Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 155 Solution: Head to Wiltshire
The next day, the Weasleys set off for Egypt to visit their eldest son, Bill Weasley.

At the same time, Siren and Garrick also left Ollivander's Wand Shop and went to the Leaky Cauldron.

Sheron is also going on a trip, but not to Egypt with the Weasleys; he's going somewhere else.

After leaving the Leaky Cauldron and entering the alley outside, extend your wand.

"Are you sure you don't need me to come with you?" Garrick asked finally. "Don't forget that underage wizards aren't allowed to use magic outside of school. With me by your side, you won't have to worry about the Ministry of Magic causing you trouble."

“It’s alright, there are no Muggles where I’m going, and the Ministry of Magic won’t be that strict,” Celen said.

Not every wizard is Harry Potter, and not every wizard deserves the Ministry of Magic's continued attention.

In fact, the tracking of magic requires manual verification by the Ministry of Magic, which is not as efficient as one might imagine. Most of the young wizards who are caught use magic near their homes.

Just like Harry's Little Huigkin neighborhood, where he was the only wizard in the area, if a magical reaction occurred, the Ministry of Magic would definitely think of him first.

But the place Sirens is going to this time is not a residential area, so the Ministry of Magic won't be able to find him so quickly.

"Oh right, I still have the door key you gave me, don't I?"

Xiren took a metal button wrapped in cloth out of his pocket. "Given the efficiency of the strikers, I should have been gone long before they got there."

This door key was specially made by Garrick; once the button is touched, it will be triggered immediately, sending Siron back to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron.

Seeing that Garrick was still a little hesitant, Xiren continued:
"Besides, the owls are about to deliver the college acceptance letters to the new students. Is it appropriate for you to close the wand shop at this time?"

Upon hearing Xiren mention the new students this year, Ollivander stopped insisting.

Indeed, once freshmen receive their acceptance letters, they'll come to Diagon Alley to buy wands, so the doors can't be closed at that time.

“But are you sure you’re okay going to find this Bloody Baron all by yourself?” Garrick frowned. “The Bloody Baron, just hearing that nickname is enough to send chills down your spine.”

"Don't worry, it's just a ghost, it can't touch me at all," Siren said.

Just then, a three-decker bus appeared at the alley entrance and stopped in front of the two of them in the blink of an eye.

The doors opened, and the ticket seller, dressed in a purple uniform, jumped off the bus.

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus, the emergency transport for wizards in distress... I am your ticket seller for tonight, Stan Sampark."

"Hello," Xilun greeted him.

"Where are you going?"

"How much does it cost to get to Wiltshire?"

“Thirteen siscos,” Stan Sampark said. “Pay seventeen and you’ll get a cup of hot chocolate, pay eighteen and you’ll get a hot water bottle and a toothbrush, color of your choice.”

“Hot chocolate will do.” Celen handed him a Galleon.

“Perfect.” Stan smiled and accepted the Galon, gesturing for it to proceed.

“Be very careful, the door key isn’t a magic bullet,” Garrick reminded him again. Celen nodded to indicate that he had heard him, and then boarded the bus.

Then the doors closed, and with a deafening bang, the Knight Bus bounced and disappeared into the alley.

This journey was much longer than to King's Cross Station, so when Siron got on the bus, he didn't see seats, but six or seven brass bunk beds, which should have been on the second or third floor of the bus.

“You’ll sleep in this bed.” Stan Sampark led Siron to a spot in the middle and soon brought him hot chocolate.

"Thank you." Xilun took it and drank a sip.

It tasted a bit bitter than the Leaky Cauldron, but it was still pretty good. Besides, he might be facing a not-so-friendly ghost soon, so some hot chocolate might help. The Knight Bus was going so fast that Siron swayed from side to side, but he wasn't thrown off. It seemed like the bunk bed had some kind of magic that kept him lying there steadily.

Realizing this, Xilun lay back down on the bed, trying to get used to the shaking while thinking about what to do next.

……

Yesterday, because of a casual remark made by Fred and George, he suddenly realized why the snakewood wand had failed—it was because the curse of the basilisk's eye "killed" the magic power of the wand, and the two conflicted, causing an imbalance of magic power.

Oh, no, saying "kill" here might not be accurate, since magic is inherently inanimate; perhaps "stagnation" would be a more appropriate word.

But regardless of the interpretation, the meaning is roughly the same: the staff is failing to perform its intended function.
After learning the reason, Siron's grandfather, Garrick Ollivander, quickly found a solution... to add something else between the staff and the core to weaken the curse.

His first thought was the phoenix's tail feathers. Since the phoenix could completely resist the basilisk's curse, the phoenix's tail feathers would certainly not be afraid of the basilisk's eyes.

But the question is, how do we add the tail feathers in?
When is the second core of the staff?

That wand would definitely explode, after all, not every wand is called Silvermane, and the basilisk's eye isn't the soul of a unicorn.

Use the tail feathers to cover the basilisk's eyes, as a special staff core?

That's somewhat possible. Although Garrick himself can't do it, Siren can. With his talent and abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do so.

However, the basilisk and the phoenix are mortal enemies, and forcibly combining them would most likely result in mutual destruction.

The unicorn's tail hair is also no good, as it is a mortal enemy of the basilisk.

The dragon's heartstrings are fine, but they can't stop the curse.

From morning till late at night, the two of them couldn't come up with a suitable solution.

Until the early hours of the morning...

Perhaps because he had been dealing with Voldemort a lot lately, Xiren subconsciously thought of him.

Filling the space between the snake's eyes and the snakewood with a layer of Voldemort's ghost would definitely solve this problem perfectly.

But he soon realized that he had been making assumptions.

Voldemort's soul isn't so easy to obtain. He couldn't find the diadem, couldn't enter Gringotts to steal the Chalice of Gold, and he couldn't possibly dismantle the Horcruxes for the Serpent Wand.

After much deliberation, Xiren could only choose a substitute... such as the Ghost.

When a ghost sees the basilisk's eyes, it also freezes, much like magic. But what if a ghost sees the basilisk's eyes through another ghost?
Is everything alright now?
This idea excited Xiren so much that he couldn't sleep all night.

While ordinary ghosts are invisible and cannot be made into wands, there are also extraordinary ones.

Last Halloween, Celen made a point of attending Nick's death anniversary party and obtained an address from other ghosts.

There is a "dark ghost" imprisoned there, referring to someone so deeply influenced by dark magic that even as a ghost, he continues to scheme to harm Muggles and other wizards.

Others might not be able to deal with that thing, but it's too easy for Siren; he has a trump card.

Siren gently touched the silver mane of the wand in his palm. Unicorns are experts at dealing with all kinds of evil creatures... and the soul of a unicorn can certainly subdue evil spirits.

So Siren set off.

……

(End of this chapter)