it and refusing to let go.

It was even trying to use the old wand to cast magic. The skull's mouth opened and opened as if it was chanting some spell.

Dumbledore waited patiently for a while, but unfortunately, the magic of the skeleton had become too weak to cast any spell.

At this time, the Sorting Hat, who had been watching for a long time, asked: "When are you going to return it to Toby? That kid probably won't be peaceful for long."

Dumbledore silently took out the Elder Wand and said slowly: "Just tonight."

As soon as Toby returned to the office, he saw the third skeleton standing in the center of the room. Al was arranging the three skeletons according to their size, as if he was about to speak, and the content was nothing more than being more diligent and cleaning the house.

, and you have to listen to yourself in everything, it is the boss of all collections.

"How's it going?" Toby walked in and asked, "Has the principal used any means to monitor me somewhere?"

"Yeah." Al shook his head. He had checked it many times and there was nothing wrong with it.

Toby stood in front of these three skeletons and looked at them one by one.

"Three Brothers of Death." He whispered: "What a fitting name. Are you the ones who attracted the God of Death?"