Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 482 The Rich Get a Series of Bombings
Snape swore that if no one was around, he would have poured all the potions in his pocket into Siron's mouth. Unfortunately, he couldn't… there were just too many people around, and more were constantly coming his way.

With such a major incident, Hogsmeade Week obviously could not continue. While they were talking, Professor McGonagall had already instructed the prefects to gather the other students and lead them back to the castle via another path as quickly as possible.

Professor McGonagall dismissed all the 'witnesses,' including Celen, and demanded that everyone write down what they saw and hand it in to her at dinner that evening.

Ron didn't seem very happy; he hadn't finished buying what he wanted yet, but there was nothing he could do. Professor McGonagall was adamant and didn't give them any chance to object.

“If any more Death Eaters come, this might be your last visit to Hogsmeade!” she said.

The young wizards, who hadn't had enough fun yet, finally shut up and followed the prefects on the path back to Hogwarts.

Snape remained where he was and continued to survey his surroundings.

Many people say that Antonin Dolokhov, the Death Eater, killed Barty Crouch, but he has not found any clues about Antonin in the surrounding area.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that he found half a finger that didn't belong to Barty Crouch behind a rock.

Barty Crouch was killed by the Killing Curse. Although his body was covered in wounds for unknown reasons, it was intact, and his fingers were all there.

This half finger clearly belongs to someone else.

However, Snape felt that this scene seemed somewhat familiar.

A devastating explosion, leaving only half a finger of a Death Eater, nothing but bones... If you replaced him with Sirius Black, it would be even more familiar.

Surely Antonin Dolokhov can't have turned into a rat and escaped through the sewers, can he?

As a former colleague, Snape knew very well that Antonin was a fool who liked to solve everything with violence, and that such a person could not possibly learn the profound Transfiguration technique of Animagus.

In addition, Hogsmeade is a magical village and has no sewers.

But why is there only half a finger left around? Several professors searched the area thoroughly, but they couldn't find any other parts.

Snape didn't know exactly how Antonin escaped.

Meanwhile, all the students who returned to the castle were sent back to their respective common rooms.

The school didn't allow anyone to leave, and lunch was delivered to the common lounge. Everyone put the small tables together to make a dining table, which was quite fun.

Beside the fireplace, Ron was vividly describing the thrilling scene to the students who hadn't gone to Hogsmeade, eliciting screams from all sides.

Those students who chose to stay on campus for the weekend were all slapping their thighs in frustration, regretting that they had missed such a wonderful event.

"Wonderful? Do they think this is a Lockhart play?!" Hermione was furious and stood up on the spot, using her status as a prefect to disperse the crowd surrounding Ron.

After she left, Harry, who was laying out parchment, immediately glanced at Siren, opened his mouth as if to say something but hesitated.

"What do you want to ask?" Siren seemed to have read his mind.

“That person,” Harry hesitated for a moment before asking, “was it really a Death Eater who killed Barty Crouch?”

“Didn’t you see it all?” Sirren paused, got up, pulled a newspaper from a cabinet full of them, and handed it to Harry.

This is a newspaper from a few months ago, with four huge arrest warrants printed on the front page.

Harry looked at the photo of Antonin Dolohoff, and sure enough, it looked exactly like the person he had seen in Hogsmeade.

What happened to him in the end?

“He got away,” Siron said casually. “He got away?” Harry was stunned. He clearly saw that the first Explosion Charm hit Antonin directly, and the subsequent spells didn’t stop at all.

In this situation, how could he possibly escape?
“Yes, they’ve escaped…” Siren sighed deeply. “Those cunning Death Eaters are too difficult to deal with.”

"Oh, don't say that. It's good that you're alright," Harry comforted her.

Siren is right. The other party is a Death Eater, so perhaps he has some special life-saving magic. After all, he himself survived after being hit by the Killing Curse.

Harry stopped doubting anything and instead comforted Siren.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Xilun said.

After chatting for a while, several students, including Harry, began writing down what they had seen in Hogsmeade.

But Xiren did not do that. Instead, he took out a black diary that looked very ordinary, placed it on the table, and opened it.

Because the diary is so old, the pages have turned slightly yellow. If you look closely, you can still see some faint symbols and patterns.

However, not every page has this symbol; eight pages are empty.

"Six Explosion Charms, one Gathering Charm, and one Cleansing Charm." Xiren recalled the original contents of those blank pages and decided to fill them in as soon as he had time.

However, looking at the green symbol behind the last blank page, he felt a little relieved.

Previously in Hogsmeade, when he realized that Antonin Dolokhov wanted to kill him, he immediately used the Horcrux to bombard the other party with a round of Explosive Charms.

The effect was immediate.

Dolokhov never imagined that a book could unleash a spell. He immediately joined Barty Crouch in death, and with the addition of a gathering spell and a cleansing spell, the battlefield was wiped clean, leaving not a trace behind.

All of that was fine. The problem was that Siron got a little carried away and almost threw out the Killing Curse he had collected at the Quidditch World Cup after using up all the Blast Curses.

The Killing Curse is much more powerful than the Explosive Curse... not in terms of sound, but in its signature green light.

If a second Killing Curse were to appear in Hogsmeade, this matter would probably not be so easily dismissed.

Although he hasn't completely gotten away with it, at least the professors aren't pressing him for a fight.

Soon, it was evening.

Nick, who was almost headless, flew in from outside and told everyone that they could go to the auditorium for dinner. Everyone immediately and impatiently passed through the portrait of the fat lady and came outside.

Watching the ghost disappear into the distance, Harry suddenly thought of something.

“Shillon, don’t you think there’s something strange about this?” He frowned and said, “Did Barty Crouch really betray the Ministry of Magic? If so, why would Antonin Dolohoff, that Death Eater, kill him?”

"You think he's innocent?" Siren asked.

“I… I don’t know either.” Harry shook his head. “I just find it a little strange.”

"Perhaps he brought it on himself," Xilun said softly.

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(End of this chapter)