Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

"what--"

Quirrell's screams could be heard far away. He threw his hands and legs back and forth, and took several steps back in a hurry: "It's me! To-Be, I-I-I'm Quirrell!"

The stuttering this time was not pretended by him, but was actually frightened.

"Quirrell?"

Toby narrowed his eyes. He looked up and down for a while, and the shovel in his hand had already hit the sole of Quirrell's shoe.

In the next second, the sole of the shoe split in two, revealing the dark purple patterned socks inside.

A gust of cool wind blew, and Quirrell felt that his toes were about to cramp.

"Professor Quirrell...why are you here?"

Toby asked suspiciously, and Quirrell's heart almost jumped into his throat.

"Okay, I get it now."

Toby suddenly realized: "You are here to set up a mechanism to protect the magic stone."

Quirrell was stunned for a moment, and he quickly agreed: "Yes-yes-yes, I-I plan to come-catch-catch the troll—"

"Shh!" Toby immediately interrupted: "Stop talking, Professor Quirrell, we shouldn't disclose our respective agencies, it would be bad if others heard it."

Quirrell turned his head: "Is there - is there anyone else around here?"

"Who can say for sure." Toby put the shovel on his shoulder, and he said mysteriously: "I'm only telling you this, and you must not reveal it—the thief Very powerful, I met the other person in person, in Gringotts, didn't you read the newspaper? Gringotts should have published the report of the thief, and I was there at the time."

"The other party is a terrible black wizard, and I just got it by luck. I used the God's Shadowless Curse. Do you know this spell? Once hit, it's like being cut open by a sharp blade. Also, there must be thieves who suffer. If you see someone with a freshly cut scar, do let me know, don't try to be brave for that small bounty. Of course, compared to our salary, the bounty is still very high--"

Toby said a lot of words like a cannonball, but fortunately, under the cover of night, coupled with the shock just now, it didn't make Quirrell's pale face become particularly obvious.

"O-oh-I know."

Quirrell had to interrupt. He stood up with difficulty, patted the dust on his body, pointed at the sole of the shoe that was split in two with his wand, restored the shoe to its original state, and put it on again.

"Hurry up." Toby urged, he stood upright like a guard: "This is the Forbidden Forest, full of dangers everywhere, don't stay here for too long."

Quirrell looked at Toby. He couldn't help but asked out of curiosity: "Why are you in the Forbidden Forest? And you are holding a shovel?"

"You mean this?" Toby picked up the shovel and shook it, the wind blowing on Quirrell's face made him fall back quickly in fright.

"As an archaeologist, isn't it normal to carry a shovel with you?"

"This is the Forbidden Forest. It has existed for an unknown number of years, perhaps longer than Hogwarts itself. Maybe there is an ancient ruin buried somewhere, like a lost building at the bottom of some lake."

"By the way, have you been to Loch Ness?"

Quirrell didn't understand when the conversation began to shift to Loch Ness.

He was stunned for a while and said dryly: "I haven't been there...I-I have to go."

Compared with the habit of stuttering, Quirrell's speed was very fast. It didn't take long for him to disappear on the way out of the Forbidden Forest.

Toby stared at the direction where Quirrell disappeared, and murmured in a low voice: "Coming to the Forbidden Forest late at night to catch trolls... It's really not easy for a guy who dares to apply for a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor!"

Quirrell didn't dare to stay a step, he ran back to his office in fear, panting for a long time.

He's after me!

That was the only thought left in Quirrell's mind.

Toby must be eyeing him!

First there was the chance encounter in the Leaky Cauldron, then there was the collision inside Gringotts, and finally there was the thief he had just deliberately told in front of him - how could there be so many coincidences? !

That must be what Toby wanted to use to observe his reaction!

He probably knew he was the thief!

Cold sweat covered Quirrell's forehead, and he suddenly held his breath hard, not even daring to take a breath.

Now that Toby knows, what about Dumbledore? And Snape, he and Toby are classmates, will he also know?

In this short period of time, many thoughts came to Quirrell's mind. He suddenly felt that the Sorcerer's Stone was a trap, the purpose of which was to catch him without fail.

But in the castle, it was already full of sights staring at him.

Especially Toby Highmore!

This guy appears out of nowhere!

He was the helper Dumbledore had found!

Quirrell sat on the floor in panic for a while, and suddenly he grabbed the suitcase under the bed and was about to put all the luggage in it.

Wait until tomorrow - no!Just tonight!

Quirrell is going to leave Hogwarts tonight and never come back!

His identity is exposed!

At this moment, Quirrell suddenly felt a great fear, and his movements stopped involuntarily.

A weak voice sounded in his mind.

"Stupid...stupid...trash..."

"Master?" Quirrell asked in a frightened voice: "You finally woke up, Master! My identity has been exposed, let's..."

"Shut up..." Voldemort's voice interrupted: "I already know the whole story... just from your stupid mind... Toby Highmore Nothing to be afraid of...if he thinks you are a thief...he won't bother to act with you..."

Voldemort seemed to know Toby Highmore well and his character.

"Stop trying so hard to capture the unicorn...I will give you a formula, hurry up and prepare the potion. This is even more effective than the blood of the unicorn..."

"Then, try to find a way to find the magic stone..."

"ASAP......"

Quirrell didn't dare to move. He was crying, looking like he was about to cry, so he could only silently remember this complicated formula in his heart.

Fortunately, school hasn't started yet, so Quirrell doesn't have to stay at school every day, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to find the place to brew the potion.

"Damn Toby Highmore!"

He said bitterly: "One day, I will kill you completely!"

At this moment, Toby was carrying a shovel out of the Forbidden Forest. When he passed by the cabin, Hagrid also happened to go out to check the situation.

"Hi, Hagrid."

Toby said hello, and he saw Fang at Hagrid's feet, who was trying to run outside.

"Is this Yaya?" He asked in surprise, "Has Yaya grown so big?"

"Go in, go in!" Hagrid forced Fang Fang back into the room, and he stared at Toby with strange eyes: "You went to the Forbidden Forest? What are you doing in the Forbidden Forest so late?"

"Don't worry." Toby said carelessly: "I didn't hurt your cuties, oh—"

As if he remembered something, a smile appeared on his face.

"If trolls don't count."