Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Toby knew that Headmaster Dumbledore had lived in Godric's Hollow, which was not a secret.

He just didn't expect that the principal's office would look like this.

The old lion opened its mouth and yawned, then lay down on the floor again, apparently planning to continue resting.

But Toby kept asking: "Hey, principal, do you know where the founders are? Are they in the castle?"

"Where is your treasure house? Where have you hidden all your treasures?"

The lion roared impatiently and glared at Toby angrily.

"Alright alright."

Toby had no choice but to say: "I'm here for House. House, the centaur ancestor in the Forbidden Forest, must figure out the secret of the fifth founder. Is there anything you can tell me?"

The lion finally stood up, stretched his thick paws under the carpet, and fumbled for a long sword as if by magic - the sword of Gryffindor.

"Well......"

Toby watched the lion push the sword in front of him, and he said hesitantly: "Are you planning to let me use this sword to protect myself? But I don't have long hands either."

He flapped his tail twice, showing off his snake body. It was very difficult for Toby to even hold the sword, let alone fight with the sword.

However, the lion seemed to have expected this scene. It gently tapped the ruby ​​​​on the hilt of the sword twice with its head, then motioned for Toby to lower his head and rested his forehead on the ruby ​​​​.

There was an emerald on the horned water snake's forehead. The moment Toby's head touched the ruby, the two gems lit up at the same time.

At the same time, Toby finally has the abilities that the horned water snake should have - flight and invisibility. This is the power given to him by the gem.

"Wow."

Toby exclaimed as he watched his body lift off the ground little by little, float, and become transparent again.

"This is really unbelievable...Okay, it seems to be some kind of magical unknown magic. Unfortunately, I haven't heard of any wizards who can turn into magical animals, Animagus. Otherwise, I would really

Find a way to become a horned water snake."

In all the records in the magical world, there has never been a situation where wizards turned into magical animals, Animagus. They were all ordinary animals.

The lion put the sword back into the carpet and lay down on it again. It seemed that this was all the help it could give Toby.

"Well, goodbye, principal."

Toby said, gradually disappearing into the air.

The invisible long-horned water snake flew through the long corridor. Along the way, he saw Peeves wearing the Sorting Hat and driving a carriage. He also saw many strange things, some of which looked bigger than the Great Hall.

The door is even bigger, like some kind of protective magic device, the structure is precise and magical.

"Could it be related to the goblin rebellion?"

Toby thought doubtfully.

He remembered that the goblin rebellion in 1612 occurred near Hogsmeade, and it was difficult to say whether it had spread to Hogwarts.

The hidden history of nearly a thousand years is presented to Toby in an incomprehensible way. The giant alone is enough for him to study. Unfortunately, these clues are incomplete, and he does not have enough time——

After Toby finally flew out of the castle, he looked up at the sky - there was no sun in the sky, there was just a clock with dazzling light, and the stars and hands were moving everywhere.

Toby needs to rush back to the castle and return through Mason Gate before the pointer points to the moon, otherwise he may never be able to return.

At the other end of the castle is the deep Forbidden Forest, but the Forbidden Forest behind the Mason Gate is much sparser than the outside world. Instead, it is filled with all kinds of magical animals. Toby, the fire dragon alone, has seen a lot - there are ordinary Welsh green

dragons, the Norwegian Ridgeback, and the largest one, the Ukrainian Iron Belly, and these fire dragons are not honest enough to stay in the castle. They all guard their territories with great force and cannot be infringed.

"So many magical animals have appeared in the Forbidden Forest..."

Toby carefully avoided a horned beast. He suspected that these animals all appeared in real history. They might have been done by students who violated the rules, or maybe some professors.

"Hagrid would love it here."

Great changes have also taken place in the Forbidden Forest. Toby could not find many familiar reference objects. He could only fly silently in the direction in his memory - that is, where the base of the Pensieve was once buried.

The ability to fly greatly reduces the time Toby spends and the risks he may encounter along the way - with the decline of ancient magic, many magical animals have become extinct, which means that ordinary experience cannot be applied to today's

In the Forbidden Forest.

Toby saw several white bears with double horns fighting in a ball from a distance, spitting out cold white flames from their mouths, overwhelming a large forest, and the destructive power was astonishing.

After passing by a bunch of trees basking in the sun, a large hedgehog rolling around in a ball, and an unknown number of birds and insects of different sizes, Toby finally saw from a distance the bulge in his memory.

Hill bun.

That hilltop is the only place where no magical animals live. It seems to have been cleared away, and there is a huge statue standing on the hilltop. It looks exactly like the one Mundungus collected and gave to Toby. This is even

Toby couldn't help but wonder if the enlarging spell wasn't used enough, which caused the statue to become much smaller.

It wasn't until Toby slowly landed at the feet of the statue that he finally realized the difference between the two statues.

This statue seems to be alive.

"Oh My God......"

Toby looked up blankly. The centaur in front of him was larger than any giant he had ever seen. It was obviously impossible for such a huge centaur to exist in the outside world.

The breath of life came from House's body. He also raised his head, but what he was looking at was the dazzling clock in the sky.

Toby flew to a position parallel to the centaur's head, and heard the other person repeatedly murmuring a sentence——

"Mars is very bright tonight. It will continue to be bright for the foreseeable future."

Mars?

Toby simply shouted loudly: "House! House! Why are you hiding in the Forbidden Forest with the centaurs and refusing to go out?"

House acted as if he couldn't hear Toby's shouts at all, and Toby inevitably became anxious. He continued to shout loudly: "I know you are friends, and you are friends with the four founders of Hogwarts.

But why were you the first to leave?"

The words in House's mouth finally changed.

"Because war is inevitable." He said: "The war between wizards and other races will eventually come, and I have no choice."

Now, Toby is finally able to confirm.

House indeed foresaw the emergence of wizard supremacy, even thousands of years ago.

Next, no matter what questions Toby asked, House stopped answering. He seemed not to answer Toby's questions from the beginning. Toby suspected that House had said the same thing to the other four founders.

, it’s just a retelling today.

Toby had to return to the castle before the clock went off. Along the way, the animals in the Forbidden Forest became increasingly restless, and even the wizards in the castle began to quarrel.

He hurried back to the Ancient Magic Office, grabbed the three small animals that were so frightened and wilted in the coffin, and wrapped their tails around them.

At the same time, the noise outside the office became louder and louder, and the roars of animals were also heard outside the castle.

Behind Mason's door is a strange world, related to emotions. When the light is present, everything remains normal until the light goes out, just like the werewolves at the full moon, all of them lose all reason.

Toby opened the Mason door in the corner, and the light inside was no longer brilliant, but became dark and deep.

With three disobedient students, Toby dives into the endless darkness.