[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker":3,"chapter-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-139":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts: Don't Call Me a Wandmaker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292391,4482,"Chapter 139: Dumbledore Leaves the School","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>At dinner, Silven waited for Dumbledore in the entrance hall and told him that Hagrid was not the murderer of Moaning Myrtle—the basilisk was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore appeared greatly surprised, puzzled how Silven had learned of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That happened fifty years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, “Almost no one in the school knows about it—not even some professors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven explained that he had repaired Hagrid’s wand, so he had taken special interest in the events of that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore’s expression cleared with understanding. “No wonder the pumpkin last Halloween was so enormous—it was because you fixed his wand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wouldn’t say I fixed it,” Silven said. “I merely made some minor repairs. Headmaster, I just realized—the lavatory must be the entrance to the Chamber. Perhaps Myrtle saw the basilisk’s eyes and died from it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your speculation makes sense,” Dumbledore said. The candlelight on the wall glinted faintly on his spectacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve always believed Hagrid wasn’t the true killer of Miss Warren, but the fact remains—he kept a giant spider in the castle. That was the real reason he was expelled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But many still suspect him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true,” Dumbledore nodded. “But we have no evidence, Mr. Ollivander. The Ministry won’t believe Hogwarts harbors a basilisk based on two unverified snake scales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They need more direct proof—like a memory, or the actual basilisk. But we can’t find either right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven truly had no solution. He couldn’t open the Chamber, and Harry, who could, couldn’t enter the lavatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for memories… no one knew if the young Riddle could still provide relevant ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m still glad you told me this, Mr. Ollivander. Hagrid would be delighted to hear it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore walked past Silven. “But let’s hurry to dinner now. I suggest you try the orange marmalade pudding—it’s truly delicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Dumbledore’s words, Silven wasn’t sure what he truly thought, but he didn’t press further and followed him into the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Dumbledore had said, the orange marmalade pudding was indeed delicious—though overly sweet, as if extra syrup had been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed, the three Gryffindors grew increasingly busy; few saw them in the common room, and Silven was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Harry and the others ran all over the castle, while Silven stayed in his dorm reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alternating Transfiguration”… that chained Transfiguration book was truly fascinating. Silven accidentally discovered that when he cast a Transfiguration spell on the pages while reading, the content changed depending on the type of Transfiguration used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal reading revealed the “Advanced Transfiguration Guide” extended edition. When he cast a standard Transfiguration spell while reading, the original text vanished and was replaced with content on multiple transformations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple transformation meant first turning a matchstick into a needle, then the needle into a quill—that’s two Transfigurations, called secondary transformation. Turning the quill into a fork was tertiary transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven wasn’t interested in that. He tried turning the book back into a porcupine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content changed again—now it was about human Transfiguration, with detailed information on Animagi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must be what Professor McGonagall truly wanted him to read. Why she hadn’t told him directly, and made him discover it himself—he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she wanted to test him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, a single book with three different contents struck Silven as novel. Even after finishing it, he pulled it out daily to flip through again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Monday, during Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall entered the classroom and ten minutes later announced that the exam would begin next week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven then put away all Transfiguration-related books and took out his other textbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t care much about exam scores, doing too poorly would look bad—he needed at least a passing grade (A) in every subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That grade might not be crucial, but it was still an important measure of a wizard’s ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine if, twenty years from now, someone asked how Ollivander’s wand shop was doing, and a wizard nearby chimed in: “Silven Ollivander? He got a T (Troll) on his school exams.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, no one would want to buy a wand from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending over ten minutes searching, Silven finally found his other textbooks—especially “A History of Magic,” which was covered in thick dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Silven realize that since second year, he hadn’t opened “A History of Magic” once—not even during class, when he always read Transfiguration books and magazines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Lockhart’s books were all piled in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Silven began reading “A History of Magic” nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the exam just three days away, students could be seen everywhere clutching books, eyes glued to the pages, even skipping meals and walking while reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That morning, as usual, he went to the Great Hall for breakfast, silently reciting the contents of the Medieval European Wizarding Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, the post owls flew in on schedule, dropping letters and packages into everyone’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore also received a letter—and notably, it was delivered by a seagull, not the familiar owls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ron, can seagulls deliver mail?” Harry asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course they can,” Ron said. “Not every place likes owls. Some coastal countries prefer seagulls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both turned to look toward the staff table. Silven lifted his head too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore took the letter from the seagull’s beak, glanced at it, and immediately stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face showed urgent concern. After whispering a few words to Professor McGonagall, he hurried out of the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven noticed he didn’t head toward the stairs—he walked straight out of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few curious students slipped out to peek, then returned to tell everyone that Dumbledore had left the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true—I watched him walk out the castle gates,” Lee Jordan declared, surrounded by others. “Then he Apparated away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who sent that letter?” Fred asked with interest. “It made the Headmaster abandon his breakfast and leave immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No idea,” George said. “But it must’ve been important. You saw his expression—it was serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet it came from the International Wizarding Union. I heard they use seagulls as messengers…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the exam approaching, the castle’s atmosphere grew heavier. A rare interesting event sparked immediate chatter among students—a welcome distraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven didn’t join in. He cared more about why Dumbledore had left the school at this moment. Did he truly trust his magic so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced again toward the staff table. At the far end, Lockhart was chatting with Professor Sprout, looking cheerful—whether from the conversation or something else, he couldn’t tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1082,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0c06c1fc3c32ea601a621cbc4690381f742e9d68333e7d17817b63ae148fd41f","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-140","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-138",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]