[{"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-86":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},2292338,4482,"Chapter 86: The Gap Between Wizards","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>Everyone decided to return to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink, and Silven went with them, though he remained distracted the entire way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Silven, what are you thinking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven felt his arm yanked hard—he snapped back to awareness, only then realizing they had reached the Leaky Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been walking forward automatically; if Fred hadn’t grabbed his arm, he would have crashed into the door ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks,” Silven said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem,” Fred said, studying him curiously. “But what were you thinking about just now? We called your name and you didn’t even respond.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thinking about something else,” Silven said. He glanced at Ginny, who was sneaking glances at Harry, hesitated a moment, then stepped forward to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, Ginny, back at Flourish and Blotts, did you see a black-covered diary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Child, did you lose your diary?” Mr. Weasley turned back from ahead. “Did you drop it at Flourish and Blotts? We can go back and help you look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I don’t know,” Silven replied evasively, his eyes fixed on Ginny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young witch frowned, thinking hard, then shook her head. “I didn’t see it. But if it had your diary inside, I’d be happy to help you find it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was sincere—she wasn’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, no need,” Silven said, shaking his head. “It was just an empty book. Losing it doesn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t mind, we could give you a new one,” said a man in formal attire—Hermione’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Mr. Granger knew nothing of the magical world or wizarding families, he could tell that the boy had just been defending them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of decency and principle, they ought to express their gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A diary made a perfect topic—but he wasn’t sure whether this young wizard would even use their diary… Muggle? That must be the term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, thanks,” Silven said, not even registering what he’d been told, nodding off again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, I’ve got some other business. I’ll be going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven waved goodbye, before anyone could respond, and turned back toward Diagon Alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t go anywhere else—he returned to Flourish and Blotts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos had just settled; shop staff were preparing to restore the wreckage to order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven joined in under the pretense of helping, carefully scanning every corner of the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after every book had been returned to the shelves, he found no trace of the diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shelves, counters, even the cracks—he checked them all repeatedly. Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven stood in the middle of the street, frowning. Things had slipped beyond his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had deliberately provoked Lucius Malfoy—not only because he disliked the man’s pure-blood arrogance, but also to anger him into handing the diary to him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even picked up a book to hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lucius had seemed to back down the moment he heard his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he feared Silven would reveal that the Malfoys had once been Muggles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Silven realize—he shouldn’t have revealed his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eleventh century, a young wizard named Armand Malfoy disguised himself as a common knight, followed William the Conqueror across the sea, and used his magic to suppress Muggle uprisings, earning privileges that gave rise to the wizarding Malfoy family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Malfoys were once wizards from Muggle families. Their current status, wealth, and honor all originated from a Muggle monarch’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so much time had passed that almost no one in the wizarding world knew this… though clearly, Ollivander was not among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius knew this well. Even if Silven, at his young age, revealed the truth, few would believe him—it wouldn’t shake the Malfoys’ current standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But cautious Lucius refused to risk even a sliver of danger, so he chose to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I should’ve just said I was Silven Weasley,” Silven muttered, scratching his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius was furious then—he might’ve handed over the diary the moment he heard the name Weasley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he got the diary, even if Draco exposed his identity wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lucius’s retreat ruined his plan—and now the diary meant for Ginny had vanished too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Flourish and Blotts, unwilling to give up, Silven went to Knockturn Alley—but old Borgin didn’t know anything about the diary either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only said Lucius had sold him some Dark artifacts, and even generously produced a list… Silven checked it three times. There was no mention of a diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all this, Silven returned to the wand shop by evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim, yellow light matched his gloomy mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had someone picked up the diary in the chaos? Or had Malfoy never brought it out in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven agonized for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he had no interest in selling stickers. Every morning, he dumped his work onto his grandfather’s lap and rushed off to Flourish and Blotts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several days, the shop owner felt embarrassed—she had assumed Silven was burdened by guilt over the fight and came daily to help tidy the shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t think Silven had anything to do with the incident—he’d only spoken a few words, never lifted a hand. The real culprit was clearly the suddenly insane Lucius Malfoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Silven came every day to help, while Malfoy didn’t even show his face, let alone send an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Ollivander was the oldest wizarding family—their grace and composure were beyond those who constantly preached pure-blood supremacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So every time Silven came to help, she gave him something in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bookshop, so naturally, she gave books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Modern Magical History*, *Detailed Explanations of Practical Spells*, the *Standard Spellbooks* (Volumes Three, Four, Five).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All popular titles; the *Standard Spellbooks* were even Hogwarts textbooks for third, fourth, and fifth years—giving them now effectively saved Silven the cost of three books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she was about to give him *Standard Spellbook Six*, Silven didn’t come that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped looking. After all, Harry was around—he’d eventually encounter Voldemort’s soul again. Why cling to a diary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d rather spend his time on something else—like figuring out what to do with the dried, transfigured lizard he’d taken from a Death Eater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1025,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d7adc13e2a1d21c418dfbf8026c3fa956b461ea3421b4242f0dbd91c531fb0bd","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-87","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-85",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]