Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 306
305 Seeking Death
Toby probably guessed where Dumbledore was going, or what he was doing.

Either it is a ghost castle, or it is to find the resurrection stone.

It's all about the soul, it's about the headmaster's devil, and it's the only reason Dumbledore has his hair—he's going to be away for a long time, and he might not come back anytime soon.

So, in order to avoid the risk of being exposed at any time, and also to find out Grindelwald's accomplices, Toby simply came up with a more perfect solution by himself-faking Grindelwald's death situation.

Among Grindelwald's students, someone must have known that Toby had a knack for disguising real dead bodies.When the news of Dumbledore killing Grindelwald spread, someone among those people would definitely come to find out, maybe including James, or Regulus.

But it’s okay if you’re looking for the resurrection stone, but if the headmaster really went to the ghost castle, then Toby can only think that Dumbledore is looking for a dead end, because he has done similar things to Dumbledore , know how dangerous it is.

Snape couldn't understand the deep meaning of Toby's words, and from a certain point of view, he was not wrong - the devil was taught to Dumbledore by Toby on purpose, which also shows that he was indeed drawn by Toby. Trapped, so I had to urgently find a solution to the problem.

But it's not that simple.

Just like Patronus, they will only change depending on the status of the wizard, but I have never heard that the Patronus will disappear - except for the dark wizard, they really can't summon the Patronus, that's for them It is simply the most vicious method of suicide.

Devils are similar, they can't disappear completely, you have to learn how to live with them.

I don't know when Dumbledore will understand this, but judging from his current practice, he obviously doesn't want to give up.

But these things have nothing to do with Toby now, he has no plan to go to the Ghost Castle to find Dumbledore, and he hopes that the longer he is away, the better.

Now, he is the acting headmaster, the highest authority in Hogwarts, and he also has the title of a hero.

Under Al's polish, the story of chasing and killing Grindelwald was vividly presented in "The Quibbler", which did not arouse too much suspicion from the readers, and at the same time gave an explanation to the professors in the school.

Except for a few people who didn't deal with Toby, even Dean McGonagall was willing to support Toby's statement.

You know, if it wasn't for Toby, when Dumbledore disappeared, according to the school's rules, as the vice-principal, she was the most likely professor to hold this position.

It's hard to say whether Dumbledore has taken this into consideration, but Toby thinks he has - Dumbledore understands that no one can control Toby after he leaves school, so it's better to give him what he wants most Give him something, this may save a lot of trouble.

That's why Toby said to the Sorting Hat at that time - the headmaster is much smarter than it.

After Dumbledore left, Toby was indeed the best choice, almost the only choice.

At the same time, in this very school, there are three students who are also very bright.

Ron pointed to the report that just came out the next day and said indignantly: "The Ministry of Magic is really going too far. Principal Dumbledore is still recovering from his injuries. They just want to attack Professor Highmore. Is this how people in the Ministry treat wartime? Is it a hero? Percy also said he wanted to enter the Ministry of Magic, do you think he will also become a white-eyed wolf?"

Harry and Hermione, who were also watching the news, exchanged a silent look, and they were going to be much quieter than Ron.

Hmm. Or maybe two, Ron clearly had no doubts about what Toby said.

But Harry and Hermione didn't think so.

Because they were one of the few people who knew Professor Highmore's ability to disguise corpses, Sirius used this to become a dead man, unable to show up in public, and could only stay in the Pig's Head Bar, which just didn't look very good.

"What do you think?" Harry asked Hermione uncertainly, "Do you think what Professor Highmore said is true?"

Hermione looked like she didn't know what to do. She couldn't figure out too many things. The most important thing was, why did Professor Highmore want to do this?

If it is true, then could Principal Dumbledore's injury be related to Professor Highmore? This is a very serious accusation, almost comparable to the stupid things the trio did in the first grade.

The silliest thing is that they did it all over again in second grade.

With so much going on, Hermione and Harry agreed that the same mistakes could not be repeated.

"So you think so." At this moment, Ron understood what the three of them were thinking. He widened his eyes and said, "But are you serious? Professor Haimo is really that powerful?"

This is also a doubtful point.

Even if the Dark Lord may be in disguise, Dumbledore is still a real great wizard, and he is not so easily trapped.

Just when the three of them were discussing like everyone else, some good or bad news came out, and Professor Haimo was discharged from the hospital.

Ancient magic class.

The trio sat down obediently, and like other students, they looked at Professor Haimer with curiosity.

Just when everyone thought he would say something extra, including Snape's malicious speculation, Toby stared at them very dissatisfied and said, "What are you all waiting for? , how is the preparation for the assessment, is there no one who plans to give it a try? Is this your attitude towards learning?"

"It seems that I still have to assign homework to you."

came back.

The familiar Professor Highmore is back.

He explained to the students what it means to do what they say, and after reprimanding them severely, he directly assigned a lot of homework, which almost made people think that they had to wait until the Easter holiday to finish.

Not only that, Professor Highmore didn't mention Grindelwald at all, let alone Dumbledore. He put all his thoughts on the education of the students, and strictly demanded that they take good care of their homework, otherwise they would definitely be let down. I can't eat and walk around.

In Snape's view, Toby's behavior was a bit abnormal, which was completely different from his arrogance towards Scrimgeour in the school hospital.

So, when he was free in the afternoon, he simply found Toby.

It is worth mentioning that Toby did not take this opportunity to move to the principal's office, and still stayed in his original ancient magic office obediently, with those weird collections as companions.

"What the hell are you doing again?"

"What the hell are you doing again?"

As soon as Snape showed up, the two of them said this in unison, making Snape very angry, while Toby continued to sarcastically say: "I knew you would say that, why, in your impression, Am I such a person who can't tell right from wrong, do I have to make trouble at this time?"

"Unless you have a bigger conspiracy." Snape said bluntly: "Don't think that no one can control you without Dumbledore's presence, I will always keep an eye on you."

"Are you sure?" Toby asked back: "I really didn't know you were so loyal to Dumbledore-but let's change the subject, and Hogwarts will officially hold the game soon Days, the headmaster mentioned to me about letting you be the referee before, how are you preparing?"

Snape narrowed his eyes: "Don't worry about it, I'll keep watching you even during the match."

Toby turned his head to meet Snape's gaze, and said slowly: "Sometimes I really can't tell whether you are loyal to Dumbledore or to yourself. How did he make you So obedient? I think the premise must be to know you very well, maybe even better than me——what the hell is that?"

In Toby's line of sight, Snape seemed to have been told what was on his mind. He turned around abruptly, leaving Toby with a hurried back.

This is just an episode, the strangest thing is the Ministry of Magic, Toby guessed it right.Fudge was already a little afraid of Dumbledore. Without conclusive evidence, he would never personally deal with a heroic wizard like Toby, which would cause strong protests from the entire wizarding world.

Reports in The Quibbler had put Fudge in jeopardy, and he had tried to persuade Scrimgeour not to do anything to Toby at such a time.

However, it didn't take long for Fudge to be persuaded back by Scrimgeour, and he issued an order—to send an appropriate number of Aurors into Hogsmeade Village, and the explanation was also to prevent Grindelwald's remnants from At this time, he would endanger Hogwarts, or find Toby for revenge.

In the evening, the village was still brightly lit. This time, Fudge didn't dare to use too radical methods, and those people were just Aurors, not dementors who were not liked anywhere, and they didn't affect the residents too much. life.

In the dark alley, a figure flashed past in a hurry. This person checked carefully to see if anyone was following him, and then immediately dodged into the gate of the Pig's Head Bar.

"This place is closed." Sirius, who was about to close the door, was stopped, which made his tone not very good.

"I know who you are."

The visitor took off his hood, revealing a head of jet-black hair and curious eyes: "Sirius Black, to be more specific, I'm still your cousin."

Sirius froze for a moment, he knew the Auror in front of him, he knew that the Auror had been patrolling around recently, and would occasionally come in for a few drinks.

But in the next second, he immediately pulled out the wand hidden in his sleeve, but Tonks seemed to have expected this, she quickly shot a spell, showing the Auror's superb dueling skills, knocking Sirius into the air Get out and hang upside down on the counter.

"I knew you would greet me like this." She said proudly: "Dumbledore reminded me in advance that you are a very impulsive person-can you speak well now?"

"What are you doing?" Sirius stood up holding his chest, and then saw an envelope stretched out in front of him.

"I don't know what Dumbledore asked me to tell you." Tonks shook the envelope up and down twice and said, "It's all written in the letter. I haven't opened it yet. You can read it yourself first." See, and decide whether to tell me."

"Oh, yes, there is also the Order of the Phoenix." Tonks added, his tone seemed very casual: "I joined the Order of the Phoenix, and not long ago, my teacher personally came to persuade me——Moody , Alastor Moody, do you know him?"

Sirius was still looking at Tonks suspiciously.

"Forget it." Tonks said indifferently, and put the letter paper on the table next to him: "Is there anything to eat upstairs? I'll go up and get some first. You can read it yourself first."

After saying this, she walked up the stairs on her own, without thinking of herself as a guest at all.

After Tonks walked away, Sirius couldn't wait to open the envelope, he only hoped to find Dumbledore to undo his order to restrain himself.

Three minutes later, the door was knocked again, and Lupine's shout came from the door.

"Anyone? May I come in for a drink?"

In the last few days, in order to avoid any impulsive actions from Sirius, Lupine had come to the Hog's Head to keep an eye on him whenever he could.

Especially after the arrival of the Aurors, Lupine was even more worried that Sirius' identity would be exposed.

And he himself is also thinking about whether it is a good choice to continue transforming in the Screaming Shack—what if his identity as a werewolf is also discovered by the Aurors?
Now is the time when Fudge is in urgent need of meritorious service. Will he be arrested as an accomplice of Grindelwald?

This does not seem impossible.

Today, Lupine also came to seek advice from Sirius by the way, but when the door opened, Lupine immediately noticed something was wrong in Sirius' serious eyes.

He walked in immediately, closed the door forcefully, then turned his head and asked seriously: "What's wrong? Someone came to trouble you?"

Lupine also noticed the mess at the counter, which clearly showed signs of a fight.

"It's not important." Sirius said numbly, "Dumbledore just sent me a letter to talk about it."

Lupine stared at Sirius with wide eyes. How could Dumbledore send Sirius a letter at this time?

Whose statement is true?Toby lied again?

Did Dumbledore personally participate in this lie?Did he kill Grindelwald?Or.
At this moment, countless questions popped up in Lupine's mind, but they were all pierced by what Sirius said next.

"He said that the corpses of the Potters and his wife remained intact in the cemetery, and there is absolutely no possibility of James being resurrected. Do you think what he said is true?"

Lupine's eyes widened. If what Dumbledore said was true, then who was there at the ceremony?
At this moment, Tonks walked down the stairs with the sandwiches she had cut. She was not surprised by Lupine's arrival, and she raised the plate under the dull eyes of the two, trying to ask in a friendly way: "Is that right?" I think my craft is pretty good, so—”

"Do you want one too?"

(End of this chapter)