Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 35 Snape, the Prodigal
After coming out of the castle, it was already dark. When Xi Lun quickened his pace and came near the Forbidden Forest, he saw Hagrid standing there from afar, waving his hands towards the Forbidden Forest.

"Go away, you bad guy, go away!"

He seemed to be chasing away some creature.

"Hagrid." Siren walked over and greeted him.

"Silen?" Hagrid turned around, a little surprised. "You shouldn't leave the castle so late. Go back quickly."

"I came here specifically to see you this time," Xilun said.

"Find me?"

"Professor Snape wants you to go to his office." Siren said, "Do you have time now?"

"Oh, sure, I've been waiting a while," said Hagrid, not looking surprised at all, as if he'd known about the trip all along.

"You wait here first, we'll go back together." Hagrid instructed Siren and went into the house to change into the moleskin coat.

"I thought Professor Snape would ask that old good-for-nothing Filch to come and see me, but why are you here?" A voice came from the cabin.

"Maybe I happened to be in his office." Xi Lun said, "What were you doing just now?"

"Chasing a cat." Hagrid came out and took down the oil lamp at the door. "We met it in the Forbidden Forest. Fang just barked at it and got scratched. Then it chased us out and almost bit off Fang's ear."

As if knowing that Hagrid was about to go out, there was suddenly a burst of rapid whimpering and the sound of scratching the floor in the room.

Through the crack in the door, Xilun could vaguely see a tall black dog. It seemed to be a large Newfoundland dog, or perhaps a Neapolitan Mastiff. It was a little hard to see clearly through the crack in the door.

"Don't be fooled by its fierce appearance, it's actually a coward... Calm down, Fang, calm down, I'll be back soon." Hagrid comforted for a long time before reluctantly closing the door.

He checked carefully again until he was sure there were no gaps before he walked down the stone stairs and returned to the castle with Xiren.

At this time, Xi Lun's expression was a little strange, and his eyes were wandering. He didn't dare to look Hagrid in the eye.

Come to think of it, it seemed like he hadn't seen his pet Tom for quite some time. Could it be that the familiar, vindictive style that scared Yaya so much that she dared not go out was... No, it definitely wasn't Tom.

Xiren shook his head.

No matter how timid Yaya is, its size is still there. Tom is not even as tall as one of its legs when he stands up. How could it be possible that he is scared to the point of not daring to go out?

That's impossible. The one chasing Yaya must be the Kneazle who lives in the Forbidden Forest.

Xi Lun felt a little guilty. Seeing that Hagrid was still scolding the murderer who bullied Yaya, he quickly changed the subject and said:
"Hagrid, what does Professor Snape want to talk to you about? Why does it have to be so late? Can't tomorrow morning be an option?"

"That bad cat...Oh, Professor Snape said so too, but I think it might be seen by students in the morning, and now is a perfect time." Hagrid blurted out.

However, after being interrupted by Siren, Hagrid no longer paid attention to the cat and subconsciously lifted up his moleskin coat to gesture.

"That bone is too long to be completely covered, but it would be a shame to break it."

Listening to Hagrid's words to himself, Xiren frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

bone?

Is that the one behind the desk?

But why were there bones in Snape's office, and a wooden stick behind the door...

Thinking of this, Xilun paused, he felt that he had found the truth.

It was the troll that Quirrell put into the castle on Halloween, and later he locked him up in the place where the three-headed dog Fluffy was!

The stupid giant monster ran face to face with the injured and furious three-headed dog. You can imagine what would happen to him. He would probably become a snack.

So what about the rest of the troll's body? This magical animal is quite valuable. The school is unlikely to just throw it away, nor is it likely to return it to Quirrell.

The answer was obvious...Snape took it.

Thinking back carefully, it seemed that all those strange potion ingredients in his office were also parts of the troll. And the troll's bones, because they were too hard to cut or grind, were useless in making potions, so they were handed over to Hagrid.

Xi Lun's eyes became brighter and brighter.

If that were the case, it would all make sense... why there was a troll's club in Snape's office, and why Hagrid had to go there at night.

After all, it's quite scary to hold a pile of bones in broad daylight, and it would have a bad impact if students saw it.

Xi Lun immediately raised his head and said, "Hagrid..."

"What's wrong?" Hagrid asked.

"No, nothing." Xi Lun was silent for a moment and then shook his head. "I mean, we're here."

The two of them had already walked up the stone steps and entered the castle.

"Then you should go back to the dormitory quickly." Hagrid didn't think much about it and went down the stairs to the underground classroom.

However, Xi Lun did not return to the dormitory, but stayed where he was.

The November night was still very cold, and even the candles burning on the walls on both sides of the hallway seemed to have lost their warmth.

Ciarán also met Filch. Although he was very dissatisfied with the little wizard's behavior of wandering around the castle at night, it was not yet curfew, and Filch could do nothing about Ciarán. He could only stare at him fiercely from the side.

Xi Lun suddenly missed Tom a little. He didn't know where the lawless cat had gone. Next time, he had to let it have a good exchange of feelings with Mrs. Norris.

The standoff lasted for several minutes before Hagrid finally came up the stairs.

He was carrying a huge bag on his back, holding the big wooden stick in one hand, and holding something in the other hand, but it was covered by a large sheet and it was impossible to tell what it was.

"Cialen, why are you still here?" Hagrid walked over and saw Filch in the corner.

Hagrid had no good temper with him.

"Go away, Xilun didn't violate any school rules." His tone was not polite at all, as if he was driving away some pests.

"I'll keep an eye on you." He said harshly and left cursing.

"Don't be afraid, that old idiot wouldn't dare do anything to you," said Hagrid.

Xi Lun waved his hand and didn't care. His eyes were always on Hagrid's hand.

"Hagrid, you're not holding a troll's bone, are you?"

"That's right..." Hagrid said mid-sentence and then immediately shut up.

"How do you know... No, I mean, this is not something you should ask. Go back to the dormitory quickly."

Of course, Siren couldn't leave. He wasn't waiting here just to listen to Hagrid scold Filch.

"Where are you taking them?"

"I can't tell you... Well, I have to get rid of them, so don't ask any more questions." Hagrid said with a stern face as he was about to walk out of the castle.

When he turned around, the sheet in his hand was blown away by the wind, revealing a piece of white bone underneath.

Judging from the length of the bed sheet, the bone was nearly five feet long, and in the moonlight it looked like a thick python.

At this moment, Xilun's eyes lit up, like two searchlights under the dark night sky, and saliva seemed to be flowing from the corners of his mouth.

Good stuff, good stuff!

Snape, that prodigal, that idiot who plays with the crucible, actually wants to throw away such a treasure?

Suck...

(End of this chapter)