Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 431
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The person who was furious first was still as expected.

"I have nothing to talk to him about!"

Sirius was about to thrust his wand into Regulus' eye socket, and he said viciously, "You will pay for your stupidity today!"

"I think it's okay to wait."

Unexpectedly, the person speaking for Regulus turned out to be Moody.

Sirius turned his head in shock: "What are you talking about? Don't tell me this is Dumbledore's idea again—"

"Let me finish first—just one simple sentence."

Moody's magic eyes fixed on Sirius and said: "If Grindelwald hadn't arranged for Peter Pettigrew to inform, neither James Potter nor Lily Evans would have survived."

Sirius froze, as did James and Tonks.

The former two came to their senses suddenly, while the latter just simply couldn't figure it out - Tonks hadn't understood the specific inside story yet.

Moody continued: "Think about it again, is what I said true? If it weren't for the situation at that time, James, Lily, and Voldemort couldn't be in the same space at the same time, haha Leigh can't be used as a guinea pig for Herbo—besides, it was indeed Dumbledore's idea to make me pay more attention to the people around Grindelwald."

"I guess, is Grindelwald planning to let you say this as soon as you open your mouth?"

Under the watchful eye of the magic eye, Regulus said fearfully: "The professor... indeed told me so. I have very important matters to discuss with you, and the night of the full moon is the best time."

James didn't relax his vigilance: "Then you dare to use Kreacher to threaten us as soon as you come up?"

Regulus said miserably: "I'm even more afraid that I won't have the chance to speak, can you put down the wand first?"

Sirius didn't move, and the rest of the group turned to Moody.

"Tie him up first." Moody also put down his wand, which was very inconsistent with his usual style, and it was probably one of the orders Dumbledore deliberately gave him.

Compared to Grindelwald hiding behind the scenes, Regulus' threat is really not that serious.

Regulus obediently caught him without a fight, and he obviously had no intention of resisting.

"You really hid Lupine in my bedroom? That's my bedroom"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tonks pulled the rope tighter, and she ordered: "Come with us to the living room, don't think about using werewolves to do anything here."

"I didn't think about it that way." Regulus looked in the direction of his bedroom worriedly: "I just hope he doesn't break my things, although there aren't many left."

As they were walking down the stairs, James suddenly tugged on Sirius' sleeve, and the two of them slowed down at the same time.

James asked in a low voice, "I remember that Regulus kidnapped you, but then let you escape?"

He was talking about how Sirius had just escaped from Azkaban.

At that time, Sirius was staying in this house with Toby, and he thought that no one would find out, but then he didn't expect that Regulus was still alive.

After being captured, Sirius took advantage of Regulus' laxity to escape.

"What's the matter?" Sirius asked.

"Didn't he do something to Toby then?" James' tone changed.

Sirius noticed this immediately.

"You've already begun to suspect Grindelwald's intentions, right? You think he was showing kindness and saved your family's life, so he wouldn't attack Haimo at such a good time?"

James nodded silently.

Sirius snorted, "Don't tell me you're absolving Peter Pettigrew again."

James couldn't help but argue: "But if you think about it carefully, no matter what Grindelwald's purpose is, Peter, who leaked the secret to the mysterious person, has indirectly saved our family—don't look at me like that , I know exactly what I'm talking about."

Sirius said coldly: "A traitor will always be a traitor. You can't get him off the hook. Just think about his performance during the trial. Do you think Pettigrew's acting skills will be so good?"

This scene is really a bit strange - it is obvious that the person who was framed was James, but he still has doubts.Instead, Sirius resented Pettigrew even more.

"Think about Lily, and Harry," said Sirius, looking James in the eye. "Would you let them nearly die again? Did you get their permission before pitying Peter?"

At this time, they had come to the living room, and the quarrel between the two also attracted the attention of others.

Regulus was placed on an unstable chair. He glanced at the two of them, and then said hesitantly, "Are you talking about Peter Pettigrew? That might disappoint you, James." , He didn’t know the secret at all, and he really betrayed you. The professor said that he said that only by doing so can Peter’s behavior become reasonable, and he is indeed a person who can do this kind of thing.”

James' face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Moody slapped his hands on the table, his eyes fixed on Regulus at the same time.

"What about you?" He said in a deep voice, looking no different from interrogating a prisoner.

"Is it because you obediently caught him without a fight so that we can trust you?"

Regulus was very helpless.

"You don't need to scare me. I can only act as a mouthpiece at best. After all, Arianna is back. As one of the former culprits, it is not convenient for the professor to appear in front of Dumbledore, so I have to let me pass the word. .”

"I don't know how much you guys know about the whole thing, but it all started when Toby accidentally summoned Reaper as a kid - the night Snape was nearly killed by Lupine."

"That night, Toby faced death for the first time."

"It was also that night that our professor, Lord Grindelwald, foresaw something through his Celestial Eye."

"Before this, in order to keep it secret, he had been pretending that it was a prophecy. But in fact, the third eye made the professor see more—"

"Before Toby Highmore, Grindelwald was the first person to meet Merlin."

After Regulus finished speaking, several people around the table showed suspicious expressions.

Grindelwald's return is already the third year of Toby's return to Hogwarts.

Toby caught Grindelwald in the Shrieking Shack in the first half of the year, and then destroyed the last Mason Gate in the second half of the year because of the Helbo fight.

There are still many things that happened in the middle, but no matter what, the result cannot escape the fact that Toby saw Merlin who became the god of death with his own eyes.

"I know this thing sounds unbelievable, but it is true. You can think about it again. Grindelwald did not help Hai Erbo last semester. It is because he has achieved an extremely important task before that." The purpose—not to let Toby see Merlin, but to let him know that Merlin is indeed still alive—is just as the god of death."

"The professor wants me to tell you that he has no ill intentions towards you people. The reason why he has always shown a rift between Dumbledore and Toby is just to hide Hai Erbo - he is everywhere and difficult to deal with."

"With such a layer of camouflage, Grindelwald can finally act freely."

Several people exchanged a look, and then Moody shouted in a threatening voice: "Don't play tricks on me here, what exactly is Grindelwald trying to do?"

Regulus coughed dryly, and his tone changed, almost exactly like Grindelwald himself.

He said: "I think you should all know this--Merlin, too, is a wizard."
-
Half an hour later, Regulus left Black's old house safe and sound.

Moody quickly wrote a letter, and then asked Tonks to deliver the letter to Dumbledore himself.

With the help of the fireplace and floo powder, within a short while, a fire suddenly lit up in the living room, and Dumbledore walked out of the flame with Fox.

He looked at the few people in the room with a solemn expression, and asked aloud: "Tell me, what do you all think?"

Both James and Sirius remained silent.

Moody said in a deep voice: "I only know that if you plan to deal with Toby Highmore, tonight is the best chance, otherwise you will have to wait until the next full moon."

"I thought you would talk more about Merlin." Dumbledore sighed.

"Grindelwald wants to rescue Merlin from the Mason Gate, only in there can Merlin have a chance to recover his real body, and he also calls Merlin a wizard. It seems that Grindelwald still has not given up his ambition of wizard supremacy, even if there is The excuse of dealing with Hai Erbo is not enough to cover up his ambition."

"Merlin may not necessarily help him." Sirius snorted coldly.

Compared with these few people, Dumbledore knew more secrets-including that it was because of Merlin's wishes that the plan to turn Toby into a god of death did not succeed.

But what if he changed from Death to Merlin again?

If no one would be hurt in the process, would Merlin want to say no?
"Helbo is after the god of death, and Grindelwald is after Merlin."

After sighing with emotion, Dumbledore couldn't help becoming puzzled again.

"But how did Grindelwald know that Toby has a seed?"
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Meanwhile, at Hogwarts.

Angela struggled to support Toby, and they walked back towards the castle step by step.

Al was already one step ahead, and he rushed to find Phineas in the principal's office to find out if anyone was going to trouble Lupine tonight.

When Toby and Angela finally walked back to the oak door of the castle, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

An unexpected person appears in front of them.

"Long time no see, Toby."

Grindelwald had a gentle smile on his face, and Al was being held in one of his hands.

Toby raised his head with difficulty, he comforted Angela with his eyes, and then said in a low voice: "So you didn't leave with that big ship, did you hide in Hogwarts all this time for tonight, to find out what exactly is wrong with me?" When will that seed be planted?"

Grindelwald threw Al in his hand towards Toby, but Angela caught it firmly.

"You guessed it right." He said calmly: "Mason Gate I need to use the Mason Gate to find Merlin. I have seen him with my own eyes. On the night you first met Death, I found him with my third eye. his existence."

"I need his power. It just so happens that Merlin is no longer complete. Instead of continuing to be a god of death, it is better to let me use it. Only this power can defeat Hai Erbo. Except for Merlin, none of us can defeat him. .”

Even at such a critical moment, Toby sneered: "But Merlin didn't choose you, do you think he will obediently listen to you?"

Grindelwald looked at Toby with an indifferent look in his eyes.

"What if I promise to help him solve the problem of the law of conservation of magic?"

"This is the beginning of everything, and it is also the end that Merlin suffered in order to protect Muggle-borns. He loves this wizarding world, and loves the weak even more. He does not want to see more wizards die for this."

"I can assure him of that. Instinct, I have instinct, Toby - I am passionate about power, and a brighter future that will belong to every wizard, no distinction of blood, everyone All will be fair—”

"Except Muggles."

Grindelwald looked at Toby and said, "I found the connection between Muggles and magic. On the original island of Azkaban, those tortured Muggles can also attract dementors—it's emotion."

"Muggles have emotions too, and although they don't possess magical powers, their emotions are real."

"After we have the Mason Gate, we can try to throw some Muggles behind the Mason Gate. I think they will return to this purest existence, thereby breaking the balance of the law of conservation of magic."

"By then, there will be more and more wizards."

Angela frowned and commented: "It's really cruel."

Grindelwald shook his head and said, "Watching the wizards go extinct is the real cruelty. Moreover, if there is a day when Hai Erbo's purpose succeeds, when the wizards are reduced to a number that can no longer resist him, the remaining people We can only pin our hopes on the Mason Gate."

"I just made a choice in advance."

Toby said weakly: "Whether you think so or not, these words should not be said at this time."

"I knew you would doubt this." Grindelwald said; "This is actually because the Mason Gate has not yet officially matured, but I have already told Dumbledore the news. When he returns to Hogwarts, He will know that you will be uncontrollably weak every night of the full moon, until the day when the Mason Gate fully matures."

"Once this ritual magic starts, it cannot be stopped—I don't think you have the ability to win Merlin's heart."

"We'll see when the time comes."

Grindelwald gradually disappeared in front of Toby.

"See how much you trust Dumbledore, and think he won't try anything against Angela—if you can't hold on anymore, you can write to me, and I'm willing to help you."

"Even if it's just for the purpose of pretending, I also hope that you can stand by my side."

Grindelwald disappeared completely, and he left Hogwarts calmly, leaving Toby with an unsolvable problem.

Knowing that Toby couldn't stop him, how much patience would Dumbledore not try to contact Angela and rescue her from Haierbo's haze?

Angela asked worriedly: "Helbo won't take advantage of this time to influence me? If Dumbledore finds out—"

"He will definitely." Toby interrupted indifferently: "Help me back to the office first, I have to have a good rest."

"There is some work to do next."

(End of this chapter)