Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 331 The Last Mason Gate (End of Grade 3)

When Toby rushed back to the Ancient Magic Office, he found James who seemed to be nailed to the wall, and the Mason door opened outwards.

"He took Harry away!" James shouted anxiously: "Put me down quickly, I'm going to save-"

"Fainted."

With a shocked look in his eyes, James tilted his head and fainted.

The expression on Toby's face was solemn as never before. He looked around the room carefully and saw that the three skeletons were still staying in place.

Then, he slowly focused his gaze on the corner of the room and saw the vanishing cabinet that was also opened.

"Ajinbad."

He whispered the name, walked step by step towards the disappearing cabinet, got inside without hesitating for too long, and closed the wooden door of the cabinet.

After opening the wooden door of the disappearing cabinet again, Toby had appeared in an office at Wagadu School in far away Africa.

Angela's long silver hair was spread out on the pillow, and she was wearing a cute sniffing eye mask, which seemed to be the same style as Al's.

She was still sleeping soundly, her breathing was steady, and she was safe and sound.

After being gently pushed a few times, Angela lifted the eye mask to her forehead in a daze, and rubbed her silver eyes again.

"Toby. Why are you here? Are you here to take refuge?"

It seemed that she didn't know anything and Ajinbad didn't bother her.

"I'm here to take you out of here." Toby said seriously, making Angela's eyes suddenly sober.

"Come with me. There is no need to pack your luggage. Come with me to Hogwarts now."

Angela hurriedly sat up from the bed.

"What happened?" she asked nervously.

Toby had returned to the disappearing cabinet. He turned around and said: "Your principal, Ajinbad, is the person who hides the most behind the scenes. It was not an accident that I met him near the temple. His subordinates

The people who knew how to use the devils obtained from the temple - which were transformed by the invincible Andros, who according to legend had a giant-sized patron saint, are now giant-sized devils."

"Ajinbad has been targeting us from the beginning. I can't be sure when it started, but it may have been longer than we thought. No, I know. At that time, I discovered the despicable person in the temple.

There are traces of Halbo's visit, it's him, he still has the Horcrux left in this world, he is still alive, he has lived longer than anyone else, and he is still an enemy of Andros."

"No wonder he wanted to take Harry away. Harry is his Horcrux."

"Helbo is using us to explore the temple. He failed once. People like him who have lived for such a long time are destined to be very careful and not take this risk again. He is using us."

After Toby repeated it in a low voice, Angela was so shocked that she couldn't say a word.

But she obviously trusted Toby, and she jumped out of bed without wasting much time, put on a witch robe over her pajamas, and nervously followed Toby back into the disappearing cabinet.

When they returned to Hogwarts again, Toby did not hesitate to use the explosive spell to destroy the disappearance cabinet, completely blocking the communication between Hogwarts and Wagadu.

"I haven't brought so many clothes yet." Angela was stunned.

"This is a necessary measure." Toby interrupted Angela's thoughts with one sentence: "We have no way of knowing what a person who has lived for thousands of years will think. Haierbo is not the portrait in the principal's office.

, he is real and alive, not a copy.”

"Moreover, even these means are not enough."

At this time, Al, who estimated that it was almost time, floated back on a small flying carpet. He saw the unconscious James at a glance, and knew that Toby still had some abilities.

But what happened next was unclear. Harry was not in the office, but Angela appeared here.

While Angela and Al were telling the shocking facts they had just learned, Toby took a deep breath and said, "Al, now announce the news about the Law of Magical Conservation through "The Quibbler."

"Yeah?" Al's eyes widened in surprise, why did Toby decide so suddenly.

Toby said without changing his face: "Also, the first author of that report just writes the names of Dumbledore and Grindelwald and puts me in the position of the second author. After all, this is not the first discovery I made."

The key to Gringotts is with you, and there is enough gold for you and Angela to use. Unfortunately, until the end, I could not completely own Hogwarts."

"Give me the scepter, Al. Apart from this item, I can't think of anything else that would frighten Helbo."

Al gradually realized what Toby was going to do, and it started shouting in a panic. Angela stood aside blankly and was at a loss.

But this couldn't stop Toby's determination at all. He hung Al upside down, shook him hard a few times, and then picked up the thrown scepter.

He looked at the black walnut wand in his other hand, weighed it several times, then put it away and placed it tightly in the pocket of his witch robe.

Al held on to his trouser leg tightly, and Toby took it off with force and put it in the hands of Angela, who was about to cry.

"An hour - no, half an hour. If I haven't come out after half an hour, I need you to destroy the Mason door outside. Do you understand?"

Angela was also frightened. Toby forced James' wand into her hand, smoothly pushed her messy long hair to her face, and then rubbed El's little head that kept shaking.

.

"That's all."

Toby finally smiled at the two and said, "I didn't expect these were my last words."

He broke into the deep Mason Door and disappeared again, leaving Al outside the door crying heartbreakingly.

——

Toby, who appears on the other side of the Mason Door, still maintains his human form. It is not the safe time to open the Mason Door. The world inside is in a state of control. It seems that it is for this reason that it has no ability to change the wizard who enters.

He saw a gap left in the office door and knew that Halbo had already left the office with Harry.

Behind him are three collectibles that have been dismantled in their original state - the plant Animagus, the wide-brimmed hat with slender hands, and the Pharaoh's mask.

Since capturing Grindelwald in the Shrieking Shack, Toby has sent them into the Shrieking Shack to protect the safety of Mason Gate.

But even so, it couldn't stop Haierbo.

Toby casually piled these three collections in the corner of the room. He gradually transformed into a devil, surrounded the scepter and came to the corridor that was out of control.

As soon as he appeared, the monsters in the corridor stopped roaring and focused on him.

Toby had already expected this.

Red mist like blood emitted from the scepter, as if a more terrifying monster appeared in the center of the mist, confronting the aboriginals raging in the corridor.

After using the power of the scepter without any scruples, the black mist on Toby's body seemed to be gradually fading. This was the price he had to pay. Once he used it for too long, he would be completely devoured by the monsters in the red mist.

The fog gradually filled the entire castle, and Toby, who looked in pain, felt that neither Herbo nor Harry were here.

He knows where to go.

Taking advantage of the ritual magic to exert its power again, Toby swam quickly in the corridor, passing through the stairs, avoiding the attacks of all the out-of-control people along the way.

Finally, he came to the first floor of the castle.

After he pushed open the door of the castle, he saw an even more spectacular scene than what he had seen in the pyramid - countless aborigines behind the Mason Gate piled up into a towering tower, and Haierbo, who maintained the appearance of Ajinbad, was standing in front of him.

Standing at the top of the tower, he held the panicked Harry in his hand and trampled the lion that symbolized Principal Dumbledore under his feet.

After Toby appeared, Haierbo turned around and looked over.

"You brought him." Haierbo saw the scepter in Toby's hand: "You know I have been looking for it."

Toby lifted up his height little by little. He stepped on the monster's head in the red mist and faced Haierbo from a distance. He narrowed his eyes and said, "But before this, you had so many opportunities to succeed. Angela also had it."

Pass the scepter——"

"But she has never had it alone." Haierbo gently interrupted: "I know you have been wary of me, but now it seems that you are still not wary enough. Moreover, the time is not right, now is the most suitable time.

"

"The full moon, and the Mason Gate." He said, and the magic ball gradually floated up beside him: "And there is something contained in this magical creation. It is the brain of a wizard, and what he once had

Scepter, everything is complete now."

"Do you know who they all belonged to?" Toby frowned and said, holding the scepter more firmly.

"No, I don't know." Haierbo shook his head and said, "But I know they are very important to you. Yes, I know what these two things mean to you. After two Mason doors were destroyed one after another,

, the emergence of Al and the devil, your soul is bound to these two items - very similar to the principle of Horcruxes. But the only difference is that making Horcruxes requires killing other people's lives, but you

He keeps killing himself, thinking that he can escape the curse of death."

"It's a pity that James still naively wants to destroy the magic ball. He has no idea that he is killing you. Naturally, Al will stop him no matter what."

Harry finally understood why Mr. Al's reaction was so great. It turned out that Professor Heimer also had his own "Horcrux". However, Professor Heimer's method of making Horcruxes seemed to be impossible to copy. It required a Mason Gate, and

Kill your own soul?

"Give me Harry." Toby suddenly shouted: "I can give you the scepter, but you must first give Harry to me in advance."

Just when Harry was shocked by what Professor Heimer said, he heard Haierpo say with a smile: "Then you can die with me without any scruples? I know your plan, I know it all, in front of me, you have no trace

It’s a secret. I know what you are thinking. Even if you can’t kill me completely, you can at least prevent this night’s disaster from happening.”

"But unfortunately, Toby, this ceremony requires at least three people to be present, just like it did so many years ago."

"Take a good look, it's time for me to completely escape the threat of death."

Almost at the same time, Toby transformed into a pitch-black devil, intertwined with the ferocious monster in the red mist, and transformed into a black Thestral with red wings, with a strong red light in his eyes, and he turned toward him without hesitation.

Haierbo rushed over.

Harry stared at the huge monster in front of him in disbelief. He struggled hard, trying to at least help a little, but Haierbo quickly controlled him and made him unable to move.

"Don't worry, kid." Haierbo still had the same kind tone, which was completely inconsistent with the hateful appearance in the legend. It seemed that nothing could surprise him.

"It's not time for you to die yet. After the God of Death appears and I have completely fulfilled my wish for eternal life, I will let you be the final test subject to see if the Horcrux can continue to bind me. But not now."

Harry was horrified to see Halbo turn into a huge snake head, the tower under his feet turned into the body of a basilisk, and his piercing eyes stared straight at the rushing Thestrals - Toby quickly closed his eyes

, however, it was still too late. The basilisk's gaze penetrated him directly, making Thestral's movements stiffen little by little. Finally, it stopped in front of Harry and Haierbo with its mouth open and roaring, and it never moved again.

A tail feather slowly floated over and returned to its original appearance as a scepter. It was held tightly by Haierbo and maintained at the same height as the magic ball beside him.

Under the full moon, something appeared in the air little by little and came in front of the two of them.

Harry remembered Professor Heimer's instructions - he did not dare to open his eyes and closed them tightly, lest he be noticed by Death.

In the cold moonlight, Death's body became uncontrollable. The scepter and magic ball were its weaknesses, and it gradually floated towards Haierbo.

"It's time." Haierbo looked at the God of Death and said, "It's finally time."

Not far away, Toby watched this scene unwillingly. He saw Halbo suddenly take out a long, dead snake from his pocket.

"You should still remember it." Haierbo introduced: "One of Voldemort's Horcruxes, the diary, was killed by you and sent into the Mason Gate to become Peeves' whip."

"He is my most satisfying work. His only weakness is death."

"I guess you think I want to become the God of Death. No, that's not the case. I want to control it. This is complete immortality."

"Go ahead and swallow it."

Following Haierbo's command, the long snake seemed to come alive. It opened its mouth to form a terrifying arc, which was larger than Harry's entire body, and then it swallowed the whole God of Death in one mouthful.

The long snake gradually began to change. It slowly stood up and grew limbs. All that was left was its snake face, and its cold eyes were focused on Haierbo.

Haierbo looked at the newly born Death God carefully, and the two looked at each other silently.

"In the face of the unknown, accidents will always happen."

Halbo suddenly said: "However, I am one step closer to eternal life after all. I should have guessed this earlier, Merlin, and Toby, next time, I -"

Before Haierbo could finish his words, his body suddenly dissipated like rotten wood and turned into a line of burned ashes.

The newly born God of Death - or rather Merlin - picked up the scepter and magic ball that fell on the top of the tower, and turned his attention to the huge Thestral not far away.

Only then did he speak his first words.

"This is far from over."

——

Al, who kept making trouble, was held tightly in Angela's arms, and he kept trying to dissuade Angela from giving up Toby's plan.

Now that the half-hour time limit is getting closer and closer, Angela is also crying and saying: "No, this is something Tobit specially told me. You must have a way to find other Mason doors, right?"

? As long as we can find additional Mason doors, we have a chance to rescue Toby."

[No more!] Al cried and said: [This is the last one, we can’t find another one, we——]

With helpless eyes, Al and Angela saw that the Mason door had also become rotten. It decayed badly in just a few seconds and became drier than dead wood. Then it suddenly failed to hold up and shattered into pieces on the ground.

powder.

When the dust cleared, the figures of Toby and Harry were revealed, with the magic ball and the scepter beside them.

Al and Angela were stunned for a few seconds, and then immediately rushed over to check if Toby was okay.

"Ahem. I'm fine." Toby's face was as pale as a blank sheet of paper. He asked weakly: "Is everything okay at school? Where is Dumbledore, where is he?"

Dumbledore was still in the Chamber of Secrets. He was also very weak. The huge devil was bound into the armor again, but neither Grindelwald nor Snape were in the hall anymore.

They escaped.

After hearing the footsteps behind him, Dumbledore said in a weak tone: "It seems that we have found another member of your tribe, Andros. He is also a Muggle-born. I should mark this when I have time.

On top of all the books in the library, maybe send a letter to the Chocolate Frog Picture Company, that would be valuable news."

Toby struggled to sit down next to Dumbledore.

"I announced the news about the law of conservation of magic."

After being silent for a while, Toby said abruptly.

Dumbledore turned his head and looked at him, his light blue eyes shining brightly.

"I know." He said calmly, showing no sign of being angry at all.

Perhaps, it was also because he knew exactly when Toby would make such a decision - a time when he would never be able to face himself.

But now they are all alive, which is at least good news.

"Herbo is still alive."

Toby continued: "As long as Harry is alive for one day, he will not die completely. He will always come back."

"I think it's time for us to face our true selves, Headmaster. The Ministry of Magic needs a wiser controller. Apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who is qualified for this responsibility. And I have sent Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom to the meeting in advance.

They have been placed in the Ministry of Magic. They are your people and will be very good helpers."

In the face of this series of shocking thoughts, Dumbledore still said calmly: "What about you, Toby? What are you going to do after I leave Hogwarts?"

"I will stay at Hogwarts."

Toby said calmly: "This is what I have always wanted. You should already know that I have made two deals with death. The first time happened when I was still young. At that time, I had no idea what had happened.

What, I don’t know the correct answer to revenge.”

"So, I expressed what I wanted most at the time - not ancient magic or blood theory, but Hogwarts."

"I long to have it, this is my first wish."

Dumbledore turned around and looked silently at the huge statue of Salazar Slytherin standing in the distance.

"Heap of cockroaches."

Dumbledore said: "This is the password for the office."

Toby got up and left.

——

"Heap of cockroaches."

The stone beast looked at the exhausted Toby in front of him in confusion, but it still dutifully jumped to the side and moved out of the way leading to the principal's office.

Along the spiral staircase, Toby walked higher step by step.

He was finally going to get his wish.

The door of the office was slowly opened, causing the noisy discussions in the room to come to an abrupt end. The portraits on the wall of the previous generations dozed off one after another, and then secretly opened their eyes to look at Toby, who was standing motionless at the door.

Dean McGonagall, who was sitting behind the desk, pressed her glasses. She looked at Toby and said in a serious tone: "It seems we already know the answer. Would you like a glass of lemonade?"

Toby didn't react at all.

"Then you can go back." McGonagall continued to put away the documents on the table and said, "Remember to attend the two-day end-of-semester dinner. At that time, I will announce the candidates for the teacher recognition ceremony, as well as your black devil.

Club, then we have to re-elect a minister - of course, this matter mainly depends on your opinion."

"Is there anything else?"

Toby dragged his tired steps to sit across from the desk, and said frustrated.

"Yes, principal, give me a glass of lemonade with more ice cubes."

Mag raised her head again, and this time a satisfied smile finally appeared on her face.

Toby was not the only one who left his last words tonight.

(Third grade, end.)

The third grade has ended like this. Basically all the important characters have been introduced one by one, and there have been many more interesting developments - Dumbledore joining the Ministry of Magic. This is buried relatively deep. In the original work, he has never interacted with him.

Grindelwald met. But now, he has not only achieved this, but also possessed the Ariana Devil under Toby's "frame", which has caused a big change in his mentality. Coupled with a more serious enemy,

So I will make this arrangement.

Toby's wish to become the headmaster was not fulfilled and was blocked by McGonagall, who was arranged by Dumbledore in advance - this can also be seen as his last words.

This point is actually very interesting, because the rift between Toby and Dumbledore is constantly widening, especially before Toby faces death again. In this way, the fifth grade in the original book comes to Hogwart

Umbridge is not enough, maybe it could be replaced by someone from Dumbledore's side. It would be interesting to think about.

That's probably it.

Finally, I would like to ask for the monthly ticket at the end of the month. Thank you all for your support. Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!