Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 181 The Changed Ancient Magic Lesson
"He was joking, right?"

After Toby left, Skeeter turned back stiffly and asked, but her only helper, Lockhart, had long since disappeared, and it was obvious that he didn't intend to continue in this muddy water.

The two people are not familiar with each other, but only met through the editor-in-chief of the "Daily Prophet", Barnabas Guffy.

At first Skeeter thought that Lockhart was a kindred spirit, because he knew how to attract attention, whether what he wrote was true or not.

Yes, Skeeter had read Lockhart's book, and the style between the lines was vaguely similar to her deceitful style.

And Skeeter himself has written a best-selling book - "Amando Dippet: Master or Idiot?" ".

Comparing the two, Skeeter can clearly feel that Lockhart deliberately made a lot of gimmicks in his book.

But now it seems that she obviously thinks highly of Lockhart.

Fortunately, she still thought the other party was handsome and handsome, but she didn't expect her character to be so cowardly.

Sooner or later, she will write this matter as a news report, stepping on the dead body of the Lockhart Society to earn a lot of royalties.

But before that, Skeeter has another important thing to do.

That is to organize some articles related to Toby.

This is an order from the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, and it is said that it is also vaguely related to the intentions of the Ministry of Magic's high-level officials.

Skeeter couldn't understand it at first, until she got another piece of news - Toby Highmore turned out to be the new boss of The Quibbler!

Colleagues are enemies!
Of course, Skeeter knew how jumpy the magazine had been recently, and did not report the news about the secret room, but arrested Lucius to death.

Although Skeeter also felt that the amount of dark magic items used for planting in an entire basement was a bit exaggerated, but who cares, it is nothing compared to the legendary Chamber of Secrets.

As for The Quibbler, Skeeter also has a copy, which has been renewed until now.After all, it was distributed for free, and it didn't cost much.

But she is not considered an enemy, but wants to find out the enemy's movements.

It's just that, apart from some weird articles, the rest of the previous "Quieter" is all obscure ancient magic literature, which I can't even read.

If it weren't for the ranking of the Quidditch World Cup competition, it is estimated that not many people would pay attention to this magazine.

All in all, Skeeter would not be intimidated by Toby's few words, but she didn't intend to interview the other party recklessly, but planned to hide and act in secret, and then silently collect first-hand materials to satisfy the newspaper.

Instead of leaving Hogwarts, she transformed into a tiny, spotted beetle.

Few people know that Rita Skeeter is an illegal Animagus because she hasn't registered with the Ministry of Magic.

Of course she won't do that.

Skeeter also counted on using this ability to eavesdrop on more newsworthy news.

She even found an informant at Hogwarts early on.

Draco Malfoy, who had just stepped out of the Slytherin common room, noticed a beetle landed on his collar.

He just glanced at it briefly, and didn't make any other reactions.

A few days ago, Draco received a letter from his father, Lucius, saying that he would be able to study at school with peace of mind, and that he didn't need to worry about family matters.

In addition, the letter also said that a beetle might come to him in the next few days, but don't bother to care about it, as long as nothing happened.

Draco guessed that this might have something to do with the recent cases at home, so he didn't ask much, and didn't care about it.

Because the class that I have to rush to take in a while is the ancient magic class.

Ancient magic lessons changed because of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

No one knew what this class would be like. The students were talking in whispers on the road, and when they came to the door of the classroom, they were too scared to go in.

Through the door, it is obvious that the classroom has completely changed.

Inside the door is no longer an ordinary classroom scene, but a dark and cold room, like a basement.

The gate separates the inside and outside of the classroom. The students stood outside the sunny door. Toby and Al stood in the darkness of the room. The black mist under the hood turned to the surprised faces and asked in a bad tone. : "What are you waiting for? Come in quickly!"

The students dare not refuse.

The first to walk in were Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They all lowered their heads and knew how many people were staring at them with complaints without turning their heads—all thanks to the three of them. give.

This class was shared by the second-year students of Gryffindor and Slytherin. They all gathered at the door. The sound of the door closing startled them, and the dark environment made them even more nervous.

"I'm sure you've all seen the notice on the bulletin board."

Toby's voice came from under the hood, and he turned his gaze to the deeper trio with lower heads and said: "Influenced by the three of you, I have decided to take this opportunity to change the curriculum for the second half of the semester. It is an adventure , can also be regarded as an archaeological experience, and become a real archaeological class, rather than simple ancient magic."

Following Toby's narration, the students saw the wall at the back of the classroom open, revealing the dark tunnel inside. It was hard to imagine how much effort Professor Highmore put in for this class.

A frightening heartbreak.

"lets go."

He said bluntly to the students: "Together, or divided into several groups. Try to see how far you can go. Only when you reach the end can you end this course early. Otherwise, you will have to continue to suffer—oh, no, It's a test. And the only hint I can give you is shrewdness."

"Remember, be smart."

Then he just stood there silently.

Al took his place, sat on the small flying carpet, and drove the students into the tunnel with a small silver shovel, like driving a group of dazed little sheep.

"Let's go."

Hermione tugged at Harry and Ron's sleeves and said, "It's too late to say anything now, the only thing we can do is to pass quickly, otherwise there may be many people who will blame us."

Hermione was right.

The scene in front of Harry alone was enough to confirm that Professor Highmore completely regarded the three of them as targets.Moreover, Professor Haimer also made it clear that they need to get a good grade, otherwise they may face even more terrible punishment.

Harry couldn't complain about it, and not even Ron, who was always nagging, said nothing, and they all deserved it.

Especially Harry, fortunately, the basilisk at that time had part of its organs destroyed and could not hear any sounds.Otherwise he couldn't imagine what would happen next.

The three of them walked the fastest, leaving the other students far behind.

"I said." Ron looked at the damp walls around and asked, "Do you think this is a bit like a pipe leading to a secret room? Are we in the classroom or underground in the castle?"

They haven't told anyone about the Chamber of Secrets, because it's too embarrassing, and Harry's Parseltongue isn't easy to spread.If it wasn't because they offended Professor Haimo, they would have already asked each other not to tell the story.

Although it now appears that Professor Highmore has not told anyone about it.This reassured Harry a lot.

"It does look alike." Harry said as he remembered something, and a horrified expression appeared on his face: "Then what will we meet next? A mummy basilisk?"

He even wanted to stop. The mummy rooster alone caused a lot of psychological shadow to the students, not to mention the terrifying basilisk.

But Hermione still dragged the two of them to move forward. She said angrily, "Why do you still think that way, Harry? That's Professor Highmore, not the murderer you should suspect. It's time to change the way you treat him." I see, isn't the lesson I taught you enough before?"

Harry bowed his head in shame, and Ron stopped talking.

Hermione was now the most sober of the three, and if it weren't for her presence, Harry and Ron would inevitably have made the same mistakes.

But what exactly is Professor Highmore going to teach in his archeology class?

What does shrewd mean?
They walked in the tunnel for about 30 seconds, and found a bunch of forks in front of them. There were seven of them, all of which were separated by walls. Each of the forks could accommodate three to five people walking side by side.

"I don't think there are so many forks in the underground pipelines," said Ron.

Hermione nodded. She tried to look into the sidewalk, but couldn't see anything clearly.

"Let's go." She finally picked the first fork on the left, and the three walked in together.

"Fluorescent flashes."

The narrow fork was darker than the previous tunnel, and the three of them raised their wands together and cast the Illuminating Charm.

After advancing for a while, Ron suddenly said, "Look, what is that!"

On the ground a few steps away from the three of them, there is an ordinary wooden sword, which looks very similar to the one they used when they were in confinement last semester.Harry still remembered that there was a special magic circle engraved on it, and it hurt to hit someone, but it couldn't really hurt.

"Is this a weapon for us to use?" Ron asked over his shoulder.

"It looks like it?" Hermione was also a little uncertain.

Harry walked over directly, picked up the wooden sword and said, "Anyway, take it first, it should be useful later."

Suddenly, a voice came from the dark corridor in front——

"It's useful."

Then there was a sound of armor clashing, and the three of them were horrified to see a gleaming silver armor coming out of the darkness, and recognized that it was one of Professor Haimer's collections - longaxe armor.

But now the opponent didn't have a long ax in his hand, but a wooden sword much bigger than Harry's.

The armor stopped ten steps in front of the three of them. The visors opened and closed, and what came out was Professor Haimo's voice.

"The first rule of archaeology is never to be the first bird."

"The second rule of archeology, never touch anything in the ruins casually."

"The first rule of archeology is never to stand still, especially when danger is approaching."

Ron asked with a convulsive head, "Why are there two firsts?"

The armor responded: "The third rule of archaeology, never ask how many firsts there are, and never try to communicate with danger, not all things in the ruins can understand human language!"

boom!
The wooden sword fell between Harry and Ron, and Hermione screamed in terror.

"Run!" she yelled.

Harry and Ron subconsciously wanted to avoid the armor and run forward.

"Run back!" Hermione yelled anxiously, "You don't want to die! How could you beat this kind of guard!"

Harry and Ron turned around and ran back inside, the armor kept chasing them behind them, making the three of them bouncing along the way.

On the other side, the small group of Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle also saw the wooden sword in another fork.

"What is this, a toy?" Malfoy said disdainfully, "Let's keep going."

But before the three of them had walked a few steps past the wooden sword, Goyle suddenly grabbed Malfoy and pulled him back. Malfoy's eyes tightened as he watched a wooden sword fly up and hit his cheek on the ground. .

Then, the hilt of the wooden sword split a hole, and it spoke, and it was also the voice of Professor Highmore.

"The first rule of archeology, never ignore any suspicious items on the road, that can be priceless treasures, or monsters in the ruins."

At the same time, Professor Haimer's voice came out from different forks one after another.

"The first rule of archeology, don't mess with any items in the ruins."

"The first rule of archaeology, never give up on your companions."

"The first rule of archeology is that your companion should give up when it's time to give up."

"The first rule of archeology. What are you waiting to hear, waiting to die?! I'll make you wait! I'll make you wait!"

As a result, no one passed the first test in the branch road, especially when they gathered in the wide tunnel, it was extremely lively!

The armor stood majestically at the junction of the fork and the tunnel, a child with a sword.

There are also several sensitive wooden swords around it, jumping around, making the poor students scream "ah" and "ah" from time to time.

The whole process was over before it lasted too long. This time, all the students in the class were wiped out, and they all fell to the floor, refusing to stand up and be beaten.

Professor Haimer walked slowly from the entrance with Al, and he asked: "Does anyone know what the first rule of archaeology is? Those who answer correctly will add fifty points to their college, plus exemptions." Homework for this class."

The students immediately scrambled and shouted: "I know, professor!"

"You shouldn't give up on your companion!"

"You are wrong, you should give up when you should give up!"

"Obviously shouldn't ask how many first items there are!"

The students argued for a while, and Toby simply conjured up a chair and sat for a while.

It wasn't until the quarrels gradually stopped and the students all focused on Toby that he finally said, "What you said is not right."

"The correct answer to the first rule of archaeology is to learn to play dead, and when the enemy no longer pays attention to you, give the opponent a counterattack."

He pointed to the students lying on the ground and said, "It's like now, neither armor nor wooden swords will attack you anymore. I'm really disappointed, it seems that you haven't learned to be smart yet."

"Now it's time for me to give you homework."

Rita Skeeter, who witnessed the whole scene, was almost excited. There are too many crazy elements to report-arrogant character, blatant corporal punishment, and even changing the layout of the castle at will, disrespecting the long history of the school. History.

What could be the reason?Because of the conflict between Toby Highmore and Dumbledore?That's why such a radical teaching method is applied?

It's really, really—huh?

When Draco Malfoy strutted out of the classroom, what he didn't notice was that the beetle on his collar seemed to have encountered some transparent obstacle, and was pushed back a little bit as he moved forward , fell to the floor.

The beetle shook its head vigorously. It spread its wings and tried to fly outside the classroom, but it was hit dizzily with a bang.

It stood at the door, stretched out a tentacle, touched the empty door, and found that it couldn't get out!
Obviously there is nothing, but I can't get out of the classroom!

How is this going?

At this moment, a particularly huge claw pinched the beetle, and Al brought the beetle to Toby.

"Oh? There's also an unexpected harvest—velocity!"

With a flash of light, Rita Skeeter's figure appeared in front of Haimer, the curls on her head were flattened, as if it was because of the two bumps just now.

Toby stared at her without saying a word.

Although he couldn't see Toby's eyes through the black mist, Skeeter still felt that the atmosphere was not good.

"Ah!" She said as if remembering something: "I'm here to interview you, Professor Highmore. This is a painstaking interview, and it's a little different from the previous ones, but I believe you won't mind yes, right?"

Toby didn't speak.

Al leaned close to Toby's ear and whispered twice.

"You're right, Al." Toby said softly, "This is indeed a rare opportunity, a chance for The Quibbler to surpass the Daily Prophet. Since wizards pay so much attention to the Chamber of Secrets, but I No news available—"

He stood up slowly, and said indifferently: "Then take the initiative to make news."

On the second day, it was the senior students who took the ancient magic class this time.Gryffindor and Hufflepuff houses respectively.

Fred and George saw a crowd of people surrounding Cedric, wanting to ask him what the class was going to be like today.

"I really don't know." Cedric shook his head and said, "I haven't been to Professor Haimer's office for a long time. I occasionally wonder if Mr. Al has forgotten my assistant."

The twins looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

They'd asked Ron a long time ago, and they knew what the test in class was today - the wooden sword, and the first rule.

However, half an hour later—

"Where did this doll come from?" George asked at a loss.

After a while, facing the students who Qiqi turned into afro, Toby asked slowly: "Does anyone know what the seventh article of the archaeological guidelines is?"

Article [-]?
Where does Article [-] come from? !
When the dejected students returned to the common room, they found many people gathered in front of the college magazine.

"Get out of the way!" Fred called through the crowd. "Get out of the way, please! What are you all looking at? This—"

He suddenly froze.

A new report has appeared in the Academy Magazine—

The Legendary Chamber of Secrets and the Missing Reporter - Rita Skeeter! "

(End of this chapter)