[{"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-22":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},2292274,4482,"Chapter 22: Dumbledore Was Looking Forward to It","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>It was hard to say what Professor McGonagall was thinking right now—even she couldn’t clarify it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Silven left her office with five strands of Professor McGonagall’s hair—exactly five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, McGonagall herself departed, crossing two corridors to reach the headmaster’s office on the eighth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had happened today was too unbelievable; she needed someone to help her sort through it, and Dumbledore was the best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headmaster’s office was blocked by an ugly gargoyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Toad Sweets,” said Professor McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gargoyle stepped aside, revealing a spiral staircase rising behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall stepped onto it and was swiftly carried to the top, stopping before a door of oak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand and knocked; Dumbledore’s voice came from within almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in, Minerva.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall pushed the door open. Dumbledore stood before a bookshelf, wearing a pink pajama set printed with strawberry patterns and a matching pointed hat—also pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What brings you here?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprised by the headmaster’s cake-like attire, McGonagall got straight to the point and recounted her experience from half an hour earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If a wizard’s wand core is made from his own hair, they will become the most harmonious partners—responsive as an extension of the arm, invincible in battle…” Dumbledore adjusted his spectacles with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He really said that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” McGonagall nodded. “But Dumbledore, is this even possible? Using a wizard’s hair as a wand core?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you already witness another impossibility?” Dumbledore countered. “Simultaneously casting three different spells—something unheard of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it,” McGonagall sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, even after witnessing it, she still doubted—otherwise she wouldn’t have rushed here so urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ollivander’s craftsmanship is truly exceptional, but why have I never seen a wand like this before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Minerva, I believe this has nothing to do with Ollivander—or rather, nothing to do with Garrick Ollivander,” Dumbledore said, walking to a table cluttered with silver objects and falling into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just remembered something interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something interesting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was a year ago, when I was searching for a suitable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for the school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, Headmaster,” McGonagall interrupted. “When you say ‘suitable,’ do you mean a fugitive wanted by the Ministry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minerva, your words cut deep,” Dumbledore said without changing expression. “Finding a wizard willing to teach these days is already difficult enough… I must say, I’m fortunate this year Quirinus took the position himself—otherwise I’d have been running for another two months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only hope you’d take things a little more seriously…” McGonagall said. “Alright, let’s continue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where was I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A year ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah yes,” Dumbledore said. “A year ago, while visiting an old friend, I happened to meet Garrick Ollivander there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My friend told me that Garrick was searching for suitable core materials for his grandson, and described him as a singularly gifted wandmaker—one who could craft cores from unusual materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unusual materials?” McGonagall blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the interesting part,” Dumbledore smiled. “I suspect you’ve overlooked a crucial detail—the core of that round wand was made from the brain of a Pentaped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall lifted her head, her eyes flickering, then shifting to confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you’ve already thought of it,” Dumbledore said. “In our conventional understanding, when we hear ‘wand core,’ don’t we always picture slender, easily insertable materials like feathers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” McGonagall nodded instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s precisely what makes this so fascinating,” Dumbledore walked to the window. “I once studied wandlore for a time—not expertly, but enough to reach the level of an apprentice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my view, a single nerve from a brain wouldn’t be enough to produce extraordinary effects—it would likely behave like a normal wand. But a complete brain? That’s another matter entirely. It touches upon alchemical theories of magical medium integrity and complexity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—perhaps it isn’t even a complete brain. After all, a Pentaped should be able to control five magics simultaneously, yet you only saw three.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see. His core must have been purchased from Knockturn Alley—where nothing sold is ever whole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold on, Albus,” McGonagall interrupted as Dumbledore grew more animated, his eyes brightening. “But how… how did Silven manage this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minerva, I don’t know everything,” Dumbledore shook his head. “Wandlore is an ancient, profound, and mysterious art, as old as magic itself. Only Silven himself can answer your question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could never possibly ask a student such a question directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed, and McGonagall prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though many questions remained unresolved, she hadn’t come away empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore knew about Silven—that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, Minerva,” Dumbledore suddenly called out. “Could I ask you a favor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” McGonagall replied without hesitation, turning to ask, “What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just…” Dumbledore suddenly grew awkward. “If Silven truly makes you a wand with your hair as the core, could you let me know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?” McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m curious,” Dumbledore mused, stroking his beard. “Perhaps I could ask him to make one for me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, Albus…” McGonagall stared at him. “I don’t think you need a wand that responds as an extension of the arm and is invincible in battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for the compliment, Minerva,” Dumbledore’s face flushed slightly. “I’m merely curious. And my current wand… how shall I put it? It’s become rather capricious lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>McGonagall studied Dumbledore for a moment, as if determining whether he was joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her memory, she couldn’t recall the last time she’d seen Dumbledore holding a wand—she’d even wondered if he truly needed one at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief hesitation, she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. If that day ever comes, I’ll tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t commit fully—she still doubted that hair could serve as a wand core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",953,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1b07005ba02fcd3a839a87a81fe6137f237addb7468d624b3000718570920f26","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-23","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-21",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]