Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 404 Old Tom and Hai Erbo

403 Old Tom and Herbo

Hogwarts, Chamber of Secrets.

This time it took old Tom a very long time to regain his composure, and he was obviously very angry because of Hai Erbo.

Toby had no choice but to break the silence and said, "What happened next, where did you guys go after old Volo died?"

"A lot of places." Old Tom said in a suppressed voice: "There are enough places for us to see each other's intentions clearly. At that time, I knew very well that it was impossible for me to learn magic, but neither me nor Merope I don't care about it anymore. At that time we didn't even worry that her brother would find us. Merope told me that her brother's brain is even worse, and even if it takes a lifetime, he can't find where we are. And just like Merope, their two siblings are under the strict control of old Worrow, and unless old Worrow comes back to life, Morfin will not take the initiative to trouble us."

"It turned out that while we were watching the sunset together, I proposed to Merope and she said yes."

Toby noticed that old Tom was not at all happy when he said this.

"We found the nearest church to hold a wedding. Although only the two of us would attend, no one thought it was a problem. At that time, we didn't need a grand ceremony to prove anything."

"Then I saw Hai Erbo again."

Old Tom's tone suddenly became much more depressed.

"He became a priest in the church. I didn't recognize him at first. Now I know he must have the ability to change his appearance, but he didn't do it at the time, he just changed his clothes. I guess this It was some kind of bad taste of his. Until finally, when he announced that I could kiss the bride, said that sentence again."

[After I get married, I will definitely give birth to a child that everyone will envy. 】

"I really recognized him at this time, but before I could understand all this, he then said the second half of the content—"

[Unless the bride is not a descendant of the Gunter family, you will all die because of that child, and you will all die at the hands of your child. 】

"I subconsciously wanted to refute him, because I knew that Merope was from the Gaunt family. She told me about it during the journey. But it was too late, too late."

"I saw Haierbo say something to Merope again in Parseltongue, probably repeating the words again. Then he disappeared completely, as if he had never appeared before."

"I looked at Merope and wanted to tell her that none of this was worth thinking about. It was Haierpo's nonsense. But she clutched her stomach and said to me that she knew she was pregnant a long time ago, and then told me After giving birth to the child by myself and placing the child in a place where no one can find it, they will come to me again. Then I fell into a coma. When I woke up again, only Myself."

Old Tom fell silent again.

Toby looked at him and said: "It seems that you still underestimated the influence of the Gaunt family on Merope, but Haier knows that this influence is not so easy to completely eliminate. Even if you have pawned the locket and the ring , but Merope still hopes to stay away from everything in the Gunter family, which even includes your blood."

"The most frightening thing is that Hai Erbo also seems to understand love. He knows that love will make Merope decide to keep this child. From this point of view, he seems to have no weaknesses."

Old Tom closed his eyes in pain.

"She shouldn't have done that, she shouldn't have done it at all but there's nothing I can do about it, she's a wizard and I'm just a Muggle and I was doomed from the start because I couldn't resist the power of magic .”

"After that, I went back home alone, waiting for Merope to come back to find me. It's not that I didn't think about going to find her, but I also knew very well that it would not be so easy. She could run away at any time, so I can only do this Do."

"While I was waiting, I saw that Morfin was also released from prison. Whenever I passed by the old Gaunt house, I could see Morfin constantly looking for something in the yard. I didn't tell him. The whereabouts of the ring and the locket, and I didn't say that it was the body of old Worrow that I packed up in advance after returning, which would make him live in fear of losing his family treasures for the rest of his life."

"I waited in the manor for a long time, until my parents passed away one after another, but I still haven't waited for Merope. In fact, I knew something was wrong earlier, but I still don't want to give up hope and then , Suddenly one day, Hai Erbo appeared for the third time."

Old Tom took a deep breath, and he went on:

"This time he changed his identity again, saying that an old friend was coming to visit me, dressed like a businessman. Surprisingly, I was not as angry as I expected when I first met him, maybe because I knew he must be a powerful wizard, or because he pointed out that the revolver I hid under the pillow was useless when he first walked into my bedroom. I asked him where Merope was, He wouldn't tell me, he just asked me if I was going to meet our kids."

"I refused, I'm not interested in that child at all, I just want to know the whereabouts of Merope."

"But the more I asked, the more Haierbo told me more things about that child, many of which obviously hadn't happened yet, but he acted as if he knew, as if he had planned it long ago. That's all."

"I also knew about Horcruxes from that time, and knew that I would also become a price for Horcruxes. But I didn't care. But then, when he was talking about the moment of my death, he suddenly stopped, no Talk about that kid again, and start telling your own story."

"He told me that his real name is Haierbo, a wizard who has lived for many years. In order to hide his identity, he also fabricated many facts that are inconsistent with the real history, making everyone think Haierbo is a A sinister and cunning man with an ugly face. But those who really came into contact with him have long since died, and even a few have no way of knowing his true face, including Muggles including me naturally."

"He went on to say that he had been eyeing the Gaunt family for a long time, because the blood of a wizard named Slytherin flowed in their bodies, but their blood was still too pure, which was not conducive to his next plan. Get a Muggle involved. That's me"

[Many wizards underestimate the potential of Muggles, but only I know that pure blood does not exist at all.Just like the law of conservation of magic, the same is true for bloodlines, there is always a best time, and now I have waited. 】

Toby sneered.

It is ironic that part of his philosophy overlaps with that of Hai Erbo.

"He also left after this." Old Tom said weakly: "I couldn't stop him at all. But in the end he still told me the news that Merope is still alive. I don't know if the news is true or not. False, but I can only continue to wait—”

"Until the day that child shows up."

When he said this, Old Tom's tone became unusually calm.

"I recognized him, I recognized him the first time I saw him. We look almost identical and I think he recognized me too."

"In the living room, I asked him a question, and he was a little surprised at the time, as if he didn't expect that I would talk to him so calmly—until I heard him answer—according to some news from the orphanage, his Mother died a long time ago, and there is no chance of her surviving."

"Now that the gun finally comes in handy, I feel like I hit him, but Muggles still can't beat a wizard on their own, can they?"

"It's really hard," Toby said.

Old Tom shook his head regretfully.

"That's all. I didn't win that duel, and soon I lost my presence until I came back to life in this body. That's all."

Toby rubbed his chin and stared at him after listening, with a disappointed look on his face.

"Is that all? Then I still don't know where Lily learned the Horcrux? Of course, now it seems that it is very likely that she learned it from Merope, but if this is the case, Merope is still alive." It took a short time, so long that she was still alive when you were sent to the Castle of Death."

"I'm sorry I couldn't be of help." Old Tom replied, "Then what are you going to do with me? Now I don't have any power to fight you, and I can't help you with the kerosene lamp— —I’ve told you all about it before, I just remember seeing that kerosene lamp—”

"The person holding that lamp is most likely Merope." Toby interrupted suddenly.

"And then I don't remember anything—what?!" Old Tom was taken aback: "What did you say?!"

"It's just a guess." Toby continued: "It may also be Lily Evans, this is what I speculate from part of its behavior-after all, its target is only you and Harry-so , now you can tell me the rest of your thoughts?"

Toby's eyes seemed to be able to see through Old Tom's soul. He stared straight at Old Tom's face and said, "Don't tell me you're just pretending to be unconscious because I don't look good. There's always one you have to do." It’s the right reason to do it and have to live.”
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"Has the letter been delivered?"

"Send off, professor. I watched the owl fly away with my own eyes. I guess I will get a reply from Dumbledore tomorrow morning."

"Very well, I should rest too."

The faces on the wall gradually faded, and Lockhart lay back on the bed, but couldn't sleep at all.

His mind was in a mess.

This is how to do?Should I tell Toby the news?

He is not so loyal to Toby, but because the unbreakable oath is still binding him, and if he guessed correctly, Dumbledore may really continue to contact him because of this news, Suddenly at Hogwarts
By then it will be too late.

He is now somewhat resentful of his procrastination. He really should hurry up and erase all his sister's memories of him, otherwise why would he become so entangled. Of course, it would be great if he could continue to live, It would be a pity to die now.

Um.
He seemed to have no choice.

Taking advantage of the darkness, a tightly wrapped figure appeared beside the black lake. Lockhart quietly came to the Hogwarts castle. He first cleaned up the mud under his feet skillfully, and then walked along Go up the stairs.

For a spy, Lockhart's ability is not bad, he has not been caught by Filch and Mrs. Norris at least once, and he has predicted the place where Peeves will appear in advance, avoiding himself being caught Crisis found.

Bon Voyage.

Finally, Lockhart appeared at the gate of the Office of Ancient Magic.

"boom"

He only dared to tap lightly, and then whispered, "Toby? Are you in there? If you don't respond, I'll use the Unlocking Charm."

Lockhart originally intended to be polite. It's so late, how could Toby not fall asleep?
The door opened, and Toby, who had already changed into his pajamas, opened the door and stared at him.

Lockhart blinked, seeing that Toby didn't seem to be in a good mood.

"So you haven't slept yet." He tried to show his charming smile, showing his shiny teeth.

"come in."

Toby waved his hand casually.

After entering the office, Lockhart saw a rather strange scene—the reception sofa was widened a lot, with mattresses and pillows on it, and Al's little head was exposed on one of the small pillows. Sleep soundly.

Lockhart looked again at the closed bedroom door.

"No way?" He said in disbelief: "So you've arranged your bedroom like this since Angela came back? I really didn't expect you to have such a respectable side."

When Toby's eyes swept over, Lockhart changed his words in time, and almost didn't say "shame".

"is there anything?"

Toby sat behind his desk and poured himself a glass of wine. It seemed that he had no intention of inviting Lockhart to drink with him.

Lockhart was not in a hurry to inform, he asked curiously: "What's wrong with you? Why do you seem to be preoccupied? If you have any news, you'd better share it with me, so that I can re-evaluate my situation."

"A little tricky little question." Toby said casually: "By the way, do you believe unknown?"

"Of course it will," Lockhart affirmed.

"Then do you think there will be people who can't live without the unknown in their life?" Toby sighed: "It's like a magnet, always attracting all kinds of unknowns to the side."

"Well?" Lockhart frowned and thought for a while, "Even if there was one, he should have died long ago, right? Wait, you're talking about yourself, right?"

"Maybe I should work more on divination magic."

Toby shook his head and said, "Otherwise, why would I meet a Muggle who wants to turn himself into a Horcrux. He has now achieved his wish, but why does it always happen?"

Old Tom wants to turn himself into Merope's Horcrux.

It's hard to imagine what kind of psychological process he has gone through, maybe he wants to be with Merope forever?That's right, he hasn't given up on the idea of ​​finding Merope, and he also intends to leave here without telling Toby after recovery.

But there is no doubt that when Old Tom found out how broken he was as Voldemort's Horcrux, it is estimated that the psychological trauma will be more difficult to heal.

Hai Erbo really did harm to their family.

"I'll forget it."

Lockhart simply gave up the idea of ​​understanding Toby, this is simply not the scope of a normal wizard's exploration.

"Grindelwald asked me to write a letter to Dumbledore just now, and he said that he had found Haierbo's hiding place."

Contrary to Lockhart's expectation, Toby didn't have much reaction after hearing the news.

But he had already read all the meaning from Toby's eyes.

[Look, this is another unknown. 】

(End of this chapter)