Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 40 Hermione's Doubts

Before leaving, Cedric ordered the sawdust produced by carving the magical tree from Moon.

Although he didn't know what the other party was going to do, Moon agreed readily.

This warm-hearted senior put in a lot of effort in taking care of the three big trees, and besides, it was just wood chips, which didn't have much value to Moon.

The wood-splitting exercise continued, and as Moon prepared to return to Xilin on Sunday evening, more than two dozen flames had begun to fill the fireplace.

At this time, he was able to split the wooden stick into the thinnest tip smoothly and accurately.

Moon, who returned to Xilin, also prepared a large bundle of hazelnut wood. He wanted to complete the final splitting sprint in these seven days.

At the same time, Moon did not forget to look for the core material of the wand, which required him to find his only friend in Xilin.

The Abbey's Horse Servant: Brad Foster.

The Foster family was a very famous horse herder when it was under the rule of the Melani Empire.

Not only do they understand the various habits of horses and are good at treating horse diseases, their most famous skill is breeding mares.

All the employer had to do was hand over the mare at home to them and then go for a walk on the grassland.

Soon after returning, the employer's mare will give birth to a strong little war horse.

Everyone wanted to know the Foster family's secrets, but at that time they had the protection of the baron and no one wanted to provoke them.

Later, when the federation was established, their family lost its protection and had no choice but to join a monastery.

When Moon was seven years old, he learned the family's century-old secret from Brad, who was herding horses.

When he found Brad, who was feeding the monk's horses, this boy, who was a head taller than Moon, had matured a lot.

After the two exchanged greetings, Moon directly stated his purpose.

"No, Snow Eagle Mountain has become a frontline military base. It's too dangerous there."

Brad rolled up his blue-gray coarse cloth, cleaned the trough, and poured in new feed.

"I know it's dangerous there, but, Brad." Moon looked at the other party with firm eyes.

"I really need to find something, or you can draw me a rough map of the area and I can find it myself."

Brad stopped cleaning the stable with a shovel and turned to look at Moon in confusion.

"you've changed?"

Moon was confused by this incoherent sentence.

Seeing Moon's puzzled expression, Brad continued, "You've never asked for help before."

Moon couldn't help but recall that he found that he had indeed smiled more since entering Hogwarts.

The little boy who used to be troubled and ridiculed every day has left his body for a long time.

"Although I don't know what you've been through, since you said so, I will definitely help you. However, you have to give me some time to look for it. After all, it happened during my grandfather's time."

After getting Brad's assurance, Moon happily helped him clean up the stable.

On his way back to the farm cabin, Moon bought two pots of water hyacinth on the street.

This is a plant that some local families in Xilin place in their kitchens to catch insects.

Because winter was approaching, the price of this plant dropped to two pots for one federal silver dollar.

The price was affordable for Moon, who received a year's salary of ten silver coins after the farm's harvest was completed last week.

A new conscription notice was posted in the center of the crossroads, indicating that preparations for war were still underway.

But Moon found that life didn't seem to have changed much.

His salary did not drop significantly, and the price of the two pots of flowers was the same as in previous years.

When he asked this question to Neil, who was often responsible for purchasing supplies for the farm, he got an answer.

"War preparations will take a long time, and this is just the beginning."

This week, Moon locked himself in a cabin in the woods. After wasting nearly a hundred pieces of wood, he finally perfectly split a hazelnut wood model wand. This was also the happiest thing for Moon before returning to Hogwarts.

That night he returned to Hogwarts with two pots of Aquarius plant.

After placing the flower pots neatly on the windowsill and saying hello to Bengbeng, Moon finally had a good sleep for the first time in ten days.

After getting up in the morning, Moon couldn't wait to take out a willow branch to try out his technique.

In order to save time, Moon used hazelnut wood that was readily available for carving in Xilin.

Compared to the straight lines of hazelnut wood, willow wood is relatively soft, and the internal texture is mostly diagonal, making it more difficult to split perfectly.

Fortunately, Moon's extensive practice has made his touch delicate. The sharp blade in his hand is not only a cutting tool, but also his eyes for exploring the texture.

The third willow log in the morning was finally split perfectly.

The lines are clearly visible, without any interruptions, and not even a trace of sawdust.

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Moon let out a long breath and then split out two small wooden sticks.

He now needs to accumulate experimental materials for the next step.

Embedded in the wand core.

This step is no easier than splitting the wood, and is even more difficult because the wood needs to perfectly fit the size of the core.

Carefully tie the three separated sticks together and slowly place them into the box containing the wand.

Moon had just breathed a sigh of relief when Hermione's voice came down the stairs of the girls' dormitory.

"You finished dividing it so quickly?"

Hermione was probably the student who could best understand the difficulty of wand making, as she had also finished reading "Wand Making and Maintenance".

The method of splitting the wand recorded in the book has long been evolved from a pure tool to being used in conjunction with spells.

Even two hundred years ago (when Wandmaking and Repairing was written), the Ollivander family had already mastered the use of division magic to complete this step quickly and conveniently.

Moon chose to use the most primitive method from the very beginning, which seemed to Hermione to be a very irrational behavior.

She was well aware of how difficult it was to master this method.

The Ollivander family even made mastering this ancient method of division a skill that must be mastered in order to take over a wand shop.

"Yes, three."

A small hint of pride appeared on Moon's face.

"How is that possible? The book says that Ollivanders need to practice for more than three years to master this skill."

"Hermione, you may have forgotten that I've been carving wood for three years now."

Seeing Hermione's skeptical expression, Moon also pointed out his advantage which was not really an advantage.

Woodcarving and wandmaking are two different things, but they both require the crafter to have a deep understanding of the wood in hand.

Of course, Moon was able to complete this step so quickly because he had time to practice a lot in Xilin without interruption.

This short burst of activity sharpened his sense of the wood's texture.

"Well, congratulations, but I've always been curious why you didn't use your wand to split the wood?"

【Why, in Xilin, of course, I don't even have a wand. 】

Moon muttered in his heart, then explained with a evasive look in his eyes.

"I just wanted to study what it felt like when the first wand was made."

After saying this, Moon hurriedly left the common room.

Hermione muttered as she stood there.

"What a strange man."

　Seeking follow-up reading, monthly tickets, and recommendation tickets from the little wizard
　　
　
(End of this chapter)