Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 413 Champion
About ten minutes later, Buddy Crouch sailed away from Azkaban.

He came alone, but returned as six. Three prisoners were imprisoned in the ship's cabin in a strange position, guarded by two Dementors.

This is a rule of Azkaban: prisoners who have not been released cannot leave alone; they must be accompanied by Dementors and personnel from the Ministry of Magic.

As the small boat gradually disappeared on the horizon, the guard felt a sense of absurdity. He could never have imagined that Sirius Black, the escaped prisoner, was innocent.

The once-wanted fugitive has now become a household name and a great hero. It's so surreal; he still thinks he's dreaming.

Hopefully, these three who were taken away won't cause any more trouble.

The guard was thinking to himself.

He felt he would go crazy if he ever saw a news article in the newspaper like "[Bellatrix Lestrange is actually a Death Eater spy planted by the Ministry of Magic]".

He glanced again at the parchment in his hand, and at Connery Fudge's signature on it.

Forget it, these are things for those big shots to worry about. What business is a guard in Azkaban having to worry about them?

I wonder how the three-way battle will go, whether it's exciting or not. I wish I could go and watch it.

……

"Wonderful, so wonderful!"

At Hogwarts, on the commentary stand beside the Quidditch pitch, Ludo Bagman pressed his wand to his throat and shouted:

"Brilliant Transfiguration, outstanding intelligence... Siren Ollivander used Transfiguration and the Devil's Web... to successfully trap the Sphinx... He's only one step away from the Triwizard Cup!"

Ludo Bagman shouted, but if you listened carefully, you would find that his voice was dry, lacking not only the most crucial passion, but also trembling slightly.

However, at this time everyone's attention was on the maze and Xilun, and no one noticed this insignificant change.

“I bet Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout are quite pleased with themselves right now,” Ludo Bagman continued. “By the way, they are Hogwarts’ Transfiguration and Herbology professors, respectively.”

Professor McGonagall frowned in the maze. She didn't really like the word "triumphant," but upon reflection, she felt there was nothing wrong with it, because she was indeed very happy.

Professor Sprout was the same.

“We learned about the Devil’s Web when we were in first grade,” she told Professor Beauxbatons, who had come to watch the match. “Siron has clearly not forgotten the characteristics of this plant; it’s very tough, and even if a dragon gets entangled in it, it’s hard for it to break free easily. He still remembers it.”

Amid cheers from everyone, Xiren once again stepped onto that long, straight path.

A hundred meters away, the Sanqiang Cup gleamed enticingly on its base.

Xiren was moving faster and faster, thinking that the Sphinx was the final test, but unexpectedly, as he approached the end of the path, an enormous spider suddenly appeared on the left-hand intersection and was moving rapidly toward him.

"An eight-eyed giant spider?"

Xiren was startled. The eight-eyed giant spider was a magical creature of level XXXXX, even more dangerous than the Sphinx.

...?
Wait a minute, if we calculate it that way, it seems reasonable for the Giant Eight-Eyed Spider to be ranked last.

They're just not very friendly.

Siren quickly flipped over to dodge the eight-eyed giant spider that pounced on him, then raised his wand and waved it forward.

"Collapse!"

Like the Sphinx before it, the spell struck the giant spider's massive body, but caused no damage.

It just swayed for a moment before lunging at Xilun again.

Xilun raised his hand, preparing to repeat his previous trick.

"Weakness...hmm?"

Before he could finish the incantation, he suddenly realized that the eight-eyed giant spider had run away.

Yes, they ran away.

As if it had seen something terrifying, the giant spider forced itself to stop halfway through its run, even breaking one of its legs in the process. But it didn't care at all, frantically crashing through the nearby hedge and running away.

The whole process happened so fast that Xilun didn't even have time to react. By the time he came to his senses, all that was left on the ground was a short, dark limb.

This……

He didn't seem to have done anything, so could someone be helping him?
The first person Celeste thought of was Hagrid. The giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest are actually descendants of the pet Hagrid kept when he was in school.

If Hagrid were to request it, the eight-eyed giant spider, possessing a certain level of intelligence, might actually be able to cooperate.

But that doesn't make sense. Hagrid is unlikely to help him cheat in this way; secretly taking him to see the dragon is more like Hagrid's style.

Moreover, if it was an act, that eight-eyed giant spider was far too powerful; even a wizard might not have been able to act it better.

But their intelligence shouldn't be enough to do such a thing, right?

Siren put down the wand he had been holding.

Then, he suddenly noticed the ring on his finger.

He seems to know.

Xilun turned his hand over and looked at the yellow, eye-like "Snake Eye" ring.

These are actually the eyes of a basilisk, capable of killing any creature that sees them.

Therefore, the best way to deal with a basilisk is to close your eyes and try to run away.

Spiders don't have eyelids, so they can't close their eyes. Therefore, they are more afraid of snake monsters than ordinary creatures and will run away immediately if they sense even the slightest hint of their presence.

The eight-eyed giant spider must have sensed the serpentine aura on its [Serpent Eyes], which is why it fled in panic.

That saved a lot of trouble.

Siren smiled and put the wand away.

Although there is only one giant eight-eyed spider, it is still quite troublesome to deal with. It not only possesses magic as powerful as the Sphinx, but also has more deadly venom.

The only way to solve this is to use magic to attack its soft belly, which is quite troublesome.

Surprisingly, it was scared away.

Weston starts anew.

This time there were no new troubles. Xiren successfully reached the glowing Triple Cup, took a deep breath, and reached out to grab the gleaming handle.

In an instant, Xilun felt as if he was being pulled from behind, and his feet left the ground, flying forward amidst the whistling wind and swirling colors.

Door key?
Xilun's heart sank, but before he could think any further, he was back on solid ground.

The Three Strong Cup was indeed a key, but unlike what he thought, it only led him out of the maze.

This is still the Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts.

Everything before my eyes was no longer the unchanging darkness, but had turned into a riot of colors, like fireworks exploding in the sky.

Countless fireworks burst into the sky the moment he appeared, their dazzling light turning the entire stadium into daytime.

"Won!"

The excited shouts of people reached my ears:

"He won the Triwizard Tournament, Hogwarts is the champion!"

……

(End of this chapter)