Archaeologists at Hogwarts

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Toby was very dissatisfied with the attitude shown by the Potter family.

But he didn't have time to sulk, because Angela finally understood after a while - Dumbledore was actually going back to Hogwarts?

"Then what should I do?" she asked doubtfully, "Should I continue to stay in school? Or are you planning to place me somewhere else?"

"How can it be."

Toby shook his head and said: "You are Halpo's only remaining Horcrux - maybe Halpo himself doesn't care about this very much, but it does not prevent the mysterious man and Grindelwald from keeping an eye on you. I dare say that these two people definitely don't care about this."

An is kind-hearted. So you still have to stay with me to ensure safety."

Harry cast a sympathetic look at Angela. He understood this feeling very well. He had to live in fear every day, fearing that when he woke up, he would no longer be the person he was.

Angela became more confused.

"Then will you agree to his conditions? Are you really willing to let Dumbledore have access to me at any time?"

At this time, Lily said seriously: "Of course Toby will agree. Becoming the principal of Hogwarts has been his dream all along. The second only thing is to become more Slytherin than Slytherin."

Toby interjected: "Actually, there is also proof of the superiority of Muggle-born people, but this is inherently related to these two dreams - the pursuit of ancient magic must also be included, so these are actually one time

That's right. Yes, I planned to promise Dumbledore, and after hearing his plan to return to school, I immediately wanted to understand what he planned to do."

"devil."

Toby said it in such a grand manner, seemingly not worried that the Potter family would leak the secret.

"Dumbledore's devil is very special. It was originally in human form, and it was also Ariana Dumbledore. He regretted it all his life."

"I guess it's impossible for him to really give up on you, but to focus on his devil. Although I don't know if it is feasible yet, Pandora is a good example. It uses a special way.

It can be resurrected from the dead, but it is difficult to tell whether the resurrected person is still the same person - magic cannot really bring people back from the dead, and we all know this very well."

"No matter what, there is only one way left for Pandora now - to learn from the devil and become a devil. Only in this way will the change brought about by the black feather not disappear and it can last longer

Stay with Luna."

"But that's also the problem."

I don’t know since when, as Toby spoke, several people around the dinner table became quiet.

In this silent silence, Toby stared at Angela and said: "Perhaps Dumbledore also thought of the same method - he will not sit back and ignore your safety, maybe he will try to make you and his

The devil joins forces and maybe this can turn you back into Ariana."

Angela's eyes widened immediately after hearing these words, Lily lowered her head and pondered something, and Harry and Al silently exchanged shocked looks.

James was also shocked and said: "If this method is really feasible, then the conflict between you and Dumbledore will be even more difficult to resolve. Could it be because of Halbo? He had expected all this.

Is that why you deliberately left this gap so that you can fight with each other?"

Toby shook his head after thinking carefully for a while.

"Although I don't know exactly what Halbo is capable of, I don't think he could have expected this - the devil is different from other magics, and it is difficult for him to guess what Dumbledore's devil will turn into. But.

I'm sure he would be happy to see this - Dumbledore is desperate to turn Angela back into Ariana, and I am desperate to stop him."

"I know,"

Before James could ask, Toby continued to explain: "It doesn't sound bad to let Angela go back to her original person - but do you want yourself to be like this, James? And you,

Lily, would you be willing to discover at some moment that James and Harry have become strangers, and that your original true love would actually be Vernon?"

"What kind of scary ghost story is this?" Harry couldn't help shouting, "I will definitely have nightmares at night."

Toby waved to Harry from a long distance and said: "See, this is what Dumbledore plans to do to Angela. Regardless of what I think, have you ever asked Angela?

, does she want to become like this, does she want to recall that painful experience-including killing her biological mother."

Toby turned his head to look at the uneasy Angela, reached out and patted her shoulder gently, and then whispered: "This is a nightmare for everyone, so of course I will stop Dumbledore from doing this

Do."

Lily thought seriously for a short while, and she quickly understood what Toby meant.

"You are telling these things so that we can help you persuade Dumbledore not to do this?"

"Isn't this okay?" Toby said with a smile: "Since the conflict between me and Dumbledore, the most people have always tried to persuade me to change my mind. Why is no one willing to persuade him? I think

I know him better than you all. Dumbledore is very good, but he is not perfect. In this world, there are no perfect people. It is you who think of him too exaggeratedly."

"That's probably it."

Toby suddenly stood up and said: "We should also go back and deal with Dumbledore's restless thoughts. Now I have some ideas. Either let Angela learn her own devil, or let her learn Arnie's."

Magus and Patronus, both magics have miraculous effects on devils."

"Especially the former - if Angela really learned the devil, it might mean that we were wrong from the beginning - Dumbledore's devil has no effect on her at all, Angela is complete,

There are no memories to recover."

"Hopefully we can see this day sooner rather than later."

With James' helpless efforts to persuade him, Toby took Angela and Al and left their new home, driving a magic car and disappearing into the end of the sky.

Harry silently lamented in his heart why there were still so many troubles, and James probably thought so too.

The two Potters, one big and one small, looked at Lily helplessly.

Lily sighed deeply.

"Clear the table. We'll invite Dumbledore as a guest tomorrow and see what he has to say."

——

The invitation the next day went very smoothly.

Dumbledore came to the Potter family as a guest on time. During dinner, James brought up the topics Toby had said under Lily's continuous glances.

While James was speaking, Dumbledore listened patiently. He did not show any impatience, let alone anger or anything like that.

After listening to everything, Dumbledore smiled and shook his head and said: "He does know me very well, better than you all. But I still have to say that what Toby said is not completely right."

"My original intention is not to restore Angela's memory, but to hope that she can remove the Horcrux identity in a safer way. In other words, I plan to use my own devil to forge another Angela , and transfer Haierbo’s soul to this copied dummy.”

"These are just conjectures at the moment. I can't even be sure whether the clone will be a human being or a devil closer to Ariana - I just hope she can survive well."

"It's just that I can't guarantee whether this method will be effective, and whether it will cause Angela to recall all her memories painfully, as Toby said. I can't be sure yet."

James asked nervously: "So what Toby said could possibly come true?"

Dumbledore nodded silently, acknowledging his worries in disguise - even if this method worked, Angela could successfully survive without the Resurrection Stone, but she would be doomed to live a lifeless life as Ariana again. In the torture of anxiety.

"That sounds really cruel."

Lily's dissatisfied tone startled James. Harry only dared to glance at the expression on Dumbledore's face with his peripheral vision - he didn't expect his mother to be so bold and dare to be so straightforward in front of Dumbledore. Say cruel things.

However, even Harry thought this was indeed cruel.

Dumbledore actually seemed a little lonely at this moment.

"Actually, I have another choice."

Dumbledore whispered: "During the last semester, Grindelwald and I exchanged answers to a question - he told me a location that was once the hiding place of Hale, and the answer I gave him But my devil has never changed, and it is still Ariana until now."

"I think he probably guessed something in advance and was waiting for me to take the initiative to ask him for help and ask him what the solution was."

"Are you going to promise him?" James asked blankly. He didn't expect there would be such a disturbing clue.

Dumbledore looked at James's face, then Lily's, and then Harry's.

"No, I would never do that."

His voice rang across the dinner table like a bell.

"I will not let him have the opportunity to get close to Ariana - Toby is not willing to take risks and let me take care of her, and I will also not make such a stupid decision again."

"After so many years, we all have to learn something, especially lessons."

James breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this answer.

At this time, he suddenly heard Lily say: "We will join the Order of the Phoenix."

"Huh?" James looked back in confusion, and Harry also looked at Lily nervously.

They discussed it for a while yesterday. Logically speaking, this kind of decision would take longer to be completely confirmed.

"I was serious."

Lily held one of James' and Harry's hands respectively and said: "From the beginning, we were destined to be unable to avoid foreseeable disasters because we were already involved. James, there is no need for you and me. Self-deception, Haierbo will definitely not miss the opportunity to take advantage of Angela, do you think he will leave us alone so easily?"

James turned his head and looked around in panic.

For some reason, Harry was suddenly inspired by Lily's words, and he said loudly: "Then I also want to join -"

"You have to go to school!" James glared at Harry and said, "Go to school and play Quidditch. What else do you want to do besides these? Now that you have finally regained your freedom, there is no need to worry.

That’s right, if you are really so free, you can let me teach you the Patronus of Animagus. Even if it doesn’t work, you have to learn the Patronus. Without the devil, what would you do if you were bullied in school?"

Harry became dizzy when he heard the last thing. What does it mean that someone would bully him?

Without the devil, will there definitely be people bullying him?

James left Harry alone and bit his lips. It was obvious that he was very conflicted in his heart at this time.

Although he knew that Lily's words made sense and that it would be difficult to avoid the consequences of facing Hai Erbo again, it was not easy for their family to reunite.

"I agree too."

Finally, James said feebly: "Someone has to protect this mother and son. I don't want you to give this task to Snape - by the way, you have to promise that we will meet less in the future. I

I don’t want to see him, even if he was once Haierbo’s subordinate.”

Faced with James' request, Dumbledore calmly replied: "I don't think anyone needs to worry about this - because Snape has refused to join the Order of the Phoenix, but he still refuses completely."

Lily frowned, realizing that Dumbledore was far from as calm as he seemed.

"What did he say?" Lily asked cautiously: "Does he plan to completely cut off the relationship here and stand with Toby? But isn't Toby a member of the Order of the Phoenix?"

Dumbledore's expression softened a lot.

"This joke is really funny. I guess not many people know that Toby did accept my invitation - but that's not the case. Severus doesn't plan to take refuge with anyone anymore. He has completely fulfilled his wish - and

Just to get you back, Lily."

"I don't know who can convince him now. In fact, even I am thinking that maybe it is not necessary to involve him - if he wants this to be the case."

——

Malfoy Manor.

Passing through the deep path behind the iron gate, the visiting guests came to the glorious door, then pushed the door open, walked through the long corridor under the gaze of the portraits of the previous Malfoy family heads, and finally came to a room with a long

Table inside conference room.

In this room, Lucius Malfoy is already waiting for him.

He stood up and hugged the visitor: "Long time no see, my old friend."

Snape nodded slightly and said, "It's been a long time."

His reaction was very cold, which made the expression on Lucius's face become a little unnatural.

But this didn't stop Lucius from feeling anxious. Before he could sit down, he asked, "I've heard some news, including the news about the Dark Lord. Are they true?"

Snape sat down safely on the armchair, with the long hair on both sides brushing his cheeks, half-covering his eyes.

"The real situation is worse than you think, Lucius. Traitors like you and me will most likely be doomed."

"But I can't help you."

Before Lucius spoke, Snape raised his hand and interrupted: "I don't have that much ability, and I won't be able to protect your family in the foreseeable future. And, to be honest, I have no interest at all.

Do this.”

"You can't do this!" Lucius immediately took a step forward, his lips pursed tightly: "I helped you before, when I was in school-"

"I know." Snape's eyes were like nails, which shocked Lucius and left him speechless.

"The advice I can give you is to pretend that nothing has happened, or you can continue to rely on Toby Highmore as you are now. He will not treat his own people badly, and he is more suitable for you than Dumbledore - this is

That’s all the advice I can give you.”

Lucius did not expect that Snape would leave after saying these words. He asked loudly: "What about you? Who are you going to seek refuge with?"

Snape's back paused briefly.

"I'm fed up with this kind of life," he turned around and said abruptly, "I'm fed up with placing my hopes on others and living in insecurity my whole life."

"I want to understand, my old friend, I have my own true love, there is more than one, and I also have my own feelings."

"Even if I die one day, I just hope that I will die in the experiment of black magic, and die by my own hands. Instead of being trampled on like a dog and abandoned on the roadside, even the body is empty.

Thinking about it."

Lucius was frightened by Snape's tone. He was so trembling that he did not dare to step forward to stop him. He watched Snape leave the manor.

Snape had never changed himself, even if it was only for a short moment, he hoped that he would no longer live in guilt and pain.

He will live completely for himself.