Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 3 Conversation in the Office

"Harry Potter?"

Toby glanced sideways at Snape, and he mocked disdainfully, "You don't really think that I would believe that a baby killed a mysterious man, do you?"

"What do you mean?" Snape stared at him.

"It's just like what I said." Toby said lazily, "I'd rather believe that it was James, and that" he smirked and raised the corners of his mouth: "the unspeakable woman, they are dying Successful counterattack against the mysterious man, the baby just survived."

"Harry has any special blood? Vampires? Goblins? Even trolls, but he has nothing, he is just a simple and pure wizard. Can't believe so many people believe this, I still remember Professor Dumbledore's disbelief in his letter, which made me think he was under the Imperius Curse."

"Let's turn the conversation to serious matters."

Before Snape could recover from these remarks, Toby stretched out a palm and waved it up and down twice: "Where is my application document? Take it out quickly. The headmaster never said that I want An additional interview was agreed upon in the letter."

Snape didn't move, he frowned tightly: "That's your reason? Then how do you explain that lightning scar?"

"I don't care what he does." Toby has gradually become impatient: "Maybe he accidentally knocked on the corner of the table, and there was no one else present at the time, and no one saw the scene of the battle with his own eyes. Anything is possible , Hurry up and take out the file!"

Snape looked at him coldly: "Then why do you have to go back to Hogwarts? Haven't you already left? Why do you still have to go back?"

Toby stared at Snape sharply: "Aren't you the same, Severus? Don't think I don't know anything. You first became a Death Eater, and then you were arrested under the guarantee of Headmaster Dumbledore. Successfully exempted from the crime, and now you ask again and again about Harry Potter's condition. You care about James' children? It really surprises me."

"Could it be because of Lily?"

"Give you!"

Snape suddenly threw a letter in front of Toby, and then left the bar without looking back.

Toby stared at his back, thoughtful.

After returning to Hogwarts, Snape rushed into the headmaster's office angrily.

"—arrogant, defiant, and damned sharp—"

He paced up and down in front of Dumbledore, adding a negative adjective to every mention of Toby.

"I knew that the cuteness he showed when he was in school was all fake, this hypocritical guy!"

"I've known about this for a long time, Severus."

Dumbledore was flipping through a book that Snape had never seen before, and he said without raising his head, "Originally, I planned to absorb Toby into the Order of the Phoenix, so that it would be better for Voldemort to join him." Protect him within the sphere of influence, but in the end it failed."

"Toby is an extremely determined person. He rarely changes his mind, but he hides it under a calm surface until he chooses to leave the UK and venture around to explore ancient ruins that are rarely visited by people."

Dumbledore closed the book and spread it out on the table, Snape finally saw what the book was——

Ancient Magic - by Toby Highmore.

Snape took the book into his hands: "Is this written by Toby?"

"That's right." Dumbledore said calmly: "He also plans to use this book as a textbook for a lesson on ancient magic. There is no doubt that this will turn the sales of this book from dismal to bestseller. I am very happy. It is hard to doubt that this is why Toby insisted on choosing this book as a textbook."

Snape casually flipped through a few pages—ancient magic in the records, magic changes in the magic world, magic circles, non-existence, wandless magic, magic rituals
He found that most of the content in it had no beginning and no end, and it was messy to read, even some adventures were like this.

"Ancient magic?" Snape said disdainfully: "His level is basically like this. He has almost forgotten everything he learned in school, and even his writing level has been greatly reduced."

"I don't think so." Dumbledore said: "If you look carefully, you will find that Toby's experience over the years can be described as extremely rich, traveling in various countries. Although he has always been just a A low-ranking spellbreaker, but that identity is obviously used for the convenience of exploring the ruins. As a future colleague, I strongly recommend that you read this book carefully."

Snape looked up at Dumbledore: "Are you serious? I remember that Toby had a big fight with you before he left. He didn't leave voluntarily at all, but was driven away by you! Now you Planning to recruit him back? Just when Harry Potter is about to enter school?!"

"If you are worried that Toby will have ulterior motives for Harry." Dumbledore said calmly, "Then you can rest assured, Severus."

The desk drawer was opened suddenly, and a lot of letters floated out in succession, scattered before Snape's eyes.

"It's all about job applications that Toby wrote for me."

Dumbledore explained: "The applications have not stopped since the year Voldemort was defeated."

Snape looked at Dumbledore coldly: "Since the year when the Dark Lord was defeated? You know that it makes Toby look more like a coward."

"Ah, Severus." Dumbledore looked a little surprised: "I really didn't know you would speak for Toby."

Snape snorted, and Dumbledore continued to smile and said, "But like I said, Toby is an extremely determined wizard, he rarely changes his mind, and sometimes he has to do so." reason."

"Voldemort's courtship of Toby is very rare, and staying in England will not do him any good."

"Very rare?" Snape stared closely at Dumbledore: "Is this also related to the reason why you insisted on driving him away?"

Dumbledore admitted frankly: "Yes, Severus, I have to do the same. Some of Toby's ideas...in my opinion are extremely terrible. At that time we were facing an upcoming war, The final facts turned out to be more tragic than we imagined, and many wizards lost their lives, Burns, James, and "

"enough!"

Snape interrupted Dumbledore bluntly, eliciting a low hiss from the portrait.

"That's rude," said Dairis Deventer, frowning.

After a brief silence, Snape finally asked, "Then why did you call Toby back?"

Dumbledore smiled gently: "Actually, I'm also waiting for Toby to give me a satisfactory answer."

(End of this chapter)