Hogwarts Archaeologist Toby

The trio left worried.

Ron rubbed his arm, wondering where he had said the wrong thing again.

Harry was still thinking about his parents.

And Hermione was thinking about what Professor Highmore had said about Slytherin House - that's what most of the students thought, Slytherin students were all bad.

But when the words came from a real Slytherin, it seemed weird.

And Hermione didn't think Professor Highmore was a bad person, at least not as bad as Snape, and even the only favoritism was given to Gryffindor students.

They returned to the Gryffindor common room and sat in a circle in silence for a while.

Not long after, Neville finally came back, and his mood was still a little gloomy.

The news that he knocked Draco unconscious had already spread, and the students were muttering and looking at him quietly. Neville looked a little at a loss.

"This way, Neville!"

Harry called out, telling Neville to sit up.

"What did Professor Haimer tell you?" Ron asked curiously.

But Neville hesitated and refused to say anything.

Harry reached into his robe pocket and pulled out a Chocolate Frog, the last of the box Hermione had given him for Christmas.Harry handed it to Neville.

"Don't worry, okay?" Harry said, "That's Professor Highmore. He's not even afraid of Snape, and he rewarded us with a sum of academy points just to tell you that nothing will happen to you."

Neville opened the chocolate frog, his lips twitching into a weak smile.

"Thank you, Harry... I'm going to bed... Do you want a picture? You collect pictures, don't you?"

After Neville left, Ron stared at Harry with strange eyes: "Say, man, you are getting better and better at speaking up for Professor Heimer now. Do you finally stop doubting him?"

"No." Harry said softly, looking at the chocolate frog picture that Neville handed him: "I finally figured out why Professor Highmore appeared in the Leaky Cauldron, because he knows my parents. This is a good person." Reason, isn't it? I can feel that their relationship must be more than just acquaintance. And Professor Heimer has been in the school for so long, we can already see clearly whether he is a bad person - another one A picture of Dumbledore. The first picture I got on the train was——"

He gasped, stared at the back of the card, then looked up at Ron and Hermione.

"I found him!" he whispered, "I found Nico Flamel! Look - [alchemy is very effective with partner Nico Flamel]!"

At the same time, in the Ancient Magic Office, Toby was thinking silently.

At first, he thought it was because he finally had his own wand that caused Neville's personality change, but later he found out that this was not the case at all, and no one would go bad just because of the wand wood.

The real reason lies with the Longbottoms.

Neville went to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries with Mrs. Longbottom on Christmas Day. While alone with his parents, Neville heard his mother Alice say "Lucius Malfoy" name.

This is a good sign that the Longbottoms are really starting to get away from the influence of the Cruciatus Curse - but on the other hand, Neville only knows that his parents have been hospitalized, but he doesn't know who caused it.

Therefore, Lucius Malfoy was naturally identified as the murderer by Neville. Even if he wasn't the cause, at least he had to be one of the murderers.

However, this is not the case. Dumbledore told Toby in a later letter that it was Bellatrix and his husband who really attacked the Longbottoms, as well as Barty Crouch Jr. Bustan Lestrange.

But Neville didn't know who the specific murderer was. The experience in the hospital made him hate Malfoy, including Lucius' son, Draco Malfoy.

Coupled with Draco's rude words, and the experience of Harry's parents reminded Neville of himself, so he suddenly lost control and beat Draco severely.

Toby didn't take this trivial matter to heart at all. He is now a professor in the school and has every right to decide whether to punish the students according to his own will.

Like Snape.

Like a real Slytherin.

At night, a man with long blond hair rushed to Hogwarts. Holding a cane, he roughly pushed the students who were blocking the way, and walked quickly into the hospital hospital.

In the hospital bed, Draco Malfoy was almost recovered, he was not seriously injured at all - Neville's strength was not that great - he just couldn't catch his breath after being suddenly attacked, so Will pass out.

It can even be said that he was frightened into fainting.

But Draco still asked the nurse to cover his injured area with bandages, exposing his eyes, nose and mouth.

"father!"

After seeing the man who came in, Draco cried out happily: "You are finally here, this time you must drive Longbottom out of the school, and Potter! I saw that he wanted to do something!"

"Potter, Potter." Lucius walked to his son's bedside. He carefully checked the injury behind the bandage. After finding that there was no big problem, he continued: "You already mentioned Mrs. Potter at Christmas. Many times, I know he saved your life during flying lessons, but I also want to remind you that this could have been a good opportunity to change your attitude. When most people saw Harry Potter as a It would be irrational for you not to pretend to like the Dark Lord's hero."

Draco remained silent angrily, and Lucius showed a cold smile: "It's not easy to drive Harry Potter away, after all, he didn't really do anything. However, it's much easier if it's just targeting Longbottom Now, this is also related to the purpose of my coming to Hogwarts, the newspaper reporters will come here soon, and by the way, they can criticize Dumbledore's education policy, he is old, it's time to leave Hogg—"

"Leaving what? Who are you going to let go?"

A voice suddenly sounded, and Toby appeared at the door of the ward with his eyes slightly narrowed.

After seeing him appear, Lucius' face suddenly turned livid.

Toby walked into the ward unhurriedly, the door closed automatically behind him, and a sound-proof spell was deliberately applied to prevent the voices in the room from being heard by Madam Pomfrey.

Then Toby stepped forward quickly, grabbed Lucius's collar, pushed him against the wall, poked his chest with the wand, and roared angrily: "Tell me again, who should I let go?" Hogwarts?!”

"talk!"