Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 398 A Living Magic Wand

After entering June, the weather gradually became warmer.

Countless facts have proven that Siron is an exceptionally talented wand maker, even surpassing most Ollivanders.

As he made more and more wands, he became more and more familiar with the combination of wand shaft and core, and the occasional flash of inspiration always brought him different surprises.

Examples include the "Hit-and-Beat Willow" and the "Exploding Tail Snail Shell" from this incident.

He instinctively thought that the two materials would go well together, but he didn't expect... well, it's hard to say whether it was actually a good match.

Xiren looked at the newly formed green wand in his hand and pursed his lips with a complicated expression.

[Strike-it-willow, 14-inch shell]

Status: Unbalanced

【Characteristic: Killing: The Avada Kedavra curse has a 100% success rate, but it cannot cast any other spells (The ferocious Blasttail has found an equally volatile partner. Everything is seen as an enemy, and what they have to do is kill these enemies).
Self-Destruction: Can devour wands with the same core, with a small chance of strengthening itself.

Yes, this is a wand that is even more specialized than Dragonblood Wood. It is so specialized that it cannot cast any spells except for the Killing Curse, not even the simplest Illumination Charm.

On the other hand, it has a 100% chance of releasing the Killing Curse.

To put it simply, any wizard who knows the incantation of the Avada Kedavra can use this most terrifying and unforgivable curse.

As for the prerequisite Professor Moody mentioned... killing the other party's malice, it's completely unnecessary here, because the two materials that make up the wand have already made up for all of that.

Looking at the green wand again, Xiren suddenly had a feeling that this was not the original color of the Willow branch.

Although the willow tree was already covered with lush leaves when he broke off the branch, the branches were still mainly brown.

The eerie green wand before me looked as if someone had completely removed a section of the Killing Curse; staring at it for a long time would instinctively send shivers down my spine.

A moment later, Xilun walked out of the dormitory as fast as he could.

"Silen, where are you going?"

Fred was promoting their canary cookies in the common room when he saw Siron rushing downstairs and asked him a question out of curiosity.

However, he only asked casually, and before Siren could speak, he said again, "The castle went into curfew half an hour ago, be careful not to get caught by Filch."

"Don't worry, he can't catch me," Xiren said confidently.

The place he was going to wasn't far from the Gryffindor common room, just two corridors away, so he didn't even have to go downstairs.

When Xiren arrived at a special tapestry in the middle of the corridor, he walked around it three times. When he passed by it on the third time, a door suddenly appeared where there used to be a wall.

Without hesitation, Xilun immediately pushed open the door and entered the Room of Requirement.

The interior was very spacious, feeling much larger than the auditorium. Every so often, there was a target used for practicing magic.

Xiren took out the magic wand and took a deep breath.

"Avada Kedavra!"

A beam of light, as thick as a finger, burst forth from the tip of the staff, illuminating every corner of the room with a blinding green glow.

In the blink of an eye, the practice target was swallowed up by the light of the spell.

Really successful?

Siron stared at the wand in disbelief, momentarily stunned. He had practiced the Killing Curse for so long, yet he could only unleash a beam of light barely thicker than a hair; now, it was a spell as thick as a finger.

To put it simply, it's like going straight from beginner to expert. Speaking of Quidditch World Cup, the Killing Curse used by the Death Eaters was probably about the same level.

Thinking this, Xiren walked over to the target that had withstood a Killing Curse but was still standing there.

Although it appeared intact, it instantly shattered into a pile of powder the moment Xilun touched it lightly, like a statue that had been drained of its moisture.

Normally, the Killing Curse wouldn't harm inanimate objects, but these targets were different; they were high-level magical targets specifically requested by Siron. They could simulate the entire reaction of a normal adult wizard struck by this curse.

If it is a Cruciatus Curse, then these targets will follow the caster's instructions to make corresponding movements, and after being hit by the Cruciatus Curse, they will roll and convulse.

Once struck by the Killing Curse, they are killed and turned into a pile of useless sand.

This means that the Killing Curse that Siren just used is fully capable of killing a normal adult wizard.

"Hmm, could it be a coincidence?" Siren thought to himself, then raised his wand again and aimed it at another target.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Another streak of green light flashed, and yet another expensive, high-level magic target turned into a pile of sand.

But Xilun didn't feel sorry for her at all.

This is the Room of Requirement; as long as he goes out and comes back in, everything will be restored to normal.

Like receiving a fun new toy, after destroying countless targets, Xiren sat on the ground, panting heavily. His vision blurred, and his head was spinning, as if he hadn't slept for days.

This is a reaction to excessive magic consumption, just like a Muggle feeling weak in the legs after running a mile.

Xilun pursed his lips again. Sitting on the ground, he could clearly hear his heartbeat getting faster and faster... not because he was tired, but because he was excited.

All the targets were destroyed. The few that remained intact were because Xilun had used up too much magic power and missed while dizzy and disoriented.

This is his problem, and it has nothing to do with the Killing Curse. Just as he saw, this wand can cast the Killing Curse with 100% accuracy; as long as the incantation is pronounced correctly, it will never fail.

Moreover, even if the spell is pronounced incorrectly, there is no need to worry about the magical backlash unique to dark magic, because this wand will cause all other spells except for the Killing Curse to fail, including spells that cause backlash.

……

Half an hour later, Xilun, who had almost recovered, stood up from the ground.

After the initial excitement wore off, he thought of the wand's second characteristic... self-destruction, meaning it could devour wands with the same core.

Strictly speaking, this was what surprised Xiren the most... as if the wand were a living thing.

Xilun has seen similar things before.

His frequently used wand, Silvermane, is a living wand with a unicorn core that possesses its own consciousness.

But it's only conscious; I've never heard of it needing to eat.
On a whim, Xiren took out another wand with a blasted-tail core and put them together.

At first glance, there was no change, but as a wand maker, Siron could clearly feel that the magic in the second wand was rapidly disappearing.

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(End of this chapter)