Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 55: Falling into a Trap and Sentence Reduction

Under the instigation of the Weasley brothers, a thought that had been extinguished in Xiren's heart began to stir again.

According to them, Professor Sprout has been preparing for the upcoming OWL and NEWT and has little time to guard the Whomping Willow.

This is a golden opportunity.

So that night, the three of them went through the secret passage again, ready to make a big move.

"What's the situation now..." To ensure nothing went wrong, Siren looked at Fred again before approaching the Whomping Willow and asked, "Is there no professor around?"

Fred looked at a very old piece of parchment and frowned slightly.

"Why, Professor Sprout is here?"

"No, not really." Fred shook his head. "She's still in her office. It's safe here. I just saw our brother."

"Your brother... Ron?" Siren said, "What happened to him?"

"Of course it's a fine Weasley tradition." George raised his head and winked at Siren. "You're truly worthy of being our little brother. He's already been accompanying his classmates on a night out in first grade."

"I remember Charlie's first night out was also in first grade."

"Bill too..."

"Oh, it seems..." Fred grinned, "Percy is the odd one out after all."

"Maybe he's a neighbor's kid."

The two of them were talking more and more nonsense, but Siren was in no mood to discuss the origin of Mr. Percy Weasley's bloodline with them.

Just a freshman's night out, as long as it's not Professor Sprout and Filch.

Although he always felt that something was wrong, he didn't have time to think about it at this time. The Whomping Willow was more important.

Xi Lun took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, turned around and warned:

"Remember, notify me immediately once Professor Sprout leaves his office."

"You've told me this eight hundred times, don't worry." George stuffed a pea-sized object into Xiren's pocket.

"what is this?"

"You'll know when the time comes." Fred continued to stare at the map, muttering softly, "Damn, why are there so many people out at night today? We'd better hurry up."

"Okay." Xi Lun didn't hesitate any longer. He walked quickly to the Whomping Willow and began to jump back and forth.

This is the new plan made by Xi Lun.

He thought about it and realized that although his previous method was safe, it was too inefficient. This time, he decided to take a risk and challenge the Whomping Willow head-on.

This was inspired by Fred and George. Last time, they said that when the Whomping Willow hits the ground, it always breaks some relatively thin branches.

These twigs are Xilun's target.

Hogwarts does not allow Apparition. Even if Professor Sprout discovered the movement here, he would have to run out of the castle first. This time is more than enough.

Xi Lun's plan was very good and nothing went wrong when he executed it. Under his provocation, the irritable Whomping Willow began to wildly swing its thick main branches like a battering ram, smashing the ground with a loud bang.

A few minutes later, the "pea" in Xilun's pocket suddenly exploded.

"Hurry up, it's time to retreat!" I heard a voice, not sure if it was Fred or George.

Xi Lun didn't hesitate and immediately threw the stone in his hand, hitting the scar.

After the frenzied Whomping Willow quickly calmed down, Siren immediately took away all the broken branches as quickly as possible, then turned and ran, jumping into the secret passage with the Weasley brothers who were waiting at the Quidditch field.

The whole process was smooth and flowing, as if it had been rehearsed countless times, without a single pause.

"awesome!"

"A huge success!" The three of them clapped their hands vigorously in the corridor, each with an unconcealable excitement on their face.

"Quick, count our harvest." Fred said excitedly.

"Nine, I've counted them." Xi Lun couldn't help laughing and spread out his hands.

There are nine branches in total, some long and some short.

"Aha!" George waved his hands vigorously, his excitement beyond words... With these, they are closer to their dreams.

"But how do we divide it?" Fred looked at the branches. "By weight?"

"Yes, that's fair," said George.

"No need." Xi Lun waved his hand, "I'll take five, you take four, just right."

In fact, he was at a loss by this calculation, but because the gains far exceeded his expectations, Xi Lun didn't care about it at all.

Fred and George cared even less, but they still took the four shorter ones on their own initiative.

After all, they are in the third year, so it is not good for them to take advantage of a freshman. Anyway, they are not much less.

The three of them were in a good mood, and even when they were walking in the dark and narrow secret passage, their steps were more cheerful.

Fred and George were discussing how to use the branches as they walked, and they didn't notice that several footprints suddenly appeared on the worn parchment at the end of the secret passage.

Xi Lun naturally didn't know even more.

It wasn't until they walked out of the entrance that they saw Professor McGonagall scolding Malfoy and Neville.

The twelve eyes met, and it seemed as if even the air had stopped.

Ha, what a coincidence, isn't it?
Xi Lun felt that he must have been knocked unconscious by the Hitting Willow and was dreaming at the moment.

Otherwise, why would they take the initiative to send themselves to the professor? The Marauder's Map is not just for decoration.

Yes, that must be it, he must have been knocked unconscious.

Xi Lun wanted to turn around and go back to the secret passage, but the next second...

"I can't believe you're wandering around in the middle of the night. Do you know what you're doing?"

Professor McGonagall's scolding clearly told Xiren that he was now awake.

"Professor, we know we did something wrong." Xi Lun tried to stay calm, "Let's go back to the dormitory now..."

"Stop, what are you holding?"

Although the three tried hard to hide, Professor McGonagall still saw what was in their hands. After a moment, her face became colder and colder.

"Branches of the Whomping Willow..."

"Professor, I, I can explain." Xi Lun stammered, but couldn't say anything.

"You think you're brave, don't you?" Professor McGonagall interrupted him. "You think you're brave enough to challenge the Whomping Willow and show off its branches like medals?

"Stupid, extremely stupid! Do you know how dangerous this is? Even few adult wizards dare to approach the Whomping Willow!"

"Ah?" Xi Lun was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said loudly, "Sorry, Professor, we won't dare to do it again next time!"

After saying this, he touched the Weasley brothers next to him with his arms.

After Xi Lun's reminder, the two of them immediately reacted.

Compared to the three people conspiring to steal branches, the excuse of showing off is simply great, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a direct reduction in crime.

Oh, no, it should be a two-level reduction in crime.

They are Gryffindors, and it is totally reasonable for the reckless little lions to do something to show off their prowess!
(End of this chapter)