Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 323 The Peverell Family
Dumbledore is also right, he does know Toby very well.

This was a strangeness that even Al didn't notice. Toby hesitated for a long time, but couldn't make up his mind to use the resurrection stone.

Fortunately, he was spotted by Dumbledore in the end.

Otherwise, he might really have the opportunity to see whether a wizard with a flawed soul can resurrect a complete soul.

But now there is no need to worry about these, because Dumbledore has taken the resurrection stone away and handed over the old wand to Toby for research.

This is also a good goal. It just so happens that Toby has learned a lot about wands because of his research on scepters, and knows the simplest way to distinguish them.

"Fifteen inches long, elderberry, core with thestral tail feathers? How rare."

Under Al's shining eyes, Toby flicked the Elder Wand twice casually, and small fireworks bloomed in the office.

Soon, Toby noticed that something was wrong with the wand.

He has used a more complicated scepter, and he can feel the weirdness.

"It doesn't seem to be very handy. Isn't everyone able to exert the full power of the Elder Wand? Then—"

Toby threw his wand to Al: "Come on, try to attack me and see how it works."

Al was thinking hard about those evil spells, and Toby quickly warned: "It can't be the Unforgivable Curse, nor the Explosive Curse, let's start with the Disarming Curse."

Al smacked his mouth twice in boredom, and it cast a disarming spell, which was easily blocked by Toby.

"Come again."

Toby blocked a second time.

"Come again."

The third time it was blocked without any surprise.

"Come again-"

"ah!"

Al yelled angrily, and shot many spells quickly in the blink of an eye, but he couldn't get the Elder Wand out of Toby's hand until he was panting from exhaustion.

"Okay, let's go here."

Toby took back his wand and compared the two wands.

Although Al was unsuccessful, Toby's guess was correct, the Elder Wand was indeed not as smooth to use as his own wand.

He tucked the black walnut stick back into his pocket, and walked up to the three skeletons with the Elder Wand in hand.

After placing them one by one for a short while, one of the skeletons gripped the Elder Wand extra tightly, which was quite unusual.

"It seems that you are Antioch."

Toby said that he drew a thin line on the skull's forehead, and one of the skulls already had a circular pattern (resurrection stone) on the head.As for the last blank one, a triangle was added—this is the symbol of the invisibility cloak.

Now you know who is who.

Toby looked at the three skeletons with satisfaction, and then pushed Antioch aside who wanted to take back the Elder Wand.

"You two keep an eye on it, don't let it steal the wand." Toby ordered, and the other two skeletons quickly held Antioch down.

It seems that Antioch was the most affected by Death, followed by Cadmus, and finally Ignotus - he is the owner of the invisibility cloak, but when Harry's invisibility cloak appeared in front of him before But there was no reaction at all.

Looking at it this way, "A Tale of Three Brothers" still has some basis, and Ignotus is indeed the most sober person among them.

"I hope it's not my turn." Toby whispered something, and then rested with Al.
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The next day is the start of the game.

The brand new Chudley Cannons will face the same old team - Wimbourne Hornets.

It was a closely watched game, partly because of the Chudley Cannons' new dominance touted by The Quibbler, and partly because the Wimbourne Hornets had won their third consecutive UEFA Cup. , was originally an extremely popular team.

Ludo Bagman also came to the game, he used to play for the Wimbourne Hornets, and it was under his leadership that the three consecutive championships were won.

Bagman, who was wearing a black and yellow team robe, was very conspicuous in the audience. He saw Toby sitting near the commentary stand with sharp eyes, and he also squeezed through the crowd and walked over.

"A new team, ha." He said proudly as soon as he came up: "The newcomers really have to be trained and trained by the old team. Believe me, the Hornets are the best choice."

"That will have to wait until the end of the game." Toby said very gracefully: "My students are not so easy to let people down."

"College duel and Union Cup are completely different things." Ludo rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise we can make a bet, the bet doesn't need to be too much, as long as-"

He holds up a finger.

Toby turned to Al to confirm, and then readily agreed: "Okay, just a thousand Galleons!"

"One thousand?" Bagman's screams were blocked by the cheers of the audience, and the players of the two teams walked out from the player tunnel. As long as they were not blind, they could see the difference between the two sides—no way, Harry and Nana Wei Du is too thin, even with a monster like Flint, it is difficult to cover up their weakness.

Gjeon was smiling and shaking hands with the captain of the opposing team, harmless written all over his face.

Wood pursed his lips tightly, as if he was going to break the opponent's palm - Flint was already doing this, the troll was indeed a troll, even the players on the official team couldn't pinch him, his face was suffocated flushed.

Amidst the whistle of the referee, Toby patted Ludo on the shoulder and said, "That's it, Director, one thousand Galleons, not a dime less! Find me after the game, I'll wait in the office you."

He said it as if the Chudley Cannons had already won the game, and he didn't seem to have any plans to continue watching. He avoided the chairs and left the field and the crowd, and then found Luo who was obediently waiting for him near the castle. Grace and Hermione.

Ron, well, it should be Hermione. She did not disappoint Toby. She has read the manuscripts all night and learned a lot of new knowledge.

"Show me your thoughts."

Ron immediately handed over a scrawled piece of parchment, and Hermione very willingly took out her own, which she had surreptitiously used the Time-Turner to finish.

After seeing that Professor Highmore didn't refuse her assignment, Hermione's lips curled up triumphantly—now that Cedric is busy with the team's training, it won't be long before she regains the stolen assignment. assistant position.

This is the perfect opportunity!
"I'll read it sometime, come with me now."

Toby took the two of them back to his office. On the way, he casually asked Harry if he was also involved in the research process. Why didn't he hand in his homework?
Ron's heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously wanted to defend himself. Fortunately, Hermione's reaction was faster than his, and he responded immediately: "He didn't write it, but he will soon. I will keep an eye on him."

It seems that anyone who has read that manuscript has to reflect on it, no one is an exception.

Toby nodded in satisfaction.

After returning to the office, he also took out another part of the manuscript and gave it to the two of them. Before parting, he kindly asked: "Don't forget to hand in the homework this time."

The two immediately nodded obediently.

After seeing off Ron and Hermione, Toby saw Snape also came.

"What are you doing here?" Toby looked like he didn't want Doris Snape.

Snape said in his usual tone: "I didn't expect you to be able to endure it for such a long time--Sirius Black, I thought you would do it yourself. people?"

"If these things are the case, you can go back." Toby scratched his ear and said, "You don't feel at ease when you see it. You either want to get revenge on him, or you want to drive me away together. But if you want If I do it, I won't tell the truth."

Snape heard the sarcasm in Toby's words, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, if I told you that he hasn't been so honest these days, would you be indifferent?"

Toby looked at Snape all at once.

"You know that James is still alive." He said sharply, "Who told you?"

Snape was obviously implying that Sirius had gone to James secretly, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly come to Toby for "help".

"I knew what it was when I saw Regulus."

Snape said coldly: "It is rumored that he is dead, but he appeared in the Pig's Head Bar alive, and with Blake's crazy appearance, it is not difficult to guess."

"It was the headmaster who told you." Toby sharply pointed out, "He told you to watch Regulus. At that time, he told you that James is still alive?"

Snape's face suddenly became a little ugly.

Toby stared at him for a few seconds, and he knew he was right.

"The principal really trusts you." Toby narrowed his eyes and said, "Besides, I probably guessed what you were going to ask, yes, I have met James, but what he said, Lily doesn't seem to have survived."

"what a pity."

Snape's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water, he turned his head and walked away without saying a word, Toby shook his head at his back and sighed.

Through the open door, Toby saw Bagman appearing at the door with a pale face, despair written all over his face.

"Looks like I won." Toby's tone became cheerful again: "Al, go and get back the money we won from the bet, it's a thousand Galleons—what, he didn't bring that much money? Chief Bagman—”

Toby's expression changed immediately, he walked up to Bagman who was slowly retreating, and asked in a low tone: "You don't want to blame the black devil, do you?"

"I, I." Bagman stammered, "How on earth did you do it? Why did those students—"

"Because your training methods have long been outdated." Toby said disdainfully: "No one knows the potential of wizards better than me, but unfortunately you can't see it, only I can see it-yes, this is just the beginning, check The goal of the Derry Cannons this year is to qualify for the Quidditch World Cup, and no one can stop us."

"Whether it's the director or anyone else, it won't work."

When Bagman left, he was holding an IOU that he didn't know when he signed it, and the signature method was a bit weird. It couldn't be quill and ink, it had to be his own blood.

Bagman had vaguely heard about Scrimgeour's loss at Toby's hands, and he dared not refuse.

Toby told Al to put the IOU away, and he closed the door so he wouldn't be disturbed again later.

The three skeletons came to Toby, watching him hold the Elder Wand in a circle, and finally pointed at the skeleton of Antioch.

"Maybe it's feasible." He whispered, "Maybe it's feasible. Try it first and then talk."

At the same time that Al drew the last curtain, Toby's body was filled with black smoke, and the Elder Wand was wrapped in the middle of the black mist, and was slowly handed over to the palm of Antioch's corpse skeleton.

Afterwards, the black smoke slowly condensed, forming an uncertain figure wearing a hood.

Al saw it—Toby was posing as Death in the guise of the Dark Devil.

No one knows whether this method is effective, but it is obviously useful for Antioch.

It picked up the wand, and unconsciously returned to the memory posture that Toby had seen on the full moon—it was the ceremony where the three brothers summoned the god of death.

"tell me."

Toby's vague voice emerged from the black mist: "What is my wish?"

This is Death's special way of asking questions, not asking about other people's wishes, but its own.

【revenge. 】

Toby made out the exact word from Antioch's pause.

Death's wish is for revenge, for all Muggle-borns who have been persecuted.

"It's time to say what you want."

Toby said the steps that should be followed: "Tell me, what is your wish? What are you willing to exchange for?"

The skeleton in front of him remained motionless, but in Toby's eyes, the surrounding scene had a wonderful change—the living Antioch appeared in front of Toby, and he said excitedly: "I hope to get a war-resistant The invincible wand, only in this way can defeat all enemies."

"Who is your enemy?"

Toby found that under this wonderful connection, his voice became more and more like death.

"There is only one enemy of the Peverell family."

Antioch's expression gradually became resentful: "Those damned pure-blood wizards, they caused our ancestors to—"

The picture stopped abruptly here, and Toby took the initiative to change back to the human form. Almost at the same time, he saw a full moon slowly rising in the room, and then disappeared in an instant.

Unexpectedly, the Peverell family turned out to be the descendants of the Loch Ness city survivors.

Toby silently digested this information, he was panting non-stop, Al didn't understand what happened just now, it only saw Toby stood face to face with one of the skeletons after turning into a devil for a long time, and then Suddenly it became like this.

Toby took the lemonade from Al, and looked at the other two unresponsive skeletons. He knew in his heart that it was because the god of death did not have such a deep influence on them, so a closer connection was needed to wake them up.

The Peverell family, and Muggle-borns.
And the invincible wand.

Thinking of the end, Toby suddenly had an idea.

Who will use the Resurrection Stone when it is Cadmus' turn?

Is it him with a flawed soul, or Dumbledore who has been suppressing his resurrected relatives?

(End of this chapter)