Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 17 Professor Quirrell's Scarf

That night until the early morning, Xi Lun kept thinking about the reasons for the successful making of the magic wand.

He thought of many different possibilities, the most convincing of which was that Ron desperately wanted a wand of his own, and this strong emotion affected the final result.

And this possibility is very high.

In the magical world, emotions are also a special kind of magic and are very important.

Many magic spells are performed with the help of emotions. For example, the most famous Patronus Charm requires the mobilization of happy emotions and memories.

As for Apparition, you must have an unwavering belief in your heart that you can do it, for this magic to succeed...it's called determination.

These are the forces of emotion.

If that's the case, it's no surprise that Ron can influence the outcome of the spell.

It's those two characteristics that don't seem to suit Ron.

The poison curse, the burning fire, and the tarantella dance are all poison curses that will cause trouble to people but will not be fatal.

Is Ron any good at this kind of spell?
Probably not.

There's also the blasting spell, which is obviously Seamus's standard... but it could also be Red Hat's.

This thing loves to explode. I feel like a salamander's tail is more stable than it.

In the early morning, Xi Lun, who was so sleepy, rubbed his forehead, changed into pajamas and lay down on the bed.

Never mind, he succeeded anyway.

And according to his past experience, after the wand is successfully made this time, the success rate will increase significantly when the same wand core is used in the future.

It can be considered an unexpected gain, and it is not a small one.

After all, compared with unicorns and dragons, magical animals like Red Caps are really cheap. When he bought Red Caps' hearts in Knockturn Alley, they were all weighed by the pound, five pieces to a pound, two Sickles, and most of the time he even got some toad tongues or lizard tails as a gift.

A rough calculation shows that the cost of a red cap heart nerve is about... less than twenty knuts.

Previously, Ollivander had always believed that the wand core made of this dark creature was unstable and could not resonate with the wizard's magic, and felt that Xi Lun was doing useless work.

But he really did it!

"No!" Xi Lun suddenly sat up from the bed.

Whether it was to show off or for some other reason, he had to write a letter to Ollivander...

Still sleeping? Wake up and question your life!

Siren didn't even wait until the next morning, quietly leaving the common room in the early hours of the morning and going to the owlery.

Oh, and he also met the Weasley twins on the way.

According to them, Mrs. Norris was still in the school hospital, and Filch could not handle it alone. This once-in-a-lifetime night tour opportunity must not be missed.

They also expressed their approval of Cielen's behavior, saying that he was a worthy Gryffindor.

Ok……

Talking is one thing, but cursing is wrong!
After separating from the twins, Cielen hurried to the owlery, delivered the letter and wand together, and then returned to the Gryffindor common room.

Just as the twins had said, today was a great day for a night out, and he hadn't run into Filch at all.

But the consequence of doing so was that he was late for Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class the next day.

"Sorry, Professor, I'm lost." Xi Lun said awkwardly as he stood at the door.

"Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley have already used this excuse." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips.

"I hope you can give me a different excuse. I don't think a freshman in the academy needs three maps."

"Sorry, professor, I won't do it again next time." Xi Lun sighed.

"I hope you can remember this promise." Professor McGonagall said, "Two points will be deducted from Gryffindor. Now you'd better find a seat quickly, because we are about to start class." Xiren walked quickly to the last row and sat down, feeling a little annoyed.

As expected, he got up late because he had a night out last night.

This was their first Transfiguration class. In other words, he actually missed the famous scene of Professor McGonagall's Animagus transformation!
During the first Transfiguration class for freshmen, Professor McGonagall would appear in the classroom in the form of a tabby cat, and then transform back into human form in front of everyone to give the students a little Transfiguration shock.

Xi Lun missed this scene because he arrived too late and there were two other latecomers before him.

It's all Harry and Ron's fault!
Siren silently decided to add another Galleon to the price of Ron's wand.

Don’t ask why, the reason is that he has no moral principles.

The content of this class is very simple, basic transfiguration - turning matches into needles.

Of course, the simplicity here is compared with other content in the book, but for the freshmen in class today, even basic transfiguration is enough to make them scratch their heads.

By the end of the get out of class, only two people had made the matches change.

One is Hermione and the other is Cielen.

And Xilun was the first to finish, so he got back the two points that were deducted.

But Hermione was quite dissatisfied and thought that Xi Lun had practiced in advance.

Of course, this is also certain.

Most wizards get their own wands at the age of eleven, which is before the start of Hogwarts school, but Cielen already had wands when he was nine, and more than one.

The reason why he worked so hard to make the wand was so that he could feel the magic in advance.

If I don't do anything with this, wouldn't it be a waste of the wand?
After the Transfiguration class was Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Professor Quirrell's class had become a complete joke. His thick and long scarf always smelled of a strong garlic smell.

"It smells worse than the potion you use to soak your wand." Seamus commented after class.

"Hey, those are herbs and tree oils," Xi Lun couldn't help but retort, "A pint costs five Galleons."

"So expensive!" Seamus' voice changed.

His pocket money for the entire school year is only five Galleons!
"What do you think? Making magic wands is a money-burning business." Xi Lun said.

"Five Galleons in one?" Harry asked in surprise.

"No, that's enough to soak about a hundred of them."

"what?"

"That's more expensive than garlic."

"That's true."

Several people chatted and walked towards the auditorium.

"Oh right." Harry suddenly thought of something, "Siron, why did you keep staring at Professor Quirrell during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class?"

"I was staring at Professor Quirrell, wasn't I?" Siren blinked.

"Yes, yes, we all saw it." Neville said in a fair voice.

"So obvious?"

Everyone nodded together.

There were all kinds of people doing all sorts of things in the classroom, but Siren was staring at Professor Quirrell's head the whole time. How could it not be obvious?
"Oh, I'm just curious about what's under his scarf. Is there really a bunch of garlic hidden under it?" Xi Lun said, "Aren't you curious?"

"Hmm... curious." Several people nodded honestly.

"…but we won't be watching," Harry continued. "Haven't you noticed? Professor Quirrell has been avoiding you for the rest of the class."

"Really? I'll pay attention next time."

(End of this chapter)