Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 214 Ministerial Review
after dinner.

Office of Ancient Magic.

Toby is talking.

"Since the founding of Hogwarts, there has been no shortage of struggles. The distinction of the four houses has inherently established a relationship against each other, and then added the house cup, the Quidditch cup, and the students with only two presidents' lists , but it has to be fought by the students of the four colleges, which all form part of the struggle."

"In addition to this, there is also the discrimination of blood, which is also the most meaningless point in my opinion."

"That's why I thought about making some changes, establishing an additional Black Devil Club to include all students. Among the four houses, Slytherin House is the most special, and Severus' eccentric This aggravated this antagonism, so choosing a Slytherin student as the first minister can best arouse the enthusiasm of other colleges-trust me, my judgment is not wrong, after all, I came from Slytherin Those who graduated from the academy know what other students think of the academy."

"As for the specific candidate - Draco Malfoy. If you want to talk about the reason for choosing him, it is actually very simple. Who made him have a restless Death Eater father? This is included in my forgiveness of Lucius' crimes." Among the requirements is the second condition, I believe he is very grateful for this, maybe he is secretly wiping tears now."

"So you don't need to worry about this at all. Take a good look, the most popular prize, as long as you achieve this goal, you can not only contribute to the school, but also earn extra money to serve as the next minister. What a clear result."

"As for the claim that you want to use this to intervene in the specific affairs of Slytherin House, or even sway the headmaster's power, that is completely nonsense. I never thought of using excellent grades to dampen the pride of Slytherin House , make some students die of depression, further expand the influence, fundamentally eliminate pure-blood supremacy, and by the way, support a Muggle-born person as the No.1 of this semester-this is not within the scope of my consideration , I don’t have that much time.”

"By the way, do you have The Quibbler?"

Lu Ping shook his head expressionlessly.

"Buy a copy. The magazine itself is free, and the renewal fee is also cheaper than the "Daily Prophet". The content is richer, and you can afford it with your current salary. Can you tell me if there are any good prizes in the future? I, maybe I can make you no longer have to worry about gold. Study the magic circle well, it will be easy to get started."

Toby picked up the lemonade on the table and drank a glass. After slowly taking a breath, he asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes." Lupine said with a little helplessness: "I didn't ask you about the Black Devil Club at all. Since the headmaster has given permission, then I certainly don't need to worry about it. What I really want to ask is Harry Potter. Te, was he using black magic on the train?"

"Why do you think that?" Toby asked rhetorically.

"Do you mean black magic? Or do I guess it has something to do with you?" Lupine said calmly.

"All."

"It's obvious that it's related to you. Don't forget that when I was at my house, I saw you contact Harry with a skull. And black magic? I saw that with my own eyes. Rune snake, if that's not black magic, what is?"

"No, that's not black magic, it's ancient magic!" Toby paused, and then said, "At best it's a negative of ancient magic, but it can't be called black magic either."

"I just want to know if it's dangerous to the students," said Lupine, staring at him.

"Of course there is danger." Toby laughed: "How could ancient magic not be dangerous? You are saying that house elves are starting to ask for wages. Maybe they exist, but they are extremely rare. And it’s easy to snuff out any signs of it.”

Lupine understood it, heard it very clearly - the safety of ancient magic is like a rolling boat, with terrible negative influences surging underneath, which may capsize at any time.

After a while, Lupine asked in a low voice, "Is that Moran? Harry himself summoned a Moran?"

"I don't like this name very much." Toby replied: "Obscurity is completely uncontrollable, but the devil is more dangerous than that, and it is more targeted, depending on whether the user is sensible enough. Speaking of reason , I have to ask you more."

"What does it have to do with me?" Lupine frowned tightly: "I didn't go to the principal to report you, it's already good."

"Oh, come on." Toby waved his hands in disgust and said, "I've seen you clearly for a long time, since you didn't report on James and Black when you were in school, how could you trouble me at this time Hear me out, I mean the Patronus Charm, Harry is the only student who can summon the devil now, if you really care about him, find time to teach him the Patronus Charm, that would be bad He was helpful and was able to counteract the devil's influence on him."

"It seems a bit premature," Lupine said. "It's not in my teaching plan at all."

Toby took a sip of lemonade, shrugged and said, "It's early, but so is the devil. If you want to blame, blame Blake, it's all his fault. Seriously, if I knew this, I might as well let me The murder plan back then was successful, so at least he can be imprisoned in Azkaban earlier, and there is no need to worry about Harry's safety."

Lupine had heard about the incident back then, and he didn't like the joke very much. After expressing his dissatisfaction solemnly, he left the office worried.

Next Toby ushered in a new visitor.

"We need to have a good conversation about last night's conversation."

Snape strode in and said, with a gloomy face: "What do you mean by deceiving us there? Is there actually no hidden danger?"

"What did you say?" Toby asked blankly.

Snape carefully looked at Toby's face, as if he was judging whether he was lying.

It's not just about lying about hidden dangers, it's about whether you're trying to deceive yourself again now.

He turned around, looked straight at the ice in the corner and said, "Did you hide that memory in it? Dumbledore analyzed that since that full moon night, your temperament has changed drastically. style is more radical than before combined."

"It turns out that you have taken a fancy to my collection." Toby leaned back on the sofa, he slowly chewed the ice cubes in the water glass and said, "Then you can give it a try, see if you can put this piece of ice Break it into pieces and take out the contents, so that I can see if your strength has improved in the past few years."

Snape turned around, met Toby's gaze, and said slowly: "Plan to kill Petunia, and then blame Black on him, to solve two problems at once, I don't believe it's just a whim. You hid it for so long before that, and you insisted on exposing your evil thoughts at that time... there must be some unknown reason."

Snape didn't look at the ice again, and simply left as he had come.

Al floated in front of the ice cube on a small flying carpet, took out a rag and wiped it carefully, and let out a dissatisfied cry.

Looking in the direction of the door, Toby murmured: "I have no doubt that Severus can detect these abnormalities, which is really abnormal. Even if it happened to me, it would be abnormal."

"However, let's wait until he can break the ice, or someone else, and see who can do it."

"Soon, it should be soon"

"We are about to find someone who is also cursed by ancient magic."
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The students returned to the common room in a drowsy state. Amidst the exclamations from the twins in front of them, Harry stepped on his feet and saw more detailed introductions of the Black Devil Club in the college magazine.

[The best club members will be selected every year and will serve as the next minister. 】

[The minister has the following powers: to review the prizes submitted by other students, to win [-] college points for his college, and to get an additional reward of [-] Galleons.In the end, whether to remain a minister will be announced at a dinner at the end of term. 】

There are some specific judging criteria in the back, including the popularity of the prize, the significance of its influence on the wizarding world, whether it is suitable for large-scale manufacturing, etc.
As for whether to choose to participate in the activities of the club, it is entirely up to the students themselves to decide, and there is no mandatory requirement.

"Four hundred Galleons!" Fred clapped his hands violently. "Think of multi-flavored juice—we're rich!"

George winked at Percy and said, "Now you have no reason to report us, right? This is an official school event."

"Not only nothing!" Percy said excitedly: "Look, one hundred house points! It's almost catching up with the points won by the Quidditch Cup! I say everyone should participate in this event! Harry, Are you confident?!"

"Huh?" Harry turned his head in bewilderment.

"Stop pretending." Percy patted his shoulder hard, making a loud bang: "Everyone knows that you are Professor Highmore's favorite student, otherwise why did you help you train Quidditch last year?"

"I'm not, I don't." Harry shook his head in panic and said, seeing Hermione holding her mouth in aggrieved, no one remembered that she was also Professor Highmore's assistant.

As for Ron, he looks more energetic than Percy: "Minister? Everyone can participate. Is this the fifth house in Hogwarts? Professor Highmore is really amazing. He founded a black devil school by himself." Academy, even I think this title has become cute."

On the other side, in the common room of Hufflepuff College, shouts of "Cedric" and "Cedric" were being heard one after another, cheering him on.

This time Cedric was no longer so humble, but full of excitement, secretly clenched his fists.

As long as he wins this year's selection, he should be able to get Professor Haimo's attention, right?

I hope that Professor Haimo has not forgotten his assistant's status as an assistant, so that he can help him engrave the second magic circle on the wand as soon as possible.

He thought hopefully.

Ravenclaw common room.

Luna didn't read what was written in the college magazine. She yawned and went back to the dormitory, but everyone in the lounge was staring at her quietly and muttering.

"She seems to be the only student who passed the second ancient magic exam last semester."

"It doesn't seem like she's the only one."

"Would you say that—don't look at me like that, everyone knows how "The Quibbler" came about. It was originally the Lovegood family's newspaper."

"Come on, probably not. She will really win?!"
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The only difference is the Slytherin common room.

Draco's face was even uglier than at the dinner party. Someone wanted to come up and talk to him, but Draco didn't give anyone a good look.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

He returned to the dormitory angrily, and Crabbe and Goyle looked at him puzzled.

"Don't you understand?" Draco yelled, "It's not until the end of the semester that I make a fool of myself! It's in front of the whole school!"

Crabbe said in a muffled voice: "Isn't there still review? Only you are qualified to review other people's prizes."

Draco gritted his teeth and said: "Do you really think that the black devil is as stupid as you? How could he deliberately leave such a loophole, even the dean can't get benefits from him!"

Soon, news of the Black Devil Club spread throughout the school.

And in the early morning of the next day, Draco was blocked at the entrance of the auditorium by the gathered students.

"Look at my compression hat! It grows three feet tall! Perfect for people with big heads!"

"Get out of the way, should see my biting gloves! Inspired by the biting box, whoever puts their finger in it will be bitten!"

"Who would use something like yours?"

"Who says it can't be done? Professor Haimer even praised me in public for my talent, so can't it be regarded as a safe?"

"Oh, come on, you should look at my crutches. This is not an ordinary crutch. It can also be turned into a pulley to drag you around! You don't have to worry about being crippled anymore!"

"Yeah, if you just fall into a cripple, you won't be able to care about your lame legs!"

"Flint, do you have a problem with me?"

"I just have a problem with you, stupid Wood!"

"You have the nerve to speak of others, stupid troll head!"

There were countless voices in Draco's ears, and he didn't want to talk to anyone at all, but Crabbe and Goyle were blocked outside, and they couldn't squeeze out of the crowd.

At this time, a leisurely voice sounded.

"It seems that you are very motivated, which is really gratifying to me."

Professor Haimo walked over slowly, and the students shut their mouths in fright, not daring to speak nonsense.

"let me see."

Toby picked up a biting glove and threw it back into the student's hand, then walked up to Draco and patted him on the shoulder, making Draco's body tremble with fear.

"How could I forget about this."

There was a smile on the face behind the hair, Toby suddenly stuffed a quill into Draco's hand, and deliberately announced loudly: "The pen of truth can only let you write the truth in your heart, but it cannot write lies." .It's a perfect fit for the way ministers are scrutinized."

"Okay, boys, step aside, it's time for me to eat breakfast."

After Professor Highmore left, the students all turned their eyes to the quill in Draco's hand, and they realized what it meant in an instant - Draco couldn't clearly review this matter Partial!

It only took a few seconds for the stunned Draco to be surrounded by students again, shouting louder than before.Thanks to the ancient magic class in the first semester, everyone has at least one magic circle item in their hands, so everyone wants to try it.

"Want to go together?" Ron asked with interest.

Harry looked across the crowd, looked at the ugly look on Draco's face and said, "Of course!"

"Don't let Malfoy eat breakfast on the first day of school! Let's see how long he can last!"

(End of this chapter)