Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 407 Traces

Aragog's descendants woke up later than expected, but among them there were many warriors who tried to rescue their leaders from the hands of the two demon kings.

"Did I hear something just now? It sounded like my little son." Aragog looked confusedly across a parabola, but he couldn't see anything clearly, he could only vaguely see a dark mass.

Things are flying in the sky.

"No, you heard it wrong." Toby threw the iconic giant claws of the Acromantula in his hand, and then threw them aside in disgust: "It's a worthless gadget, I guess this

There are a lot of things on the island.”

Aragog was a little confused: "Then why haven't my children mentioned these little guys to me before?"

"I must have eaten them all secretly behind your back." Toby said while knocking out another spider who wanted to tip off: "Al occasionally eats snacks secretly behind my back, it's nothing strange.

.”

Perhaps because he couldn't stand Toby's atrocities, Dumbledore reached out to Toby to stop his behavior, and then asked Aragog: "I don't know if you have noticed that since we came here, although

I saw a lot of dementors, but for the five-legged monsters who are originally indigenous people, they seemed a little too shy. Is this my imagination?"

Toby had also noticed this suspicious phenomenon a long time ago - at the beginning, something did scream with teeth and claws, but the sound soon disappeared. It was not like hungry dementors rushing up one after another.

Not as stupid as these little spiders.

"Aborigines"

Aragog pondered for a moment.

"Yes, Aboriginal people, those five-legged monsters turned by wizards, I know their origins. Those things are very cunning. If your target is them, then I'm afraid you have to be careful."

"What about?" Toby asked with interest.

"For example, in the minds of those ghosts, everything except the same kind can be food. For example, since I came here, I have lost a few children. Although it is not harmful, after all, I have too many children to count.

But I still ordered them to act together. From then on, the signs of disappearance briefly stopped for a short period of time. But after that, the children I lost changed from one to a group. They found new ways, unpredictable ways.

.”

Toby and Dumbledore exchanged glances, which seemed to be the abnormal sign they were looking for.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Toby asked.

"Being preyed upon and preyed on is just our nature and a fate that cannot be escaped. No one is immune whether in the Forbidden Forest or Delia Island."

For the first time, Toby felt vaguely that Aragog seemed to be staring at him. This speech was specially prepared for him.

"I don't like to be someone else's food." Toby sneered.

"No one will like it," Aragog said.

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It didn't take long for Toby and Dumbledore to work together to determine that the real target of this journey should be the five-legged monster.

"If what Aragog said is true, then the Ministry of Magic's judgment on the five-legged monster is obviously wrong."

"I guess no one is immune to that, right, Toby?"

"Avoiding what? A mistake by the Ministry of Magic? Or is this a trap specially prepared for us by Halper?"

"Perhaps they are. We should arrive now and let's take a look at what Haierbodu has left for us."

After passing through a dense jungle, a large, almost completely flat grassland appeared in front of the two of them. It was obviously deliberately made into this comfortable environment. Dark creatures probably wouldn't like it, but the Ministry of Magic is very concerned about five-legged monsters.

Their judgment is really wrong. Those people may not even know whether the Pentapod is a dark creature.

This time, there is no need to search anymore. Toby is sure that all the five-legged monsters on the island are gathered here. These guys are hairy, each with five legs extending outward, and they look a bit like

Acromantula - No, that seems to be an Acromantula.

"give it to me."

Toby shouted as soon as he came up. He saw the little son of Aragog. It was moving back and forth feebly. It was estimated that it would be dismembered and eaten later in the night.

The five-legged monsters guarding the little spider were very angry and stepped hard on the grass with each leg, making a thumping sound.

Toby found that he could actually understand what they said, some of which sounded like the language of giants, and some of which sounded like the stupid threats of Marcus Flint when he was angry.

"it is mine!"

“First come, first served!”

"Have you never learned etiquette?"

"I hate Bipeds!"

Toby almost couldn't hold back his anger after hearing this weird description. Just when half of his body turned into a devil, the group of five-legged monsters suddenly became quiet.

What happened next surprised both Toby and Dumbledore.

The little spider that was regarded as prey emitted a soft light from its head, and it also did something that it was not capable of doing now, and said something that everyone could understand——

"Calm down, my children, and do not disturb our guests, or it will bring disaster to all of us."

Just after it said these words, the group of five-legged monsters actually became quiet.

"Who are you?" Toby asked solemnly.

Although they came here to find traces of Haierbo, to be honest, the mysterious guy in front of them didn't look like Haierbo himself.

The little spider set his sights on Toby.

"I see your thoughts. The invincible Andros, one of Herbo's old enemies, or his number one subordinate, and his Horcrux. Your mind is really hard to read - but the other one

It’s much simpler for people.”

The little spider looked at Dumbledore, who had a calm face, and said, "You think you were deceived by Grindelwald, right? Are you regretting it?"

Toby looked at Dumbledore, and Dumbledore looked at him at the same time.

This mysterious guy guessed everything right.

"I don't have the patience to keep wasting it with you." Toby said with a gloomy face.

The ability to break through the barriers of the Occlumency Book, no matter how you look at it, is not suitable for staying on the enemy's side.

The little spider said calmly: "Don't rush to do it, try to spread your mind more, I believe you can guess it."

Toby silently stretched out a hand. Something fell from the air and fell straight into his hand. In an instant, it was surrounded by thick black mist and protected.

"Look, you've already guessed it."

The mysterious man looks happy.

"Yes, I am from the Castle of Death, the unlucky guy who was replaced by Tom Riddle."

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The direction of the whole thing became really confusing from this moment on.

Toby tried to figure out the direction of this——

First, Grindelwald suddenly wanted to join forces with Dumbledore to solve his own trouble. At the same time, he also gave an unexpected bargaining chip, which was Halper's hiding place.

Then Dumbledore did complete the deal with Grindelwald, and the price he paid is currently only Dumbledore's devilish state - that is, the devil Ariana. Her existence is still a problem.

But this question was put aside for the time being, because then Dumbledore learned the answer from Grindelwald - Herbo's hiding place was on the island where the dementors were expelled, and it was also the habitat of the five-legged monsters.

Place - Delia Island.

So Toby and Dumbledore came to find him.

As a result, not only was there no Haierbo here, but another tenant of the castle who had been replaced was discovered.

At this time, the three of them were sitting around a fire. The unknown tenant was possessed by the little spider. He stared at the barbecue conjured by Toby and kept urging: "Hurry up, can't you add some firewood? I

It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten human food. Although it won’t enter my mouth, it tastes good.”

Dumbledore took the initiative to take over the communication task, so as not to be changed by the object on the fire.

"So you really don't remember who you are?"

"How can I remember that five hundred years have passed? Seven hundred years? One thousand years? Or fifteen hundred years? It's too difficult to recall."

"Then why did you say you were replaced?"

"Huh? So you don't know? There are only so many guest rooms in the castle. How can it be possible to meet everyone's needs? I spent a lot of time. I also forgot how much effort I spent. It's definitely not easy. It's not easy.

I just got a place of my own, and then I was forcefully dragged out by Haierbo, this hateful guy."

At this moment, Toby thought of the armor and the lady's wide-brimmed hat, both of which came from the old castle.

"Do you know what black feathers are?" Toby asked coldly, and Dumbledore looked at him without stopping him.

"Black feathers." The little spider rolled his eyes: "I seem to remember that it is related to the devil, and someone seems to have said this to us - love is harder to maintain than hate. In this case, your choice is

Only the devil is left, and only he can protect you for a longer time."

"Why protect?" Toby immediately asked.

"What else could it be?" the little spider said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Of course it's the law of conservation of magic. Don't you know that? One day, wizards will be completely extinct, and only the castle can protect them.

We are as sure as death is destined to come."

Toby wanted to continue asking, but Dumbledore suddenly stopped him.

Under the light of the bonfire, the light above the little spider's head seemed not as shining as before.

"Hurry up." Little Spider stared at the barbecue and started urging again.

"Tell us about Herbo," said Dumbledore.

He told the reasons why he felt deceived bit by bit and was very candid.

What was unexpected was that the little spider actually refuted Dumbledore.

"You are wrong to blame him."

The little spider said in a serious tone: "Helpo did come here. He was in a very bad state at the time and hoped to hide it by using me. But I guess even Haierbo didn't expect that I would see through this scene. I

I originally wanted to die with him, but unfortunately I couldn't do it. He has always been well prepared."

"Use you?" Toby narrowed his eyes slightly: "How to use you?"

"Probably a key." Little Spider said: "He made me a key, a key specially used to open a certain door, and then you can reach another world - I am in this kind of dilemma now.

The state in the middle is the sequelae of the last battle, and I don’t know when it will recover - but my ability to see your thoughts comes from here. I guess you are definitely not a horned water snake and

Lion, right?"

Dumbledore nodded gently.

The little spider sighed with emotion: "This is the first time I have seen such a kind lion like you. In addition, I have also seen the other person in your mind, Grindelwald. He has been here and is looking for something. Maybe he is

Me, but I was already hiding by that time, so he had to give up."

"But he did find some signs of fighting. The creatures here alone cannot make such a big noise. They can only be wizards, and there are some spells that only extremely evil wizards can cast. Even at that time

Haierbo is miserable, but he is not something ordinary wizards can deal with. He seems to have no weaknesses."

"Sounds really bad." Toby said in an untimely manner: "And since I found out that you are the predecessor of this kerosene lamp, this feeling is even worse."

"Helbo is always foolproof." Little Spider sighed with lingering fear: "He never takes the lead in taking risks on himself, as if he has some kind of persecution mentality at work, which is very exaggerated."

"Wait a minute." Toby looked at Dumbledore as if he had seen a new world. This is indeed the strong impression that Halbo has always left on people. He is always foolproof.

As far as Toby knew, wizards did not have the ability to learn such complex ideas in their lifetime.

Unless he suffered a big loss before this.

"I know Haierbo's weakness." Toby said confidently.

"What is it?" Little Spider asked quickly, keeping his mouth shut.

"Of course the person who made him suffer a lot"

When he said this, Toby's voice involuntarily became smaller.

He really knows such a person.

Merlin, who became the God of Death, was the one who foiled Herbo's plan after he regained consciousness. Otherwise, Herbo would have truly achieved his goal of eternal life.

But now there is no Mason Gate, no Merlin, only Death.

"It seems that you have encountered a very troublesome problem." Little Spider said while taking the barbecue: "But I'm afraid these have nothing to do with me. On the contrary, you living people will be troubled by this."

"And for the deceased, a barbecue is enough to make up for all the regrets."

The moon slowly rose into the sky in the night, taking away the little bits of nearby starlight and letting the soft light go with it.

Toby picked up the roast that had fallen on the grass and ate it. Dumbledore stood up and said, "Obviously, the roast alone cannot feed you."

Toby hummed in response: "I never hope that such a day will come."