Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 329 The Devil in the Castle

Only those who have seen death with their own eyes can see Thestrals - James and Sirius both experienced the First Wizarding War, and they have seen too many tragedies caused by Voldemort.

As for Harry, he originally did not have this condition. But when he chopped off the head of the rune snake, he clearly recalled the memory of his childhood - that is, the scene where his parents were killed.

So he could also see the Thestrals, and he could see the unique Mr. Al before him.

This was a change that none of the three people in the room expected. James was still trying to persuade: "Don't get excited, Al, we are not enemies."

【It seems you still don’t understand.】

Before Harry had time to take off the special pair of anti-monster glasses, he saw clear words appearing on the Thestral's head.

[From the moment you planned to destroy the magic ball, we were already enemies.]

These words obviously had a deeper meaning. Harry couldn't figure out what information Mr. Al had hidden, but he knew very well what he should do at this time.

"Mr. Al." He bravely shouted: "There must be some misunderstanding here, why don't you explain it clearly first - it doesn't have to be a fight, I don't think Professor Heimer would want it -

-All right."

Under Al's cold gaze, Harry weakly changed his words and said, "Professor Heimer must be more impulsive than you, but he wasn't there, was he? My father said that the magic circle can summon

The dead patron saint? I still don’t understand what this means, but he also said that the magic circle can also summon the owner of the patron saint - but why is Professor Heimer not there? There must be a reason. Right?

?”

He asked hopefully, but all he saw was Al's cold gaze.

[Toby once asked you this question, if your father was resurrected and became our enemy again, which side would you stand on. Now, it seems that you have made a choice. 】

Harry suddenly felt something bad. James and Sirius also noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room. They turned into a silver stag and a big black dog almost at the same time. One rushed towards Al, and the other quickly stopped.

Harry, who was in front, pulled back.

Harry was thrown back to the corner of the room with great force. He was knocked unconscious. When he came back to his senses, he saw that the three of them were already dueling in a small space - he really didn't expect that Mr. Al would actually

It's so powerful that even one against two can't be left behind.

With a bang, as the big black dog was kicked out with force, the once-repaired floor could not withstand such heavy pressure and became shattered again, causing the little black dog to fall to the room on the bottom floor, hissing in pain.

When he shook his head and raised his head, he was suddenly stunned by the scene in front of him.

Werewolf.

The werewolf transformed by Lupine was originally asleep, but at some point it quietly opened its eyes and lay at the door in the posture of hunting prey, without looking weak at all.

Sirius was all too familiar with this, it was a sign that Lupine had smelled the wizard's scent and was eagerly preparing to eat.

The second floor also quickly discovered something strange downstairs. Al and James temporarily stopped fighting. It saw Lupine who had regained consciousness, with an incredible look in its eyes - Toby guessed it right, the curse on his position.

There was actually no relief, even though he had already been kidnapped once, but on the last full moon before the holiday, Lu Ping still encountered a crisis out of control.

The one who was in even more danger now was the only wizard present - Harry. He was regarded as the target of werewolf hunting, and just the look in his eyes made him shiver in his heart.

To this day, he still doesn't know where this werewolf came from.

Before he could think about it carefully, something suddenly shook him hard, causing him to land firmly on the stag's back.

The big black dog obviously knew what he should do most at this time. He roared, stood upright, and threw the werewolf to the ground. The stag and Harry quickly passed by them without looking back.

They got into the secret passage leading to Hogwarts. Behind them was Al, who was chasing after them, and screams kept coming from his mouth, as if evil spirits were chasing them.

——

Hogwarts Castle.

Draco came to the quiet common room. It was already very late and no one would be here except him.

After checking that no one else was in the lounge, Draco took out the goat-eating balls hidden in his pajamas pocket and asked cautiously: "This is considered a success, right?"

"No problem." Regulus replied from the other end.

Now a long time has passed since Draco found this helper. With the help of the other party, he changed the sheep-eating ball bit by bit, and a more complex magic circle was engraved on it.

Today is the time to test the results.

There is still time before the final selection of ministers.

Draco inevitably became a little nervous. He stared at the brand new magic circle on the Sheep-Eating Ball, not knowing what it was used for.

But this is not important, anyway, this is how the original sheep-eating balls were made.

"Then what do I do next?" Draco asked.

"It's very simple."

Regulus spoke out the last instruction Grindelwald entrusted to him.

"Now, just take out your wand, point at the goat-eating ball and say the spell."

"What kind of spell is it?" Draco didn't know there was such a step.

Regulus's voice rang out from the sheep-eating ball.

"[Guardian of Death]." He said.

——

Office of Ancient Magic.

Toby, who had cut off contact in time, was sitting alone behind his desk. He decided at the last moment not to leave with Al.

Although James' appearance is crucial, there are still more serious threats.

Yes, Toby had already guessed that James would not let Harry go so easily. He would definitely find a way to find his child. Especially after discovering that the connection between the Invisibility Cloak and Death requires two blood members of the Potter family.

Later, he became even more convinced.

That's why he thought of a way to teach Harry the magic circle through Ron. Of course, he also made a little joke during this period, which was regarded as a little reward for James in advance.

In addition, Toby also made other preparations.

After a while, the flame appeared on the desk carrying a note, which contained the message from Dumbledore to Toby——

He has already gone to the secret room and is keeping an eye on Grindelwald and will not let him have the chance to cause trouble tonight.

Then, Toby also stood up, and he floated down the corridor like a black shadow, all the way to the bottom of the castle.

At the same time, Draco was silently reciting the spell that Regulus gave him.

"Guardian of Death?"

He suddenly began to question: "Is this spell related to the Patronus? I thought we were only changing magical animals?"

Since Toby had taught them the Patronus Charm early on, Draco was particularly sensitive to the spell Regulus mentioned.

"You just need to do it." Regulus urged: "Hurry up, this spell can only be fulfilled during the full moon. You will have no chance after tonight."

Draco couldn't be sure whether what the other party said was true or false, but he suddenly put down the palm he was about to raise.

His intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong with this matter.

Because in any case, eating sheep balls should not be related to the patron saint. Professor "Lupin" has never mentioned this.

"I'm tired." He subconsciously made up a poor excuse and said, "I have to go to bed early. The exam is coming soon. Let's talk about it later."

"Don't leave!" Regolas said anxiously, "Am I going to lie to you again?"

"But you said [Guardian Destruction]," Draco admitted in disguise: "This spell doesn't sound very friendly. Don't try to fool me. I have also learned a lot of black magic and know that these types of spells are all the same. I

I don’t think it’s used to change animals, it’s more like it’s intended to kill them. I’ll go find Professor Luping and ask myself tomorrow.”

"You must be referring to curses, right?" Regulus immediately exposed Draco's self-bragging: "What kind of black magic is there? How many black magics do you know? Also, don't go to Lu.

Come on, the reason he asked me for help is because it’s inconvenient to show up. You should know that Professor Heimer in the school doesn’t like students taking advantage of others. Do you want to be detained by him? "

Draco fell silent.

Just when Regulus thought his persuasion was working, he suddenly heard Draco whisper: "[How many dark arts do you know?]. This is not like what Professor Lupin's friend would say. He is not

I know what to do with that kind of person."

Draco suddenly put away the goat-eating ball, and his next words made Regulus even more shocked: "I should leave you in the hands of Professor Hemmer - I finally know what you are, a person who knows how to

The black magic item of thinking is definitely much more powerful than anti-monster glasses!"

"I should have done this a long time ago. You almost deceived me. When the guardian died, you still created a spell. I will be rewarded for this. Professor Heimo never hesitates to encourage students."

"Don't!" Regulus shouted, but Draco immediately wrapped the goat-eating ball tightly so that his shout could not spread too far and would not wake up the others.

Just as Draco was about to leave the common room, the stone door suddenly opened from the outside.

The Professor Heimer he wanted to find was standing outside the door.

"It seems that your experience as a minister has indeed made you grow a lot." Toby said with rare praise: "You have finally learned what it means to be shrewd."

"Professor Heiheimer?" Draco, who was originally timid, immediately became excited, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Then the next minister of the club, I -"

"about this point."

Toby suddenly interrupted. He took the sheep-eating ball out of the layers of packaging, held it in his hand, and looked at it carefully for a while.

"Shrewdness is indeed important, but the prerequisite is that the brain is good enough. How can there be a black magic item that can create spells on its own? This is the power that belongs exclusively to wizards."

Before Draco could think about this sentence, he heard Professor Heimer's stern order: "Now, go back to sleep, Mr. Malfoy. If you have any questions, we can talk about it later. After all, it is a full moon tonight. If you miss it,

It will be difficult to have such an opportunity again.”

After Draco complied with confusion, Toby also took the goat balls and left the common room.

He was about to go somewhere. On the way, after a long silence, Regulus's voice sounded again.

He said disheartenedly: "So you already knew there was a problem with eating sheep balls, but you were just waiting for tonight to take action."

"No need to ask." Toby replied coldly: "Do you think I would be so careless and turn a blind eye to the students Grindelwald deliberately takes care of? With such obvious clues in front of you, who can ignore it?

.”

Regulus suddenly became more frustrated.

He asked: "Then what do you want to do now? Do you plan to use the sheep-eating balls to hunt me down? This will certainly not be difficult for you."

"No." Toby gave him an unexpected answer.

He came to the abandoned bathroom on the second floor, walked down the passage, all the way to the bottom of the secret room, and walked into the hall.

"You take yourself too seriously, unable to recognize your status clearly. You always think you can accomplish great things. But unfortunately, Regulus, you are not that important. You are at best just another insignificant person.

bait."

Regulus, hundreds of kilometers away, heard Toby's voice continuing to come.

"Principal, the sheep-eating ball is here. Now we have a way to find out the person behind all the mysteries."

Secret room hall.

Dumbledore, who had just appeared here after a long time, reached out and took the goat-eating ball. He stared silently at the magic circle above for a while, then turned to look at Grindelwald, who was trapped in the armor and the devil.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Dumbledore asked him: "Are you still unwilling to reveal who taught you ancient magic?"

Grindelwald shook his head and said: "There has never been such a person, Albus, never. I have told you many times that you can question my purpose, but you should not doubt my ability."

"He's still being stubborn." Toby said disdainfully.

Dumbledore sighed, handed the goat-eating ball back to Toby, nodded and said, "Let's get started."

"Let's see who the helper Grindelwald has spent so much effort to find tonight."

Toby glanced at the calm Grindelwald for the last time. He took out his wand, pointed it at the goat-eating ball, and without hesitation said the spell: "Guardian Destroy!"

This is a spell specifically used to summon, including the dead patron saint and the wizard who possesses it.

Grindelwald chose to take action tonight, no longer hiding anything.

At the same time, Toby also saw the appearance of the magic circle above, which was a deer.

Even if what suddenly appears is not the enemy hidden behind all the mysteries, it might be Lily Evans who doesn’t know whether she’s alive or dead.

Her patron saint is a doe.

Toby had speculated that perhaps Harry's parents were still alive and had become Grindelwald's indirect helpers.

However, after the black fog disappeared, Toby never expected to see this person.

Severus Snape appeared in front of them, with the strange deer devil standing next to him.

He also saw the shock in Toby's eyes, but there was no pleasure in succeeding at all. Instead, he repeated the words he said to Toby many years later in a complex and even hateful tone.

talk.

"I told you a long time ago - you shouldn't have come back!"