Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 178 Harry's New Wand
Harry's wand wasn't difficult to make, although wizard hair is an extremely picky material for wand cores, resisting any unsuitable wand shaft. But for Siron, who had successfully created the "Professor McGonagall Transforming Wand," it was just another test of patience and skill.

Let's start with the cane he usually uses...holly wood.

In wand studies, holly wands have always been considered incompatible with dark magic, which seems quite fitting for Harry.

I took out a strand of hair to try it out, and the aversion was indeed much less... If there wasn't a more suitable one, I could make do with it.

However, for Xilun, which values ​​user reputation, there is no room for compromise.

So Hollywood was left aside, and he thought of Harry's hobby.

Harry and Professor McGonagall both love Quidditch, so ash wood, the most commonly used material for flying brooms, would be a good choice.

Sure enough, when the ash wood was combined with Harry's hair, the resulting wand prototype was almost perfect, and the repulsion of the wand core was minimized.

But it was still a little short...

After that, Xilun changed to several other different staffs, such as birch, silver fir, and oak... none of them were particularly perfect.

Just as Xilun stood up, preparing to take a sip of water before continuing, the wind from his sleeve blew a strand of hair from the table onto a peculiar staff.

In an instant, a strange, magical resonance occurred between the hair and the staff.

"This is it... the perfect wand pairing," Siron murmured to himself, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Because it was a purple yew wood staff.

In Britain, most people still prefer hawthorn, vine and oak wands; yew is not common and is actually more popular in Grigowich.

Most importantly, Voldemort's first wand was made of yew wood.

Xilun remembered it clearly: yew wood, phoenix tail feathers, thirteen and two-thirds inches.

Yew wands are typically chosen for owners with strong ambitions or dangerous tendencies, a pairing that suits Voldemort well.

And now, Harry's hair has actually chosen yew, a wood that is more favorable to dark magic.

Was it because of the scar on his forehead, or something else?

He remembered the Sorting Hat saying that Harry was well-suited for Slytherin and could achieve great things there. Coincidentally, Slytherin was also the house with the most yew wands.

Is there any connection between these two things?

Xilun thought about it with great interest, but his hands didn't stop moving.

The staffs he placed on the table were mostly finished in advance, including the purple yew wood staff.

The rest was much simpler; in less than half an hour, Xiren had a brand new wand in his hand.

[Yew wood, wizard's hair, eleven inches]

【Condition: Perfect】

【特性：魔咒成型速度+5（15）%；黑魔法效果+3（9）%；缴械咒效果+20（35）%】

Xilun raised an eyebrow.

As expected of a wand core made from Harry's hair, this Disarming Charm is absolutely amazing, even more powerful than his original wand.

By the way, how much was his holly wand again? I think it was 20%.

Xilun remembered that he had called that wand the Golden Legend back then, but now it seemed that title was a bit too early.

This yew wand provides a 20% bonus to any other wand, and if Harry uses it himself, the bonus reaches 35%, which is among the highest for a normal wand.

The wand with Professor McGonagall's hair as its core only provides a 30% bonus to Animagus transformations.

In addition, Xilun is also very interested in another characteristic.

This wand is actually used to enhance the effects of dark magic... Oh, right, it's made of yew wood, so it's not surprising that it's related to dark magic.

But why is the markup specifically 9%?
It's worth mentioning that the Hollywood Wand has another trait, "Courage of Justice," which reduces black magic by 10% and increases white magic by 10%. In this respect, the two wands clearly conflict, but the outcome is equally clear: the Hollywood Wand has a 1% advantage.

Xilun found it hard to believe that this was just a coincidence.

Ah, the magic wand, it truly holds endless secrets.

Xilun yawned, glanced at the pitch-black sky outside, changed into his pajamas, went to bed, and quickly fell asleep.

When he handed the wand to Harry the next day, Harry was completely stunned.

To be honest, he initially bought the wand simply because he had already asked for it and was too embarrassed to back out.

But now that he had it in his hands, he suddenly felt that the seven Galleons were well spent.

The wand felt like an extension of his body. Of course, the holly wand was also excellent, but…

Harry had a hard time describing the feeling; it was like…

He glanced down at his breakfast, oh, it was like eating steak with cutlery versus eating with his hands.

Without considering any other factors, it seems more comfortable to eat with your hands.

That's how Harry felt about the wand; he didn't think of it as a weapon for casting spells at all.

“You’ve really put me in a difficult position, Siren.” Harry looked at his two wands, his face full of struggle. “I don’t know which one to use.”

"Do you need me to give you some advice?" Siren asked.

“If we could, that would be wonderful,” Harry said happily.

“Just think of them as school uniform robes and pajamas.” Xiren thought for a moment and said, “Normally I still recommend that you use the holly wand, but if it’s for daily spell practice, you can choose this spare one.”

“That’s exactly what Professor McGonagall did,” Celen added.

But there was another thing he didn't say: Professor McGonagall was using that wand more and more frequently.

In first grade, she only took it out to use occasionally, like a fun toy, but yesterday during her Transfiguration class, Siron saw her still holding that wand.

But he didn't intend to tell Harry that.

This is because the holly wand has a major advantage that no other wand possesses. It's best not to switch wands before he first meets Voldemort.

Harry accepted Siron's advice and carefully put the wand into his pocket.

Just as he lowered his head, Xilun suddenly said, "You have something dirty on your head."

“What?” Harry scratched his head.

“Not over there, it’s here,” Siron said, naturally reaching out and plucking a white feather from Harry’s head.

“It’s owl feathers,” Harry said casually, not paying much attention. “They probably got some on them when they were delivering the mail.”

The owl mailman flies into the auditorium every day while the students are having breakfast, dropping letters and packages to the students in charge. It's perfectly normal for him to have a few feathers stuck to his head.

“I think so too.” Xilun tossed the feather aside and wiped his hand on his sleeve.

Meanwhile, Ron was eating a beef pie with gusto when he asked, "What's the first class today?"

“Potions.” Harry glanced at the timetable. “We’d better hurry up and eat them; we shouldn’t be late for the first Potions class.”

“You’re right.” Ron seemed to realize something and quickened his pace of stuffing the pie in, saying, “Hermione, help with the pumpkin… wait, where’s Hermione? She was just here.”

“I don’t know either.” Harry looked around. “There might be other things going on. Let’s go.”

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(End of this chapter)