Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 345 Barty and Tom

Harry did not dare to stay outside for too long. He obeyed Professor Heimer's five-minute time limit and would go back early at about four and a half minutes.

Klum understood this very well.

Probably not? That means it is possible?

When Harry saw Klum's leaving figure, he always felt like he was running away in a hurry.

Maybe it's because Krum has also heard about some of Professor Hemmer's deeds. After all, the professor has traveled to so many countries. I'd better ask Krum next time - if Harry is in the mood.

This involves winning or losing the next game.

When Harry returned to the tent, he happened to hear Professor Heimer also giving a speech related to the finals.

".I hope to see you guys trying your best on the field. Besides, I don't like the Bulgarians. I want to fight them as quickly as possible and drive them back to their hometowns as soon as possible - do you hear me clearly?!"

"I heard you, Professor!"

"No problem, Professor!"

A lot of people shouted hurriedly, fearing that they would be the last to speak out.

Toby glanced at each player's face, and he felt slightly satisfied.

"Very good." He gave an extra boost: "I hope you can keep your word, otherwise I can't guarantee that you will be safe and sound next semester - this includes students who have already graduated."

He took one last look at the confused Wood, who was so frightened that he quickly stood up straight and did not dare to move.

After leaving school, Professor Heimer was no longer the "friendly" professor, but a real archaeologist.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, James waved his hand to let Harry in, who was nervously wandering at the entrance of the tent. At the same time, he said to Toby: "Okay, okay, I believe they won't disappoint - can you come over here?"

It wasn't until Professor Heimer followed James to the inner room that the players heaved a sigh of relief.

"Scared me to death." Fred said, covering the left side of his chest.

George covered the other side of his chest and said, "I thought we were going to die before the game."

"What happened?" Wood came over with a pale face and asked, "Who made Professor Heimer so angry? Is it you two?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Fred waved his hand quickly and said, "At most, it's just a bet that hasn't started yet."

"We didn't even take out the gold," George added.

"It's really you!" Wood may have completely misunderstood.

Harry vaguely understood the reason for Professor Hemmer's anger. He had just seen Toby ask Percy if he had the intention to serve as Assistant Minister of Magic. It was probably Fudge who had made him angry.

As for the deeper reason, he couldn't guess, after all, Harry was not present when Professor Hemmer talked with Fudge.

"I am a little scared."

Harry heard a movement like a mosquito. He turned around and found that it was Qiu Zhang talking. She was worried about the next game again, not to mention that Professor Hemmer was so serious just now.

Harry hesitated for a moment. He was about to walk over to comfort Qiu, but saw Cedric suddenly stand up.

"Now is not the time to blame each other." He said to the quarrelsome twins and Wood: "Except for today, have any of you seen Professor Heimer so angry?!"

"Every day," Fred whispered.

"Every class." George said more specifically.

"Seriousness and anger are two different things." As Mr. Al's assistant, Cedric thought he understood Professor Heimer quite well. He patiently explained: "Guess who else can mess with Professor Heimer at this time?

Is the professor angry? Of course it’s the Bulgarian team. I guess someone accidentally offended Professor Heimer. After all, not everyone has studied ancient magic classes and they don’t know the rules.”

"Then guess again, if we lose the game, will Professor Heimer really only punish us?"

Several people in the room looked at each other.

"You mean"

"Professor Heimer will take action against those people?"

Fred and George said one after another, worry written on their faces.

Wood concluded with a deep look on his face: "If this is really the case, it is estimated that the Bulgarian team will not be able to leave the UK safely."

After hearing these words, Qiu Zhang suddenly became even more panicked.

Harry looked left and right.

He shouted in disbelief: "Am I the only normal person in this room?"

——

"What did you say?"

James stared at Toby with wide eyes: "You want to deal with Fudge, why is it so sudden? Has Dumbledore agreed?"

"Dumbledore." Toby sneered: "No one can stop me now. Instead, I am helping him. As long as Fudge steps down -"

"That will make everyone suspect that Dumbledore did it!" James dissuaded: "Don't mess with Dumbledore's plan casually. What he wants is a normal campaign, not...not a secret conspiracy.

"

"Who made Fudge make the wrong choice?" Toby narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't you understand? He learned from Peter Pettigrew that Grindelwald was still alive. This means that Grindelwald has already

We have found a way to contact Pettigrew, he still has some power in the Ministry - the Ministry of Magic needs to speed up the elimination of traitors before it is too late."

"Or do you plan to watch yourself lose Harry?"

James frowned: "That's not what I meant, I will never allow -"

"Then there's no need to say anything more." Toby interrupted: "If it weren't for you being an insider, I wouldn't even tell you this news - just remember to play well, and you won't need your help for the rest.

.”

James' eyes followed Toby far away, and his eyes became solemn.

"Oh, one more thing."

Toby said before walking out of the room: "Al and Angela will be here soon, and they will keep an eye on Remus and Sirius. I know you will definitely find a way to contact Dumbledore - but don't cause trouble, James."

Not every time I can help you."

After saying these words, Toby turned and left.

Before James could wait worriedly for too long, Toby did what he said - Al and Angela arrived together, and they also brought an extra eye-catching helper - the knight's armor.

The players watched the armor guarding the tent door in silence - students who had taken the class knew that there was an uncontrollable devil trapped inside, even more powerful than the Obscurus.

Sirius and Lupine, who had been accompanying the team, were also deliberately taken care of - in order to avoid causing disputes in advance, it was not Al who came forward, but Angela.

I don’t know how James comforted Sirius without actually letting him come out and have a big quarrel with Toby.

As for Al, it brought Toby something else—but not quite a thing.

It was old Tom Riddle, who was covered by Harry's invisibility cloak, and he was also brought.

No one noticed that the invisible man also walked into the tent. Toby took them to a quiet room. He asked Al to take off the invisibility cloak, revealing old Tom with a young face underneath - Voldemort's

Father.

"I brought you here." Toby stared directly into his eyes and said: "In a while, I will let you watch the Quidditch match. I hope you won't make trouble for me then - you can

understand?"

Old Tom still looked like he was in a state of confusion. He kept mumbling "Merope", and he didn't know what kind of love potion Voldemort's mother had given him, which was so amazingly effective.

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The top box of the auditorium at this moment.

"Keep an eye on him." Barty Crouch Sr. ordered in a cold tone: "If anyone asks you, just say there is a place reserved for me."

"Yes, sir." Elf Shining lowered her head nervously and said.

After Old Batty left, Shining looked at the empty seats on the left and right, and then whispered: "Don't make me unhappy again, young master, maybe you will have a chance to come out for some air in the future."

Under the invisibility cloak, little Barty's eyes flickered.

The Imperius Curse is beginning to loosen.

——

The waiting time flew by.

"It's time to go, kids."

Mr. Weasley said to the children who were holding a lot of gifts: "Listen to the bell, the game is about to begin, it's time to go."

Mrs. Weasley craned her neck to look, and she yelled angrily: "Ron Weasley! If you were one step slower, you wouldn't have to go to the game. I think there are many people who want this worthless ticket."

Fee’s tickets!”

"Here you go!" Ron made a determined decision. He took out his small pocket money and handed it to the vendor: "I want this doll. Yes, it belongs to Harry Potter. Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

What he got in his hand was a statue that was exactly the same as Harry's. It still maintained the posture of launching a fierce attack on the Golden Snitch in the semi-finals, with a very concentrated expression on its face.

In contrast, Klum's statue did not sell so well. He could only walk up and down in the palm of his hand, keeping his voice low.

"I think Harry will like this gift." Ron said to Hermione distressedly: "Just think of this as his Christmas gift. I guess he doesn't have time to buy it."

Hermione was wearing a hat that supported the artillery team - it actually had a small cannon on it that made a popping noise and fired candy cannonballs.

"I'm a little nervous." Hermione said rarely, "Of course, I believe in Harry's abilities, but I'm still nervous."

"Me too." Ron admitted nervously.

Behind them followed Luna and Ginny - they met while shopping.

"I still can't believe it." Ginny also held a statue of Harry, and she said in a daze: "How long has it been, and Harry has actually reached the finals of the Quidditch World Cup - it is said

There has never been such a young player."

Luna had a small piece of the artillery team's flag painted on the left half of her face. She suddenly asked: "Did you give him your jumping shoes?"

"What?" Ginny was stunned.

"Jumping shoes." Luna said very naturally: "It's the pair of jumping shoes you invented. I think they will help Harry win the game."

Ginny couldn't understand what Luna was saying at all, but she had long been used to it.

The black notebook held in Luna's arms suddenly whispered: "Dear, you should know how popular players like Harry will be, right? After all, he is not bad looking."

"I shouldn't have come to you." Ginny said with her mouth aggrieved.

"Anyway, we will meet again." Luna raised the ticket in her hand: "Dad has made a lot of money, and I think the seat here is right next to you."

"I don't need it." Pandora said with a smile: "After all, a notebook does not need a place."

"I want to change seats." Ginny became even more aggrieved.

While Xenophilius and Mrs. Weasley were discussing the tea recipe, the group of them quickly passed the ticket check, arrived on the stairs leading to the stadium, and walked into a small box.

"Toby." Mr. Weasley looked at the people who had already taken their seats inside with a smile: "You're actually here so early."

"Yeah." Toby stood up and said hello, "Just sit down for a little while. I have to go down before the game starts to encourage my players and so on."

The two sides greeted each other for a while, and Ron noticed a house elf sitting in the third seat to the left of Professor Hemmer.

"Is that Dobby?" Hermione asked cautiously, "Why didn't I know that Professor Highmore also had a house elf?"

"No, they don't look the same." Ron explained: "It probably has nothing to do with Professor Hemmer, otherwise Dobby would be sad if he knew about it because he wouldn't bring him here - eh, look at the commercial

Brand, there’s also ‘The Quibbler’!”

Parallel to the box is a huge blackboard, which is displaying an advertisement - "The Quibbler": free magazine, and a chance to win a dinner with Harry Potter!

"This can't be true, right?" Mr. Weasley, who also saw this sentence, asked awkwardly: "Did Harry agree?"

Toby said with a normal expression: "I don't think Harry will have any objection - after all, he has had dinner at the Burrow many times."

"Oh-oh?" Mr. Weasley heard this for the first time.

At this time, another family came up the stairs.

Lucius Malfoy walked in front. He paused slightly after seeing Toby in the box. Narcissa, the wife next to him, involuntarily clenched Lucius's hand.

Only Draco acted the most normal-until he saw Luna sitting next to Ginny.

There was no surprise. The director of the Black Devil Club had been replaced. Everyone felt that Luna deserved it - only Draco didn't think so. He thought that Luna was just lucky. If it had been him, he would have defected to Heimo earlier.

Professor, nothing will happen to Luna at all.

This made his actions a little unnatural. Even though he caught a glimpse of Ron and Hermione staring at him with hostility, he still walked across the seat very diligently, wanting to fight with the beloved Professor Heimer.

Hello.

However, there was nothing near those chairs, but the elf Winky suddenly stood up excitedly and blocked Draco's way.

"Get out of the way." Draco said impatiently.

Shining covered her eyes in fear, not daring to answer - she was afraid of heights.

"Get out of the way!" Draco pushed the elf impatiently, causing Toby to look away from Lucius.

Twinkle screamed and fell backwards. She still remembered that she must not let little Barty reveal her secret. She seized the opportunity to move her body. In her panic, she seemed to have caught something, and then she was firmly supported.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Toby let go of his arm and shook his head dissatisfied: "Mr. Malfoy——"

Lucius looked over nervously, thinking that Toby was calling his name.

"Professor, it's been a long time no see." Draco was about to step forward but was stopped by an invisible resistance.

"I just praised you for learning to be shrewd last semester, and it hasn't been long now - forget it, come with me, the competition is not important, now is the time to educate students - Oh, Lucius, don't worry,

I won't do anything to him."

Draco finally realized that he had made a mistake, and he looked to his father for help - but Lucius did not dare to stop him at all. He knew how to make Toby calm down - and this did not include disobeying the Black Devil's wishes.

.

In this depressing atmosphere, there was only one person who was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

Barty Crouch Jr. saw the face under the invisibility cloak in the empty space next to him.

Even if it is very short, it is too fast for people to see clearly.

But he was also very sure——

That is the master he has been looking for for a long time.