Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

415 Luna and Pandora

After the anti-demon glasses, Luna's new product - cat ears, also received unexpected welcome.

This item is somewhat like a headband. After wearing it on the head, the two cat ears on the top will change according to the wizard's mental activity.

Prior to this, Harry was able to obtain Qiu's forgiveness by relying on the cat's ears' insincere words, and resolved the crisis of breaking up because of various concealments.

In general, Luna is getting richer and richer.

"You want to open a store too?"

When Toby heard the news, Luna was coming to the Ancient Magic Office with Pandora in her arms.

She spoke her mind.

"It was Fred and George who inspired me. Didn't they also have a joke shop? So I thought about buying a shop in Diagon Alley, specifically for interviewing testers who were willing to try new spells. "

"Oh?" Toby blinked: "Then can you guarantee their safety?"

Luna immediately replied: "Of course not, otherwise why would I pay to hire them."

This sounds reasonable, but it's a pity...

"This is against the law." Toby patiently explained: "The Ministry of Magic will not allow you to open such a shop."

"That's why I came to you." Luna said naturally, "Professor Haimo, can you help us?"

"No!" Toby resolutely refused: "The relationship between me and the Ministry of Magic is not as good as you imagined. Besides, who came up with this idea? You really came up with it yourself?"

He stared at Pandora's notebook suspiciously.

It didn't take a few seconds for Pandora to attack them all.

"Well, it's me. But I also wanted to be able to study the spell again so that I wouldn't be affected by that day again - the day when the kerosene lamp appeared."

That day Luna and Pandora hid together in Hagrid's cabin, not daring to show their faces.

Especially Pandora, she even refused to communicate with anyone.

Toby remembered that he hadn't told the mother and daughter about grabbing the kerosene lamp.

"You don't need to worry about this for the time being. In a short period of time, or maybe a longer period of time, there will no longer be that special threat."

Pandora heard some different meanings in these words.

"Did you find the kerosene lamp? No, maybe it has been destroyed... No, you should have kept it so that you can continue to study it. So, the kerosene lamp is now In your hands?"

"Your guess is really accurate." Toby didn't intend to hide it. He said directly: "The kerosene lamp is with me now, but there is no progress in the research. The love in it has been consumed. I guess We have to wait until the people inside recover.”

"Can I take a look?" Pandora asked curiously, and Luna stood on tiptoe curiously, probably thinking that Professor Highmore hid the kerosene lamp behind him.

"Are you sure?" Toby frowned and asked, "Are you not afraid of getting hurt?"

"I have a feeling." A positive tone came from Pandora's notebook: "It can help me better understand the nature of my own existence."

"So you haven't given up on becoming a wizard yet." Toby gently rubbed his chin, thinking silently for a while.

"Then give it a try. You all stand back, Luna, remember to protect Pandora, and tell me loudly if you find anything abnormal."

"Okay, Professor."

Toby himself also wanted to know more about kerosene lamps, but maybe it was because he was too powerful, or maybe the devil was at work, so that the influence of kerosene lamps on him was minimized.

Now that Pandora is willing to help, it may just solve his long-standing doubts about what the black feathers in the Death Castle mean.

On the island of Delia, Toby learned from the former residents of the castle that the Death Castle was built to avoid disasters caused by the law of conservation of magic.

In this way, these feathers should play a key role. It's not just about bringing the dead back to life in some special way.

After Luna and Pandora retreated to the sofa, Toby waved his arm in the air, and there was an extra thing in his hand for no reason - the weak flame in the kerosene lamp was swaying gently, as if it would go out at any time.

"It seems that the death steward has recovered some abilities during this time."

Toby remembered that after he captured the kerosene lamp, the flame inside was completely extinguished, without even a spark.

But it's different now. Although it's very weak, there is at least a little light.

But at present, it seems that this flame alone is not enough to support the death steward to appear in the real world.

"Pandora, are you okay?"

Toby immediately asked, he looked at the black notebook not far away, and Luna was also looking at it carefully.

"Can I...can I take a closer look?"

Toby glanced at Luna, and after thinking carefully for a while, he nodded slightly.

Luna led Pandora forward step by step. She took every step very carefully, and her moving speed was a bit slow, but Toby didn't urge them, but waited silently.

"Okay, just stop here - Phew, I feel more clearly now, as if I was born to repel it - the flames in there can burn me to death, I know that may not sound It's normal, but it's such a strong feeling - take a few steps back, honey, I'm going to have to rest for a while."

Luna obediently took a few steps back, and didn't stop until Pandora said that she was much better.

"Your feelings may be right."

Toby said abruptly: "I remember one of the residents in the castle said - love is harder to maintain than hate. In this case, your only choice is the devil. Only he can protect you for a longer time." .”

"What does this mean?" Pandora asked puzzled.

"It's simple."

Toby pointed to the flame inside the kerosene lamp: "This is the fire that was ignited by love. And those black feathers...could they be transformed by the devil? It seems like this now." This is a possibility. In other words, feathers and love are completely opposite, and this flame does have the ability to completely burn you to death, because it is the nemesis of hate."

"Of course, I'm not saying that you are a person without love in your heart, but your current existence is all caused by the black feathers, which is why this situation is caused."

At this time, Luna suddenly asked: "But what about you, professor? Why are you safe and sound after touching this kerosene lamp? Don't you also have devils? And you also have black feathers on your body?"

Toby was silent for a moment and did not answer.

But Pandora understood it all.

"It seems that many people have wronged you, Toby. You still love many people, which not only prevents the devil from affecting you, but also the black feather."

"If you were to light this kerosene lamp, everyone would be able to see the blazing flame, hotter than anything else."

Toby looked up at Luna, then at Pandora's notebook.

"Maybe." He said: "It seems that Dumbledore's teachings are still useful. If he knew about it, he would be very happy - but."

He changed the subject and said: "Pandora, you should also be clear, because of the black feathers, you should not dream of returning to the appearance of a wizard. You chose the wrong direction from the beginning."

"You have only two choices now, either to continue to look like you are now, but no one knows how long the hatred in that black feather can last you."

"Or, you have to work hard to learn about the devil. In addition to love, you also need to understand hate. Only in this way can you stay with Luna longer."

This time the silent one became Pandora.

"I'll have to think again."

"No problem." Toby shook his head and said, "I think we will have a lot of time to make this decision."

"I hope so," Pandora said, and then she left with Luna.

After the office became quiet again, Toby looked at the kerosene lamp, the flame inside had not been completely extinguished.

He thought of Pandora's words——

[If it were you who lit this kerosene lamp, everyone would be able to see the blazing flame, which would be hotter than anything else. 】

"If the Mason Door is still there, can I go in to find you...and help you light this kerosene lamp?"

"Are you Merope or Lily..."

On the other side of the world that Toby couldn't see, a huge and terrifying five-legged monster was also watching him quietly.

It's just that in this world, Toby's appearance has become a horned water snake.

The five-legged monster is not the real face of the butler, it is just that it can only maintain this appearance in this world.Even if it returns to the real world, it can only survive under the light of a kerosene lamp, maintaining this annoying appearance.

This is the particularity of this different world, and no one can avoid it.

After silently studying Toby for a while, the five-legged creature saw him turn the kerosene lamp into disappear again.

Then hide it in Al's belly pocket, and the five-legged monster knows this very well.in this world.It has seen that powerful Thestral with treasures all over its body, but no one dares to provoke it.

The five-legged monster didn't dare, and it couldn't continue to waste time.

In this world, except for the mature days of Mason Gate, the rest of the time will be plunged into a darkness that seems to never end.

It must hide carefully so as not to be discovered by more terrifying monsters.

And if it wants to reappear in the real world, it needs to spend more thought.

To find love.

Only more love can help it.

There will be that day.

As long as it continues to hold up...

As long as it...

"Are you crying, kid?"

The sudden voice frightened the five-legged monster back, and it curled up in the corner of the room in fear, not even daring to lift its head, trembling all over its body.

"Don't be afraid, don't be jealous of me...Only I can help you...If you could understand this earlier, maybe so many bad things wouldn't happen ”

A humanoid hand lightly touched the five-legged monster's head a few times.

"Come with me, boy, I don't have much waking time, and it doesn't matter if it's all here, Toby will help us—in ways he didn't expect."

"But you... you have to hurry up and find more love, otherwise we will all be doomed."

The five-legged monster raised its head suspiciously. It saw a very kind-looking old man appearing in front of it, who didn't appear to be affected by Yong Ye at all.

"Who are you?" A clear voice came from the five-legged monster's mouth, which was completely inconsistent with its appearance.

"I forgot too." The old man said gently.

"I just remember that many people are willing to call me Merlin."

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Al patted his belly gently. He knew that Toby had sent the kerosene lamp back again, but he probably had to wait until he got back to ask what exactly happened.

Not far from it, Hagrid was staring at Angela nervously, while Angela focused all her eyes on the cardboard box in front of her.

The few remaining snails were violently colliding with each other inside, constantly emitting fierce sparks.

"How's it going?" Hagrid asked anxiously: "Are they okay? These are the only ones left, won't they kill each other again? Then what should I do with this year's courses..."

"Yeah." Al called out with a strange expression.

"What did it say?" Hagrid asked immediately.

"It's just a little hungry, don't worry about it." Angela glared at Al, telling him to stop whining and keep saying things that condemned Hagrid.

Obviously Toby had already told him not to treat Hagrid as an ordinary wizard.

When it comes to magical animals, Hagrid has some kind of strange talent, closer to the category of instinct than any student in the school.

Although even Angela thought there was something unusual about Hagrid.

"How on earth did you hatch them?" Angela slowly retracted her palm, and the white light on it disappeared little by little: "There are no complex thoughts in their minds, and they can hardly think. They are all about eating and The battle...is somewhat like a killing machine invented by ancient wizards specifically for war."

Hagrid was actually a little embarrassed.

He said shyly: "I just played with them casually. I didn't know what they were at first, and I had rarely heard of such animals before - but they are so cute, how could they be related to murder?"

Angela looked Hagrid's huge size up and down.

"You may have to ask how those thin wizards died - forget it, just treat them as if I didn't say anything, just raise them separately. These guys don't need to live in groups, otherwise they will be everywhere. Arena."

"Is this all right?" Hagrid didn't expect the solution to be so simple.

"Otherwise what else can I do." Angela clapped her hands and stood up and said, "The simplest is the best."

Al glanced at the elated Hagrid, who echoed in a low voice, agreeing with Angela's statement very much.

This sentence couldn't be more applicable to Hagrid.