[{"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-74":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},2292326,4482,"Chapter 74: Fire Dragon Reserve","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>“Hello, I’m Charlie, Charlie Weasley.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven raised an eyebrow at the familiar red hair before him—he hadn’t expected Alastair’s guide to be someone he already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve met before, in Diagon Alley—do you remember?” Charlie clearly recognized Silven too; he pulled a wand from a clasp on his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This wand was the one you helped me pick—it’s saved me from fire drakes countless times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I remember clearly,” Silven said, glancing at the wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface was smooth and clean, with no scratches or dents visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You take good care of this wand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back in school, I didn’t understand anything—I thought a wand was just a tool, didn’t matter how it was treated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now I know how vital a good wand is—sometimes, if your spell forms half a second faster than your enemy’s, you live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie shrugged. “Also, I don’t want another scolding from Mr. Ollivander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven smiled. “My grandfather is usually quite kind—he rarely scolds others, especially guests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought so too,” Charlie said with a self-deprecating shrug. “Alright, enough about that. You’re here for the first time, right? Let me give you a proper tour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie led Silven into the woods. Silven had expected something like the Forbidden Forest, but once inside, he realized the trees merely blocked the view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a large Muggle-repelling charm—same as the one at the Leaky Cauldron,” Charlie explained. “Any Muggle who stumbles in sees their worst fear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was the Muggle-repelling charm at the Leaky Cauldron again? Oh right—I just remembered something urgent! This one’s more effective!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do Muggles often wander into the fire dragon reserve?” Silven asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not often—just one or two every so often. We can handle them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This way—I’ll show you a pretty girl. By the way, she’s from Hogwarts too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie spoke with a mysterious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing “Hogwarts,” Silven immediately guessed what he was about to show him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look—Norwegian Ridgeback. Pretty, isn’t it?” Charlie pointed to a young, grayish-blue dragon on a nearby cliff. “Hagrid named her Norbert, but later we found out she’s female, so we changed it to Norberta.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, do you know Hagrid? He’s the gamekeeper—he takes the first-years across the lake in boats at the start and end of term.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I know Hagrid,” Silven said. “And we’re quite close.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you must know Norberta too,” Charlie said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he had never seen a Norwegian Ridgeback before today, and Hagrid had never told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I got my brother’s letter, I was stunned,” Charlie continued, oblivious to Silven’s expression. “Hagrid’s incredible—no seasoned dragon keeper would claim they could hatch a dragon egg, but he did. And he raised Norberta this big.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven grew more and more uneasy, and quickly changed the subject. “Is this the Norwegian Ridgeback’s active zone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly,” Charlie shook his head. “This is the acclimation zone. Fire drakes brought into the reserve are kept here for a while before being moved. We observe their temperaments.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If a dragon is too aggressive or territorial, we separate it from the calmer ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire drakes have calm ones?” Silven asked in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relatively calm,” Charlie said. “Like the Welsh Green or the Australian Plain-Scale—so long as you don’t provoke them, they won’t attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie went on to describe other interesting things in the reserve. Silven nodded vaguely while scanning the surroundings, searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re looking for other dragons, you’ll be disappointed,” Charlie said. “Fewer dragons have been arriving lately. Right now, Norberta’s the only one here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we’d come at another time, I could take you to the real reserve—but not now. Something big’s happening inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Silven said. “But are there any dragon’s blood trees around here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dragon’s blood trees?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Silven nodded. “I thought fire drakes always had dragon’s blood trees nearby—I haven’t seen a single one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you’re looking for those,” Charlie realized. “You won’t see them here—they’re on the other side, near the dragons’ nests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait here a moment—I’ll take you to see them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie told Silven to stay put, then hurried off. He returned twenty minutes later, carrying two brooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you ride?” He handed one broom to Silven. “It’s a long way—across a mountain. Flying saves a lot of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven shook his head, then nodded. “I’ve only ridden during Flying lessons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough,” Charlie said. “I picked out two old Silver Arrows—slow, but stable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Charlie said, Silven mounted the broom and instantly felt like he was back in his Flying class—completely secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlie, however, seemed uncomfortable with the slow pace, but to accommodate Silven, he reluctantly led the way at a crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they only needed to cross the mountain in the middle. Once on the other side, Charlie leapt off his broom and pointed to several gray-brown trees in the distance. “There—they’re the dragon’s blood trees you wanted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven flew eagerly toward them, but quickly realized with disappointment that the trees were long dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon’s blood trees are a special magical plant—they don’t need rain, but require fire to thrive, preferably dragonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When properly nourished, they turn golden-red and emit a scent dragons love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These trees were certainly not golden-red. Silven broke off a branch and, with a light squeeze, it snapped cleanly in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this level of decay, they weren’t fit for wand-making—even carrying one back intact would be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are there no other dragon’s blood trees?” Silven pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are,” Charlie thought for a moment. “But you said yourself—they only grow near dragon nests…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t finish. Instead, he glanced casually at the broom beneath Silven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the reserve off-limits to outsiders now, but even if it weren’t, he wouldn’t take Silven there—what if a dragon spotted them? He’d never escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",968,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","103c31d860d0de1b5f23382a52f21829a9387000006785afcb329ac35899afcc","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-75","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-73",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]