Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 339 Tom Riddle

There are several things placed on the table in the ancient magic office: Hufflepuff's golden cup, Slytherin's locket, Ravenclaw's diadem, and the Resurrection Stone.

"Except for the destroyed diary, everything should be here."

Toby sighed: "I didn't expect there to be so many. Five times, the mysterious man split his soul five times. No wonder Haierbo said that the way he used Horcruxes would be so rough. The mysterious man was indeed too reckless. If it were replaced by

If it were me, I wouldn’t do this.”

Dumbledore, who was sitting opposite him, asked with interest: "Then what will you do?"

"Of course I can - ahem." Toby quickly stopped talking: "It doesn't matter what I do. Let's study these Horcruxes first. Maybe we can find Voldemort's hiding place based on these Horcruxes. That way

As a result, even if Haierbo is resurrected, we will catch him in advance."

This was a secret discussion about how to deal with Horcruxes, and Toby had to invite Dumbledore to discuss it together - because in exchange, the Resurrection Stone was still in Dumbledore's hands, and the Elder Wand was still in Toby's hands.

.

Just when Toby wanted to hear Dumbledore's thoughts, Dumbledore ignored the pile of Horcruxes in front of him and instead surrounded the entire office.

He suddenly changed the subject: "You know, Horace also planned to take back the office that originally belonged to him, but he was too embarrassed to talk to you, so he had to write to me, but I rejected him."

"Yeah, that's an interesting story." Toby said casually.

"Moreover," Dumbledore continued: "I found that after I left Hogwarts, it became more interesting here, even your office is no exception - by the way, that special alarm clock also

Are you using it?"

He was referring to the horns of the Reaim cow, whose bright cry resounds every time the first rays of the morning sun shine on it.

"I'm still using it." Toby's tone gradually became impatient: "But if you like it, I can give it to you. It's just an alarm clock, a trivial collection."

"Look at you." Dumbledore focused his attention on Toby again and said, "I have only left Hogwarts not long ago, and you are already talking to me in this tone."

Toby was stunned for a second.

"Because we are discussing a very serious matter!" He said every word, with a gritted smile on his face: "But you always deliberately change the topic - are you just that

Don’t you want to find the mysterious man? He is no longer important in front of Grindelwald?”

"No, of course Voldemort is important."

Dumbledore restrained his casual attitude and said solemnly: "And I also admit that I do not regard him as more important than Grindelwald. But this does not mean that I will despise Voldemort, but because okay

, since you want to know, then I will have a good talk with you."

Under Toby's confused gaze, Dumbledore was silent for a short while, and then said: "Now we all know that Halbo's purpose is to become the master of Death, so as to make up for the shortcomings of the Horcrux itself and achieve

True immortality. And the target he chose to replace Death was Voldemort."

"Because the only weakness of the mysterious man is death." Toby frowned and repeated Halbo's original words. This is also the reason why Halbo chose the mysterious man.

Dumbledore focused his attention on Toby: "That's it, he has clearly seen the essence of Voldemort. But don't forget, there is also your essence. Halpo knows you very well. To a certain extent, he has also chosen you."

you."

Somehow, Toby's mood became very bad after hearing these words, and even his tone became harsh: "What does this have to do with me? I know that he used me to find the magic ball.

and the scepter, and brought both of them to him, but—"

"But." Dumbledore suddenly interrupted: "This is not entirely Helbo's purpose, not entirely."

Toby suddenly frowned and his eyes became uncertain.

Dumbledore continued: "Have you not noticed this? Everything that happened behind Mason's door was revealed to you by Halper. Do you think he would not have thought that this time the plan would fail? No, no

In this way, he has already been defeated once at the hands of the three brothers, and Ignotus paid a heavy price for it."

"I think this should at least give him a reminder. Haierbo knows that this plan is not foolproof, because he doesn't know the true identity of the God of Death at all."

"But now he knows. And you are also acting according to his ideas, planning to find Voldemort - just like you personally brought the scepter to him."

"The most important point——"

In front of Toby, who was looking increasingly ugly, Dumbledore pointed to a pile of objects on the table and said: "These are not all of Voldemort's Horcruxes. You forgot one thing -"

"The ring of the Gaunt family."

"The Resurrection Stone is meaningless to Voldemort, but the directness of the Gaunt family can give him the purity of his bloodline. But James only gave you the Resurrection Stone, but not the ring to set it on it, and he

There has never been any mention of such a thing.”

"Because that ring, that last Horcrux, is still in Haierbo's hands."

"Do you understand now? This is just another trap of Haierbo, making us mistakenly think that he is desperate."

When he heard the end, Toby knew that these words must have been thought clearly by Dumbledore long ago, but he just told himself today.

"Then what can we do?" He said distractedly: "Are we just staring and doing nothing?"

Dumbledore was about to continue saying something, but Toby suddenly looked at a skeleton in the corner. Judging from the circular mark on its forehead, it was Cadmus.

The mouth of the skull head opened and closed several times, and a burst of screams came from it.

"Tom Riddle?"

Toby heard clearly the message from Al: "How could there be Tom Riddle's name in the Castle of Death?"

"Want to come with us, Principal?"

Toby asked subconsciously, even forgetting to change his title.

Dumbledore stood up faster than Toby expected.

"Let's go." He finished what he said: "I also want to know whether this castle you mentioned can really bring people back to life."

It wasn't until this moment that Toby truly understood Dumbledore's intentions.

"You want to save Harry and only remove Halper's soul from his body? Is this really possible?"

"Although I have left Hogwarts, it does not mean that I will turn a blind eye to the safety of students. But you and I both know that there is only one way to solve the Horcrux - and that is to completely destroy it."

"Of course I understand, but I can't really kill Harry with my own hands. Even if Halpo even tempted me, it was his last Horcrux. As long as Harry is removed, maybe Halpo's threat will no longer exist.

It no longer exists.”

"But none of us would do that, right?"

"I couldn't agree more, Headmaster."

——

At this moment, Harry, who had no idea that he had wandered between life and death many times, was facing the last mobilization before the competition.

As long as they win this game, they will really be qualified to participate in the final Quidditch World Cup.

"This is a great moment!"

In the players' lounge, James said with an unprecedented passionate tone: "I know very well that we are destined to be recorded in history, and you-"

He set his sights on the extremely excited Wood: "You will have the best record in history and are eligible to choose any team you like to join!"

Then came Fred and George. They couldn't help but squeeze each other's hands, and veins popped out.

"Your name will be spread far and wide in every corner of the world. Any product with Weasley's name on it will be sold out, and there will no longer be any need for publicity!"

Qiu Zhang's cheeks were tense, and she was slightly startled when James cast his gaze on her.

"Gwenog Jones of Holyhead Harpies is nothing compared to you. There is no need to underestimate yourself."

Cedric stood upright, and the eyes on his pale face showed incomparable perseverance.

"Even without a self-casting wand, no one will look down on Hufflepuff anymore - the whole of Hogwarts will be proud of you."

Harry's heart was pounding non-stop, his head was filled with tinnitus, but he heard what his father said to him very clearly.

"I have always been very clear that the best seeker is always in our team. The only thing we have to worry about is not letting the opponent lose too ugly."

Harry wanted to smile, but he just stiffly tilted his head.

"but me!"

James raised his tone again and said: "I know that we will win the final victory, there is no doubt about it!"

"Now, you still have the last five minutes to rest. Check your brooms carefully and don't make any mistakes when you show off your victory in the end."

No one spoke for a while, everyone was checking their brooms.

Harry opened the nursing kit that Hermione had given him, and he caught a glimpse of Qiu Zhang sitting next to her. Her cheeks were still tight, and most importantly, her eyes were still a little red, as if she was about to cry.

Fortunately, the noise from the auditorium was coming in waves, so no one noticed this scene.

Harry mustered up his courage and whispered: "Relax, really, just treat this like a normal game."

Qiu Zhang was stunned for a moment, and she reluctantly said: "No need to comfort me, I know very well the gap between myself and you. I have also read the report about me written by Skeeter. She put me

He was said to be the only one holding back. I don’t know how long I can hold on, it feels like I’m in a dream. A terrible nightmare.”

When Harry heard this, he felt an unknown fire. He had also read the article, and every line was full of slander against Cho Chang.

"There's no need to pay attention to that vicious woman." Harry's words shocked Qiu Zhang again. For the first time, he knew that his teammate was so timid: "She's just jealous of you. By the way, she took care of her at work."

Take it out on you - I mean The Quibbler, have you seen those game reports? I assume Mr. Ayre wrote it himself, it's in a very special style that always makes you laugh when you read it

come out."

"Mr. Ayer?" Qiu Zhang lowered his voice curiously and asked, "Is it really written by Mr. Ayer? Can he also write articles?"

"It's not just that." Harry whispered about Mr. Al's abilities. Although it is not convenient to talk about the fact that he was originally a Thestral, the interesting things he encountered in daily life were enough to make Qiu Zhang extremely fascinated.

"Your relationship is really good." She said enviously: "Although I also like Mr. Al, I am still too afraid of Professor Heimer to approach him actively."

This is the normal attitude of students in the school towards Professor Heimer.

"Actually, Professor Heimer is a very good person."

Facing Qiu Zhang's suspicious gaze, Harry had to repeat: "I'm not lying to you, he is really nice. Only if you have the opportunity to have more contact with him——"

"Do you mean being imprisoned?" Qiu Zhang asked abruptly.

"Well, that's right." Harry could only admit that in the beginning, he did learn more about Mr. Al through confinement.

Qiu Kai smiled happily.

"Thank you, Harry." She pointed to Cedric next to her who was concentrating on checking the broom and said: "I have to discuss tactics with Cedric. After all, we have to cooperate in the game later, and we can't hold you back.

."

They are both chasers in the team, just like twins who are both batsmen, and their tacit cooperation is particularly important.

Harry's eyes followed Qiu Zhang's back and looked further and further away.

Until his sight was blocked by Sirius' disguised face.

"Harry Potter scored the most important point!" Sirius said with a smile: "Let us celebrate his early victory in the game!"

"What are you talking about?" Harry blushed, pretending that there was something wrong with the broom.

James sat on the other side of Harry. He stretched out his hand to grab the broom and commented seriously: "From this broom, I saw the throbbing mind of its owner - although it was a bit late compared to mine.

But fortunately, it’s still here.”

"Stop it." Harry grabbed the broom again, but a pair of big hands pressed on his shoulders, and then Lupin's voice came -

"Maybe I shouldn't bother you at this time, but, Harry, maybe you shouldn't put too much pressure on yourself. Learn from your father, he never knows what it means to shrink."

"It's true." James raised his head proudly. He stood up and roared at all the players in the room: "Tell me, what is the slogan of the Chadli Cannons?!"

Everyone raised their heads and responded loudly: "We will conquer everything!"

"It's time to go!"

James said with burning eyes: "Come with me to conquer them!"

"No one can defeat us! No one can!"