Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 324 The soul in Harry’s body

The trio all knew that Professor Heimer had given them a very unique assignment this time - how to kill the patron saint.

When Professor Lupine was tutoring the Patronus class, he never mentioned that Patronuses could be killed. Hermione also looked through many library books for this purpose, but could not find any related records.

"Don't waste your efforts."

One night a week later, Ron advised the dejected Hermione: "That must be Professor Hemmer's discovery during archaeology, and it has not been made public yet."

Hermione had already guessed this was the reason, but she quickly cheered up and hoped to read the new books for next semester as soon as possible.

Of course, it would be better if it could be done earlier.

She slowly shifted her gaze, which made Harry's heart skip a beat when he noticed it, and the pen tip he was busy writing his thoughts involuntarily slowed down.

"Harry." Hermione urged in a friendly yet unfamiliar tone: "Have you finished your homework? Do you want me to check it for you again?"

"No, no need." Harry quickly covered it up: "It's almost done. Give me some more time and I'll finish writing it soon."

Among the three, Harry was the only one who failed to express his feelings. There was nothing he could do about it. He now needed to be busy with the training of the Chudley Artillery Team. By the way, the flame ball training method that Harry had experienced last semester was

Applied to the entire team, this is also the key reason why they were able to win the game some time ago - the players may be more nervous and have not foreseen the scenario of winning the game, but at least they know that they must not provoke

Professor Heimer was dissatisfied.

This is Highmore's Law that gradually spreads across Hogwarts. The first rule is don't make Professor Highmore unhappy, otherwise you will never have a chance to laugh again.

While Harry was racking his brains to write a few more words on the parchment, Hermione was quietly discussing with Ron the next method of studying.

"I have an idea." Hermione said: "Maybe we can find an opportunity to carve this magic circle on something first. As for whether it can be understood - well, it is not important at the moment. It is very complicated.

But experiments may help us learn something."

Ron tried his best to pretend to understand. He nodded and said, "I agree with your idea."

Harry, who was in a hurry to finish his thesis, had no time to pay attention to the object of the debate between the two - whether it would be more suitable to engrave the magic circle on the sweater or the flame bottle.

After another ten minutes, Harry carefully checked for typos, then finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going to the office to hand in my paper." He asked cheerfully: "Do you want to go together?"

Ron was already anxious, and he asked angrily: "What's wrong with the sweater? Are you looking down on my work? I just want it to reach its full potential -"

"Destroy it then." Hermione said coldly: "Don't think I don't know what you are planning. Don't you just want to use a reasonable excuse to destroy that sweater? If not because you are worried about Professor Hemmer

I blame you, I guess you have done this a long time ago - I'm telling you now, no, because you can't make a second identical sweater, but I can make more bottles of fire - Harry, you go first

Go by yourself, and by the way, help me ask Professor Heimer if the later manuscript is finished - don't be distracted, I haven't finished talking yet - "

Harry hesitated for a second, and finally decided that it was better not to get involved, so he took less than ten seconds to pack up all the textbooks and homework, and left the scene of the argument as if running away——

Ron was holding his prank sweater high, as if he was kidnapping Hermione.

——

"Please come in."

Harry rushed to the door of the Ancient Magic Office in time before the curfew. The voice coming from inside sounded like Professor Hemmer was not ready to rest yet.

This is indeed the case.

When Harry opened the door and walked in, he saw Professor Heimer just closing a locket. He had vaguely seen this collection a few times, but he couldn't remember what it was, and he had never heard Professor Heimer explain it specifically.

Pass.

"Professor, this is my thesis."

Harry didn't want to know what Professor Hemmer was studying at all. He was still thinking about Hermione's instructions before coming.

"Excuse me, Professor, do you have any new manuscripts? We want to better understand the magic circle, and Hermione also wants to read your new book as soon as possible."

After nervously saying this request, Harry noticed that Professor Heimer's eyes had never left his body.

"Mr. Potter."

Toby said abruptly: "Is your devil okay?"

"Not bad." Harry didn't know why Professor Heimer suddenly asked such a question, but he still answered honestly: "I remember you said that the change of the devil will also cause the wizard to change, but since Rune

After the tattooed snake had only one head left, I thought everything was normal, except that I was no longer so resistant to Slytherin. I couldn't tell whether this was related to the devil."

Harry really couldn't tell this. He had been connected with Slytherin Academy early on, and later it was confirmed that his demon had nothing to do with the unknown broken soul in his body, but was all created by him.

"This is a good beginning."

Toby calmly judged: "You kept the smuggler as the decision-maker at the end. As a result, you yourself became more rational and could more easily distinguish between right and wrong. In addition to these, you still remember what I mentioned.

Will you postpone your study of the devil?"

"Remember, Professor." Harry nodded.

Not only that, but he also remembered that this was related to the reason why he, Ron, and Hermione were admitted to the campus hospital for examination.

But until now, Harry didn't know the specific reason.

And after experiencing so many lessons, the three of them did not dare to pursue the case any further - Professor Heimer would not hide it from them if necessary, and being curious without permission was not a good thing.

After that, Harry experienced another Patronus class suspension, and instead studied the flame bat - because Toby suddenly speculated that if Harry's parents were really alive, then Voldemort would not have been able to kill him that night.

If anyone is killed, then Harry, as a Horcrux, will appear to be confused - who does the broken soul in his body belong to?

By chance, Harry learned from Gjeon, the captain of the Chudley Artillery Team, that James had taken the Flame Bat to Egypt to inquire about Toby's whereabouts. Unfortunately, Toby was busy with archaeology at the time and had no idea that there was a

Such a thing.

However, Toby learned from the bar owner Wych that James was regarded as Toby's enemy and was lured to Loch Ness.

Now Toby knows that James not only did not die there, but also unexpectedly learned a superb ancient magic - the Patronus specially used to deal with devils. This can only be transformed by a wizard who has learned Animagus.

become.

Of course, Toby would not leave such serious consequences for himself, especially after he became half a devil - so he destroyed all the records and at the same time deduced the truth behind teaching James this magic.

There was someone else, maybe it was this unknown guy who taught Grindelwald so much ancient magical knowledge.

Harry didn't know what happened next. All he could think of at the moment was his experience of being forcibly sent to the school hospital for examination.

Just when he thought Professor Heimer would take this opportunity to tell the real reason, he heard Toby continue to say to himself: "In the original teaching plan, you will continue to study the flame bat, but unfortunately, I think all

The progress has come to an end, and the person suspected of being James didn't deliberately leave too many clues - so we had to shift our focus back to the original target."

Original goal?

Harry asked doubtfully: "Are you trying to defeat the mysterious man? Since the threat of Grindelwald has disappeared, then only the mysterious man is left."

"It's all wrong." Toby said decisively: "Grindelwald still has the remaining men at large. As for the mysterious man, he is no longer relevant. He doesn't even know whether he is dead or alive - but we can take this opportunity.

Confirm this."

"That's your devil, Harry."

Harry became more and more confused as he listened.

Toby explained patiently: "You should still remember a guess I told you - that is, who does the broken soul left in your body belong to? Is it a mysterious person or someone else. It just so happens that I recently

I found a way, maybe we can try it."

For Harry, the news came somewhat suddenly.

But that's not the case at all with Toby.

Ever since he figured out the secret of Antioch all the time, Toby had been thinking about who would be better to use to observe the second Deathly Hallows.

The Deathly Hallows placed second in order by Toby is the Resurrection Stone, because this item has the second closest connection with Death and is simpler than the Invisibility Cloak.

Although Harry is a descendant of Ignotus, he alone cannot know what information Ignotus left behind. Perhaps the real James must be included.

But the Resurrection Stone doesn't have to be so troublesome.

The only difficulty is who should do it better.

Toby thought of some candidates - actually only himself and Dumbledore, who had Ariana's devil.

But both ideas were rejected by Toby - his own soul was incomplete, and Dumbledore could not use the Resurrection Stone - lest he could not help but resurrect his blood relatives, and thus fell into the trap of James deliberately leaving

in the trap.

But Harry is different. He is "lucky" to learn about the devil, and he can also use this opportunity to know whether there is a connection between him and Voldemort - because if Harry really succeeds in doing this, it means that he is broken inside.

His soul indeed belongs to Voldemort.

Toby now knows that Tom Riddle is actually a descendant of Cadmus Peverell (the creator of the Resurrection Stone) among the three brothers, and his soul is enough to spy on the clues left by his ancestors.

Harry only felt that tonight's experience was a bit strange, just because he handed in an assignment, it would involve so many things.

But he also wanted to know the answer, and he also believed that Professor Haimer would protect him.

Because the moment he just agreed, Al, who was silent on the side, had already begun to work. He took out various objects and drew magic circles one after another under Harry's feet. Various dyes alone

It is piled up to a thickness visible to the naked eye.

"This is just for safety." Toby comforted Harry and put an arm on Harry's shoulder: "Relax, I'll be back in a minute."

Harry didn't know where Professor Hemmer had gone, but when he came back, a black stone appeared in his hand, which looked nothing abnormal.

Toby brought a skeleton to Harry who was confused, and Harry saw a new circular mark appeared on the skull.

"Don't be nervous, kid."

Toby comforted him again, and stuffed the black stone into Harry's hand: "You don't need to do anything, and you don't need to think about anything. You just need to stay quietly, even if you close your eyes."

Just put it on your eyes."

After seeing Professor Heimer's solemn instructions, Harry felt that it would be better for him to be honest and obedient. He had never seen Professor Heimer look so serious.

When Harry closed his eyes obediently, behind him that he couldn't see, both of Toby's arms turned into faint black smoke, and then his whole body turned into a chaotic paint-like substance, forming a witchcraft.

The robe was thrown over Harry.

"tell me."

Using Harry's body, Toby asked Cadmus in a deep voice: "What is my wish?"

【revenge.】

Cadmus's skull opened and closed its mouth and said the same answer.

"It's time to state your wishes."

The process was originally the same as the last time, but it changed greatly in the ensuing journey.

Almost in the blink of an eye - the full moon rose, and the God of Death was about to catch the person who offended its majesty - fortunately, Toby's arrangement in advance took effect. Under the cover of a lot of colorful magic circles, Toby took Ha

Lee quickly returned to the ancient magic office in reality and did not let the God of Death succeed.

"Professor, what was that just now?" Harry opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Professor Heimer's pale face.

"Where's the flame bat?" Toby suddenly asked.

Harry was startled by Professor Heimer's tone. He stuttered and said, "In the utility room at the corner of the fourth floor, no one usually goes there -"

"Al." Toby ordered without looking back. Al immediately left the office, apparently to retrieve the flame bat.

"Professor, I——"

"It's a pity, Harry." Toby shook his head and said, "The attempt just now failed. The soul in your body is not the mysterious man's soul at all. As for whose specific soul it is, we still don't know yet."

"Why is this happening?" Harry was surprised at first, and then he asked in disbelief: "Then my parents-"

It was obviously a hopeful guess, but to Harry it sounded like Professor Heimer was telling some extremely serious fact.

"Yes, it's possible that your parents are still alive."

"A lot of life."