Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 33 Snape's Concerns
After hurriedly saying goodbye to Hagrid, Xi Lun picked up the package and couldn't wait to go back.

When passing by the open space in front of the castle, he also saw Harry and the others.

Hermione was making a blue flame that could be put into a bottle to keep them warm.

The Bluebell Fire Charm is a special magical flame that will not burn you if you put your hands on it, but will only make you feel warm. It is one of the most commonly used spells by wizards to keep warm.

But the common use here refers to adult wizards, and few people can learn this spell in the first grade. If Professor Flitwick saw Hermione's trick, he would probably give Gryffindor at least five points.

Well... a professor did see it, but unfortunately it wasn't Professor Flitwick, it was Snape, and it wasn't her who saw it.

"What's that in your hand, Potter?"

"It's Quidditch Through the Ages," Harry showed it to him.

"Confiscate it. Books from the library are not allowed to leave the castle." Snape snatched the book away. It seemed that he was in a good mood today, as no points were deducted.

Xi Lun passed by and didn't want to get involved, but Snape was going crazy.

"Stop, Ollivander, what are you holding!" Snape said, floating in front of Siren like a big bat.

"I bought some things and an owl just delivered them to me." Xilun showed the brown paper bag in his hand.

Snape pursed his lips and said nothing, nor did he make up a rule to take away Siren's things like he did with Harry.

He was only targeting Harry, not all Gryffindors. It was a pity that he couldn't deduct a few points from Gryffindor to cheer things up.

He is indeed in a good mood today.

But just as Snape was about to leave, he suddenly smelled a familiar smell...the smell of blood.

As a potion master, he was all too familiar with this smell.

In an instant, his eyes were fixed on the brown paper bag in Xilun's hand.

"Open it!" Snape looked at Xiren seriously, "Now, immediately, don't let me say it a second time!"

Xilun cooperated very well and opened the bag in no time.

Snape immediately looked inside.

Harry and the other two, whose books had just been confiscated, also came over quietly, their faces full of curiosity.

Then they saw several bloody hearts the size of eggs.

"Ugh~" Hermione was the first to scream, pursing her lips and looking pale. The other two were not much better. Ron was even worse than Hermione, he almost vomited.

Snape's expression also looked bad, but it was not because he saw the bloody things.

As a potion master, dealing with these things is the most basic thing. Even the rat spleens and toad livers used by students in potions classes are calculated by the barrel. These things are not even a drizzle for him.

Snape was thinking of something else.

Hearts are rarely used in potions. They are often associated with dark magic, including many famous curses, which require a heart as a medium.

There was a precedent at Hogwarts for students studying the Dark Arts, so he couldn't help but be nervous.

"What is this!" Snape demanded sharply.

"The heart of the red hat." said Xi Lun.

“Why buy this kind of thing?”

"Of course it's because I'm useful." Xi Lun glanced at him, "There's nothing in the Hogwarts school rules that forbids students from buying red hat hearts."

Snape's expression froze, and then he said coldly: "Now that there is this rule, you'd better tell the truth!"

"Well, I'll use it to make a wand," said Xiren.

"You're lying!" Snape's eyes were threatening. "No one would ever make a wand from the heart of a red-capped beast."

"I'm sorry, Professor Snape, I think you're wrong..." Before Siren could say anything, Harry stood up.

"We saw with our own eyes that Xi Lun made a wand with the core of the Red Cap's heart nerve."

"Right." Ron also stood up. "I saw it too, as did Neville and Seamus."

The two spoke in very firm tones, and it didn't sound like they were lying at all.

This made Snape hesitate a little.

He suddenly met Harry's eyes.

Because he was telling the truth this time, Harry was not afraid of Snape at all and looked him in the eye with confidence.

But the next second, Harry instinctively lowered his head again...

He didn't know what was going on, but he suddenly felt something was wrong. He had a strange thought, as if Snape could see through his heart.

Snape's expression also changed. He looked at Xiren as if he were a rare animal, and muttered something under his breath.

It was just that the voice was too soft, no one could hear it clearly, only a faint "It's actually true..."

Xi Lun curled the corners of his mouth...Snape must have used Legilimency on Harry just now, there was no doubt about it, he must have used it.

This feeling is very strange.

It was obvious that he was the main reason for this incident and he was the one who first brought up the wand issue, but Snape wanted to use Legilimency on Harry to verify his testimony.

Of course, it’s not that Xi Lun wants to be legiliment. No one would like such a thing, but this blatant "favoritism" is really eye-catching.

But then again, even if Snape did use Legilimency on himself, he wouldn't be able to see anything.

As a wizarding family that has lasted for more than two thousand years and the only wand-making family in the UK, the Ollivanders are involved in too many secrets. How could they not have a way to protect their memory?

In fact, when Xi Lun first opened the ancient and old "Wands and Wizards" as a child, his memory was protected by a dizzyingly complex magic circle on the title page.

Magic circles, such as those made by Niven, are even older than those created by Merlin. They are products of Merlin's era, and the book "Wands and Wizards" also came from that era.

The effect is equivalent to giving away a brain occlusion technique for free, and it is an enhanced version.

Because apart from Legilimency, the Imperius Curse doesn't work on him... provided that it is the Imperius Curse performed by normal wizards, except for people like Dumbledore, Tom Riddle, or Grindelwald.

After all, it was made more than a thousand years ago, and no one knew how to maintain it, so it was normal to have some flaws. At least when facing the other 99% of wizards, Xi Lun was still confident.

On the other hand, after knowing the "truth" of the matter, Snape quickly accepted the fact that Siren could make a wand with the heart of the red hat.

Again, wizards who deal with wands are not normal, and they can accept any strange and bizarre things they develop.

But even if he accepted it, the thing still had to be confiscated. How could a first-year student be fiddling with a bloody heart in the dormitory?

"This won't happen again." Snape snatched the bag away. "From now on, you are not allowed to buy these things privately in school."

"Then what should I do if I need it in the future?" Xi Lun was definitely not convinced and felt a little distressed.

The Red Hat Heart was worth nothing, but for the wizards in Knockturn Alley, sending things to Hogwarts was a very risky business, so they had to pay extra.

This package of stuff cost Xilun one Galleon, and if it were exchanged for snacks, it would be enough for a dormitory to eat for three days.

"I am a wand maker registered with the Ministry of Magic. I have the right to create." Xi Lun argued.

"That's not a reason for you to take the initiative to make a deal with a dark wizard." Snape said coldly, "You can talk to the professor."

"Looking for you?"

Xi Lun swore that he was just competing with Snape and wanted to challenge him, but he didn't expect that Snape nodded after thinking for a moment.

"can."

(End of this chapter)