Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed Hagrid back to his cabin.

"He's crazy." Ron said in horror as soon as he sat down: "Professor Heimer is really going to put on the Pharaoh mask. What should we do then?"

Harry and Hermione were equally worried and speechless.

Hagrid came back with tea and rock cakes. He asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you? What pharaoh's mask?"

Harry described the situation during their class, and finally added: "All we had to deal with before were mummified cocks, the one Professor Hemmer just brought back."

Now, Hagrid finally understood.

He said doubtfully: "Toby shouldn't risk himself, and he shouldn't put the students in a life-threatening situation..."

But with the exception of Hagrid, the other three in the room didn't think so.

As early as the last semester, Professor Haimo was completely disdainful of making enemies with the centaurs. At that time, they were all in the Forbidden Forest, where the centaurs lived.

Who knows what crazy things he will do?

After being silent for a while, Hermione finally asked the doubt in her heart: "What does Mudblood mean? I know this word sounds bad, but why did you react so strongly?"

Harry had the same doubts.

Ron explained angrily: "That's the most insulting thing Malfoy can think of. It's a slanderous term for people of Muggle-born. Some wizards, like the Malfoy family, always feel that they are superior to others because they So-called pure-bloods. But you see, I remember Professor Highmore was a Muggle-born too, but he's far more powerful than most pure-blood wizards."

"No wonder he directly deducted fifty points from Slytherin house." Harry suddenly said, "Even if he came from Slytherin, he wouldn't like people from the same house to say this word, would he?"

As soon as Slytherin, who was deducted points, was mentioned, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a lot more cheerful, and even Ron felt that the bruise on his face was not so painful.

But when they thought that the confinement was tonight, they became sad again.

"Be happy." Hagrid said, as if something suddenly occurred to him: "By the way, Harry, I want to settle a score with you. I heard that you sent signed photos, why didn't I get them?"

"That's a complete rumor!" Harry said angrily.

But he saw Hagrid smiling.

"I was joking," he patted Harry's back affectionately, causing Harry's face to hit the table: "Come with me and show you something good."

They left the hut and went to the fence, where there were twelve large pumpkins growing in the vegetable patch.Harry had never seen pumpkins this big, each half as tall as a man.

"Not bad looking, isn't it?" said Hagrid gleefully. "For the Hallowe'en feast—it'll be big enough by then."

"What did you fertilize them with?" Harry asked.

Hagrid looked around to see if anyone was there.

"Hey, I gave them a little - how should I put it - a little help."

It must be because of the pink umbrella. Harry believed that Hagrid's broken wand was hidden inside the umbrella. Hagrid cannot use magic. He was expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, but Harry never figured out why. Whenever the subject was brought up, Hagrid would clear his throat loudly and remain mysteriously deaf until the subject changed.

"Is it the Expansion Curse?" Hermione was somewhat disapproving, but found it very interesting, "Oh, you did it very successfully."

"That's what your little sister said," said Hagrid, nodding at Ron. "Just saw her yesterday." Hagrid glanced at Harry, his beard twitching. "She said to walk around, I think she was hoping to meet someone in my room." He winked at Harry. "If I ask you, she wouldn't refuse an autograph—"

"Oh, don't talk nonsense." Harry said urgently.

What they didn't see was that a figure with his head bowed came out of the castle, but after finding someone next to the cabin, he immediately returned to the castle, for fear of being discovered by others.

"The lion must win."

Ginny Weasley whispered a command, and the portrait of the Fat Lady moved to allow her to slip through the passage.

She hurried back to the dormitory, and she was alone.

Ginny nervously took out a black notebook from the bottom of the suitcase, took out a quill, opened it and wrote on the paper: "Riddle, are you there?"

The line flickered across the page, faded away, and then oozed words Ginny had never written, using her own ink.

[Is that you, Ginny?You can just call me Tom, there is no need to be so unfamiliar. 】

"I...I just still..."

【Not sure yet, right?Don't understand why I asked you to check out those cocks?The reason is actually very simple, you don't need to worry about it, I'm helping you get close to Harry Potter.you like him, don't you? 】

"No, Tom, don't say that...it won't work. He is a famous man and the youngest Seeker in many years. How could he like me like this-"

Before Ginny could finish writing, the handwriting suddenly disappeared.

From the look on her face, it seemed like this had happened more than once.

Little by little Tom Riddle's handwriting emerged.

[Ginny, I don’t allow you to slander yourself like this. Many people can’t find the shining points in you, but I can. I dare say that you are more charming than any girl I have come into contact with, but Harry hasn't noticed it yet. He'll know, one day. 】

"Is...is it true? Tom?"

[Of course, Ginny.I will spare no effort to help you, it won't take too long.Now, would you like to share today's story with me?I can't wait.Oh, by the way, there is also that Professor Highmore you mentioned, I am also very curious about him, can you tell me more? 】

"Professor Heimer? He...he visited our house during the holidays, but what did you ask him to do?"

[Because this is also part of the plan, Ginny. 】

"Okay, so what do you want to know?"

[Magic circle, teacher award ceremony, college magazine, and rumors related to him...many, many, anything. 】

Meanwhile, in the Ancient Magic Office.

Toby stood in front of the window, his hair hanging in front of his eyes, and his eyes under the hair were cast to the dark sky in the distance.

Al was sitting on a small flying carpet, floating next to his head, his eyes seemed a little hesitant.

"What's wrong?" Toby asked. "Is this any different from what we've done before? It's exactly what I've done. You should have known, Al, that one day, I'll have to do it myself." Putting on a pharaoh mask. I know it's risky, but we've done experiments with Lockhart, plus I've never gotten around to digging into a pharaoh mask, after all, not long after I got the mask, I happened to Got a job offer from Hogwarts."

"You have to do this sooner or later. There is no way to avoid this day. It is already rare to be able to do this experiment at Hogwarts... I hope Principal Dumbledore can do it in time before causing any big trouble." stop me."

Al had no choice but to take out the pharaoh mask from his belly pocket, and handed it to Toby reluctantly.

"Yeah." It said weakly. ?

Toby took the mask and looked at the lifelike face on it.

"But I've said it before... money is the last thing I need to worry about."

He picked up the Pharaoh mask, walked into the open Pharaoh's coffin, and said calmly to Al: "You know what to do next, right?"

Al floated across from Toby and nodded dejectedly.

Toby took off his witch robe and threw it outside the coffin, revealing his strong body...and large and small dark magic circles.

Different from the last semester, these magic arrays have become much more complicated, vaguely forming the shape of a skull head.

The magic ball floated in front of Toby, melted away in the blink of an eye, wrapped around his body, and even all the magic circles shone dimly.

Toby slowly closed his eyes and murmured: "Unfortunately...the magic ball was damaged by a mysterious man and can no longer form the level of a seven-pointed star. It cannot be repaired now... "

"Yeah." Al's tone seemed to be stopping.

Toby didn't open his eyes, he snapped his fingers, and the two skeletons next to the coffin moved immediately, slowly closing the coffin.

At the same time, a large hand covered the surface of the pharaoh's mask, gradually covering the closed face.

"It's just a damaged magic ball."

Toby finally said: "Before officially becoming a black devil, I didn't know what a magic circle is. Of course, I wouldn't be afraid of the mysterious existence in the mask."

"I will never bring about my own destruction, nor will I allow ancient magic to completely control me... If I have to say, this is just a part of the plan to successfully control ancient magic, and it requires me to pay a short period of time for it. cost."

"That's all."

With the last slight sound, the coffin was closed tightly.

It's like it's never been turned on.