Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 59 Pig's Head Bar
Toby took Al into the Hog's Head, which was small, dark, and very dirty, with thick grime on the bay windows that barely let in light, and candle stubs burning on rough wooden tables.

"It's really dirty here." Toby frowned and said, "It's far worse than the Veil Bar."

Al also slapped his nose exaggeratedly, and the whole bar exuded a strong smell of mutton.

The barkeeper emerged sideways through a back door, a grumpy-looking old man with a mass of long gray hair and a beard, tall and thin.

Toby looked at the boss carefully, and the boss was staring at him impatiently, waiting for his order.

"A glass of devil's gin and a glass of hot milk."

"8 Sickles."

Al took money out of his belly pocket to pay the bill, and took out two clean cups that he had prepared in advance—this was Professor Flitwick's suggestion, and judging from the environment of the bar, it was indeed a very practical suggestion.

Devil's gin is a dark red wine, the bubbles that come out look like small skulls, and it looks like a glass of magma from the outside.

Toby found a hidden corner with two cups in his hands, his hair drooping a little bit, blocking his eyes, and occasionally took a sip slowly.

Al held the hot milk and did not speak. From time to time, he took out a Bibi multi-flavored bean from his belly pocket and put it in his mouth. Milk swallowed.

Toby came to the Pig's Head Bar this time to try his luck. It is not easy to find traces of the fifth founder. Many records in the school are incomplete. The two goblin rebellions alone made Hogwarts It was affected a lot, especially the first rebellion, which was even a war involving the entire British wizarding world. Hogwarts also lost a lot of materials in similar wars, including library books. After all, not every Every headmaster has the ability of Dumbledore.

As for asking about the ghosts in the school, Toby knew that Barrow the Bloody Man was one of the first students, but the fifth founder was still earlier than that. According to Barrow, the Forbidden Forest was established before he entered the school. already exists.

As time passed, the guests in the bar came and went, not every guest was as naked as Toby, some were covered with bandages, and some simply covered their heads with cloth bags.

There were also quite a few guests who came to talk to them, but Toby drove away those unreliable guests. He was not so easy to deceive. Before he became an ace spell breaker, he was also an ordinary spell breaker. Yes, the goblins in those days didn't take him seriously.

The sun dipped a little bit, leaving only dim candlelight in the bar.A guest with something hidden in his arms sat quietly opposite Toby. Toby remembered that the other party had also sat in the bar for a long time, with a hood on his head and his face shrouded in black smoke.

"I have something to sell."

He said as soon as he came up, his voice was hoarse, and he was obviously pretending.

Toby stared straight at him, and tapped the table with his fingers.

The man understood immediately, he lifted a corner of his robe, revealing the sculpture-like things inside.

Toby narrowed his eyes slightly, and the thing in the opponent's arms looked a lot like a centaur.

This is not easy to get, because it is too rare. The centaurs have little contact with wizards, and they themselves do not have the habit of building sculptures.

"Used the Shrinking Curse." The mysterious guest continued in a low voice: "It's about ten times the original size."

Toby evaluated it in his heart. From this point of view, the original shape of the sculpture is about the same size as the centaur.

He nodded inadvertently, and tapped the table twice with his fingers.

Al also stopped eating multi-flavored beans, and focused on the other party with his small dark eyes.

The mysterious guest obviously didn't pay attention to one snuffer, and stretched out the fourth one after a while.

Toby shook his head, and cut it disdainfully: "Four hundred Galleons, how dare you ask for it."

"It's okay to exchange information." The mysterious guest said again: "I know you, Toby Highmore, and I have also read your book, "Ancient Magic", and I need specific information about a place in the book .”

Toby didn't hide his face. It's not surprising that the other party recognized him. There are many goblins in Gringotts in various countries who know him.

"Tell me, which location is it?"

"Ghost Castle, or Death Castle, whatever you call it, you should know what I'm referring to. I heard that there are many weapons and armor made by goblins. No one can take them out, but—"

"But I did it. That's right. There are indeed many lost creations of goblins in the castle. That is a lot of wealth. Since you want to die, I won't stop you. Let's start trading. You have brought the pen of truth." ?"

"Bring it."

The mysterious guest took out a blue quill, which was made from the feather of the soundless bird. In addition, it also had the function of making veritaserum. Only the true thoughts in the heart can be written on the paper.

Toby took the pen of truth, and he wrote a series of messages on the parchment handed over by the other party, all written in ancient runes.

"Hope you took this class."

Toby handed over the parchment and quill, and the mysterious guest took it and read it carefully. He didn't know if he understood it, so he put the sculpture in his arms on the table, and left the bar without saying a word. Go fast.

Toby drank the last bit of wine slowly, and Al took out a cloth bag made of silver cloth, put the centaur sculpture in the cloth bag, and finally tightened the rope and put it back in his belly pocket.

"Let's go."

Toby got up and stood up, Al jumped on his shoulders, put on the half-moon glasses, and immediately there was a trace that only he could see, like a purple ribbon.

This is the aroma of Bone Age Algae, a herb species that even Dean Sprout doesn't know, only found in Loch Ness. Toby guessed that it was a sign used by the wizards in the city to identify the residents in the city.

As for Al's glasses, two small magic circles are emitting a subtle light on the lens, and this layer of light cannot be seen if it is a little farther away.

It would be fine if it was just the statue of the centaur, but the person who asked the question happened to be the Castle of Death. How could there be so many coincidences?

The armor that replaced Lu Wei's guarding role was exactly what Toby brought back from the Death Castle.

Once leaving the bar, the sound of Toby's footsteps disappeared, and the magic ball cast a magic circle in an instant. This time, it did not emit any light, but in the next second, even the figures of Toby and Al disappeared in the street .

They followed the traces of Bone Age Algae and came to a secluded alley. The other party did not hide at all, standing upright at the end of the alley, with their backs to the invisible Toby and Al.

But Toby stopped suddenly.

He stared at that figure cautiously, as if the other party had expected that Toby would not let him go.

The mysterious guest turned around slowly, he took off the hood of the witch robe, and his face became clear in the moonlight.

One of the members of the Order of the Phoenix - Mundungus Fletcher said with a painful face: "Mr. Highmore, save me"

Then he fell face up in the snow, life or death unknown.

(End of this chapter)