Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

It's too late to regret until you lose it.

This is what Harry is thinking at this moment. He feels that he is being targeted by the entire Hogwarts. No matter where he goes, there are a group of people staring at his forehead. Forget it if they are just students, even Flitwick The professor was shocked when he called his name.

But this is not the worst.

Harry originally thought that he was being targeted by Professor Highmore, but that was not the case at all. Professor Highmore did not pay special attention to him in the ancient magic class.

It was Snape who was really after him.

Harry knew that Snape hated him.

In the Potions classroom, Snape had just finished his long speech. He had the same ability as Professor McGonagall and Professor Highmore, and he could keep the classroom orderly without any effort.

But also a student from Slytherin, Snape did not stop Draco Malfoy from laughing at Harry's "famousness", even if it violated the order.

"Potter!" said Snape suddenly, "what would I get if I added narcissus root powder to a mugwort infusion?"

Harry didn't know how to answer this question, and he didn't even hear what Snape said.

Snape curled his lips contemptuously and ignored Hermione's raised arms.

He asked a second question—where to find a bezoar.

"I don't know, sir."

Harry forced himself to look directly into his cold eyes.

"Potter, what's the difference between the boat-shaped aconite and the wolf-venomous aconite?"

Hermione simply stood up.

"I don't know," Harry whispered, "but I think Hermione knows the answer. Why don't you ask her?"

A few students laughed out loud, and Snape looked unhappy.

"Sit down!" he snapped at Hermione.

Hermione sat back unwillingly, but at this moment, there was a clear coughing sound from the classroom door.

Toby was standing in the doorway, looking even more unhappy than Snape.

"Severus." He stared at Snape coldly: "Can I take some of your time?"

Snape narrowed his eyes slightly: "I'm in class."

"You can continue later." Toby said.

Anyone can hear the tension in the conversation.

Snape strode out of the classroom, and Ron was panic-stricken and excited: "Do you think they will fight?"

Harry said dissatisfiedly: "Then I hope Professor Highmore can give Snape a hard lesson. I really don't understand why he targeted me so much."

At this moment, in the corridor outside the classroom.

"The results of the professors' votes are out." Toby stared at Snape closely: "I heard you voted against? Are you kidding me?"

Today is Friday. Toby has completed the ancient magic courses for all grades in the morning. During lunch, the principal called all the teachers and staff in attendance to vote once to decide whether Toby can continue to serve.

The result is certainly gratifying.

Although Toby's teaching style had a great influence on Hogwarts, causing his office to be flooded with letters from owls for several days, it was only the first class.

And Toby also explained to Dean McGonagall in detail that there will only be one similar course, and he will focus more on real ancient magic knowledge - such as magic circles.

But Toby heard Professor Flitwick say that Snape expressed extremely strong dissatisfaction with his retention, and even resolutely opposed Dumbledore's decision in the meeting.

"I don't seem to need to explain to you." Snape was about to turn and return to the classroom after speaking.

"Oh? What about this?"

The magic ball suddenly spread out and quickly formed a magic circle, trapping Snape inside.

Outsiders could not hear the sound from the magic circle, and Toby finally stopped suppressing his anger and shouted: "I saw you deliberately embarrassing Harry Potter?! Are you crazy?! You must deliberately embarrass Harry Potter!" A child! If I were you, wouldn't I have to teach all the students in Slytherin House a lesson? Their parents are all famous Death Eaters!"

"This has nothing to do with you, Toby." Snape quietly tightened the wand in his sleeve: "I know whose child Harry Potter is, and I don't need you to remind me."

"I don't think so." Toby said, looking straight into Snape's eyes, "And I still have a debt I haven't settled with you. You don't think I really forgot, do you?"

"You were a Death Eater when Lily died!"

"What about you?" Snape stared at Toby's face, his expression became distorted: "You're just a coward who ran away!"

Five minutes later, just as Hermione was flipping through "A Thousand Magic Herbs and Mushrooms" boredly, the door to the classroom was finally pushed open again.

The students suddenly became silent. They were all frightened by Snape's appearance. His sleeves were torn, revealing his scarred arms, and his face was covered with black ash caused by the fire.

"They actually started fighting!" Ron mouthed silently.

"Hush!" Harry hurriedly stopped, but it was too late.

"Ten points from Gryffindor!"

Snape stared at them viciously: "Ten points each!"

"Continue class and take out all your notes. What are you waiting for?!"

On the other side, in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore was healing the cut on Toby's calf. He looked no better than Snape, and his face was also covered with black ash caused by the flames.

"It was a surprise to me."

Dumbledore withdrew his wand and said, "If I didn't know you well enough, I would have thought you were being impersonated. Fortunately, I found out in time, otherwise the entire corridor would have been destroyed by the two of you."

"There's nothing we can do about it, principal." Toby shook his head and said, "It was just a small fuss at first. But Lily is dead, dead anyway. I really can't forgive Severus. What he did, he really shouldn't become a real Death Eater. At the same time, I also know very well that he will not forgive me for running away."

"But he seems obviously more guilty than me. I also know how to heal injuries, but he would rather continue to teach despite his injuries and let the pain torture himself."

Dumbledore didn't blame Toby for his actions, as if he'd expected it.In his opinion, the duel between two people is just a quarrel between students, which is a common occurrence.

"I never knew you liked Lily too."

"That's not like it, principal. It's more about gratitude."

"Okay." Dumbledore stood up and said, "I've heard too many good things about Lily as early as when you were students."

At this time, Phineas in the portrait mocked: "What nonsense, two professors would brazenly fight in school. Such absurd things would not have happened when I was the principal!"

Toby took out his black walnut wand and pointed to his heart: "But I must recognize my heart and not deceive myself. This is the characteristic of black walnut. The wand chooses a wizard."

"Unscrupulous! Unreasonable words!" Phineas shouted: "Nonsense! Nonsense!"

Toby got up and left the principal's office, he waved his hand indifferently.

"Whatever you say."