Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 326 Draco and Regulus

Toby thought that Grindelwald's research on ancient magic had been very in-depth, but what he didn't expect was that there were things he didn't know about.

Mason Door - This collectible has been with Toby since he returned to Hogwarts.

Unlike other collectibles, the Mason Door does not appear to be that dangerous on the surface, so Toby did not place it in Gringotts' vault, but kept it by his side.

In addition, there is another reason - this is Toby's last Mason door, and he needs to keep a close eye on it.

Toby has owned more than one Mason door, and the reason why he knows this magical item so well is because he has personally explored the interior of the other "two" Mason doors.

But it is a pity that the other two Mason doors have long been destroyed——

After Toby possessed Al and became half a devil, they were all destroyed one after another.

In other words, every time Toby prolongs his escape from the curse of death, he will destroy a Mason door.

This is one of the few ancient magical items that Toby has found that can resist the God of Death. The most important thing is that Toby found the bones of Antioch and Cadmus at the same location, as well as a total of three Masons.

Door.

Now he understands why there are one more Mason Doors than bones - because the ancestor of the Potter family, Ignotus, was not buried there, but chose Azkaban, which is far away from the crowd - that

It was not called Azkaban at that time, it was just a deserted island. It was not until later that the evil wizard Extis discovered it and lured a large number of Muggle sailors to kill them, creating a dementor on the island.

So many situations.

No matter what the reason is for Ignotus to abandon the Mason Gate, nor to investigate the reasons why Antioch and Cadmus buried themselves with the Mason Gate, at least from the current point of view, Grindelwald is not omnipotent.

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He didn't get the other two bones at the beginning, but Toby got them first.

Does this mean that anything related to the God of Death will affect his Third Eye?

For example, Mason Gate, the three Death Brothers, and Toby Highmore, the man cursed by Death.

After the room became quiet again, Al looked at Toby curiously, thinking about what his next plan would be and how to deal with Grindelwald.

"There is no need to lock him into the Mason Door for the time being." Toby narrowed his eyes, exuding a cold light: "Since he doesn't understand the origin of the Mason Door, then we can't give him the opportunity to come into contact with the Mason Door - he does have it.

His purpose is the same as mine, he also wants to know more about Death, but this time he has to rely on the help of the Mason Gate."

"If I really lock him inside, maybe when the next full moon comes, he will try to make a deal with the God of Death inside the door - no one knows what wishes he will make, and we can't take this risk.

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"But, he still gave us clues."

Toby said in a colder voice: "If he doesn't understand Mason Gate, what about James? And the guy who taught him ancient magic?"

"Could their purpose also be related to the only remaining Mason Gate?"

After roughly guessing the enemy's target, Toby did nothing for the next few days, acting as if the conversation had never happened at all.

He never saw Grindelwald again, but still locked him up at the bottom of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

On the other side, as the final of this UEFA Cup approaches, the Harry trio finally completed their additional exams.

"That should be enough, right?"

Ron picked up a bottle that was about the same size as his palm and carved a complex magic circle on the bottom of the bottle. However, this magic circle did not affect the original ability of the flame bottle at all - the sparks inside were still swaying.

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Hermione, who was extremely thin and too tired to open her eyes, dozed off and said, "Yes, when are we going to find Professor Highmore? I can't wait to let him -"

"You'd better go and have a good sleep first." Harry said worriedly: "If it doesn't work out, just take a few days off and go to the campus hospital for a while."

"Campus hospital?" Hermione asked drowsily: "Is Professor Hemmer in the campus hospital?"

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and they simply admitted Hermione's statement and took this opportunity to really send Hermione to the school hospital.

Madam Pomfrey was shocked when she saw Hermione's appearance.

"How long has it been since she had a good night's sleep?"

Neither Harry nor Ron could answer. During this period of time, Hermione seemed to be awake all the time, and she was never seen resting.

Madam Pomfrey promised to take good care of Hermione. When Hermione was pushed onto the bed, she kept asking: "Where's Professor Highmore? Ask him if this can be compared to the self-casting wand."

When the two came to the Ancient Magic Office with the prepared bottle of fire, Harry was really brave enough to ask this question.

It can be seen that Toby is also surprised by Hermione's achievements.

He kept looking at the magic circle at the bottom of the bottle, and then looked up at the two awkward young men.

"This was done by Miss Granger alone? It includes the advanced use of magic circles, zooming in and out, and the mutual influence - I haven't taught such a difficult and high-level course yet."

Of course, there was no need for Harry and Ron to lie in front of Professor Heimer. They honestly admitted their respective roles in this matter - that is, they really did not help much.

It seems Hermione has been using the Time-Turner a lot these days.

"Thirty points to Gryffindor."

Before Harry and Ron could get happy, Toby stared at them and asked, "Don't tell me that you can't even master this spell - Guardian Destruction."

"I've tried it," Harry said hastily.

In the limited manuscript provided by Toby, if this spell is used without the help of a magic circle, a small black smoke will appear, and it will look exactly like Mr. Al.

This made them wonder whether Mr. Al was also the one who created this spell.

It wasn't until Harry and Ron demonstrated it one after another that Toby showed a satisfied look.

"Anyway, you're here too. By the way, let's try the assessment at the Teachers' Commendation Ceremony again. Who comes first?"

Harry and Ron, who were dragged down to detention, had no choice but to face the assessment honestly.

Now that the final exam of the semester is getting closer, it is estimated that it will not be long before the most popular professor of this year is selected - it will be determined based on the number of students who pass the exam.

In addition, the Black Devil Club's ministerial selection is coming soon.

Professor Heimer said from the beginning that the next minister of the Black Devil Club will be announced at the end-of-semester dinner every year, and the selected students will receive a large amount of extra points for their college.

This made Malfoy, now a minister, very flustered.

He successfully made sheep-eating balls with the help of Professor "Lupin" in the first half of the semester, which can make swallow-tailed dogs no different from ordinary dogs, and can help wizards better hide their pets.

But since the second half of the semester after Christmas, Professor Luping didn't pay much attention to him, and the popularity of the sheep-eating balls was far less than that of the anti-monster glasses, especially since the two twin brothers were killed halfway -

They took advantage of Grindelwald's influence during his escape and made a fortune through lucky charms, and were recognized as strong contenders for the next minister.

As a result, Malfoy found himself less and less likely to be re-elected.

"This is how to do ah"

Late at night, Malfoy was lying on the bed. Not far away, Goyle and Crabbe snored one after another, disturbing him and unable to sleep.

Malfoy, who was getting more and more bored, simply sat up from the bed. He went to the Slytherin common room alone and took out the goat-eating ball made by Professor "Lupin". He was stunned when he saw it.

It's a pity that Goat-eating Ball has not yet made a function that can affect cats and cats, and there is no need to change owls. These two most popular pets cannot be improved by Goat-eating Ball. Otherwise, next year's minister might be

Who.

But it's too late now. There are less than three weeks left before the end of the semester, and there are still assessments for the Teachers' Commendation Ceremony to be busy - Professor Heimer has turned this elective exam into a must for everyone.

Pass at least one assessment.

In other words, no matter how hard Malfoy tried, there was not enough time.

The most irritating thing is that Malfoy is not the only one who thinks so. Almost everyone in the school thinks so. They even kept all the works that were originally intended to be evaluated, just waiting for Luna or one of the twins to take office.

Then I went to find them.

Malfoy felt that he was becoming less and less valued, just like his father.

During the Christmas vacation, Malfoy went home briefly and saw with his own eyes that Lucius was getting older and older, no longer as dignified as before.

This is all due to the Black Devil Foundation. In addition to Weach, Lucius is also constantly working hard for the foundation. He has done more work in the past six months than in his entire life.

Malfoy also received advice from his father - don't even think about provoking Professor Heimer under any circumstances. It's already very good to be able to maintain the current relationship.

Lucius had completely given up the idea of ​​resisting, especially after accidentally learning about Scrimgeour's experience. He would not do so anymore. While still working, he wrote several letters to Draco, meaning

They are almost the same as his previous instructions.

At one point, Draco was shocked to read that his father suggested that he might try to get in touch with Principal Dumbledore more.

Even in Lucius's view, only Dumbledore has the ability to prevent Toby from doing even more ridiculous things.

What gradually reassured Lucius was that Draco had no objection to this.

He has long understood that Professor Heimer is more about doing things according to the rules than the uncertainty. Perhaps it is the archaeological code that does not know the detailed regulations. No matter what, Professor Heimo will not punish without reason.

someone.

Draco himself is the same, but he has decided that the prerequisite is that he can keep his position as minister, otherwise Professor Heimer will definitely give him the opportunity to embarrass himself - just the incompetence in doing things is enough for him to suffer.

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Just as Draco was racking his brains to think of countermeasures, the sheep-eating ball in his hand suddenly moved.

Immediately afterwards, a strange voice came from it.

"Is it you, the kid chosen by the professor?"

Is the other party referring to Professor Luping?

Since the origin of the sheep-eating balls was above board, Draco, instead of feeling uneasy, regarded it as Professor Lupine's help because of inconvenience.

"It's me." Draco said excitedly: "Who are you? Did the professor come here specifically to help me?"

At this moment, Regulus, who was eating the sheep ball on the other side, was stunned.

Why did the person chosen by the professor sound a little abnormal? He deliberately chose to contact the other person in the middle of the night. Why did he speak so loudly? Aren't you afraid of being heard?

And this affectionate spirit. Did this child choose to join them so quickly?

"I can't tell you my identity for the time being." Regulus could only say this: "You know the reason. In order to avoid being found out by that guy, we must contact each other secretly."

This also corresponds.

Draco knew very well that he would not be able to complete a work like Eating Sheep Balls by himself, so naturally he had to hide it from Professor Heimer.

"No problem." He immediately agreed: "But the premise is that you can help me perfect the function of eating sheep balls."

This is exactly Regulus' purpose.

He really didn't know what the professor had told this child. Did he even know that Grindelwald was still alive?

To be on the safe side, Regulus didn't say much.

Ever since he was rescued by James, he has become so suspicious.

He was grateful from the bottom of his heart for rescuing him from Toby's clutches, but on the other hand, James refused to reveal anything more and even disappeared.

This made Regulus feel that he was being kept in the dark more and more deeply, but no matter what, he had to complete the task assigned to him by the professor first.

Before Grindelwald went to Hogwarts, he contacted Regulus and told him that he would select a special student. If there was any unfavorable news about Grindelwald later, he would find a way to pass it through another student.

A prepared goat-eating ball contacts this student.

In fact, it was too late for Regulus to contact Draco, but this was also Grindelwald's order, and Regulus could only do this.

"What do we do next?"

Draco was still asking enthusiastically: "Are you trying to change the appearance of the cat?"

Regulus did not doubt this question because it happened to be related to what Grindelwald told him.

"No," he said from the other end, "this time it's a deer—a doe. What we want to change into is a doe."

Doe?

Is it used to hide large pets?

This reminded Draco of the hippogriff that had injured him. If he wanted to change it into another appearance, a doe seemed good too.

Unlike Draco, who gradually accepted the idea, Regulus was full of doubts.

He had already seen with his own eyes the Patronus that James had turned into. It was a stag, which was different from a doe.

If the helper the professor is looking for is not James, then who is it?