Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 479 Restarting the Duel Club

Siren had always wondered what could be so important that Dumbledore would leave the school even though he knew Sirius might have a problem.

I never expected him to be in Albania...

In the magical world, Albania is not a particularly important place. Although it has its own Ministry of Magic, it does not have its own magic school.

Therefore, in Albania, pure-blood wizards who reach the age of eleven generally choose to attend Durmstrang. As for young wizards who are half-blood or from Muggle families, they tend to go to Egypt or even further afield.

If you were to ask what's most famous there, it would probably be that magical forest.

Albania boasts the world's largest magical forest, also known as a paradise for dark creatures... It is said that werewolves and vampires are based deep within the Albanian forest.

Whether this news is true or false, nobody knows. Very few people can enter the depths of the Albanian forest alive and then come out alive.

But there is one thing that Sirius is certain of: after Voldemort was 'killed' by Harry, his last remaining wisp of spirit has been hiding there ever since.

Later, by chance, Quirinus Quirrell, the Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts, was traveling through the Albanian Forest when he was bewitched by Voldemort's ghost and became his puppet and vessel.

However, at the end of his first year, his plan failed, and he had to flee Hogwarts in a panic.

Speaking of which, Voldemort gave Siron a gift back then, and that gift later did Siron a great favor.

Of course, these are all minor matters and not important.

The important thing is that no one knows where Voldemort's ghost went after it escaped.

However, Xilun speculated that it most likely returned to the Albanian forests.

The forest was so vast that even Dumbledore would have difficulty finding its trace there. Only in that forest could it find peace and continue to eke out a living.

And the baby Voldemort that Harry saw in his dream, hatched from dozens of snakes, was likely also in the forests of Albania.

So, did Dumbledore discover something?

“Ah, Mr. Ollivander, if you don’t mind, how about you sit next to me? You’ll be able to hear it more clearly.”

Snape's voice snapped Cyril back to reality. He realized he had been lost in thought and instinctively leaned toward Professor McGonagall.

Snape's face was as black as the bottom of a pot as he glared fiercely at Sirius.

He had never seen such a bold student before. Eavesdropping on professors was one thing, but it wasn't exactly a secret anyway. If you pretended well, he wouldn't care.

The problem is that Ollivander is practically sticking his head on their table, which is a bit much.

“Gryffindor…” Snape instinctively wanted to say something, but then shut his mouth, looking slightly embarrassed.

I almost forgot, he doesn't have the authority to deduct points right now...

“Gryffindor loses five points.” Professor McGonagall filled in the gaps in Snape’s words. “Mr. Ollivander, even in the midst of the Three Brooms, eavesdropping is a very impolite thing to do.”

“I’m sorry, Professor McGonagall…” Siron said.

Okay, those five points should indeed be deducted. It serves as a reminder to him, just like Professor Moody said before, that he should always be vigilant.

Fortunately, the person sitting here is a professor. If it were two unfamiliar dark wizards, he would have faced more than just a deduction of points.

Siren sat down again. Although Snape still looked unhappy, he didn't say anything more since Professor McGonagall had already deducted points.

However, the two lost interest in continuing their conversation and quickly got up and left.

When Harry and his friends finished picking out their favorite candies and came back in, they ran into Snape coming out of the door.

Even from a distance, Xilun could see the sparks flying between their eyes.

Harry's relationship with Snape was already delicate, and he had to endure it before because of Snape's status as Professor. But now that Sirius Black has joined the fray, Harry's back has gradually straightened, and he is meeting Snape's gaze without showing any weakness.

“If you ask me, Headmaster Dumbledore should have granted his request.” Ron slammed his butterbeer mug down on the table in anger. “I heard that Snape has been applying to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for years, but his applications have been rejected by the headmaster.”

"This was probably the worst decision Dumbledore ever made. Otherwise, Snape might have left Hogwarts forever because he had an extra face on the back of his head."

"Or perhaps he was caught by the Ministry of Magic and sent to Azkaban because he stole a wizard's memories..." Ron couldn't help but chuckle as he said this.

“That’s impossible.” Hermione ruthlessly extinguished Ron’s fantasy. “Quirok met the mysterious man because he was traveling in Albania, but Snape wouldn’t go there. Besides, he’s not Lockhart, so why would he steal someone else’s memories?”

“Then there are other reasons.” Ron waved his hand dismissively. “We all know this position is cursed. Isn’t that what happened to Professor Moody? A legendary Auror who was ambushed by Death Eaters on the eve of the start of the semester and had to be sent to St. Mungo’s for treatment.”

“Don’t say that, Ron. Professor Moody’s situation might just be a coincidence,” Harry said.

Perhaps he had previously thought the same as Ron that the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was strange, but since Sirius came to Hogwarts, he no longer thought so.

He kept convincing himself that the professors themselves must have a problem, which was why they could only teach for a year, and that it had nothing to do with the so-called 'curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors'.

“Ah, you’re right.” Ron then realized something and quickly nodded, saying, “Sirius is different from them… well, he’ll definitely be fine.”

"Speaking of which, didn't Sirius say he wanted to restart the Duel Club last class?" Hermione then turned to Harry, remembering something else, and asked, "Did the school approve it?"

That happened a few days ago. Sirius announced in class that he wanted to reopen the Duel Club from his second year and immediately compiled a list of students who wanted to sign up.

“I don’t know.” Harry shook his head. “I have to go straight back to the common room to do my homework after class every day, plus Quidditch practice three times a week. I haven’t gone to see Sirius and Hagrid in a long time.”

“I do hope the Duel Club can be reopened.” Hermione took a sip of her butterbeer. “Those escaped Death Eaters are always lurking in the shadows, and we need to learn some ways to protect ourselves.”

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(End of this chapter)