[{"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-78":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},2292330,4482,"Chapter 78: A String of Six","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Walking on the cold, damp ground of Knockturn Alley, Silven sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the method they used wasn’t particularly clever—especially the timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one but Dark Wizards enters Knockturn Alley at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Silven had still fallen for it, stepping right into this clumsy trap… or perhaps, for some reason, he had unconsciously ignored the danger of walking into Knockturn Alley after dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With just these, you guessed our target was a wand shop?” came a cold, hoarse voice from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You went to so much trouble—you couldn’t possibly have wanted to grab some ordinary Hogwarts student. It must be because of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven took a deep breath and smiled. “If I have any special quality, it’s probably just my last name—Ollivander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps add your clever mind to that,” the man said slowly, sounding almost complimentary, yet his tone dripped with mockery… like a predator praising its prey for being lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you tell me your purpose?” Silven asked, instinctively clenching his fists, bracing as if ready to fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it’s the wand!” A tall figure on the right suddenly grew agitated. “Last time, because those wolf pups lacked wands, we couldn’t kill that damned Potter! My Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, fool!” A sharp command cut him off, and the voice returned to its earlier emotionless tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re clever—but I can make your brain as empty as a hollow shell. Want to try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven knew clearly that this was meant for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t do this. I’m trying to help you,” he hurriedly explained. “Wands choose wizards—you can’t just take one and use it. You know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others said nothing, clearly resolved not to answer any of Silven’s questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they did quicken their pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemed to be a signal—the others nearby began closing in on Silven, their wands tightening in their grips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing this, Silven immediately stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally decided to resist?” A wand pressed against his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right ahead is Borgin and Burkes,” Silven said. “I can’t cross past that shop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not your choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s unfair,” Silven turned to face him. “You’re six adults, all wizards—and you still lied, ambushed a first-year student. Is this what Death Eaters are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. This is what Death Eaters are,” the man replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven fell silent, stunned that the man would so shamelessly admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—why isn’t this guy following the script? Shouldn’t he have given me a one-on-one chance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you won’t walk, we’ll carry you…” “Is the Polyjuice Potion ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long prepared,” the old witch Silven had first seen squealed, her eyes greedily fixed on Silven’s head and fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Start quickly,” she grinned, revealing crooked teeth, her laughter growing more brazen. “The taste of fear… so sweet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avada Kedavra!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shrill, piercing scream echoed faintly through the air—as if rising from within their very minds, vague yet drowning out every other sound in the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a strange green light suddenly materialized in Silven’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one understood better than Death Eaters what this was—the Killing Curse—but it was different from their memories, as if woven from countless chains, like a ravenous venomous serpent, violently splitting and coiling through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first struck was the Dark Wizard who had been casting the Imperius Curse on Silven—he never finished his incantation before the Killing Curse pierced his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils dilated instantly; life was ripped away in an instant. Before his body even fell, the green lightning twisted toward its second target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old witch, still staring at Silven’s head, had no time to react—her throat was struck, and her body collapsed like a puppet with cut strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining wizards saw this and tried to retaliate—but they had underestimated the curse’s speed and overestimated their own abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes still froze in terror, but their wands, clutched so tightly moments before, now slipped from their fingers, clattering onto the wet cobblestones with hollow thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud… thud… crash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six bodies hit the ground nearly at once. Knockturn Alley plunged into absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven’s face turned deathly pale in an instant. He stood there, fingers numb, ears ringing, vision stretched into endless distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Killing Curse? Simpler than crushing a bug underfoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Silven could recover, something new happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green light of the Killing Curse, after piercing the sixth Death Eater’s chest, did not fade—it seemed to sense something, shifted direction again, carving a strange arc through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light dimmed slightly but retained its lethal chill, gliding past the damp alley wall and piercing through a rotting wooden door beside it with a soft *puff*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled thump followed, then the sound of a heavy body falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven turned toward the sound and faintly saw the faded sign above the door: Borgin and Burkes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs felt stiff, as if nailed to the ground—he strained, but couldn’t take a single step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he reached into his pocket and touched his wand, Silvermane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm current surged from his fingertips through his entire body; Silven finally felt his limbs again, trembling, and took one shaky step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the aftermath of casting the Killing Curse to be this horrifying—in that instant, every hatred, rage, and murderous intent in the world had surged at him like a tidal wave, drowning him, then solidifying into pale hands dragging him deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven gripped Silvermane tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lumos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver-white glow bloomed, completely dispelling the cold within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t the lighting spell that worked—it was the wand itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Purification】: When used against curses or dark creatures, suppression effect increases by 100%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling just now… must have been a kind of curse…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, after using Silvermane to cast a Lumos spell, Silven’s body fully recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time he looked at the six Death Eaters on the ground, his stomach churned—this sensation couldn’t be chased away by unicorn tail hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as soon as he could move again, Silven immediately changed his position. He didn’t rush to leave Knockturn Alley; instead, following the glow of the Lumos spell, he pushed open the door of Borgin and Burkes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very place where the Killing Curse had finally vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1037,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3e6c486e4ab8dea4bdb3ac1581c34a31d7efdb9711c0c1434df254d39d65bab3","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-79","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-77",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]