Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 26: Familiarize yourself with the venue in advance
It's not that Xi Lun had never thought about the three-headed dog. This was even one of the motivations for him to come to Hogwarts.

One of the ancient and powerful magical beasts, as rare as the phoenix, what wand maker can resist such temptation?

Xi Lun didn't know, but he was definitely not included.

So after school started, he ran to the fourth floor often, but he never saw the three-headed dog once, and he couldn't even get close to the locked door.

Xi Lun remembered that his first action was the first weekend after school started, at two o'clock in the morning, which was also the time when people were the most sleepy.

He thought he was safe, but then he almost ran into Professor McGonagall who was patrolling the corridor. Fortunately, Fred and George were also on a night tour and took him away through a secret passage in time.

Otherwise, he might have been caught by then.

Afterwards, Xi Lun summed up his experience and lessons. Since there were people patrolling at night, he would go during the day.

So he chose 3:20 p.m. on Friday for his second action.

Still in the same corridor, he ran into Professor Aurora Sinistra of Astronomy, but he had chosen the right time for the class, which started at 3:30, and he made the excuse that he was lost.

Professor Sinistra not only had no doubts, but also enthusiastically took him to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

The third time, he didn't even go himself, but asked Tom to explore the way in advance. Then Tom was captured by another tabby cat, Professor McGonagall in Animagus form, and was put in solitary confinement for a few days... to learn the school rules (pet version).

Being easily defeated by a tabby cat, even though the other party's real identity was a wizard, really made Tom depressed for several days. In the end, he had to beat Mrs. Norris severely to recover.

But this is not the point.

The point is, Professor McGonagall actually used her Animagus form to arrest someone on the fourth floor.

As for?
Treat students as Voldemort defense?

However, after that incident, Xilun gave up the idea of ​​approaching the three-headed dog.

And come to think of it, had he really met Fred and George by chance that night?
Dumbledore specifically mentioned this at the opening banquet: "If you don't want to die a painful death, stay away from the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."

Would Fred and George be so obedient that they wouldn't go if they were told not to?
Impossible. Given their personalities, the more forbidden they are, the more they want to find out.

But school had been going on for so long, and Xi Lun had asked them several times indirectly, but he hadn't heard any information about the room on the fourth floor from them.

This means they have never been in there... They even have a marauding map that allows them to observe the entire castle.

I didn’t expect that Harry and his friends could run into such a tightly guarded place so easily?

Could it be that the professor in charge of the inspection was not around at the time?
All I can say is that the possibility is almost zero, and Harry and the others were put in there on purpose.

Xi Lun pounded his thigh in frustration.

How could he forget such an important thing?

That was the "training ground" that Dumbledore built for Harry, so naturally he had to familiarize himself with the venue in advance.

And at that time, Harry was surrounded by Ron, Hermione, and Neville, which shows that Dumbledore didn't mind others watching.

If Xi Lun had also found an excuse of "wanting to stop them from violating school rules" at that time, he would probably have been able to sneak in.

It would definitely be okay to pull out a few dog hairs when the time comes.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it.

Xi Lun sighed... Damn it Malfoy, why couldn't he wait a few days to make the fight!
"You, what's wrong with you?" Looking at Ciron who suddenly sighed and pounded his legs, Harry and Ron looked at each other and couldn't help but move their stools back.

He even hit himself, that's a bit scary.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay." Xi Lun forced a smile. Although he said so, the two of them didn't dare to continue chatting with Xi Lun.

Xi Lun was not in a good mood, so the second half of the History of Magic class was even more boring and a bit dull.

This situation continued into the second Charms class. Siren didn't hear a word Professor Flitwick said. Fortunately, the content of this class was the Repairing Spell, which he already knew. During the inspection before get out of class ended, he even gave Gryffindor two extra points.

We are one step closer to reaching the full 20 points.

The morning classes were over, and Xi Lun went to the auditorium with everyone to have lunch. He also took the initiative to find Harry and Ron.

"Are you... okay?" Harry asked hesitantly.

"What could possibly happen to me? I just didn't get enough rest last night." Xilun said nonchalantly.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to be getting stuck in a dead end.

Although the three-headed dog is good, Professor McGonagall's wand is also very important, especially the extremely rare [camouflage] feature, which may not be available at another time.

If Xi Lun really had to choose between [Disguise] which could increase the success rate of Animagus and the three-headed dog, he would definitely choose the former without hesitation.

After all, good traits are hard to come by, but the three-headed dog has always been there.

And the most important point is that he actually did not have no chance... There was a very special time when he could find a chance to sneak in even without Harry following him.

Halloween.

This is what Xi Lun thought when he saw the pumpkin used as a teaching aid in the spells class.

According to Hogwarts tradition, a dinner is held on Halloween, and it is second only to the start-of-term dinner and Christmas dinner.

At that time, the school will invite a performance troupe, and all professors, including the headmaster Dumbledore, will appear in the Hogwarts Great Hall on time, which means that no professor will be watching the door.

As for Filch...

This is easy. Just let Tom out. After being beaten twice, Mrs. Norris now runs away when she sees Tom. Once he runs away, Filch will definitely chase his own cat.

The more Xi Lun thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Perhaps Dumbledore and Snape would keep an eye on Quirrell, but they certainly wouldn't care about a first-year student.

Besides, Xilun’s goal is not the Philosopher’s Stone, but the three-headed dog, which does not conflict with each other.

Of course, in addition to this, he can actually ask Hagrid, the owner of the three-headed dog Fluffy, for help. This is also the safest way, but then he will have to wait.

After all, Fluffy is now on loan to Dumbledore and has an important mission to perform, so it is unlikely that Hagrid will go over to help Siren pluck his hair.

We can only wait until the end of the school year and everything is settled.

But that would take too long, and Xilun doesn't have the patience to wait for half a year.

Halloween is definitely better.

When the time comes, he will pluck the hair and leave. As long as he moves quickly and manages the timing well, he will definitely not delay Snape's leg from being bitten off.

perfect!

After making the decision in his heart, Xi Lun suddenly felt much more relaxed and no longer sleepy. He walked into the hall while chatting with Harry.

(End of this chapter)