Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 350 Unexpected Development

"Toby, are you taking me away from my daughter? Hey, Dumbledore, it seems like we haven't seen each other in ages—whose are those little hairy hands, Al? Are you?"

Toby quickly brought the Pandora notebook over, Dumbledore stood aside and watched, and Al bared his teeth and claws angrily and rushed over.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah!" It was so angry that it couldn't even speak clearly.

"Think you're stupid? How could it be? Luna and I both like you. I think there must be some misunderstanding."

"Tell me first." Toby asked cautiously, "How did you discover the invisibility cloak I left in the box?"

The notebook was silent for a moment.

Just when Al thought something bad would happen, Pandora suddenly said, "Let me think about it carefully, how can I explain this? When you stopped that little boy, he was taken away by you later." Draco - he accidentally lifted your invisibility cloak, of course, I don't think anyone else would have noticed except for little Barty under another invisibility cloak. But I'm different, you can't ask for a notebook The field of view is too narrow, and I know it sounds funny, but I can often notice details that other people don't, and I guess that's one of the benefits of being a notebook."

"But you don't want to keep being a notebook forever." Toby keenly pointed out Pandora's thoughts: "You want to restore your original appearance and stop being a notebook."

"I just want to hug my daughter again." Pandora explained helplessly: "But the notebook has no arms, and it's hard for me to invent any spells now, using my daughter's wand as a nose poker Weapons are already the greatest ability."

"It's touching," Dumbledore commented.

Toby gave him a strange look, as if to say which side you are on.

Dumbledore took a step back, indicating that he had no intention of interfering in this kind of matter, after all, even Pandora was resurrected by Toby himself.

This is Toby's trouble alone.

"You want the scepter?" Toby asked again, "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"Because I noticed that you are intentionally trying to keep me away from those dangerous existences." Pandora's tone became even more helpless: "Especially the place related to my origin—I mean the Castle of Death. In that beautiful You didn't reply to me until the girl took us there."

Toby sighed: "Because I can't be sure what will happen next, it would be bad if the master of the castle wants to take you back—although I'm not sure if there is such a so-called master."

Pandora was very interested in this topic: "Who is that five-legged invisible man? Is it just a housekeeper?"

Toby and Dumbledore looked at each other, and he asked curiously: "How do you know it's human? Couldn't it be a five-legged monster? After all, the characteristics of the two are so similar."

"Even if it's a five-legged monster, it must have been transformed by a wizard." Pandora said confidently: "I can feel this, and it's hard to explain it to you—probably the same as guessing that Gazeon is Harry's father." For a reason, Luna also inherited my talent, which is very useful when inventing spells, and there will be endless inspiration."

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps from the edge of the woods.

"Someone is coming." Toby said with a glance at Dumbledore, and then he acted immediately, as if he had rehearsed countless times in advance-very quickly hid Little Barty's sleeping body, not just covering it again Under the invisibility cloak, the smell is also eliminated.

When he looked back, he saw that Dumbledore was helping Luna remove the blood from her hands and clothes.

Luna looked up at Dumbledore, she asked in a trance, "Principal, do you know how to make a notebook grow an arm?"

Dumbledore and Toby exchanged a glance, he did not correct Luna's wrong address, but replied gently: "I think this problem can be solved easily, I believe it will not be long before Pandora will be able to fulfill her wish .”

"It's not that easy." Toby frowned and retorted: "Luna, don't listen to his nonsense, and don't have any hopes. He is going to be the Minister of Magic soon, and has nothing to do with the school. As for About Pandora—wait a minute, why are you so sure that the scepter can help you?"

He suddenly asked this question to Pandora.

"Because I remember that there is a monster living in your scepter." Pandora said surprisingly: "At least it is alive, and it should have arms, right?"

Toby didn't want to know what Pandora was thinking next, and he decided that no matter what happened, he would not lend Pandora the scepter.

Fortunately, the footsteps were getting closer at this time, and the visitor also noticed that there were other people present deep in the dense forest.

"Dumbledore."

"Crouch." Toby interrupted first: "Old Barty Crouch, the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic, if I remember correctly, you should be trying to entertain the Bulgarian minister right now." Yes, after all he was so displeased with Fudge—”

"You don't need to worry about my affairs." Old Barty said with a cold face, his eyes swept around, as if looking for something, and his appearance was not as straight as before, and his hair seemed a bit messy.

It was as if he had just let out a big rage.

"No, you didn't understand me." Toby said again: "I mean, the Bulgarian minister was dissatisfied with Fudge's performance, and then Fudge disappeared-you should know about it? Don't you No suspicion of the motives of the Bulgarian minister? What if he is a man who cannot take humiliation easily."

"I think the two of you are more like murderers." Old Batty's eyes burst into anger: "If there was not another child present, I would definitely find someone to arrest you—"

"Don't worry about it," Dumbledore said abruptly.

Toby turned his gaze away, he wanted to see how Dumbledore would solve this matter - Old Barty obviously came for Little Barty.

"Al." Dumbledore ordered, "Please take Ms. Lovegood away now."

Al let out a "Yeah", although Dumbledore ordered so, but standing on Luna's shoulders looked like the guy who needed protection the most.

Old Barty didn't stop this scene, he saw that Dumbledore had something to say to himself.

After Luna walked away with the notebook in her arms, Dumbledore turned around and lifted the traces that Toby had taken great pains to cover up, revealing the unconscious Barty Crouch Jr. underneath.

Old Batty's face turned extremely pale in an instant.

"You know everything?" He asked hoarsely, "When is it?"

"Just now." Dumbledore said: "I also just found out that he is still alive, and I also remember that your wife hasn't shown her face in public for a long time, especially when it was reported that Barty Jr. After news of death"

Old Barty Crouch stared at Little Barty on the ground, his eyes filled with resentment and anger.

"I'll send him back to Azkaban." Dumbledore said as if to announce something.

"I hope you can execute him directly." Old Barty said viciously: "Even if it's a dementor's kiss, it's okay to make his life worse than death. As for me, I will surrender myself, so I don't need you to worry about it." gone."

Toby probably guessed that Dumbledore would use Barty Jr. in this way.

Because even if Scrimgeour acquiesced in Dumbledore's ministerial position, there would still be many voices in the Ministry of Magic—one of the more powerful ones was old Barty Crouch.

He also ran for the ministerial position with Fudge, and the voices at that time were very high, and he was almost about to win—unfortunately, his son was found to be a Death Eater, which completely ruined his future, so he could only stay in the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

however.

"No." Dumbledore said in an unquestionable tone: "You will not surrender yourself. After I become a minister, I will propose to remove the dementors who are standing firm in Azkaban. At that time, I need your support. , and then you arrange this business, help me guard the most vicious prisoners in the wizarding world, and you can continue to stay with your child-I know you don't like him, but I believe you still love your wife of."

He walked over and said with a heavy tone: "Maybe it's a bit late now, but sorry, old Barty."
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"He actually agreed?"

On the way back, Toby couldn't believe what he saw: "Old Barty actually agreed to work for you. You are willing to accept such a subordinate? I thought Mundungus was the bottom line—"

"Don't think I don't know who you want to talk about." Dumbledore smiled and said: "Severus Snape, you think he is the bottom line. Not only you, but also many people have taken me in Severus has opinions, but some things are not so simple, whether it is Voldemort or Grindelwald to defeat, it is not simple, let alone we now have a powerful enemy named Hai Erbo."

What an unexpected development.

Toby said sarcastically: "I think your bottom line is quite loose, if it were me—"

Dumbledore turned to stare at Toby, acting as if he really intended to listen to Toby, wondering how he would handle the matter.

"I'll lock their father and son into Azkaban together." Toby snorted and said; "By the way, let's open a gamble to see who will survive between the two of them, which will also help the Fund will earn more money.”

Dumbledore shook his head disappointed.

He wasn't disappointed by Toby's answer, but he saw that it wouldn't be what Toby really thought.

"Remember to keep her in Hogwarts." Dumbledore finally ordered in his usual tone: "Otherwise she will starve to death outside."

Toby shouted at the burning fire: "You are no longer the principal, don't order me like that!"

But the flame still disappeared from his eyes.

Poor elf Winky, whose face was covered with tears, was crying. When she looked up at Toby's gloomy face, she was frightened and howled loudly.

"It's really troublesome." Toby said impatiently. He opened the suitcase and kept urging: "Go in, go in!"

He shouted again to Dobby who was looking up in the box: "This is a new employee, take care of her, don't let her have a chance to commit suicide - she was kicked out of the house by a perverted old master just now."

"Master Crouch is not a pervert."

Shining's protest was blocked in the suitcase, and Toby fastened the buttons. He stood up and saw Al rushing back not far away.

"The players were celebrating and asked if I wanted to come over? Is Blake there? No? Then go over and see."

Al asked about the result of the incident just now, and when he learned that Barty was willing to work for Dumbledore, he immediately cried out in surprise.

"Yeah, I know." Toby said in a considerate tone: "Anyone can be the director of the Department of International Magic Cooperation, but the warden of Azkaban is not good. Crouch is a very good He is a good candidate, capable, and almost became the Minister of Magic, so he can easily eliminate a potential enemy. Maybe the headmaster should go to work for the Ministry of Magic sooner—hey, isn’t this Dean?”

Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan were both Harry's roommates and Gryffindor students.

Dean seemed to have heard about Seamus' interrogation, and at first he wanted to pretend that he didn't hear it, and planned to get back into the tent quickly.

But Professor Haimer always has some unexpected means.

Before Dean could slip a few steps away, he tripped over something, and all he could see was a black shadow, something like a rope, but he couldn't be sure.

"Professor?"

This time Dumbledore was not present, and Toby had to question Dean before letting him go.

"Hey, isn't that the Malfoy family? Are you leaving now?"

The Malfoys were leaving with a pale Draco. Lucius walked quickly after seeing Toby, almost pulling Draco to run. Narcissa quickly caught up with her handbag. Don't even dare to look back.

"Tsk tsk tsk" Toby was blocked by the cheering crowd after a few steps. He shook his head regretfully and glanced sideways, only to see Hufflepuff's Justin Finch This is a well-built young man eating barbecue.

Justin was thinking for a while that he might find a chance to sneak a few sips of beer when a shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Professor?"

It seems like every student stutters after meeting Toby.

Moreover, in this camp that was about to end, there were much more Gryffindor students than Toby had imagined.

As a result, the dreams of many children were not interrupted, or the smiles on their faces became stiff—almost none of them were let go, and they all remembered the fear when they first saw Professor Haimer.

It took two full hours before Toby rushed back to the players' tents.

Angela was leaning against the door frame, even if she only showed her back, she could still look happy.

"What's wrong?" Toby asked.

Angela hissed, and she pointed at the blushing Harry in the room. She didn't know whether it was because of nervousness or because he had drunk too much accidentally——James seemed to really let go, and he was so happy for this group of underage students. They prepared a lot of beer, and Al cried out in pain.

"Can you be my girlfriend?"

The room was quiet for a while.

It wasn't until Qiu Zhang nodded shyly that the cheering sounded again.

Toby looked at Harry and Cho who were embracing each other, and then glanced at James who was so touched that he couldn't help himself.

"It's really unexpected."

(End of this chapter)