Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 313 The Screaming Shack and Gjern

Dumbledore is back.

Perhaps it was out of his vigilance and worry about Toby that he made this decision instead of continuing to be an archaeologist outside.

The teachers and students naturally welcomed this. Of course, this refers to those teachers and students who were deceived - they took Toby's words seriously and thought that Dumbledore was really killing Grindelwald.

He was injured and did not show up until today.

However, some people still found that there was something wrong with the atmosphere at the dinner that day - such as the Harry trio who had made speculations early on. They learned through Sirius that corpses could also be disguised, and naturally they also suspected the Grindelwald.

The authenticity of the corpse.

In addition, there is Snape.

He had personally treated Dumbledore that night and had long suspected that something was wrong.

But Dumbledore later refused to tell him the truth. Even at the dinner that day, he accepted Toby's lie - admitting that he had solved Grindelwald himself, and that Toby was also involved in the matter.

He put in a lot of effort in this matter.

It's a pity that Toby was not present, otherwise he would definitely suspect that Dumbledore was betrayed by Grindelwald in the Chamber of Secrets.

Yes, Toby had already guessed that the devil wandering around Hogwarts that night was Ariana in Dumbledore's body, because the timing was too coincidental. Compared to the indifferent devil in the armor, the problem appeared in Dumbledore's body.

The possibilities are much greater with Lido.

Perhaps it was because of the embarrassment of a miscarriage of justice, or simply because Dumbledore came back too early, which prevented Toby from continuing to enjoy being the acting headmaster. Or maybe it was because he was worried about having his lie exposed in public. There is another

Perhaps Toby was complaining that Dumbledore went to see Grindelwald as soon as he returned to school, but refused to tell him what he had gained from the trip, nor did he try to alleviate the conflict between the two regarding their different attitudes towards the law of conservation of magic.

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All in all, Toby suddenly found Lupin.

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Lupine was startled when he saw Toby striding in, and even his tone became a little stuttering.

"Didn't you go celebrate the principal's safe return?"

He thought Toby had discovered something - for example, he had accepted Dumbledore's order and was secretly paying attention to Toby's secrets.

"The principal's office must be full of people now." Toby said casually: "And it happens to be a full moon today."

"What happened to the full moon?" Lupine became even more nervous. He had never forgotten that Toby took advantage of him to erase his memory after turning into a werewolf.

Although he later learned that Toby was helping him, Lupine didn't understand what Toby was helping him at all - he didn't even know there was such a thing as the God of Death.

"You should know the meaning of the full moon better than me, right?" Toby's eyes became a little strange, and he now even doubted Lupine's authenticity.

In this way, he would have to keep an eye on Lupine even more.

Especially on full moon nights.

"What?" After hearing Toby's purpose, Lupine said decisively: "You want to go to the Shrieking Shack with me, no! What if you erase some of my memories again. And this

It's very dangerous - what are you going to do?"

"It's very simple." Toby seemed to have known that Lupine would refuse, and he immediately replied: "Ever since I learned that you were pretended by Grindelwald throughout the first half of the semester, I have had this idea - until now.

So far, I'm not sure whether you will have any problems, especially after turning into a werewolf."

"You mean the influence of that erased memory?" Lu Ping suddenly thought of the huge ice cube.

Toby nodded, indicating that this was the case.

"Really?" Lupine confirmed again: "You would rather stay with a werewolf tonight than face Dumbledore who finally came back - and you also said that there is no conflict between the two of you? Except

Outside of the celebration, this is the second time you have behaved like this."

"Is it so obvious?" Toby asked curiously.

Lupine was shocked: "I knew you had a problem - what happened on the night I was rescued?"

This is the only reason Lupine can think of.

And it happened to be a full moon night, which couldn't help but worry him.

Unfortunately, it was useless for Lupine to worry no matter how much he worried.

Just when he was about to leave to spend the night in the Shrieking Shack, Toby suddenly appeared again, and he looked very expectant.

"Dumbledore didn't stop you?" Lupine asked ridiculously.

"There's nothing to stop this." Toby said nonchalantly: "Can you still hurt me? If you really have this ability, then I wouldn't have been able to succeed that time in the snowy mountain."

In fact, the more important reason is that the third skeleton dressed as Grindelwald is staying at the Ministry of Magic for disposal. Without all three skeletons, Toby cannot completely recreate the magic that has disappeared in history.

Ritual.

Lupine could only accept this. Toby's unabashed approach was better than acting like he had other motives.

Taking advantage of the approaching night, the two left the noisy castle and walked on the playground in the direction of the Whomping Willow.

"Where's your assistant?" On the way, Lupine noticed that Al didn't come with him.

"It's preparing to pack its luggage and run away." Toby shook his head in disgust, admitting in disguise that Grindelwald's body was forged: "It is probably packing its luggage in the office. As long as Dumbledore pursues the case at the dinner, he will immediately

Taking all the property and leaving the UK - well, Al is probably planning to join Angela, she happens to be in France right now and will probably not return to Ouagado for some time."

"What about you?" Lupine, who knew the truth, then asked: "Then what are you going to do? When the time comes, Al will send you a message so that you can escape directly from the Shrieking Shack?"

Toby stopped in front of the Whomping Willow's striking range.

The night obscured his sight and expression, but the wind could not prevent Lupine from hearing what he said next.

"No, I will not leave like this - facts have proven that my decision to come back was not wrong at all. Only here, only in Hogwarts - the starting point of everything, can I achieve all my ideals."

Lupine did not ask Toby what his ideals were. He added dryly: "There is also ambition - you are acting like a careerist now, and anyone will regard you as the Dark Lord."

successor."

Toby turned his head and gave Lupine a big smile.

He corrected him with a perceptive tone: "No, it's the first-generation black devil - I prefer others to call me that."

Lupine was not frightened by Toby's tone. He had long been accustomed to Toby's style. He just asked one more question: "Are you talking about other people, including the principal?"

This is Lupine's confirmation once again whether there is any conflict between Toby and Dumbledore - after all, the Dark Devil is not a well-intentioned name, only enemies would call Toby that.

"Believe me." Toby quickly admitted: "The principal must have thought about this name in his heart more than once. I think even he would think it is so appropriate - there is no better title for me than this.

"

Lupine stared at Toby silently for a while.

"Okay," he sighed, watching the Whomping Willow calm down after being hit by the stone.

"I hope this won't affect my career - work is considered a career. Do you know how difficult it is for a werewolf to find a job?"

Toby walked towards the hole of the Whomping Willow tree and said: "It's definitely not difficult to fight against the principal - let's go, the werewolf will appear at the dinner party if we continue to delay."

They walked to the Whomping Willow, got into the hole in the trunk, and walked along the dark secret passage.

During this period, Lupine continued to ask Toby about more things - such as the traces of Grindelwald - which was announced after the Christmas dinner that Grindelwald had indeed escaped from Nurmengard.

Toby couldn't tell Lupine the truth. The less people knew about Grindelwald hiding in the Chamber of Secrets, the better, so as not to be discovered by his group of students.

After dealing with it vaguely all the way, the exit is about to arrive.

But at this moment, Toby and Lupine stopped at the same time.

They listened to the faint sound of breathing and exchanged surprised glances at each other.

There were actually other people present in the Screaming Shack.

They extinguished all the lights on their wands, and the two of them held up their wands and walked toward the exit cautiously.

Toby, who was the leader, came to the last exit. He carefully took a look inside and suddenly shouted: "Gjeon, why are you here?"

Toby didn't expect that it was the captain of the Chudley Artillery Team who was in the house. Lupine, who was following him, also walked in and saw Gjern sitting on the sofa and snoring. He was sleeping soundly. Toby yelled many times.

Only then did he wake up.

"Um?"

As soon as Gjeon woke up, he saw Toby, and he asked in a daze: "Is the game about to start? Oops, I forgot to inform the two Wayne brothers, do you have a good batsman?"

"Wake up, wake up." Toby pulled him up abruptly and asked: "There is no game, it is night - how did you find this place?"

Gjern woke up from his sleep little by little, and his tone became cheerful: "You mean the Screaming Shack? It was an accident. I was drunk after the last game, and when I woke up I found myself lying on the bed

Next to the school cabin - I thought about it for a long time before I found this place. Oh, by the way, there is a secret passage. I didn't know there was such a secret passage before - but that secret passage is of no use.

But this room is different, it can save me a lot of accommodation expenses - as you can see, now I can't even afford to live in the Pig's Head Bar."

He emptied his pockets left and right, but there wasn't even a Knut in them.

Toby and Lupine realized that it turned out that Gjeon lived in the Shrieking Shack to save money - it seemed that hauntings and the like couldn't scare poor people.

The pale Lupine gave Toby a look - he was going to transform in the Shrieking Shack tonight, but now there were outsiders present.

"How did you get in?" Toby asked.

"Of course they got in by breaking the window." Gjern pointed to the loose wooden board at the window and said, "I probably thought it was a bludger when I was drunk and tried to snatch it away, but I accidentally threw it away.

The wooden planks are open - Hey, where are you taking me?"

"I forgot to tell you." Toby gave Lupine a look that reassured him, and then turned to Gjeon and said, "As a team invited to Hogwarts to hold a competition, the school will provide extra funds.

A fee is specifically used to arrange the players' accommodation - I will take you to the Pig's Head Bar now, and as for my colleague, he will stay and repair the windows, and then follow the secret passage back to school."

Gjern showed no concern at all about Lupin's thoughts. He focused all his attention on the first half of his words: "You want to invite me to stay at the Pig's Head Bar? How long can I stay? Does the cost of the drink count?"

Toby stepped over the broken window. He watched Lupine seal the window from the inside with his wand, and then decisively shook his head at the expectant Gjeon and said, "Of course not. As a famous magic school, we

It is impossible to sponsor players’ drinks, as this will have a bad impact on students.”

This reason is very good, and Ge Jieen can only accept it honestly.

"Okay, just the accommodation fee will be fine."

On the way to the Pig's Head Bar, Toby asked Gjern why he was in such an embarrassing situation - he was not a werewolf, and not long ago, the Chudley Cannons had just finished a game, and there should be a ticket sharing talent.

Yes.

Gjern had no intention of hiding anything. He said truthfully: "Half of the reward was spent on drinking and drinking that day - don't look at me like that, otherwise the team will be disbanded. As for the other half, it was spent on recruiting a team manager.

There has to be someone to do this job - even the Rangers have their own manager. Even though he is a troll, he is at least a manager."

It seems that the Chudley Artillery Team is indeed having a miserable life, which makes Toby very happy.

He asked with satisfaction: "Then do you have any plans to trade the team?"

"Why trade?" Gjeon seemed to be completely unable to understand this question. He asked: "Isn't the team not disbanded yet? As long as there are games to play and spectators to come to see us, the Chadli Cannons will not

The need to sell.”

Toby persuaded him all the way, but Gegen refused to let go, and he claimed that he would never be the sinner of selling the team, showing very stubbornness.

When Sirius saw Toby walking into the bar, he immediately showed disgust.

"Prepare a room for him." Toby pointed at Gjern and said angrily: "The school has limited funds, so we want the cheapest one."

Um?

Sirius glanced at Gjeon who was still confused.

A wizard who can make even the dark devil helpless?

He suddenly became interested.

"Thank you for your generosity." Gjeon sent Toby away with a smile. He turned his head and was startled by Sirius staring at him.

After hesitating for a while, Gjeon asked carefully: "How much does Hogwarts pay you? Can you propose it? You can also exchange it for wine."

He seems to be planning to exchange all the money for wine and continue living in the Shrieking Shack.

But Sirius refused to let him go.

"I've got plenty of wine here." He walked back behind the counter, pulled out a bottle of Aberforth's mead, and plopped it down on the table.

"But first you have to tell me how you provoked Heimer?"