Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 361 Difficult Harry

The strange professor's idea was really too sudden, and Harry finally came back to his senses after being in a daze for a few seconds.

"Triwizard Tournament? I participate in the Triwizard Tournament? But I'm not old enough."

"You don't need to worry about this matter, I'm sure I can make you the selected player."

"But that's not the rule at all"

"I have done a lot of unruly things. You can't ask the Aurors to look kindly in front of the bad guys. This is the real unruly thing."

"Wait a minute!" Harry asked suddenly, "Is this what Dumbledore meant?"

He guessed that what Moody was going to say was probably related to Dumbledore, so he agreed to stay and talk.

"Dumbledore is busy."

Moody replied meaningfully: "I think he should have this intention. But for some reason, he couldn't break up with Haimer for the time being, so these things can only be left to me to decide .”

"Then he didn't agree?"

Harry didn't want to stay any longer, he said hastily, "I'm sorry, but I still have to... have a relationship, and I'm also very busy."

He hurried away, even though he had turned his back, he could still feel Moody's magic eye staring at his back.

"It seems that you have already chosen which side you want to stand on."

Harry vaguely heard Moody say that he was beginning to understand now.

Since Dumbledore left Hogwarts, more and more people were staring at Professor Hammer.

And inexplicably, he was regarded by Moody as someone on Professor Haimer's side.

But it was true, of course Harry would trust Professor Highmore more than this rash new professor.

When Harry shared this with his other two friends, he was delighted to see that they thought the same.

"Isn't that obvious?" Ron said angrily, "That man is obviously here for Professor Haimer, you must not promise him."

"Oh?" Hermione said with strange eyes, "Why do I think you are so angry because you were not selected?"

In any case, Harry had at least identified two more people on his side.

He took out his timetable and looked at it briefly, and found that the Defense Against the Dark Arts class would only be available until Thursday, while the Ancient Magic class would be much earlier than that - it would be available tomorrow.

"Did you go to Professor Highmore?" Harry asked casually, "He let you meet Dobby?"

"Not yet." Hermione said with a thoughtful look, "I'm going to wait until tomorrow's class performance is better before asking, so I should be able to help a lot."

Harry and Ron exchanged glances.

Since Professor Haimo didn't come to see these two people, they should wait until tomorrow.

Early the next morning, the atmosphere in the Gryffindor common room was very solemn, and this atmosphere was brought to the hall where they had breakfast, where they joined students of the same grade from the other three colleges.

Everyone knows that this year's ancient magic class is about to start again.

In the past three years, this group of students finally survived the test of the magic circle, the duel with the mummy rooster, witnessed the terrible devil, and the mysterious and mysterious magic.

They've all even previewed the new textbook, which is the "Ancient Magic and Ancient Wizard".

While this might seem like part of a History of Magic lesson, they wouldn't be naive enough to think that was all there was to it - Professor Highmore was a master at creating unexpected lessons.

For this reason, they took their magic array items with them early on, and placed them where they could be taken out at any time, or where they could be seen at a glance, and they were ready to encounter illusions or duel with the devil.

Maybe add Professor Highmore's performance at the Quidditch World Cup - countless mummies will rush towards them, and Professor Highmore will stand aside and score according to the number of opponents they beat, disqualified Do it all over again.

All in all, facing the unknown ancient magic class, even the students of Gryffindor and Slytherin temporarily let go of their prejudice against each other. They walked into the classroom without saying a word, and sat down one by one——De Raco didn't even look at Harry and Ron. He was trying his best to snatch back the ministerial position of the Black Devil Club, and he was determined to completely defeat that hateful female minister——Luna Lovegut Germany.

In such an extremely depressing atmosphere, Toby walked into the classroom with a kind smile and stood behind the podium.

"Long time no see, my dear students."

He said very kindly: "Before the official start of the class, I have one more thing to inform you——Professor Angela, I think you should have met her. During this semester, she will also be my teacher." One of the assistants. Alright, let's get back to business."

"We have studied the ancient magic class together for three full years, and now you should all understand the purpose of my course setting-first is the magic circle item, which becomes a substitute for the scepter, and then, in your first class In the second school year, you all successfully passed the preliminary test of the patron saint, proving that you all have sufficient willpower. The next step is ritual magic."

"During the last semester, you learned a lot about how to use ritual magic, including simple divination, and how to truly understand your magic array items. Perhaps some clever students also thought of a part of the connection between ritual magic and the full moon. .”

"Now, please allow me to be honored to announce that it is time to continue to deepen the research on ritual magic - this is an unavoidable point in ancient magic, and it is also earlier than the appearance of magic circles."

"The most important thing is that this is also related to the law of conservation of magic."

After Professor Haimo finished his last sentence, the already quiet classroom suddenly became more depressing.

"Miss Granger."

Toby noticed the eager look in her eyes. If it was only in the classroom, this kind of student would be quite likable.

"Explain what the law of conservation of magic is."

Hermione stood up immediately, and spoke as fast as a cannonball: "The law of conservation of magic means that the total amount of magic that can be used in the entire wizarding world is fixed, it will never be less, and it will not suddenly increase." Some of them came out. Some were cast as spells, and some were made into magic items, especially the accumulation of ancient magic items caused the decline in the level of the magic world today, these... these are all I read from the newspapers."

"The answer is absolutely correct, five points for Gryffindor."

Toby ignored the pause behind Hermione, it was nothing more than guessing the weight of himself as an archaeologist.

"Then who can tell me, is there a way to break this restriction?"

A person immediately raised his hand high.

Toby clicked on the other person's name with interest: "Mr. Malfoy."

"No, Professor!" Draco wanted to show Toby all his abilities, and he replied loudly on purpose: "There is no way, this balance cannot be broken!"

"Very good, it seems that you have prepared your homework well." Toby said happily: "Slytherin also gets five points, please sit down."

Draco's head was raised high, as if he was about to continue answering questions, which shocked Harry and Ron who turned their heads.

Toby behind the podium continued to conclude: "As these two students have just answered, the law of conservation of magic cannot be broken, and it has also brought countless restrictions to the entire magic world, the most obvious being that today's wizards It is very difficult for them to cast powerful spells from over 1000 years ago."

"For example, the Patronus Charm."

"I know that there are still wizards who can cast the Patronus Charm, but no one can summon a giant-sized Patronus anymore. Although they have not been able to break through the restrictions of the law of conservation of magic, they have broken through the wizards' own limitations. Restraint—I guess this is also related to the law of conservation of magic, they have also studied this law, but unfortunately the final harvest is only reflected in themselves."

"This will also be our main course this semester - study those ancient wizards who are extremely powerful, it is best - please note that there is no strict requirement on this - it is best to let you discover by yourself own limitations and try to break through them."

Very rarely, students found that Professor Highmore relaxed the requirements for the content of the exam for the first time.

But they were not at ease in their hearts.

Purposeful exams have limitations, but aimless exams are the scariest thing—endless homework and courses, and these have to be accompanied by Professor Haimer.

"It seems that you have already understood part of it."

Toby smiled and said: "Yes, this is a very vivid example. I am your limit in the law of conservation of magic. As for how many people can break it, it depends on your own."

He looked at the students' reactions with satisfaction, once again showing the true colors of the black devil.

"Very well, let's start with the invincible Andros."
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The dreaded lesson in ancient magic is back to its basics.

No bells and whistles, no loud reprimands, not even Mr. Al and Ms. Angela.

What's more, it's just Professor Haimer's non-stop soft-spoken, coupled with a desperate amount of homework - many people are used to being assigned magic homework, completely forgetting that ancient magic classes still need to write papers.

After the get out of class bell rang, Toby said very kindly: "I will preach here today, and don't forget to hand in your homework before the next class--the Patronus Charm, Andros, and the Giant Patronus Guess respectively." Three papers, each at least seven inches long. By the way, don't forget to go back and review the Patronus Charms, and I'll re-examine you next class to see if you can pass the ball of fire again—that's all."

What he had said to Dean McGonagall was right—the first day alone was enough to make these students utterly unforgettable.

They couldn't help but wonder if this had just started, or was it approaching the final exam?
After the heavy-headed students left the classroom, Toby, who was about to leave, noticed that there were still people who hadn't left.

"I really didn't know you guys were so eager to learn. If you have any questions, just ask."

Hermione's heart skipped a beat, and Professor Highmore made the atmosphere seem like he couldn't do without asking questions.

Harry and Ron also had a thump in their hearts. They looked at Draco on the other side and wondered why this guy was here too?
Draco didn't let the first one rush up, and didn't intend to make things easier for the other three.

"Professor." He braced himself up and said, "I'm going to ask, is this year's Black Devil Club selection the same as last year's?"

"It stands to reason so, yes."

Toby rubbed his chin and said, "But you should have seen it too, Mr. Malfoy, just coping with this semester's courses is already difficult enough, so I'm also considering whether to do it in a different way-such as relaxing the The requirements for students in the fourth grade and above, after all, you are all learning the same course content now, so - it still depends on your final performance, as long as you can achieve the impossible goal, you, or any other A student has the opportunity to be competent."

"Otherwise, I can only keep Luna in the post. The anti-demon glasses are gaining momentum, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for other products to surpass them."

I don't know if Draco has heard all these words, he nodded heavily, and left the classroom confidently, looking in the direction of the library.

"It seems that he has learned his lesson thoroughly."

Toby withdrew his gaze in satisfaction, and his tone suddenly became severe: "What about you? I'm hesitating. I advise you to be honest. Don't tell me that you caused big trouble when you just started school!"

Hermione and Ron were so startled that they looked as if they hadn't caused any trouble or had committed any crime.

Harry's heart thumped the loudest, and he already suspected that Professor Highmore had guessed something - including James' entrustment and Moody's private conversation.

"That's not the case, Professor." Hermione quickly clarified, she quickly said her little thought - that is, she intends to help the house elves fight for more rights, and she needs Dobby's help very much .

Toby's eyes gradually became weird. He thought about asking Hermione to do this at the Quidditch World Cup, but now he hasn't mentioned it, and the other party has taken the initiative to say it.

"It sounds reasonable," Toby asked after listening to Hermione's narration, "but then? Have you thought about a reasonable salary? Do you think there will be wizards willing to pay them?"

"These are still under planning." Hermione replied guiltily.

"Then you will encounter many problems." Toby said dissatisfied: "I can let you see Dobby, but this is not as easy as you think, and some people will not allow it—— This is a problem left over from history, and no one can completely solve it.”

"Okay, it's your turn, boys."

"I want to ask." Ron asked nervously, "May I ask the professor, when will I be arranged to study the devil?"

Unexpectedly, Toby replied: "This matter may have to wait for a while. The Triwizard Tournament has already taken up a lot of my energy. It is difficult to spare time these days."

Ron didn't dare to be dissatisfied with Professor Haimer's decision, he just felt a little strange in his heart, feeling like Professor Haimer was deliberately delaying time.

Finally, Toby's eyes fell on Harry.

Harry stood there in utter confusion, his palms clenched into fists.

Should he confess to Professor Highmore?

(End of this chapter)