Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

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The person who was furious first was still as expected.

"I have nothing to talk to him about!"

Sirius almost thrust the wand into Regulus's eye socket, and he said viciously: "You will pay for your stupidity today!"

"I think it's okay to wait."

Unexpectedly, the person speaking for Regulus turned out to be Moody.

Sirius turned his head in shock: "What are you talking about? Don't tell me this is Dumbledore's idea again—"

"Let me finish first—just one simple sentence."

Moody's magic eyes stared closely at Sirius and said: "If Grindelwald had not arranged for Peter Pettigrew to inform, then neither James Potter nor Lily Evans would have survived."

Sirius was stunned, as were James and Tonks.

The former two suddenly realized something, while the latter simply couldn't figure it out - Tonks hadn't learned the specific inside story yet.

Moody continued: "Think about it again, is what I said true? If it weren't for the situation at that time, James, Lily, and Voldemort couldn't be in the same space at the same time, haha Leigh can't be used as a guinea pig for Herbo—besides, it was indeed Dumbledore's idea to make me pay more attention to the people around Grindelwald."

"I'm guessing, does Grindelwald also intend to let you say this as soon as you open your mouth?"

Under the gaze of the evil eyes, Regulus said fearfully: "Professor...that's indeed what he ordered me to do. I have something very important to discuss with you, and the night with the full moon is the best." opportunity."

James did not let down his guard: "Then you still dare to threaten us with Kreacher right from the start?"

Regulus said miserably: "I'm even more afraid that I won't have a chance to speak. Can you put the wand down first?"

Sirius didn't move, and the others turned their attention to Moody.

"Tie him up first." Moody also put down his wand, which was very inconsistent with his usual style, and it was probably one of the orders Dumbledore deliberately gave him.

Compared to Grindelwald hiding behind the scenes, Regulus' threat is indeed not that serious.

Regulus surrendered obediently. He obviously had no intention of resisting.

"Did you really hide Lupine in my bedroom? That's my bedroom..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Tonks pulled the rope tighter, and she ordered: "Follow us to the living room, and don't think about using the werewolf to do anything here."

"I didn't think about it that way." Regulus looked in the direction of his bedroom worriedly: "I just hope he doesn't break my things, although there aren't many left."

As they walked down the stairs, James suddenly tugged on Sirius' sleeve, and the two of them slowed down at the same time.

James asked in a low voice, "I remember that Regulus kidnapped you, but then let you escape?"

He was talking about how Sirius had just escaped from Azkaban.

At that time, Sirius and Toby stayed in this house. He thought that no one would find out, but then he didn't expect that Regulus was still alive.

After being captured, Sirius took advantage of Regulus' laxity to escape.

"What's the matter?" Sirius asked.

"Didn't he do anything to Toby at that time?" James' tone changed.

Sirius noticed this immediately.

"You have begun to doubt Grindelwald's intentions, right? Do you think he was out of kindness and saved your family's lives, so he wouldn't attack Highmore at such a good opportunity?"

James nodded silently.

Sirius snorted, "Don't tell me you're absolving Peter Pettigrew again."

James couldn't help but argue: "But if you think about it carefully, no matter what Grindelwald's purpose is, Peter, who leaked the secret to the mysterious person, has indirectly saved our family—don't look at me like that , I know exactly what I'm talking about."

Sirius said coldly: "A traitor will always be a traitor. You can't get him off the hook. Just think about his performance during the trial. Do you think Pettigrew's acting skills will be so good?"

This scene is really a bit strange - it is obvious that the person who was framed was James, but he still has doubts.Instead, Sirius resented Pettigrew even more.

"Think about Lily, and Harry," said Sirius, looking James in the eye. "Would you let them nearly die again? Did you get their permission before pitying Peter?"

At this time, they had come to the living room, and the quarrel between the two also attracted the attention of others.

Regulus was placed on an unstable chair. He glanced at the two of them, and then said hesitantly: "Are you talking about Peter Pettigrew? That might disappoint you, James. , he didn’t know the secret at all, and he really betrayed you. The professor said... He said that only by doing this can Peter’s behavior become reasonable, and he is indeed the person who can do such a thing. .”

James's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Moody slapped his hands on the table, his eyes fixed on Regulus at the same time.

"What about you?" He said in a deep voice, looking no different from interrogating a prisoner.

"Is it because you obediently caught him without a fight so that we can trust you?"

Regulus was very helpless.

"There is no need to scare me, I can only act as a microphone... After all, Ariana is back. As one of the former culprits, it is not particularly convenient for the professor to appear in front of Dumbledore, so You have to let me deliver the message."

"I don't know how much you know about this whole thing, but it all started when Toby accidentally summoned Death when he was a child - that is, the night Snape was almost killed by Lupine."

"That night, Toby faced death for the first time."

"It was also that night that our professor, Lord Grindelwald, foresaw something through his Third Eye."

"Before this, in order to keep it secret, he had been pretending that it was a prophecy. But in fact, the third eye made the professor see more—"

"Before Toby Highmore, Grindelwald was the first person to meet Merlin."

After Regulus finished speaking, several people near the table showed suspicious expressions.

Grindelwald's return is already the third year of Toby's return to Hogwarts.

Toby caught Grindelwald in the Shrieking Shack in the first half of the year, and then destroyed the last Mason Gate in the second half of the year because of the Helbo fight.

There are many things that happened in the meantime, but no matter what, the result cannot escape the fact that Toby saw Merlin turned into the god of death with his own eyes.

"I know this thing sounds unbelievable, but it is true. You can think about it again. Grindelwald did not help Hai Erbo last semester. It is because he has achieved an extremely important task before that." The purpose—not to let Toby see Merlin, but to let him know that Merlin is indeed still alive—is just as the god of death."

"The professor wants me to tell you that he has no ill intentions towards you people. The reason why he has always shown a rift between Dumbledore and Toby is just to hide Hai Erbo - he is everywhere and difficult to deal with."

"With such a disguise, Grindelwald can finally act freely."

Several people exchanged glances, and then Moody shouted in a threatening voice: "Don't try to sell yourself to me here. What exactly does Grindelwald want?"

Regulus coughed dryly, and his tone changed, almost like Grindelwald himself.

He said: "I think you should all know this--Merlin, too, is a wizard."

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Half an hour later, Regulus left Black's old house safe and sound.

Moody quickly wrote a letter, and then asked Tonks to deliver the letter to Dumbledore himself.

With the help of the fireplace and floo powder, within a short while, a fire suddenly lit up in the living room, and Dumbledore walked out of the flame with Fox.

He looked at the people in the room solemnly and asked aloud: "Tell me, what do you think?"

Both James and Sirius remained silent.

Moody said in a deep voice: "I only know that if you plan to deal with Toby Highmore, tonight is the best chance, otherwise you will have to wait until the next full moon."

"I thought you would talk more about Merlin." Dumbledore sighed.

"Grindelwald wanted to rescue Merlin from the Mason Gate. Only there would Merlin have a chance to recover his true form, and he also called Merlin a wizard... It seems that Grindelwald still has not given up on wizard supremacy. Even if there is an excuse to deal with Haierbo, it is not enough to cover up his ambition."

"Merlin may not necessarily help him." Sirius snorted coldly.

Compared with these few people, Dumbledore knew more secrets-including that it was because of Merlin's wishes that the plan to turn Toby into a god of death did not succeed.

But what if he changed from Death to Merlin again?

If no one would be harmed in the process, would Merlin want to refuse...

"Helpo is targeting Death, while Grindelwald is targeting Merlin."

After sighing with emotion, Dumbledore couldn't help becoming puzzled again.

"But how did Grindelwald know that Toby has a seed?"

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Meanwhile, at Hogwarts.

Angela struggled to support Toby, and they walked back towards the castle step by step.

Al was already one step ahead. He hurried to find Phineas in the principal's office to find out if anyone was taking advantage of tonight to cause trouble for Lupin.

When Toby and Angela finally walked back to the oak door of the castle, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

An unexpected person appears in front of them.

"It's been a while, Toby."

Grindelwald had a gentle smile on his face, and Al was being held in one of his hands.

Toby raised his head with difficulty, comforted Angela with his eyes, and then whispered: "So you didn't leave with that big ship, you were hiding in Hogwarts all this time... Is it for tonight? , to figure out when exactly I would plant that seed.”

Grindelwald threw Al in his hand towards Toby, but Angela caught it firmly.

"You guessed it right." He said calmly: "The Mason Gate... I need to use the Mason Gate to find Merlin. I have seen him with my own eyes, the one where you first saw the God of Death. At night, I discovered his presence with my third eye."

"I need his power, and it just so happens that Merlin is no longer complete. Instead of continuing to be a god of death, it is better to leave it to me to use... Only this power can defeat Haierbo... .None of us can defeat him except Merlin.”

Even at such a critical moment, Toby sneered: "But Merlin didn't choose you, do you think he will obediently listen to you?"

Grindelwald looked at Toby with extremely cold eyes.

"What if I promise to help him solve the problem of the law of conservation of magic?"

"This is the beginning of everything, and it is also the end that Merlin suffered in order to protect Muggle-borns. He loves this wizarding world, and loves the weak even more. He does not want to see more wizards die for this."

"I can assure him of that. Instinct, I have instinct, Toby - I am passionate about power, and a brighter future that will belong to every wizard, no distinction of blood, everyone All will be fair—”

"Except Muggles."

Grindelwald looked at Toby and said, "I found the connection between Muggles and magic. On the original island of Azkaban, those tortured Muggles can also attract dementors—it's emotion."

"Muggles have emotions too, and although they don't possess magical powers, their emotions are real."

"After we have the Mason Gate, we can try to throw some Muggles behind the Mason Gate. I think they will return to this purest existence, thereby breaking the balance of the law of conservation of magic."

"By then, there will be more and more wizards."

Angela frowned and commented: "It's really cruel."

Grindelwald shook his head and said: "Watching the wizards become extinct is the real cruelty. Moreover, if there really is a day when Halperm succeeds, when the wizards are reduced to a number that can no longer resist him, the remaining people will We can only place our hopes on Mason Gate.”

"I just made my choice ahead of time."

Toby said weakly: "Whether you think so or not, these words should not be said at this time..."

"I knew you would doubt this." Grindelwald said; "This is actually because the Mason Gate has not yet officially matured, but I have already told Dumbledore the news. When he returns to Hogwarts, He will know that you will be uncontrollably weak every night of the full moon, until the day when the Mason Gate fully matures."

"This ritual magic cannot be stopped once it begins - I don't think you have won the power of Merlin's heart either."

"We'll see when the time comes."

Grindelwald gradually disappeared in front of Toby.

"See how much you trust Dumbledore, and think he won't try anything against Angela—if you can't hold on anymore, you can write to me, and I'm willing to help you."

"Even if it's just a disguise, I hope you can stand on my side."

Grindelwald disappeared completely, and he left Hogwarts calmly, leaving Toby with an unsolvable problem.

Knowing that Toby couldn't stop him, how much patience would Dumbledore not try to contact Angela and rescue her from Haierbo's haze?

Angela asked worriedly: "Helbo won't take advantage of this time to influence me? If Dumbledore finds out—"

"He will definitely do it." Toby interrupted indifferently: "Help me back to the office first, I have to have a good rest."

"There is some work to do next."