Archaeologists at Hogwarts

"Mr. Al?"

Hermione was surprised: "Why are you here - no! How did you get in?"

Even if Al knew the password, he couldn't say it himself. After all, he was just a Niffler.

Al flew in front of Hermione. He suddenly took out a skull from his belly pocket and put it on his head. His small eyes looked at little Hermione through the empty sockets.

Hermione was frightened. What was even more frightening was that the skull opened and closed its mouth and actually started talking!

"Is it Miss Granger?"

Hermione thought it was Al speaking at first, but after being stunned for several seconds, she finally realized that it was Professor Heimer's voice.

It's just that the other party's voice is extremely low, so low that it's hard to hear clearly. It seems that he is in a situation that is not suitable for speaking loudly.

"Professor Heimer?"

Hermione asked tentatively.

She didn't know where to look for a moment. The eyes of Al and the skull overlapped, but Hermione really didn't want to look at the skull, so she had to lower her gaze and stare at Al's belly pocket.

Al immediately covered his pocket, stared at Hermione warily, and pointed at the skull's head.

Hermione had no choice but to move her gaze back, and at the same time she saw the skull's mouth opening and closing again, revealing Professor Hemmer's voice: "It's me. It seems that Al has found you. Fortunately, you are not like Mr. Diggory."

When he fell asleep, I originally wanted to put the skull head next to his pillow, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided not to. After all, you have experienced a fright."

"To make a long story short, after I returned to the office, I already knew what happened - those two skeletons were just one of my collections. Although they looked a bit scary, they were actually very shy and just

Wanted to say hello to you. And they were punished, as you can see - I removed their heads, and one of them is in Al's hand."

It's on its head.

Hermione muttered something in her heart, and at the same time she felt a little warm and grateful for no reason. She didn't expect Professor Hemmer to be comforting.

"Then will you forgive me, Miss Granger?"

"This...it's nothing, Professor. After all, I wasn't hurt at all."

"That's great."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Hermione felt that the skull in front of her laughed happily: "Then you won't tell Principal Dumbledore about this, right?"

"Huh?" Hermione was stunned.

"Here's the thing." The skull explained patiently: "Well... this is a surprise for Principal Dumbledore, but we can't let him know in advance, otherwise there will be no surprise, right?

"

"That seems right...Professor, can I ask a question?"

"Just ask."

"When do you plan to present this surprise to the principal?"

"It's not certain yet, but the sooner the better."

"Is there a specific time?"

"This is your second question. I'm sorry I can't answer it."

Hermione's expression gradually became strange - was Professor Hemmer worried that he would complain?

He can actually be afraid of people?!

"This is very dangerous, Professor!"

"Archaeology is inherently dangerous. I coexist with danger. The danger is myself. Otherwise, it would not be me controlling the ancient magic, but the ancient magic controlling me."

"......What?!"

Hermione felt as if she had heard something extraordinary.

"It's nothing, just pretend that you heard it wrong. Well, in that case, then this matter is settled."

"What's settled?"

"We can't reveal it to Principal Dumbledore in advance. Isn't this what we were talking about at the beginning?"

At this time, a strange voice suddenly came from the skull——

"I seem to hear Principal Dumbledore's name...Toby, can you explain what you are doing? The look is really funny, whispering to the skull in the corridor in the middle of the night."

It's Snape's voice!

Hermione's eyes widened. Seeing that the situation was not good, Al quickly put away the skull head, flew back to the passage on the flying carpet, and left the common room.

At the same time, in the corridor on the fourth floor.

Toby covered his heart with one hand and held another skull head with the other hand, looking half frightened: "Are you a ghost? You can't even make a sound when you walk!"

Snape stared at him with an evil look: "Don't try to change the subject in front of me, just tell me! Why are you wandering in the corridor in the middle of the night, and why do you mention Principal Dumbledore? Oh——"

He suddenly said in a clear tone: "I understand, you are in trouble again because you are worried that you will be called by the principal to talk."

Toby put away the skull head and threatened unabashedly: "So what? Do you want to be called to talk to two people? Do you want the principal to find out that two professors were dueling in the school corridor in the middle of the night?

?!"

"Don't argue with me, come with me, I'll take you to see the principal!"

"Let go, Severus, I'm warning you, let go! Also, please keep your voice down! Don't wake up the portrait!"

"portrait?!"

Snape slowly turned his head, and the schadenfreude in his eyes deepened: "So you were planning a portrait. Don't tell me that it has something to do with archeology."

Toby said nothing. He tried hard to break away from Snape's hand.

Snape narrowed his eyes and looked Toby up and down: "Are you serious?"

Toby snorted coldly, and he walked over to a portrait. This was a portrait of Alberic Groening - he was the inventor of the dung bomb and one of the members of the Chocolate Frog Card. He was now lying on his back in the portrait.

Sleep on the deep bed.

Toby gently opened the frame and looked at the back of the portrait and the wall behind the portrait. Alberic Groening's body turned twice involuntarily, but Toby's movements were particularly familiar, and he was obviously not the first

The first time I did this kind of work, I didn't let the other party really wake up.

After the inspection, Toby mocked disdainfully: "Ignorant guy, do you know how many institutions are hidden behind the portrait? I have experienced countless, not to mention the countless in Hogwarts.

There may be secrets hidden behind any of Qing’s portraits.”

"But you also said, this is Hogwarts-"

Snape grabbed Toby's arm again: "This is not your place for archeology! I have to take you to see the principal today and let him take a good look at what you have done! I want to see that you are still in school.

stay How long!"

Toby said "Aha", he raised a finger, almost touching Snape's forehead: "I know you haven't completely given up on driving me away. If you don't let go, I will really

Let you meet the principal in person - the deceased principal! How about Phineas Black, he and you are a perfect match, you can form a 'who is more annoying' combination!"

Just when the two people almost started fighting (they didn't dare to use the wand), Filch appeared out of nowhere. He looked at this scene in shock, but he still took the time to say: "Mr. Snape, I heard

I heard the students sneaking out!"