Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 322 The demise of the guardian and two transactions

Ron was rejected without mercy.

He didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction on his face, so he muttered a few words of partiality in his heart - Harry could learn magic, but he couldn't learn it himself.

His little thought failed to avoid Toby's gaze at all.

"Devil, devil" he repeated several times in a low voice: "You have to know, Mr. Weasley, even evil requires talent. Unfortunately, I don't see any talent in you."

Ron felt that the wound in his heart was being opened again.

"But only a few people know that this is also a kind of talent." Toby suddenly changed his tone and said: "You haven't given up learning the magic circle, right?"

Of course, Ron has always wanted to use the magic circle to make a fortune - just like the twins, no one knows how much money they have saved now.

"I have a part of the manuscript that I just wrote here. You can take it back and look at it."

Toby handed a stack of parchment to Ron: "After you finish reading, write me a review. The length should be no less than seven inches, but the font size must not be too large. Just follow the old rules for normal homework. You

Know what to do."

Ron left the office in a daze carrying these pieces of parchment. He really didn't expect that he would be assigned extra homework as a result of his impatience.

However, this seems to be Professor Hemmer's new book, right? Maybe you can ask Hermione for help, she will be happy to help.

Ron took out the manuscript in the corridor and read the beginning:

[As I have introduced in my previous books, the magic circle is known as rational magic, requiring more complex thinking and surprising creativity - now, it is time to talk about the less rational side of the magic circle.

.]

It seems that he will return to the magic circle course next semester. Ron feels a headache when he thinks about those complicated patterns. If he had studied well enough, he would have made a lot of gold.

[Based on the comments from readers, many people seem to think that the magic circle is a kind of advanced magic - in fact, this is not the case. It has also been used for children's enlightenment teaching, somewhat similar to Wagadu School

The wandless magic class that I am good at - in short, anyone can learn the magic circle well, and can also use the magic circle to do more and more unimaginable things.】

[This is also the theme of this book-dark magic circle and wizards.]

[Yes, there are also evil types in the magic circle. Compared with today's magic, they are very similar. But the only difference is that even wizards without talent can still be qualified to use the dark magic circle - because that

Simplified, made simpler, and more evil.]

[For example, the Patronus Charm is considered an extremely difficult magic. Only people with pure hearts can summon the Patronus. But in the magic circle, the Patronus is completely different. It is combined with the Animagus.

Now, you can let the wizard become your own patron saint independently.】

[This sounds like it has nothing to do with evil and is very creative, but in fact it is not the case. There is a reason why wizards learn Patronus and Animagus separately - when wizards try to become Patronus

In the process, the caster's self-understanding will be completely confused, and he will not be able to distinguish whether he is a wizard or an animal, and this is much more serious than simply learning Animagus (it will also lead to...

this phenomenon).】

[Perhaps it would be easier to understand by saying this - five-legged monsters, they were transformed by wizards, but they resisted returning to human form, and instead continued to live as monsters - this is the failure of trying to become a patron saint

As a result, I suspect that the person who cast this magic had acquired relevant knowledge about the magic circle.]

[However, perhaps we should be glad that those people failed - because even those who succeed will have extremely strong sequelae, become unstable in temperament, and become highly aggressive (if you see a similar wizard, please contact Huo Huo in time)

Professor Heimer of Gwartz, who is willing to help all unfortunate people.)】

[This is not the end, the more important point is that anyone who tries to learn this magic is prepared to commit murder - murdering oneself is also considered murder, they will consume their own rationality little by little, and eventually become something like

The result of non-existence is also like the devil.】

[This is the dark magic circle. Magic that seems beautiful and full of creativity will always cost you in other places - but it is not all your own price, of course it can be other people's. 】

[In other words, it is no different from a dark wizard.]

Seeing this, Ron was no longer sure what Professor Heimer was going to teach. He couldn't just become a patron saint. Wouldn't that be a price for the students?

Until he saw the first line of the next page——

【As long as you kill the patron saint, no one can become a patron saint again.】

"Why are you here?"

A voice sounded from the other side of the corridor. Ron seemed to have done something wrong. He didn't care how Professor Hemmer would punish him in the future. He hurriedly crumpled these pieces of parchment into a ball and stuffed it into the wizard's room.

Near the belly under the robe.

Harry rushed over panting, and asked curiously: "What were you doing just now - forget it, you. Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Ron pretended to be calm and said, "Has the selection of team members ended?"

Harry nodded and opened his mouth, but failed to say a word of comfort.

"Don't you need to train with them?" Ron asked again: "We have just selected the team members, so we must seize the time to train, right? Tomorrow is the game."

"That's what happened." Harry said with an inexplicable guilt: "I came back in time, and I have to go back soon."

"Then you go back." Ron said with a smile: "I don't have any problems, I mean it."

Harry gradually became confused, but he was really in a hurry.

"Then I'm leaving?" he confirmed one last time.

Ron nodded vigorously.

After Harry left, Ron couldn't wait to find an empty classroom and get in. He carefully took out the parchment he had just hidden, smoothed it carefully with his palm, and focused on that line of words——

[Just kill the patron saint]

Below is a magic circle that is more complex than any that Ron has ever seen before. The book manuscript explains that as long as you use your own blood to draw this magic circle, you can even prepare it in advance, and then read out a sentence:

The spell "Guardian Death" can make the patron saint of the person hit die, including the wizard who becomes the patron saint.

But who would need to use this magic circle?

The method of becoming a patron saint is not recorded, so it has been lost.

And who would want to kill other people's patron saints for no reason?

Dark wizard?

It seems that this is the only answer.

Ron gradually realized what the parchment he had obtained meant. As long as he could learn this magic circle, he could surpass any wizard who was known to be highly skilled.

Because he can end the patron saint of that group of people at any time.

——

Office of Ancient Magic.

Al came back early. He didn't watch the training process of the new players. It wasn't his idea to buy a team anyway. The gold he spent on this made him feel distressed for a long time.

Just when it was about to enjoy life and miss the shining gold, it suddenly noticed that something on the table was missing.

"Huh?" it asked curiously.

"My manuscript?" Toby said, standing back in front of the three skeletons: "That has not yet been made public, lest more people learn how to deal with me. However, it is also time to give James a gift.

Already."

"I believe he will like it."

——

"What happened to you today?"

After finishing training, Harry really didn't expect to find Ron in the library, and Hermione was there too. The two of them were quietly muttering something to a pile of parchment.

"Come here quickly." Ron said mysteriously.

Harry walked over curiously and found that the parchments on the table looked familiar.

"Isn't this something you hid before?" He asked puzzledly: "Why did you take it out again? I also want to ask you, what is written on it?"

"He wanted to hide it secretly." Hermione on the side said disdainfully: "Unfortunately, I caught him in the library, but instead of resisting, he even pulled me over to study the content - yes

Yes, this is Professor Heimer’s new book, I just read it.”

"Who made me unable to understand?" Ron was also helpless.

He originally wanted to study alone, and felt that his opportunity had finally arrived - but unfortunately Professor Heimer was right, he didn't have any great talent, and it didn't go well with learning.

So, after only persisting for a few hours, Ron chose a more acceptable method - it was better to find someone to help.

Harry took the parchments that Hermione had just finished reading and read them. All three of them had taken Professor Lupin's Patronus class, and they soon understood how amazing the content in the manuscript was.

"There is actually magic that can kill the Patronus." Harry couldn't help but exclaimed. Ron quickly reminded him to keep his voice down. No matter what, he still hoped that he could secretly learn this magic circle so that he could

Those who look down on themselves are good-looking.

"Why do I feel like this?" Hermione said in confusion, pointing to the pattern of the magic circle: "This looks more and more like an animal. Do you feel this way? Some of it looks like a horse."

"I feel like Crookshanks," Harry said over his shoulder.

"Whatever it is." Ron said angrily: "Whether you want to help or not, no one can say when Professor Hemmer will get these manuscripts back."

Hermione immediately held the pieces of parchment tightly: "This is not possible. Also, do you want to write down your feelings? You must write them well, just in case Professor Hemmer is happy and gives you more.

The manuscript is wonderful.”

Only Harry's reaction was similar to Ron's: "You were given homework again? What will happen if you can't finish it? Will you be put in solitary confinement?"

Ron was already beginning to regret asking them for help.

At the same time, Dumbledore suddenly found Toby.

As soon as he entered the office, he said: "Remember what I said before about pursuing Grindelwald's associates?"

"Of course I remember." Toby turned around, rubbing his sore neck and said: "Aberforth, and Mad-Eye, they will look for Regulus's accomplices together - but Regulus

Having been rescued by James, I thought you would give up on this decision, after all, the clue was cut off from my hands."

"I don't mean to blame you." Dumbledore said pointedly: "Although you didn't tell me the specific reason, I know very well that you are not the kind of person who will miss easily. But, I did.

The new clue was not told to me by Aberforth and Mad-Eye, but by Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom."

"They are here today?" Toby asked curiously: "The tickets I gave them are obviously for tomorrow."

"They did come, but they didn't disturb anyone." Dumbledore continued: "After secretly watching Neville's selection, they came to find me and shared a piece of news with me."

"Are you secretly informing you again behind my back?" Toby said dissatisfied: "Thankfully I found two jobs for them at the Ministry of Magic."

"No." Dumbledore shook his head and said seriously: "They did want to find you, but I stopped them because I thought it would be better for me to tell you about this."

"What is the news?" Toby also became serious.

"It's Frank." Dumbledore said: "He encountered an extremely weird thing while preparing for the Gobstone Competition - according to locals, your magic ball appeared in a bar, and the owner left behind

A brief message."

"Is it James?" Toby immediately frowned and asked, "What did he say?"

"His message was related to you, but he did not mention your name." Dumbledore slowly repeated: "[Some people should not perform ritual magic on this object. He has already been engraved with a curse. Sooner or later, it will happen."

Turn your brain into an octopus and crawl out of your head as a monster.】"

Looking at Toby with a strange expression, Dumbledore added: "That's all. I've already been to the other bar and didn't find any extra clues. However, this did remind me of one thing.

——You seem to have said that the magic circle on your body is actually a ritual magic, is there such a thing?"

"Probably." Toby replied casually.

"This ritual magic is related to the magic ball? In order to possess it? At that time, did you know that it was made of brains?"

"Is this important?" Toby said impatiently: "Otherwise, what do you want me to do, just wait for death at the bottom of the lake?"

"You also said -" Dumbledore stared at him closely and said: "You have made a guess - perhaps the residents at the bottom of the lake deliberately designed the intruders to do this in order to restore the magic ball one day.

Take it back to the magical world."

Toby stopped talking. He wanted to know the reason why Dumbledore asked these questions.

"Grindelwald has told me the reason."

Dumbledore said unexpectedly: "Not everyone can successfully take away the magic ball. But if someone does, the curse will accompany the holder at any time - until this person becomes all persecuted Muggles."

They take revenge."

"Is this true, Toby?"

Toby was still not so focused and said: "So after seeing that provoking me failed, Grindelwald started making trouble at your place? Even if it is true, so what? This can be more troublesome than the curse of death -"

Before Toby could finish what he said, Dumbledore suddenly interrupted: "But you and I both know that the Grim Reaper was also transformed from a persecuted Muggle-born."

"Is this what it wants? Revenge for everyone? Is this the same as what you experienced under Loch Ness?"

"Tell me, Toby, what deal did you make with Death?"

Al, who was resting, couldn't eat the beans anymore. He stared at the two of them nervously, his eyes circling back and forth on them.

Toby was silent for a while.

"You seem to have forgotten the first time I faced death, principal." He said: "I was still in school at that time and didn't know anything about Loch Ness. I didn't know anything about it."

"But there is Lupin." Dumbledore said abruptly: "You personally erased his memory of that night, including the experience of transforming into a werewolf and then transforming into a god of death. And Lupine also said that at that time he

I haven’t met Al yet, Al only appeared later.”

"Not only have you met the God of Death, but you have also made deals with it twice. The first time almost caused you to kill two innocent lives, and the second time, whether it was Al or the devil, it was you who destroyed your soul.

start."

"Now, just in time, James has sent you the Resurrection Stone again. This item is also related to the soul, and may also be related to his purpose."

"You want to take away the Resurrection Stone?" Toby, who had always been silent, suddenly asked.

"Sorry, Toby." Dumbledore pulled out his wand and said. Just before Al was about to scream in fright, Dumbledore suddenly changed the position of the wand and pointed the tip of the wand at himself.

"Perhaps this Deathly Hallows is more suitable for you. Now, give me the Resurrection Stone. You must not own it. No one knows what will happen to people with defective souls after using it. We cannot take this risk.

."

Toby did not immediately pick up the most powerful wand.

"Don't you know how to use the Resurrection Stone yourself?" He asked back: "And you are not worried - I asked directly, and you are actually willing to hand over the Elder Wand to me? Why? Just what Grindelwald said

Is it true or false? Let me think about who warned me in the first place. Oh, it turned out to be you."

Dumbledore showed no sign of anger at all. He said calmly, "This has nothing to do with Grindelwald, but just because I was almost sorted into Slytherin. I understand your thoughts, whether revenge is true or not,

But the defects of the soul cannot be repaired. You have been hesitating all day, it is time to give it to me."

"As for the Elder Wand, on the contrary, you are the last person I would worry about, because I know how much you prefer your wand - don't kid yourself, this is what you learned from it, and it is very connected to you.

It's so tight that it can't be broken with just a second wand."

Toby hesitated for a few seconds.

"You are right."

He let go of his left hand that was covered by his cuff, and in his palm was the resurrection stone that he was holding tightly.

After exchanging their Deathly Hallows, Toby sat back on the sofa as if he was exhausted.

"I can't help but be curious." He defended in a low voice: "I want to know whether James' soul can be resurrected, whether he is dead or not, and the whereabouts of Lily. I know this is a trap, but"

Dumbledore took a deep look at the Resurrection Stone in his hand.

The trap is still a trap in his hands, and Grindelwald's previous warning is still ringing in his ears.

"But no one can resist this temptation."

Dumbledore sighed. He silently gave up the idea of ​​trying to resurrect Ariana and put the black stone casually in his pocket.

"I can understand your thinking now, Toby, ancient magic is indeed extremely fascinating."