Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

The Ancient Magic Office regained its calm.

Toby's arms stopped shaking, and he slowly raised the Pharaoh mask. This startled Al, who quickly rushed over to stop him, fearing that Toby would put the mask on his face again.

"No, it's okay, Al."

Toby comforted him in a low voice, the eyes behind his hair were calm, but also secretly revealed a little fanaticism.

"This is a successful experiment. The role of the magic circle is more important than I imagined. It can really resist the control of the Pharaoh's mask. At least it doesn't make me lose my memory like Lockhart... .Although there is still a slight difference, it must be done by..."

Toby paused for a moment, and then said slowly: "It's up to Lily's eyes to make up for it. Although this is different from my previous plan, the students alone can't revive me quickly, but the result is always good. of."

This is a very risky project, and Toby is using the students through confinement to help him research the pharaoh mask thoroughly.

However, Toby did not really disregard the lives of the students. Al, who never appeared, was the biggest insurance. He would appear in time to save the students.

However, in this plan, the most risky person is still Toby. Once a mistake is made, it will directly damage his life.

Like when he was working on orbs, and lots and lots of ancient magic.

"There's still a little bit left..."

Toby thought about Harry's eyes, which meant a flaw in the magic circle and a defect in the damaged magic ball - damaged by Voldemort's possession.

He slowly shifted his gaze to another collection in the office—it was a potted plant, and it was planted with a wizard plant that looked like howling in pain.

"Perhaps, there is no way to solve it..."

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After sending the mummified students to the school hospital, Harry and Hermione were driven away by Madam Pomfrey. They only suffered some superficial injuries and could not stay in the school hospital all night, let alone Madam Pomfrey was extremely angry about this, and she began to seriously doubt the legitimacy of Professor Hemmer's courses - how could the Quidditch teams of two houses be sent to the hospital at once?

"Professor Highmore will not be expelled, right?" On the way back, Harry said worriedly: "Ms. Pomfrey said she is going to complain to the headmaster, can the headmaster tolerate him?"

Hermione didn't answer in a hurry. She was still thinking about the magic circle on Professor Heimer's body. It didn't seem like something a rational wizard would do, especially in last year's class, Professor Heimer made it clear The students were warned not to conduct experiments on their own bodies, but now...

Hermione suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and she said to herself: "Is this what Professor Heimer meant when he said that he was controlled by ancient magic? He was referring to both the magic circle and the reason why he would do such crazy things. ?”

Harry vaguely understood, and he asked doubtfully: "But do you think this is something Slytherin would do? Would they sacrifice themselves to study ancient magic?"

"It doesn't sound like it." The worried person turned into Hermione, and she said worriedly: "I only know that there are dark wizards who do similar things. But they are more likely to use other people's lives than their own. ......unless......"

"Unless what?" Harry asked hastily.

Hermione thought about it carefully before saying the guess that made her feel ridiculous: "Unless this is the most efficient way, it is easier than killing others. Or maybe it's because Professor Hemmer is better than we thought. He is much kinder, so he would not think of using other people for experiments.”

But how is this possible?

Harry and Hermione had just witnessed mummified students, isn't that considered "mutilation"?

But it wasn't until the next morning that they really saw how "kind" Professor Haimo was.

After just one night, the mummified students all returned to normal, and they didn't even need to continue to take some medicines. It was easier than treating a cold.

Harry was shocked to see Ron return to the dormitory safe and sound, with a confused expression on his face. ?

"You said you don't remember anything?" Harry asked in surprise, "What do you mean? You've all turned into mummies."

"It means literally." Ron was also a little puzzled: "I asked other people, and they also said that they didn't leave any memory during that time, as if they had a good sleep. After waking up It'll be fine."

After coming to the common room, Hermione also asked her own question: "But how did Ms. Pomfrey treat you?"

"That's even simpler." Ron also felt that the so-called treatment method was a bit ridiculous, and he said with confused eyes; "She tore off the cloth strips on our bodies, and then gave us potions to treat skin wounds. It’s really strange, so many people have bruises on their noses and faces, do you know what’s going on?”

Harry and Hermione exchanged a look, and they whispered what happened next, and Ron was taken aback when he heard the magic circle on Professor Highmore's body.

"Merlin..." he said in disbelief: "No wonder Professor Highmore's temper is so volatile. I mean, he has always been a real explosive barrel, right?"

"Um..." Harry frowned. She somehow felt that what Ron said made sense. During the last semester, many magic circle items exploded, sending many students to school. Hospital.

He shook his head vigorously, dispelling these absurd thoughts from his mind.

"One more thing," he said. "Didn't you hear Professor Highmore's threat before you were mummified?"

"What threat?" Ron asked blankly.

Harry recalled: "What he said was about tearing us apart and killing us...I asked you about it at the time, but you acted like you didn't hear it."

Ron's expression gradually became horrified: "Are you serious? Professor Hemmer has thought about killing us?"

Harry could only look at Hermione, but Hermione also shook her head: "I didn't hear these words, Harry, but I don't think you got it wrong, but have you ever thought that it might not be Professor Highmore He said it himself, after all, he didn't say a word afterwards-I mean, there are many strange collections in his office, and it may be said by some of them."

Harry understood it right away, but he still asked with some doubts: "But why didn't you hear it, it's just me—"

He suddenly gasped.

What else could it be because of?

There was one thing that only Harry knew.

The Sorting Hat once almost sorted him into Slytherin...could it be that there were similar items in Professor Heimer's office that recognized him...

Think he should be sorted into Slytherin?