Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

As soon as he entered Slughorn's house, Toby felt as if he had returned to the former dean's office. It was full of gorgeous decorations, velvet sofas were indispensable, and emerald green was hung on the ceiling and walls. , crimson and golden curtains, with a golden lantern hanging in the center, illuminating the surroundings bright red.Toby also noticed a piano on the left side of the living room, and beside it stood handsome pine bookshelves full of books.

"My dear great writer."

Slughorn picked up "Ancient Magic" on the coffee table, and he joked: "I don't know when I can read your next book."

"Forget it, Dean."

Toby waved his hand and said: "That book was a mistake, I might as well divide it into several articles and publish it - first look at the gift I gave you, I also brought Severus's copy. "

He let the package fly to the coffee table, and the layers of wrapping paper fell slowly and gracefully, revealing the valuable gift inside.

"Mead, two large bottles, both of good vintage, enough for you to drink for a long time."

"These are amulets brought back from Egypt, no, no, dean, don't look at me like that, these amulets are genuine, not deceptive gadgets, as long as you wear them on your body, you can avoid some small things. Trouble, things like banging your toes against a door frame."

"This is the feathered crest worn by African priests. There are ball-stalking birds, Jueyin birds, and even a phoenix feather. I took a lot of effort to snatch it—oh, no, I bought it from the local area. People are very enthusiastic.”

"Of course, candied pineapple is also a must. The ingredients are all the freshest. I specially ordered them early and only got them this morning."

Slughorn looked at the dazzling array of gifts on the coffee table, and he only felt that Toby had made up for all the gifts that hadn't been delivered over the years.

"It's really worthy of you." Slughorn praised: "I knew that no matter where you go, you will not suffer. Even if you really die, you will enjoy it in advance before then."

"Okay." Toby said helplessly: "It seems that even looking at the star chart is of no use. Almost all my acquaintances think I died outside."

Slughorn chuckled twice, and the buttons of his vest quivered.

"What is this?" he asked, pointing to the last unopened gift.

"Oh, this one."

Toby showed a faint smile and unwrapped the wrapping paper himself: "This is the meeting gift that Severus gave you. You also know that he is a shy person, so he only asked me to help deliver it - produced in Bo Although the shampoo company later changed hands on the Te family’s quick and smooth hair shampoo set, it doesn’t matter because this shampoo set is the latest model, and it is said to have the function of growing hair.”

Slughorn took the bottles of shampoo as if he saw a baby, and he smiled with satisfaction: "This is really precious, Toby."

"It's nothing." Toby said indifferently: "At worst, I'll help you turn your gratitude into a gift, and just thank Severus as an extra. We are colleagues now, and we haven't seen each other for many years. We just need to improve During emotional time."

Slughorn took the gifts to the room one by one and put them away. At the same time, he was still rambling: "Toby, you really surprised me. I know you are very good, but I really didn't expect you to be able to The development is so good. I thought you left England because of an awkward situation with Albus. At the time, this incident was spread among the teachers, so I said how could it be possible? Toby is not this kind of person, you are like me The most obedient student I have ever met, is often interested in the banned books in the library. At first, I was worried, afraid that you would go astray. I didn’t understand you until now. Look at these two bottles of honey bar—— —”

He held the honey in his hand, looked at the sticker on it carefully, and made a tut-tsk sound in his mouth: "I will definitely wait until the next party to take it out. As for the other bottle, I will save it for myself at Christmas." Well, I can’t share the kindness of students with everyone, so I have to keep a bottle for myself to experience it.”?

Toby was helping Slughorn carry the big bucket of candied pineapple, and he seemed to be lost in memory: "Yes, Dean. I still remember that you were the only professor who was willing to sign the approval note for us back then. Lily, and Severus, and occasionally others, if it weren't for your help, I would have died in Loch Ness."

"Lily..." This name evoked the nostalgia in Slughorn's heart: "Oh, Lily, it's a pity that she is no longer here. You three little guys really caused me a lot of trouble back then, but Lily... She is my favorite student, and even if she is a Gryffindor, I cannot refuse her request."

The atmosphere became low for a while.

Toby said with emotion: "I saw her child."

"Oh?" Slughorn turned his head immediately: "You mean Harry Potter?"

"Yes, Dean." Toby nodded, and put the barrel in the dry storage room: "I took a look at it from a distance, and the child's life is very bad, he is dressed in tatters, and he looks like a child." James is exactly the same, but his eyes are like Lily's - they're both amazingly green."

Slughorn said nothing. He was silent for a long time.

The two walked back into the living room and sat down on the sofa facing each other.Al was fiddling with the glass at the bottom of the lampshade, which could also be a transparent gem.

"It seemed like it happened in the blink of an eye."

Slughorn sighed with tears in his eyes: "In the blink of an eye, the students have grown up, and some of them are not even here anymore."

"I know you like teaching." Toby asked sincerely: "But why do you want to leave Hogwarts?"

Slughorn shook his head, and suddenly he asked, "Did Albus send you here?"

"The principal just told me your address." Toby said, reaching out to pull Al back beside the lampshade: "This time I decided to come here on my own initiative, and he didn't say anything. I thought you guys had a fight , you have known each other for so many years, maybe I can help to clear it up."

"Forget it, Toby." Slughorn's expression became complicated: "It's hard to say, and it won't be clear for a while. Is there anything else you want? Maybe we can have dinner together."

"Sorry, Dean." Toby comforted Al, who was struggling: "I am now a professor in the school, and I need to make a lot of preparations. I am a little late in time - but I do want to ask you to help me. busy."

"I knew it." Slughorn smiled and pointed at Toby with his fat finger, but he didn't mean to blame him at all: "Tell me, what do you need me to do for you."

Toby coughed twice in embarrassment, and said seriously: "You may not know yet, but I am now an archaeologist, specializing in exploring those ancient magical ruins, which is often accompanied by various unexpected dangers. So - blessing elixir, is that okay? Dean?"

Also known as the Potion of Fortune, it is a potion that is extremely difficult to prepare. It is very complicated to brew, and if you make a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous.Only a few potion masters can make it successfully.

"You are really going to give me a problem." Slughorn's beard twitched: "But if it's just the elixir, why don't you go to Severus? He is also an excellent potions master."

"It's hard to say." Toby said in a complicated tone: "There are some small misunderstandings between Severus and I. These misunderstandings have existed since school. You should also know some of them later."

Slughorn thought about it carefully: "I vaguely remember that the three of you did fall out and stopped getting together. Why, you haven't reconciled yet?"

Toby smacked his mouth twice: "I said it, Dean."

"Severus is a shy man, he doesn't admit his mistakes so easily."

At the same time, in the basement of Hogwarts, an owl with a package flew into the Potions professor's office.

The cauldron was bubbling and bubbling, Snape frowned and took off the package, he casually passed the owl some water, the owl wanted to peck his finger hard with such a mean treatment.

"Get out! Get out!"

Snape shouted angrily, and he raised his witch robe, forcing the owl to fly away indignantly.

There was a card on the package. There was no signature on it, only a short sentence: "It's time to face your heart." 】

Snape's frown deepened.

He used his wand to open the package and immediately saw the quick-smoothing hair spray set inside.

"Damn Toby."

He said with dark eyes, and threw the shampoo against the wall.

Dumbledore, who just walked outside the door, stopped, and he heard the sound of things being thrown from the office.

"It's Toby again, he's really going to get me in trouble."

Dumbledore shook his head and walked away silently.

"I hope Severus's bad mood won't last too long... Oh, by the way, Ancient Magic is a formal course. Unfortunately, maybe Toby should be allowed to be a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."