Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 275 Why is it all ancient magic?

The Quibbler, belonging to the students, was soon distributed.

As they headed to the auditorium for breakfast, Al was waiting for them with two skeletons and a stack of magazines pushed up to the ceiling.

"ah!"

Every time a student came in, Al would put a magazine in their hands, and he didn't miss a single one.

"Mr. Al."

Cedric didn't leave immediately after receiving the magazine. He lowered his voice and asked, "There shouldn't be that kind of magic in here, right?"

The students who felt that the devil was not suitable to be taught on a large scale were not only the trio, but also Cedric.This is not out of selfishness, but because it is too easy to cause troubles such as artificially summoning the devil. I don't know how the "Daily Prophet" will arrange Professor Haimer.

The Dark Lord at Hogwarts?
Or "Look What He Did To The Children"?
These titles all seem possible.

"Yeah." Al waved his little paw impatiently, telling Cedric to leave quickly and stop making trouble here.

Cedric left worriedly.

"Mr. Al."

When it was Harry's turn, he also lowered his voice and asked, "There shouldn't be that kind of magic in here, right?"

Al looked at him strangely, wondering if Harry and Cedric had colluded in advance to delay it from having breakfast.

"Yeah."

Al's reaction became much more intense this time, and he almost slapped Harry on the head with a wave of the magazine—it saw that Dumbledore did this to Toby, and he wanted to try it for a long time compared with the feel of the shovel. What difference does it make.

Harry hurriedly dodged, and Ron and Hermione followed him without saying a word.

After sitting on the long table in Gryffindor, Ron said with fear: "Fortunately, Mr. Al's small shovel is not there, otherwise there must be no way to escape so easily."

Harry didn't answer, and Hermione couldn't wait to open "The Quibbler".

"My God," she exclaimed.

"What's the matter?" Harry asked hurriedly, "Did the professor really publish that magic?"

"No." Hermione held up the opened magazine and said, "Look, Mr. Scamander will also appear at the celebration, which is really rare. I remember he has already retired."

It was a list of those attending the Hogsmeade village celebration, including some personal introductions, most of whom were officials from the Ministry of Magic of various countries.

"Who is this?" Ron asked curiously.

"It's the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Hermione accused, "I bought this book before we were in first grade. Haven't you opened it once?"

Finally, Harry couldn't take it anymore, he opened his own magazine, and carefully flipped through it.

It didn't take long, almost on the last few pages of the personnel list, that Harry finally saw what he wanted to find.

"Hogwarts Special Column - Teacher Appreciation Show"

He took a deep breath and continued to read.

Frighteningly, the first one was Headmaster Dumbledore's class.

[About the application of ancient magic in divination - that has no beginning and will not end. 】

This magazine used a whole page to record the course content between Harry and Dumbledore, and made a summary at the end, which is what Barrow said - prophecy is only part of the process, there is no It begins, and it will not end.

"No." Harry whispered when he had finished reading. "Thank goodness it doesn't say that kind of magic."

It seems that even though Professor Highmore is very courageous, Principal Dumbledore is still sensible enough.In this article, there is no record of any devil-related content, all of which are replaced by ancient magic, and at most it has something to do with divination.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Harry quickly flipped through the pages and found Cedric's article.

[On the connection between ancient magic and self-casting wands - a genius idea, and a genius Hufflepuff. 】

The first point of view of this article seems to be Professor Haimer himself. He praised Cedric, how he refused to give up the ideal of making self-casting wands, and the methods and efforts he had tried. The final content leads to a deeper level of ancient magic.

And again there is no devil involved, not a word.

"Looks like it should be fine."

Harry finally felt completely relieved.

At this time, Ron, who was also flipping through the magazine, reminded: "Man, maybe you should read other articles."

"What's the matter?" Harry asked, turning the pages over and over again, and within a short while, his face became as weird as Ron's.

[Conjectures about ancient magic and spells—is it possible to learn wandless magic in an easier way?Will the wand still be useful? 】

[About ancient magic and transfiguration - human transfiguration, cross-species transfiguration, and Animagus. 】

[About ancient magic and potions and flying - how to recover faster after falling swollen face. 】

[About ancient magic and herbs—is that really the real name of these herbs? 】

"Why is it all ancient magic?" Harry flipped the pages of the book quickly: "About ancient magic and Muggle research? Can this still have something to do with Muggles?"

"Why have you forgotten this kind of thing?" Hermione said in a natural tone: "Professor Highmore said it in the first grade. At that time, Muggles were not called Muggles, but they used a kind of A more respectful title - Mabo. Of course, this is the category of ancient magic."

Ron also added: "It is said that Professor Haimer has not given up on his speech in front of the freshmen, and the letters of complaints have not stopped. Fortunately, the foundation has replaced the board of directors, otherwise I really don't know that Professor Haimer can still be in the school. stay How long."

Harry remembered the content of that speech - it was very different from what he imagined, especially for a student who had been raised in a wizarding family, it was completely subversive - Muggle-borns were never better than pure-blood wizards. The talent is low, but it is more superior.

It was really a shocking class, and it was different from the later dangerous class, and it still brings strong feelings to people today, and I will never forget it.

"Look at this." Ron pointed to one of the pages, and couldn't stop laughing. He read: "Regarding ancient magic and divination, is the Celestial Eye really a talent possessed by a few people? Who is this? Dare to mention ancient magic in Trelawney's class?"

Harry hurriedly looked over, Hermione said calmly: "Only Lavender can do this kind of thing, she is the student responsible for teaching Professor Trelawney, she can't stop Talk about ancient magic. It seems that guessing the taste of beans has brought her a lot of confidence, but also, ancient magic is indeed much easier to accept than current divination, at least it can accurately predict something, not just guessing. "

Ron and Harry already knew Hermione didn't like Divination, because it was ridiculous that there was no way to improve their grades through textbooks.

"But why is it all ancient magic?" Harry asked puzzled.

"It's very simple." Hermione said it directly after not thinking for a long time: "Otherwise, what else do you want the students to teach? The knowledge of other subjects is not enough, and it's not like they haven't taken the class. Think about it carefully, The only thing left to choose is ancient magic, at least they are almost at the same starting point, anyway, that’s what I think.”

"Really?" Ron complained, "I don't think that's all you know--look at what you've talked with Dean McGonagall, there's even Animagus, you've previewed it in advance Are you in seventh grade yet?"

"To be precise, it's a class that doesn't even exist in seventh grade." Hermione said proudly, and then said in a low voice, "Actually, it's all about that person, Harry, you know who it is."

Harry knew who it was as soon as he heard the name—Sirius Black, who was also an Animagus, should be the Hermione inspired by his ability.

"But how should we complete the task?" Ron grabbed his hair tightly and said, "There are so many courses, do we have to learn each of them? The key is that none of them seem simple. The worst thing is, all of these are still related to ancient times. It’s related to magic—you tell me, will Professor Highmore be involved in it, and it’s additionally related to arranging a lot of exam content or something.”
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On the teacher's desk.

"What? Are you talking about interfering with other professors' lessons learned from students? How is this possible? I am also one of the professors who will be selected. Besides, I don't have the time. There are many things to be busy-even this Steaks have to be bought by me, and I have to worry more about how to make money."

"I don't think it's a hard thing for you, Toby. Also, can you stop making the corners of your mouth so wide when you're smiling? I think it's better to keep it under control and stop destroying it." You are the image of the black devil in the minds of the students."

"Don't worry, principal, no matter how happy I am, they will only be scared and run away, and the louder they laugh, the faster they will run, but—look, I don't have so many ancient magics. Any student who has taken the initiative to hint, you should have called me back earlier to see how much change I have brought to Hogwarts."

Still in the old position, Dumbledore was sitting among the professors, eating a piece of beef pie slowly.Toby was arranged on the seat next to him, holding a water glass, as if it contained some kind of spirit, his whole body became light.

"I really like this feeling." He said: "I really never thought that there would be something more interesting than archaeology, and I didn't expect to encounter it today."

"Compared to studying ancient magic?" Dumbledore asked slowly.

"The two cannot be separated." Toby said immediately, without hesitation for a second: "The recognition of the students, as well as the study of ancient magic, must be connected together. It's like——It makes me think Think about it — dementors and despair, and the relationship between boggarts and fear, can't stand alone."

"It's really a good example." Dumbledore wiped his mouth slightly, he turned his head, looked at Toby and asked, "How does that compare to being the headmaster of Hogwarts?"

Toby blinked in surprise: "Are you going to—"

"Don't be fanciful." This time Dumbledore replied without hesitation than Toby, and then he stood up and cleared his throat. The students who were still discussing the content of the magazine immediately fell silent, and all raised their heads. look at him.

Dumbledore had this kind of magical power, even if he didn't say a word, he could make everyone concentrate on what he said, which was much more effective than Snape's classroom.

"Two things." He announced: "First of all, the Christmas holiday will be soon, I believe you should have heard some news-yes, I mean the upcoming Hogsmeade village The celebration held during the Christmas holiday. Therefore, it is conceivable how many people are willing to stay in school. I hope that you can sign the form of your willingness to stay in school before tonight, so that you can arrange your holidays in advance. It also makes life easier for our foundation president.”

Toby immediately restrained his disappointed expression and the regret of not being able to take office today, he smiled and waved to the students, making the silence in the auditorium a bit deeper, even if some students were secretly happy, he did not dare to show it ——A lot of people are still guessing whether students will be allowed to stay in school this year. After all, they have heard that even the Ministry of Magic and those guests will come to Hogwarts for the Christmas dinner.

"The second thing." Dumbledore continued: "That is the magazine you have in hand. This is the second time to thank the president of our foundation. It is because of his generous sponsorship that you can use the permanent five discounted magazines."

Toby waved his hand again, and Al, who had just rushed back from the door, clutched his chest anxiously, turned his head and wept secretly for the lost gold, his back trembling.

"Don't be ashamed at this time." Toby squeezed his voice through his teeth and said, "Hurry up, whether Hogwarts will have the first animal professor in the future depends on your performance."

Al whimpered and turned around, waved his hands very hard, and then immediately covered his chest again.

"Look." Toby eased the embarrassment and said, "Al was so happy that he was about to cry."

No one felt embarrassed. The students below thought that Mr. Al was being bullied, wondering if Professor Highmore was looking for a target for revenge.

Dumbledore coughed lightly, drawing the students' attention back.

"About the Faculty Awards—" he said: "After the professors agreed it was unreasonable. Take it easy, boys, we mean the timing is a little unreasonable. There is not enough time to let you learn too much. Therefore, we unanimously decided to extend all the selection time, and the specific time limit will be a long-term activity.”

"That is to say, as long as you have learned any of these magic spells while you are in school, you can vote for the professor and win extra points for your college."

Harry, who was sitting underneath, blinked.

Oh?
In the college magazine, these magics are all related to ancient magic. Could it be said that Professor Highmore has successfully controlled Principal Dumbledore?
Otherwise, how could he agree to such an important request?
(End of this chapter)