Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 449 Students
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"Principal Haimer's tone sounds a bit scary."

Ron opened his sleeves and glanced, his hairs standing on end.

Harry nodded silently, and he almost thought so too.Principal Haimer's words "my children" just now seemed a bit permeating.

Just then, Hermione spoke up.

Harry thought she would say something against Ron, but what he didn't expect to hear was——

"I have a feeling that Professor Highmore treats us as his property like one of his collections."

Harry finally understood where this strange feeling was coming from.

The way Professor Highmore looked at them just now was almost the same as when he stared at himself before - at that time Harry was still a horcrux with many unimaginable uses. He was interested in this identity, and discovered a lot of knowledge related to Horcruxes, which he later used to deal with Hai Erbo.

But speaking of treasure
Harry believes that the current self is definitely no longer the most valued treasure, and Professor Highmore has a new goal.

It wasn't just Harry who discovered this, it was because Morgan, a mini version of Angela's girl, was so conspicuous that it was difficult for the students not to notice.

Before the dinner started, when the freshmen came to the auditorium one after another, Morgan's appearance attracted everyone's attention.

She looks so much like Angela.

Even some students couldn't help but wonder if it might be Professor Angela's child.As for who the father is, there is no need to think about it, it must be the person who is sitting in the main seat now—Principal Toby Highmore.

I just don't know when these two people got together. Could it be the Christmas ball last semester?But the time is not right, after all, Morgan is already this old
Unlike others, Harry knew Morgan's true identity.It is somewhat similar to Luna's mother Pandora, and also somewhat like the ghost in the school.

On the whole, Morgan was by no means a real living person.

Harry secretly guessed that maybe even the Sorting Hat couldn't read what was going on in Morgan's head.

Harry was taken aback when the Sorting Hat called out "Gryffindor".But now he realized that this should have been deliberately arranged by Headmaster Highmore, who let Morgan stay in Gryffindor College instead of other colleges.

Harry thought Morgan would be sorted into Slytherin, which was Professor Highmore's home.But keeping Morgan out of Slytherin was the right thing to do in terms of being wary of threats.

Or, does Headmaster Highmore want to follow what Dumbledore did and make Morgan as influenced as he himself?
Is it possible to do this?
Harry involuntarily looked in the direction of the long table.

He saw Headmaster Highmore, who was cutting the steak, talking to the people on the left and right - Dumbledore, who would be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year, and Harry's mother, Lily Evans.

Today's Lily has put on a little disguise. Unlike James, her appearance has not changed much, but it has become slightly different from before due to the passage of time.But this change is easily spotted by others - such as Dean Slughorn.

Harry swore that he must have seen the scene where Slughorn was in a trance, and that happened to be the time when Lily was seated, and he might have seen something from Lily.

At the same time, while putting the cut steak into his mouth, Toby turned his head and asked Lily: "How long are you going to hide the fact that you are alive? Although the news of your husband and wife's death brought a lot of shock A big hit, but I think wizards and wizards in the wizarding world would love to see you back."

"And then?" Lily put a piece of pulp pie on her plate and said with her head down: "Then what will people think of our family? When they find out that the Dark Lords are still alive, we Definitely the ones who will be the first to be criticized, everyone will think that we have cheated them. I don't want to go through this, and I don't want Harry to have to deal with this situation."

Toby thought about it carefully, and then he simply let it go.

"Forget it, whatever you want, anyway, this will not delay you from teaching the students, and you can receive your salary normally. The Black Devil Foundation has never discriminated against wizards who use pseudonyms due to trauma. We are very tolerant."

Lily raised her head with unfriendly eyes, she was not like Snape, who would only silently endure Toby's teasing.

Before she spoke, Toby turned his head as if nothing had happened, and looked at Dumbledore who was enjoying the dinner in silence.

"What about you, Minister? Now that we're finally starting school, when are you going to do something to me? Don't tell me you've given up on the idea of ​​turning Angela back into Ariana. It's unrealistic."

Dumbledore picked up the water glass unhurriedly, took a sip of water, put the glass down slowly, and then said: "Then you must have forgotten one thing. Why do I care about Angela so much? Another reason - she is Haierbo's horcrux, and sooner or later Haierbo will use it to threaten me, or you. But if there is no such risk, I would actually rather let Angela be so carefree survive."

"So, Toby, do I even need to worry about that now?"

Dumbledore cast his gaze in the direction of Morgan, the Gryffindor table.

Toby followed suit.

This is the first time the two have talked about Morgan since the last full moon.

Now Morgan has become a weapon, specially used to take risks for Angela, and it is also a weapon that can be used to threaten Hai Erbo on the full moon.

But no one knows how long the weapon will last.

Except Toby.

"At least in the short term, there is no need to worry about this."

Toby rubbed his chin and said: "It mainly depends on how long Morgan can persist. She can appear in front of us in a living form now because of the effect of black feathers, and it doesn't last long. Pandora has encountered this problem , She has become a devil now, so there is no need to continue to worry about it. But what kind of situation Morgan will encounter still needs to be carefully observed."

"But fortunately there is one thing."

Toby continued: "That is when we really encounter this problem, it is estimated that the Mason tree will have matured long ago, and we will have more available Mason doors. By then, everything will be much simpler gone."

"Whether it's confirming Morgan's status, or the devil, or simply looking for Merlin, it's much simpler."

Facing Dumbledore's question, Toby gave his own answer - they don't need to worry about Hai Erbo threatening Angela again in a short time.By the time this kind of thing actually happens, the mason tree will be ripe long ago.

Whether it's going to Merlin for help, or prolonging Morgan's existence, he can rely on the Mason Gate to solve the problem.

"hope so."

Dumbledore looked away, and he asked a second question.

"Then can I know why you have to arrange her in Hogwarts? You must let her be a student? What are you going crazy about?"

"I'm not crazy." Toby said calmly: "She must stay within my sight. Of course, I will not treat her like Angela, but I still want to prevent her from being taken away by Hai Erbo. As for other On the other hand, I have also thought about whether to get some useful magical knowledge out of her mind, especially related to ancient magic. But this matter has to be considered in the long run."

"And I also need to find out what she is thinking now, and her series of purposes after she comes back to life—although she said that she planned to steal the Mason tree in order to deal with the problems of the residents of the Death Castle , but this matter has nothing to do with herself."

"I have to find a way to find out what she really thinks."

Upon hearing this, Lily gradually became uneasy.

Dumbledore, who was also aware of the clues, took the initiative to ask: "The idea you said also includes that she hopes that all pure-blood wizards will die?"

Toby showed a misunderstood expression, looking a little aggrieved.

"I'm not as extreme as she is, and I mean it. You all know that from the beginning I just wanted to prove that Muggle-borns are better than pure-blood wizards, just like Cedric wanted to prove that Hufflepuff Students from Qi’s background are not idiots. He did it, but I’m still far away.”

Toby's tone gradually became lost.

"The sales of the "Ancient Magic" series are dismal. I don't know when it will be taken seriously. Even the copyright fee is not much. It's a loss-making business. Al has been talking about me recently, saying that I don't have a new book It's already doing a great favor and it's so cold-blooded."

Al, who was only one seat away, pricked up his ears, and after hearing this, he complained loudly to Dumbledore.

[Do you know how much Toby has lost recently?He kept the price so low that he paid an extra Sickle for every copy sold, not counting the cost of publicity. 】

"So what?" Toby said perfunctorily: "Anyway, the wish box will help me earn back when the time comes, and William is not idle. He said in the letter that the British "Quiet" has begun to make profits. —Wait a minute, shouldn't these words be mentioned in front of a competitor like you?"

Dumbledore's reaction was flat.

"The Prophet is not my property, but thank you for reminding me, I will write to them in a moment to inform them of the latest information on my competitors. If no changes are made, no one will even notice the Ministry of Magic's announcement in the future."

Toby cut it, and he muttered in a low voice such as "not worth mentioning" and "shit competition", completely ignoring the Prophet.

"correct."

Toby suddenly remembered something.

"Lily told me that Grindelwald found him, but she didn't know what happened later that night—did you fight? Who won?"

Dumbledore shook his head and said: "No one wins, and no one loses. The two of us didn't do anything at all. I was waiting for news from Hogwarts, and he was the same. When I heard that you and Haierbo teamed up to deal with Morgan From now on, Grindelwald will not stay for a moment longer."

"He got scared away?" Toby asked, raising one eyebrow.

"No." Dumbledore said with certainty: "I can tell what he was thinking at that time through his eyes. Perhaps Grindelwald has foreseen this scene a long time ago, and he must have deeper plans next. Even according to your guess , Grindelwald once worked for Morgan, but he will not be the kind of person who has no idea. And compared to the relationship between the leader and his subordinates, I would rather believe that they are just temporary partners."

"Now that they've broken up, Grindelwald will return to his own place."

Toby sighed regretfully: "It's a pity. All the devils have been locked up. If we can find him again, we might have a way to catch him this time. But I guess he won't be stupid Hiding in Durmstrang, eh?"

"Of course." Dumbledore nodded, and he glanced sideways at Toby: "Although we don't know where Grindelwald is, Voldemort still knows. You really handed him over to Severus ?”

"Nonsense! It's nonsense!" Lily, who had been listening, suppressed her voice and condemned: "How can you treat Severus like this, do you want to kill him?"

"I never thought of it that way." Toby fussed, "It was you who really wanted to kill him - you made Severus' whole heart die - well, sorry , I won't make such jokes anymore, it's really boring."

Only then did Lili put back her stern expression, but her eyes were still full of anger.

"You didn't think about the consequences before doing something like this?" Lily continued angrily, "Are you going to raise another Dark Lord, or do you think it's fun to play with Severus like this?"

Toby ate the steak in a muffled voice and didn't know if he was angry because Lily refused to accept the joke just now.

At this moment, it was Dumbledore who spoke instead.

"I think it's all because Toby cared about Snape."

Lily was extremely puzzled by his first sentence.

Dumbledore explained gently: "Every one of us will encounter difficulties that are difficult to solve, and Severus is no exception. He is facing his own difficulties-and, unfortunately, we all know that this is actually related to you. About, Lily."

"Severus needs to get over this difficulty. The most effective way is to use black magic to fill the lack of emotion in his heart. This is where Voldemort's usefulness is reflected. If he can be used well, maybe it won't happen." How long will we have a new helper, and Toby will be able to help his friends."

"Don't doubt, Toby is doing this, but the way is a bit special. In other words, Toby's way is too cruel. It's fine if it can be done successfully, but if it fails. Probably Severer Si is ready to accept this outcome."

Lily stared at Toby suspiciously, but Toby didn't look at her.

At this time, the dinner party was almost over, and Toby performed his duties as the principal, and he stood up from his seat.

The students raised their heads one after another. They knew that this was a school practice, and the headmaster would always talk about something after the dinner.

But when Toby spoke, what they heard was——

"The dinner party is over. So go back to bed, boys, and get a good night's sleep under the covers, you deserve it, and go."

The students were stunned, and then violent cheers broke out in the direction of each long table in the college.

Under Lily's weird gaze, Toby sat back and smiled at Dumbledore and said, "I've wanted to do this for a long time. What is more important than rest? After eating and drinking, the students are all happy." Sleepy enough, they should enjoy it while they're still asleep."

"Not everyone has that power, Minister, and I don't."

"I haven't had a good night's sleep for many years, and I probably won't have the chance again."

(End of this chapter)