Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 162 Lavatory, Chicken Coop, Notebook (5k3)

Toby was never one to sit still.When he was a student, he knew that secretly figuring out the pure-blooded scum's course of action would have a higher success rate than a surprise attack, and it would also allow those people to be sent to the school hospital more smoothly.

Because little Toby's actions were secretive enough, it wasn't until the third grade that Lily and Snape discovered that he was responsible for those bad things.Before that, Snape only expressed his disdain for Toby's behavior of wandering around, but Lily thought it was just exploring the castle, and wondered why little Toby would enjoy it so much.

And Toby tried to figure out his former name ever since he was targeted by Voldemort.For this reason, dozens of Slytherin students paid a terrible price, and the most serious of them were sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds, where they lived for at least a whole semester.

Restricted by his student status, Toby failed to get too many clues.

But it seems to be enough for now.

Tom Riddle.

Toby waved his wand, trying to make the notebook in Luna's hand float over automatically, but the flying spell failed.

This seems to indicate that this notebook is not simple.

Toby asked Luna to put the notebook on the desk, flipped the paper with a wand, and asked at the same time: "Miss Lovegood, do you remember what this notebook said to you? I mean in the After it becomes Tom Riddle."

Luna nodded: "I still remember, Professor. It first sent me to the abandoned girls' bathroom on the second floor, and then, in the last few days, he asked me to go to Hagrid's chicken coop to see Look, I don't know why either. Can you help me cure my mother?"

Toby had turned to the last page of the notebook, and he saw printed on the back cover the name of a newsagent in Vauxhall Road, London.

Bought it from a Muggle - Toby thought to himself.

He remembered the source of Pandora's black notebook, which was completely different from the one he had in hand.

There is no doubt that the notebook was switched.

Or maybe Luna accidentally took the wrong one.

But from whom would it be wrong?

He looked up at Luna, and the tone from the hood was comforting: "Don't worry, Miss Lovegood, I will cure Pandora. You go back and wait for the news, it will take a lot of time."

Luna didn't move, and the gray eyes under the long dirty blond hair were still staring at Toby.

The hood surrounded by black mist well hid the expression on Toby's face, but he still couldn't help but mutter in his heart, could it be that Luna saw that he was lying?

He didn't understand the student's mind, just like the old version of "The Quibbler", full of new tricks at any time.

"Professor, may I request a new edition of The Quibbler?"

Luna said suddenly: "In this way, I can see Dad's new articles at any time."

"Oh, no problem."

Only then did Toby remember his new identity—the owner of the newspaper office.

Although there is also a house magazine in the Ravenclaw common room, the articles on it are limited. For example, the popular Quidditch list cannot appear in the house magazine, and it has to make room for various announcements.As for Mr. Lovegood's articles, this is a magic school anyway, so let's forget about "Me and the Moon Frog".

Luna left holding the new version of "The Quibbler", and Toby finally had time to study the altered notebook.

He opened the notebook, picked up the quill, dipped the ink a few times, and wrote on the blank page:
"I've heard Luna say it, Pandora, you don't have to tease her anymore."

【Who are you? 】

"It was me, Toby Highmore, I thought you knew."

After this line of writing disappeared, it took a longer time for a new reply to appear——

It's like the person in the notebook is hesitating about how to respond.

【Oh it's you.Well, you're right, it's time to end this drama. 】

Toby and Al glanced at each other, and then he continued to follow the line of thought and wrote: "Very well, Pandora. I have two questions for you, which can also be regarded as one problem-the abandoned girls' bathroom, And the chicken ring, is there anything you didn't tell me?"

[No, as you can see, I was just joking with Luna, thinking it would be funny, it’s really nothing. 】

Toby nodded at Al, and Al immediately floated in front of the coffin on the flying carpet, and let the two skeletons open the lid of the coffin.

After receiving no immediate reply, the black notebook immediately sensed that something was wrong, and new words reappeared on the paper: 【Toby, don't you believe me?That's just a joke, don't take it too seriously—seriously, I—]

The notebook drew a parabola in the air, and it landed in the coffin without any mistakes. Toby could still see new writings appearing on the opened pages, but soon, his sight was re-covered by the coffin. The lid was cut off, and the notebook was completely closed in the coffin.

Al floated back on the flying carpet: "Yeah."

After being silent for a while, Toby said decisively: "Go to the abandoned girls' bathroom first, and then we will go to the chicken coop next to the wooden house."

If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't clear whether the notebook had eyes, Toby wouldn't have spent much time talking nonsense with Tom Riddle, and he didn't even need to cover it up.

As soon as he walked out of the office, Toby's new outfit immediately attracted the attention of the students coming and going in the corridor. They all seemed to have been electrocuted. After discovering Toby, they subconsciously looked back, but couldn't help but continue to glance at him secretly. .

Percy is secretly dating his girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, a Ravenclaw prefect.

"Ahem, Prefect Clearwater, I have something to talk to you about—about the friendship between the two houses of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw."

"Is it just friendship?"

"Cough cough—keep down—I see that there is an empty classroom here, how about going to talk here?"

"You don't need to be so careful, there are only two of us nearby."

"Who said, didn't you see that weirdo in the hallway. Huh? That's Mr. Al? Next to it is Professor Highmore? Huh?! How did they go to the ladies' room?! I—"

"Leave me alone, go in quickly, is it possible that you still want to deduct points from Professor Haimo?"

Toby strode into the abandoned girls' bathroom on the second floor as Al closed the door behind him.

The bathroom was extremely dark and dreary, with a row of stone sinks with peeling surfaces beneath a large stained and cracked mirror.The floor was wet, and the stumps of a few candles were burning low on the brackets, casting a dim light and casting a gloomy light on the floor.The wooden doors of individual rooms were peeling and scratched; one door was hanging precariously from its hinges.

The magic ball has floated to Toby's side, melted into water droplets, and condensed into a huge magic circle, covering the entire bathroom inside.

At this time, a snow-white shadow suddenly floated from the innermost single room, and Myrtle looked at Toby who was poking around in surprise, and then slowly smiled: "It's you, that wicked little boy, They've all grown up."

"I'm not mean." Toby walked up to a broken mirror and said without looking back, "And I daresay you never said that to Severus because I saw Does it look easier to bully?"

"I don't think so." Myrtle floated to Toby's side, giggling: "I have seen with my own eyes how you teach those students who think you are easy to bully, in this bathroom, It was the excitement I haven’t experienced in a long time.”

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Myrtle." Toby pushed open the door of a private room and observed carefully: "I didn't bring the spoils this time, and, have you seen anyone recently? Especially in the The night of the Halloween dinner? Has anyone been here?"

Myrtle suddenly became depressed: "Did you see anyone? Oh! Of course! Peeves! He tortured me so much, humiliated me! I came here to kill myself. Then, of course Well, I remember I've—I've—"

"Yeah, you're dead." Toby was so inhumane that he continued to ask, "So you haven't seen anyone coming here?"

"Come here for what?" said Myrtle, glaring at Toby. "Opening my scars like you?! What a pity! No! There aren't even such people anymore! I'm left here alone thinking about death! Now Are you satisfied!"

"If only that was the case"

Toby made a gesture to leave, but Myrtle suddenly passed through him, floated to the gate, and blocked the exit.

"But if you must ask," Myrtle suddenly flaunted, "I have a discovery that is absolutely unexpected to you, and it will definitely surprise you if you tell it—but in exchange, I need you to stay here and accompany me For a while, just chat."

Toby was silent for a while, then he pointed casually and said, "I can't, but it can."

Al raised his head in confusion: "Huh?"

Myrtle looked Al up and down for a moment.

"Sniff. Let's go."

She agreed.

Al: "Yeah?"

"That's how it happened." Myrtle was finally willing to reveal the truth she knew: "Not long after the start of school, a new intruder suddenly ushered in here. Nice guy."

"Shortly after school starts? That's a long time before the Christmas dinner." Toby frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

"Gilderoy Lockhart," said Myrtle, "that is, the new professor at Hogwarts."

"Lockhart? What is he doing here?"

"I don't know. He left after wandering around. He didn't even say hello to me. It's really rude."

"...Okay, excuse me, please. Al, find me at Hagrid's cabin later, and I'll wait for you there."

"ah?!"

Toby left the bathroom alone, and everyone retreated along the way. Even Snape, who suddenly bumped into him, stopped involuntarily, with a cautious expression under his long greasy hair.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked, "Could it be that you really turned yourself into a damn mummy?!"

"It's coming soon." Toby said half-truthfully, bypassing him, and walked over directly: "Remember to come to my funeral when the time comes—oh, no, the prerequisite for invitation is to shave your hair Wash it up, or Al will kick you out."

Snape stared closely at Toby's back, and when he turned around, he suddenly got angry at the students who were watching: "What are you looking at?! Gathering in the corridor for no reason, each of you will deduct five points for it!"

He passed through the students with a cold heart, the witch robe fluttered behind him, and the black bat went straight up the stairs and rushed towards the principal's office.

Toby walked across the playground, past the cabin on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and knocked on the door of the cabin.

"who is it?"

"It's me, Toby, open the door, Hagrid."

"Oh, Toby, I just heard about your awakening, here's- oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh-!"

Hagrid who opened the wooden door suddenly screamed. If Toby hadn't dodged quickly, Hagrid would have almost punched him hard.

"Hey! Calm down!"

Toby stepped back quickly, maintaining a safer distance: "Are you all right, Hagrid? It's me."

Hagrid stared blankly at Toby, who was dressed in a black witch robe, and apologized in a panic, "Sorry, I thought you were a dementor, but I was wrong."

"Dementor?" Toby asked suspiciously, "Have you ever seen a dementor? Is it in the Forbidden Forest?"

"Yes." Hagrid suddenly stopped talking. At this time, three other heads poked out from the room, namely Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Staring at Toby——Because Angela left Hogwarts, the three of them searched the trophy room for a long time after Angela left Hogwarts, but they couldn't find any trophy and trophy related to Toby. medal.

not a single one.

"You are here, have you finished your homework?"

Toby asked subconsciously, and the three nodded subconsciously.

"Very good." Toby ignored the gazes of the three. He looked at Hagrid and said, "Take me to the chicken coop to have a look, and tell me about what's unusual there recently."

"abnormal?"

Hagrid, who was relieved, led the way, Toby followed behind him, and the last three Harry followed, of course, in a way that everyone could see. Swaggering and making trouble in front of him, especially when he looks so difficult to mess with now.

Hagrid walked quickly to the fence, took out a handful of feed from his pocket, and threw it into the chicken coop, gathering a large pile of cocks.

"In terms of abnormality," Hagrid said, pointing to a rooster that looked sluggish, "this one is the only one that is abnormal, but you caused it, because your ancient magic class, since it was sent back It's been like this ever since—be careful!"

Without looking back, Toby stretched out an arm, and accurately grabbed Al, who was kicking over, stopped his punching and kicking, and walked into the chicken coop, squatting down by the fence, It seems to be hiding himself, looking at the Forbidden Forest not far away.

Hermione asked curiously, "Is there anything we can do to help, Professor?"

"No." Toby said calmly, his eyes were still looking in the direction of the Forbidden Forest, and a few panicked figures seemed to pass by in his sight.

"I just came here to reminisce about the good times I had."

First the bathroom, and then this chicken coop—both places overlapped with Toby's school days.

At that time, he would often lure the pure-blooded scum who looked down on him to the abandoned bathroom where they could not easily be found, and gave them a hard lesson.

If anyone is still unconvinced, Toby will be stunned by the potion, secretly sent into the Forbidden Forest, and then hide near the chicken coop to quietly observe those people fleeing in panic.

It's worth mentioning that the students who were sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Sickness were injured in the Forbidden Forest, and they didn't know what happened to them.

but
Toby stood up from the fence and turned to look in the direction of the castle.

Could it be that Voldemort also used this method to teach others?
So he asked Luna to come over to help recall his past experience?

Toby didn't think so, at least not so boring.

After saying goodbye to Hagrid, he took Al back to the ancient magic office.

"Shut up, Al—you guys, open the coffin."

Al finally stopped boxing on Toby's arm with his little claws. He walked to the desk with Toby, stared at the notebook that was opened again, and saw Toby wrote on it:
"I'm not interested in knowing what the hell you are, I just give you a chance to say a word, and give me a reason not to destroy you."

The handwriting slowly disappeared, and as time passed, balls of ink appeared on the blank paper, and then quickly wiped away, until a short line of text emerged at the end——

【Do you want to know why you were sorted into Slytherin? 】

After reading this passage, Al looked up at Toby, as long as he nodded, Al would immediately return the notebook to the pharaoh's coffin, or simply smash it to pieces with a small shovel.

Toby stared silently for a while, no expression could be seen on the face hidden by the hood.

After this line of writing also disappeared, Toby finally picked up the quill and wrote on the blank page: "You have won the chance to say the second sentence."

This time, the notebook's answer was much faster, and the content was bolder than last time, no longer limited to just one sentence.

[Sure enough, your heart is moved.I know you've been agonizing over this, claiming to be more Slytherin than Slytherin, but not understanding why you can't really see yourself clearly.It's all because of your black walnut wand, isn't it?I've studied you specifically to know that you can't fool yourself.But what if there is no answer?You will have to deceive yourself.Very painful.Weakness, you've always been so weak, it's ridiculous. 】

[As for the answer. The answer is simpler than you imagined. It wasn't that Slytherin chose you, but that the other three houses were unwilling to accept you.Except for Slytherin, no house is willing to accept a born bad breed.This is you, Toby Highmore.This is the fact that you don't want to face it. 】

After reading the last sentence, Toby wrote: "I think you forgot one thing. Do you know how I usually teach disobedient students?"

Before the notebook could answer, Toby pressed his palm on the paper, and the magic ball melted away and overlapped with his palm, forming a gloomy magic circle, exuding an ominous atmosphere.

【How dare you call me that】——

The handwriting stopped abruptly.

With all his strength, Al wielded the small silver shovel, and savagely poked at the notebook, spurting out streams of ink, accompanied by faint screams.

Toby watched this scene indifferently, and said in a cold voice: "It seems that this method alone cannot completely destroy you, but it is enough."

"Feel the pain and let me see how long you can last. I dare say I have too much time to torture you."

"I am willing to do so."
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Ask for a ticket!

(End of this chapter)