Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 117 Eternal Life, Concealment, Secret
"Well, it's better than finding nothing. Items. The items hidden in the hollow tree are still related to the mysterious person"

Toby thought about it for a while, but he couldn't deduce much useful content based on these clues alone.

"One last thing, principal."

After withdrawing his thoughts, Toby stared closely at the light blue eyes behind the lens: "Why did Nick Lemay want to destroy the Philosopher's Stone? He can keep the Philosopher's Stone and give it to other people in need. Is not it?"

"Who are you referring to?" Dumbledore asked.

"I don't know." Toby replied casually: "It could be you. After all, you are old, and there will always be times when you need the elixir of life."

"Or, why can't it be me?"

Looking at each other intentionally or unintentionally, Dumbledore said: "It seems that you still have a deep misunderstanding of me. Not everyone desires eternal life. For some people, death is just a long rest. Yes It’s such an integral part of life, and some might even see it as a relief, another great adventure.”

"And the other object of the Philosopher's Stone-may I know your purpose, Toby. If you got the Philosopher's Stone, what do you plan to do with it? I can't figure this out, you haven't arrived yet When life extension is a must, there seems to be no shortage of gold."

Toby gave Dumbledore an unexpected answer.

"Of course it's for teaching, principal."

The corner of Dumbledore's mouth twitched slightly, Toby pretended not to see it, and he continued to explain his course plan: "I've already figured out what to teach next semester - eternal life. This will be a very good subject , even in ancient magic, has an extraordinary appeal, and students will definitely fall in love with this class."

"I have a lot of examples now, and the pharaoh's mask I just obtained will come in handy when the time comes, and the Philosopher's Stone is very famous, and it will also add a lot to my next teaching process."

Dumbledore rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Are you sure you want to do this? Do you think this content is appropriate for freshmen?"

"They will only learn magic circles." Toby obviously had thought up the whole lesson plan a long time ago: "Only students in the second grade and above are eligible to learn these new contents. After a whole year of nurturing, they It's time to see the cruelty of the magic world. Anyway, they have already passed the age of becoming silent, and if they are over ten years old, no accident will happen suddenly even if they are stimulated."

Toby looked at Dumbledore suspiciously: "What's the matter, Headmaster? Did I say something wrong? Why are you staring at me like this? I guarantee that no student will really get hurt in this class—" — Well, at least not fatally."

Dumbledore was staring at Toby with that lion-like gaze again: "It's true that you haven't sneaked back after you left England? Have you been to Godric's Hollow?"

"Why do you ask that?" Toby asked puzzled, "Is Godric's Hollow... named after Godric Gryffindor? It sounds very suitable for archeology, but it is named after the founder. How many ruins have I missed, maybe I should have come back sooner"

"That's it." Dumbledore suddenly interrupted Toby's self-talk: "We have talked long enough, I still have a lot of things to do."

Toby, who was inexplicably ordered to leave, stood up, and just before he was about to leave the principal's office, he asked as if he had come to his senses: "One more thing, you haven't told me why Nick Flamel insisted on destroying Where's the Sorcerer's Stone?"

Toby knew that Nick Flamel had lived long enough, and in the previous explanation, he also wanted to destroy the Philosopher's Stone in order to prevent Voldemort from getting it.But this really can't convince Toby-why can't the Philosopher's Stone be hidden again?
He is willing to work for this, even if he is targeted by Voldemort because of this, it's no big deal--Before that, Toby didn't know exactly what Voldemort's way of survival was, which instead made the situation more difficult, and many coping methods were also different. Unable to come in handy.But in the course of the battle not long ago, Toby had roughly figured out Voldemort's current state, and he could have arranged a lot of preventive measures in advance to make Voldemort take the bait.

After all, ancient magic includes not only magic circles, but also many other kinds of magic, and there is always one that can catch Voldemort.

Dumbledore picked up the newspaper on the corner of the table, and said without looking up:

"Because it is no ordinary stone, but the only Philosopher's Stone."

Toby came to the corridor, and he took Al back to the ancient magic office.

"ah."

"Yeah, the headmaster must be hiding something from us. He has his own considerations, not only for us, but for Harry Potter too. We've known for a long time that he's particularly concerned about this boy, and maybe the headmaster really I think there is something unique about him."

"ah?"

"I don't know what the reason is. But the principal's way of educating Harry Potter is very unique, and I have personally experienced it when I was a student. The principal knows that he cannot easily change a person, but he understands that he should How to properly guide students. For example, I didn't really devote myself to the 'great' cause of studying black magic. The headmaster knew what I was capable of, and he avoided the worst outcome. Moreover, he seems to know Harry Potter very well. The headmaster pays close attention to him.”

"ah?"

"No, it's not that cold-blooded, and it's not a use. It's just an extension of education. It must be viewed separately. The principal doesn't know what will happen in the future, but he sees far and has his own guesses. He Guide their students based on these guesses. In other words, the principal is more concerned about the transformation of the students themselves, rather than forcing them to do something. It is difficult to explain. If this makes you understand better- ——The relationship between us and Gringotts goblins is called use, and it is mutual use. But the headmaster is not like this, otherwise he would not tolerate me at all, and he would have dropped me out of Hogwarts a long time ago, which can be regarded as One of the reasons why I respect him the most is that the more he talks, the more he feels like going back to Hogwarts to repeat his studies? I hope this is just my illusion."

"ah?"

"Harry Potter? This has nothing to do with us. At least not at the moment. The holiday is coming soon, and we have to find a way to make the new textbooks of the magic circle smoothly published. We can't let the freshmen have no books to use. Besides, even In front of Headmaster Dumbledore, it's not like we don't have our own secrets—"

"Aren't you hiding from him that you know how to use a wand?"

(End of this chapter)