Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

To be honest, it never occurred to Toby that he would have fans.

Before returning to Hogwarts, he had been living in no fixed place, running around, not to mention spending most of his time on ancient ruins. Even if someone did write to him, the owl could not find it. he.

Usually at that time he was wrestling with an ancient curse.

But just today, Toby actually gained a book fan!

This really surprised him.

He excitedly opened the letter from the book fan, but unfortunately the book fan didn't send him a gift, perhaps because the other party was in a bit of embarrassment.

When the folded parchment was finally pulled out, Toby saw the beautiful handwriting on the paper at a glance. It seemed that his book fan was a well-educated reader, which made Toby even more satisfied.

He raised his eyes and looked at the content——

Dear Mr. Toby Haimer!

What is the source of the magic circle?Why can't it be passed down? !

Where is the lost city?Which lake bottom is it? !

What about the Egyptian pyramids? What was written halfway through and then disappeared? !

What about African temples?I still want to read more of Angela's stories, but how can I write without a beginning and an end?What happened to her? !

What about werewolves in the Himalayas?Why didn't he show up again? !

What about the ancient city in the desert? !

What is the secret between life and death? !

Why does ancient magic have to be bounded by 1379? !

Could you please explain yourself more clearly? !

Toby flipped the letter over and covered it with a "snap", and cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead.

terrible!

Book fans are really scary!

Just through words, Toby could imagine the hysteria of the other party. He didn't want to have such a book fan at all.

At this moment, Toby even wanted to curse the other party in advance, so as not to be approached by the other party.

What is the best method? Do you want to go back to Gringotts again? Which marked bag would be more suitable?

When Toby was struggling, two house elves bowed to him and said, "Sir, your house has been rearranged."

"oh oh."

Looking back, Toby saw that his office had been restored to its original state, and there was no trace of Snape making a fuss.

Before he recovered from the madness of the book fans, he habitually ordered: "Al, pay the bill."

Al was twisting and twisting in front of the mini mirror, dressing himself up. He tilted his head and gave Toby a disgusted look. He reluctantly took out two silver Sickles from his belly pocket. Swapped back the silver Sickles for two bronze Knuts, and tossed them one by one into the hands of the house-elves.

The house elves were all stunned, their eyes gradually filled with tears, and they kept sobbing: "Mr. Hemmer is such a good man..."

"We can't ask for this money, sir..."

Toby finally realized that he had brought the habit of tipping to Hogwarts.

"You should just take it." Toby waved his hand and said, then he coughed twice and whispered: "Just say more good things."

Ok?

The house elves blinked their big eyes and stopped crying.

As soon as he saw them like this, Toby immediately ordered again: "Al, keep paying the bill!"

Although they didn't understand what was going on, the two house elves were still grateful. Toby also took the time to ask a question: "What do you think of the book I wrote?"

"But sir, we have not read your book..."

"Oh, just say it, okay?"

"You are a professor at Hogwarts, of course the book you wrote is good."

"Eh? Hehehe! Pay the bill! Al! Keep paying!"

When the two house-elves left, their hands were full of bronze Knuts.

Toby's mood finally improved a little bit: "Comfortable."

He snapped his fingers, causing the letter paper and the envelope to burn. He didn't even dare to read the signature on it, so as not to disturb his finally restored good mood.

Al pinched his waist with one hand, pointed at Toby with the other paw, and began to babble non-stop.

Toby strongly denied: "How can this be called self-deception? House elves are the creatures that can't lie the most. Besides, it's all my money!"

Al was so angry that the hair on his body changed color. He jumped up and grabbed Toby's hair fiercely.

While the two guys were fighting, the office door was pushed open unceremoniously.

Professor Snape stood outside the door with a livid face, as if he was trying to kill Toby with his eyes.

Toby tilted his neck and greeted enthusiastically: "Hey! Severus! I have seen your masterpieces. After so many years, your enthusiasm has not diminished at all -"

"If you say one more word -" Snape no longer just wanted to kill Toby with his eyes.

Toby immediately spread his hands: "Okay, okay, what do you want me to do?"

Severus said coldly, "Tonight is the opening dinner," and then walked away unceremoniously.

"School dinner?"

Toby blinked. He was so confused by the letter that he almost forgot about it.

"Sh-Al! I warn you! Stop tugging! Hair is going to fall out!"

At the same time, on the Hogwarts Express, Neville lost Leif again, but he did not dare to look for it from carriage to carriage. He only tried a few compartments and then walked back sadly. There were still tears on his face.

There was only one empty seat left in the box. He carefully sat on the car seat near the edge. Next to him was a little girl with brown hair and big front teeth. She was staring straight at a book. Neville could see that It's Ancient Magic by Toby Highmore.

He was very afraid of this little girl. The other person's eyes were not friendly, and she looked domineering.

At this moment, the girl suddenly spoke, startling Neville: "You haven't found the toad yet?"

"It's called Leif..." Neville whispered, and quickly shook his head sadly: "No, I haven't found it. It always wants to run away from me..."

"Okay, okay!" The girl suddenly stood up. She slapped "Ancient Magic" on the dining table, which shocked the two people opposite. They didn't understand why she suddenly got angry.

"I'll go find it for you!"

The girl said in an undeniable tone.

On the other side, in Harry and Ron's box, Ron was about to cast a spell on Scabbers with Charlie's old wand, when the box door swung open.

"Did any of you see a toad?" she said, sounding arrogant and patronizing.

The two people shook their heads at the same time: "No, we already said we didn't see it."

"Oh, are you going to cast magic?" She said as she sat on the empty seat to herself: "Then let's keep our eyes open."

Ron was taken aback, and Harry was bewildered.

As a result, after a series of incantations of unknown meaning, the magic failed.

"Is this a real spell?" said the little girl. "It doesn't look very good, does it? I've tried a few spells at home and memorized all the textbooks. As far as I know, Hogwarts It's an excellent wizarding school, with the best professors in every subject, though, obviously, that doesn't include ancient magic—my name is Hermione Granger, and by the way, what's your name name?"

"Ron Weasley," Ron muttered.

"Harry Potter." Harry said, and then immediately asked: "What do you mean by ancient magic?"

"You are Harry Potter?" Hermione was surprised: "Then you should be able to understand, the textbooks of that course are incomplete, unlike the standard spells that have second and subsequent levels, the whole The book is not finished at all, it seems to be pieced together."

"I was so angry that I wrote a letter to the author early in the morning. I really wanted to know why he had to torture people like this."?

They chatted briefly for a while, and then Hermione took Neville and left.

Ron said with concern: "It's the first time I've seen a student who dared to question the professor before the start of school. She is really scary."

Harry nodded quietly: "I hope we won't be assigned to the same college as her by then. I don't want to be hostile to the professors at the school right after the semester begins."

"By the way, have you read the book "Ancient Magic"?"

"Of course I have. This is a new course. My mother was frustrated for a long time because she couldn't buy second-hand books, but Ginny will always use them."

"Perhaps we should take a look ahead and make a good impression on the new professor. Hagrid knows the new professor and is said to be a nice guy."

"You're right."

Five minutes later, the two put down "Ancient Magic" in a daze.

"Why don't you tell me about the various colleges."

"What a coincidence, I thought so too."