Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 366 New Principal

"Is that Professor Lockhart? Am I right?"

"Why is he dressed exactly like Professor Hemmer? Are you trying to imitate him on purpose?"

"No, haven't you ever thought about it? How did he become the principal of Durmstrang?"

The moment Lockhart showed up, McGonagall knew that the development of the matter was far beyond her control.

Before this, no news about Lockhart came out at all, and it was only today that it was completely revealed.

Toby stared at Lockhart closely, and the long hair on his forehead fell down involuntarily, covering his sight little by little.

On the contrary, after Lockhart saw this familiar scene, he immediately reached out and pushed the long blond hair in front of his eyes to the back of his head, and said with a smile: "Aren't you welcome to me?"

Luna and Ginny, who were standing at the back, stepped on their feet and looked at the people in front. Suddenly, the notebook in Luna's arms moved.

She quickly opened Pandora's notebook, and Ginny turned her head to look at it curiously.

There is only a simple line of writing on it——

【Something bad is happening.】

This divination-like statement came true immediately - Mrs. Maxim saw Toby's ugly expression, and she immediately turned around to warn her students, but in the next second, a commotion suddenly occurred in the crowd, causing

Krum, who originally planned to say hello to Harry from afar, turned to look over——

The rune horses are all out of control!

"Is this some kind of show?"

"Why are they flying around in the air?"

"Oops, they're coming towards us!"

Panic screams rang out one after another. Principal McGonagall loudly maintained order, and together with Mrs. Maxim, tried to calm the Talisman horses again.

"Look at the good work your deputy is doing!"

Madame Maxime could see who the culprit was at a glance, and she said angrily: "The current scene is exactly the same as the trouble he caused in Beauxbatons, and it has not changed after so many years!"

"He is not my deputy!" Dean McGonagall conjured a rope to tie up one of the rune horses, and then immediately rushed to kill the next one: "Never! How can any deputy leave the sight of his superior without permission?

Didn't you notice? He and Lockhart are gone! Too bad I didn't see this coming!"

"Lockhart?" Mrs. Maxim turned around in surprise: "You mean that greasy-faced guy? What's his problem? Don't tell me that he was Helmer's former accomplice. Could it be that he was involved in the previous troubles?

Did you also participate?"

"No wonder he looks so annoying."

——

At the same time, at the moment when the rune horses lost control, Lockhart seemed to have realized the tragic fate he was about to face - he gradually closed his eyes and felt something flying away with him

.

When he opened his eyes again, he had appeared in the Forbidden Forest and was thrown into a bush.

Toby waved his wand and walked towards him fiercely and asked: "How dare you appear in front of me so arrogantly?! What? Could it be that you feel that your academic skills have improved? You can compete with me.

Already?"

"I knew you would say that."

Lockhart lay helpless in the hard bushes. He didn't even bother to get up and move, just lying half up. The smile on his face had all disappeared, and it was full of sadness.

"I don't want to come back in this capacity, but I can't help it. The professor has to let me do this. Do you know Durmstrang's tradition? I have never seen such a magic school that can actually do it right.

It doesn’t matter whether the previous principal goes or stays. And it is said that its founder also had the same experience and died mysteriously. The reason is still unclear to this day——"

"I have no intention of talking nonsense with you!" Toby flicked the wand in his hand twice, almost setting Lockhart's hair on fire: "Tell me, what did Grindelwald tell you? And, Severus

Is Snape hiding with you too?"

"Snape?" Lockhart acted as if he was completely unaware: "What does he have to do with us? I thought you drove him away - okay, okay, I'll tell you."

He compromised quickly and seemed to have no intention of resisting from the beginning.

"The professor does have a message for me to deliver to you."

After seeing Toby's unkind look, Lockhart immediately changed his mind and said, "You can call Grindelwald, but he's not here now anyway. In short, he said he knew the purpose of your Triwizard Tournament, and

He also said that you can definitely understand the meaning of this sentence, so he intends to help you solve this trouble."

At the end of his speech, Lockhart's voice became weaker and weaker, looking frightened.

Toby said disdainfully: "You mean to let me cooperate with Grindelwald? He is completely dreaming!"

"But." Lockhart carefully repeated the last words Grindelwald told him.

"Who else can you ask for help in dealing with Dumbledore besides us?"

——

On the lively lawn in front of the castle, Angela and Al were hiding in a corner together.

"Is it going to cause a bit of a fuss?"

"Yeah [I don't know, why hasn't Toby come back yet? I can't hold it any longer.]"

"Do you think he will be fired? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is causing trouble."

"Yeah [probably not, right? What should I do if I get fired? Do I want to go back to my old job? I really miss the days of archeology. Although living in Hogwarts is just as exciting, archeology is much safer than it is now.

No need to worry about it every day, yes, I’m talking about Dumbledore.】"

"Isn't he going to be a minister? There's nothing to be afraid of. At worst, I will take you far away. If that doesn't work, you can go to Wagadu. It can always be regarded as a place to stay."

"Wagadu?" A voice sounded from behind them, startling them both.

Toby looked at them doubtfully: "When did I say I was going to Wagado? It's best to stay far away from the place where Haierbo stayed, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble again - okay, don't do it again

I'm hiding here, come back with me."

Al quickly climbed onto Toby's shoulders, and Angela also stood up. She opened her silver eyes and asked curiously: "Where is that person? Did you use it to plant trees?"

Toby stared at her with strange eyes, leaving Angela confused.

"Even if you destroy the corpses and eliminate all traces, you shouldn't choose a place like this. It will frighten the students."

If it weren't for the first half of the sentence, Toby would be considered a competent professor.

He continued: "Let Lockhart go for the time being. He is irrelevant. The key lies in Grindelwald - of course, this must be done after asking our minister's opinion."

——

The rune horses became quiet with Toby's return, and Lockhart also returned with his eyes widened. He seemed to have never thought that he could return safely and unharmed, without even experiencing a curse.

But soon, he resumed his duties, obviously pretending to be Toby, but his tone was very cheerful.

"Long time no see, gentlemen and ladies."

"Signing session? No, no, no, this may take a long time. I'm preparing a new book, it's called "Lockhart and Durmstrang", how about it?"

"Principal, we cannot disclose the location of the school."

"I know, I know, this message is going to be brushed off - Oh, are you? Oh my god, what's wrong with your eyes?"

He stopped in front of Moody, and had to do so because Moody was blocking his path.

"Where's Karkaroff?" Moody asked gruffly, "How did you take his place?"

Lockhart could see that Moody was definitely not easy to mess with, and he had obviously been prepared for this.

"He disappeared." Lockhart pretended to be puzzled: "No one knows where he went, and he suddenly disappeared - so I was the only one to take on this important responsibility, and it was unanimously approved.

of."

"Durmstrang's unanimous vote?" Moody said meaningfully. It seems that he doesn't understand anything - as an extremely famous black magic school, the unanimous vote here must have a very big clue.

"Excuse me, I have to attend the dinner party." Lockhart felt that it was better to stay as far away from this person as possible.

But just when he missed it and was about to go around the door, Moody suddenly grabbed his arm hard and stopped him from moving.

"You haven't given up on trying to recruit Toby Highmore, have you?"

"What?" Lockhart turned around in surprise. He looked Moody up and down for a while: "I see." He suddenly said: "Are you the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year? I advise you to leave your job early.

, this position is fraught with uncertainty.”

Moody's evil eye stared at him.

"I don't see any difference in dealing with your professor."

Lockhart finally confirmed that this guy really knew everything.

He led the students behind him into the castle with suspicion.

On the other side, Toby is also dealing with the criticism of the two ladies.

"I said, can't we get through this dinner smoothly first? I don't want the Triwizard Tournament to end before it even begins."

"Look at him." Madame Maxime wiggled her nose, her eyes full of anger, and said arrogantly: "Look at this shameless guy, those who don't know think it was me who caused this trouble. Hogg

Watts must have an explanation for this and must apologize to my students."

Toby muttered in a low voice: "Apologise? Don't wait until they apologize, and they will die first."

"What did you say?" Maxim immediately became furious.

"Is this a threat?" She immediately turned to look at McGonagall: "Can I see this as a threat from Hogwarts to Beauxbatons?"

Only now did McGonagall finally understand why Dumbledore always got up in the middle of the night to drink coffee.

With such a troublesome student, it's surprising that he can sleep well.

Mag stared at Toby in silence for a while, making him feel uncomfortable.

"I think some issues are better left until after the dinner."

She said uncharacteristically: "Maybe we won't have to talk about it anymore."

"What did you say?"

Madame Maxime looked at Mag in surprise, and even Toby turned his eyes in surprise.

"Is there any problem?" McGonagall asked seriously: "Or do you plan to complain to the Ministry of Magic? Let me think about who is in charge of the International Magical Cooperation Department now - if I remember correctly, it should be Frank.

Longbottom, and his assistant and wife, Alice Longbottom. They were all childhood friends of Toby's, and, as we all know, they were Dumbledore's through and throughs."

"I think your complaint will definitely play a big role, Principal Maxim."

McGonagall was completely speaking for Toby now.

This made Maxim so angry that he could not speak. She glared at the two of them for a while, but in the end she just snorted, regained her calm and arrogant posture, and walked towards the teacher's desk without looking back.

"What did I just see?"

Toby was extremely surprised.

McGonagall glanced sideways at Toby.

"Do you still need me to explain it to you, Vice Principal Heimer?" She said as she walked into the castle: "Maxim has been coming to you from the beginning. No matter whether you caused the Talisman horse to disturb you today or not,

She will not let you go like this, but will find ways to avenge what happened in the first place."

"We must stop her thoughts in advance - only in this way can the Triwizard Tournament proceed smoothly. And, most importantly, I am now the principal of Hogwarts, and not everyone can be

Condemning my deputy in front of me."

"Cool." As soon as Toby was happy, Mag forced him back with his eyes.

"But don't rejoice too soon." She said sternly: "I never planned to stay out of the conflict between you and Dumbledore from the beginning. I will tell Dumbledore the truth about what happened today.

"

"Just wait and see, see if you can still laugh when the time comes."

"Anyway, I've long been used to it." Toby said nonchalantly: "He can't lock me up anymore, right? The Ministry of Magic's prison can't lock me up, not even Azkaban."

McGonagall ignored Toby's words. She walked ahead and slowly sat down on the principal's seat in Hogwarts.

Next to her sat Maxim with a cold face, and Lockhart with a smile on his face. It seemed that he had gained confidence from the praises of the students, and felt that he had really passed the most difficult level smoothly.

.

However, there was an extra chair beside Mag.

Toby knew it belonged to the Ministry of Magic, but he didn't know who might be coming.

After the Durmstrang students saw Krum walking with Harry, they naturally sat down near the Gryffindor table.

"An impressive opening." Krum said in his deep and muffled voice: "Before coming here, I always thought Durmstrang was the most special."

"Don't worry." Harry became unsure after what he just experienced: "There will be things in the future that you will never forget. I dare say it will be even more exciting than the World Cup."

At this time, Mag stood up, and the students also became silent.

I don’t know if it was because the meeting didn’t go smoothly after that, but her speech became extremely concise.

"Everyone, let's enjoy dinner first."

Just at this moment, Toby, who was just about to pick up the ribs, was attracted by a faint firelight, which shone on his hand, giving off a faint light.

He raised his head and looked around. After looking around, he noticed that only Moody glanced towards him.

It seems that Dumbledore already knows the news about Lockhart.

Toby simply picked up the phoenix feather on the table and handed it to Al, while opening the note carried by the flame.

There is only a very brief line of text above.

[You didn’t deal with Lockhart because you were going to join forces to deal with me, Toby?]