Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 206 Patronus Curse
The Room of Requirement, on the eighth floor of Hogwarts.

Xiren looked at the wand in front of him, which was split in two, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Dementors do not seem to be a good material for a staff core. So far, Siron has tried all the staff materials he could find, but without exception, none of them can achieve a magical resonance with the Dementor staff core.

This thing is even more selective than Voldemort's soul fragments.

Siren spent the entire day in the Room of Requirement but failed to create a single usable wand.

When Monday came, he had to put the Dementors aside for the time being and return to the noisy and busy school to prepare for classes.

After a lavish feast and a thrilling Quidditch match, everyone seemed to have gradually forgotten that the Dementors had searched the castle, and everything looked exactly the same as before.

The Slytherins got a little too cocky after winning the match. Every time they saw a Gryffindor, they would deliberately speak loudly, as if they hadn't just won a match but had already won the Quidditch Cup.

Malfoy was the most excited, seemingly feeling that simply showing off his victory wasn't enough. He brought up the incident of Harry fainting on the train, saying that Harry must have smelled the Dementors to be afraid to fly, and even hypocritically advised Gryffindor to find a new Seeker.

During a Potions class, Ron finally lost his temper and threw a huge, slippery crocodile heart at Malfoy, hitting him squarely in the face.

Although Snape deducted fifty points from Gryffindor, no one complained about Ron; everyone thought it was incredibly satisfying.

If it weren't for the need to save Professor McGonagall's face, they would have preferred to "pay to shoot" directly.

Malfoy is the target, but using a crocodile heart is a bit extravagant... those things are quite expensive, and the dung balls produced by Joko are a good alternative.

Fortunately, Snape was no longer the substitute teacher for the next Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Professor Lupin returned, but he looked very weak and seemed to have lost weight. However, after everyone was seated, he still managed to put on a smile.

Then, a buzz of discussion erupted in the classroom, all about the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Siren wasn't in the classroom that day and didn't know what had happened; he could only sit there and listen to everyone talking at once, accusing Snape.

"Judging from his tone, it's as if a third-grader who can't handle werewolves is an idiot."

"That's content that's supposed to be covered in fifth grade."

"There's also homework. He's just a substitute teacher, why should he assign so much homework?"

"—Two rolls of parchment!"

"Have you told Snape that we haven't taught him that far yet?" Lupin asked, frowning slightly.

“I told him, but he said we are too far behind.”

"He won't listen..."

"—Two rolls of parchment!"

……

The noise in the classroom grew louder, and Siron probably heard it clearly too. Everyone felt that Snape had assigned far too much homework.

A roll of parchment is about fifteen feet long, so two rolls would be thirty feet long. This amount of work is more than during the holidays, which seems unreasonable.

Therefore, Professor Lu Ping naturally canceled the assignment.

Everyone was happy except for Hermione and Celeste.

Hermione had already finished (it's terrifying, she actually finished a 30-foot assignment!). Sheryl didn't care, so he skipped that class and didn't need to do the assignment anyway.

In this Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Professor Lupin brought everyone something new... Hinkpunk.

A small, one-legged creature that looks like it's made of wisps of smoke. Xilun once used one of its legs to make a staff core, and it turned out pretty well.

……

Perhaps fearing that Siron would come back for more teaching materials, Professor Lupin quickly covered Hinkpunk's box with a cloth as soon as get out of class ended, picked it up, and hurried out of the classroom.

Harry quickly followed. He had wanted to learn the spell to ward off Dementors, but Snape had substituted for him. Now that Professor Lupin was back, he wanted to ask him about it.

However, this time Siren had no intention of asking for Hinkpunk. If it were just a regular wand, the materials Hagrid occasionally sent would be enough for him until graduation.

He's just a Hinkpunk; Siron wouldn't even look at him. He's only interested in Dementors now.

Unfortunately, he only had two, which wasn't enough to begin with, and half of them were wasted yesterday, so now he has to use them sparingly.

I wish they could storm the castle even once.

Sirius stroked his chin, hesitating whether to let Sirius risk showing himself in the castle... just so the Dementors could see him.

Once they swarm into the castle, Siren, as a student, will have a legitimate reason to retaliate, and then he can capture a few when the others aren't looking...

A few minutes later, Xiren shook his head vigorously.

Forget it, it's too difficult to do, and Dumbledore and the professors aren't stupid. If I really did it, they would definitely find out.

Anyway, he still has a Dementor, so if he uses it sparingly, it should be enough.

……

When Harry returned to the common room, he was both excited and expectant.

"Professor Lupin has agreed to teach me how to fend off Dementors!" he said.

“Oh, that’s good,” Hermione said casually, her eyes never leaving the book in her hands.

She had twelve courses to take, which kept her incredibly busy. She had endless homework every day and simply didn't have time to deal with Dementors... After all, being able to fend off Dementors wouldn't earn her extra points on exams.

Ron was also not very interested. If it were about Defense Against the Dark Arts, he certainly wouldn't mind studying with Harry.

But Ron would definitely refuse to spend his free time learning a spell; he would much rather use that time to play a few games of wizard chess with others.

Only Xilun was interested.

If he wasn't mistaken, what Professor Lupin was going to teach Harry was the Patronus Charm.

If the goal is simply to dispel Dementors, Siron has the better option of unicorns, but the Patronus Charm has more than just the ability to dispel Dementors.

It can also be used to deliver messages, more secretly and quickly than owls and Floonets. Last year, Professor Flitwick on the field must have used Patronus to deliver the message about the Basilisk to Professor McGonagall in the castle.

"May I go with you?" Xiren thought for a moment and said, "If Professor Lupin agrees."

“Really? I mean, of course, no problem.” Harry’s eyes lit up. “But Professor Lupin said it would have to wait until after the Christmas holidays. He’s been very busy lately and doesn’t have time to teach us.”

Despite saying that, he still had mixed feelings.

Harry wanted to learn the spell primarily because he had fainted while facing Dementors on the train, which was quite embarrassing.

But as Professor Lupin just said, he is going to learn a very difficult spell, much more difficult than the spells they are currently encountering, and many adult wizards have not been able to master it.

So Harry was a little unsure of himself and whether he could learn it. It would be nice to have a friend with him at this time.

Moreover, Sirius was the most suitable candidate. He wasn't at Hogwarts at the time, nor did he witness Sirius faint, so it wasn't too awkward for him.

……

Siren was unaware of all that Harry was thinking; he was also deep in thought.

He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a Dragonblood Wood wand with a Guardian Charm +25%. He didn't know this charm before, so he had never used the wand. This time, it would come in handy.

……

(End of this chapter)