Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 124 Night in the Principal's Office
On the desk in the principal's office, there were three different letters.

One from the Ministry of Magic.

One is from Penny.

There was another letter from Angela.

These three letters are all related to Toby Highmore, they are the Ministry of Magic's warning, Petunia's cry, and Angela's ultimatum.

Dumbledore stared at the three envelopes in the dark, the light in his eyes dimmed little by little.

He glanced back at the Daily Prophet, which had been set aside, where Hogwarts was recruiting a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Dumbledore slowly closed his eyes.

Perhaps, it's time to recruit a new professor of ancient magic.

At this time, the door of the principal's office was pushed open, and Toby walked in excitedly with Al, who seemed to have some good news to tell Dumbledore.

"Headmaster, I think I've found the right Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, do you remember Gilderoy Lockhart? It's that inconspicuous student - he's actually famous! The resume looks very beautiful, I didn't expect it ——Principal, what's wrong with you, why don't you speak?"

Dumbledore was still closing his eyes and resting his mind, not wanting to talk to this even more out-of-the-ordinary student at all.

Toby sat across the desk, he finally saw the letters on the desk, and by the way, he also noticed that Phoenix Fox was staring at him with a hostile look.

"Uh"

Toby opened the letters one by one, and at the same time dragged Al back who started to provoke Fox.

"It seems that you have already met Angela."

He subconsciously ignored the content of the first two letters.

"Shouldn't she be leaving Hogwarts?"

"Of course, Toby." Dumbledore finally opened his eyes. He stared at Toby, who was dodging his gaze, and said calmly, "And you returned to Hogwarts as soon as she left. Just 10 minutes."

"Oh." Toby sighed heavily: "I can't help it, Principal. I just went to visit the Burrow's home, and the current students are really worried. I have no choice but to help them with their homework. I accidentally missed the chance to meet Angela."

Dumbledore was still staring at Toby with that kind of scrutiny, and Toby was silently guarding against the spinning top on the table, so as not to be accidentally taught a lesson.

Before little Toby was about to graduate, he had spent two years in school with Gerald Lockhart. He had never seen such an annoying guy, which completely subverted Toby's cognition.

Toby knew that the process of recruiting new professors this year was not smooth, and he saw a book on Gerald Lockhart's pest removal at the Burrow, and he knew that the megalomaniac had become so famous.

That's why he came up with such a way to eliminate the principal's anger and help him recruit new professors—not because of the Ministry of Magic and Petunia, but because of Angela—he knew that this single-minded woman had No matter how difficult it was to deal with, I never forgot to take back the scepter.

This caused Toby to be followed by Angela as soon as he arrived in Africa.Fortunately, Toby moved quickly and completed the publication of the new book in time, otherwise it would definitely take more time for it.

"By the way, principal, do you want to read my new book?"

Toby had nothing to say, he took out a tightly packed package from his pocket, and opened the cover to reveal the exquisite books inside.

"Ancient Magic and Magic Circles"

Written by Toby Highmore.

This time, Dumbledore did not refuse.He picked up the book and flipped through it for a while. Many of the contents in it were exchanged between him and Toby in previous letters, so he quickly turned to the end of the book, and as a result, he saw a lot of inexplicable names. and words—

[Sincere thanks to Wicky - he is the owner of the Veil Bar, and he provided me with magma wine for free when I was sorting out the materials. Without him, this book would not have such a clear logic and rich content. 】

[Sincere thanks to Cedric Diggory—as my assistant's assistant, he relied on the magic circle to make the first self-casting wand. Although he only had the disarming spell, he was still amazingly talented. I hope no one will stand in front of him again. On the face of it, Hufflepuff students are just idiots. 】

[Sincere thanks to Hermione Granger—she is a mischievous student, I hope she will not be dragged down by her friends, and can make persistent efforts in her grades. 】

[Sincere thanks to Albus Dumbledore - if he hadn't kicked me out - oh, encouraged me to leave England, otherwise I would never have achieved what I am today, thanks to the great White Devil - oh, yes The greatest white wizard. 】

Dumbledore's fingers became stronger little by little, and Toby inexplicably felt that the scene was somewhat similar-could it be that the headmaster was moved by him?
The new textbook was only delivered in the afternoon, and Toby hadn't had time to read it by himself—he turned his head quietly, and saw the paragraphs in the special acknowledgments bit by bit.

"Wow--"

Toby let out an exaggerated cry, he didn't expect his slip of the tongue to be recorded.

"Principal, would you believe me if I said that the scribe made a mistake because of the urgent situation at that time?"

In the end, Dumbledore still accepted the book.

According to him, he had never received such a handy weapon.

Toby sat down solemnly, pretending that the red mark under the hair on his forehead did not exist, and he became more and more sure that the principal's dueling skills had not diminished at all. It seemed that his succession plan would be postponed for a while.

"But seriously, Headmaster, you should have told me about Harry Potter earlier, and it's not that I'm unwilling to help, she's just abusing Harry. I dare say that if she If she can grow up early when she was a child, she will definitely treat Lily with the same attitude, who made her so jealous."

"But, Toby, I thought you wouldn't hate Muggles, after all you're a Muggle-born."

"But it doesn't mean that I can tolerate idiots, especially those in the Ministry of Magic. Do they still practice pure blood supremacy? It seems that the war caused by the mysterious man has not taught them a lesson."

"Eliminating prejudice in people's minds is not as easy as ending a war, and that's what causes the conflict."

"Well, I'll just take it as if you're referring to Angela. She has a very deep prejudice against me, and she probably will never have a chance to change it—by the way, principal, do you want me to help recruit new students?" Professor? I think Lockhart is not bad, but I didn't expect him to have such a rich experience later. Of course, he is still inferior to me as an archaeologist."

"If you insist."

After leaving the headmaster's office, Toby still couldn't forget Dumbledore's weird eyes.

Could it be because there is something special about Lockhart?

It seems that he really has to take this matter seriously.

I also hope that my new colleagues will not make any more fools and can persist in school longer.

(End of this chapter)