Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 400 Kerosene Lamp

399 Kerosene lamp

This silent confrontation in the secret room was not known to anyone. No one knew where the kerosene lamp and the Death Butler had gone. No matter what, they could not be found.

After Toby left the Chamber of Secrets, Hogwarts spent a few peaceful days, until Harry and Ron suddenly received a notice from Professor Highmore that another Death Tutorial had begun.

Harry got up early on the weekend, and Ron was no exception - even though he wanted to refuse at first, he couldn't stand Harry's persuasion, and couldn't help but risk Harry's life.

What happened - Haierbo was still staring at him eagerly.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in."

The two of them walked into the ancient magic office one after another. They saw that this time, in addition to the necessary teaching props-the skeleton of Ignotus, there was another thing-or rather, a person.

The other party looked a bit like he was dead.

"He is Old Tom, You-Know-Who's father."

Toby's words surprised them.

"Come over and say hello."

Ron and Harry looked at each other, and they walked over timidly to Old Tom, who was slumped on the side of the table. Well, they bowed respectively. If there were flowers at this time, it would be suitable to sprinkle them on him.

"He is currently recovering from his injuries and cannot communicate with others."

Toby explained casually: "Okay, we should continue with today's class, but before that, I have something extra to say to you."

Harry and Ron immediately cheered up and no longer looked at whether the old Tom was dead.

"You should all remember Death Butler, right?"

Toby mainly asked Ron this question, because only Ron had seen the kerosene lamp with his own eyes, while Harry escaped because he stayed in the Ancient Magic Office.

Ron asked in a panic: "Remember, teach it. It appears again?"

"It should be said that it has never left." Toby narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just hidden in an unknown way - but these are not the key. The real key is that it may have a helper now.

, that is, the old Tom in front of you - you don’t need to know the reason, it is enough to know that it is related to the Castle of Death."

"Now, Ron Weasley, you should know that your name does not appear in that account book, right? Our previous guess was that Death Butler needed to come to Hogwarts for this reason, and some of the reasons

It's also related to Harry. This time I want to solve this problem once and for all, are you willing to help?"

This was exactly what Ron wanted. He really wanted to get rid of that mysterious thing.

Harry asked hesitantly: "What do you need us to do? And the Death Course."

Toby suddenly twitched his eyebrows.

"If I'm not wrong, this may also help us understand the God of Death better."

Although it was unclear how Professor Heimer came to this conclusion, Harry knew it was time to agree.

"That's okay with me, Professor."

"very good."

Toby said with satisfaction.

Both Harry and Ron could see that Professor Heimer seemed to have already thought about what to do. He issued orders one after another, asking the two people to move back and forth, and then used the magic ball to quickly move around the center of the office.

A complicated magic circle was arranged, which was more mysterious than anything they had seen in class. Just looking at it would make them dizzy.

Angela and Al were staring at the secret room, which was the place where the kerosene lamp appeared last time - in order to avoid any omissions, Toby did not let them come back immediately, so as not to miss this rare opportunity.

"That's probably it."

Toby stared at the magic circle and said.

Harry counted carefully and found that it turned out to be a seven-pointed star magic circle. Ron also discovered this - they all still remembered what Professor Hemmer said in class. This type of magic circle is almost

Only exists in legends.

"This is also my first time using this magic circle."

Professor Heimer can always bring unexpected surprises to the two of them: "So I can't guarantee what will happen next, but don't worry, I will protect you. At most, you will lose arms and legs - don't be like that

Nervous, I'm joking - okay, this is just a joke, the Black Devil Foundation can guarantee that you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life, so just come with me and try not to stay too far away from me."

Harry and Ron were almost close to Professor Heimer. They stood in the center of the magic circle with Toby, and then watched helplessly as half of Professor Heimer's body suddenly turned into a devil.

Ron looked at Harry longingly. He was now on the devil's side and wanted to exchange places with Harry.

Harry lowered his head and stared at his shoes, pretending to see nothing.

"concentrate."

Toby's words made the two of them dare not distract themselves anymore, mainly because the devilish voice coming out of his mouth was so intimidating that they both were startled at the same time.

Under Toby's control, Old Tom's body also fell into the magic circle, and he also took out the account book from the witch's robe.

Then, he gently placed it on Old Tom's chest.

Harry and Ron even had an illusion - this scene looked a bit like Professor Hemmer praying for the dead old Tom.

They still weren't sure whether Old Tom was alive or dead.

"let's start."

Following Professor Heimer's last voice, the magic ball suddenly began to spin rapidly, and countless thin lines with silver light were thrown out by it, shining like starlight on several people in the magic circle.

The moment they came into contact with the starlight, Harry and Ron both felt the same feeling as if they had used the portkey - an earth-shaking, unstoppable sense of detachment, being forcefully stuffed into a certain pipe, weighing them down.

Out of breath——

Harry held his breath and tried to turn his head. He felt that he was hallucinating in front of his eyes - Ron was no longer Ron, but a mouse, and Professor Highmore also turned into a horned water snake.

He looked down at his body and found that the witch robe on his body was gone, and he also had an owl-like appearance.

It reminded him of Mason Gate.

But Harry remembered that the Mason doors had been destroyed long ago. Not a single one remained.

After who knows how long, just when Harry thought he was about to die——

"boom!"

He seemed to have fallen to the ground from the air, and was forcibly thrown to the sofa on the other side of the room. Then he saw a black shadow rushing towards him——

"careful."

Professor Heimer's voice came.

Unfortunately it's too late.

"ah!"

"ah!"

Two calls sounded at the same time, Harry and Ron's heads hit each other, and a huge swelling suddenly bulged up, causing Harry to cry in pain.

"Are you okay?"

Harry heard someone vaguely ask him.

"How can it be okay? I feel like I'm going to die."

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just a concussion. Although it's a bit serious, as long as you drink this bowl of medicine."

Harry felt his body being lifted up by someone, and a bowl of painfully bitter liquid was forcefully poured into his mouth.

He struggled to open his eyes and saw countless James and Madam Pomfrey staring at him with concern.

"Why am I here?" he asked confusedly.

"You are injured." Madam Pomfrey poured the last bit of potion into his mouth, and then said: "Toby sent you here - why are you so careless?

Injured, I really don’t understand when playing wizard chess would lead to this.”

A wave of unstoppable sleepiness came over him, and Harry knew that this was a lie made up by Professor Hemmer to cover up the incident.

He took one last look at James when he was awake, but all he saw was his angry back.

All right.

he said to himself in his sleep.

I hope I won’t lose my father again because of this incident.

——

"boom!"

The door to the office was knocked hard, but this was not enough. James raised one leg and kicked it forward angrily - but just like that, the door suddenly opened automatically, and the leg he kicked out went straight towards

He stretched it forward, and then fell to the floor with a click, making him grimace in pain.

Toby sat on the scorched floor in the room, which was the trace of the magic circle. He said without raising his head: "I really don't know how flexible you are - have you secretly learned ballet?"

?I really can’t tell.”

"Don't talk nonsense to me."

James said angrily. He rubbed his thighs hard and stood up, but he didn't forget to close the office door at this time. Then he rushed towards Toby and asked: "What have you done to my child?"

?”

"Um?"

Toby raised his head in confusion: "Isn't there nothing wrong with him? He just accidentally hit Ron's head in the end? But I couldn't throw him out without force, otherwise he would probably be killed together.

Trapped inside this thing—have you seen this thing?”

"You actually led him to do such a dangerous experiment - wait, what is this?"

James finally saw clearly what was in Toby's hand. It was a large kerosene lamp, but by this time the flame inside had gone out.

"It seems you have never been to the Castle of Death."

Toby said, rubbing his chin, looking thoughtful.

"That's strange, because Snape said that he has never been there personally. Could it be that Death Butler is the subordinate who was placed in the castle by Haierbo? From this point of view, our enemies may not only be wizards.

"

James frowned and stared at him: "What on earth are you talking about?"

"It's very simple." Toby stood up slowly and said, "I just did a small experiment with some materials, which is related to Death Butler. You have to know, if the other party wants to hide it under my nose,

It's not that easy to get up, even with an invisibility cloak. But soon, I thought of another thing, and you've seen it with your own eyes."

"Mason Gate."

Toby raised the kerosene lamp and observed it carefully. He ignored James's serious gaze and continued: "Helpo must have been eyeing the Mason Door a long time ago, but he couldn't touch this thing, so he designed it to let

I took it away and gave it to him to use indirectly. But I think before that, he must have considered making a replica of it himself - the kerosene lamp in front of us."

"Fortunately, I have studied the Mason Gate for a while, otherwise I still wouldn't be able to imprint this magic circle. Fortunately, I guessed Haierbo's intention, which allowed me to find another hidden place. Well, I should say

Hogwarts in another world? In short, I found the Death Butler somewhere, and found it easily - you won't believe it, it was actually watching me in my office

Do this experiment.”

"But it can't stop me. Only when the kerosene lamp is on can it appear in front of us and touch us. Otherwise, it can't do anything."

"Interesting magic, isn't it?"

"You actually think this is interesting?" James had long forgotten about the accountability. He looked at Toby up and down: "But this is more like you, a madman whose mind is full of dangerous magic."

"Thank you for the compliment." Toby smiled: "Besides, I also discovered another interesting fact - do you want to know what can be used to light this kerosene lamp?"

James looked at Toby puzzled.

This time, there was a lot of emotion in Toby's tone.

"It is a power that feels strange and familiar to me, and has always been praised by Dumbledore - it is love, James. Only love can light this kerosene lamp. Who would have thought that Death Butler also has love in his heart?

What? But I think it will eventually run out one day, and by then it will become a walking zombie, unable to sense anything - maybe it is in this state now."

James was silent for a while.

"Using weaknesses to threaten others in order to make them obey your orders is Haierbo's usual method. He never seems to feel that he has true loyalty."

"Exactly what I thought." Toby snapped his fingers, vanished the kerosene lamp out of thin air, and hid it somewhere.

Then he walked back to the desk and sat down, watching the two skeletons in the room cleaning the traces left by the magic circle. Then he looked up at James who had no intention of leaving, and asked curiously: "What? You

Want to clean the house with them? I never knew you had this skill."

"Don't try to change the subject." James immediately came over and sat down opposite Toby. He stared into Toby's eyes and said, "Since you have guessed that Death Butler is a wizard - he also has love in his heart.

Isn't it? Then you should also have someone to suspect. Who is it? "

Toby and James looked at each other for a moment.

"Didn't you already guess it?"

He whispered: "In my opinion, there are only two people that Death Butler has tried to contact from the beginning to the end, Old Tom, and Harry Potter. Then her identity is obvious——"

"Melope Gaunt, and Lily Evans."

"There are only two possibilities."