Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 254 The Person Who Returned to the Past
After Harry and Hermione left the classroom, they went straight to the nearby statue of the hunchbacked witch and gently tapped it with their wands.

"Separate left and right!"

Suddenly, the statue's hunchback opened up, revealing a small hole.

While Hermione was still hesitating, Harry went in first.

"Hurry up and follow us. We'll definitely be undetected if we hide here."

Just then, Hermione also caught a glimpse of Sheren through the gap in the stairs. With no other option, she chose to trust Harry and followed him inside.

Then she started to regret it.
Because the entrance to the cave is a long, steep stone slope, and because it is a closed, damp passage, one could easily slip and fall if not careful.

She had to use her hands to brace herself against the wall just to keep herself standing.

"Is this the good place you found?" Hermione asked in a low voice.

"I...I forgot," Harry said, somewhat embarrassed.

The last time he used this secret passage was to get to Hogsmeade, so he didn't pay any attention to the slope and just slid down.

He was quite happy at the time, feeling that it was much easier than walking.

"I……"

"Boom!"

"Someone's coming!" Hermione quickly gestured for Harry to be quiet, and the two of them held their breath, listening intently to the sounds outside.

But if the statue were to suddenly open at that moment, they would discover that the commotion was actually caused by a black cat.

Xilun stepped onto the statue, then lightly leaped onto the staircase that had just turned, and was taken to the fifth floor.

Earlier in the classroom, he managed to stick his tail into the time converter's chain at the last second, and was thus transported back three hours to the previous time as well.

Then, before Harry could react, he hid behind the windowsill.

Originally, Siron didn't want to interfere with Harry and Hermione, but the two of them were talking too loudly... well, or rather, the hunchbacked witch's soundproofing was just too bad.

When Xilun stood in the corridor, he could clearly hear the whispers inside.

In order to prevent them from being discovered so quickly, Xilun had to make some noise to alert the two.

Just as Xilun arrived on the fifth floor, another Xilun arrived as well.

Xilun watched himself walk into the empty classroom he had been in before and search around inside... To be honest, it was a really strange feeling: looking down from upstairs and seeing himself searching for something in the classroom.

So he only glanced at it before quickly looking away and began to wait quietly.

After that, you should encounter Filch next to the hunchbacked witch statue.

No wonder, he had vaguely heard very light breathing coming from inside the statue, but Filch appeared just in time. Xiren instinctively assumed he had heard Filch or Mrs. Lorris breathing nearby, so he stopped paying attention to the statue.

Now it seems that what he heard was Harry and Hermione breathing.

Sure enough, a short while later, Xiren heard his and Filch's voices coming from downstairs.

"As far as I know, there is no such school rule."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Filch, if there's nothing else, I have to get to the stadium now. Goodbye."

Siren watched him walk downstairs, his footsteps fading into the distance, until Filch was the only one left in the corridor.

"Just wait, one day I'll find something on you!" he complained, and soon left.

“If you can do that…” Siron watched his retreating figure and gently wagged his tail, “…I’ll have Tom beat up Mrs. Lorris again!” But right now, the most urgent thing is to find Peter Pettigrew.

Xilun jumped onto the railing on the fourth floor, and then went down to the third floor.

Just then, Harry and Hermione emerged from the hunchbacked witch statue. Hermione only felt a blur before her eyes and seemed to see a black shadow flash by.

When she instinctively ran to the edge of the corridor and looked down, she couldn't find anything.

“What are you looking for?” Harry asked.

"Maybe I was seeing things," Hermione said casually. "What do we do now? Do you know where we can find Peter Pettigrew?"

“I’m not sure.” Harry tried to recall the Marauder’s Map he had seen before.

Since Scabbers disappeared, he had actually seen Peter Pettigrew's name on the map, but not often, and always at the edge of the map. Sometimes the name would appear and then disappear the next second, and you might not even see it if you weren't looking carefully.

Where was the last place he saw that name?

Harry's brow furrowed even more deeply.

"The Forbidden Forest!" he suddenly shouted. "I remember now, Peter Pettigrew should be hiding in the Forbidden Forest right in front of the Quidditch pitch, and Hagrid's hut is not far away."

"What are you waiting for……"

The two immediately set off, rushing downstairs and out of the castle, completely forgetting what had just happened and that Siren had only left not long ago.

So, as soon as they ran out of the castle gate, they saw Siren turning around.

When their eyes met, Hermione felt her head buzzing... Oh no, she couldn't understand how she could make such a silly mistake!

Just wait a little longer, even just a minute, and Siron will be able to walk onto the pitch.

But now they had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward...

Meanwhile, things went much more smoothly for Xiren on the other side.

Although he didn't know where Peter Pettigrew was, someone else did.

Just in case, he had his house-elf Gollum follow the mouse Scabbers around, and now that decision is coming in handy.

There's no need to deliberately search for house-elves; there's a faster way.

Simply call out their names from the house where you keep your Pokémon, and they will hear you immediately and come to your side right away.

Just like Boggarts can shapeshift, this is a special magic unique to house-elves, and it has nothing to do with the size of the house.

Gollum works at the entire Hogwarts.

So when Siren turned back and called out Gollum's name in the castle corridor, Gollum appeared the very next second.

"What can I do for you, sir?" the house-elf greeted respectfully with a bow.

"Do you know where that mouse is?" Siren asked.

“Of course, sir. You told Gollum to follow it, and Gollum followed it without slacking off at all,” said the house-elf, pointing to the Forbidden Forest not far away. “That mouse is right there in that house, in the biggest earthenware pot by the windowsill… Would Gollum like to catch it for you, sir?”

“No need, I can go by myself.” Xilun shook his head and said, “You did a good job, I’m very satisfied, you can go back now.”

Hearing Xilun's words, Gulu was overjoyed, as if he had received a great compliment. He expressed his gratitude at length and almost cried.

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(End of this chapter)