Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 406 Confrontation

405 Confrontation

No matter which one arrives first, Dumbledore has really decided to return to Hogwarts.

The wizards in the magical world also quickly remembered the whole incident - at the beginning, Toby said that he and Dumbledore teamed up to kill Grindelwald, and then Toby also made up a story about Dumbledore.

Li Duo's lie that he was recovering from his injuries forced people to temporarily believe him.

In addition, Grindelwald did not appear again, so everyone regarded this as true, and Toby received a lot of praise for this lie.

But now, the person who revealed the contents of the letter happened to be Toby, which seemed to be trying to undermine himself.

Not only the wizards in the magical world couldn't figure out why Toby did this, but people in the school also thought so, unless. Unless this letter was real, and Toby felt threatened by it, so he had to carry out this step.

Tao plan.

Principal McGonagall obviously thinks so.

After watching the lively Snape leave, Principal McGonagall and Dean Slughorn who came with him came to the Ancient Magic Office.

"Is that letter true?"

McGonagall asked seriously: "Don't tell me that you just made it up to persecute Dumbledore."

"Yes." Slughorn's eyes widened: "How could this be possible? He and Grindelwald have always been sworn enemies, and wasn't Grindelwald already solved by your joint efforts? He also

not dead?"

Toby did not answer these questions directly. He just said calmly: "We will know the result tomorrow."

These two people seemed to have made a good start. After they left, more and more people broke into the ancient magic office.

Madame Maxime: "A bunch of liars! I knew you were all a bunch of liars!"

Hagrid: "Toby, I don't understand what's going on. What's going on between you and Dumbledore?"

Dean Flitwick and Dean Sprout shouted "This is impossible". Besides them, there were some other professors asking about the truth, but Toby had only one answer from beginning to end:

"We'll know the result tomorrow."

This is the time when the Ministry of Magic responded that Dumbledore will come to Hogwarts, but there is currently no response as to whether it will be a public meeting or a private conversation. If it is the former, Dumbledore must be more confident and will not

It has attracted so many doubts.

Naturally, the students did not dare to come to Professor Heimer to ask about such matters, so it only took half a day for the Ancient Magic Office to regain calm.

Until the afternoon, James also came.

"That letter is true."

Different from other conversations, Toby said as soon as James walked in: "And I also gave Dumbledore enough time to inform me, but he had no intention of discussing it with me. No way, I

We can only think about the worst, he is indeed going to join forces with Grindelwald to deal with me. What about you, James? Which side are you going to stand on now?"

James looked at Toby with a complicated expression.

"I'm not here to choose a side, but I'm here to inform you of news - Dumbledore is waiting for you at the Pig's Head Bar. It's up to you whether to go or not."

Toby glanced at James, and then he immediately stood up from the chair. But when he passed by James, he suddenly said: "Look, our minister has become more and more qualified. He

Everyone knows that it’s time to collude with each other in advance.”

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Hogshead Pub, Hogsmeade.

For some reason, the opening hours of the Pig Head Bar have always been a bit irregular recently, especially on this day, when it closed in broad daylight.

But after seeing the closed sign on the door, no one dared to show too much dissatisfaction, otherwise they would be like Mundungus, expelled forever by the bar owner and not allowed to step into the bar again.

Toby came to the door of the Hog's Head Bar alone. He originally wanted to extend his hand, but after seeing the dirty marks on it, he chose to kick the door open with his shoe.

When he's not doing archeology, Toby doesn't want to have to touch these things that will stain his hands.

The door was kicked open easily, and there was not a single customer at the table inside. There was only a familiar figure sitting at the bar, patiently feeding Fox.

Toby walked in and the door closed automatically behind him.

"Come and sit." Dumbledore said calmly, as if nothing had happened today.

Toby walked towards the bar step by step. He didn't want to be as full of emotions as before. He just looked back and forth twice and asked: "Where's Aberforth? Why doesn't he come over to entertain the guests?"

Dumbledore calmed the restless Fawkes with the palm of his hand.

"He doesn't want to see you, because he's afraid he can't help but use your head to test the hardness of those wine bottles - these are his exact words, so we won't have a waiter, you can take whatever you want to drink, but if

Your words must be worth a hundred times as much as they were before - these were his exact words."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Toby shook his head disdainfully. He sat next to Dumbledore, a chair away, tapping his fingers on the countertop.

After feeding Fawkes, Dumbledore smoothed the feathers on his head, then suddenly turned his head, his blue eyes staring at Toby silently.

Toby's heart tightened, he knew the key point was coming.

"Let's go."

"This is what I'm thinking about tomorrow's meeting - what, where?"

"Go to the place where Halbo is hiding." Dumbledore said in a calm tone: "I have already thought of a way to get Grindelwald to tell me the news. With Fox's help, we can go there at any time."

Toby frowned and stared at him: "This is a little different from the conversation I imagined, and how do I know if it is true? What if I suddenly see Grindelwald later? What if the two of you know it in advance?

If I'm prepared, I won't have a chance to escape."

Dumbledore didn't feel angry at all because of this statement, and he didn't even have a word to refute.

"Then what do you have to do to believe it?"

Toby looked at Dumbledore carefully for a moment.

"Unless you tell me how Grindelwald agreed to tell this news, it must be at least a transaction, right?"

"It is indeed a transaction." Dumbledore said: "But don't worry, the price of the transaction is not you, but myself. But speaking more carefully, it is still related to you - do you remember my devil?"

Of course Toby remembered it. This was the magic he indirectly taught Dumbledore through Harry. And it was extremely rare that Dumbledore's inner pain and guilt became his devil - Ariana Dumbledore.

The appearance of a humanoid devil.

This caused a lot of trouble for Dumbledore, but later on it was rare to see Dumbledore summoning his demons, but this was obviously impossible because he had already solved the problem - Toby knew this very well

.

Moreover, as Toby said, humanoid devils are extremely rare. They are usually transformed by wizards, or are based on extremely exquisite ancient magic skills - and Dumbledore does not meet these two criteria.

.

Then there is only one possibility left.

"The sin that crushed Ariana's soul still remains in my hands." Dumbledore said slowly: "I think Grindelwald probably wants to stimulate me through this reminder, but I can't figure it out yet.

The real purpose is, so we can only put it aside for the time being and find a way to get rid of Haierbo's soul first."

"I won't believe his lies so easily." Toby mocked: "And don't you think that after you said these words, it seems that you are here to harm me? How could I agree to do it casually?

To an unknown location."

Dumbledore shook his head.

"But I won't do that. You and I both know Grindelwald's purpose - on the one hand it was to recruit you, and on the other hand it was to sow discord between us. If this happens, wouldn't it be true?

I'm helping him? No one wants to see this, except Halbo and Grindelwald."

"Aren't we?" Toby frowned and said, "Don't you think our relationship is very good now?"

Dumbledore smiled.

"At least we have a consensus on one point - that is to deal with the enemy Haierbo. It's just that the two of us have slightly different methods. In my opinion, your attempt to learn Angela's identity is actually a step-by-step process.

Sneaking into Haierbo's trap. And you think that I am too careful and cannot defeat an enemy I don't know."

This was a real disagreement between the two. Dumbledore had too many doubts and seemed to have concluded that Halper had planned everything.

But Toby didn't want to waste any more time, lest Haierbo really get a chance to make a comeback.

Dumbledore thought Toby was too reckless, and Toby also thought Dumbledore was just delaying death.

After a short moment of silence, Toby asked abruptly: "If I heard correctly, you didn't seem to mention Grindelwald again. Why, is he no longer our common enemy?"

Dumbledore looked at him calmly, as if asking: How dare you ask me such a question? Even to this day, you are the only one who is teaming up with Grindelwald, and I was so cruel to him.

He was very sarcastic.

Toby turned his head and simply pretended not to see anything.

"So where exactly are we going?"

"Island of Delia."

"Delia Island?!"

"Yes, it's Dria Island."

"Aren't there five-legged monsters there, as well as the dementors that were later driven away?"

"Regarding this, I'm afraid I have to tell you another unfortunate news - in addition to these two characteristics, due to various reasons, the giant eight-clawed spiders that once lived in the Forbidden Forest also live on that island.

They seem to get along very happily."

"Is it really pleasant? It reminds me of some terrible ritual magic, specially used to select the most powerful dark creatures. Of course, only the most powerful can survive."

"So do you want to go there with me?"

Toby didn't hesitate for too long. He shook his collar and said, "That'll have to wait until I drink up all the wine here. Even if I don't come back, I'll make Aberforth half angry to death."

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It's a pity that Toby didn't get what he wanted in the end. Aberforth suddenly rushed down the stairs carrying a broom, as if he wanted to make Toby look good - he had obviously been eavesdropping on the conversation between the two, and

Or maybe just to keep an eye on Toby so he doesn't pay for his drink.

Fox hurriedly teleported the two away. When the brightness returned to his eyes, Toby had appeared on a small island that had been ravaged countless times. Except for the thorny plants that were still growing tenaciously, all the other trees were

He staggered about, and the weeds grew as high as Toby's waist.

Looking from a distance, the sky is filled with dark figures. They are dementors who have been expelled here. The animals on the island cannot attract their attention, and they have been hungry for an unknown amount of time.

Continuous clicking sounds sounded almost at the same time. In addition, there was an extremely terrifying roar in the distance.

The clouds became denser in an instant, and the creatures on the island became completely joyful because of the arrival of the two people.

Toby looked at the black figure rushing towards them. He took a deep breath and then exhaled it freely, forming substantial black smoke.

"I like here."

The thick black mist suddenly exploded, rushing towards the black tide, completely covering the incoming dark creatures, and continued to expand, leaving behind a gray figure on the ground.

A huge fist formed from the black mist, pressing an acrostic spider to the ground with its claws and fangs, and kept hammering its head.

"tell me!"

A terrible roar sounded from the black fog: "Where is Aragog?!"

Dumbledore watched this scene silently. He walked past the decadent Dementors and Acromantulas in a leisurely manner, as if he were walking on the school playground.

He told Fox: "It seems that this is the benefit of being a principal. You never know how capable your students are."

Fox watched helplessly as the Acromantula, which was knocked unconscious by the hammer, flew to the horizon, and then landed with a bang at Dumbledore's feet not far away.

It chirped lowly.

Compared with Toby, it still prefers Al, at least it doesn't look so scary.

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Aragog's peaceful days were shattered.

It opened its eyes that were no longer so clear, and struggled to identify the uninvited guest in front of it. It was not until it saw the fiery red figure that it gradually came back to its senses.

"Albus Dumbledore, have I returned to the Forbidden Forest again? Where is Hagrid?"

Toby, who was acting as a thug, did not come forward. Dumbledore took the initiative to walk over and said gently: "This is not the Forbidden Forest, and Hagrid can't come here for the time being. I'm here to ask for your help, Aragog. Recently,

Is there any special movement on the island?"

"Special?" Aragog asked in confusion: "What does special mean? I just seemed to hear my children wailing. Is this considered special?"

"Today's doesn't count."

"Then I'm afraid I have to ask my children. I'm too old to move. Children, children? Where are you?"

Toby blinked and looked around at the Acromantulas scattered on the ground. The one closest to him was still struggling to kick its legs.

Dumbledore said calmly, "They seem to be resting. Why don't you ask again later? We still have enough time."

".Okay then." Aragog said.