Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 51 Keep a Low Profile, New Golden Legend

Although he had strong thoughts in his mind, Siren did not rush to attack the Whomping Willow. He just watched from a distance for a few seconds and then followed Neville and Seamus back to the castle.

After that, he attended classes and did his homework honestly, and tried his best to make up for the points he had been deducted.

Don’t rush…

It had only been a short time since the wand he had created went out of control and nearly destroyed the dormitory. Neither Professor McGonagall nor Dumbledore had completely taken their eyes off him.

If you do something abnormal at this time, you will be easily discovered.

Xi Lun was unsure whether the punishment would be so light if he violated the school rules again.

After all, professors have a limit to their patience. If they can tolerate him once, they may not be able to tolerate him a second time.

Wasn’t the famous magical creature expert, Newt Scamander, fired for raising magical creatures?
Although Xi Lun didn't know what Mr. Scamander did specifically and whether he really only raised magical creatures, there was definitely no harm in maintaining the professors' "anger value" anyway.

Just like that night, Professor McGonagall only deducted 20 points from Siren, a big reason for this was that she had received the wand with her hair as the core in advance.

She had seen Xi Lun's work and knew that he was doing serious work and not deliberately making trouble, so she only symbolically deducted 20 points as a reminder to Xi Lun.

Fred and George were troubled by this matter for several days.

They couldn't understand why Xilun smashed the dormitory to pieces late at night and woke up most of the people in the castle, but the consequence was only a 20-point deduction and not even confinement?

The punishment they received for being caught wandering around at night was confinement!

So the first impression is still very important. Xi Lun decided to play it safe. The safest thing to do at the moment is to keep a low profile and wait until the storm has passed.

Strangely enough, ever since Xi Lun set his eyes on the Whomping Willow, he no longer felt bored when making wands, and even his efficiency improved a lot.

That feeling of anticipation is like finding a clear goal, and everything along the way seems to become brighter.

For the next few weeks, Siren was so caught up in this enthusiasm that he almost forgot about the Whomping Willow.

Since the Red Hat Heart had given Tom a snack, and Siren didn't really want to look for Snape for the time being, he simply used the Christmas wand core material gift package that Hagrid had given him.

The main reason was that Snape's temper had gotten worse recently. Sometimes when he met a Gryffindor student in the corridor, he would try his best to deduct two points from the other person.

If this person is Harry, the points deducted will be doubled.

Xi Lun naturally didn't want to cause trouble.

Anyway, the things Hagrid gave were all very good, so there was no need to cling to the red hat.

During this period, everyone basically knew that Xilun made magic wands, and many people came to watch closely, and Xilun accepted most of them.

Most people are very curious when they first come into close contact with the making of magic wands, but after spending some time with them, they become accustomed to it.

Normally, some people would bring some things that they thought could be useful.

Xi Lun explained to them more than once that branches picked up from the roadside could not be made into wands, no matter how straight or beautiful the shape.

Also, pet cat hair and owl feathers are not suitable as wand cores. Their magical compatibility is too poor and they are far inferior to toads that are also pets. It is a pure waste of time and wand materials.

Of course, if someone is willing to pay, Xi Lun doesn't mind helping to make a souvenir.

Pet hair and a rowan wood shaft, three gallons each, clearly marked, not expensive, but not cheap either. However, this high-end "toy" seemed quite popular; Xilun received thirty orders in total, making a killing.

That evening he ordered a collection of high-quality magical woods, including hawthorn from Devon, and grapevine and beech from the French Pyrenees.

Not only did we replenish all the rod materials used this semester, but we also had a lot left over.

With this calculation, Xi Lun’s enthusiasm for production became even stronger and lasted until the Easter holiday.

……

Maybe it was because the exams were coming up, but the professors had assigned a ton of homework, so much so that Xiren had to spend a lot of time in the library doing homework every day, and could only continue making wands in the evening.

"You really should take the time to memorize the key points." After dinner one day, Hermione looked at Xi Lun and couldn't help but remind him: "Yesterday in the Herbology class, you misunderstood the habits of jumping toadstools. You will lose a lot of points in the exam."

"Thank you for the reminder, but I really don't have time." Xi Lun scratched his hair.

The Easter holidays were even worse than Christmas; the mountains of homework alone were enough to overwhelm Xiren.

He wasn't like Hermione, who overfulfilled her homework and still had time to memorize the twelve uses of dragon's blood or practice wand movements.

He has other things to do, which are much more important than memorizing any knowledge points.

"Perhaps you could... uh, make fewer wands?" Hermione tried to suggest.

"That's impossible." Xi Lun refused without a second thought. "Exams don't matter. First-years don't have to participate in the OWL. As long as I can successfully enter the second year, it will be fine. But the wand making must not stop."

After completing the two-foot-long wand, Xiren could clearly feel the changes in himself.

Not only is the speed of engraving magic runes much faster than before, but even the transformation of the wand core is more handy. Now is the time when I need a lot of practice to make myself go further. How can I stop?

Seeing Xi Lun's firm attitude, Hermione opened her mouth but didn't say anything else.

After dinner, Xi Lun returned to the dormitory and continued his production.

Soon, half of the Easter holiday was over, and Xilun also received an unexpected surprise.

It was a pure black wand that took a day to make.

[Ebony, Acromantula Leg, 11 and a third inches]

【Condition: Perfect】

[Features: Binding: Leg Locking Curse Effect +5%; Petrification Curse Effect +5%; Imprisonment Curse Effect +5%]

Although it is only 5%, it has a total of three spells with positive bonuses, and they are all very practical spells, so it can be regarded as a golden legend.

However, after seeing the effect of this magic wand, Xi Lun inevitably thought of the Whomping Willow. They also have multiple legs (branches). In a sense, they seem to be quite compatible.

More importantly, Hagrid gave him two spider legs, but he only used one and had a longer one left.

Now, Xi Lun was a little restless, and the thoughts that had been hidden before surfaced again.

He wanted to trim some of the extra branches from the Whomping Willow.

(End of this chapter)