Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 116 The Hollow Tree in Albania

When the same words are spoken by different people, the effect is completely different.

An extra plate of Bibi multi-flavored beans appeared in front of Al. It grabbed one and threw it into the air, and then caught it with its mouth. Occasionally, it barked happily, or stuck out its tongue quickly, gulping milk, I want to dispel the spicy taste in my mouth.

As for Toby, who just translated the original meaning, he rubbed his red forehead and couldn't help but fall into deep thought——

What exactly hit him just now?

Toby didn't see anything clearly, and was hit all at once.

Truly the White Demon King.
He thought silently in his heart, and moved the chair back by the way, maintaining a safer distance from the principal.

"But this still doesn't explain the magic ball."

Toby said suddenly: "You could have told me in advance. As for Harry Potter... well, he is an exception, and even I didn't expect the mysterious man to hit his mind on him——Potter and Magic The connection between the stones is still too far-fetched."

"the reason is simple--"

Dumbledore said calmly, as if he wasn't the one who just taught Toby a lesson.

"In the beginning, I didn't think of the magic ball. The centaur prophet only gave Voldemort a vague answer-if he wants to recover his body, the real key lies in the reason why he failed."

"There are two ways to interpret this prophecy: ancient magic and black magic."

"Ancient magic is related to Lily's love, while black magic refers to the death curse. Speaking of this, you should be able to guess why I didn't warn you in advance-this is a very general scope However, the Sorcerer's Stone was not included in it, or it was classified into ancient magic. And Harry's accident was indeed beyond my imagination. Before it really happened, I never thought that he would be resurrected with Voldemort related."

"What about the Mirror of Erised?" Toby continued to ask: "During the Christmas holiday, you obviously helped Harry Potter understand the special features of the Mirror of Erised. Isn't this for the last guardian magic? Stone ready?"

Dumbledore said in a gentle tone: "This sounds like a very interesting conjecture. But before that, why don't you think about it carefully, how did I manage to appear in that room in advance?"

Toby blinked: "Because you happened to be using the Mirror of Erised?"

Dumbledore shook his head with a regretful expression, as if lamenting how his students suddenly became so stupid, and couldn't figure out such a simple thing.

Al also glanced at Toby with distaste. He really should have let him be a professor, not Toby who only knew suspicious things.

Toby knew he was right, but he was still embarrassed.

He heard Dumbledore say—

"I remember shrewdness and resourcefulness being two traits in Slytherin house. It's a good thing to be thoughtful, but only if it's used in the right direction and not used against me all day. Honestly, Thor Bi, I really doubt that you want to be the headmaster of Hogwarts now, and maybe you are going to let me retire early due to an 'accident'."

While Dumbledore was teaching Toby, Toby first glared at Al.Then, in order to avoid the atmosphere from being too awkward, Toby had to change the subject and ask, "What are you doing at night to see the Mirror of Erised?"

Dumbledore said calmly: "Since you know the function of the Mirror of Erised, do you still think I will tell you this secret? In other words, are you willing to tell me your true desire?"

"Of course not." Toby admitted frankly, "I don't want to quarrel with you anymore. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to conceal each other. But what?"

He suddenly started talking to himself: "If you have to guess why you appeared in the corridor in the middle of the night-I remember that just a few days ago, we just learned that House, the fifth founder, would be Does it have anything to do with him? But why? Is it because of the later surmised wizard supremacy?"

"Sorcerer supremacy, uh. You're because of Gellert Grindelwald—"

"boom!"

There was another red mark on Toby's forehead, and he finally saw it clearly this time—it was hit by the spinning top he often used to avoid sight.

Dumbledore reached out to catch the falling top, and he said calmly: "It's really strange, I didn't know that this little thing would take the initiative to help me teach the troublesome students. Speaking of it, it's a bit like Frank's wand Similar to—”

"Isn't it because of 'love' that you're going to say next?"

Toby originally said this sentence because of the abnormality of the wand in the battle. According to Dumbledore, Frank's love for his son Neville was indeed preserved on the wand, so it was in the Brilliant in battle.

However, to Toby's shock, Dumbledore smiled and nodded after hearing this.

"You're right, Toby."

Toby suddenly had a feeling of being targeted by a lion, but if he said a word on this topic, he would be hit and retaliated like never before.

This is the characteristic that the wand of black walnut gives to the owner, or only such a master can control the wand of black walnut - with keen intuition and insight.

Toby chose to trust his instincts.

"Cough cough!"

He coughed twice, put his arms on the table, crossed his fingers, and said solemnly: "Tell me about your discovery in Albania, principal. The mysterious man will definitely not die so easily, he Did you go back to Albania afterwards?"

Dumbledore was very satisfied with Toby's performance, so he didn't pursue it any further, but replied: "No, I suspect that it was because Voldemort knew that I was in Albania, so he staggered with me, and also Changed to a new hiding place."

Before Toby showed a regretful expression, he was attracted by Dumbledore's next words——

"However, I did find something in Albania, following the trail of dead animals in the Forbidden Forest."

"In a desolate forest, there have been a large number of animal carcasses with the same characteristics, and they are all very close to a hollow tree-if I judge correctly, that tree has existed for at least a thousand years gone."

Toby looked at Dumbledore eagerly: "And then?"

"That's all for now."

Dumbledore's answer made Toby feel a bit disappointed: "We can't be sure of anything except what was hidden in that hollow tree. At most, we can only judge the size of the object."

"In any case, this item must have something to do with Voldemort."

(End of this chapter)