Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 321 Horcrux Codex and Avada Kedavra Curse

Siren paid no attention to the Veela's wariness, merely glancing at them before quickly running deeper into the area.

About a mile later, he saw something lying under a big tree... it was a house-elf.

It was wrapped in a tea towel used for wiping teawares, like it was wearing a loose robe.

It's clear that this tea towel has been worn for a long time; it's not only dirty, but the patterns on it have also been rubbed so badly that they're barely visible.

The house-elf was lying there, seemingly unconscious.

Finally found.

Although Celen wasn't 100% sure it was Sparkle, the house fairy of Barty Crouch, he was about 80% certain.

Indeed, coming to find Harry was the right decision.

However, the fact that Flashy Flash collapsed here proves that Barty Crouch Jr. has escaped, which is not good news.

The opponent wasn't that useless Peter Pettigrew, but a Death Eater who was proficient in all kinds of dark magic and the Unforgivable Curse, and was truly powerful. Dealing with him wouldn't be so easy.

Xiren hesitated whether to go find some help first, but then he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from not far to his left.

“Harry, I think we’d better go back quickly. Professor Sprout has told us to stay in the open and not wander around.”

It was Hermione's voice, then Harry's and Ron's...

“We weren’t wandering off; we were just looking for other lone wizards.”

"That's right, and do you want to go back and face Malfoy's face?"

Hermione remained silent.

Xilun turned his head and looked in the direction from which the sound came, and sure enough, he saw three figures getting closer and closer in the woods.

They were chatting, and perhaps because Professor Sprout was nearby, they didn't seem too nervous; instead, they kept talking.

“I dare say old Malfoy is among those masked wizards, and maybe Crabbe and Goyle’s father too,” Harry said.

"If only Professor McGonagall could catch them."

"Yes, that way, that nasty Draco Malfoy will never be able to show that sly grin again."

Just then, Xilun suddenly turned his head and looked in the other direction.

Just as Harry and his two companions arrived nearby, stumbling footsteps echoed from behind the bushes on the other side of Hillon.

It looked like someone was walking towards him with uneven steps.

Then, a voice suddenly broke the silence.

"corpse……"

Almost as soon as the first sound was uttered, the [Soul Weapon Codex] flew out at an extremely fast speed and stopped in mid-air above the opponent's head.

A huge, green, shimmering thing had just taken flight when it was completely swallowed up by the [Soul Weapon Codex].

"Who's there? Who's there?!"

Accompanied by angry shouts, Xiren saw a gaunt figure rush out of the woods.

Without any hesitation, the black cat raised its head, and its yellow eyes began to glow with an eerie light.

A little closer.

Siren was tense; if Barty Crouch Jr. came any closer and stepped out of the bushes, he would be able to see the other man's eyes.

But to Celan's surprise, Barty Crouch Jr. suddenly stopped at the last moment and refused to go any further.

Immediately afterwards...

"Avada Kedavra!"

A green light seemed to illuminate the entire forest.

The spell was too fast; Xilun had no time to dodge and could only use all his strength to activate the [Soul Weapon Codex] to block it in front of him.

"Bang!" Another loud noise.

The two torn pieces of parchment fell to the ground, quickly dried out, and were blown into powder by the wind, disappearing without a trace.

But at the same time, Barty Crouch Jr.'s Killing Curse disappeared, and Siron stood there unharmed.

After realizing what had happened, he immediately left his previous spot and jumped onto a large tree not far away.

Siron's heart was pounding; he had never been so close to the Killing Curse before.

This experience also showed him what a true Death Eater is like.

If they find something wrong, instead of checking it out first, they just throw a Killing Curse... Sure enough, all Death Eaters are madmen.

And Barty Crouch Jr. was one of the craziest of them all.

Just then, another green light illuminated the woods.

It was still the Killing Curse, and it was positioned right where Siron had just been standing. If he hadn't jumped onto the tree in time, he might have already been hit.

However, Barty Crouch Jr. did not continue after that, but instead turned his wand and pointed it to the sky.

Without Xilun's interference, a green skull appeared smoothly in mid-air, and a python emerged from the skull's mouth, like a tongue.

Suddenly, screams erupted from the woods, followed a moment later by a series of thuds.

A dozen or so wizards descended from the sky, surrounding Harry, his two companions, who were still nearby and hadn't had time to run away, and then roared in unison:
"Collapse!"

Now, the woods were illuminated by the red light again.

Fortunately, Harry and his friends noticed something was wrong in time and ducked to avoid the twenty Stunning Curses.

Siren stood in the tree for a while, and after Mr. Weasley came over, he turned and ran in another direction.

Several Aurors suddenly turned to look in their direction, apparently having heard some noise. But upon realizing it was a cat, they quickly looked away.

This is a forest, so it's perfectly normal to have cats here.

Moreover, 100,000 wizards came to the Quidditch World Cup, many of whom brought pets. When they were dealing with those masked wizards, they saw quite a few cats and toads running around in a panic, oh, and two peacocks too.

The Aurors once again focused their attention on the three young wizards present.

"Who did this?!" Barty Crouch stepped forward abruptly and shouted, "Which of you conjured the Dark Mark?!"

“What are you talking about?” Mr. Weasley shouted. “You think Harry Potter conjured the Dark Mark?”

The sound gradually faded and soon disappeared from view.

But Siren didn't stop; instead, he ran out of the woods and into a tent that hadn't been completely destroyed yet.

The owner of the tent has run away, and the furniture and belongings inside are lying messily on the ground.

Xilun didn't care about the environment; he just wanted to confirm one thing.

The [Soul Weapon Codex] flew shakily to Xilun's side. Compared to ten minutes ago, it was much slower now and was swaying back and forth, as if it were drunk.

Xilun turned it over.

As he expected, two blank pages were missing, but on the third page, a complex symbol appeared that he had never seen before.

Inside the dimly lit tent, the symbols faintly emitted a green glow.

"It worked! The Avada Kedavra curse!" Siren clenched his fist excitedly.

He never expected that the [Soul Weapon Codex] could actually withstand the Killing Curse.

Although the price was somewhat high, it was the Killing Curse, an unforgivable curse recognized by the magical world as having no counter-curse and being impossible to resist.

Now, he can use it too.

……

(End of this chapter)